CORONA What are you stocking up on for corona virus?

[Marseydoats]

Watch this stuff even in the plastic original container! I had a 5# jug of it completely disintegrate... I had to sift (fairly small- this stuff *really* broje down the plastic) pieces out of the powdered chlorine before I could repackage it. I put it in tripled heavy (4 mil) zip lock bags inside a 5 gallon pail.

Stored in a dark, cool baement.

Summerthyme

I bought a 70 pound bucket about 10 years ago, and we still have over half of it. We do use it in the pool. Like yours, the original bucket finally disintegrated, and we had to transfer it to smaller ones.
I originally kept ours in the back of the big pantry but it SMELLS! Even thru the sealed, never opened bucket. I don't like storing anything like that outside for fear the animals will get into it, but I made dh haul it out to the shop.

 

[diamonds]

I firmly believe there will be "3 waves" of it within the next 1-2 years.. So I have changed my prepping style for whats coming..

Yes-I am stocking up on the things listed here but I am also creating a small working farm on an acre.. I picked up my baby chicks yesterday and put one dozen fertilized eggs into the incubator.. I am picking up my milk goats on the 12th and a friend has a 2 month buck . I put a request out to friends for three Hereford pigs..

 

[1-12020]

Safety Works SWX00320 Multi-Purpose Respirator - Papr Safety Respirators - Amazon.com

Safety Works SWX00320 Multi-Purpose Respirator - Papr Safety Respirators - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

just got two of theses

update.
Now the one I ordered is not available. Different seller 58 bucks now I paid 37.
I bet these are going to be gone soon.
I plan on wearing this instead of n95 if it gets real in my county.

update to my update
You see the prices of hand sanitizer and what's available?

I believe the masses have started to wake up.

 

[cyberiot]

I put a small UV sanitizer box on my Amazon wish list a couple days ago, waiting for my Amazon card cashback to post today. Sanitizer is now "Currently Unavailable." Ya snooze, ya lose.

Gonna top off leavening--yeast, baking powder, baking soda--today, and try to find some fresh sprouting seeds. Then off to the interwebs to find replacement bulbs for my vintage AeroGarden. Gonna be running a hothouse for the duration!

 

[Intestinal Fortitude]

I read somewhere that you can dry tomato paste. Take it and spread on saran wrap on your food dryer. Then when done roll up and keep in a bottle. I never tried it, but i should. Get lots of cans of tomato paste cuz it's great for cooking.

why not just leave it in the can until you need it,,,???

 

[Grouchy Granny]

Just got back from Costco - what a zoo!

Out of a lot of what was on my list: dehydrated hash browns, yeast (altho maybe they quit carrying the 1 lb bags), brown gravy mix, beans.

Got one of the remaining 3 25lb bags of Basmati Rice, flour was about out and so was sugar. Saw a lot of baskets with 25lb bags of flour in multiples, same with sugar. The price on their pork chops (boneless, nice and thick) was cheap cheap cheap. Meat supplies were pretty low too even with the butchers continually stocking.

Parking lot was full, store was packed and this was 30 minutes after they opened. The lady boxing my stuff said it has been crazy for the last week and yesterday was completely nuts.

So... back to Wally tomorrow to stock the yeast, gravy mix, dehydrated hash browns, cheese (which will go in the freezer) and some canned meat (sorry - I grew up on Spam and just can't stand the smell).

Still need to get 4-foot food, but we'll store that in tubs in the one room in the garage that does not get hit with ants or other buggy types.

 

[Terrwyn]

It would be very helpful if you all would add your general location. Gives us an idea how widespread the shortages are.

 

[Doc1]

We at the Doc1 Homestead are very well prepped. We boosted our already large preps a bit at the outbreak of Corona, but didn't really need much. I gave DW a pocketful of cash today to further stock up the liquor cabinet and my tobacco stores. With any prepping, you'll never know what you missed until you're in the middle of the storm. Still, we don't have many holes in our preps.

As with many on this board, I don't worry about our preps nearly as much as I consider the response of the unprepped masses. There will always be a legal grey area between normal times and WROL times. I've seen both. Some of you may recall that I posted about gasoline being stolen from our barn last month. I have since installed an alarm in the remote barn, but as I explained to DW, "You can't just shoot someone for stealing gasoline."

The problem is that in normal times, a shooting is bad legal news. Even if totally justified, there will be a police investigation, a likely grand jury adjudication and possibly the confiscation of your firearms, not to mention associated legal fees. You may come out legally clean on the other end, but it's still going to cost you. Do you really want to find yourself jailed at the beginning of a pandemic or other society-shaking event?

In a real WROL scenario, someone stealing gasoline could represent a life or death threat and there'll be no sheriff or grand jury investigation - because there'll be no deputies or grand juries investigating anything. Your response compass must always be considering changing circumstances.

Best
Doc

 

[Macgyver]

Ordered earlier today from amazon. All the meds shipped so they ain't out yet.
500 vitamin c tabs
2 bottles of Turmeric capsules
2 bottles of elderberry gummies
500 zinc tabs

200 each quart and gallon food saver bags
12 bottles of 99% isopropal alcohol

The freezer bags are supposed to be delivered Saturday so I may go to the restaurant store Sunday and get some meat.
Shopping list.
Chix breast is 0.82 a pound, 40 pound box that needs to be broken up.
Whole chix for 0.89 a pound, these you can get loose or 40 pound box.
Center cut pork loin $1.39per pound. Buy more than 38 LBS, price per pound drops to $1.19
Not sure if I could get it all in the freezer though.
Might get some more flour and rice while I'm there as well.

 

[Mary Contrary]

why not just leave it in the can until you need it,,,???

Could for awhile, but i had 2 y2k cans of it pop open after 4 yrs. So i was just thinking like if i wanted to store it for ten yrs i think dry would be better. Not sure how long the cans will last, but i know tomatoes are acidic and can pop the can open. I'm glad someone mentioned tomato paste cuz i got none saved.

 

[Marseydoats]

After having a coughing fit and taking everything I had to no avail, I remembered that I had bought some peppermint lifesavers for the kids. One of them took care of the cough, and about blew the top of my head off! Those things are strong! They don't have HFC listed as an ingredient, and it didn't make me sick. Will definitely be buying a few more bags.

 

[Mary Contrary]

Just got back from Costco - what a zoo!

Out of a lot of what was on my list: dehydrated hash browns, yeast (altho maybe they quit carrying the 1 lb bags), brown gravy mix, beans.

Got one of the remaining 3 25lb bags of Basmati Rice, flour was about out and so was sugar. Saw a lot of baskets with 25lb bags of flour in multiples, same with sugar. The price on their pork chops (boneless, nice and thick) was cheap cheap cheap. Meat supplies were pretty low too even with the butchers continually stocking.

Parking lot was full, store was packed and this was 30 minutes after they opened. The lady boxing my stuff said it has been crazy for the last week and yesterday was completely nuts.

So... back to Wally tomorrow to stock the yeast, gravy mix, dehydrated hash browns, cheese (which will go in the freezer) and some canned meat (sorry - I grew up on Spam and just can't stand the smell).

Still need to get 4-foot food, but we'll store that in tubs in the one room in the garage that does not get hit with ants or other buggy types.

Just got back from Costco - what a zoo!

Out of a lot of what was on my list: dehydrated hash browns, yeast (altho maybe they quit carrying the 1 lb bags), brown gravy mix, beans.

Got one of the remaining 3 25lb bags of Basmati Rice, flour was about out and so was sugar. Saw a lot of baskets with 25lb bags of flour in multiples, same with sugar. The price on their pork chops (boneless, nice and thick) was cheap cheap cheap. Meat supplies were pretty low too even with the butchers continually stocking.

Parking lot was full, store was packed and this was 30 minutes after they opened. The lady boxing my stuff said it has been crazy for the last week and yesterday was completely nuts.

So... back to Wally tomorrow to stock the yeast, gravy mix, dehydrated hash browns, cheese (which will go in the freezer) and some canned meat (sorry - I grew up on Spam and just can't stand the smell).

Still need to get 4-foot food, but we'll store that in tubs in the one room in the garage that does not get hit with ants or other buggy types.

I heard on the radio that sugar is having a problem due to some kind of disease. So i am buying more sugar now.

 

[Profit of Doom]

I heard on the radio that sugar is having a problem due to some kind of disease. So i am buying more sugar now.

That would be the uncured sugar.

 

[hiwall]

We are stocked up. But today I got another 6 gallon can of gas for the genny and a 50# salt block for the elk.

 

[pymaf]

I am stocking up on Norton AntiVirus

 

[Terrwyn]

We at the Doc1 Homestead are very well prepped. We boosted our already large preps a bit at the outbreak of Corona, but didn't really need much. I gave DW a pocketful of cash today to further stock up the liquor cabinet and my tobacco stores. With any prepping, you'll never know what you missed until you're in the middle of the storm. Still, we don't have many holes in our preps.

As with many on this board, I don't worry about our preps nearly as much as I consider the response of the unprepped masses. There will always be a legal grey area between normal times and WROL times. I've seen both. Some of you may recall that I posted about gasoline being stolen from our barn last month. I have since installed an alarm in the remote barn, but as I explained to DW, "You can't just shoot someone for stealing gasoline."

The problem is that in normal times, a shooting is bad legal news. Even if totally justified, there will be a police investigation, a likely grand jury adjudication and possibly the confiscation of your firearms, not to mention associated legal fees. You may come out legally clean on the other end, but it's still going to cost you. Do you really want to find yourself jailed at the beginning of a pandemic or other society-shaking event?

In a real WROL scenario, someone stealing gasoline could represent a life or death threat and there'll be no sheriff or grand jury investigation - because there'll be no deputies or grand juries investigating anything. Your response compass must always be considering changing circumstances.

Best
Doc

By the time things get really bad then the 3 S's need to be applied.

 

[1-12020]

I am stocking up on Norton AntiVirus

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Thank you so much for that one. I needed a laugh with all the doom.

 

[Digger]

We filled our 55 gallon drum with off road diesel. Buying extra food stuff. Also buying food the grand boys like. If their house runs out, Nana and Papa will supply if needed. Have not seen a lot of bare shelves. But masks are short supply at some stores. If things hold out another week I may get more flour. I have bee hive frames that need to stay one more week in my freezer. They are taking up all my extra room. Also the over the counter meds are thin in places, but everything is available if you don't mind the store brand. This is in Russellville AR.

 

[nebb]

38 special and 357 mag coming mon-tue, have plenty but hey......always have room for more ammo.

 

[summerthyme]

After having a coughing fit and taking everything I had to no avail, I remembered that I had bought some peppermint lifesavers for the kids. One of them took care of the cough, and about blew the top of my head off! Those things are strong! They don't have HFC listed as an ingredient, and it didn't make me sick. Will definitely be buying a few more bags.

They're great! (All sugar, but... whatever! Ya gotta live a little, occasionally!) Hubby uses them to soothe his oral fixation... he chewed gum for years, until they started putting aspartame into everybsingke brand of sugarless gum. So he switched to peppermintbor wintergreen lifesavers. They ARE strong, and one can last quite awhile.

WalMart sells them in large bags (over 2#... can't remember exactly) for around $8. Used to be $7, for a few more ounces, but what else is new. One of my routine preps is to be sure the gallon jar of each flavor I keep in the cellar are topped off. And yes, they do make a good soother for a scratchy throat...

Summerthyme

 

[PanBear]

Are they actually downloaded onto & saved on the device, or are
they waiting in the cloud for the next time you want to read more?

I ask for if the internet has any interruptions, are your books there
permanently on your device after initially downloading?

Panic Early, Beat the Rush!
- Shane

Amazon's default is to store the items on the cloud
when you set-up your account
that's when you select your option: cloud or your device
so you can always read it offline

you have up to 5 devices to download your ebooks: laptops, tablets, cellphone

note: on your cellphone/tablet make sure you select: "download to sdcard" and
have a big sdcard to hold your all your ebooks
you can download all the ebooks to each device or be selective
your choice
gotta have backups

 

[jazzy]

why not just leave it in the can until you need it,,,???

i like drying things, one good reason for this is after some time the tomato products taste 'tinny'. and some cans rupture. dehydrating it and vac seal the powder in a canning jar i think is a good idea. just my opinion

 

[Dozdoats]

Today - well, yesterday technically but I haven't made it to bed yet- and it's Leap Year to boot -

Yesterday I ordered a colloidal silver generator. I had been thinking about it on and off for a long time, mostly off. I use some CS, but not that much. And I considered the utility of CS in a nebulizer and decided it might be worth while and at least wouldn't hurt if it didn't help (yes, some studies indicate otherwise - but drinking gallons of poorly made CS can turn people blue as well, and no one here will be inhaling a CS mist all day every day).

So, you are no doubt asking yourself (and if you aren't you should be), what changed my mind about getting a CS generator?

You might have watched the Greg Hunter interview with Chris Martenson I posted a while back. In that interview Martenson mentioned a 410K per unit fogger the Chinese were buying for hospital use that used a silver solution as a disinfectant. No mention was made of the company responsible. So I went looking.

It took me a w h I le of wearing my fingers to the bone typing and making my eyes tired reading but I finally satisfied myself I had found it. The company uses a proprietary solution of ionized silver and hydrogen peroxide in its fogger. The fogger can be placed in a room, turned on and in half an hour or so for a typical hospital room, disinfect the place (according to the company). Apparently the Chinese have bought them by the planeload.

Well, I don't got $10K for a fogger and $150/gallon for the solution it sprays.

But I CAN buy a cool mist humidifier, and make enough CS to run in it instead of plain water.

Will it do the same thing? Damifino. I am not saying it will. I am not even saying it will help a little bit even. Will it hurt? Probably not. YMMV on that too. I have in my checkered past disinfected whole hospital rooms by hand. And I cannot do that stuff anymore. I am too broke down.

But I think it will help. I think it will do some good. And yes, I WANT to believe it will help. But I cannot know in any way at this point. I do know that it is something I can do, and doing SOMETHING is a comfort to me when things threaten to look overwhelming. Accuse me of magical thinking and you will not hurt my feelings. But if you think that, at least tell me something more effective as a disinfectant that a physically broke down financially limited geriatric can do that is a better option, please.

And that (among other things) has been my week.

 

[Fake Shemp]

I’m stocking up on corona beer. Matter of fact, I’m having one right now, no lime.

Got home a couple of hours ago from volunteer work at a local banquet hall. So I’m a little wired.

 

[Ragnarok]

I firmly believe there will be "3 waves" of it within the next 1-2 years..

Based on the 1918 model?

 

[Ragnarok]

Safety Works SWX00320 Multi-Purpose Respirator - Papr Safety Respirators - Amazon.com

Safety Works SWX00320 Multi-Purpose Respirator - Papr Safety Respirators - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

just got two of theses

Good thing... Currently unavailable

 

[Ragnarok]

By the time things get really bad then the 3 S's need to be applied.

Sh!t, Shower, and Shave???

 

[Profit of Doom]

Sh!t, Shower, and Shave???

Shoot, shovel, shut up.

 

[Hfcomms]

Here is something that you can do if you won't have enough N95 type respirators and most of us won't. You need at least 9 of them per person or even better 14. Take an indelible market and number them 1 thru 9 [or 14] on the strap. Use one mask per day and cycle mask one thru nine or one thru 14. All the evidence so far suggests that virus remains active for around 9 days. By the time you get back to mask #1 any virus on the mask or in the layers 'should' be deactivated.

You don't want to get the mask layers wet as that would make the mask more porous and of course the inner layers are going to be made moist anyway from your breath but you can't prevent that. What I would do is when you are done with each day's mask take your diluted bleach spray and spray a gentle mist on the inner and outer surfaces of the mask before you hang it to dry. This is a way to extend your mask supply and to minimize the degradation of the mask if you are forced to reuse it.

 

[Jubilee on Earth]

Here is something that you can do if you won't have enough N95 type respirators and most of us won't. You need at least 9 of them per person or even better 14. Take an indelible market and number them 1 thru 9 [or 14] on the strap. Use one mask per day and cycle mask one thru nine or one thru 14. All the evidence so far suggests that virus remains active for around 9 days. By the time you get back to mask #1 any virus on the mask or in the layers 'should' be deactivated.

You don't want to get the mask layers wet as that would make the mask more porous and of course the inner layers are going to be made moist anyway from your breath but you can't prevent that. What I would do is when you are done with each day's mask take your diluted bleach spray and spray a gentle mist on the inner and outer surfaces of the mask before you hang it to dry. This is a way to extend your mask supply and to minimize the degradation of the mask if you are forced to reuse it.

Great advice. Putting them in the sun for several hours before setting them aside to “cure” would be a good idea as well, I would think.

 

[Terriannie]

Here is something that you can do if you won't have enough N95 type respirators and most of us won't. You need at least 9 of them per person or even better 14. Take an indelible market and number them 1 thru 9 [or 14] on the strap. Use one mask per day and cycle mask one thru nine or one thru 14. All the evidence so far suggests that virus remains active for around 9 days. By the time you get back to mask #1 any virus on the mask or in the layers 'should' be deactivated.

You don't want to get the mask layers wet as that would make the mask more porous and of course, the inner layers are going to be made moist anyway from your breath but you can't prevent that. What I would do is when you are done with each day's mask take your diluted bleach spray and spray a gentle mist on the inner and outer surfaces of the mask before you hang it to dry. This is a way to extend your mask supply and to minimize the degradation of the mask if you are forced to reuse it.

I LIKE this way of thinking AND the suggestion from Jubilee to set it in the sun for a few hours before storage.

At first, my wondering was "how" would storage for 9 days be set up to prevent the movement of air to cross-contaminate? I mean you can't just hang them or tack them on the wall in some room even if it's little used, or, line them on a little-used table.

My thought process is, after misting, sunning and drying, you lay them in individual plastic-lined (Saran Wrap) shoeboxes numbered, 1-9. (The plastic would only be on the bottom to protect the box and reduce shifting then removed and replaced after each use.)

Keeping them covered eliminates the possibility of cross-contamination and easier storage.

If you only have two masks you can do the same thing except, put the DATE instead of the number outside the box to know when the virus has died.

(Boy, I sure hope the 9-day dead rule is true!) (I might just self-increase that "rule" a few more days I think.)

 

[Thinwater]

Here is something that you can do if you won't have enough N95 type respirators and most of us won't. You need at least 9 of them per person or even better 14. Take an indelible market and number them 1 thru 9 [or 14] on the strap. Use one mask per day and cycle mask one thru nine or one thru 14. All the evidence so far suggests that virus remains active for around 9 days. By the time you get back to mask #1 any virus on the mask or in the layers 'should' be deactivated.

You don't want to get the mask layers wet as that would make the mask more porous and of course the inner layers are going to be made moist anyway from your breath but you can't prevent that. What I would do is when you are done with each day's mask take your diluted bleach spray and spray a gentle mist on the inner and outer surfaces of the mask before you hang it to dry. This is a way to extend your mask supply and to minimize the degradation of the mask if you are forced to reuse it.

I plan on doing this with a light mist of Lysol then putting in the sun for one day on each side in a gallon size zip lock bag. I have a good supply so I can go a long time between uses if it comes to that.

 

[Hfcomms]

Yeah, it's preferable to have an unlimited supply and hopefully if you have to isolate at home you won't have to go out much to mask up. But for those that are still going to have to go to work and with the shortages you'll have to take acceptable risks if you can't get new ones every day.

 

[1911user]

Do you have a link (or the math) to show how much 70% hypochlorite you need per gall9n of water to make a 5% bleach equivalent? I don't trust my memories of high school chemistry class... too many decades ago!

Summerthyme

The attached pdf and image tells how to use pool shock to purify water for drinking and making normal (5%) bleach.
I forgot to attach it to posts 265, 268, and 274.

<<<< ------ click to enlarge

 

[spinner]

I don't know if this was mentioned before. If you don't usually use Depends it might be wise to have some on hand in case of illness. Could be very helpful.

 

[1-12020]

Good thing... Currently unavailable

Well.
It's getting real for the average Joe.
I bought a 6 pack of hand sanitize for 14.65 now there are like 80 bucks.
The next thing I "need" is a few cases of diet Pepsi for the wife.

Update- now the hand sanitizer is not available .

 

[cyberiot]

Could for awhile, but i had 2 y2k cans of it pop open after 4 yrs. So i was just thinking like if i wanted to store it for ten yrs i think dry would be better. Not sure how long the cans will last, but i know tomatoes are acidic and can pop the can open. I'm glad someone mentioned tomato paste cuz i got none saved.

I'm done scrubbing exploded tomatoes and pineapple off the pantry walls.

We like tomato paste in the tube. Double strength, use only what you need, refrigerate the rest. About $3 for a 4.5-oz. tube.

 

[cyberiot]

Re: Misting colloidal silver

Will it do the same thing? Damifino. I am not saying it will. I am not even saying it will help a little bit even. Will it hurt? Probably not. YMMV on that too. I have in my checkered past disinfected whole hospital rooms by hand. And I cannot do that stuff anymore. I am too broke down.

But I think it will help. I think it will do some good. And yes, I WANT to believe it will help. But I cannot know in any way at this point. I do know that it is something I can do, and doing SOMETHING is a comfort to me when things threaten to look overwhelming. Accuse me of magical thinking and you will not hurt my feelings. But if you think that, at least tell me something more effective as a disinfectant that a physically broke down financially limited geriatric can do that is a better option, please.

Dang--the Physically Broke Down Financially Limited Geriatric boat is getting crowded. Paddle faster--I hear banjos.

FWIW, I've started adding CS to my aromatherapy diffusers. Still waiting on my order of Thieves' Oil, and hoping it doesn't stink. Magical thinking? Maybe. Does it improve my attitude? You bet. Attitude is a Thing.

 

[alpha]

Popcorn!

 

[Momof5]

Does anyone see the electric going out because of this. I'm trying to decide if I should stock my freezer or do mostly canned food