Stockpiling
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Can you imagine food and drinking water not being available at all times? What if a flood made the roads impassable? Avalanches cut off a village from the outside world? Heavy snowfall made it impossible for shops to be supplied? Or an electric power breakdown paralysed the public utilities?
Stock up for 10 days
With a supply of food and drink to last you 10 days, you are ready for this.
Drinking is more important than eating
If need be, a person can manage for three weeks without food, but only for four days without liquid.
Keep approx. 14 litres of liquid per person in stock for each week.
Suitable drinks are mineral water, fruit juices, drinks which can be kept for a long time.
Tips for Stockpiling
- No experiments. Your supplies should primarily consist of food and drinks that you and your family normally use.
- No power?! Ensure that edibles can be stored for long periods even without refrigeration and that the majority of your supplies can also be eaten cold.
- All the food should be able to be kept for long periods without refrigeration. Pay attention to the best before date. Mark food which doesn’t have a label with the purchase date.
- You should keep food in a cool, dry and dark place. Ensure that the packaging is airtight
- Newly purchased supplies go to the “back” of the shelf. Use up the older food first. The emergency supplies also include deep-frozen food. It can easily be consumed in the event of an electric power breakdown. Do not refreeze food that has been defrosted once.
- Cooking without electric power and gas? There are a lot of alternatives on the market, such as camping stoves etc.
- When stockpiling, also remember special food – e.g. for diabetics, allergy sufferers or babies.
Pets food
- Do you have any pets? Cover their needs!
