If so what is the safest way to clean them?

I’ve washed and dryed then really well and used them for non food items.

Somebody said something funny about my friend Mick Donald who live down the street,
or Ronald McDonald or whatever they said; but seriously: why should I or you or us or we get a year supply? Why why why? I didn’t mean to get so rhythmical there. Dr. Seuss and Horton
still running through my mind.

The economy is crashing.

not a rhetorical question, I’m curious
Oh, I guess you have a better system of survival you want to share with us…

everything could have been made vegetarian… also decay and death could have been done as continual transformations, such as catapillars to butterflies

One would think that he’d have a less violent way of sustaining us. But he’s a blood thirsty monster and he enjoys watching the carnage.

Any emergency in case of disaster, economic downfall, war, anything. Its really a good idea to have canned food / water supply stored and rotate them about once a month…. camping items are great idea, thanks~!

Try something like MREs and bottled water. The water you can cycle through the normal day-to-day use, buying a few gallons to replace the gallons you use periodically. The MREs will last pretty much with no worries for five or six years. After that, you should find a reason to eat them, and replace them. Five years is a long time, though.

You can find MREs and similar long-term storage food at camping stores or even at internet sites like Sportsman’s Guide. (No I don’t get a commission, but I like some of the stuff they have.) And while you’re putting up stuff for emergencies, think about some cash and maybe a hand-cranked radio/light. If you go camping, you probably already have a lot of what you need. One more thought- I’d keep these "emergency" supplies in a 30-gallon garbage can, which you can use in an emergency. PBS had a few programs on what you might want to keep, including food.

Or is self reliance a crazy principle to follow? I have 6 months worth for my family and I think that’s good enough for now.

Congrats!

We have at least a year’s supply put up, and for some essentials (like flour and salt) we have more like two years’ worth. We also produce our own electricity, and have our own well, with a 500 gallon storage tank. We have the tools and capacity to spin wool into yarn, to tan hides and work them, and to hunt and fish for our meat.

I prefer to be prepared for any eventuality.