When is it enough ?

[Mikeg175]

As the title says , when do you have enough preps ? Have you set a certain level/number , as in Ill stop when I get blah amount of blah , or I have enough blah to survive for blah years . I don't want to become a hardcore survivalist , I like prepping , but am I over doing it ? I look at my shelves and see them all filled and Im debating on adding more shelves to fill . I have my BOL/vacation cabin narrowed to 3 places , so I am closer to that , but when am I doing too much ? I know when I purchase my new place I will stock it up and make it as self sufficient as possible .

I guess the main reason I am asking because I just looked over my financials and see I just spent over 13k this month on supplies and equipment and was debating on more , do I put a monetary amount ? I know this is all personal preference , but I like bouncing other people's ideas and thoughts to see if they mesh with mine . I have felt as long as bills are paid , I have put away for future money needs ( retirement) and it doesn't affect my personal life , I should get what I feel is needed , I know what I feel is needed is different then everyone , we all have different needs and wants .Thanks for any input .

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Work on the skills just in case stuff happens to you, yours or the preps. I don't know anyone who can't get better at firestarting, weapons handling, medical aid, etc
oh wait I just remembered you dont wanna be a hardcore survivalist
hmm, never mind

[Urban Survivalist]

At some point you will have enough preps but need to always work on your skills. Start learning different things such as bush crafts, fire starting, off grid survival, urban survival, wilderness survival, and any other thing that can help you in a SHFT situation. Your preps help you along but your mind helps you survive.

[Mikeg175]

I agree , you should always be training and learning new things .

[TyrannyUnleashed]

I just looked over my financials and see I just spent over 13k this month on supplies and equipment and was debating on more

Oh man, I'm way out of my league here on this web site :-(

[Mikeg175]

Nah , I just got a nice commission check and spent it on prepping items and investments is all . I normally try to allocate about 1k a month on preps .

[Klingon]

I read a book once by John Pugsley called "The Alpha Strategy". The main idea is basically to buy a lifetime supply of non-perishable items (after calculating usage, and maybe including quantities for barter or charity). Assuming that storage space is not an issue or an on-going cost, the beneifits are that you beat rising costs for the product itself (inflation) and you don't have to think about the item again in terms of budgeting or procurement. An easy example would be aluminum foil. Anyway, it's an interesting read and is not hard to find on Amazon or ebay last I checked.
Another benefit is the look on your wife's face as she realizes that you (we) have a lifetime supply of tin foill (or whatever)!

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Oh man, I'm way out of my league here on this web site :-(

LOL no your not bub, if I spend $20 some times it's a stretch! We are all in different places in life so keep on with what you are doing! Mikeg175 is blessed and doing well.
This aint an issue you can buy your way out of anyway, you can build a gazillion dollar underground complex and an earthquake will sqaush it, you can build a huge storage warehouse and a level 5 tornando will even make the asphalt dissapear. being in this means skills, knowledge and grit as well as preps.

[Okie]

i'd aim for 2-3 years of easy survival. and in that time be able to get going pioneer style, growing, scavenging, and making everything you could need. i put more priority on being completely 18th-19th century in terms of making things such as soap, food, clothing, ammunition, metal smithing, etc so that you don't HAVE to spend your whole PA life living off the dead carcass of our present time. That won't do humanity any good. we have to work on recreating and rebuilding, not JUST surviving.

even more so than surviving, my main priority is preserving our culture and heritage. saving text books, history, art work, literature, vinyl music albums and hand cranked record players, musical instruments, pictures of present and past times, etc.

[rockriver]

great question.
my first goal is to get basics to 40 days for me and mine... the problem is i have trouble defining "mine" that number varies.

then to increase until multi year....

as to amount per month...
the joseph story comes to mind. i think they put up 20% i need a Bible scholar to help out.

i have some elder folks we must plan for. thanks for asking the questions..