Why store food and water? The easy answer is that one cannot be sure of an uninterrupted safe supply of either. Many went thirsty and hungry for the first several days after the catastrophic Japanese earthquake and tsunami. There are still lines outside of grocery stores in some areas. Now, the first signs of contaminated food and water from nuclear fallout are being detected.
I have written about how I learned first hand as a young boy that a disaster can leave you with only what you have on hand at home. It wasn't fun living for two weeks off of what we had in the house (rice and some canned goods) and water gathered in buckets from a local pump house. Most people don't naturally have on-hand more than a few days or perhaps a week's worth of food. In an emergency you might be able to stretch this to two weeks as my family did. However, you start to run short on basics pretty quickly.
It is wise to have both food and water stored in your home. While some people store enough for up to a year, even a few week's supply can make a significant difference in a disaster. With even a small food supply you may have enough to meet your own family's needs and to share with others who may not be as well prepared.
Everyone is capable of keeping some extra food and water. If you store items you naturally eat and rotate through them, you won't have to worry about anything getting old.
Like having a first aid kit, and an emergency preparedness kit, storing some extra food and water is just part of living prudently in today's unsure world.
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