In this Instagram post, I shared a photo of me putting back some toilet paper and paper towels in a 45-gallon trash can.
I’ve actually been criticized for storing extra toilet paper which I simply don’t understand. The premise from others is that it is eventually going to run out and you’ll have to rely on other means to facilitate the needed task at hand. Sure – that’s true but if that thinking was applied to other areas of preparedness then you wouldn’t store extra food as it will eventually run out, right?
I think I’ll keep putting back some extra toilet paper….just in case.
Rourke
BTW – there are two photos in the post below. There’s a small arrow button you can press to move between them.
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I have always back stocked TP. I was the local supplier during the lock downs.
Friends and neighbors who couldn’t find it on the shelves, came to My House.
Vicki – Hopefully many of those folks realized that your preparation and planning equaled an easier time when many others were in need. Maybe they will follow your lead.
I’m with you. I have always been a “stocker” of many items. Right now I have had 10.5 of rain in the last 4 days.
My barn is flooded but house okay. We all just do what we have to do.
Jana – Yup – being a “stocker” is just commonsense in my book and has paid off many times.
I try to match my TP storage with its inbound partner (food). This is not hording it is simply swelling the supply chain on our end. It also is a hedge against inflation. I also buy clothing a year or two in advance when the prices and sales are good. We are to dependent on others for most things in our lives so having a buffer is only sensible. It buys you time to react and make changes if there is a crisis,
Those people the question you now about putting things up seem to be the same ones who are complaining about prices constantly going up. We stock up and resupply when it goes on sale. I estimate we save 30-40% doing that. I also don’t get bummed out when a favorite item is currently out of stock.
And yes, I will eventually run out; usually 6 months to a year after they do.
My start in prepping was purely accidental. We simply lived too far away from the store to make frequent trips, so I learned how to stock up. Toilet paper’s one of the easiest things to buy in bulk, so why not?
Like Vicki, I became part of the neighborhood supply chain. I have a really nice neighbor with what I call one of those really bad “bathroom diseases”, and he couldn’t buy toilet paper to save his soul. I was able to share with him and still had plenty in reserve. I have rags and sponges and rubber gloves and you name it, but I’d really rather use toilet paper as long as I can!
T/P stockpiled. In the Army a smart solder always had a role in the rucksack.
Hey JP in Mt. Glad to see you made it thru the cold snap!! Yesterday it was
47 above.The week before it was 35 below.
Chuck:
Thanks. We really didn’t have any issues at our place. It was interesting to listen to those who did.
i set mine on the counter next to the toilet, does that make me a bad person : ) like an old friend said many times–is 600 rolls enough?
I don’t know if the photo of the toilet paper in this post is a joke or what, but it is reversed. Everyone knows the proper way to hang a roll TP is with the paper coming out from underneath/behind, not over the top! The reason is clear if you try one method and then the other while observing the results. Also if you have a flush toilet, installing a simple $25 bidet will save you tons of toilet paper and dramatically improve your quality of life. Once the bidet is installed, only a small amount of toilet paper is used to dry the tush.
LOL!!! Your comment had me rolling!!
Scout! I remember those words and miss everyone involved. I know Romeo Charlie lives nearby, but have no way to find him. Hope you are well! On point, those who put back now actually leave more for the last minute scramblers….those fighting on the floor over the last T.P.,etc.
I don’t know how many more signs it takes to motivate people to get ready. Other than family, no one will show up at my door to ask for things they don’t know I have.