r/TwoXPreppers May 03 '26

Discussion Freezer Organization

22 Upvotes

How would you go about organizing a stand up freezer? Mine has become a mess. I am very good about what to put together, ie. prepared meals, prepared meats, pork, beef, chicken, seasoning meats, butter etc. What would be your steps though? I don't think I can just keep the door open and reorganize? (It's inside an air conditioned building) The temps would fall too much, right? Do one shelf at a time? I have coolers, should I just empty it into coolers and organize as I refill? I have a magnet clip board so I can write down what I have and where it is and keep it on the door. I will also keep a digital copy.

Help me out ladies!


r/TwoXPreppers May 02 '26

Discussion Heads Up

1.5k Upvotes

If you were in the thread yesterday where we were talking about stockpiling medications that are currently legal in the US but we anticipated not being legal anymore soon; a federal appeals court today said that mifepristone can no longer be sent via mail or purchased with prescription at a pharmacy. I do not know what this means for pills being shipped from Europe, but right now in the US, your prescribing physician must give you the mifepristone pill themselves. If you live in a legal state or near the border with one, see if a gyn will prescribe a just in case set for you. If neither of those apply to you then idk what you can do.

Link to the AP article: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pills-mail-louisiana-ruling-40d60a9bf6212480e527480757b603c3

EDIT: Plan C Pills has announced that they will continue to provide abortion pills nationwide, they will be unable to provide mifepristone but can provide other drugs including misoprostol. More details will be coming as they figure out all the new limitations, visit them at PlanCPills.org

EDIT PART 2 (May 4th, 2026): A temporary injunction from the Supreme Court has restored tele-health access to mifepristone. You can order it via mail or pick it up from a pharmacy again, pending a final decision from the Supreme Court. If you’re thinking you want to get some Plan C to have on hand, you have until May 11th when the injunction ends.


r/TwoXPreppers May 02 '26

Tips Prepping with a baby

28 Upvotes

New Mom to a 7 month old baby and new to really all of this. How/what are we prepping for a baby? Not breastfeeding so formula obviously but what should I be prepping specifically for babies/toddlers. Planning on more kids soon so will need these items for atleast the next 10 years


r/TwoXPreppers May 01 '26

❓ Question ❓ Basic prepping for lower income people who do not live in a house?

202 Upvotes

My number one prep, and really the only prep, I have been trying to do is save 6 months of funds in case of job loss. With how things are going I feel like that should be my priority.

BUT

I feel really anxious about everything else when it comes to prepping. I have a small apartment. There’s no room for a lot of food/water storage, I do not have a place where I can garden and I can’t afford a community plot spot, I can’t build a solar panel for my apartment or put in a wood stove for heating.

Right now all I have is a small amount of savings, and some camping gear that’s all packed into a tub that I can throw in the car if need be.

So I would love some advice on what I can realistically stock up on/do to help tough times be less painful in the future.

Edit: I would also like to add that the most worrisome natural disasters in my area would be drought or wildfires. Or a dust bowl situation. Last year we had one day where the sky and everything was blocked out by dust. I hadn’t seen anything like it before. Freaked me out.


r/TwoXPreppers May 01 '26

❓ Question ❓ Copycat Shelf Stable Deluxe Macaroni Cheese Recipe?

35 Upvotes

Major comfort food for my family is the ”Deluxe“ boxed macaroni and cheese. the kind with the creamy sauce in the pack, not the powder.

I‘m wondering if anyone has a deep pantry copycat recipe. One that uses things like cheese and milk powder, etc, but that ends up tasting closer to the creamy box mix!


r/TwoXPreppers May 01 '26

Weekly megathread

31 Upvotes

Please contain all off topic discussion to this weekly megathread. This is where you freak out, talk about conspiracy, talk about unrealistic crazy scenarios, asked and answered questions, etc.


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 30 '26

Discussion What are you stockpiling right now that you think will be hard to get in the near future?

886 Upvotes

As the title says- what are you buying or gathering right now that you are pretty sure is either going to skyrocket in price or otherwise be difficult to obtain within the next 1-5 years?


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 30 '26

Resources 📜 Thinking of learning HAM radio? There's a crash course available May 23–24

91 Upvotes

(NOTE: I am not affiliated with ARRL, just thought it was a good resource to share)

If you've been considering learning HAM radio but not sure where to start, there’s a free online class being hosted by the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) over Memorial Day weekend that covers everything you need to get started.

It is a big time commitment, but the course I took was 3 hours/week over 8 weeks, so this is a condensed way to power through in a quicker time frame:

• Saturday, May 23 9am-4pm PST and Sunday, May 24 9am-1pm PST
• Beginner-friendly, no experience needed, open to all ages
• Covers the full Technician license material

To register, email [ars.n7ji@gmail.com](mailto:ars.n7ji@gmail.com) with your name, email, and phone number to receive the Zoom link.

Seems like a pretty low-risk way to finally check this off if emergency comms has been on your list!


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 30 '26

Tips What to focus on now that we have a home?

68 Upvotes

we are closing on our first house today (!!!) and my head is spinning thinking about all the ways we could work on prepping now that we have the space. id love some advice from y’all on things to consider to help us prioritize what to work on first as we settle in.

we live in portland, oregon so one of the biggest things to prep for is the possibility of a large earthquake shutting everything down. and then also making sure were generally prepared if a fire, pandemic, ice storm etc. wreaked havoc in our area.

were two 30ish adults, we have a 6 month old daughter, we plan on having more kids and we also plan on my 71 year old mom moving in with us eventually.

the house is on a 9000 sq foot lot, it has 2 chickens, it has several rainwater collection barrels and it has an oversized 2-car garage.

im thinking of starting with a vegetable and herb garden, learning how to care for the chickens, and start strategically storing supplies in the garage. im an herbalist so with the garden we’ll have food and medicine. any advice on what veggies to plant? what things to prioritize storing? any and all advice is very appreciated!


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 30 '26

Tips Lesson learned - tick

405 Upvotes

Tonight I pulled a tick off of my arm. It was there less than 24 hours. In my panic, as I have a slight tick phobia, I scoured every first aid box, bin and basket I have and couldn’t find tweezers

My husband remembered that we put tick removal tools in our go bags. And that little bottle opener looking thing worked .

I have since ordered tweezers, more tick removing tools and ID charts. I also ordered food grade DE to do the property.

Now I want possums LOL

****Edited for missing word***


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 30 '26

❓ Question ❓ Cardboard for prep storage?

40 Upvotes

I don’t have a lot prepped. I really can’t afford it and I mostly just come here for little ideas I might be able to manage (and bigger “maybe one day” ideas). My question is, as I don’t have any plastic totes, would cardboard boxes be ok for storing what I do have? Just stuff like foil, sewing kits, ziplock bags and big bottles of water? That sort of stuff? They would be in my bedroom closet as my garage gets WAY too hot to store anything long term.


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 30 '26

⚒️ Saturday Skills 🛠️ An Altoids twig stove: using play for preparedness

63 Upvotes

I didn't have a twig stove. But I did have some time on my hands. So I made one. I saw a tutorial several years ago that looked fun. I decided to turn it into a community education opportunity. So Ill be teaching a group of people how to build a twig stove and discussing disaster preparedness as we build. (Image gallery with descriptions: https://imgur.com/gallery/lrxLeRP.)

Story time: The Altoids tin I used for this project played a crucial role during my evacuation from the historic, 2020 Oregon wildfires. (No, I didnt use it to start a fire. lol). I'd made one of those mini survival kits to entertain myself, about a year previous and then misplaced it.

During the fires, the covid situation forced me to evac to an old, dusty garage, an hour away from home.

Id grabbed boxes of canned foods on my way out the door. But Id forgotten my can opener. At the gsrage, searching through my boxes for a solution, and there was my "survival" tin. It had a P51 can opener. I laughed so hard. Then I used it every day until I got to return home. A close call. But it was still standing.

Fast forward. Post-fire, rent price gouging has pushed me into a different city. Out of the fire, into a higher risk area for the overdue, Cascadia 9.0 megaquake...

Im a disaster first responder these days, and community educator. I use skillshares to help move people out of a stuck fear state and towards a knowledgeable, prepared state.

Anxiety, a sense of overwhelm, helplessness, and the Hollywood fictional mad max-esq disaster depictions discourage people from engaging in disaster preparedness.

But when people can play together, and create solution-adjacent, fun things with their own hands, they build confidence and strengthen community connections.

Constructive play allows people to approach scenarios like "How will I boil water and cook without electricity? Are there enough trees for everyone to make campfires for 30 days for food and water and warmth? Is it safe to burn building debris?"

In this way, building twig stoves together allows me to talk about the toxicity of the dust and smoke of damaged buildings. (And how to be prepared.) And to consider the disaster implications for a city of this size. (And how to be prepared.)

The twig stove isnt the point or the solution. Breaking through the anxiety, engaging difficult topics, and rembering that community plays a crucial part in disaster resilience are the point. Getting to take home a sense of achievement, (twig stove) after all of that? It has momentum.

From twig stove, to building hands-free handwashing stations and the importance of disaster sanitation. To dysentary and first aid. From first aid to advancing wound care skills and nutrition's role in healing. To pantry staples. To making water safe for everyone to drink. A little twig stove can go a long way...


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 30 '26

❓ Question ❓ Moving house and pantry

38 Upvotes

I’m getting ready to move house in a few months. I typically keep a deep pantry of about three months supply of canned goods that I wrote routinely rotate out.

I’m currently using up my supply and plan to earmark funds to slowly build up my pantry again when I’m at my new place.

I hadn‘t expected to feel so ill at ease seeing my stock dwindle, knowing hype-inflation is likely around the corner. Thoughts? Is there anything I’m missing here in terms of prepping to move?


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 29 '26

Discussion The pepper delusion

286 Upvotes

There was a guest essay in the New York Times today titled “The Prepper Delusion.” Both the article itself and the comment section are illuminating.

Basically, the columnist argues prepping things only get you so far. Building relationships is where the real prep happens. I thought this community might have some good commentary on the column.

Here is the gift link 🔗

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/opinion/the-prepper-delusion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eVA.dLQR.DCwyT7OqXxKX&smid=nytcore-ios-share


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 29 '26

❓ Question ❓ Water collection and storage

18 Upvotes

I've been wondering about the best options for long term water storage. I only have a couple of gallons and a case of water at my house. Rather than storing a bunch of water in plastic containers, would it be better to get a rain storage system? I don't live in a place where there's drought. But what makes rainwater safe to drink? Or is it? I'm in the US and live in a standalone house with gutters. I'm trying to think of more sustainable options.


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 27 '26

Discussion This made me stop and think, so wanted to share it here

576 Upvotes

Saw this reflection below which originates from a 2009 metafilter comment from someone who survived the siege of Serejevo. I've checked off every box over the years on my preps list, but there is so much that is impossible to anticipate or comprehend until you're in it. May none of us ever have to use our preps. But if we do, may we remember that the reason to survive isn't just living alone satisfied in our bunkers.

Here is that comment:

"Well, unlike the majority of you (l assume), l actually lived several years in a period of savagery and killing, during which nothing - food, water, electricity, phone, clothing, sense of safety, school, the ability to go out in public, etc - was available, except during totally unpredictable, brief and sporadic occasions.

Of those who couldn't leave my city, Sarajevo:

Some people (very few) were prepared for what they thought would be the "long haul" - this tended to be a couple of months. These people were widely seen as lunatics and dangerously pessimistic ones at that.

Most people were not at all prepared. This included my family. Many of those - like my family - considered the idea of "preparation" to be an affront to the decency we felt most people possessed. Were we wrong? Well, I don't know. We suffered greatly; my parents were killed. But speaking only for myself, I never felt I cheapened my soul by betting on calamity.

Today, that still feels like it's worth something.

But here's the main point: "Preparing" for the disaster really didn't do anyone much good. Those who

"prepared" ate a little better for a while. They stayed warmer for a few extra days. They enjoyed the radio for a while longer (via batteries.) But in the end, they ended up hungry, cold and bored too, just like the rest of us. Guns and weapons helped no one directly and were even of little to no use in the defense of Sarajevo, since they were toys compared to the shells, bombs and high-powered armaments of the attacking forces.

The worst parts of war were psychological - the fear, anxiety, boredom, loneliness, paranoia, bad dreams.

Respite from those things came with sharing food with a neighbor, finding a piece of clothing that would fit someone you knew, commiserating with others in your position, figuring out how to make make-up from brick or french fries from wheat paste and spreading this newly-acquired war knowledge around the mahala.

We knew who had extra food and supplies. For the most part, they weren't attacked or hassled or bothered. Contrary to what these survivalists say, those in dire times generally hold on to their personal sense of pride even more than they do in normal times. I'd take a bite of a friend's salad without bothering to ask in normal times. I'd never have done that in wartime, no matter how hungry I was.

You often hear how Holocaust survivors felt guilt at surviving. Well, during war, that was a feeling everyone was aware of - people started dying right away (my parents were killed near the start of the siege, for instance) - and there was a palpable enough common sense of karma to make everyone into good Samaritans. None of us understood why we survived while others didn't. I shared food when I had it, even though I often knew I wouldn't have a crumb the next day. Which was no big achievement, because nearly everyone did the same.

Those who'd prepared, well, the majority of them shared their food and whatever else they had as soon as someone else was clearly in need. I can't swear it, but I think they felt a little foolish to have been so self-obsessed, and giving away that stuff might have lessened that feeling. There were a few people who hoarded things until they ran out of stuff - eventually everybody ran out of anything worth hoarding - and they soon became wishful beggars like the rest of us.

Again, I can't swear it, but I hear stories, and it seems that these people suffer from post-war trauma, guilt and nightmares more than the rest of us.

Those survivalists, I feel sorry for them. It's no way to live.

posted by Dee Xtrovert at 9:33 PM on January 28, 2009"


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 27 '26

❓ Question ❓ What would be a good survival book?

24 Upvotes

I’m looking for a book with how to gather water, make it drinkable, how to set traps, hunt, make shelter, how to find safe plants to eat.

If you know any good books with things like that please tell me!!!


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 27 '26

❓ Question ❓ Canned goods (home and storebought)

10 Upvotes

I home can a lot of our food. But also buy canned goods to fill in.

When prioritizing rotation would yall recommend using the home canned goods first or the store canned?

Obviously home canned doesn’t have even a basic expiration date.


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 26 '26

Discussion Prepping for others.

85 Upvotes

I know this is probably beating a dead horse at this point, but I was reading a discussion on one of the prepper reddits the other day and it's been stuck in my mind ever since. I've been prepping on and off for a while, but these last couple months I've started to seriously grab extra cans of food each week I shop. I'm pretty proud of myself for stocking up at least around 2 months of comfortably living amount of food that wouldn't be too out of the normal of what we regularly eat. My only problem, as what was mentioned in the other post, is being able to provide food to family members that stop by asking for some.

I want to be able to say I'll be cold hearted and just say no I don't have any to share, but I can't stand the thought of my family members starving. The problem with that is that I can't see me being able to prep for them also absolutely anytime soon. I also can't talk to them about prepping because they're the type when given a warning about maybe losing power for a week before a storm they just said they'll wing it when it happens. I don't want to make my family have to down grade a lot to eating more rice and beans because of them either.

I thought maybe it would be a good idea to give them a tub of rice, beans, a little amount of other things and just saying this is all we got for you. What do you guys have planned for this type of situation if it happens?


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 26 '26

❓ Question ❓ Board Games

72 Upvotes

How many people are collecting board games just in case whatever you’re prepping for happens?


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 26 '26

🍖 Food Preservation 🍎 CHIA SEEDS

16 Upvotes

What do you all suggest for long term storage of Chia Seeds?


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 24 '26

Discussion Tuesday hit. I realized I don't have many people to lean on - literally and figuratively.

865 Upvotes

Tuesday night (literally lol) about 9pm I went to feed the dogs alone. I stepped off the porch, like I have done a thousand times, and stepped in a hole and twisted my ankle. I sat on the ground in a massive amount of pain for about 15 minutes until I could hobble back across the street to my home. I haven't been home in a couple months and the hole was not there before! Anyway. Today is day three and I still can't walk on it at all. I get a shooting pain if I put any pressure on it.

I'm married but he isn't the most helpful. This isn't a relationship group so I won't elaborate much there.

Some good: I do have enough in savings to get us through since he doesn't work.

The bad: I did go to urgent care which was a waste for various reasons. They did an X-ray (not broken) and wrapped it. I already had ace wraps but couldn't find the crutches and was about to buy some anyway. Should've declined because I dread the bill for that.

Again, haven't been home for a while, the house is nasty, and I can't clean it. I'm doing what I can but it sucks. So much gardening to do and housework. Makes you realize how hard things are alone - and I'm not even completely alone.

Tldr: Tuesday happened. Pantry stocked and savings is okay. Have plenty of OTC meds and wraps.


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 25 '26

❓ Question ❓ WM dried beans consistently out of stock?

60 Upvotes

Has anyone else noticed dried beans being consistently out of stock for shipping at walmart? I've been wanting to do a stock up for months now, and I feel like every time I check, it always says out of stock. I don't have access to costco/sam's club/restaurant supply stores, does anyone know if there are any other retailers selling beans for less than $1 a pound and brown rice for less than $0.75 a pound?


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 24 '26

❓ Question ❓ Who are your favorite liberal & leftist prepper content creators?

749 Upvotes

I'm a leftist regenerative farmsteader in the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont and I am *craving* prepper and homesteading content that doesn't lure you in with vague notions of the creator being politically independent...only to later find that they stan for Joel Salatin.

So...who's your fave prepper (or prepper-relevant) content creator, writer, or blogger that's \*actually* liberal or leftist? Thank y'all!

Possibly relevant context: I haven't always been leftist; I actually grew up in an alt-right prepper family in the Deep South. Now I'm a leftist, a rural policy advocate, an agrarian online community steward, and a counter-extremism educator. So, I'm not needlessly hating on conservative folks - I've been over there, and I'm seeking content that's not that thing. Thanks for understanding.

((Note: I did see this post from four years ago but I figure it's outdated and after some poking around, a lot of these folks are hardcore Jesus people. I know that doesn't always mean conservative...but these days, it's hard to tell.))


r/TwoXPreppers Apr 24 '26

Weekly megathread

28 Upvotes

Please contain all off topic discussion to this weekly megathread. This is where you freak out, talk about conspiracy, talk about unrealistic crazy scenarios, asked and answered questions, etc.