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In reply to the discussion: Anyone get the survival kits from Walmart? [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)29. I believe Mormons try to keep a years worth of food and supplies available. ...
My mother and step father became Mormon and I remember the enormous supply of canned goods in their garage and they also had two or three large freezers full to the brim with meat and other frozen items.
The canned good I understood. The freezers made little sense to me as if we had a true catastrophe, power would be out and the contents of the freezers would quickly thaw.
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I wonder how much of this you'd need to eat, just waiting in line to check out. n/t
winter is coming
Aug 2013
#30
Excellent idea to have on hand in case of earthquakes, hurricanes, power failures, etc.
kestrel91316
Aug 2013
#37