My original goal was to be set for one week. That quickly morphed into a month, three months, finally a year.

We went about it, actually still adding to our preps, by 'baby steps.' Buying one extra of everything we were putting into the cart. In some cases, like fresh carrots, we would buy one can of canned carrots. We also picked up some fo the dehydrated things from Mountain House and Weise. Be aware! Do not base your preps on deyhdrated foods. You need potable water to prepare them! Not much of a problem if you live near a reliable fresh water source. If you are in a suburban or urban situation like we are, you get your water from the city supply. Things will be a bitch when the water mains break in an earthquake or the water source is compromised by natural disaster or even terrorism.