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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by sampsonitify on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:56AM (#22431501)
> 2 weeks of water and about the same of food

Everyone keeps saying that, but what does it mean? What food did you buy, and how much water? I can't get a handle on how much that is. I'm not panicing, at all, I just want to have enough when everyone ELSE panics.

I also hate the thought of boredom, so I'm trying every canned fish I can to see what I like, so I at least have some variety and flavour for those two weeks.

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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by lm28469 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @06:55AM (#22432500)
> Everyone keeps saying that, but what does it mean?

It's not rocket science. Take what you eat in a day and multiply it by 14. Go for non perishable things of course (pasta, rice, lentils, canned fruits etc.)

I mean, realistically speaking you could probably go two weeks with <1k cal a day without much trouble.

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Re:Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? by brador on Thursday February 27, 2020 @06:14AM (#22432312)
Water - 1.5 litres for each day.

Food - 2000 calories per day for every male, 1500 for every female.

And buy a water filter and gas burner/camping stove.

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