stockpilers
Those amassing reserves
Stockpilers are people who accumulate large quantities of goods, typically in anticipation of scarcity or emergency.
The term often carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting excessive hoarding: Stockpilers cleared the shelves of toilet paper when the pandemic hit.
It can also describe those who strategically build reserves of resources, weapons, or supplies.
People preparing for catastrophes
- hoardersExcessive keepers of things
- survivalistsThose preparing for catastrophe
- collectorsThose who systematically acquire
- saversThose who accumulate resources
packrats · homesteaders · self-reliant · gatherers · consumers · panic-buyers · couponers
Household provisions closet
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- cellarUnderground storage room
- freezerSubzero storage compartment
shelves · cache · stash · reserves · inventory · garage · basement · larder
Foods resistant to spoiling
- rationsControlled food portions
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
- batteriesPortable energy storage units
fuel · ammunition · toilet-paper · rice · beans · MREs · propane · generators
Excessive accumulation of goods
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- accumulatingGathering in increasing quantity
- bulk-buyingAcquiring goods in volume
- panic-buyingFear-driven excessive purchasing
squirreling · collecting · overbuying · overconsumption · compulsive · obsessive · stashing · warehousing
Independence from outside aid
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- shelf-lifePeriod before spoilage
preppers
People preparing for catastrophes
- hoardersExcessive keepers of things
- survivalistsThose preparing for catastrophe
- collectorsThose who systematically acquire
savers · packrats · homesteaders · self-reliant · gatherers · consumers · panic-buyers · couponers
pantry
Household provisions closet
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- cellarUnderground storage room
freezer · shelves · cache · stash · reserves · inventory · garage · basement · larder · vault
non-perishables
Foods resistant to spoiling
- rationsControlled food portions
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
batteries · fuel · ammunition · toilet-paper · rice · beans · MREs · propane · generators · seeds
hoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
- amassingCollecting in quantity
- accumulatingGathering in increasing quantity
- bulk-buyingAcquiring goods in volume
panic-buying · squirreling · collecting · overbuying · overconsumption · compulsive · obsessive · stashing · warehousing · acquiring
self-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- contingencyUncertain possible event
shelf-life · SHTF · prepping
stockpilersminimalists
Advocates of deliberate simplicity
declutterers · purgers · downsizers · simplifiers · ascetics
stockpilersdistributors
Entities that supply retailers
sharers · givers · redistributors · philanthropists · donors
- nuclear stockpileStored warheads ready for deployment
- weapons stockpileStored collection of armaments
- vaccine stockpileStored supply of preventive shots