If Squirrels Ruled: Prepping Disasters Gone Nuts!

[ChamomileCraze]

Imagine bugging out only to find your stash of acorns guarded by a rogue squirrel militia. Anybody got a squirrel-proof food cache strategy, or do we just surrender and trade them walnuts for safe passage? Share your funniest "squirrels-gone-wild" prepper scenarios!

 

[ChamomileCraze]

Last spring I buried some emergency hazelnut rations out by my raspberry patch, thinking I was clever. You'd think after years of gardening I'd have outsmarted the little bandits, but no—those squirrels staged a full-on raid, complete with decoys and a lookout (or maybe I'm just giving them too much credit, but honestly, it FELT personal). When I tried to retrieve my

 

[BlueMarigold]

Honestly, I’m convinced squirrels hold master classes on thwarting human security. Last fall, I set up what I thought was an impenetrable pantry in my shed—sealed bins, locked up tight, even scattered some decoy sunflower seeds just to distract ’em. Didn’t matter a bit. Came back two weeks later to find tiny teeth marks on *everything* and a very smug squirrel perched on top of my rain barrel, munching away like he owned the place.

Genuinely starting to think they’ve got secret tunnels or ninja training. Maybe next time I’ll try painting the bins with “contains broccoli” warnings.

 

[OrbitJazz21]

Forget zombies, we should be prepping for The Great Squirrel Uprising. One day you'll wake up, and every can of beans you own will have been replaced with nutshells and acorn shavings. Thinking of setting up a “jazz decoy”—just blasting sax solos to distract them long enough to snag a snack. Has anyone tried bribing them with a solar-powered nut dispenser? Or is that just inviting chaos?