Sitting on 6 months of test in the cupboard with the raw ban still in play, paranoid or smart?

Did a stock take last weekend and realised I am sitting on close to 6 months of test plus a few vials of mast and primo I grabbed before the prices went silly. Part of me feels smart given the raw ban is dragging into its third year now, primo is over 120 a vial and mast E has basically vanished from production. The other part feels like one of those preppers with a cupboard full of tins. Test E stores fine for years in glass kept cool and dark so I am not worried about it going off. Is holding this much actually sensible insurance, or am I just tying up cash in gear that might drop in price if supply ever sorts itself out?

Six months of test in glass is nothing to lose sleep over, stored cool and dark it holds fine for years so the gear is not going off on you. If you are going to stockpile though put the money into the stuff the ban actually killed, primo and mast are the ones that have either doubled or basically vanished, test and deca production has held up better so it is less urgent there. I would not hoard orals past a year, tabs lose potency a lot faster than oil even sealed and dry. Only real downside is cash sat in vials if supply loosens off later in the year, but with how primo prices have gone I get why people are filling the cupboard.

Supply is still tight on the raw side but we are restocking as material comes through. Holding a few months of test stored cool and dark is sensible insurance, no quality concern there. Just do not sink cash into a year of orals, tablets lose potency long before the oils do.

Sensible to hold a reasonable buffer with the way raws have gone, no harm in it. Test in glass keeps 3 to 5 years stored cool and dark so 6 months is nothing to worry about. Just go easy stockpiling orals, tabs lose potency inside 18 months so a year plus of var sat in the cupboard is money down the drain.

6 months of test sat cool and dark is nothing to worry about, pharma vials hold 3 to 5 years easy and decent UG oil in glass is the same. I wouldn't call it paranoid with the raw ban into its third year, but it's the primo and mast E worth hoarding really, not the test, since the basics have held up alright on production. Where I'd pump the brakes is orals, var loses its punch inside 18 months even sealed so stacking a year of tabs is just binning money. The only real downside holding gear is the cash sat there if prices ease off later in the year, but for test you'll use it long before it ever goes off.

Not paranoid at all with the raw ban going into year 3, primo over 120 a vial and mast E basically gone from production is the proof. Test E in proper glass with decent BB and BA keeps 3 to 5 years stored cool and dark, so 6 months of test is nothing to worry about quality wise. Id stockpile the stuff the ban actually hits hardest, primo, mast E, tren E and EQ now the raw cost has climbed, test and deca production has held up better so theyre less urgent. One thing though, dont go mad holding orals, var loses potency past 18 months even sealed and dry so more than a year of tabs is just waste. The only real downside is cash tied up in gear that might drop if supply settles in the back half of the year, thats the bit nobody mentions.

Didn't the US army ran a test on how long medication/pharmacy products stay potent for? Essentially they found that providing the product is in a cool dark environment, they remain potent for YEARS. I've used dbol tabs that were at least 8 years old and noticed no drop in potency or effect

squirms is spot on. Test E in glass kept cool and dark holds 3 to 5 years easy, the ester and the oil are stable so 6 months sat in the cupboard is nothing to worry about quality wise. Where it changes is orals, var and the like do start dropping off past 18 months even sealed and dry, so I wouldnt stockpile tabs the same way you would the oils. With the raw ban into its third year and primo sitting where it is, holding a stash of test on a steady cruise is just sensible insurance, not paranoia.