MikeyCNY
6.5 Creedmoor
Oh definitely, but I definitely tend to stock things I'll actually eat now, so I can rotate stock.
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Food for a family of 4 for a year.
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Oh definitely, but I definitely tend to stock things I'll actually eat now, so I can rotate stock.
gun_slinger_boy
.338 Win Mag
I wouldn't even bother with anything other than dry and canned goods if you're looking that far out. If you think there could be a true SHTF scenario there is a strong possibility there might not be power for extended periods of time. All that refrigerated/freeze dried food you stocked up on will go bad in short order. So for long term dry/canned goods and just get your normal stuff until shit actually goes down.
Jackalope
.45 acp
Freeze dried foods will last 20-30 years, if stored below 70-75 degrees, they don't require refrigeration.
Jaywmustang
.308 Win
I am going the freeze dried food route, so I can tailor the food to my family’s taste.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
I got this small camping stove that runs on small twigs and sticks.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0125U36Q2/ref=oh_aui_i_sh_in_o1_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I tried it out with a can of sterno and it boiled a small pot of water within 15 minutes. You can stock up on sterno cans to get you by until you get enough sticks and twigs.
It would work great for boiling water for freeze dried foods or for making pasta or rice and beans.
Jaywmustang
.308 Win
I like it!! Cheap and easy to use
Jaywmustang
.308 Win
I did pick up dual fuel camp stove a few years ago.
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
From a cost and convenience of room perspective, stock up on a bunch of rice and a bunch of beans, seal them up and you're good. Also throw a ton of cans of tuna in. You can get the bulk of your calories from just a few inexpensive high calorie things. No need to spend thousands on something you are not likely to need anyway. Buy a bunch of cooking oil and cycle it out so that every time you take one from the back you buy a new one, to ensure it's never too old, and that you have some fat to add to the mix.
I saw costco for $6k is selling a set now for four people for a year. When you're eating emergency food though $500 is way more than you need to be spending.
I saw costco for $6k is selling a set now for four people for a year. When you're eating emergency food though $500 is way more than you need to be spending.
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
From a prepping perspective your money is best spent on one long arm and the rest on food, in my opinion! If you don't mind eating low-cost food $150 would get a family of 4 going for a month at 2000 calories/each per day. That's not really a ton of bullets. For just a thousand bucks you could have a very impressive stash of food for a family to keep them going half a year. If you make it with food you regularly eat anyway you can cycle it out so it never gets too old.
Beans, rice, can goods. Everyday stuff as well; flour, sugar, cooking oils, spices and so on.
Powdered milk, not canned milk. Couple extra can openers as well.
Yeast, can't really have bread without it. Old style cooking books. Sometimes, the older the better, if you can find cookbooks from prior to the modern stove all the better.
Powdered milk, not canned milk. Couple extra can openers as well.
Yeast, can't really have bread without it. Old style cooking books. Sometimes, the older the better, if you can find cookbooks from prior to the modern stove all the better.
Bananabandit
.338 Win Mag
I do same. Tried different mountain houses in pouches. Chili mac is a fav with eggs and bacon being a cloae 2nd. So i got those in #10 cans. I have other food to mix it up but at least I got food Ill actually enjoy eating...not forced.
Thrive not survive!
gun_slinger_boy
.338 Win Mag
Being in the north east we get alot of cold but even then where do you store the freeze dried stuff when the power goes out for a week and it's one of those record breaking heat waves?
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
That's a good point. Seems like rice and beans really is the way to go. Heat won't hurt them. For those that already invested in freeze dried goods, you can put them in Home Depot buckets or those large Rubbermaid storage bins from Wal-Mart and bury them in your backyard. The ground is below 70 degrees and that's how many people in the past kept their food from spoiling.
What do you guys think of multivitamins? How long will they last sealed?
Jackalope
.45 acp
If the freeze dried foods are kept at room temperature, they'll be fine. A record breaking heat wave isn't going to have a major effect on freeze dried foods, unless they're stored in an attic, or perhaps a metal building without any ventilation. So keep them in a basement or an interior closet, don't over-complicate a viable storage method.
Marine Cpl
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Hmmm. That's not that good. 4 to 5 years is not a long time at all.
freddy
.308 Win
My Supplements Have Expired. Now What Do I Do?
"... last 10 years or longer without losing their label strength."
This is supported by the FEMA studies on the matter.
"... last 10 years or longer without losing their label strength."
This is supported by the FEMA studies on the matter.
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
You need to keep an eye on the small critters . I am afraid in a SHTF situation we all could be overrun with infestations . They will easily eat through a 5 gallon plastic buckets ..... ask me how I know ...