Emergency Food

[David0408]

Anyone have some easy to buy dehydrated/powdered food that they would recommend? I’d like to have a few weeks worth on hand. Thanks.



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[Grendel]

Mountain house. Wait for it to go on sale then get the pails.

[AMM]

I agree with Grendel's suggestion; especially good if you intend to use some camping etc. so that you can rotate stock.

If you would like to supplement your supply with some staples that can be stored for longer periods that are available at lower cost, the Latter Day Saints online store also offers a variety of products. They are in #10 cans with up to a 30 year shelf life,  and include staples such as rolled oats, cracked wheat, sugar, freeze dried veggies,  etc. Do a search for the "LDS Store long term food storage".  They are happy to sell products to non members.

Cheers

[bang bang]

something to consider.

you will need water for that freeze dried food.  If you think/plan to have alot of potable water, then its a no brainer. But...

MREs are self contained more or less. You will need the water to survive.

[David0408]

Great advice guys, thanks! Definitely looking to have a storage of water for drinking only. Now I’ll need another for cooking.


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[Grendel]

Keep a gallon or two of common bleach on hand. Half a dozen drops will purify water.

[David0408]

Bleach absolutely, thanks

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[Boogalou]

Or you can get some calcium hypochlorite like they use for swimming pools.  Or purchase a Katadyn or Berkey water purifier system.

For survival food, these three sites have a good selection -

 https://www.thereadystore.com/
https://www.beprepared.com/
https://honeyville.com/

[AMM]

Good luck with that! 

[recoilguy]

Or you can get some calcium hypochlorite like they use for swimming pools.  Or purchase a Katadyn or Berkey water purifier system.

For survival food, these three sites have a good selection -

 https://www.thereadystore.com/
https://www.beprepared.com/
https://honeyville.com/

Berkey water filter is just lain great. it will do about 6000 gallons on one set of filters and it will take lake water and make it drinkable.
I got one for my wife and man does she love it

RCG

[armoredman]

I am old school, cheap and lazy. I pick up a few canned items almost every time I am at the store. Could be anything from Campbell's Chunky Soups, to canned meat, or Dinty Moore Beef Stew, but whatever it is,. it doesn't require added water, is easy to open, and has a few years shelf life.
I do rotate stock, too. Dinty Moore is really good with a little Worcestershire and coarse ground black pepper...which leads to another point. For the lightweight run away bag, consider WalMart's camping section, and the plastic camp spice deal they have. It's 6 different ones, IIRC, and one thing you will never remember to take with you in a hurry is salt and pepper...pork and beans by themselves get nasty after a while. Just sayin'.
Of course, with our age and infirmities, buggin IN is far more likely.

[crosstimbers]

Not for nothing but dried beans and dried rice can be purchased in bulk quite cheap. Both are good for long term storage in the right containers, the beans can even be stored in the freezer if that's your thing. Beans are a good protein source as well. Again, water is necessary with both.

[Wobbly]

Not for nothing but dried beans and dried rice can be purchased in bulk quite cheap. Both are good for long term storage in the right containers, the beans can even be stored in the freezer if that's your thing. Beans are a good protein source as well. Again, water is necessary with both.

Half the world is surviving on beans and rice, so they can't all be wrong. 

My understanding is that it's the combination of beans with rice that builds a perfect protein the body can readily use.


However, I'm stocking my survival bunker with nothing but chocolate. As many women as there's bound to be after an incident, I'm figuring that will be the most valuable thing on the planet !! 

[David0408]

Beans and rice...brilliant. Thanks!


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[Tyerone]

I am old school, but perhaps not cheap as I love to pressure can my own (or wife's) home made soups, chilis, salsa, spaghetti sauce, leftover pot roasts -- you name it.  If you purchase large cuts or packages of meats, etc. without a big family to eat it all, consider making enough left-overs to pressure can in sealed mason jars.  The outlay for a quality pressure canner, jars, rings, and one-use lids allows for storage of super-yummy recipes (your own) without need for refrideration or dehydration.  Very much worth it IMHO -- especially if one were to also invest in a garden and hunting wild game.  Hard to beat the feeling of self sufficiency with a bunch of your OWN products sitting nicely on the shelf and made for a quick meal to re-heat whenever.
http://www.allamericancanner.com/All-American-15-Quart-Pressure-Canner.htm

I am old school, cheap and lazy. I pick up a few canned items almost every time I am at the store. Could be anything from Campbell's Chunky Soups, to canned meat, or Dinty Moore Beef Stew, but whatever it is,. it doesn't require added water, is easy to open, and has a few years shelf life.
I do rotate stock, too. Dinty Moore is really good with a little Worcestershire and coarse ground black pepper...which leads to another point. For the lightweight run away bag, consider WalMart's camping section, and the plastic camp spice deal they have. It's 6 different ones, IIRC, and one thing you will never remember to take with you in a hurry is salt and pepper...pork and beans by themselves get nasty after a while. Just sayin'.
Of course, with our age and infirmities, buggin IN is far more likely.