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I have taken a multi-stage approach to our preparations.

We have “short-term” products like canned goods and frozen items. Things that have 1 year or less shelf-life and more or less the things we currently use. We have planned for at least 1 month of product. In that realm we have also included our MRE supply - full meals with heaters. They are actually pretty good. I suggest you pick up a couple of single items to try.

It is key to buy food you will want to eat during an emergency and you should also know how to “use” them ahead of time. Nothing worse than trying to read directions in a situation where things are chaotic.

Amazing the mental advantage you have when you can consume food that you will actually enjoy.

Our planning progressed to a 3 month window that includes freeze dried, canned goods, etc all the way up to 12 months of prepration.

It is also good to prepare for more than you need to be in a position to help others or use for trade in a truly dire situation.

Of course RD you know I started gardening a couple of years ago and now even have our own cattle, etc...

What a difference when you take control of your own food supply! Everything tastes so much better. In the early days of doing this I had friends and family who thought we were nuts but now many are asking what they have to do to get there.

Good luck with it...The Ready Store has excellent customer service as well.

Hey! Thanks for the good info! As you may know my garden is small and I can everthing that we don't eat fresh. Lots of tomatoes and sauces and other veggies. The MREs would be for a hurricane type situation that my wife and I found ourselves in when Katrina roared through our area and knocked out power for two weeks. No power means the gas stations are not pumping gas. We had a small generator that would power the refrige and a few lights and a fan if we could get the gas for the generator! It must have been hell for those on the coast because we were 200 miles inland to the north and the power lines that fed our area were totally wiped out for two weeks! The radio stations were alerting every one when a gas station had gas and power, but they could have been a 60 mile round trip away and gas in the vehicles was also needed to get there and then somewhere else if needed.