Posted on 10/07/2010 7:32:13 AM PDT by FromLori
Either our nation's obesity problem is just as bad as they say, or Costco knows something we don't, because the aircraft carrier-scaled big box store is now offering enough (horrifying) food to last you a year for a cool $800.
The monstrous, 5,011 serving package, courtesy of food outfitter Shelf Reliance (hey, at least we'll have kept our senses of humor during doomsday!) claims their end days buffet contains "only top-of-the-line products," "developed with everyday menu planning in mind." Which makes sense, of course, because the only thing worse than knowing that the entire eastern seaboard has been leveled by nukes or a horde of flesh-feasting space titans is repetitive bunker fare—dehydrated fish skin AGAIN, mom?
Possibly more disconcerting than the notion of a year underground eating food from Costco is the fact that the package isn't just marketed for emergencies, but for "long-term food storage supply." Meaning that someone, somewhere, thinks it's a rational idea to buy an $800 cargo crate including containing 84 gallon-sized cans, to just, y'know, save yourself a trip to the grocery store. Now, I am totally down with Costco's cheese platters, and pasta multi-packs, but. My God.
Either our nation's obesity problem is just as bad as they say, or Costco knows something we don't, because the aircraft carrier-scaled big box store is now offering enough (horrifying) food to last you a year for a cool $800.
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We already have bicycles. I’m surprised that more people aren’t talking about getting big dogs. we recently got 3 st. bernard pups. sweet, good heaters yet their size is very intimidating, and i hate to say it but if it came down to it there is a lot of meat on them.
LOL Don’t let THEM hear you say that!!
LOL They are spoiled rotten, but late at night when you really start to worry........KWIM?
Sorry about that! I'm just a small town country over-the-hill mom. Oh, hubby knows no one else would put with him and I know no one else would put up with me, lol.
I already know which side I fall on. I don’t like it. Hate tofu and soy milk, too. I read the ingredients carefully for garden/vegetable burger type things. Bought some ground beef a few months back and ended u[ throwing it out. You could taste the soy they used as filler. ack! My cousin bought some at the same time and threw hers out, too. She actually alerted me to the problem since she tried hers first.
For those of you who home can, tomatoes and acid fruit can be done with a more substantial homemade oven. This guy has been doing it for years. 
http://www.cookwiththesun.com/canning.htm
Many simple to more substantial oven building plans can be found at: http://solarcooking.org/
It would only have been handy if it had been above the 12 foot water line.
I love that company, and was going to suggest it...you beat me to it. :)
I know of no way to freeze dry without commercial machines to do so nor do I think it would be practical outside of the commercial setting. That is why it seems prudent to purchase the items you can preserve by dehydration, canning, vacuum sealing, etc. and paying the higher prices for freeze dried items it you not be practical for you to preserve (eggs, powdered milk, etc).
You can put an oxygen absorber in it to make it last longer or, you can put a small hole in the top of the lid use your food saver to draw the oxygen out and cover with tape (you've got to be quick!).
Every time we go to the doctor, we ask for free samples of the meds we're on. Then we set those aside and later on, swap them out with fresh pills. It takes awhile but you can eventually build up a decent supply. Just don't forget to rotate the stock as you fill Rx. Doesn't work for all Rx, but doctors are more than happy to pawn off all those little samples the pharmacy pill pushers leave with them. Might as well use that to our advantage.
This isn't food that will store for one year ... it's enough food to keep one person alive for one year that will store for many, many years. If you have a cool, dry place, 20-30 year shelf life isn't impossible.
Now, when we're talking about keeping the stuff on hand that I normally eat, 12 cans of soup will probably last me a year.
I'm definitely not laughing and I honestly don't believe that I'll ever use all the food I have stored around this house, but there's lots of reasons to stock up on long-shelf-life food. I've been unemployed for a little over six months, and I've put a pretty serious dent in the food pile and freezer in that time. Life happens, and having extra food on hand helps to smooth out the bumps.
Not only that, but when someone else is having trouble, it's very, very easy to walk into the storage closet and pick out a grocery sack or two of good quality stuff to help them. And if you choose well, it's the stuff you're going to have to rotate out soon anyhow.
Good idea...
EMP takes out ALL electronic devices that are not in a Faraday cage structure. Diodes and capacitors and transistors and ICchips are what control most equipment and are the most vulnerable. Any car after 1972 will be toast and need a complete replacement of its electronic ignition system [if you just happen to have a replacement kit somewhere safe].
Duncan - what about this - will some of our stuff be so ruined we'll have to replace it rather than just get it up and running?
Thanks for the information SonsofCollins....
Thanks. At the bottom of the page was a link to the "2 Weeks vs 12 Weeks - Double Standards for Stockpiling Advice" about US Embassy staffs. Very interesting...
Refill your prescriptions a week early. In four months, you will have one month stockpiled.
Also, if you're allowed a refill then refill it even if you're cured.
The most important aspect of any of this is that you should occasionally use the stuff you buy. Not so much for rotation (I mean, the shelf life on some of this stuff is upwards of 3 decades!), but so you know what to do with it once you need it. If you don't know how to prepare the food when it's easy to do so, it's unlikely you will be able to do so in a stressful situation.
This is not something you are going to be able to do overnight. Buying a few extra cans of soup is a wise way of starting your plan, but that's just the start.
Best of luck!
The thing about sand filters is that they MUST BE USED to work efficiently. Something builds up inside that makes them work better (details here at Slow Sand Filter).
Any filter is better than no filter, but be sure you know how to use it before you need it.
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