Stocking up takes space
Space that stays cool (root cellar cool)
SPace that is protected
Food needs to be rotated - so while the M/H is neat, the #10 cans take some thought. THe cans have a ‘shelf life’ of around 20 years, id stored properly. The packets - sold for packpacker, are good for 7 years or so.
I have recently cleaned out my doomsday bunker (OK the basement, but buncker sounds cool) and found some M/H 5 to 7 years bapst they use by date.
Tasted fine, no bad side effects
If you store basics (Wheat (and other grains), sugar or hioney, salt, dry milk will go along way to feed you.
But you will need a wheat grinder, oven, yeast, and on and on.
So? FOr most folks, the M/H backpacker packets might be the best best - and the family is more likely to eat them, so they can be rotated.
Walton Feeds dbA Rainy Day foods has a good site if you want to go the bulk grain route. They pretty much wrote the book on this kind of storage.
And if you have the space - bulk is the least expensive route.
Full disclosure - I was a RDF dealer 30+ years ago, so they have been in business long enough to show they know their stuff.
Thanks for the recommendation on RDF. I’ve looked at them before, but never had any first-hand recommendations.
If you are going to cook your own breads and such, do it early after a disaster. After a couple of weeks, the smell of baking grains is going to bring the zombies to you. They will literally sniff you out.
Is it in a compound?