Emergency Food Storage

vanity | 10-22-2009 | goodwithagun

[goodwithagun]

I am making a list of emergency food storage items. Please tell me what you have stored or what you will be storing. Some of the things I have: powdered milk, flour, dried beans, rice, jerkey, water purification tabs.

[robomatik]

also, go to youtube.com and do a search for “bushcraft.” i guarantee you will find some interesting tidbits especially if you enjoy camping/survival.

[OpusatFR]

www.survivalblog.com

Rawls has created a blog that has everything, I mean everything you need to know about it.

[rose]

I am looking into MRE’s.

[EmilyGeiger]

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[djf]

Yup to everything you listed. Also egg noodles. And I have scads of those packs of gravy mixes/sauces. Oatmeal. Knorr makes some very excellent dried soup/dip mixes. Some places you can get the #10 cans of powdered eggs, these suckers have a shelf life of like 10-15 years if they remain unopened.

[magslinger]

Great list. You had several of the things I was going to mention. I didn’t think of yeast, but then we normally buy it in one pound vacuum packed packages, which I recommend.
You did miss one. Potassium nitrate. I mean to make corned beef, honest.

[goodwithagun]

I looked into that. I think MRE’s have their merits, but they are expensive. I can make calorie-dense meals cheaper than MRE’s if I stock up on bulk items. I might get a few days’ worth for drastic emergencies though.

[jafojeffsurf]

Depending on how long you are looking at Seeds, Fertilizer, canning material and recipes.
Canned food, Ham, Veggies, Corn Beef, Backed beans, stew, canned potatoes, canned nuts, Stofers little dinners (do not need to be frozen), tuna fish, peanut butter
More of the basics, salt, pepper, sugar, yeast, backing power

Oh Yea Lead!

[mnehring]

powdered Vodka? Never heard of such a thing.. I’m googling it and half the links seem like jokes.

[goodwithagun]

Peanut butter! I forgot about that. High protein and fat. Good addition!

[jafojeffsurf]

Baking not backing...

[bolobaby]

Yes, I only keep one case of MREs for the *immediate* or on-the-move need. That is, if I need to bug out from my current location.

I’ve been using this site to pick up a lot of stuff. The prices aren’t half bad:

www.beprepared.com

[Mad Dawg]

Is this in a static situation (stay at home) or dynamic? If dynamic are we assuming travel with car or on foot or what?

[bigheadfred]

Female sanitary items. Double as a first aid item. Very handy to plug bullet hole type wounds.

The LDS church has information on how much of what, and what you might need. Not preachin', just sayin'.

Food storage calculator

[MagnoliaMS]

EmergencyEssentials.com is an excellent place to start. No. 10 cans, MRE’s, etc.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Everclear 180 proof is best because of size!

[goodwithagun]

I really don’t know what to plan for. I know this sounds crazy to some people, but I just can’t help but fear the worst from the current political climate.

[mysterio]

It also is a preservative, can fuel or help start a fire, can be a weapon

That's alcohol abuse. Don't waste a fine beverage like that on preserving food or starting fires. That's what vinegar and lighter fluid are for.

[bigheadfred]

powdered Vodka

How about cocaine? I think it already comes in a powdered form.

[MaxMax]

Sorry, I couldn't resist. /grin