Posted on 04/08/2010 5:19:45 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
As I understand it, stores are only allowed a certain number of sales per year on Mountain House Cans. These prices are about as good as one will ever find.....north of 40% off.
(Excerpt) Read more at thereadystore.com ...
An idea here. Looks like they have a good storage/planning system (I have not ordered anything from them)
Mylar bags can be purchased in smaller sizes, which is a great way to divide larger quantities like wheat, rice, and beans into more usable packaging. I hate opening a big 45 lb. bucket of wheat, knowing it will take me 2-3 months or more to use it all.
Jessica, a friend of mine owns All-in-One Preparedness and her prices almost always beat The Ready Store. She takes phone calls personally and love nothing more than helping people plan their food storage. I know her food products come in the highest quality of cans. Her website is http://allinonepreparedness.com. Tell her Lisa, the Survival Mom, sent you! BTW, I am an affiliate of The Ready Store, but for personal attention from the owner and quality of products, it’s hard to beat AIO.
I’m surprised how often I hear that line, Red. “I have a gun and ammo. That’s all the preparedness I need.” How idiotic. Do people like that really think the rest of us are just going to sit there and let them kill us and our families and then steal everything we’ve worked hard to store and grow??? If so, they haven’t met my husband.
bump & bookmark
Some people like to throw out clever aphorisms they have heard....in cases like this, you can tell they have not put any thought behind it.
In a post SHTF scenario, people will get together in groups. If they see someone going into a house and shoot everyone inside, they will not simply allow them to walk onto the next one.
Red, in response to your comments about OPSEC and telling no one, I’ll give you and others on this thread the heads up about an interview I have coming up with Nightline. I’ve been interviewed several times — had no idea this whole prepper thing would turn out to be so big. My name is out there, we’ve taken security precautions and there are more long term security plans in the works. So, in order to avoid any prepper/survivalist heads from exploding, I’m giving the heads up!
Yes, people will see our tiny garden, my solar cooker, my pantry. There is such a need to support people who are just starting to realize the dangers that lie ahead and for them to see someone normal, no camo, no white-supremecist leanings (they visit my blog on occasion, so I know there are plenty of them in the survivalist category) — just a normal, suburban mom who is taking steps to prepare her family and home. One friend of mine said, “I have tons of ramen hidden behind my couch, and if I have to, I’ll sit out by my pool with a gun to guard my water.” There’s a better way of preparing than that! I’m hoping my blog and my speaking out will help more people feel empowered to prepare, maybe even the relatives and friends of preppers who are keeping quiet because of OPSEC. :O)
Yes - a lifestyle. You hit the nail on the head!
For us, it started a couple of years of ago with my mom and I just plain old “stocking up” on canned goods and pasta whenever there was a good sale. We have hurricanes down here so you have to have some stuff anyway. My thinking was that if we had too much, we could always donate it to the food pantry at our church (or my grown kids).
Then when things were going downhill fast in the fall of 2008, I realized that between us, my parents, my kids, and my husband’s kids and grandkids, we could easily have 11 people turning to us for something to eat and fresh water.
It has become something all of us are involved in now. I am constantly adding things and we discuss and plan (as much as we can, anyway) for bigger more ambitious projects later on.
Thank you for this notice, because I just ordered some more #10 cans and a 5 gallon stackable water jug. Free shipping with a $100 order!
What is your blog? Will have to bookmark it.
I used to think my dad was nuts buying portable toilets and the like. And that was only a few years ago!
I always wanted to start prepping but honestly never had the time nor inclination. Since obama was elected, and the out of control debt I have seen, I realize it is only a matter of time until something happens to the dollar.....and this is the good scenario. If there is a terrorist attack, all bets are off.
Never thought I would be a survivalist, but here I am looking for deals on #10 cans.
What does OPSEC mean?
Operations security (OPSEC) is a process that identifies critical information to determine if friendly actions can be observed by adversary intelligence systems, determines if information obtained by adversaries could be interpreted to be useful to them, and then executes selected measures that eliminate or reduce adversary exploitation of friendly critical information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_security
The underlying principles of denying an adversary information are centuries old. In fact, George Washington was quoted as saying: “Even minutiae should have a place in our collection, for things of a seemingly trifling nature, when enjoined with others of a more serious cast, may lead to valuable conclusion.” Millennia before, Sun Tzu wrote, “If I am able to determine the enemy’s dispositions while at the same time I conceal my own, then I can concentrate and he must divide.”
OPSEC as a methodology was developed during the Vietnam War, when Admiral Ulysses Sharp, Commander-in-chief, Pacific, established the “Purple Dragon” team in order to determine how the enemy was able to obtain advanced information on military operations.
The team realized that current counterintelligence and security measures alone were not sufficient. They conceived of and utilized the methodology of “Thinking like the wolf”, or looking at your own organization from an adversarial viewpoint. They discovered that US forces were unvarying in their tactics and procedures, and were able to make certain predictions based on that knowledge.
When developing and recommending corrective actions to their command, they then coined the term “Operations Security” [1]
www.thesurvivalmom.com
Thanks.....will have to heck it out!
Buy your proteins and vegetables freeze dried along with entrees that you might not be able to make yourself for long term storage.
Websites like foodinsurance.com and beprepared.com also sell items for food storage.
Consider dehydrating fruits and vegetables and making jerkies out of meats. You can use the FoodSaver to package them for storage.
I've been buying freeze dried foods only when they go on sale for the last couple of years. With a good list of what you will need and a few extra dollars each week, you'd be surprised how much food you can put away in a relatively short amount of time.
Also wondering what would anyone here, pack in a sedan with two dogs, my husband and myself, for a trip into earthquake country San Diego. What form would your food and water take? And how much would you take? Should I take my tent and sleeping bags, etc., that would comprise an earthquake kit?
Personally, I would go with the sale items (45%), because the 6 can of premium meats will always be there for that price, or close thereto.
$400+ dollars went into my trash cans this week after cleaning out the 9/11 pantry. The most recent expiration date found was 2004.
“Mountain House Turkey Tetrazzini - #10 CAN”
I used to eat this one in my backpacking days. Probably the most edible of the lot.
However, I did find freeze dried pork chops $43.50 for 33% off http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_info.php?products_id=1724 and just to get to the free shipping for purchases over $100., I'll buy a second can and, astronaut neopolitan ice- cream bars a 12 pack for $20.40... Still not wise?
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