Inventory and availability discussion

[kidicarus13]

Is anyone looking at commercial long term-food storage as part of the solution or should I just go out and drain my local Costco and Sam's Club?

With that thought, any recommendations on long-term food brands based on taste?

[Vic Tory]

Is anyone looking at commercial long term-food storage as part of the solution or should I just go out and drain my local Costco and Sam's Club?

With that thought, any recommendations on long-term food brands based on taste?

1. As this thread is entitled "Inventory and Availability" ... these factors may drive your decision making.
2. Watch out for storage food companies which are <10 years old ... offering 25 year "guarantees" on the life and quality of their food. (Think about that....)
3. Your wallet may make these decisions for you these days. Freeze-dried food is easy to prepare ... and among the most expensive. IF you can find it.
4. IMO the companies which spend the most money advertising their storage food tend to be more expensive. (You don't think THEY pay for their marketing do you?)
5. I saw in another thread Augason Farms (Great folks!) is in the midst of a 90-day shutdown. THEY couldn't get enough inventory(!).
6. Taste: This is one of those YMMV things, but for me ... Augason and Mountain House. (I just visited Mountain House's site. I was surprised to see they still have some nice Emergency Food paks available.)

[Great-Kazoo]

Is anyone looking at commercial long term-food storage as part of the solution or should I just go out and drain my local Costco and Sam's Club?

With that thought, any recommendations on long-term food brands based on taste?

There's 2 other threads in the S&P section. To date the canned items from lds, have been worth stocking up on. I know powdered milk brings to people. However anytime i've served it, no one has a clue it's not from that container. The LDS / Mormon powdered milk is literally powdered, like a fine talcum powder consistency.

Their fruits, veggies and other items are worth (to us) the storage space. But we're also one of those families that eat locally raised lamb & goat. So to a lot of people we have weird taste buds. Instead of realizing they have been preparing and cooking it wrong

I'd wager , if you started a new discussion in this forum. You'd get a variety of replies, considering 2020 woke some people up. Realizing they were woefully unprepared, across the board.