amount of food to store

[COvigilance]

Does anyone have experience with these?

http://www.thereadystore.com/food-st...e/valuebuckets

I have about three hundred dollars to spend on food, I have 2 cases of MRE's, about a weeks worth of Mountain House pouches, and my normal food in my pantry.

Should I be looking at Long term storage next? Any thoughts would help. What types of food would you buy first?

[jerrymrc]

Does anyone have experience with these?

http://www.thereadystore.com/food-st...e/valuebuckets

I have about three hundred dollars to spend on food, I have 2 cases of MRE's, about a weeks worth of Mountain House pouches, and my normal food in my pantry.

Should I be looking at Long term storage next? Any thoughts would help. What types of food would you buy first?

How many people? How much canned goods do you have and how much do you use them?

I try and get people to look at 1 week, 1 month, 6 months and then a year.

The biggest thing people forget when planning food storage is the little stuff. Spices, mixes, gravy's, and dairy items need to be looked at. Having a bunch of rice and beans is great but you have to have something to put on it.

[StagLefty]

How many people? How much canned goods do you have and how much do you use them?

I try and get people to look at 1 week, 1 month, 6 months and then a year.

The biggest thing people forget when planning food storage is the little stuff. Spices, mixes, gravy's, and dairy items need to be looked at. Having a bunch of rice and beans is great but you have to have something to put on it.

TP,meds,etc. Too many forget about other needs beside just food.

[jerrymrc]

TP,meds,etc. Too many forget about other needs beside just food.

Yes, but we were talking about FOOD. One thing at a time. He also needs a way to fix it as well.

[StagLefty]

Yes, but we were talking about FOOD. One thing at a time. He also needs a way to fix it as well.

I understand Jerry it was just a heads up about other "stuff". I see too many preppers forget about some of their daily needs besides food. Over and out

[COvigilance]

How many people? How much canned goods do you have and how much do you use them?

I try and get people to look at 1 week, 1 month, 6 months and then a year.

The biggest thing people forget when planning food storage is the little stuff. Spices, mixes, gravy's, and dairy items need to be looked at. Having a bunch of rice and beans is great but you have to have something to put on it.

I have 4 weeks worth easily for myself. So am I looking at 6 months using buckets of rice, beans, salt, etc? Or do I concentrate on MRE's and MH still? Thanks for the help

[Wulf202]

Thanks. I'll be driving out that way this summer and will look for a Winco to check out. When I'm in the SLC area, I always stop at Macey's; I do like that store.

last time i went to SLC the walmarts had mountain house and red feather canned butter!

[ARgal]

Regarding Farris Survival, I visited their storefront last week as I needed some mylar bags and thought I might pick them up locally rather than waiting to get from online. The store is small and not really much stock on hand. Seemed very disorganized. They had a few of the blue plastic drums for water, etc in various sizes, some other plastic storage containers. I saw about 4 or so 25lb bags of wheat, rolled oats. The price on their 5 gal pail size mylar bags was $5 and I buy them online for $1.47. I expected to pay a little more, but thought that was excessive. Oh - and theirs were 3mil and the ones I buy online are 5mil.

Needless to say, I wasn't too impressed.

[jerrymrc]

Regarding Farris Survival, I visited their storefront last week as I needed some mylar bags and thought I might pick them up locally rather than waiting to get from online. The store is small and not really much stock on hand. Seemed very disorganized. They had a few of the blue plastic drums for water, etc in various sizes, some other plastic storage containers. I saw about 4 or so 25lb bags of wheat, rolled oats. The price on their 5 gal pail size mylar bags was $5 and I buy them online for $1.47. I expected to pay a little more, but thought that was excessive. Oh - and theirs were 3mil and the ones I buy online are 5mil.

Needless to say, I wasn't too impressed.

Thanks for the input. If ya need some of the smaller ones let me know I have around 100 of the #10 can size 5 mil.

I do need to start a thread on a Mylar party soon.

[jerrymrc]

I have 4 weeks worth easily for myself. So am I looking at 6 months using buckets of rice, beans, salt, etc? Or do I concentrate on MRE's and MH still? Thanks for the help

I used to store large buckets but went to smaller packaging for a few reasons. I now store most items in #10 bags. For smaller things like spices I can make 1/2 or 1/3 size bags out of the bigger ones.

I have a list on what I store and what is in the each box alond with the pack date. In my case I had a supply of boxes that were about 20"X15"X15" that work well and at best weigh 25-30lbs I always try to pack a few heavy items like rice and beans along with lighter stuff. This makes it easy for a number of reasons.

I would start with some simple items that you might like and use. Rice, beans, pasta, flour, sugar. Some powdered milk and other items.

Also take a look at the sticky links page. Add some freeze dried or dehydrated veggies and fruit along with some of the other items. Do not forget things like the tomato powder. Short term keep small cans of paste.

Whatever you think of getting or storing always think of how to prepare it and items that go along with it.

Example. You have some MRE's. Most of the entrees I can take and add some pasta or rice, a little water and extend it to two servings. Anything that is canned can be bulked up with the right and cheap items. I always try something different just to see what the outcome is and if we like it.

One must also practice with the food one stores. No good to have a bunch of one thing and find out later your not sure what to do with it.

Hope this gets you started.