Survival Food Stash

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[Rac]

I'm starting a thread on what survival foods you should have stockpiled in case of an emergency..

What? and Why?

I usually plow through the food I buy,  but started a little emergency cooler in case of Pandemic flu, natural disater, riots & civil unrest, Terror attack or *gulp* doomsday scenario.

I consider myself a savvy grocery shopper. I always check the inredient list, expiration date, and volume per cost ratio...

So heres what I've started, and Why. I encourage you to expand upon this! 

Gallons of Distilled water - duh....

Pineapple Juice and Pineapple - for Vitamin C. and it stores for several years
(plus tastes great)

Canned Salmon - great source of fat and protein, and lasts for years.

Chile and beans - I found that you take a can of chile, and mix in a can of, say, Kidney beans, and you have yourself a flaovrful meal that will fill you up. The key is to add in an extra can of plain beans to the chile.. to feed more people and dilute the sodium.. (aren't I smart)

Sardines - easy,cheap, and lasts long time

Fruit Coctail -contains many of the nutrients you need from fruit, and stores for a good amount of time

SoyMilk - I like soy milk, especially the vanilla flavored enhanced. Lasts for a year or so, and won't spoil like regular milk...

Thats all I have right now in my emergency food stash cooler. I try to add about $30 worth every month, and cycle out the stuff nearing expiration...

 
(You could live well off canned salmon and pineapple juice) 

[Turtle]

  Honey: Not only does it keep indefinitely and have high nutritional value, but it is an antibiotic and can be applied externally to wounds.

The average carbohydrate content is mainly fructose (38.5 percent) and glucose (31percent). The remaining 12.9 percent of carbohydrates is made up of maltose, sucrose and other sugars.
...
The vitamins found in honey may include (depending on floral variety) niacin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid; minerals present include calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.
...
Honey has a phytochemical profile which includes polyphenols that can act as antioxidants.

http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-honey-health.html



Buy the largest size you can find. We typically find 6 pound jugs here in our markets and they go for ~$15.00 US. Exposed to air, honey crystalizes & hardens, but heating restores it to its normal consistency. 

[Turtle]

  Dry Beans: Being dry, weight is reduced. Dry beans store longer than canned. You can plant dry beans and grow more. They cost less per unit weight than canned.

Beans have protein, fat, carbohydrate, fiber, calcium, iron , & potassium. http://www.dietbites.com/Diet-2/beans-calories-nutrition-info.html
 

[Rac]

I picked up a little jar of honey yesterday for the survival cooler. 
all-natural organic honey.. w/ the good housekeeping seal of approval!
It was still $5 even on sale.
I'm not fukkin' around with fake-ass honey that comes in a plastic bottle shaped like a bear.   

Dry beans is excellent idea.
Next month I'll pick up a few of those along with some rice.
You can live well off beans and rice
and canned salmon and pineapple juice. 

I just don't want to have a stash that would attract hungry, roaming savages looking for plunder.

Turtle, shhhh, load the guns, we got raiders coming...

[Rac]

Oh, and I want to get a rain barrell.

what do those cost about? and where do I get one?

[Turtle]

Oh, and I want to get a rain barrell.

what do those cost about? and where do I get one?

I use  32 gallon garbage can(s) with lid. I have only used plastic ones, but my current plastic 32 gallon rain barrel leaks so I have a Visqueen liner in it. Thing is with galvanized steel, it won't leak, at least until it rusts through, and so a liner in that case is recommended anyway. Plastic I think is the better choice though because plastic barrels don't dent and they are lighter.

A heavy gauge oversize plastic leaf bag might make a better liner than the Visqueen. 

Expect to find these in general merchandise stores, hardware stores, gardening, etcetera. A modest duty 32 gallon plastic barrel is about $20 US. Find cheaper (lower quality) for less money, heavier construction for more money, and always look for the sales.

Useful too in conjunction with a rain barrel is a 4 foot or so length of 3/4" or larger hose/tubing to use as a siphon and or overflow.

That's all from the temperate rain forest where we folks don't tan, we rust. 

[Turtle]

No list is complete without the freeze-dried meals. This company sells locally in department stores & some food marts. Check camping section & if you don't see them, ask for them. 

http://www.mountainhouse.com/index.cfm

[Turtle]

no survival stash is complete without a bottle of hard liquor. buoys the spirit, sterilizes wounds and impromptu emergency surgeries, provides base for making medicinal tinctures, makes for a tradeable commodity, provides a glass bottle for later use, and suffices as a weapon in a ballroom blitz. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrBDivsSe3k

[Rac]

no survival stash is complete without a bottle of hard liquor., makes for a tradeable commodity,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrBDivsSe3k

 
Yessir. Bootlegging 

I found this site yesterday.
Canned Bacon! real U.s. bacon in a can lasts up to 10 years. looks good too.

http://www.mredepot.com/servlet/the-MRE%27s%2C-Meals-Ready-to-Eat/Categories

[Turtle]

I found this site yesterday.
Canned Bacon! real U.s. bacon in a can lasts up to 10 years. looks good too.

http://www.mredepot.com/servlet/the-MRE%27s%2C-Meals-Ready-to-Eat/Categories

Interesting. I used to take canned bacon camping, but I didn't realize it went off the market. >> http://www.mredepot.com/servlet/the-364/Yoder%E2%80%99s-Celebrity-Canned-Bacon/Detail

Survive long enough, and you can forget & then learn stuff all over again. 

[Turtle]

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