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A/P, I CAN ATTEST, YOU HAVE SOME THINGS IN YOUR PANTRY THAT " WILL NOT " LAST. SUCH ITEMS AS CONDIMENTS IN PLASTIC. MAYBE A YEAR, MANAISE, MUSTARD, CATCHUP ANYTHING IN PLASTIC ESSENTIALLY. TO INCLUDE CRACKERS, BOXED SPEGETTI/NOODLES. IF YOU DON'T HAVE BAY LEAVES IN YOUR FLOUR, IT MAY DEVELOP BUGS, SUGAR WILL TURN HARD AS BRICK IF YOU DON'T PUT MOISTURE PACKETS, NEVER USE OXYGEN ABSORBERS IN SUGAR, IT'LL TURN IT TO STONE LOL. PER RICE, WHITE RICE GOOD, BROWN RICE WON'T KEEP FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS I'VE HEARD, I DO NOT GET BROWN RICE, BUT IT WILL TURN RANCID DUE TO THE OILS IN IT. AS FOR NUTS OUT OF THE SHELL, I PUT SOME IN A MASON JAR THEN IN REFRIGERATOR, TWO YEARS, THEY ARE STILL GOOD JUST TO SNACK ON, BUT WOULDN'T USE FOR ANYTHING I MIGHT BAKE. IF WOULD PUT THEM IN MASON JARS WITH OXYGEN ABSORBERS, THEN THEY I'M SURE WOULD LAST FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I'D ALSO PUT BAY LEAVES IN YOUR RICE BESIDES THE FLOUR. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY LIVING ON DISABILITY TO PURCHASE ALL THAT CANNED LONG TERM STORAGE. TC
FORGOT SOMETHING, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU GET SOME PINTO BEANS, ALL TYPE BEANS, RAW HONEY, HEARD YOU SAID HONEY, BUT DIDN'T HEAR YOU SAY RAW UNFILTERED. ALSO COFFEE WILL NOT LAST LONG DUE TO BECOMING RANCID. NOT CERTAIN ABOUT BEANS IF THEY WERE MYLAR'D OR FREEZE DRIED. BAKING SODA, BAKING POWDER, REDMOND'S SALT (BEST SALT)
I recently found a $10 can of white rice that I had sealed back in 1991. It got shoved into a box and lost thru 3 moves. I opened the can...looked good...smelled good...cooked up fine...tasted just fine!
I actually bought freeze dried foods before I stocked up on rice, beans, and other cheap alternatives. And I'm glad I did! The price has more than doubled on the freeze dried foods! But rice, beans, and other cheap and available food is still cheap and available. If I started buying the freeze dried foods again I'd be paying double or more than I was a few years ago!!
I have freeze dried food as my back up emergency food. It is only to be touched in extreme emergencies. AP - My suggestion would be to put some type of wood bar or even bungee cords in front of your home canned foods because we know Alaska gets earthquakes and you don’t want any want anything to fall off the shelves.
We purchased a freeze dryer and have paid for it three times over in 15 months. We have animals and eggs. We make a lot of our staple menus and freeze dry it. Freeze drying has upped our game.
Great advise for new preppers! I laughed when I saw your haul of Sazon Goya and adobo because I have the same. As a boricua, if ever I'm forced to eat squirrels or venison every day, you KNOW they will be coated with sazon and adobo! LOL!
For me… step one is my reg working pantry Step two is my frozen food. Step three is my long term pantry of stuff I’ll eat so I can rotate them. Step four is my bulk foods basics. Step five is freeze dry cans. Step six is a set of MREs.
I have to admit that I really thought this was going to be a commercial for Nurient Survival. I am glad to see that it was really going back to the basics of what to really build up. I have a two year supply of canned goods, another two years of dry goods, and have been getting supplies of freeze dried/MRE items. I always carry an MRE with me because it will allow me to get from point A to point B without having to stop and having to prepare a meal with other supplies. You were in the same type of job I had in the military, and sometimes we can't stop and eat. Eating on the move is a way of life (and survival).
I see all of these videos on prepper pantries. Frankly I'm a little scared. I thought I was doing okay but now I see what I have is really not much at all. I know I don't have to compare one pantry to another for my needs, but I have gravely underestimated what's coming. 🥺 I, as Bear would say, am not trying to have a peasant mentality, but affording prepping more than I have is almost impossible. We are down to one income. (Have had to have some surgeries the past 4 yrs. Last year was a cervical disc replacement, unfortunately not successful. But it could have been worse. And please, no pity but could use some prayers). I really am trying to be a good steward. Sadly, husband is not so much on board with prepping. Mostly because he thinks the money we do have, needs ro go elsewhere, even when it CAN be a few dollars extra to be used for prepping. He likes shopping online, just not for what I think would help us. So I'm just praying.
Crystal, I can kind of relate. We have always had only one income, and we're doing OK, even with my prepping. But 2 months ago, our son and his wife moved in with us, and now I find that, of course, my 24-year-old son can eat a WHILE LOT MORE than his 61-year-old daddy! I'm currently doing a pantry challenge for the month of January, where I do not rely on grocery runs to feed the fam. I feel like I didn't get enough meat. And I didn't think enough ahead on a few things, like how much flour I would need for bread-making. Anyway, I'll pray for you, Crystal, if you'll pray for me. I'm certain the Lord is going to get us through this, and that He has AMAZING plans for us on the other side!❤️🙏✝️
For those needing surgery, most hospitals have a charity dept. that helps lower income folks. They can forgive some of your medical expenses. Talk to them right after surgery because the time limit if strict. Also talk to other companies you are dealing with on medical charges. They might do the same.
Praying 🙏 for you. Maybe you can tuck away a few cans or package s each week. Out of sight out of mind.🤔 I'll pray that your husband see the need to prep and have a cushion of food. Blessings
We need a video on how to store in hot weather. No climate control. The best we can do in that type of situation. Can we store in a hot garage or hot basement?? In a hot tote? How long will food last?? Is there anything people down south or on islands can do? Amazing video Rudy. Gracias
Greetings AP fam!🙋♀ I wanted to comment on the potential problem w/ cooking around others when it all goes south...Years ago, 25 to be exact, I bought cookware from Air core and until now, they have been in storage. Look up what 'Air core' cooking is and if you can get ahold of any piece of it, grab it! It's the modern day version of what they did in the 30's when cooks used a 'hay or straw box' to put a covered heavy pan that's been heated up and food added and placed in a hay lined box and then covered with pillows or blankets, to continue cooking for the day. It's akin to crockpot cooking but different. You get a delicious fully cooked meal without the scent of cooking! If one cannot find Air core cookware, then a hay box will suffice just fine. I used my air core several times thru the years then just saved it-for times like we are in now. Hope this helps especially if you are living in an apartment or in close proximity to others who will smell the food cooking🙏
AP - thank you for all that you do for this community! Pero chico, no way can we keep food under 70 degrees in Miami!!! I add desicant at the bottom, middle and top of the 5 gallon buckets! Y que hacen in the DR, PR, Bahamas, etc.? :) My parents were postt WWII babies in Cuba. Want to talk about preppers, they stored canned food and loads of items like there was no tomorrow. They were preppers before the word was used! Since we were US born, we never experienced what they went through with the depression, wars, viruses (hepatits, polio, etc.) and would kinda make fun of them. Boy did I feel stupid when I woke up and realized that what they had done had saved our hides so many times! Hurricanes, storms, layoffs. Everyone should go back to doing what our parents did - prepper for the unexpected!
I bought a bunch of FD food cans 2 years ago. Glad I did before inflation hit. Now working on canned food and rice and beans. Wish I had started earlier though.
@@jimzivny1554 You're exactly right with this. I think sometimes when people discover prepping they panic and think they need to get a pantry like AP's within a week or two! But he didn't get there overnight. Nobody does. But we keep working at it, building our stores, figuring out what works for us and what we want, and lean on each other for ideas and community.
I feel the same about gold … if the dollar collapses it will take most of the worlds currencies with it. what are you going to redeem your gold for and how long before there will be something tangible to exchange. I’d rather have food and water after SHTF…
You are awesome AP! We use a lot of your advise. Unfortunately I live in Florida near the coast and keeping our spare pantry at 59° is not something we can do except a few days in winter. We have the Florida heat, humidity and salty air working against us. We take your advise but must tweak it for our environment. Our pantry is air-conditioned year round, well insulated and dark and we are able to maintain 71°. It will stay at this temperature for up to two days maximum if the power goes out but we have a generator. I also had to buy a separate dehumidifier to keep our humidity level at 50%-60%. Normally it is at 70% - 80%, with the air-conditioner. I can only keep potatoes or onions in there for two weeks maximum before they grow. It's crazy. So much for root cellars in Florida. While we have mostly backup foods we normally eat, we chose to supplement our food with some commercially freeze dried food too. Not a lot. Due to the salt air. I occasionally find a rusty canned food container (not expired). We don't want to leave anything to chance in this land of heat and humidity.
Great video! I’m reminded that Joseph understood starvation in the book of Genesis. He collected wheat berries for 7 years during those plentiful years. Then when the world went thru starvation. Mankind had those wheat berries that sustained their lives! Wheat berries last forever. You can grind them. You can make your own flour. You can make your own bread. Do the research. Wheat Berries have all the nutrients in them to sustain human life indefinitely.
We started with freeze dried then we built up our pantry from the grocery store. That was years ago. There wasn't such an urgency back then and food was a lot cheaper. Just do what you can afford. It doesn't take that long to build up 6 months for a couple of people.
Hi Alaskan Prepper, thank you for doing a good service for everyone. I live in New York and i would have never thought about not cooking. Because it might alert other if what you may have. Unfortunately I brought a Vesta already. But at least i can use it for the heat part. Instead of cooking. I don't care what anyone says you are doing Gods work. Because of naysayers talk about what you do on the channel that I had seen. And heard you talk about once.I just wanted you to know to keep up the good work. I always wanted to tell you that. God bless you.🙏✨💫⭐❤️
AP, you could be growing some of your greens indoors during the winter months. I have leaf lettuce, different varieties, and small onions growing right now, and I have been enjoying fresh salads and greens with my meals. I bet it would work with cilantro. Although, my family does not eat cilantro, ever. To us, it tastes like soap.
Great info! I found lots of useful information in this and your other videos. I would add that regular freeze dried instant coffee, unopened and stored correctly, will normally last indefinitely. Especially in a can or glass jar. Gotta have coffee.
I bought a one years supply. I like that I have it. But am stockpile of regular stuff. But just having it makes me feel better knowing I have something.
I love gardening it give me peace of mind in what in my food but there is research that breathing in moist soil helps with your nerves system I feel always better after being in my garden. I have even now left a bag of soil in my home and if I’m feeling anxious or sad I go and actually sit next to the bag of soil and just smell and then I feel better
Thanks for all you do! Now that we have pretty much met our food and gear goal, I am adding more seeds, fertilizer, cleaning, wool blankets etc. As far as food goes, I am shopping weekly for Rice, dry beans, canned beans, flour, yeast, pasta, Spaghetti sauce ( spaghetti Sauce is very versatile, its toward the top of my list always)..
I am so grateful that you've gone back to basics. I've gotten lost in prepping and this puts my feet back on Terra firma. There is so much information that has fallen into my brain cracks. Thank you.
Most on EBT have been getting extra food stamps - my friend said that she can buy Augason products @ Walmart and other big stores with the food stamps but not any of the other brands of these products. So, if you want them now you know it is possible on your SNAP.
Instead of spending tons of money each month on short term preparedness foods, invest in a home freeze dryer and make your own and then you control the ingredients. I have long term meats, veggies, fruits, dairy and homemade MREs made from our leftovers.
AP, My husband and I decided in January 2022. That since the majority of our lawn died in 2021 drought. We made it in to gardens and we bought a freeze dryer. So since June 2022 we have been Canning, dehydrating and freeze drying and freezing everything from the gardens. Also fresh and canned meats and vegetables that have come on sale at the local grocery. Love your videos.
Also I got cases of individual packets of mayo, mustard, ketchup and jams. They can also be used to give to others and they would think you picked it or had it leftover from a take out order. Plus they are shelf stable if the grid goes down. Also look for cases of individual sugar, salt and pepper. Found the cases of condiments at Sam's club.
I waited a couple years before I started buying freeze dried fod, and I only buy a few items from various freeze dried food companiesat a time. I do more of the canned foods and locally purchased dry foods and repack them myselfI dehydrate as well to add to my supply of fruits and veggies. spices to me are just as important as main ingredients so I have loaded up on those
Thank you for another very insightful video pertaining to much needed information for preserving people's future/nutritional needs. I'm on a fixed income, so some of these things are out of my reach. I do however hunt, forage, and make as many things as I can learn to make. I have boom sticks, and other protective/procurement methods to help as much as possible, but have been learning as much as possible to start from scratch if absolutely necessary. That being said, I've been doing as much as possible to secure my future since before my teen years. I agree with your thoughts on which things to prepare first. I'd also add learning other alternative methods for the "one in a million, just in case" scenarios. I have purchased some Nutrient Survival products after seeing how much you use/recommend them. I can personally attest to a few now, but will stress my personal experience with their coffee and immune boost. I LOVE coffee and have been known as a "coffee drinker" for decades now. A few years ago i had a bunch of stomach issues, rendering me as a non-coffee drinker. This killed me!! I tried the Nutrient Survival coffee and realized my body could tolerate that specific coffee. I was "over the moon happy" about that!! I also tried their "Immune Boost" to help pop my nutrition up after having a cold (trying to settle into my sinuses), for at least a month and a half. Within two days of drinking the Immune Boost, I was sounding "normal" again. I've been telling anyone who will listen about it ever since!! The nutrients seem (in my case at least) much more "bioavailable" than even "nutritional vitamin supplements". I have, and will continue to recommend this product (Immune Boost)!! I miss you fading from one video clip to another. The spinning thing you're editing with now isn't good for people who may have seizure/micro seizure issues. Thank you for another phenomenally informative video!! 😁❤️
Got rats in my attic and they've chewed thru my ceiling and dropped into my pantry. Chewed a few bags but not too much damage. Horrible knowing rats have been in there tho, having to wipe everything I've now stuck nails in walls and hung everything up off ground.
I don't want to use freeze dried foods for barter because that will tell all that I prep and have more. Barter will be dried and canned beans and rice.
I went through a phase of serious prepping. Not all preppers are end of worlders. Yes, that is a possibility, but first prep for the highest possibility even. So I wanted to make sure I was prepared for any storm/natural disaster that that came through that might cause loss of power for a few weeks meaning plenty of batteries, first aid supplies, and food in water tight containers - mostly cans. Second most probable; unplanned unemployment or financial implosion - extend to 6 months supply. Third; retirement. My job put me in contact with many seniors who had not anticipated medical or financial disasters and were suddenly having to choose between paying for medicine and food. If you have long term stored food and supplies you will have what you need - a couple years worth. And finally enough for adult children and their families if they don't prep - for me I had almost 4 years worth for all of us. Everything was bought on sale. My best deal was due to an online error of pricing. They had listed a one year package of long term food on sale for $99 instead of $999. I only ordered 1because I was expecting to get an email saying oops we can't sell it to you for that, but they honored it! Also got many buckets of $10-$15 on sale as well as non-food items. I never ran out of N95 masks, toilet or even Lysol wipes during the work at home phase of COVID even though I gave many bos of masks and gloves to my DIL, a nurse practitioner to use/share at work when they suddenly couldn't get them. During lockdown I decided to try to live off short term pantry since I knew I needed to start rotating. I normally eat limited amounts of store canned foods because the majority of my diet is fresh or frozen, but everything in the pantry was good I had eaten and enjoyed earlier in life. I also had home canned meats from when I took advantage of meat sales and then processed some as well as freezing. What was supposed to be a couple month experiment turned into over a year. I never ran out of store canned foods during that time but gladly dropped off literally well over 100 cans of ready to eat foods to a friend with a large family who were quite appreciative. The long term food was a big shocker. For instance, the can of bananas you had in the background; they aren't freeze-dried but dehydrated like many long term storage foods. Make sure to read the cans carefully before buying. First, they start with unripened bananas because ripe bananas have a higher sugar content and will dry or freeze dry a bit sticky and even in air tight can they can kinda glue themselves together. So they don't have as much flavor. Second, if they are being dehydrated they will start turning dark before fully dehydrated, just like sliced potatoes or some other veggies and fruit unless treated. Someone dehydrating at home might dip them in a lemon water mixture, most large scale processing will send them through a chemical bath to "wash" them meaning it isn't an ingredient that has to be listed since they are part of the "cleaning" process rather than an actual ingredient. It is just like the bagged salad mix is washed with a solution that includes a chemical that extends the shelf life of fresh greens but doesn't have to list as ingredient. Many things are just plain disgusting like the vegetable stew mix. I knew the veggies would be small but it looked more like a knorr seasoning packet that's meant to be mixed with sour cream for a dip except it turns out dried cabbage flakes don't have alot of flavor. I tried cutting water in half, adding multiple bouillon cubes, salt, pepper, onion powder and celery powder and it still had an overwhelmingly dirty dishwashing water taste and was still incredibly watery. Did I like anything? Mountain High brand is the only brand of entrees that was palatable to me. Single food items that were freeze dried were consistently edible. My favorite single item was powdered tomatoes. From it I was able to make tomato sauce, tomatoes paste and even ketchup. Love the basics of rice, beans, grains. Many times I preferred having rice with a little salt, pepper and home canned ghee rather than store bought caned soup or some freeze dried or dehydrated meal. I decided to share long term foods with family and friends who, after covid, realized the importance of at least a little prepping. They, like you have listed to me droning on and on about these foods and are still happy to accept them from me. Tomorrow is one of my last deliveries which includes 3 cases (total of 18 gallon cans), 2 - 48 hour kits and a 1 month kit. I used to think if I was hungry enough I would eat anything. I found out that really isn't true.
The Boom Stick might not help you every time because if enough people get together because they know you have a large stash they will bum rush you anyway figuring it is worth losing a few people to feed several more.
nice preps better put up a barrier for all those canned goods, one earthquake will make those glass jars go flying! even if you can just strap duct tape across the shelving for now is better than nothing to save your food!
What if I can not keep preps at 70 degrees because I love in the deep South? What kinds of long term storage items can I keep if the house temp is 78 degrees?
I live in the desert, so I hear you! The last house we had, we installed a small room air conditioner to it. Right now, I have a ton of stuff stored in a storage unit, and it can get to 110 degrees in Arizona. I've read that you can store it in hotter places, it just won't store for 25 years, but perhaps 10-15, so I'm not worried about it.
I don't watch this kind of stuff for knowledge Anymore. No one in my family are on board I'm just a crazy conspiracy theorist but with the things that I have put away and canned food and food that I have can and jars will be merely enough for my two small children no one else not even me. It's pretty sad because now the people I warned will more than likely come to my front door I will have to turn them away or use my protection against them For my childrens sake. I Cry a lot because I know what is to come. And yet all I am is a crazy conspiracy therapist to my family and even my husband. I will have to say I told you So to my husband. And many other people in my "family" then turn them away from my house for my children's sake. I will blame my husband for not being on board with prepping when I watch my child starve. I'm so depressed because of Noone taking this seriously for YEARS. 😢
❤I have a ton of canned meat, can vegetables, canned fruit, soups both canned n dried, broth, spices, salt, sugar, rice, beans, pasta and a bunch of Augason farms dehydrated number 10 cans.❤ I just ordered two of the Mountainhouse beef. Because they were cheaper.❤
Question about your bins for your flour, rice and sugar... Are you pouring it in and just dipping out as you need it or are the full bags in those and therefore you don't open them at all?
Love Augason Farms. Give it as presents and think it’s a good product. One exception. I really wanted the lasagna and it had gone up over $35.00 s when it went down I got a can and gave it to my friend for her birthday. Then I ordered one for us and opened it to try. It’s pretty bad. The picture looks good but the taste is not. The rest of their products are worth the money and I’ll be able to leave it to my grandson. I got sprouting seeds in case we can’t grow crops for some reason and they are nice because it’s the easy fresh produce way to grow.
I have a very small home and absolutely no place like a pantry. I need to have a place built. But it would have to be in the garage. So then how do I keep it at 65 degrees when the rest of the garage is either 100 or in winter 30? Like I’m just saying the environment is not great and fluctuates a lot in there. But it’s on my mind to build a space in there.
Saw a YT video the other day that had a great way to kill weevils when doing long term storage and you don't have the ability to freeze your foods first. Use dry ice. Look for it for more information.
As someone later to the "prepper community", it is nice to hear simple, basic steps to beginning prepping as well as when to think about taking the next step. It helps give a sense of control & I'm doing something because so much chaos is going on I can't control. Appreciate your channel, insights and just plain talking to us. ( I'm the only prepper in my family & doing it for them as well so you lift my spirits) Thanks again!
It's just me left. I was preparing to help protect my mom. But she has been gone now over a year. I store a lot of canned foods. I started into dehydrated veggies to add to what I have already. I watch the sales on Amazon. I have to be so careful because of food allergies and having to be gluten-free.
Keep prepping my friend. Slow and steady wins the race. Even new to prepping you are way ahead of 95% of the people. Before you know it you will be just filling in the gaps.
Thank you, Alaska Prepper. My parents taught us to prep when my family and I were very young. I was really surprised that your suggestions were exactly how I have prepared. I feel more confident after watching this that I have most of what I will need, but I do agree with you that something might have been forgotten. Water is what I feel that is needed the most along with knowing how to get rid of bathroom treasures. 🙂Soap is really needed to make sure that cleanliness is paramount. May God be with you and your family.
Just in case soap becomes scarce, I have planted a perennial called "soapwort". When the plant is crushed it produces suds. It is what colonists used to wash their hair.
It is funny reading comments and watching video (from various creators) over the years and how people are so concerned about variety and storing candy and junk food for a morale booster. Listen, if you have the money to do all that - do it. But have none of you ever had to go without in the past? I have! And, during that time of barely any money coming in, food was last on this list - paying bills came first. Thus, I lived on peanut butter toast and almonds (I would count out a serving size - I think it was 8-12 almonds) since that was what I could afford to buy. I supplemented that with whatever I could get from the food pantry. I was silly and my pride would not allow me to apply for food stamps. (How dumb, right!?) My point is, I did not care one hoot about variety and was over joyed with peanut butter toast daily. I just knew I needed calories. I would cry when a friend gave me $5 to help me out or the one time the food pantry gave me a $25 gift certificate to a grocery store, and I would strategize how to make it stretch. I was so afraid of being homeless that I worked 4-5 jobs at a time and figured it out with the help of a number of people. My point is...when you are hungry all that matters is calories and with this in mind - this is how I prep. The experience I had with having nothing will never leave me and I know I will NOT be picky when I am hungry. I could care less about buying expensive freeze dried "fancy" meals. I am aware everyone preps relative to what they can afford. But I guess it is hard for me to grasp when I read - ohh my kids won't eat can food so I am not stocking that stuff or "I can't eat rice for every meal". Sorry to tell you...starving children WILL eat can food and everyone WILL be grateful to have rice daily. Prepping does not have to be difficult or expensive - I just think people need a realistic perspective about how picky they will all be when they are starving.
Very true. I used to get a set amount of food stamps for 3 people, but with an extra person, I had to buy everything in bulk. Bulk is a life saver. But my family has known hunger also. So bulk is how I prep.
Well….I think you took smart steps in prepping, but no one is really “prepared” for big events. We aren’t even sure what kind of event may come (a regular war? A flood? A nuclear exchange? Riots? A solar flare that destroys the power grid and takes years to repair? Yosemite suddenly erupts) and you would prepare for each differently, like that great underground fallout shelter doesn’t work well in massive flooding. And you could have spent 5 million making a self-sufficient, isolated underground compound, only to be out getting more supplies an hour away when the missile warning comes, and not make it back. Or if in ground zero….being prepared won’t matter. There is always still an element of luck.
Do you want to know how to instantly double your pantry? Cut your calories in half of what you consume now.. Shrink your stomach and learn to live on limited calories. I cut mine to under 900 per day, high protein low carb and not only have I lost 24 pounds in about 10 weeks, I FEEL twice as sharp, at least 25% more energy, and I'm shaving off at least 30,000 calories PER MONTH. That could keep another human fully fed & healthy. You'll never feel better folks, being more energetic & motivated was a side effect I never expected.
When we had a little bit more wiggle room in our budget we would use our food budget to add a bag or two of mountain house during our weekly shopping at Wally World. For our family by doing this have a a solid 2 weeks, maybe a bit more, in totes that can be easily carried if we had to bug out or leave our home for a bit of time. We also keep some heating, bowls, plates, utensils in each bin. For a lot of people you don’t always have to make big purchases, 1 or 2 items at a time will add up quickly.
@@sandrajohnson9926 - Mountain House, Peak Refuel, and Augason Foods are the premium brands - sold at Sam’s / Costco, Outdoor stores, and Walmart. These meals are for “glamping” (upscale camping when you are traveling light or hiking distances). They are sort of expensive (2 serving meals are usually $10-11) however if we do move into extended really hard times or you are forced to travel for safety - these are much easier to transport.
This is the first video of yours I've seen and love the solid advice you gave here, so you gained another sub. I don't know if anyone else will notice this, but I saw Freedom's Choice canned tomatoes and know that is a commissary exclusive brand. If you have served, thank you for your service!
Get heirloom seeds so you can learn to seed save as well. I started gardening a few years ago, I’m on year 6. I am now growing a garden yearly. Canning, freezing and dehydrating. I used to kill every plant I had, so I am pleased. I love growing my own food. Expanding my garden this year in anticipation of the shortages. I’m also growing extra in case a crop doesn’t perform as well as I had hoped. Growing food is very important! Whether it’s a container garden or full garden, grow your food! You can do it!
Another reason to buy Long Term Food is it allows you buy food for the future when you have the money to do it. You may not have the money to buy it when the time comes you need it.
My first corn seeds looked odd, kind of flat and clear. They must have just dissolved. Planted a different brand, got corn but cobs only about 4 inches with something like a cauliflower growing out of the end. Disgusting. I'll buy it from now on.
Thank you, friend! Very instructive & inspirational! Idk if I missed it, but I wonder how long you've been prepping? I also wonder how many thousands of dollars you've spent? Your pantry is amazing & I am very happy for you & your family! I am a retired widow with a teeny income, but I'm going to keep working at it as much as I can. God bless you and your family!
@Alaska Prepper I have gotten 2 5 gallon buckets of local raw honey over the last year and a half, along with everything else that I have like on your shelves plus what I have canned myself.
Seeds and gardening should be in step one along with building supplies in pantry/ step two long term storage should include learning how to store vegetables from the garden, such as canning freezing and making flour from pumpkins and zucchini
I have found the "cansolidator" makes rotating canned goods easier. each slot holds a case (12) of standard size cans. also, they're way cheaper at wallymart than amzon. I also noticed that pastas are much cheaper at restaurant supply stores and dried peppers are cheaper at asian markets.
