How to Start a Prepper Food Pantry 

Thanks Anna. We agree 100%.

Your welcome!!!

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I do understand what you're saying but do consider that "cans" can take a lot of abuse being tossed around in a backpack or box or even being tossed around in a vehicle. The "jars" are a sign of wholesome home cooked and nutritious food they must be handled with care to prevent breakage.

with inflation here she was definitely on to something that would make Nostradamus tip his hat to her

That’s awesome! My parents didnt teach us anything their parents learned from the great depression as they bought into the lie we’ll totally okay now. Now me and my parents are are starting to prep. My siblings think im nuts even though we all had a hard time finding toilet paper. Ah well, if shtf I’ll still share. They are my siblings after all!

How can banks run out of money when it is constantly circulating? Think about it…. They really just shut down and the powers that be( who control the federal reserve) took the money and shut the banks down… they called it “the Great Depression “

I think she has two kids. I'm old now, but we used to be a family of five, and my mom had a similar pantry right next to the kitchen (with grain in steel hobbocks, and a electric mill which was fXXXXXg expensive but still lives today), a second room with a new chest freezer and the old one (only used after harvest in autumn, or for shock freezing after bulk shopping), this room also held the beer and mineral water supplies, and the sauerkraut pots, and some airy shelves with airy drawers for apples ("Apfelhorde" or "Apfelstiege" in German). In the cold unheated basement of the house there were the prepressurized apple juice tanks ("Druckmostfass"), and carrots in moist sand, chicoree wrapped in wet newspapers, and stuff like that. My mum used to can a lot more after 1980 when we were hit by a twoandahalf weeks power outage in icy winter, and we lost oneandahalf chest freezers' contents. If you are ever to buy a chest freezer buy the one with the most hours of bridge time in power outages (usually the top of the shelf model) which in most cases has a battery of freezing accumulators hanging under the lid. If you choose to live of your pantry and you mean it then you have to have a pantry like this. If you live of your garden and do things like smoking meat, frying fruit and maybe lactoacid fermentation, then even bigger - grannies will come over, kids will bring friends... Just for testing purposes: leave away each and every conventient & to go & take away soda pop, cookie, smoothie, bagel, wrap, chocolate bar, any to-go hot beverages, chips, flips, crunchies, munchies and other things added in the last 25 years to the western life style and you will see what I mean. What I missed was a huge cupboard of personal food and beverage containers. Storing these seems yet to be an unsolved problem.

LOL

@@Hithere-ek4qt So here's the thing, whether it's the "end of the world" or a major storm, it's always good to be self-reliant. You don't want to rely on the government to take care of your family. Case and Point: New Orleans and Katrina. It's smart to stock up on supplies. You've heard of the Aesop Fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper? Be the Ant. ;-)

I don’t understand why she would’ve been considered nuts in the first place, This is common sense stuff

She's brilliant

You’re not alone :)) good luck!!

Good for you my man!

Secret is the best way otherwise everybody will want what you have if things get bad.

Most folks that wonder about your mental health in this way are the ones WE need to worry about. They will be the first to raid your pantry. Only a few that you can absolutely trust need to know. Because they are probably prepping also.

I started prepping in secret in ' 72 before I had heard the word prepping. When someone scoffs at me I ask them if they know the story of the unwise virgins in the bible. Now I live 35 miles from a supermarket , so it helps to have food stocks and other spares on hand. Trust in your own judgement, mate.

I was just wondering what people will have in their pantry that want to avoid carbs, initially I was thinking about the gluten-free yuppies but your post made me realize that there are those who have a medical necessity for avoiding carbs. What do you stock in your pantry? Although I'm a year late, "congratulations" on closing on your farm. I am in the process of finding like yours. How are you enjoying your ranch?

Thanks Brian :0)

If 'normal' is holding an ouzie 9mm to protect the goods, it's not normal to me in the UK.

@@Ellie1923 maybe you belong in the UK and not America

i thought this too and don't talk a load of shit like a nutjob for 20 minutes. Best info out there and practical too. the best thing she said was job loss, thats huge and viable today. none of this total collapse emp nonsense lol

Agreed. Clear, concise and based on experience.

The-Iron-Law I think she is very smart ,but if you mean COVID I live in a dense area with only a weeks supply of everything, and besides for a few days run on toilet paper (which also happens whenever an inch of snow is predicted, people panic buy milk, bread and TP), we have been just fine - just wear masks,wash hands, social distance.

It’s the economy crashing and winter that will be bigger problems

only none of it is funny

I didnt think she was nuts. I have been prepping since 2012 for an epidemic/pandemic, domestic terrorism affecting water supply and food distribution disruption as well as droughts. Now I prep for it all

Preppers? This was normal when I was a child.

That's actually back when I was young. I'm an old woman now and I'm still always prepared and always will be.

I use a chamber vacuum sealer and split the big packages of spices into smaller packages. For more fragile spices, don't vacuum, just use an O2 absorber and seal. That let's you use the big packages without losing quality.

The GF and I are constantly looking for ways to economize..The best way I have found is to co-op with friends..A good example, we bought a 25lb.bag of flour, at a restaurant supply, and split it with another couple for $10.00.. actual cost about 40cents a pound..I price compared and saw 5lb bags of the same product in a grocery @ $4.49

True story

@@kevinrehberg8758 Good for you! Keep it up and you'll do just fine.

I learned so much from her. She is very smart and give very good information

Great barterability as well.

Just make sure its REAL honey... most of the mass produced brands are mostly high fructose corn syrup. Read the label. Only buy REAL, PURE honey. Regards

Also I use honey to help with wound care.

I wonder who was the lucky person to be given 3,0000-year-old honey to eat.

@@scottdunn2178 That's why we in Europe cant buy American honey. Because your kind of honey is illegal here (you cant name it honey), its not even legal to add sugar.

I’m lmao at “ wannabe Rambo” 😂😂😂

she seems quite tough, Ramboette, like Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2.

@Char Siu Exactly. Spot on!

Chris hamill Amen! 🌝

and another meat source. lol

At my house that would resulted in many jars of squirrel meat.

@Saul, Bill Those were the exact thoughts that entered my mind as soon as the words left her mouth. Growing up we used to eat squirrel and rabbit like once a week. (Completely unrelated: Oh, and frog legs ! Used to go frog gigging every Saturday night.)

There is a band called circus of dead squirrels

Enter the Ruger 10/22 and you got more emergency (well fed) meat for the pantry :)

I have spent months researching into prepping and found a fantastic website at Micaden survive system (check it out on google)

Just a friendly gardening tip if you are not aware of this fact already. Most animals eat garden vegetables such as tomatoes for the water content and not so much for the favored or preferred taste. Place a small dish of fresh water at a comfortable distance of 50 feet or so. This should do it to cut down on pest stealing your tomatoes. Before I installed my electric fence around the perimeter of our family garden, I found this to be very successful. Hope this helps and great video.

@@joshsanderson8028 Great tip. Thanks!

Agreed!

Dustpuuppy amen - am on my own in a small studio apartment - am on a pension and use public transit (or better yet find a driver who will run their errands and take me along 😃😉) - made it a priority to have a pantry for a month’s provisions (actually more if I can manage it) can dictate my regular grocery list in my sleep - folks were amazed that I “got ahead of the virus panic shopping curve” - just 😃and 😉 before saying I didn’t have to “get out there” because I am always watching for opportunities to rotate stuffs in my pantry and replace them thru the month when sales 🤞 - am a farmers granddaughter and a full well used pantry (cold room) was just part of life - am able “to self isolate” / have “stay-cation” for a month - would be longer but will need to go to a pharmacy and they’re asking healthy folks to pick up their own Rx to ease the demand on their delivery folks - otherwise I could “stay in place” for six weeks and have good healthy interesting meals 😃🤗 no room for those 20 bags of Doritos but made it to COSTCO in time to get LARGE box of GF crackers 😃🤗

Glad it was helpful!

Yep, from CA.

Excellent 👍

It's easier to just hang a bar across the shelf opening like sailors do when rigging a ship for sea.

Cardboard spacers between jars and cargo netting in front of the shelves = win.

Thanks for the suggestion Rose. We have far too much rice to store in jars but that is a great suggestion for those with smaller amounts.

Makes sense; rancidity is a partly a function of oxygen interacting with the oils, so keep the oxygen out and it should keep the brown rice from getting rancid as soon. Four years is pretty great!

@C. Michael You can get them cheaply at the dollar store.

Thanks for those stats!

so as I thought... "best before" dates ARE just a way to boost sales Thanks..

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loganv0410 my olive oil gone rancid so fast, and pine nuts too

loganv0410 and sunflower seeds

+She's a Bottler Thats very clever!

Thank you and am looking at a couple of your videos as we speak, just bought an acre property near the sea and am looking forward to retiring there in a few years. it's a small town with all of the mod cons as we are not getting younger and need those things close at hand. The property will fully be ours in December and then will be able to start planning and at the least plant a few fruit trees We can't move there till hubby retires but am sure looking forward to my new garden and leaving the rat race behind for a quieter lifestyle.look forward to more of your videos and I have a short video on the property if you wish to see it.

+She's a Bottler I visited Melbourne and Tasmania - beautiful country for homesteading. Good luck!

+She's a Bottler And yes! Please share your video link. Im sure we would all like to view it

thanks

+Jen Goods - We love Australia 🇦🇺, welcome to the channel! We both got tattoos in Melbourne 😂

What? You don't prepare for zombies? ;0)

I think the stigma of it is the reason more people don't prep- even though they should. My mom raised 3 kids but never planned meals so we would have 1 pound of ground beef "hamburger helper" for 5 people (& Dad always took the 'lion's share'. No vegetables- no fruit- no 'sides' at all & i promised myself i would never live like that. I can't stand running out of things, even just toilet paper! Why should anyone prep? Ants vs. Grasshoppers! Plan a menu- stick to it, even if you don't 'feel' like it. Letting food spoil should be a crime.

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Deborah Hanna we have been practicing using cloths cut from old clothes as “toilet wipes.” You can designate different ones for each individual family member, just like cloth diapering for babies and toddlers. Boil the cloths or even burn them afterwards for hygienic purposes if you’re afraid of spreading germs. I’d say in a situation where you’re ill then you’re going to want to destroy the rags instead of reusing them.

Get used to the idea that one day there might not be any more TP! 😨😱

It's been my answer. Before my cat and I moved in to live with my mom years ago, she complained almost nonstop about her mouse problem. Within about a year, I stopped seeing mice about.

I know! The females seem to be the better choice though.....instinctive...cause they hunt to feed babes...even if they have never had any! :)

Mrs Soap Peddler's Homestead I would rather a male as they are easier to train and can be like a dog the only draw back can be the ( pissing but can train them out of it

neutering stops most of those peeing habits...no need to mark territory..... no training needed...instinctive :) we have a cat sanctuary and have been caring for all types of cats for 16 years now. amazing animals.

Gah. I just really don't like cats. I may have to consider a barn cat though at some point.

Thanks for watching

Thanks I'm just starting out and I live now in a rural town not very much money but I'm thinking of family and now my new cooking show Thx great Tutorial

The shipping can be pricy on US. Be sure to factor that in. If you use Azure, they carry them as well and can add them on to your order for the standard 8.5% shipping fee

Get pickle buckets. They have a rubber seal. I’ve bought them from fast food restaurants. Just rinse and use baking soda for the pickle smell or if you use mylar bags it doesn’t matter.

Did Microsoft buy the name Azure? All I can find is Microsoft links

www.azurestandard.com/?a_aid=plF6dcQiox

Gamma lids and snap lids are available in most all hardware departments with 2 gal and 5 gal white food grade buckets. I buy them at Lowe’s, Maynerds and Home Depot. They may not have them at all times as they sell out quickly.

She tried that and they didn't seal for some reason.

Question- do the jars need to be amber or are clear ones fine?

me, who would have known that this would be significant after 4 years

Looking for 20 acres in the country right now for a homestead for my big extended family...got a dehydrator and have already started my prepper excel spreadsheet. Gonna get out of dodge. Too many nuts in the big city.

When I realized she published this in 2016, my heart sank.

And wasn't there just an earthquake in North Carolina too...

Yep

this is a great idea! I am going to have my mother do this and do it myself as well.

Mice don't like dryer sheets either. I put them in my old truck and it keeps them out of the glove box and such.

Aliminum pan scourers pushed into holes around pipes and walls will stop mice chewing their way in

Get yourself a cat. Some people may be allergic to animals but this is the most effective method of rodent control.

Sojourner Probably once a month or so.

Cool idea 😊👍🏻

holy cow, that is such an awesome idea. thanks for sharing it. Can I steal that, lol?

I'd like to have a pantry, but I live in a very small appartment so I only have 4 shelves for all my food storage.

@@irinam8709 could you gain some extra storage for dry goods/cans with a roller box under a bed or sofa?

That is awesome!

I to live alone now. I just put a one , two , or three ECT. On top so I know what is the oldest. And use that first.

Bungee cords. Screw in hooks on each side of your shelves and stretch a bungee cord across each shelf. Make it tight enough to keep the jars from slipping beneath it and onto the floor and the soft material bungee cords are made from will also keep you glass jars from breaking. You'd just have to make sure you have something soft between the jars so they don't break shifting back and forth into each other.

Last year we had a small earthquake here in Nebraska where the epicenter was 22 miles from where I live.

Bungee cords are losing tension over time. Use strings or a cloth line.

+Bonnie Flory - Good to know, thanks.

Just a little run of wood, a "lip." Not just for tremors (unlikely), but human fumble fingers.

What kind of things do you freeze dry? I was considering that due to space limitations.

@@SO-hg9cx almost everything! Fat does not FD well it goes rancid fairly quickly. Sugar explodes check out what happens to skittles and gummy bears! And bones do not FD.

Thanks Donna..I may have to try that!

Where do you store it? Canned /sealed, right?

Is this off of an approved pressure canning recipe? I'd be concerned that raw-pack ground meat especially if thickened with bread crumbs is too dense a product to safely pressure can. I raw-pack some meats, but for some reason I was under the impression that I had to pre-cook ground beef.

I can meatloaf too. Brexar Prepper has a good video on canning meatloaf.

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Doris Galloway I do want Doritos lol

Mayra Rodriguez 76 Doritos are loaded with glysphosate a neurotoxin.

Don’t underestimate the importance of a little bit comfort food in a disaster

@C. Michael I find that it tends to be a lot of "scary chemical" argument when people say this. Often, it has a common name that you know. For example, dihydrogen oxide is simply water. Sodium bicarbonate is baking soda. No need to be scared of things you don't know, just look it up.

+Cup of Kudos - Thank you!

100 buckets of what? Or are they just empty buckets?

they are empty

Mason Brockman dang

Phenomenal Anomaly what are you doing with the buckets.?

@@jeanettehollabaugh1108 I assume they are used later to store food in it, similar to the ones shown at 7:22.

+Red-Head-Ranch Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it