Food prepping

[Dmc707]

Home pressure canned meats are your friend here….

That would be an absolutely awesome thing to learn to do this fall

 

[golddigger14s]

First of all, don't store food you don't normally eat. I always hear about people storing 5-gallon buckets of rice and/or beans. I don't eat that stuff now, so why would I want to eat it in an emergency? I like Thrive freeze-dried foods and use them regularly.

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[turkeyrun]

Keep what you NORMALLY eat
Keep stocks rotated


We stock up whatever is on sale, when doing regular shopping. This doesn't put a strain on regular budget and builds stocks.
Rotate stocks everytime new stock is added.
Prepare meals from stocks.

MREs and other "food packs", we do not buy, do not eat, do not want. To each their own, but we don't eat them on a regular basis, so a BIG NO, for us.

 

[RickN]

Keep what you NORMALLY eat
Keep stocks rotated


We stock up whatever is on sale, when doing regular shopping. This doesn't put a strain on regular budget and builds stocks.
Rotate stocks everytime new stock is added.
Prepare meals from stocks.

MREs and other "food packs", we do not buy, do not eat, do not want. To each their own, but we don't eat them on a regular basis, so a BIG NO, for us.

Same. We do have a few "survival" meals but mostly only things we eat on a regular basis.

 

[Firpo]

What I have in the kitchen pantry are doubles of what we use regularly ie mayo, mustard, various oils, etc… and 5-10 cans of meats ie beef, chicken and tuna (we really like tuna) and these are kept and continuously rotated. Just in the pantry and freezer would likely last us 4-6 weeks which would see us through any natural disaster (my goal in “prepping”). In the basement, yes I actually have a basement in Oklahoma, there is the freeze dried stuff plus flour, sugar and salt that would keep us going for much longer. I also keep 5 cases of MREs that are at this point for handing out to other folks in need. FYI on MREs I’ve found it’s the main meal that gets a little off over time and can be replaced for much less than the cost of a new MRE. Also I should note that when I started getting prepared to see myself and family through a disaster it was after seeing the horrible response from FEMA after Katrina. After witnessing that it became clear we could be on our own for a good while. Now my family has shrunk and I traded earthquakes in for tornados.

 

[GnometownHero]

"We used to be way more into prepping. But after 15+ yrs of SHTF not actually happening, we’ve scaled it back a bit lol. "

My daughter told me last night that folks in North Carolina were thankin Jesus for canned food and some backwoods education in their upbringing. I told her, this can get worse with the sorry leadership we have. Keep being smart, stay armed & vigilant and update your stored food & water supply. Teach my 8yr old grandaughter about how folks are having to survive right now.

 

[Firpo]

…..and don’t forget dog food.

 

[GeneW]

…..and don’t forget dog food.

And prescription meds. I’d get at least a 6 month supply.

 

[Jason Freeland]

And prescription meds. I’d get at least a 6 month supply.

Wish I could, but several of mine they won't give out more than 30 days or they are perishable for that length of time.

 

[turkeyrun]

…..and don’t forget dog food.

You mean looters?

We are probably better stocked for dealings with those idiots, than ourselves.

Ditto on the meds, though slightly harder to build a supply. We get 90 day supplies. Get refills at 80 days. (earliest insurance will authorize and pay) I have had my prescription long enough to have 100 day back up. Wif has 40 days, but we can stretch, if needed.