Comments on: How to Stockpile Food for Survival http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/ Money Saving Insights: Coupons, Smart Spending and Promotional Codes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:38:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Barry in Scotland http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/#comment-75953 Barry in Scotland Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:02:40 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=5569#comment-75953 All good ideas- they reckon it'd be 5-7 days before panic really set in and disorder started. I'm going to get a 3 month store- a good tip is "cous cous"- nutritionally the same as rice and pasta(about 360cal/100g) but all you need to cook it is twice it's weight in water brought to the boil, add cous cous and stir, replace the lid and take off the hob and 5 mins later it's ready to eat. Saves a vast amount of water and energy compared to rice and pasta. All good ideas- they reckon it’d be 5-7 days before panic really set in and disorder started.
I’m going to get a 3 month store- a good tip is “cous cous”- nutritionally the same as rice and pasta(about 360cal/100g) but all you need to cook it is twice it’s weight in water brought to the boil, add cous cous and stir, replace the lid and take off the hob and 5 mins later it’s ready to eat. Saves a vast amount of water and energy compared to rice and pasta.

]]> By: Tommie http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/#comment-67200 Tommie Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:19:30 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=5569#comment-67200 Was on a tour of Pearl Harbor (pre 9/11) tour guide was a native Hawaiian and relayed the stories of Dec 7th she was told by her grandparents and parents. Due to the dependency on ships bringing food, the Hawaiian government stockpiles Span & rice for fear of them being cut off from the mainland and unable to receive food. I say whatever works!!! Was on a tour of Pearl Harbor (pre 9/11) tour guide was a native Hawaiian and relayed the stories of Dec 7th she was told by her grandparents and parents. Due to the dependency on ships bringing food, the Hawaiian government stockpiles Span & rice for fear of them being cut off from the mainland and unable to receive food. I say whatever works!!!

]]> By: Chris Yonts http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/#comment-66858 Chris Yonts Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:38:25 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=5569#comment-66858 SPAM is the worst thing ever invented - overly-salted butcher's floor sweepings! But your point is well-taken. SPAM is the worst thing ever invented – overly-salted butcher’s floor sweepings! But your point is well-taken.

]]> By: Tim Ralston http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/#comment-47576 Tim Ralston Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:53:20 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=5569#comment-47576 When it comes to emergency preparedness, most people I talk to think that nothing will ever happen to them- I constantly hear “why should I bother". In today’s world it sounds crazy to talk about storing food. Why bother when restaurants, convenient stores and grocery stores are open 24 hours a day, 7days a week? We have grown up in the age of consumerism and take for granted there will always be food on the shelves. Well, what if there is a national emergency? Or if the unions repeat what happened in France - and stop delivery trucks in protest. What if our government keeps spending and hyper inflation occurs? Just look what happened in Boston! http://survivalist-hub.blogspot.com/. Why not be prepared just in case? It drives me NUTS when people have their heads in the sand!! But I know I am not nuts. As a father of 3 small children, I have always tried to protect and provide for all their immediate and future necessities. I could not come home and tell my kids there was no food on the shelves. Now, I can sleep in peace having purchased years of emergency food! I love having the peace of mind, the feeling of being empowered-- that my family and I are covered with the necessary emergency food, and survival supplies for the next 20 years at TODAY'S prices for what ever comes our way. For more information, go to blog . http://survivalist-hub.blogspot.com/. When it comes to emergency preparedness, most people I talk to think that nothing will ever happen to them- I constantly hear “why should I bother”. In today’s world it sounds crazy to talk about storing food. Why bother when restaurants, convenient stores and grocery stores are open 24 hours a day, 7days a week? We have grown up in the age of consumerism and take for granted there will always be food on the shelves. Well, what if there is a national emergency? Or if the unions repeat what happened in France – and stop delivery trucks in protest. What if our government keeps spending and hyper inflation occurs? Just look what happened in Boston! http://survivalist-hub.blogspot.com/. Why not be prepared just in case? It drives me NUTS when people have their heads in the sand!! But I know I am not nuts.
As a father of 3 small children, I have always tried to protect and provide for all their immediate and future necessities. I could not come home and tell my kids there was no food on the shelves. Now, I can sleep in peace having purchased years of emergency food! I love having the peace of mind, the feeling of being empowered– that my family and I are covered with the necessary emergency food, and survival supplies for the next 20 years at TODAY’S prices for what ever comes our way. For more information, go to blog . http://survivalist-hub.blogspot.com/.

]]> By: 10 Ways to Invest $1,000 Dollars, Without Putting a Dime in the Stock Market http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/#comment-47553 10 Ways to Invest $1,000 Dollars, Without Putting a Dime in the Stock Market Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:01:22 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=5569#comment-47553 [...] you can easily cut back on incidental expenses, you still have to eat. Putting your $1,000 into long-term food storage could be one smart move if things keep going downhill. Focus on big ticket staples like butter, [...] [...] you can easily cut back on incidental expenses, you still have to eat. Putting your $1,000 into long-term food storage could be one smart move if things keep going downhill. Focus on big ticket staples like butter, [...]

]]> By: Maria (SurvivalFoodList) http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/#comment-45156 Maria (SurvivalFoodList) Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:16:43 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=5569#comment-45156 We've been doing a combination of extra grocery store purchases (tuna fish, olive oil, etc.); bulk food co-op buys (wheat berried, rice, beans, coconut oil) and online freeze dried food orders (see http://survivalfoodlist.com/) to build our long-term survival food stockpile. It definitely feels better having a plan and some things put by for lean times or long emergencies. We’ve been doing a combination of extra grocery store purchases (tuna fish, olive oil, etc.); bulk food co-op buys (wheat berried, rice, beans, coconut oil) and online freeze dried food orders (see http://survivalfoodlist.com/) to build our long-term survival food stockpile.

It definitely feels better having a plan and some things put by for lean times or long emergencies.

]]> By: carolyn/blog.TotallyReady.com http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/#comment-42634 carolyn/blog.TotallyReady.com Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:59:26 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=5569#comment-42634 Please, please don't buy the Costco bucket. There is a law suit against them because the calories they claim are false. Some days only have 400-600 calories per day. The packs are not portion controlled and are meant to provide six servings. If you are like me once the meal is cooked and you are hungry you are going to eat the whole thing even if there are only four in your family. This will leave you short later. One more thing. During an emergency there is never enough water and reconstituting can take 2-4 times as much water as product. In other words to reconstitute a 1/2 C of food can take as much as 2 cups of water. I had many questions about these buckets on my websites so I did lots of research...please spend your money storing real food. If you calculate the number of calories it is actually cheaper to store the canned foods and grains you normally eat than these buckets. During an emergency you will need more than 600 calories a day to remain healthy. During stressful times you actually need more calories, not less. And thanks Amy for your kind words and keep going!. Please, please don’t buy the Costco bucket. There is a law suit against them because the calories they claim are false. Some days only have 400-600 calories per day. The packs are not portion controlled and are meant to provide six servings. If you are like me once the meal is cooked and you are hungry you are going to eat the whole thing even if there are only four in your family. This will leave you short later. One more thing. During an emergency there is never enough water and reconstituting can take 2-4 times as much water as product. In other words to reconstitute a 1/2 C of food can take as much as 2 cups of water. I had many questions about these buckets on my websites so I did lots of research…please spend your money storing real food. If you calculate the number of calories it is actually cheaper to store the canned foods and grains you normally eat than these buckets. During an emergency you will need more than 600 calories a day to remain healthy. During stressful times you actually need more calories, not less.

And thanks Amy for your kind words and keep going!.

]]> By: marci357 http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/#comment-42631 marci357 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:53:45 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=5569#comment-42631 Thank you for the links. I did not know such a well stocked emergency bucket was available so reasonably - the cost includes the shipment by ups. I will be ordering the $139.99 version with the hatchet, pots, cups, and water filter equipment in it, as well as some 20 yr storage food. There are 7 major rivers coming into the 3 bays in our county - so finding water is not an issue - but finding clean water would be :) Thank you for the links. I did not know such a well stocked emergency bucket was available so reasonably – the cost includes the shipment by ups. I will be ordering the $139.99 version with the hatchet, pots, cups, and water filter equipment in it, as well as some 20 yr storage food. There are 7 major rivers coming into the 3 bays in our county – so finding water is not an issue – but finding clean water would be :)

]]> By: Lori http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/#comment-42630 Lori Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:12:58 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=5569#comment-42630 For an easy way to store food for 4 for 30 days, costco's website has this handy little bucket of freeze-dried vegetarian dishes: http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11219554 (Food for health emergency food kit) it's currently running at $89.99 and will store for 20 years. Very portable in a bug-out situation as well. You can also get "Mayday 2400" food ration bars from several places online, including amazon, that have a 5 year shelf life and most of your daily nutrients. They're excellent for your car or boat. It only comes in one flavor, but you'll live. For an easy way to store food for 4 for 30 days, costco’s website has this handy little bucket of freeze-dried vegetarian dishes:

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11219554
(Food for health emergency food kit)

it’s currently running at $89.99 and will store for 20 years. Very portable in a bug-out situation as well.

You can also get “Mayday 2400″ food ration bars from several places online, including amazon, that have a 5 year shelf life and most of your daily nutrients. They’re excellent for your car or boat. It only comes in one flavor, but you’ll live.

]]> By: marci357 http://frugaldad.com/2010/06/07/how-to-stockpile-food-for-survival/#comment-42621 marci357 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:25:53 +0000 http://frugaldad.com/?p=5569#comment-42621 Spam with creamy horseradish...yep - had it for dinner last night! Also think jerky, pepperoni sticks, other dried meats,etc. They store almost forever :) The meats can be just eaten, but they can also be used in stew or soup or with scrambled eggs etc. Chop up and soak in a little water, and they are usable in a lot of meals. Spam with creamy horseradish…yep – had it for dinner last night!

Also think jerky, pepperoni sticks, other dried meats,etc. They store almost forever :) The meats can be just eaten, but they can also be used in stew or soup or with scrambled eggs etc. Chop up and soak in a little water, and they are usable in a lot of meals.

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