Canned Goods As long as they are stored properly, most canned goods can be stored well over 2-3 years (despite what their expiration dates suggest.) And, other than bulk rice and beans are probably the least expensive way to up your family’s food storage. I would suggest to anyone that they combine the bulk, Mylar stored foods and canned goods to add variety and nutrients to your diet. You should concentrate on storing a lot of the foods you already eat, with large amounts of vegetables and fruits that won’t be available fresh. I also suggest a supply of meat oriented dishes that you might not typically use every day, such as canned stews or spam. These will also be handy at extending and adding variety to your bulk preps. It is difficult to store enough canned goods for a long term situation, this is due to their bulk. Once you get a system of canned goods going you might want to research expanding your preps in other directions discussed below. There are basically two different strategies in storing canned goods, and which one you choose depends on whether you plan to “bug out” or “bug in.” If you have a large pantry and a investing in other types of food preps.safe place to hunker down then it is possible to develop a rotation schedule for your canned goods. They should be marked and stored so that they last as long as possible. If you have to be more mobile, canned goods should be stored in the containers you will be moving them in. I keep a variety in large bins with some other essentials. Every two years I pull them out and rotate, mixing the things we use in to our own pantry and donating things we don’t use to a local church pantry. You can’t store them in the garage or attic, climate control is critical. Canning: If you garden and can, you probably have developed your own rotation system. This is great, and in this you are well ahead of us. Canning is an awesome idea, but outside the scope of this article. This is one of my modular food boxes. I believe in storing food several different ways. These boxes are medium term stores and I rotate them every two years. I include a mix of canned soups, vegies and fruits, things that we usually eat fresh, to supplement the variety and nutritional value of my long term preps. I also include some essential elements; like things to cook with, start fires and provide light, as well as toilet paper
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