You dont have to believe in zombies. You dont have to appear in an episode of Doomsday Preppers. You dont even have to own camouflage pajamas. You just have to have a little common sense to realize that having food is better than not having food. I -- wont go into detail here all the reasons why its better to have at least a small stock of food than none -- you know, the usual fire, flood, famine, zombies, blizzards, four horsemen of the apocalypse discussion -- but rather how to start. The first step is to pull out your credit card and order a years supply of freeze dried food for about $5,000.00. Just joking. (Well, you CAN do that, and if so Id appreciate it if youd go to our website when placing the order.) But getting started is simple. Each week just buy a little more than you eat. The surplus will build up quicker than you think. The easiest way to start is extra canned goods. Buy what you will like, and what you will eat. Because even if there isnt a SHTF situation, you can, and probably will, be eating it eventually. Looks for sales. Hey, soups on for $1 a can this week -- buy some extra. Beans. Peas. And, even though I joke about it, fried Spam isnt bad. Occasionally. The drawbacks of canned goods? Well, theyre heavy, and hard to lug around if you have to, and most have a limited but reasonable shelf life. Youll need to set up some sort of rotation system to make sure you use cans with the earliest expiration date first. But theyre a good place to begin. The second tier of my preps consist of dry or bulk goods, such as sugar, beans, rice, corn meal, etc. The shelf life of most of these goods can be greatly extended if stored in glass canning jars or mylar bags (you can buy them on the internet cheaply) with an oxygen absorber thrown in (once again, easy and cheap to find on the internet). Rice and beans are staples that will last for years stored this way; flour does not store well, even with an oxygen absorber. For an excellent discussion of storing food, check out The LDS Preparedness Manual, which can be downloaded for free at various places on the internet (e.g. https://ldsavow/PrepManualGeneral.html). My third level of food storage, freeze dried food, is the best in terms of shelf life, convenience, and reliability, but is also more expensive. However, professionally freeze dried food in No. 10 cans have a shelf life of 25 years or more for most products; if you buy the right brands (see below) they taste pretty good; and, most importantly, the best surprise is no surprise: you can count on them pretty much without worry about not being contaminated or spoiled when you need them. Now a word from our sponser: With regard to brands of freeze dried foods, Cin and I are consultants with the Thrive line of freeze dried and freeze dried foods. I did a lot of research and bought samples of various brands of freeze dried foods before deciding on Thrive. The basic reasons were: the foods were always highly ranked in taste tests; the line offers not only pre-made meals, but also a wide variety of freeze dried meats, veggies, fruits, and basics for creating your own meals; and the excellent customer service I had with the company. You can check out our site at thrivelife/possumsprovisions.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:04:30 +0000
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