Emergency food stuff

[Fanatical Meat]

I'm not looking for hardcore survivalist stuff, just something to keep in the basement in case of hurricane, blizzard that would most likely never be used. I'd like to feed four people for about 4-6 days. Does this stuff seem reasonable (one is vegetarian)?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Fa...-Pail/20532431

 

[unokitty]

Its up to you.

I live on the Texas Gulf Coast.

For Hurricane season, I keep four or five three packs of Albacore Tuna in the pantry along with a similar number of cans of fruit cocktail and a few gallons of bottled water.

For the cats, I always keep an extra carton, or two, of canned food.

Works much better than the Ham and Mothers that the US Army used to feed me...

Uno
Sentry Dog Handler
US Army 69-71

 

[lxskllr]

Just get regular canned food you usually like to eat, and eat it during non-emergencies to keep stock rotated. Replace the food as it's used for daily activities.

 

[Micrornd]

Just get regular canned food you usually like to eat, and eat it during non-emergencies to keep stock rotated. Replace the food as it's used for daily activities.

This FTW

Canned pet food.
Condensed soup, mini-raviolis, peaches, tuna, beef stew, etc
Remember to get cans with pop tops 'cause you never can find your P38 when you need it.
Don't forget spoons and forks, real, not plastic.
Anything that is in a dry form can become moldy, so store it in an old decommissioned frig or cooler that seals tightly.

And most importantly, cases of water.

 

[RossMAN]

Are you sure you don't want alternator sized emergency food?

http://www.costco.com/all-emergency-food.html

 

[Hugo Drax]

Are you sure you don't want alternator sized emergency food?

http://www.costco.com/all-emergency-food.html

Wow! there must be a huge business catering to people who think the world is going to end.

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

 

[olds]

Are you sure you don't want alternator sized emergency food?

http://www.costco.com/all-emergency-food.html

That's where I got mine. Two 6 gallon buckets each with 30 days of food.

 

[techs]

Truly alternator sized.

 

[Daishiki]

Just get regular canned food you usually like to eat, and eat it during non-emergencies to keep stock rotated. Replace the food as it's used for daily activities.

This. You don't have to buy special food that you never tried before or aren't used to. The idea is to buy a little more of what you normally buy and you'll eventually have a decent stock of food. I believe the mantra is "store what you eat, eat what you store."

Hopefully you have some way of heating the food/water, unless you want cold ravioli. Also, having enough water for drinking, cooking, and hygiene would be good.

If you really want food that will last, you can try out Mountain House freeze dried food. Supposedly they are the best tasting.

 

[MongGrel]

What he said, ya beat me to it.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8huXkSaL7o

 

[olds]

Snip

Pick a name

 

[IronWing]

What if the problem was Mormon zombies? You'd be like a giant magnet.

 

[EliteRetard]

I'm not looking for hardcore survivalist stuff, just something to keep in the basement in case of hurricane, blizzard that would most likely never be used. I'd like to feed four people for about 4-6 days. Does this stuff seem reasonable (one is vegetarian)?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Fa...-Pail/20532431

I wouldn't get this one, says it requires re-hydrating and cooking.
You want something that is ready to eat.

Also if you are setting up an emergency kit, you can get one of those 55 gallon drums for water. ~100$ for a drum and a few dollars more for a pump/filter. Good easy way to make sure you have plenty of fluids.

 

[mmntech]

Most unopened canned food will last at least year or two in the pantry.

What everyone does forget though is water. In a hurricane or quake, simply filling the bathtub might not be an option. Art of Manliness had an article on how to do it properly.
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/...how-to-store-water-for-long-term-emergencies/

 

[Pulsar]

Just go get some real MRE's from ebay. Good for like 17 years.

 

[IronWing]

Just go get some real MRE's from ebay. Good for like 17 years.

Nope, MREs don't last that long.
http://www.mreinfo.com/us/mre/mre-shelf-life.html

 

[Fanatical Meat]

We usually have around 5 or 6 gallons of bottled water in the basement that gets swapped out and used every season. We also have one of those bladders you can set in the tub for more water. I have a propane grill that will soon have an extra tank it does have a section like a traditional gas stove to boil water. Again this isn't end of days planning its more for extreme weather that may cause long power outages.

 

[It's Not Lupus]

Tell the vegetarian to get his or her own emergency food supply.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Tell the vegetarian to get his or her own emergency food supply.

Ha not an option if I don't want to sleep in my car.

 

[Pulsar]

Nope, MREs don't last that long.
http://www.mreinfo.com/us/mre/mre-shelf-life.html

Actually, the author says that he's eaten 11 year old MRE's and they've been perfect. My storage room is always around 40-50 degrees. I've heard reports elsewhere of them being fine even longer than 17 years.

 

[IronWing]

Actually, the author says that he's eaten 11 year old MRE's and they've been perfect. My storage room is always around 40-50 degrees. I've heard reports elsewhere of them being fine even longer than 17 years.

Temperature is the key. The ones I carry in my truck are pretty nasty after a year.

 

[Leros]

The are emergency food kits that don't cost too much money and have long shelf lifes.

Search "emergency food kit" on Amazon. For example, 3 days of food for $20 http://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Pantry...gency+food+kit

I'd do what the other poster suggested in regards to canned food, because it's probably a lot better, but the kit would be a nice backup.