Best emergency food rations.

[ZenOps]

So I'm preparing for the apocalypse, and wondering who makes the best 20 - 25 year storable rations.

I figure a couple five gallon buckets would be good, and if not used in 15 years - I'd just donate it and get a fresh couple buckets.

Perferably the instant open pouch, just add water (and heat) type.

Anyone have any pointers?

[Kavy]

Most dehydrated food will last upwards of 10 years in most cases.

Honey also lasts pretty much forever and is a great sub for sugar.

Canning rice will also make it last about 25 years plus, corn should be the same. I remember reading something that wheat in a sealed container last pretty much 30+ years (grains like buckwheat, white wheat)

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by ZenOps
So I'm preparing for the apocalypse

That's not as financially "doomsdayer" as you might believe.

[Tik-Tok]

I plan on eating my neighbors. They're mostly older folks, who are trusting, and not very quick. Will make for easy meals.

I do however have 40 gallons of fresh water stored in my basement.

[Nufy]

I have two young kids to eat first before worrying about rations...

[FraserB]

Not sure on their life span, but the rations the Canadian and US military use have some pretty tasty options.

[englishbob]

Take note of the 2nd world war rations.
Powdered eggs,powdered milk,potato flakes.
Anything in tins will last a helluva lot longer than pouches and of course anything spicy or pickled.
Thinking about it most packaged foods these days are so full of chemicals they'd probably outlast a nuclear holocaust.

[brentos]

Someone has been watching Doomsday preppers eh?;)
I buy boxes of MRE/IMP's from COSTO (http://t.costco.ca/7-day-Emergency-Food-Kit-–-MRE-(Meals-Ready-to-Eat).product.100036141.html) for when I go out quadding and shooting. If I remember correctly they only store for roughly 5 years or so. I like them better than freeze dried foods because you don't need to have water or heat water. 1300 calories per pack too.
They make freeze dryed food that can be shelved for over 20 years. Wholesale sports and Basspro are 2 local stores I know of that sell some. Any online hunting or survival stores will have them. Amazon Canada actually have some pretty good deals sometimes too.
EDIT- I forgot, last year I actually ordered a box of IMP's from theammosource.com when I picked up my 870.
:guns:

[BigMass]

Y2K and 2012 were a total letdown. What's next to look forward to?

[cancer man]

Shop here.
http://totalprepare.ca/shop/emergency-food-storage/freeze-dried-meats/

[ZenOps]

Originally posted by BigMass
Y2K and 2012 were a total letdown. What's next to look forward to?

100th year anniversary of the Federal Reserve on Dec 23rd.

Not all disasters come with fire and brimstone.

[in*10*se]

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[RickDaTuner]

Catfood...

[Phihalo]

mcD's fries... i think they last a hell lot longer than SPAM

[ZenOps]

Spams expensive. Its like $10G per ton.

Wait whut, did I say ton?

[cancer man]

Salt,Flour,Rice and Beef lard.Moisture is your enemy.
Buy A 22 bolt action rifle and some bricks of ammo.

[ZenOps]

Ahah! Costco has seen the light.

http://www.costco.com/30%2c144-Total-Servings-4-Person-1-Year-Food-Storage.product.11763436.html#BVRRWidgetID

I wonder what it tastes like?

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by ZenOps
Ahah! Costco has seen the light.

http://www.costco.com/30%2c144-Total-Servings-4-Person-1-Year-Food-Storage.product.11763436.html#BVRRWidgetID

I wonder what it tastes like?

If a disaster occured and you had no other food, they would taste like fine cuisine.

30,144 cans in total. Then there is this guy:


Only two cans in one box were damaged. A subsequent phone call to Shelf Reliance and the 2 cans were quickly replaced.

Customer service was like :nut: :banghead:

[FixedGear]

^^it's 30,144 servings and 378 cans - i guess those two cans are going to be necessary during the apocalypse :nut:

I wonder how they define a serving. 30,144/4/365 = 20.65 servings per person per day. so i guess each fruit cup and package of fake kool-aid is a serving.

[Seth1968]

Originally posted by FixedGear
^^it's 30,144 servings and 378 cans - i guess those two cans are going to be necessary during the apocalypse :nut:

I wonder how they define a serving. 30,144/4/365 = 20.65 servings per person per day. so i guess each fruit cup and package of fake kool-aid is a serving.

My bad on the can count.

Good call on the serving size. The average person would probably need 5 "servings" to be full.

[FixedGear]

^^no doubt. 30,144 servings sounds a lot more impressive than 4380 meals I guess.

what a deal at $0.80/meal though. reading the reviews on the costco website, it seems like one guy buys this for his manhattan apartment and eats it for his regular meals. he apparently had to clear all the furniture from his living room and downgrade from a queen to twin sized bed just to store all the cans. :rofl:

[CompletelyNumb]

Originally posted by ZenOps
Ahah! Costco has seen the light.

http://www.costco.com/30%2c144-Total-Servings-4-Person-1-Year-Food-Storage.product.11763436.html#BVRRWidgetID

I wonder what it tastes like?


Perfect for the bomb shelter :thumbsup:

I'm surprised at how many things they have in that category, I had no idea they even sold it. Pretty neat.

[n1zm0]

Originally posted by CompletelyNumb
I'm surprised at how many things they have in that category, I had no idea they even sold it. Pretty neat.

I remember thinking about that looking on the American Costco website awhile back vs the Canadian one (we have some emergency food rations but not nearly as big as the American Costco offers), at first I just thought there are really some people in America are exactly like the show 'Doomsday Preppers'.

But then you realize they have tons more natural disasters occuring there year after year compared to us so it seems fitting Costco would have this stuff.

[jwslam]

Originally posted by Nufy
I have two young kids to eat first before worrying about rations...
MMM baby back ribs :drool:

[max_boost]

Too much work. Kill me before that happens.

[jwslam]

Originally posted by max_boost
Too much work. Kill me before that happens.
Yum. Bully meat.

[ExtraSlow]

Bully meat isn't as tough as you think.

[OU812]

I hope the jars cone with nickle lids,,,,,,,,so a future proof currency is included.

[jwslam]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
Bully meat isn't as tough as you think.
Does it get tenderized at hockey?