Comments on: Friday Food Storage Not-Quite-So Quickie – $5 Week Beginner Food Storage

By: Warthogger

Warthogger — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:02:51 +0000

Excellent ideas from all of you, thanks from a sort-of storage rookie. Having experienced the effects of EMP (electro-magnetic pulse) burst on our digital lives I can attest to the utter failure of most of our support systems should a high altitude burst occur.

No water, electricity, gas (it’s pumped by machines that are controlled electronically) or transportation will certainly bring us to a halt at least temporarily. After 5 days without I predict ‘nature red in tooth and claw’ will become the new normal.

Some things I do recommend altho not food are solar flashlights and solar or self generated radios. Simply tape over the battery contacts to prevent letting the magic smoke out in the event of a burst.
Hope for the best, plan for the worst.GB

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By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:21:40 +0000

I don’t think anybody has suggested this yet. Another great grain that does not require cooking and which would make a welcome change from the oats is bulgur wheat.

It’s the stuff they put in tabouli salads. Instead of cooking you can just soak it for an hour.

It can be the basis for a lot of meals where normally you might use rice. You do have to season it as you would rice. Season the soaking water. You can eat it cold (as in a tabouli salad) or heat it up.

By: karen from CT

karen from CT — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:08:28 +0000

What a great link-everyone has had great suggestions to add to this thread. I am on my way with these all of these ingredients, just need to increase the amounts except the oats. How to store them without them spoiling? I eat them every day bit no one else does. I also have stored tuna, salmon, lots of peanut butter, pasta and also added ramen. We have a sterno stove and lots of fuel stored. Amber-great idea on how to rotate the water. I thought when the time came I would use it in my washing machine and then refill or the garden if it needed it more.

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:40:04 +0000

Interesting post with a lot of great ideas. One thing that bothered me, as a desert dweller, is the idea of keeping all these bottles of water and then just *dumping them out* at specific times. What I’d suggest instead is that you number your containers and *use* the contents. Start with bottle #1 on day #1, and use the water for drinking, cooking, giving to pets, etc. If there’s any left over at the end of the day (or however long your first container needs to last, depending on its size), give it to your plants! Then rinse, refill, and replace the container at the back, and move on to bottle #2. No wasted water, and in the event of an emergency, you’re already in the habit of turning to your stored water.

By: Bok Subler

Bok Subler — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:15:18 +0000

Great stuff.I'd like to recommend checking out things like graphic bomb. What do you think?

By: Kesha Messinger

Kesha Messinger — Thu, 13 May 2010 10:37:56 +0000

Just thought i would comment and say neat design. Just bought the R-230KK Microwave. It browns meat just like an ordinary oven.

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:28:00 +0000

Oh forgot! Please give the mousr a good scratch behind the ears! SMMOOCH.