Costco has a "Mountain House 4-Day Emergency Meal Supply for 1 Person" for $59 which isn't too bad a deal when you look what it contains compared...
This is a site I ran across when I was looking for long term food storage recipes. Since I expect to have to feed about 25-30 people I found them...
Don't know where elsethat would be better to post this so... Yes, a brick of tea. Very old school to boot. Most folks in North America drink...
I was thinking about food that would help keep my family alive. Chili came to mind. Beans and meat and a little spice to it. Nobody in my family...
In case I survive a nearby nuke in LA in my non-concrete residence and have a 4 months supply of food on hand, should I still ration it to...
I'd buy MATS meals if they were cheaper than MREs. Amazon said to be exploring refrigeration-free prepared meal tech
Amongst the things to prepare for if it all goes to hell on MotoMom34 helpful link,...
*** Sorry for the tardiness of the post. I was up until the wee hours of the morning Thursday/Friday and actually slept in today. Yes, it's...
Found this page today, figured I'd post it here, and see what the general consensus was. I haven't stocked any long-term food (bags, buckets or...
I cannot find when this was written but I saw the picture of what one year for one adult looked like and was stunned. Why do my preps look more...
I was looking for calendars and found this master grocery list the MS Word Doc that is editable is here Printable 2017 Calendar its a nice list...
OK flakes, as in Potato Flakes. Yeah you can grow potatoes, maybe... but not right away. So I was bored and did a search for potato flakes, I...
I see a lot of these prepping foods that are sold have a 25 year shelf life . Just what is added , or how are they prepared to be able to last...
Recently, I put up 40 pounds of potato flakes in 1 gallon Mylar bags. Each bag contains ~2 pounds (actually 1 Kilogram). I normally don't use...
When storing food I found that if you leave it in the original container bad stuff can happen to it. The original containers or bags are weak,...
Round Two: Rules: The idea here is that given a set of items you may/may not keep in your LTS (long term storage) you have to use the items and...
We are reviving Survival Chopped. We all have food storage or should have. Beans & rice seems to be the common storage items. But what do you do...
First...Mods, I am not sure I am in the correct place here. I looked but didn't see any special area for canned food or mylar storage etc. I...
Is there a basic rule of thumb ratio of freeze-dried to the bulk food items? For example, say you have a #10 can of freeze-dried beef stroganoff...
As a child my family canned and stored food. When I left home I did not do any of that until I hit my 30's. At which point I just made sure I...
This resource, although of historical value, may be a useful reference for those who might consider making their own man packable ration packs....
I was looking for the ph of citric acid to use in the place of 5% vinegar solution for refrigerated chili paste and I found this ph chart of all...
Hi everyone , I am looking at getting a 720 meal kit from Legacy foods. Has anyone here purchased from them ? is there a better deal out there?...
I was replying to a thread here on the tree and scared myself so much that I sat down to order some more Mountain House freeze dried proteins...
Storage bucket supplies like mylar bags and oxygen absorbers tend to come in units of ten, so I was thinking about my first ten buckets -...
I am fairly new to the Monkey Tree so please forgive me if I am posting this in the wrong area. I will gladly change it to the correct one if...
Please note: This article was written a few years ago so if you are a little over $300- blame inflation. I really like the combo of items that...
About a year ago I had a box of cans I moved into a basement and dropped it, I was in a hurry and didn't check them so I put them in their storage...
Just-Add-Hot-Water Meals: A Tutorial - Survival Mom From Lisa at Survivial MOM
I've finally hit the point where it's time to start sealing up the bulk beans, rice, and other sundries I've been buying up. I've read that WinCo...
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