Should Everyone Have a Brexit Box? All of us if we are wise, have a stockpile of necessities. Even if it is only a couple of extra cans of soup or a bag of flour. The majority reading this already know that more is required but we all started somewhere. As our British friends begin …
Expiration Date Cheat Sheet Expiration dates are a quandary for all stockpiles and even for those that just missed a product in their rotation and now find it expired. Safe or not safe? I will always recommend you look more at the actual product than at the labeling. Even if it …
27 Food Items That Store For Decades When stockpiling food stuff items, rotation of what you’re storing is a big part of the process. But there are cooking items and food items that you can buy in bulk and store for a decade or more. These items are especially good for those planning long term. …
Inexpensive Foods With a Long Shelf Life Storing extra foods isn’t cheap. You want to get the best of your limited dollar. This means you need to stockpile inexpensive foods and ingredients that have a long shelf life. Just make sure that you know how to use these foods, that you rotate your stock and …
Accurately calculate how much food you need for SHTF We are given estimates on how much food we need to store per person for a SHTF event. But have you really looked at the serving size on some foods? I was looking at the serving size on a bottle of salad dressing the other day …
What Foods to Stockpile by Region I took this article in a different direction did the author. I see it as having value in a different context. We all pretty much know what grows well in our geographical region and what doesn’t, even if we aren’t growing it ourselves. But when we are planning our survival pantry …
A Dozen Items That Everyone Should Be Stockpiling I know it’s hard to consider stockpiling while the economy is so bad. Often times it is hard to make ends meet month to month and then we tell you to be prepared both financially and with items you will need in a crisis. It seems impossible. …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Amaranth Tutorial What is amaranth? What is it used for? Is it even edible? and Why the heck would I want to store it? Amaranth is indeed a grain. It can be used in many ways like wheat without the concerns of gluten sensitivity or celiac disease issues. It …
23 Crucial Items to Store Everyone has an idea of what must be stockpiled as part of your food storage. Preppers will tell you to store what you eat and to eat what you store. This creates a first in first out rotation system which will insure your storage is viable come the time you …
Wild Game Jerky Who doesn’t love jerky? We have a number of recipes for various sauces and flavorings on the site. But I don’t think that a whole lot of us have tried to many wild game jerkies. Here in my local area the common jerkies are made from beef, turkey and deer. But if …
