Category: Long-Term Food Storage
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50+ Homemade Staples PDF Download
I decided to make a boxed cake last week mid-afternoon. I’m no gourmet cook, but I can follow directions when pressed. But then I realized that a plain cake just isn’t that good, so I meandered to the basement and grabbed a vanilla frosting, one of the store-bought kind that comes in little round jars.…
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Thrive Life Out of Business
I just saw this post over the weekend that Thrive Life, a Utah-based freeze-dried food company that I used to purchase from (and very briefly promoted many years ago), has gone out of business. That’s a real shame because, although some of their products were rather expensive, especially meat, I always thought they did a…
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Vegan Survival Food Kits
I get daily Google Alerts about stuff related to preparedness, like articles on survival food and natural disasters, or even home security. I usually quickly glance through the alerts and move on, since most links are re-hashed and boring survival posts or probably trying to sell you something. Honestly, this post on vegan emergency kits…
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Oxygen Absorbers or Vacuum Sealing: Which is Best?
I used to use my vacuum sealer all the time many years ago. I stashed all sorts of things in the rolls, from an assortment of food to perishables for my bug out bags; I’ve even tried stuffing clothing and small fleece sleeping bags in them. Why? Because I could! But at some point I…
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Best Survival Ration Bars
As much as I don’t want to recommend you purchase survival ration bars for a few reasons, like they’re not as nutritious as you might want and not as enjoyable to eat, I recognize that they’re a favorite among preppers, especially for bug out bags. And while I’ve tried Datrex bars, Mainstay bars, and SOS…
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20 WW2 Survival Foods You’d Never Eat?
I just read through this article (it’s really a slideshow) of twenty WWII-era foods that civilians ate due to shortages and rationing. Several of the foods sounded horrible, while more than a few seemed perfectly fine, possibly even preferable. How desperate would you be, and what would you eat if you had to? The slideshow…
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5 Proven Ways to Prevent Botulism
I’m sure you’ve heard of botulism before. It’s that super nasty, deadly disease that will kill you in a instant! Well, maybe it’s not that bad, but it could require hospitalization and prompt medical treatment; the problem is that these services may not exist when SHTF or other major survival scenario occurs. Thus, it’s best…
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30 Days Eating Only Survival Rations?
I enjoy watching these types of challenge videos, especially when they pertain to preparedness topics, though I tend not to have the desire to try such challenges myself any longer. It’s an interesting challenge nonetheless, in that, he doesn’t just eat the freeze dried food for thirty days, he also: Ultimately, he really lays out…
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Why Special Diets, Like Celiac Disease, Makes Food Storage Even More Critical Now
More people than I realized have specialized dietary needs. Friends and family are dealing with diabetes, one person has severe food allergies, another celiac disease, and still other conditions that require careful attention to what they eat. It got me wondering: what really happens to these folks when disaster strikes and their very specific foods…