By summer 2012, if the panic hasn't set in already... I'd like to have 2 years of food for my family of 4 (2 adults and 2 small children).
When I look at these "Food For a Year" packages for $1000 bucks from Costco... Realistically, with rationing, I bet that could actually last 2 people for a year as long as you have plenty of water. I also plan to supplement our meals with local game (squirrels, ducks, deer, hog, rabbits, fish)... My BIL lives 1/4 mile down the road and has a fresh water spring that pumps freely with no electricity... If my 4 wheeler no longer runs, it'd be a chore for two people to haul a 5 gallon bucket each of water perhaps every 2-3 days. We've got closer ponds in our neighborhood, but that water would require boiling... the spring is clean.
I've been buying silver coins the last few months... my $2500 investment is now worth $5000 that Silver is almost $40 bucks an ounce... I only have about 130 coins. I figure thats enough to barter with for those that would even take them, now I want to focus on food.
http://www.patriotshelpingpatriots.com has a pretty good package of 381 mixed meal servings for $359... that's less than a dollar per serving. And the truth is, when I'm working, I skip breakfast, sometimes I'll have a piece of fruit for lunch then have a bigger meal at home... its the way my family feeds. But during stressful times and more physical labor, I can see that I'm going to need at least 2 meals a day if not 3.
The patriots site is interesting in that their food is dehydrated with low heat..... no chemicals, and no freeze drying. Then they CO2 pack/flush the package... this supposedly retains 92% of the nutritional value for 15 years, although longer shelf life is expected with cooler temps.
Chicken Pasta, Beef Stroganoff... the only thing I noticed was they are meatless... they some kind of vegetable substitute for all their meats... maybe this way eliminates the oils/fats that can shorten shelf life???
They will send you 12 free servings to try for $9.95 S&H.... I just ordered some, I'll post results when I get them.
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