Costco Emergency Food Bucket

[steelslaver]

The county I live in has 94,000 cows and less than 13,000 people, lots of fresh water springs. I am good

 

[Greyman50]

Anyone made or tried Pemmican????? early long time “ survival food”.

 

[Smoke]

Not having anything to eat will kill you in 3 weeks or less.

The longest I have ever gone is 21 days without food.

So, no it won't kill you in 3 weeks or less unless you are already starving.

 

[Sistema1927]

Without venturing into prohibited territory, I believe that there is a fairly good chance that we might see widespread social unrest beginning in November. It might be prudent to hunker down and not venture far from home if you live in an urban or suburban location.

As a result, it would be prudent to have enough provisions at home for a couple of weeks at the least. Not sure if the Costco bucket is the answer, but it beats being caught with an empty pantry. It always amazes me the number of folks who live in areas susceptible to hurricanes who don't have supplies and clean out the shelves once a storm is approaching.

 

[pharmer]

........ It always amazes me the number of folks who live in areas susceptible to hurricanes who don't have supplies and clean out the shelves once a storm is approaching.

The media is no help. They stoke "the end is near" at every opportunity. If there is a category 1 within 1,000miles of Florida Jim Cantore gets a trailer "within the cone of UNCERTAINTY." Next thing you know no TP, batteries or bottled water in the state. I have what we need for 2 weeks, after that it's "Lord of the Flies" anyway. "Modern" folks have zero "skills" of any kind. Joe

 

[Smoke]

There's an old saying amongst Preppers "Stock what you eat and eat what you stock."

We don't buy special "emergency" food, we stock up on canned/dry foods that we eat normally and rotate through them in our normal life.

During the Covid insanity I suggested to my wife that she keep a list of things that were hard for us to find and when things eased up add them to our stocking list. That's what we make sure we keep on hand now

Off topic but one day in the middle of the toilet paper panic I went to take the trash out and there was a case of 100 rolls of toilet paper and a box of 25 rolls of paper towels in front of the trash can. They might still be in our storage.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Euell Gibbons said many parts of a park bench are edible.

 

[Peak53]

dried beans, long grain rice, and some canned tomatoes for the vitamins can be had for next to nothing, last a long time and don't take up much space.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

dried beans, long grain rice, and some canned tomatoes for the vitamins can be had for next to nothing, last a long time and don't take up much space.

SHHHHsh, look at all the doomsday venders you will be putting out of business.

Ivan

 

[johngalt]

dried beans, long grain rice, and some canned tomatoes for the vitamins can be had for next to nothing, last a long time and don't take up much space.

Pretty boring diet though.

 

[Peak53]

We're talking about SHTF scenarios here. Do you want to live or have gourmet diet?

 

[Smoke]

We're talking about SHTF scenarios here. Do you want to live or have gourmet diet?

Again, some of us are on specialized diets

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Specialized diets require specialized planning and preparation.
Us old road kill gourmets just store some of everything and hope for the best.

 

[Medblle]

I’ve got a few of those buckets just in case, but I also grabbed some goat whey protein powder to balance things out. Those meals tend to be carb-heavy and light on quality protein, so I figured having an extra source on hand couldn’t hurt. Plus, the goat whey sits well with my stomach compared to other options, and it stores pretty well if you keep it sealed and cool.

 

[S-W4EVER]

There's an old saying amongst Preppers "Stock what you eat and eat what you stock."

We don't buy special "emergency" food, we stock up on canned/dry foods that we eat normally and rotate through them in our normal life...

I agree with this. We can live on canned goods for a long time.

 

[Tom S.]

With a 25-year life span, it will certainly outlive me.

 

[Golddollar]

I tried one of those buckets out of curiosity—edible, but super bland. I’d recommend adding your own spices or hot sauce if you ever need to actually eat it.

Just put away a case of Tony Chachere Original Creole Seasoning!

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

For Y2K I had gallon canisters filled with 4 types of beans and one type of rice. In the mouth of each canister, I had a half inch of Bay Leaves to repel insects and add flavor to the food.

When Y2K and the Echo were both a bust, we ate the food, it took my wife and last 2 kids about 3 or 4 years. Lots of Red Beans & Rice, along with Ham and Bean soup.

Be sure to pack away lots of Hot Sause! Salt & Black Pepper! and Red Pepper Flakes. Some form of onion and garlic would be necessary too.

My Brother doesn't want to spend money or effort on food stores or have the abilities to turn those resources into balanced meals and ask what to stock for an emergency? I told him to buy two 10-pounders of Quaker Oats. You won't starve for a two-week period, you'll just wish you had!

The only thing "Special" I bought for Y2K was a hand crank radio for AM, FM & SW ($100), it sits in a file drawer unopened, but I've still got it, I'm ready for Y3K!

Ivan

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Smoke has some Sage Advice.
The Long Term Storage food usually has some added ingredients.
Even the sort of long term has a lot of additives.

 

[SMSgt]

I thought buying the five-gallon can of pork & beans at Costco was stocking up.