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This past week I received an E-mail titled "The Ampersand" from [email protected]. It was promoting survival foods from a company called Food4Patriots.
Has anyone on the Forum had dealings with this company and purchased their products? If so, were you satisfied with your purchase?

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Their website is very confusing to me... I can't find anything about pricing or the product; however, I know "FEMA hates them." Personally, I don't trust that kind of marketing.

I've heard good things about Wise Foods. It also has a 25 year shelf life, and you can pick it up at many outdoors type stores.
 
Another example of enterprising people trying to take advantage of political times and very nervous people at ridiculous prices.

I would suggest that anyone truly interested in putting together a "doomsday stash" of supplies just go to the Supermarket each week and buy extra canned goods, canned milk, bottled water, dried foods, etc. Just gather together enough to last you an amount of time that you feel comfortable with. Constantly use the older stuff (mark with dates) and replenish on a regular basis.

Common sense items are also prudent IF YOU FEEL this is the way to go. Things like flashlights, batteries, matches, camping stoves, fuel & equipment, blah blah blah can last a long time and can constantly be used for normal usage and replenished - again, date mark items.

The companies selling these "KITS" are just assembling high priced items that may or may not be what they are cracked up to be, but never the less you can do these things all on your own for a whole lot less and probably get much better food as well.
 
I would suggest that anyone truly interested in putting together a "doomsday stash" of supplies just go to the Supermarket each week and buy extra canned goods, canned milk, bottled water, dried foods, etc. Just gather together enough to last you an amount of time that you feel comfortable with. Constantly use the older stuff (mark with dates) and replenish on a regular basis.

Good advice. I would add that you should either buy only the food items you know you'll eat, or be sure to sample them before buying and storing "mass quantities". Case in point, I once bought a large can of cooked, whole chicken as part of the "Emergency Rations". Came the day we actually had an occassion to open said can of chicken that was supposed to feed 4-6 people. What came out of the can was a very sad joke. It was mostly chicken broth, skin, and bones. What little meat was present wouldn't feed 1, let alone 4-6 people. Lesson learned, and we only stuck to products we knew were good.

Regards,

Dave
 
The ad came as follows so I thought there were others who may have responded. I normally classify similar E-mails as Spam and delete them, but since they came from an advertiser on this Forum I thought there might have been some creditability.

From: The Ampersand <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 3:56 AM
Subject: Don’t Buy Survival Food Until You Read This!

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There are some people out there who think folks like you & me are a bit “odd”.

They think having a stockpile ready for a disaster is something they can put off for “someday” or “never”.

But those people are just hiding their heads in the sand. They are dead wrong -- and you are dead right.

You’ve seen the evidence and you know the situation is way too serious not to do something about. When a crisis hits, you’ll be ready. You’ll make darn sure your family won’t go hungry or get herded into a FEMA camp.

The fact is, if you don’t take action or if you stockpile the wrong foods, you could be setting your family up to starve. It sounds harsh, but the truth is too many people with good intentions are making critical mistakes with their food stockpiles.

Mistakes like…

Buying MREs with a 5 year shelf life (depending on where you buy them from they could be near expired)…
Getting gross survival foods that are tough to stomach and so high in salt, MSG and preservatives you could clog your arteries and get yourself sick…
Or simply buying the wrong foods and leaving a critical hole in your meal plan, which means your family can become malnourished…
Well, I decided to stop worrying. Obviously, waiting for FEMA to give me a handout in a disaster just wasn’t an option for me. And I was completely turned off by the crazy prices of survival food sold by most stores.

So I got in touch with my buddy Frank Bates and put my order in for his Food4Patriots survival food kits. This is Frank’s new line of survival food and there are 4 reasons why it’s literally flying off the shelves:

Food4Patriots is an incredible value. This high quality survival food without any fillers or poor-quality “franken-food” that the other guys use to pad their survival meals. They are made and packaged right here in the U.S.A. You won’t believe the prices on these kits – a fraction of the price what some other brands charge.
There’s no fancy packaging, it's military-grade sturdy stuff and can stand up to the crazy things that happen in a crisis. This food has a shelf life of up to 25 years, so you have complete peace of mind for the long term. And he’s using the most compact kits so you can store them anywhere in your home without any extra hassle. They’re sturdy, waterproof and stack easily. And extremely covert too.
You can make these meals in less than 20 minutes; just add boiling water, simmer, and serve. I tried ‘em and I think they taste as good or better than any other survival food I’ve EVER had. And you get a whole slew of choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner so you don’t get stuck eating the same thing day-in and day-out.
Frank has come up with some impressive FREE bonuses that are ONLY available to folks who purchase one of his kits on a first-come, first-served basis. For example, my kit 3-month came with 5,400+ heirloom survival seeds, 4 hard copy books, a 11-in-1 survival tool, and some other cool stuff.
I want to make sure you don’t miss out on this because this is the #1 item to hoard in 2014.
 
I would suggest that anyone truly interested in putting together a "doomsday stash" of supplies just go to the Supermarket each week and buy extra canned goods, canned milk, bottled water, dried foods, etc. Just gather together enough to last you an amount of time that you feel comfortable with. Constantly use the older stuff (mark with dates) and replenish on a regular basis.

Common sense items are also prudent IF YOU FEEL this is the way to go. Things like flashlights, batteries, matches, camping stoves, fuel & equipment, blah blah blah can last a long time and can constantly be used for normal usage and replenished - again, date mark items.

And keep your wife from raiding your stores. I bought batteries at Costco and keep them in the garage beer box. Wife thinks we just don't have to buy batteries anymore.
 
Hey Lee in Quartzsite:
You ought to be just fine if you "harvest" a couple of Snowbirds that infest Quartzsite each year and put them in the freezer!
Jim
 
Things people never think of to add to their emergency supplies; Deodorant!!! Tooth paste and brushes. Vitamins (your body needs extra in times of stress). Don't forget an extra can opener and a cork screw comes in handy! Ivan (Some of the regulars here preach only, bourbon or scotch plus mixers if needed)
 
I have eaten MREs and other military food with long shelf live.
25 year life? That sounds like a long shelf time to me. I would have to try some now to see what it tastes like.
I like the concept of stockpiling food you already like, and eating the older dates first.
 
All you have to do is hoard .22 lr ammo. You can trade it for food and money.
 
I wouldn't buy any of that stuff.

One time, I had to clean out the pantry because I had ants in there. When I spread it out on the table to check for ants - holy cow, there was a ton of food. So I don't need any extra.

Fortunately, the vast majority of it didn't have ants.
 
They took way too long in the video to set up using scare tactics. To evasive for me. I read the scam complaints and thought the ampersand could do better for S&W forum members.
 
I also saw this email and looked into it. Way too much hype and vague threats of doom and gloom. I did some research (Internet kind, not primary source) and seems to be less than honest. They are actually a marketing company drop-shipping stuff made by someone else. The whole Homeland Security and FEMA angle appears to be complete B.S.

I actually WAS looking to add to my emergency supplies, though, and I ended up buying a package from Costco online of 30-days food from "ARK"--$99 delivered. Decent reviews of the calorie count, sodium content, etc.

Oh...just keeping extra food in the pantry work OK if you rotate it regularly and are able to stay at home in whatever emergency you find yourself in. If you have to leave, more portable food is a good idea. I'm not a "preper", but I have a couple of layers of supplies from pantry, to backpack-type food, to "emergency food", to "emergency RATIONS" (Coast Guard approved) and finally to staples like beans, rice and wheat. I have 2.5 mouths to feed.

Rob
 
Freeze dried meals from companies like Mountain House and Wise keep well, and taste good. Equivalents to those can be found at your local grocery store for less $.

MRE's are good, and keep well if stored properly. Make sure to check the inspection dates on the box. I usually keep several cases handy. I like to keep a few meals in the truck, boat, camper - just in case. Came in handy once when the electrical system on my boat took a dump, and we had to spend the night out on Long Island Sound. No fish to eat, but we did have MRE pork chops..

Larry
 
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