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Post by omegaman on Nov 8, 2013 0:28:03 GMT
My food preps are not all that impressive  But, I do try to squirrel away some shelf-stable goods here and there, along with some MRE's. Since we rent, it hasn't been worth the investment to purchase shelving and large-scale food stocks. Currently, everything is in footlockers and totes ready to go. Luckily, we have a nice little cellar that stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter. My water storage is not pictured, but I've been re-using 2L soda bottles and 1gal jugs the last few years in addition to cases of bottled water. Not ideal, but nothing requires 2-people to move, which is something we have to keep in consideration for the time being.
I try to keep a decent mix of canned stuffs, instant meals, MRE's, tasty snacks, and cooking/baking staples (flour, oil, salt, etc...). There's even an emergency bag of dog food!
So, post whatcha got! Remember, something is always better than nothing 
I love these! Wedding presents from NamelessStain 
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Post by Gingerbread Man on Nov 8, 2013 1:29:38 GMT
You've set the bar for my weekend activities for pic and post. Nice. Very nice.
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Post by omegaman on Nov 8, 2013 1:58:55 GMT
Just trying to get this rig rollin', bossman.
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Post by redeyes on Nov 8, 2013 3:38:56 GMT
I got shelving, but food stocks are not impressive. Picture 30 cans of Campbells chunky soup, 60 cans of various Chef Boyardee (it was on sale), 125 pounds of rice, a couple buckets of beans, a few cases of ramen, some tomato soup, some shelf stable snacks, and a some Mountain House dinners.
Package storage is even less impressive.
Beer 1 suitcase of Yuengling, 1 mixed case of bottles,
Liquor 1 large bottle decent tequila, 1 large bottle Grand Marnier,1 large bottle decent whisky
Dry goods same story. I need to restock, but I am trying to cut down on debt.
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Post by NamelessStain on Nov 8, 2013 12:10:31 GMT
Well I call the Firehouse buckets loaded with mylar bags "Bauer Buckets" named after a friend. - 12 cups beans - 12 cups corn meal - 12 cups rice (these are stored in 1 quart energy drink bottles so when they are empty they can be used for water) - 12 cups quick rolled oats - 10 cups flour - 1 cup salt. I could probably fit more, but I left room for the owner to put in what extras they wanted. As to my stocks, I have nothing. /eyeballs OM ... Right OM? Nothing. |
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Post by omegaman on Nov 8, 2013 13:32:56 GMT
Well I call the Firehouse buckets loaded with mylar bags "Bauer Buckets" named after a friend. - 12 cups beans - 12 cups corn meal - 12 cups rice (these are stored in 1 quart energy drink bottles so when they are empty they can be used for water) - 12 cups quick rolled oats - 10 cups flour - 1 cup salt. I could probably fit more, but I left room for the owner to put in what extras they wanted. As to my stocks, I have nothing. /eyeballs OM ... Right OM? Nothing. Nothing to see here folks, just move along...  |
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Post by nxp on Nov 10, 2013 18:30:30 GMT
With the addition of the kids, we've had to change from BO to BI and maintain in place. Now that both are into "real" food, it's become MUCH easier to stock/hold food reserves. Our overall immediate plan is a one month maintain with two meals a day and snacks as required.
We're loaded heavy on canned goods, various vegetables that weren't covered by our canning, soups, rice/beans/flour/the usuals - these are rotated and restocked monthly as necessary but we usually meal plan 2 months ahead so we can work with what we've got to use the older stock.
Oil's fats are typically on a 3 month rotation, but it's also seasonal - we see to go through more oil in the summer than the winter, but not terribly much more. I know that's backward, I'm not sure why but I'd bet it has to do with fish dinners.
It's not a perfect plan, but it fits our lifestyle and is well within our budget. We do need more water stocked, but that's something we're working on.
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Post by NamelessStain on Nov 10, 2013 18:53:28 GMT
Keep your old oils for lighting by making an emergency candle.
Stock a few oil lamp wicks. (You could make these out of string)
Get a glass jar with a metal lid.
Cut a groove in the top of the lid for the wick to slide through.
Fill the jar with oil.
Put on the lid ensuring the wick touches the bottom.
Wait til wick gets saturated with oil.
Light candle!
Also you can eat rancid oil when you use it for frying. People doing it all over the world.
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Post by Gingerbread Man on Nov 10, 2013 19:54:38 GMT
The wife said she wanted her guest room closet back but gave me a bigger area. I took some pics. 150 lbs of rice. 100 lbs of various beans 25 lbs of bean soups 15 lbs of flour <<<Need more 15 lbs of sugar <<<Need more 10 lbs of iodized sea salt <<<Need more 20 gals of water 1.5 gal paramlat milk <<<need more.      |
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Post by omegaman on Nov 10, 2013 20:46:32 GMT
Shake & Pour ain't no Batter Blaster...
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Post by nxp on Nov 10, 2013 21:02:28 GMT
RG - Rockin' Crocs. I knew I liked you.
Omega - Zebracakes in preps. Awesome.
Nameless - If we had to we could do it - I've got over a few gallons of peanut oil stashed in the garage for the fry cooker (due to be used at the end of the month), but really I've noticed that reusing oil used to cook fish can get funky. Not funky as in kill you dead funky, but not something I'd want to use as candle oil or cook up tater's with. I enjoy fish, but that smell lingers if you know what I mean.
Thanks for the reminder about the lamps, though - that is something we need to take a hard look at. Would be nice to have something other than candles and flashlights JIC.
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Post by omegaman on Jul 18, 2015 19:37:00 GMT
Had to do some re-arranging around the house today and thought I would share my "under the bed" stash.  Enough for a few days (even have extra dog food). Due to storage constraints (old house, no closets), the bulk of my food stuffs are in a shed. The problem I now have is that Omega_woman knows where my zebra cakes are  |
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Post by rickoshea on Jul 19, 2015 0:20:27 GMT
I've read where a lot of canned goods can keep for 15+ years so long as they keep their air-tight seal and aren't exposed to high temps. I have some canned goods that are 5 - 6 years old (and 3 - 4 years past the "good by" date).
Recently I've tried some of the old cans of baked beans, corn, butter beans, sweet peas and peaches....and they're still GTG. The color and taste are the same as the recently made stuff. The canned apple slices didn't fair so well. I opened three different cans and they were all spoiled.
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Post by red on Jul 19, 2015 0:45:38 GMT
Due to current living situation my prep pantry is 2 cases of ramen and a few gallons of water , 5 cases of Mt Dew a pound of coffee, box of tea bags,% big jars of reduced fat Jiff creamy peanut butter. Assorted spices and seasonings to help the ramen out.
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Post by Gingerbread Man on Jul 19, 2015 20:59:03 GMT
Nice. Mines been steadily growing. I need to take some more pics.
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But, I do try to squirrel away some shelf-stable goods here and there, along with some MRE's. Since we rent, it hasn't been worth the investment to purchase shelving and large-scale food stocks. Currently, everything is in footlockers and totes ready to go. Luckily, we have a nice little cellar that stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter. My water storage is not pictured, but I've been re-using 2L soda bottles and 1gal jugs the last few years in addition to cases of bottled water. Not ideal, but nothing requires 2-people to move, which is something we have to keep in consideration for the time being.
