With the help of suggestions that have come in from our readers, we have compiled a list of the top food items that you can buy at the grocery store. The list contains foods with long shelf life, items that have multiple uses, and items that can be bartered.
Survival Food that makes life easier: These four foods can be stored for over 10 years and can add some flavor to your cooking. If stored properly they can probably last indefinitely.
Salt
Sugar – Brown or White
Honey
Alcohol – Whiskey, Vodka, etc…
Hard Grains: Stored properly hard grains have a shelf life of around 10 – 12 years.
Buckwheat
Dry Corn
Kamut
Hard Red Wheat
Soft White Wheat
Millet
Durum wheat
Spelt
Soft grains: These soft grains will last around 8 years at 70 degrees sealed without oxygen.
Barley,
Oat Groats,
Quinoa
Rye
Beans: Sealed and kept away from oxygen the following beans can last for around 8 – 10 years.
Pinto Beans
Kidney Beans
Lentils
Lima Beans
Adzuki Beans
Garbanzo Beans
Mung Beans
Black Turtle Beans
Blackeye Beans
Flours and Mixes and Pastas: 5 – 8 years
All Purpose Flour
White Flour
Whole Wheat Flour
Cornmeal
Pasta
White Rice ( up to 10 years)
Oils:
Coconut oil – Coconut oil has one of the longest shelf lives of any kind of oil. It can last for over 2 years and is a great item to add to your survival food supplies list.
Other good survival foods: 2 – 5 years of shelf life
Canned Tuna
Canned Meats
Canned Vegetables & Fruits
Peanut Butter
Coffee
Tea
Ramen Noodles – not the greatest food in the world but they are very cheap so they made the survival food list.
Hard Candy
Powdered milk
Dried herbs and spices
Items that can be used for more than cooking:
Apple Cider Vinegar – Cleaning, cooking, and has antibiotic properties
Baking Soda – Cleaning, cooking, etc…
Honey – Mentioned again for it’s antibiotic properties and wound healing.
Non Food Items to stock up on at the grocery store:
Bic Lighters
Toilet Paper
Soaps
Bottled Water
Vitamins
Medicines
Bandages
Peroxide
Lighter fluid
Canning Supplies
Charcoal
http://offgridsurvival.com/survivalfood/
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I home brew beer and usually have supplies on hand for nearly 200 gallons. I figure that will be a very sought after commodity.
If not, I will drink it myself ;0) P
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Knewshound
butane-propane will be big as we recently found out from that Bosnian survivalist thread.
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BFLR
Being left handed, I have a hard time with bolt-action rifles, but I still went out and picked up a couple of surplus Mausers a couple of years ago, just in case, along with ammo and accessories for each.
amen
Do-it-yourself-caffeine bookmark!
You wont have a heart doctor or Lipitor and a lot of those other critical medicines for a lot of you. So, you’re going to lose a lot of the most-loved, most-needed.
And you can’t pack Jesus but you can help Him - He’ll be the one you turn away.
So put your trust in the inherent dignity of man that God endowed us with:
Keep a Consitution and a copy of the state penal code - use it to restart a society so you wont have to stockpile so much because you’ll recreate a God-Loving Republic in short order - of course, drop the anti-Church crap.
Start working on a better set of laws now so it will be ready for a hand vote, family by family, neighborhood by neighborhood, county by county.
Yea, those freaks in the next county over are your key to safety in numbers.
Lose the trees, see the forest.
You wont have a heart doctor or Lipitor and a lot of those other critical medicines for a lot of you. So, you’re going to lose a lot of the most-loved, most-needed.
And you can’t pack Jesus but you can help Him - He’ll be the one you turn away.
So put your trust in the inherent dignity of man that God endowed us with:
Keep a Consitution and a copy of the state penal code - use it to restart a society so you wont have to stockpile so much because you’ll recreate a God-Loving Republic in short order - of course, drop the anti-Church crap.
Start working on a better set of laws now so it will be ready for a hand vote, family by family, neighborhood by neighborhood, county by county.
Yea, those freaks in the next county over are your key to safety in numbers.
Lose the trees, see the forest.
Canning Jars and Lids
Stock up for your own use and some to barter.
Preserving food by canning it in jars is simple.
If you don’t know how to can food using both a water bath canner and a pressure canner it is a skill you should have and now is the time to learn.
As they say - when it’s SHTF time it’s probably too late.
You can preserve veggies, fruits, meat, fish, jam, jelly, pickles, gravy, sauces, and even prepared food like chili and stew.
Most of what you see preserved in a can or jar at the grocery store can be preserved at home using simple canning equipment.
You need a canner, jars, lids and a few basic tools.
Canning supplies and equipment are widely available and prices vary considerable so it pays to shop around and keep your eyes open for a deal. Good buys are sometimes found at yard sales, flea markets and on Craigslist. Older relatives are likely to have some jars and canning equipment stored away. I have had people give me jars because they like to see them go to someone who will use them.
Look in Big Lots, Walmart, Ace hardware, country stores, grocery stores, etc. Many stores get rid of their stock each year in the fall and reduce prices to get them off the shelf fast.
If you buy jars new you will find standard canning jars (”Mason jars”) start at about $8 - $10 a dozen. Prices vary for wide mouth and different sizes. New jars usually come with a new two part lid consisting of a reusable screw down “ring” and a non-reusable “lid”. The rings can be used over and over again but a new lid must be used each time you can something.
Rings and lids are also availabl as a set or just the lids.
Replacement canning lids are about $1.50 a dozen at Walmart.
A set of basic canning tools is about $15 almost anywhere canning supplies are sold.
You can get started with just a funnel ($3) and a jar lifter ($5).
A few commercial foods, like Classico pasta sauce, come packaged in real mason jars.
These jars can be saved and reused to can other foods.
When Classico sauce is on BOGO sale a jar costs little more than an empty canning jar. Get your friends and relatves to save these jars for you.
Water bath canners are used for tomatos and a few other foods - usually those with high acids or high sugar content.
Pressure canners are used all other foods, especially for meats sauces, etc. A canning book will tell you which method to use for which food. Used canners in good condition are perfectly good to use.
A new 21-Qt Water-Bath Canner is less than $25 on eBay. This is a good price.
A new Presto pressure canner is available on eBay for $41. This is an excellent price for a new unit.
The Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving is the classic how-to for preserving foods. Sells for $5 to $10.
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Batteries, in the age of battery dependance not having a simple AA all the way to a marine, deep cycle or truck battery.
I prefer lithium based batteries such as the Surefire 3 volt ones I use in my flashlights. They have a ten year shelf life of which is entirely true, I bought two boxes from Surefire in 2000 and I am just now starting to use the last ones, and they are still good.
No way you can get that out of any regular battery.
And if you have rechargeable batteries get a solar panel thats big enough to recharge them, your cell phone, laptop etc.
sfl
Down south it is hard to get anything cooled to 70 degrees in the summer to last for years.
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ping for later read.
To see the ultimamte guide of all long lasting survival food, read here: https://sparkous.com/survival-food-list/