Posted on 12/17/2011 10:00:12 AM PST by Trteamer
I've been looking on the web for a good vendor or vendors of food for long term storage. I'd like some feedback from you fellow FReepers as to your experience with the various companies out there....
First my wife is allergic to egg yolks, and lactose intollerant. We can stockpile dairy pills to battle the lactose intolerance, but the eggs limit our choices of food companies we can deal with.
Some companies don't put any nutritional information on their websites, so they strike out and lose my sale right off the bat. Some companies have food that's only good for a week to ten days after you open the big can, and I don't want to eat the same thing for a week.
I sent for a free sample once and the company hounded me on the phone for months and wouldn't accept no for an answer. I sent for a free sample again last week from a different company. They sent me an e-mail telling me that they would be calling me to discuss my choices. I replied not to bother calling as I would just listen to the answering machine and wouldn't pick up the phone. I let them know I won't do business with them if they harass me on the phone. They called anyway... LOL! I guess I won't be getting their free sample....
So Freepers, who do you recommend? Thanks!
/johnny
Gotta concur on Costco. I get bulk flour and rice there. The prices are good and they’ve always got it.
I’ve bought the freeze dried #10 cans as they keep the longest. I get promo emails (but no calls) and mailers once or twice a month.
Mountain House is good and tasty. Lasts for decades.
If you are looking for freeze dried or #10 cans, try Sams or http://www.nitro-pak.com/
My view is I can store rice, beans, oats, corn, things like that that are ingredients. I don't really like to store already made foods other than enough for emergencies. Long term, I bought a dehydrator and try to go that route with produce and such.
Also, generally people who are lactose intolerant can consume goat or sheep dairy products with no problem.
Good Luck!!!
That is a good site, but beware...it is crawling with libs.
/johnny
Also concur re: Costco. Surprisingly, our local Wal Mart has emergency rations (long-term storage type) in #10 cans.
That's indicative of how regular Americans feel about our economy/government. It's not just Y2K kooks now. ;)
Wal-Mart wouldn't be carrying it if there wasn't a significant market for it.
What section of the store is it in?
/johnny
Any suggestions?
Walton Feed
waltonfeed.com
Most of their foods last for 20-25 years. Never bothered by emails from them. Been in business many years. Go there and look. They buy the food and process it themselves. Huge company. Best there is as far as I am concerned. Cheapest, too.
Near the camping supplies. I saw them in AZ earlier this year.
Have you found that storing beans for a long time makes them tough when you finally cook them?
We also buy bulk from Costco and Walton Feed online. We bucket our own stuff up with food grade buckets we get for $1 from the ladies in the bakery dept at the grocery store. We put the mylar bags in the buckets and oxygen absorbers and put the lids on. Its way cheaper.
For cartons of #10 cans of stuff I use Ready Resource a lot.
I really don’t know. I buy bulk flours, rice and dried beans from Sam’s and store in five Gallon food grade buckets.
Costco is the shit. They sell ready-made survival buckets for about $60 or so. Besides selling survival crap they also have Barry Manilow calendars and Nutella and cheese and whatnot and so on and so forth.
"What section of the store is it in?"
I recently noticed them at our local Walmart. They were in the baking section. I keep debating about getting the one for making stews. It has all the seasoning, vegtables etc. You add the meat if you want. I want to at least try it out before I stalk up. The potatoe soup one is loaded with sodium.
Grinders and augers and mills, oh my! Thanks for the recommendation!
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