[Trteamer]

I've been looking at the various companies on line that sell food for long term storage. I have a few parameters that I have been trying to satisfy and would like opinions and advice from my fellow Freepers.

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!

[JRandomFreeper]

Check out Costco. I was surpised and gratified. They have emergency preparedness supplies at good prices. And they are big enough, there's no BS about delivery or availability.

/johnny

[outofsalt]

http://beprepared.com/default.asp?sid=msn&eid=msEP200703114&utm_source=MSN&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mEmergency%2BPreparedness

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.

[ClearCase_guy]

Mountain House is good and tasty. Lasts for decades.

[meatloaf]

Good information source.

http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/forumdisplay.php?f=11

[teenyelliott]

My very favorite for bulk...http://store.honeyvillegrain.com

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!!!

[SunkenCiv]

Any suggestions?

[Marcella]

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.

[onona]

Ping

[manic4organic]

bookmark

[Nailbiter]

bfl

[Sun]

“I don’t want to eat the same thing for a week.”

That’s what stopped me from buying in bulk.

So I decided to just stock up on canned foods that have an expiration date, a few years in advance. We just bought a number of cans of salmon, dated 2016.