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by essexsurvivor
Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:47 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: starting food storage
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Re: starting food storage

I'm now looking forward to starting a food store and Learning a new skill in dehydrating food.i think I'm going to store a mix of home dehydrated food and items like mountain house. Do u know if using food storage calculators are reliable for the amount of food the suggest like 40lbs of dehydrated v...
by essexsurvivor
Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:23 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: starting food storage
Replies: 21
Views: 4906

Re: starting food storage

So I guess the key to storing food long term is keeping sealed bags to useable sizes like 0.5lbs or 1lbs bag/jars
by essexsurvivor
Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:14 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: starting food storage
Replies: 21
Views: 4906

Re: starting food storage

Could any one tell me how long dehydrated food would last we not sealed in a air tight bag.as I am now looking at dehydrating food my self and storing them. Much cheaper.
by essexsurvivor
Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:27 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: starting food storage
Replies: 21
Views: 4906

Re: starting food storage

I could but canning and dehydrating food seems like a skill u learn I have not started learning yet.im just asking info
by essexsurvivor
Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:01 pm
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Topic: starting food storage
Replies: 21
Views: 4906

Re: starting food storage

Would this be 1 months food for two adults
by essexsurvivor
Sat Oct 25, 2014 4:32 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: starting food storage
Replies: 21
Views: 4906

Re: starting food storage

I'm after a rough guide for lbs of meat veg grains per person for a month or year
by essexsurvivor
Sat Oct 25, 2014 3:53 pm
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Topic: starting food storage
Replies: 21
Views: 4906

Re: starting food storage

I've been looking a lot at dehydrate food storage mainly usa sites does any one have info on how much food to store per adult for a year or a month
by essexsurvivor
Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:56 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: starting food storage
Replies: 21
Views: 4906

Re: starting food storage

I think dehydrating my food will be the method I will start looking in to.how are u currently storing ur dehydrated food.as for the freeze dried food they sell as emergency food I think I will invest a small amount of money in to it as a quick way to build at least few day food as have already been ...
by essexsurvivor
Sat Oct 25, 2014 1:44 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: starting food storage
Replies: 21
Views: 4906

Re: starting food storage

That is a very interesting method of food storage and one I will def read in to.i take it there is a method of putting meal together.it seems the more I look in to this subject the more options I have lol
by essexsurvivor
Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:24 am
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: starting food storage
Replies: 21
Views: 4906

Re: starting food storage

I have started buy tinned items like beans, potatoes, veg. but have seen a company that sell mountain house freeze dried meals and was thinking this could make a good base level food supply then start adding to it with tinned items.as I have never used this product or even knew this type of food was...