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Tag Archives: food storage
So You have Decided to Become a Prepper, How do You Start?
So you have decided to become a prepper. How do you start? First, make a plan. Don’t just run of willy-nilly
. Making a plan will save you money and help you avoid making costly mistakes. Here are four simple …
Advice for Beginning Preppers
This year I will be 70 years old and will have been prepping since my early twenties. My parents started me 
prepping. This has been a way of live for me as long as I can remember. Over the years, …
FreezeDryGuy
FreezeDryGuy and I have been friends for almost 40 years. I have deal with him personally on many occasions and have watched him deal with others. I have found him to be honest and have no reservations about recommending him. …
Read More...Light, Another Enemy of Food Storage
Light is the least understood enemy of food storage. Exposure to light can cause foods to spoil faster. Both 
natural and artificial light can cause photodegradation, according to the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Clemson University. Exposure …
Moisture, an Enemy of Food Storage
The second enemy of food storage, I want to discuss is moisture. This includes problems with high humidity as well as the more obvious ones. The best, but most expensive solution is to store your food in a climate-controlled room. …
Read More...Living Off Your Food Storage For a Month
My wife sent this out these questions to a few people who participated in our one month test of living of our food storage. The following is the answers from one family.
Howard
What problems did you in counter?
The …
Read More...Living Off Our Food Storage Part 3
I know I promised some recipes for you and they are coming. I have been trying to call all the families that were on 
the trial and gather as many new recipes as I can. As with any other project …
Living Off Our Storage for a Month
Well it has been a month now since my wife went shopping for food for us. Living off our storage was easier than
we thought. I credit this to the fact that my wife has been rotating grains and legumes …
Glass Jars and Earthquakes
The other day I watched Doomsday Preppers, in this episode they showed someone who was concerned about earthquakes. When they showed his storage area, there were many glass jars sitting on shelves that were unprotected. In an earthquake, these would …
Read More...A Food Storage List
With all that I have written on food, I don’t think that I have ever posted a list showing what I think you need to store, if you intent to live on it for a year or longer. 
The following …