Prepardness/Survival Food

[Guest guest]

September has been officially declared " National Prepardness Month " and, with

the current issues surrounding the Hurricane aftermath, this is getting national

attention.

About a year ago, I worked on creating Emergency Survival List of Healthy Foods.

Unfortunately, it didnt go anywhere, and the list fell to the wayside. I

posted on this list my request for any ideas for healthy foods that were shelf

stable and could last. We had several great responses.

I am going to re-create the list (or find the old list) and am looking for any

suggestions (again) to add to the list. If anyone has the old list that was

posted, and the corresponding additions, I would love to see it again.

Perhaps once created, it could be kept in our files.

Thanks

Jeff

PS You cant have longevity if we arent prepared to survive emergencies.

[Guest guest]

A friend of mine went to Alaska with 365 days worth of MRP's.

I don't know how those keep over time, say 5yrs, 10 yrs, but the processes have been done a long time ago by Mormon's (not an ad). I stowed my food dehydrated in cans designed for 25 yrs. Sure enough they were good enough after 25 yrs to give to good will.

Fact is, I learned to keep canned food and cycle it because water is the most important factor.

Being from FL, and having gone thru a hurricane, demanded I move out of a low area long ago and pick the area I retired, for more than natural disasters, even nuclear. You can't plan for everything. You have to be flexible, like hey dog "you're on your own".

You have to be able to leave your assets and go to a place with A/C.

A van is nice, a pickup is maybe a better compromise. A potty is essential.

Water is essential. Clothing is essential.

The reason New Orleans is flooded is because someone 25yrs ago ignored an insurance company req't to build at 14 ft elevation. They ignored that. Living below a levee is stupid.

FL has the right idea, any structure damaged below a certain amount cannot be rebuilt, it must be replaced with new standards. that means that you won't see a lot of 10 - 20 yo buildings demolished by a hurricane.

I notice here we spend more on decorating than for hurricane windows, eg. It's not hard to build houses that won't be destroyed. I sit out Alecia in a double wide mobile home on 21 ft elevation. A minor window leak is all we experienced while a brick home neighbor had his roof torn off - 30k damage.

I put my walls and roof on so they wouldn't come off.

And as I sit there at 3AM, my mother-in-law praying constantly for some reason, listening to the wind, the power went off, and I said: "Oh hell, now it's going to get hot".

Next time a generator.

Now we're on a lake, and if worse came to worse we could drink the lake water if filtered.

It's all in the planning. That's what the people in charge don't accept responsibility for.

Regards.

[ ] Prepardness/Survival Food

September has been officially declared "National Prepardness Month" and, with the current issues surrounding the Hurricane aftermath, this is getting national attention.About a year ago, I worked on creating Emergency Survival List of Healthy Foods. Unfortunately, it didnt go anywhere, and the list fell to the wayside. I posted on this list my request for any ideas for healthy foods that were shelf stable and could last. We had several great responses. I am going to re-create the list (or find the old list) and am looking for any suggestions (again) to add to the list. If anyone has the old list that was posted, and the corresponding additions, I would love to see it again.Perhaps once created, it could be kept in our files. ThanksJeffPS You cant have longevity if we arent prepared to survive emergencies.

[Guest guest]

A friend of mine went to Alaska with 365 days worth of MRP's.

I don't know how those keep over time, say 5yrs, 10 yrs, but the processes have been done a long time ago by Mormon's (not an ad). I stowed my food dehydrated in cans designed for 25 yrs. Sure enough they were good enough after 25 yrs to give to good will.

Fact is, I learned to keep canned food and cycle it because water is the most important factor.

Being from FL, and having gone thru a hurricane, demanded I move out of a low area long ago and pick the area I retired, for more than natural disasters, even nuclear. You can't plan for everything. You have to be flexible, like hey dog "you're on your own".

You have to be able to leave your assets and go to a place with A/C.

A van is nice, a pickup is maybe a better compromise. A potty is essential.

Water is essential. Clothing is essential.

The reason New Orleans is flooded is because someone 25yrs ago ignored an insurance company req't to build at 14 ft elevation. They ignored that. Living below a levee is stupid.

FL has the right idea, any structure damaged below a certain amount cannot be rebuilt, it must be replaced with new standards. that means that you won't see a lot of 10 - 20 yo buildings demolished by a hurricane.

I notice here we spend more on decorating than for hurricane windows, eg. It's not hard to build houses that won't be destroyed. I sit out Alecia in a double wide mobile home on 21 ft elevation. A minor window leak is all we experienced while a brick home neighbor had his roof torn off - 30k damage.

I put my walls and roof on so they wouldn't come off.

And as I sit there at 3AM, my mother-in-law praying constantly for some reason, listening to the wind, the power went off, and I said: "Oh hell, now it's going to get hot".

Next time a generator.

Now we're on a lake, and if worse came to worse we could drink the lake water if filtered.

It's all in the planning. That's what the people in charge don't accept responsibility for.

Regards.

[ ] Prepardness/Survival Food

September has been officially declared "National Prepardness Month" and, with the current issues surrounding the Hurricane aftermath, this is getting national attention.About a year ago, I worked on creating Emergency Survival List of Healthy Foods. Unfortunately, it didnt go anywhere, and the list fell to the wayside. I posted on this list my request for any ideas for healthy foods that were shelf stable and could last. We had several great responses. I am going to re-create the list (or find the old list) and am looking for any suggestions (again) to add to the list. If anyone has the old list that was posted, and the corresponding additions, I would love to see it again.Perhaps once created, it could be kept in our files. ThanksJeffPS You cant have longevity if we arent prepared to survive emergencies.