FOOD POST QUESTION

[RRRRDC]

well guys i have got my first bunch of food in mylar and 5 gal buckets. 200 pounds hard red and 100 pounds of corn. most of my family laughed their behinds off but the old man just nodded his head in understanding. let them laugh its ok. at least my family will have a good chance, and i wont have to hear my children say "daddy im hungry" . afterwards i felt a sense of relief but now i feel like its only the tip of the iceburg to what ill need. i seem to remember thee was a post on here of all the things some of you have stored in relation to food and equipment. i have tried searching on here for it for the last two days. i was wondering if any of you remember the title if you would post it here so i can take another look at it again. i knew i should copied it when i saw it. feeling that the SHTF is a real possibility and want to hit sams or costco again soon.

[monkeybird]

It is a GREAT feeling when you pack away your first mylar/buckets. I know it was for me. I must have watched Robert's video 10 times to be sure I did it right. Congratulations! BTW - do you have a grain grinder yet? I know I had around 300 pounds of grain before I realized that a two rocks pounded together does not good flour make.

[RRRRDC]

no sir but i realize i need one which would you recommend?

[RRRRDC]

oh i also bought two 275 gallon water storage tanks. 60.00 bucks each! thought that was a steal!

[Rmplstlskn]

no sir but i realize i need one which would you recommend?

I like these two...
WonderMill & WonderMill Jr.

Yes, you are at the tip of the iceberg... Mainly because everyone never expects technology or safe, normal times to change or take a step back... I'm sure there are a lot of "normal" people in Egypt, Libya and Bahrain, let alone Japan, that thought the same thing...

But GRAINS is a great first step... People have lived with bread and grains since the dawn of time... But don't expect it to be easy and pretty either... To make it BETTER is where the rest of the iceberg lies... It is a LIFESTYLE...

See my Making Bread thread for some wheat ideas...

Rmpl

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I dont remember the post. Buy, as Monkeybird stated wisely, a manual food grinder ASAP or get a real old Navaho because without them you might still be hungry! I have stayed back from the grains for my reasons but next quarter that may change. The water tank deal is a steal for sure, congrats!! Might consider rice and beans too so you don't have to grind in case time is short to dinner.
Your a good Man for taking care of them, worst case you dont need it, so add it to the list of other things you dont want to HAVE to use like fire extenguishers, weapons, life insurance etc.

[Lowdown3]

Perhaps the mean the old thread with the year supply of food for $.70 a day? Check this subforum, back about 5-6 months. Getting started in food storage is the title IIRC

[Patriotic Sheepdog]

Try here about half way down he starts with the year supply....

https://www.survivalandpreparednessf...t=food+storage

[Romulus]

Congrats of the food storage! I too put up my first items, rice, beans, salt, sugar, etc. I understand your felling about the family thinking it's funny. I live alone but am prepping for my 3 adult kids and ex-wife also (long story, don't ask), so when i packed the rice, beans and sugar, I used the 1 gallon mylar bags and placed five per 5 gallon bucket. I figure it will be easier for my to rotate them in smaller quantities since i will be the only one using them until the SHTF. I be packing wheat next, but plan on using the 5 gallon bags and storing multiple bags in 55 gallon metal food grade barrels. I am putting them on a platform with coasters in case I have to move them around (400 lbs). Anyway it's a good feeling to get LTS started. Regardless of what the family thinks, I think of it as life insurance for them.