Back in 2012 I scoured this forum and took some advice on long term storage of nuts. General advice was they don't last more than a year, however if you read through enough posts from MikeK and other find enough exceptions, there were some gold nuggets of "well, you COULD do this to maximize...

There are dozens of sources for Dehydrated and Freeze Dried Food. And that doesn't even count all the private labeling. ASSUMING good packaging for long term storage, limited use of salt and no MSG and other flavor and texture enhancers, has anybody done a taste test comparing brands? I...

i saw these and thought hey i could do that with all my empty canning jars! http://beprepared.com/dozen-cans-of-emergency-drinking-water-12-cans.html?gclid=CNL39qiLiLoCFYqZ4AodaxIAag any thoughts? would one think i would need a pressure canner for this? anyone tryed it? the shelf life...

I've seen a lot of threads talking about spam, or various other canned meats, and they can be found all over the forum. I thought with this thread we could make a central place to post reviews of the various canned meats and be able to find them easier (since I'll make this a sticky)...

"Soaring BPA Levels Found in People Who Eat Canned Foods" http://news.yahoo.com/soaring-bpa-levels-found-people-eat-canned-foods-221408095.html I search BPA in the forums, didn't see any threads on this. My girlfriend sent me this article today. It's about a recent study that found a...

We're offering our newly packaged, fully cooked canned meats (beef, hamburger and chicken) at $74.95 through August 31, which is at least $10 cheaper than any other case of (12) 28-oz. canned meats out there. It's called Providence Pantry, and you can find it at www.readydepot.com. It's...

Yoder's Bacon Discount from MRE Depot's Steve Cyros THE COUPON CODE is "MEAT15" so in the OPAW when they ask you "where's the meat" in Bartertown, you can give them a wicked grin and say "right here!" :lol: of course FX will probably get us all shot by holding himself when he says it...

i read that you should only store canned foods for 1 year, but that is the manufacturer stating that ( so they can rotate stock and make more sales) anyone know how long you can REALLY store canned foods for? MRE can be stored for years, any other long storage items i should have on my list?

If anyone wants to know of a good, lightweight, and long-lasting survival food, look no further than a can of sardines. Most people do not like them, but if you're hungry, and don't mind the taste of fish, they can actually be quite good. They are also VERY sustaining, especially since they have...

In a post by GRAYWOLF some canned foods went bad, KEV made reference to a shelf I made that auto-rotates canned foods, this is how to make your own, this is the basic idea, use what you have around, and build to suit your needs and space available. I used a piece of 1/4" peg board as the bottom...