Based on my own personal experiences and mistakes, I do not recommend storing these foods in large quantities, long-term. Let me know what you think of my list and what other foods you would add. Foods to not store, long-term 1. Any canned ... Read More
A Short Guide To The Proper Storage of Cookie Ingredients
If the #1 rule to purchasing a home is, "Location, Location, Location," then the #1 rule of food storage is, "rotation, rotation, rotation." I mention it because some thirty-year-old brown sugar and chocolate chips recently came into my possession, ... Read More
4 Food Storage Lessons Learned From Living Overseas
I've seen the idea come up in conversations from time to time that acquiring food for long-term storage is pointless when you know you're not going to live in any one place for very long. It's a pain to lug it from house to house, and if you end up ... Read More
Fire Destroyed My Food Storage – Without Ever Touching It
No, my food storage wasn't directly set on fire. It was my parents' food storage. The food never did actually burn, but the fire was close enough to cause heat-related damage. After the fire event, they gave all the food to me - and most ... Read More
5 Dollar Preps – You CAN Afford to Prepare
“I can't afford to” is definitely the number one excuse people use for not prepping. They believe this because they read about someone who has a $20,000 dollar gun collection and a basement filled with a 10 year supply of freeze dried food. That is ... Read More
A Famine Menu — A Bare-Bones Food Storage Plan
I found this "famine menu" on a political forum, of all things, several years ago. There was no link to an original post nor was any author listed. I liked the plan and wanted to share it because too many Americans see the need to prepare ... Read More
