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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Kaleva

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11. What I listed doesn't require refrigeration or cooking

Reply to braddy (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 24, 2018, 10:24 PM

Jun 2018

Just need water and that's only for the powdered milk.

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A basic 30 day emergency food and water stock list for 1 person [View all] Kaleva Jun 2018 OP

Thanks for posting Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #1

Toss in a couple of very large containers of nuts. shraby Jun 2018 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Anon-C Jun 2018 #3

I am that rare breed - a Liberal Prepper Runningdawg Jun 2018 #4

I was following the KISS principle when making out the list Kaleva Jun 2018 #10

A lot of that stuff doesn't store for long, it is not a good list. braddy Jun 2018 #5

Cold cereal, peanut butter and crisp bread have a shelf life of up to a year Kaleva Jun 2018 #6

Exactly, they are items that can go stale in your pantry and sometimes do before we eat them, braddy Jun 2018 #7

You are going beyond what I'm talking about here. Kaleva Jun 2018 #8

To me a thirty day backup supply of food means food beyond the normal stuff already braddy Jun 2018 #9

What I listed doesn't require refrigeration or cooking Kaleva Jun 2018 #11

None of my foods need cooking either, and they don't go bad in a few months, I just don't see braddy Jun 2018 #12

I don't have an issue with breads, cereals, crackers or pretzels going stale Kaleva Jun 2018 #13

Rice can go rancid rather quickly. I keep mine in the frig. northoftheborder Jun 2018 #16

White rice lasts for years, even decades, I just finished 2lbs of 10 year old rice. Brown rice braddy Jun 2018 #17

White rice for us also. It loses nutrients, but I stored Hortensis Jul 2018 #19

one of the wonderful things about costco is i can get a better quality rice in a bigger bad dembotoz Jul 2018 #21

I'll have to add that to the list. The nearest Costco Hortensis Jul 2018 #22

Please be aware of Costco sticker shock dembotoz Jul 2018 #23

Lol. I believe it because we do have a Sam's Club Hortensis Jul 2018 #24

Would have to modify.. pretzels won't make it thru an NFL weekend dembotoz Jun 2018 #14

Will reply once more and leave it that Runningdawg Jun 2018 #15

agreed if you can not stomach it now you will not enjoy it later dembotoz Jun 2018 #18

If 30-day prepping was normal, our nation would be Hortensis Jul 2018 #20

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