Instead of my OZ of silver this week.....
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We decided on 5 cases of Cup O Noodles,
3 jars of peanut butter & 12 cans of assorted
Chef Boyardee and 3 cans of Albacore in oil.
Stuff with a shelf life into 2013.
Next week were going for some kidney or red
beans, rice, more cup o noodles, some cans of
chili with beans and more tuna or albacore in
oil, as they tend to have a longer shelf life.
Now as you know, Cup o Noodles can get quite
boring, but if you add a teaspoon or two of butter
to them there quite tasty, now if you like Tai peanut
butter chicken, just add a teaspoon or two of peanut
butter to your cup o noodles and you'll love it, that is
if you like peanut butter. All hi protein stuff.
Week after that I'll get some Silver I guess
Anything I missed, feel free to add to the SHTF scenario
Steve
3 jars of peanut butter & 12 cans of assorted
Chef Boyardee and 3 cans of Albacore in oil.
Stuff with a shelf life into 2013.
Next week were going for some kidney or red
beans, rice, more cup o noodles, some cans of
chili with beans and more tuna or albacore in
oil, as they tend to have a longer shelf life.
Now as you know, Cup o Noodles can get quite
boring, but if you add a teaspoon or two of butter
to them there quite tasty, now if you like Tai peanut
butter chicken, just add a teaspoon or two of peanut
butter to your cup o noodles and you'll love it, that is
if you like peanut butter. All hi protein stuff.
Week after that I'll get some Silver I guess
Anything I missed, feel free to add to the SHTF scenario
Steve
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My food stash has performed well in 2011. Some is up more
than 50% from January.
I only buy stuff I like to eat.
Don't get too caught up in the expiration dates on the cans.
The makers don't wanna poison anybody AND they wanna
encourage everybody to buy more stuff ASAP. Properly
sealed cans will last for MANY years beyond the exp date.
Dried beans should be left in their bags and placed in ZipLocs
and dropped into a five-gal bucket; moisture and critters are
their only natural enemies. I have eaten 10-year old beans
that tasted like they were just bought; and, I did not get sick.
Pasta and rice can be stored just like beans. The "flavored and
boxed" packets are best/easiest; tho, more expensive than the
bulk stuff.
Gravy packets are a must. The cheap ones are just as tasty
as the expensive ones.
Canned Chili. (Hormel is as good as any. Watch the prices and
use coupons.)
Canned Tuna. (Bumble Bee Prime Filet Solid White Albacore In
Water is my pick. I ate a six-year old can; no problem. Prolly
lasts forever.) Some of the cheap brands do NOT have tight
seals; be cautious on that.
Canned Chicken. (Premium Chunk Chicken Breast Skinless
In Water.) The generic kind is fine, and much cheaper. This
is one of the few bargains. Chipotle buys all of the dark meat
and there is a HUGE glut of white meat CHEAP.
Armor Ground and Formed Sliced Dried Beef. Not as good
as the old-fashioned kind, but tasty enough; and, priced
pretty right.
Canned vegetables. Tho, frozen are better; but if you have
no electricity they won't do you much good.
Chicken Broth in large quantities. If water gets short, you
can use it to cook your beans/rice/pasta.
Several simple can openers.
Bottled Water. Small bottles. Lots of 'em.
Soda Pop. (Store barnds are just as good, once you get
used to them.)
Hard Candy. Good to eat for a sugar boost and good to
trade/sell.
Boxed Bread Mixes. You can cook these in a frying pan.
Cooking Oil. Gotta have it, if you wanna eat well.
A high-end portable burner is good to have. Test it, then
store it away.
LOTS of batteries and duct tape; can't hardly live w/o 'em.
First Aid Kit and Minor Surgery Kit. A "surgical practices" manual
is good, if you don't have the info in your head. With the right
tools, they'll be calling you "House" in no time. Always good to
be "indispensable" in hard times.
Multi-Vitamins, Aspirin. Antibiotics if you can get 'em. Peroxide,
Alcohol.
Keep all automobile gas tanks topped off.
As many tools as you know how to use.
A small portable generator is worthwhile, too.
Several small transistor radios. Flashlights. Knives; big and small.
Pocket size - or boot size - PMs. Cash.
And, of course, the means to keep bad folks away from your stash.
You'll be fine. The further away from urban areas you are, the finer
you will be.
.........
EDIT ADD:
If it's been more than 10-years since you had a tetanus shot,
ask your doc about one. If you don't have a doc, any health
clinic will give you one if you tell 'em you "stepped on a nail
a week ago."
I reccomend Deere like I did here in 2008.
<< <i>You forgot stock in blue chip companies with a good dividend yield.
I reccomend Deere like I did here in 2008. >>
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BUT.........
If an electro-mag "incident" shuts down and/or destroys most/all
electronic records, it's prolly best to have actual certs.
I remain pretty sure that the only reason the Chi-Coms have not
caused such an "incident" is that the US would hit 'em back.
<< <i>Always good to have food.
My food stash has performed well in 2011. Some is up more
than 50% from January.
I only buy stuff I like to eat.
Don't get too caught up in the expiration dates on the cans.
The makers don't wanna poison anybody AND they wanna
encourage everybody to buy more stuff ASAP. Properly
sealed cans will last for MANY years beyond the exp date.
Dried beans should be left in their bags and placed in ZipLocs
and dropped into a five-gal bucket; moisture and critters are
their only natural enemies. I have eaten 10-year old beans
that tasted like they were just bought; and, I did not get sick.
Pasta and rice can be stored just like beans. The "flavored and
boxed" packets are best/easiest; tho, more expensive than the
bulk stuff.
Gravy packets are a must. The cheap ones are just as tasty
as the expensive ones.
Canned Chili. (Hormel is as good as any. Watch the prices and
use coupons.)
Canned Tuna. (Bumble Bee Prime Filet Solid White Albacore In
Water is my pick. I ate a six-year old can; no problem. Prolly
lasts forever.) Some of the cheap brands do NOT have tight
seals; be cautious on that.
Canned Chicken. (Premium Chunk Chicken Breast Skinless
In Water.) The generic kind is fine, and much cheaper. This
is one of the few bargains. Chipotle buys all of the dark meat
and there is a HUGE glut of white meat CHEAP.
Armor Ground and Formed Sliced Dried Beef. Not as good
as the old-fashioned kind, but tasty enough; and, priced
pretty right.
Canned vegetables. Tho, frozen are better; but if you have
no electricity they won't do you much good.
Chicken Broth in large quantities. If water gets short, you
can use it to cook your beans/rice/pasta.
Several simple can openers.
Bottled Water. Small bottles. Lots of 'em.
Soda Pop. (Store barnds are just as good, once you get
used to them.)
Hard Candy. Good to eat for a sugar boost and good to
trade/sell.
Boxed Bread Mixes. You can cook these in a frying pan.
Cooking Oil. Gotta have it, if you wanna eat well.
A high-end portable burner is good to have. Test it, then
store it away.
LOTS of batteries and duct tape; can't hardly live w/o 'em.
First Aid Kit and Minor Surgery Kit. A "surgical practices" manual
is good, if you don't have the info in your head. With the right
tools, they'll be calling you "House" in no time. Always good to
be "indispensable" in hard times.
Multi-Vitamins, Aspirin. Antibiotics if you can get 'em. Peroxide,
Alcohol.
Keep all automobile gas tanks topped off.
As many tools as you know how to use.
A small portable generator is worthwhile, too.
Several small transistor radios. Flashlights. Knives; big and small.
Pocket size - or boot size - PMs. Cash.
And, of course, the means to keep bad folks away from your stash.
You'll be fine. The further away from urban areas you are, the finer
you will be.
.........
EDIT ADD:
If it's been more than 10-years since you had a tetanus shot,
ask your doc about one. If you don't have a doc, any health
clinic will give you one if you tell 'em you "stepped on a nail
a week ago." >>
In God We Trust.... all others pay in Gold and Silver!
<< <i>We decided on 5 cases of Cup O Noodles,
3 jars of peanut butter & 12 cans of assorted
Chef Boyardee and 3 cans of Albacore in oil.
Stuff with a shelf life into 2013.
Next week were going for some kidney or red
beans, rice, more cup o noodles, some cans of
chili with beans and more tuna or albacore in
oil, as they tend to have a longer shelf life.
Now as you know, Cup o Noodles can get quite
boring, but if you add a teaspoon or two of butter
to them there quite tasty, now if you like Tai peanut
butter chicken, just add a teaspoon or two of peanut
butter to your cup o noodles and you'll love it, that is
if you like peanut butter. All hi protein stuff.
Week after that I'll get some Silver I guess
Anything I missed, feel free to add to the SHTF scenario
Steve >>
Next time just trade one of those silver eagles you bought for $12 for all that stuff.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
toilet paper
medicine
soap, shampoo, toothpaste
candy bars
beef jerky
cigarettes
liquor
all four will likely be near as valuable as gold or silver in barter situations.
bleach and some large clear water jugs can be used to make potable water from dirty water.
Water is the most critical. Most adults can last for two months on a week's worth of normal food supplies, and most would be healthier after the weight loss. A few days without water and most are done.
For those that think they may have to "bug out," camping gear, mountain bikes, solar chargers to run recharge phones and computers might be on the list. Keep in mind that the Internet evolved from the Arpanet, which was designed to withstand a full nuclear attack, it will likely still be up in parts, no matter how bad things get. A modern laptop has enormous capabilities, compared to the servers when the text based Arpanet came into being.
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<< <i>If it hits the fan, I'm just moving into the local Costco >>
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<< <i>Some more:
toilet paper
medicine
soap, shampoo, toothpaste
candy bars
beef jerky
cigarettes
liquor
all four will likely be near as valuable as gold or silver in barter situations.
bleach and some large clear water jugs can be used to make potable water from dirty water.
Water is the most critical. Most adults can last for two months on a week's worth of normal food supplies, and most would be healthier after the weight loss. A few days without water and most are done.
For those that think they may have to "bug out," camping gear, mountain bikes, solar chargers to run recharge phones and computers might be on the list. Keep in mind that the Internet evolved from the Arpanet, which was designed to withstand a full nuclear attack, it will likely still be up in parts, no matter how bad things get. A modern laptop has enormous capabilities, compared to the servers when the text based Arpanet came into being. >>
In case there is an internet shutdown, it's a good idea to have a list of the IP addresses to any websites you might want to visit. While the backbone should remain functional, DNS servers may be out or shutdown (like the government did during the riots in Egypt) so if you don't know the IP of the site, you can't use a DNS relay server to connect. For example to connect to the PCGS forum index, http://forums.collectors.com, you would type http://64.94.212.253 instead. You can find out the IP of a website by doing a WHOIS or DNS look up
I went thru a 7+ earthquake and a Cat 4 hurricane.
COST was a ghost town of empty shelves REALLY fast,
in both circumstances.
If you don't have it stashed when trouble comes, you prolly
will not find it at the warehouse stores.
edited to add; I guess it all depends on what causes a SHTF scenario. If we are talking about a natural disaster, then yes, you guys are ahead of the game.
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Also remember that common honey lasts literally forever and provides lots of energy and flavor.
Other things to consider:
Instant coffee
Tea
Reconstituted lemon juice and/or vinegar (preservatives)
Salt (preservative, cleaner, all-around useful)
Dried spices (to doctor up some of those bland foods)
Powdered non-fat milk (if you like it or need it)
Bars of Ivory soap (pure, so can be used clean anything)
Vodka (useful for many things
Extra clothing & work shoes
<< <i>I went thru a 7+ earthquake and a Cat 4 hurricane.
COST was a ghost town of empty shelves REALLY fast,
in both circumstances.
If you don't have it stashed when trouble comes, you prolly
will not find it at the warehouse stores. >>
Good advice Storm, we went through the 1994 Northridge quake
and supermarkets were empty in two days, liquer stores and dairys
were selling melted bags of ice (baged water) for $10.00 a bag
and getting it, we were without power for 3 days (we were lucky)
some areas were without power for two weeks, no gas or water
for a week. I thank god for my coleman stove and 5 gallon bucket
we filled from the apartment pool so we could flush the toilet.
I cringe at the horrors of Katrina, and as a So Cal dude I want to
prepare for when the San Andreas lets off 5 minutes of steam.
Steve
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