Emergency food supply....for the wife

[Jonathon]

So you all know how much I hate potatoes…look at the amount of Po-ta-toes so at least the wifell be happy if the s ever really hits the fan!

[bocephus]

How can anybody haste potatoes?

[GWG8541]

Jonathon Well it would have to get real bad for me to eat instant potatoes. The funny thing is my wife actually likes those things.

[HerbcoFood]

bocephus I heard that! Jonathon I have never heard anyone hating potatoes, tons of other things but not them.

[Jonathon]

Yeah, fries are the only potatoes I like. i don’t even like potato chips. I was traumatized when I was a kid because my family constantly tried to get me to eat them and they would hide them in food I really liked. Ever bitten into a piece of pizza and someone put mashed potatoes under the cheese? I have and it SUCKS!

[HerbcoFood]

Jonathon That is culinary child abuse, also really freaking weird to do.

[Jonathon]

HerbcoFood Little peak into why I am the way I am!

[bocephus]

Jonathon I never heard of that, in todays society that would be child abuse. Similar to having to try everything served and not being able to leave the table until your plate is clean, spent a few long evenings at the table.

[johnsbrewhouse]

Jonathon I am guessing that making a potato sausage is out of the question then?

[RafterW]

Any time I mention “emergency food supply” my wife gives me a look like I’m crazy…even after covid and we legit couldn’t find things for a period of time and shelves at the store were empty. That said, we do have a pantry and freezers full of meat almost always, but that electricity keeping the meat cold could certainly fail and I’ve only got so much fuel for the generator…I need to invest in some solar!

[craigrice]

instant potatoes are good to have on hand can be used to thicken stews and other things

[processhead]

Jonathon Just keep those instant spuds stored in your bug-out-bag along with your AR, some cash, and some bottles of instant water. You and the Mrs. will be prepped for anything that comes along.

[Chef]

Jonathon Instant Potatoes are a great and very stable item to keep in your just in case storage. When prepared properly, they actually taste pretty good, and I know I’m a food snob. I rarely use them except as potato flour in baking, but it is far cheaper to buy the boxes and then vacuum seal them. They will last years like that. I do put an O2 absorber in each pack, just added insurance, but frankly haven’t notice a difference.

[RafterW]

processhead I recently invested in my water surplus. I bought a LifeSaver Jerry Can, have you seen these before? It is a jerry can with a pump, spigot and internal, replaceable, filter. On the model I purchased, the filter is good for 20,000L (approx 5K gallon) before needing replaced. It really makes me feel better about my emergency water situation. I have a spring fed pond on my property and a river 1/4 mile away so so long as the ground water doesn’t stop I will always have a water source close, regardless of electricity or not.

[processhead]

@matt-westerhaus said in Emergency food supply....for the wife:

processhead I recently invested in my water surplus. I bought a LifeSaver Jerry Can, have you seen these before? It is a jerry can with a pump, spigot and internal, replaceable, filter. On the model I purchased, the filter is good for 20,000L (approx 5K gallon) before needing replaced. It really makes me feel better about my emergency water situation. I have a spring fed pond on my property and a river 1/4 mile away so so long as the ground water doesn’t stop I will always have a water source close, regardless of electricity or not.

That sounds like a good water storage system, Matt. The fact that it is portable is also an advantage.

There are a couple of other low tech ways to make non-potable water sources safe to drink. For centuries, people have boiled water to kill pathogens that could be dangerous. Adding a couple drops of ordinary bleach or iodine is another method.

The advantage of your jug is the filter probably removes taste and odor from water that is less than ideal.

[RafterW]

processhead correct, there is a carbon filter right at the end to eliminate tastes and the filter mesh is very-fine…To the point where it filters out particles as small as most viruses. I’ve got a few different pack-able filter devices as well when weight/portability really become an issue, like hiking and such.

[RafterW]

Jonathon processhead its a bit on the expensive side but if you look at it from the perspective of $/gallon of filtration capability it’s pretty cheap in the long-term.

[Chef]

processhead Do You or anyone else know anything about the Berkey Water Filter systems? Was looking into buying one of these.

[johnsbrewhouse]

When it comes to needing water, I just fire off one of the stills and do steam distillation, no pathogens, no odors and if you run your source water through screening materials, you take all the particulates out from the still.

[Chef]

johnsbrewhouse Lots of units out there. What would you recommend for a small family, say 5 people?