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Are you ready for the next food shortage? Let's find out if these emergency food buckets are worth it.
That’s my biggest worry about going and spending on these buckets…. Is the VALUE. For $80 a pail I should be able to feed myself and another easily for more than a week off of dried food. Main reason why I haven’t done it yet. Money is tight. I’m disabled and we all know living on a gov check is HARD…. Don’t leave much for future planning. The money I DO have saved…. I definitely don’t want it wasted on buying something that isn’t what it’s advertised….
Most of the "survival food" is a rip-off. They maximize profits by stretching the definition of a "meal". It is an energy and nutrient game, and the meal-count claimed by the sheisters will leave you far short in a real emergency. Many of the non-breakfast "survival" meals do not contain meat... This is not because they care about providing vegetarian meals, it is because they are trying to maximize profit (vegetables are cheaper than meat). Most of the leaches in this market do not have the highest standards in reducing oxygen, reducing moisture, and packaging that provides the best possible barrier the same. They also typically waste a lot of unfilled space in the bucket to add insult to the filler junk. Buyer beware.
In a real-world food shortage, 25-year shelf life will not matter I buy Knorr brand rice and noodle packets and Top Ramen I add the rest to them my own version of an MRE good thing I like SPAM lol
THEY TASTE LIKE DRYWALL MUD.
Bad 🤮🤮
As a trucker, i lived off my mountain house for 2 weeks once. 3 mountain house meals per day. I lost weight and started feeling better as a result.
Wow that's one bad diet if mountain house made you feel better. It's so much sodium
@@TingTingalingy Bwa ha
Yesh, do that woth Wise foods and you end up in hospital
@@TingTingalingyWait you actually listen to health officials???
@@masonsmith9619 I'm guessing you aren't too bright. If OP was feeling better from a massive amount of sodium, it could be due to them being hyperkalemic or hyponatremic. You get some bad booze?
A couple of things I like to keep at home in my emergency food supply
-Canned chicken breast. Love this stuff. It's an affordable, good tasting source of lean protein, and it plays nice with all sorts of instant noodle/rice/soup products from the store shelf.
-MRE peanut butter/cheese packets. These make a good pick-me-up in between meals, and are small and light enough to go with you anywhere.
One thing I haven't stocked up on but am considering is canned tuna packed in oil. I've always preferred water-packed tuna, but the additional calories of the tuna in olive oil might make sense in a prepping situation. Olive oil is a fairly healthy fat, to boot.
BTW, I just realized the #2 ingredient on that faux-protein powder is basically coffee creamer. WTF?
WHy not both?...oil and water packed.
you can't get tuna in oil anymore, not in Canada. I don;t know what happened but its like they stopped producing it
Family of 5 here. We love off the grid, bushcraft kind of stuff. You're absolutely right! For $79 just build a cooling space and grab actual groceries or catch your food. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼 😊
@Spyderontherise nowadays groceries are at insane prices. I bought groceries yesterday and it came out to $133 for not that many items! Yes I am a smart shopper and i choose what to get based on budget but that showed me enough.
Thanks Randell. You just saved me from making a big mistake. Please keep doing reviews.
@Clark Harris Roger that.
I couldn’t agree more man. I actually have one of these buckets. I’ve only ate 2 of these meals. Even I was like there is no way this whole bucket can feed my whole family. So now like you said I went back to the good ol MRE. I pick them up whenever I see them on sale. Good info brother ✌️
Thanks man!
Yea but how long will MRE’s stay edible?
@@calebduke6878 if stored correctly 7-10 years. I’m sure even food supply buckets have to be stored correctly in order to get the max shelf life so they can be eaten.
Mountain house meals , are more geared toward single servings, even though they are 2 servings a pack, I got the classic survival bucket with 24 servings, I would recommend trying those, they say the rule of thumb on food and water is 6 weeks per person, I say 6 months per person to be safe, I've also been told, wise meals doesn't have hardly any nutrition value, so I've been told
Yes please Randall, make a good video of survival preparedness food ! Great Beagle , I had one years ago ...Awesome dogs ! Just don't let him /her get into bacon grease...that's how mine died of pancreatitus! Great video
Da fuq are you talking about bacon grease killing your dog you are full of shit.
I'm with Matt B. and would try Mountain House. Their 24 meal buckets actually contain 12 meals without "fillers", but for those needing calories one will only get one meal per bag. Like MREs you can prepare the meals in the Mountain House bags unlike the Readywise bags. Mountain House buckets do tend to be a little more expensive, but in the US meals, buckets or boxes (84 servings) can often be found for reasonable discounts from Costco and Walmart. The Stroganoff is actually edible.
I keep these freeze dried meals to supplement my buckets of rice and beans. Rice and beans is fairly cheap and when stored in Mylar bags, oxygen absorbers and buckets they can last a long time. It's the cheaper option. But you want something to supplement it though and that's where ready wise or mountain house can fill in.
Have to agree. I watched a pretty thorough comparison once and they did a calorie/carb/protein/etc comparison and anything with the word "wise" in the name failed miserably. I recommend having instant meals like this around, but not "*wise*" brand. I'll pay double for Mountain house before I bought this brand.
I've never been big on pre-prepared meals/food buckets.
I have all the canning tools. A large dehydrator and a large supply of oxy absorbers and plastic and foil bags for my vacuum seal a meals. And corn and grain/wheat grinders.
I buy dried goods in bulk bags wheat, rice, beans, lentals, oatmeal, noodles etc. As well as sugar, powdered milk, seasonings, boullons, cocoa, salt, herbs in bulk etc.
One thing I do recommend in particular are the freeze dried meats chicken, beef, pork, sausage, ground beef which are spendy but go far, last decades if unopened but I usually reseal some in vacuum bags for camping etc.
Also freeze dried and dehydrated vegetables and herbs, I pick up 24 or more types veggies and a dozen or so herbs cilantro, chilli power, garlic powder n salt, etc and repackage in vacuum bags singly and a mega mix I use in soups, stews, stir frys, eggs you name it. The selection, price and quality is amazing. I put it off for decades and finally bit the bullet about 10 yrs ago and have been sold ever since.
I rather put together/cook/pack my own. I don't the trust any corperation. Too much food engineering, mystery ingredients, and toxins. Lol
As you already know knorr, bear, Lipton dried soups and many others put out good products and canned goods as well. Mac n cheese, ramen, rice a roni, etc.
It's easier and cheaper to make your own mre's right down to spices, snacks. Buy nuts, dehydrated fruits and bulk jerky and peperoni's and repackage in smaller vac sealed portions, throw in cheeze-its. and some hersheys choc. your good. Instant tea n coffee, cocoa or reg. Endless variations.
Pack it all in 5 gal buckets or tote's and your good.👍
Eggs by the case (5 doz.) Can be rubbed then dried with vasoline to seal pours, they'll last 9-12 mths in a cool dark place.
Mix 1 part bees wax w/4 parts parafin (20:80 /1:4 ratio) to coat cheese you've bought in 2-5 lb blocks in bulk. Cut smaller a dip a few times, slap a paper label on while last dip is still wet, then dip a couple more times. It'll keep a yr. min. But in theory indefinitely.
P.S. The first time I did it I aimed for a years supply of food....it actually made 2.5 yrs. supply.
My sis said thats alot of food. I told her 1 yrs for one person will last 2 people 6 mths, 4 people 3 mths, 8 people 1.5 mths, 16 people 3 wks, 32 people 1.5 wks.
If you were a small resterant/eatery it'd be gone within a week. Lol
Nutrient Survival, Legacy Food Storage and Peak Refuel are my three favorites. I would love to see a comaprison between these three.
You can’t go wrong with Mountain House. I can’t say Wise is bad but they seem to disappoint. Wise also counts their beverages as servings. Everything is creamy pasta or soup. All their breakfast is cereal. Not much in the way of meat. I’ve never been disappointed with Mountain House. Got my last MRE’s for $69.99 a case. Between several of them, lots and lots of Mountain House and canned meats / veggies I got food covered for me and my family. Any MH bucket kicks Wise to the curb.
2:05 Well said. I have NEVER met a single person in my life who eats the "serving" size.
Costco sells 124 serving pails for $55. I've been stocking up on those since I know they won't last as long as advertised but the food is decent and for that price I'm not too bothered by having to buy more of them.
What brand?
@@JInfantry2016 Readywise. Very excellent price.
Man, I think their worth it, my only gripe is non resealable pouches, and not very much variety. But you have to have a metric ton of it to survive for any length of time. I agree they taste pretty good. It’s a shit ton better than eating bugs lol. There are definitely better brands out there. Best to supplement it with a garden. MRE’s are always a good choice. Excellent video brother! Definitely do that video.
True. For convenience and how long they last, I would keep a few around. I will keep looking for one with more calories/dollar though. Thanks dude!
Great video! I have tried a lot of different brands of dehydrated meals. My favorite so far is Mountain House. I love the chili Mac, breakfast skillet, biscuits & gravy, and rice & chicken, just to name few. Been eating them for years and I’ve never actually paid attention to the supposed servings lol.
Mountain house makes a quality product; we've used them backpacking for years.
I concur.
Love the review Randell 🇺🇸 at least the food comes with its own crap bucket 🪣 ✌️
When I think of “prepping”..I go back to what our great, great and even greater grandparents did. They canned food, made pemmican, and dried food. Garden and mason jars will keep you alive on your homestead. Ammo will keep others from getting at it👍
I've seen the ready wise meals here and there and tried a couple. They tasted good but for that price I would have expected more bang for the buck. The orange drink reminds of that orange drink you can get from MacDonalds when you are a kid. Tastes good but is just sugar and crap.
Nate
Good video. Most food storage experts would say store what you eat and rotate it often. Water for 90 days at 1 gallon per person per day. Have 2000 calories per person from items like wheat, beans, rice, powder milk, salt, spices, penut butter with jelly and so forth. A fuel source to cook your food.
Start with 1weeks supplies then expand to 2 weeks, then until you have 1month. Now you need to keep working until you have 3 months. Final goal is to have 1 years supply and rotate it.
Logical plan takes into account of before your corp starts to produce it takes about 90 days. If you cannot raise it then when is the best time purchase the items at best price. MREs and can goods work and then add items mentioned before.
The above comment’s are only a thumbnails approach. Good video keep up the great job!
Just buy a harvest right freeze dryer and make your own food. we just dried 8 dozen organic eggs in 36 hrs, fills one 128oz jar that's 12 days, 2 eggs per person in a family of 4. 1Tbsp powder to 1Tbsp water equals 1 egg.
The whey powder was a milk substitute, not protein powder.
I think your suggestion from another video of using a meal replacement powder makes better sense. I'm working on making my own pemican. Keep your powder dry.
Mountain house has a 50% off sale right now on #10 cans. For perspective, 1 can of freeze dried pork is 6,000 calories and costs less than $45 bucks. Their blueberry milk granola has 5,000 calories per can.
Stock up on good food for cheaper 👍
I'm happy you did this video.
I had briefly considered buying some of these buckets until I researched everything in them, realizing I could easily make my own storage buying in bulk.
Not only that, but I can do it cheaper, and the food will be things I want and use in my normal preps.
So far, all these buckets I came across were total ripoffs. Muuuch cheaper to get some shelf-stable foods in the grocery store and pack your own MREs. I'm also a fan of the US military MREs, but the prices for those have skyrocketed lately. A crate of those is around 160-180€ currently (here in Germany), which is a little steep IMO.
Thats bs.... no way store foods has 25 years shelf life
Peak Refuel is the best. Lots of protein and it is 2 meals in a resealable bag. Much less water is needed. Peak Refuel has twice the food and protein as Mountain house. Peak Refuel is a little more expensive but it is loaded with meat. You can always season to taste. It lasts 25 yrs per company rep, even though they guarantee best taste for 5 yrs. It can be eaten without heating the water if necessary. It will just take a little longer for water to be absorbed. I love the biscuits and sausage gravy. Lots of sausage in it. There are 2 real biscuits in it. I break up the biscuits into smaller pieces so they absorb water easier. I add a little block pepper to it before pouring the boiling water into it. When I am ready to eat, I add a little hot sauce. Tastes like at the Diner and much cheaper. I have had almost all of the flavors and they are all pretty good. When I get home and I am tired from work, I take one out to eat for dinner. I divide it in half after cooking and it lasts for two meals. I have been following you for over 3 yrs and appreciate your gear testing and real world combat and survival tips.
The 4patriots I ordered was a lot more than what is the bucket you have. I do actually get a full 3-6 months of food. I've tried several types of the food and it has been being almost more than me and my two grown kids can eat. But I know I can do better and cheaper myself. I desperately need canning jars all sizes. I had over 180 case's of 12 per case (4 in the gallon size) BUT someone thought they needed them more than I did. I was in the process of moving and while we were gone they broke into my storage bldg in the side yard and stole every single one and 30 year's of very expensive tool's.
That sucks , people need to start stealing from the government and large corporations not individuals! Sorry to hear that ...I've been robbed before ...people suck ! Yes the for patriots is pretty good 👍
cool
I grabbed a few just for convenience. Mostly I buy rice, dry beans, pasta, canned meat, and freeze dried veggies.
Need to Try the ReadyWise Camping Meals selection, reseal meals comes 6 per case. Also, the Whey Milk is only Milk, not meant to be protein drink. If you want protein drink choose the Royal Chocolate shake 17grams protein per serving. Also look for the 104 serving buckets better value for you money you can purchase single meal selections, drinks, protein shakes, desserts, and snacks single bucket.
Cool thanks!
Readywise is one of the worst imo. There’s not many I would eat (unless I had no other options), but if you want really good options check out peak refuel or mountain house. Peak refuel averages about 930 calories per meal, doesn’t use any fillers, and doesn’t give you a gut bomb to deal with after, and they taste amazing. Only lasts 5 years though.
Mountain house lasts 30 years but they only average about 540 calories per meal. Still, much better than readywise, but not as many calories/$ as peak refuel. Oh, and the taste is amazing on the mountain house as well. I prefer their spaghetti over most other spaghettis I’ve had.
I buy Mountain House meals; good variety and I control which ones I buy. No oatmeal/pancake mix BS. You can buy that crap at the store! By the way: Mountain House stroganoff kicks ass!
That was a very good demonstration.
Perfect timing, I've been considering these for my family. Glad I didn't commit. Looking forward to your food preparedness suggestions.
I've got a few different types. If you can afford it the mountain house so far has been my favorite. They're pricy. The patriot supply is also very good so far, I've only tried a few things from them though. I have bulk #10 cans, a 3 month stash, a couple cases of fresh which are surprisingly good, I remember 20 years ago having mre and they tasted alot like chemicals or something weird, they weren't pleasant. I always take mountain house camping. But that's what I recommend. Definitely worth it for the price you pay. You get quite a bit for a couple hundred bucks and the 25 year shelf life really makes it worth it. In 10 years if I don't need them I'll eat it all and resupply my self. Definitely good for bug in situations. God forbid something happens and it's when my shelves and fridge are most bare. Thanks for the videos. Keep em coming
Thanks Randall I trust your opinion, your straight to the point👍👍
Following their logic, its actually 70.000 servings (1 kcal each).
Having extra food is not only for full shtf scenarios, its just as good with inflation
I'm stocked up because we're not going to sit in line for hours for TP and noodles like people did in March 2020.
@@GruntProof Indeed. Last month. due to the fuel prices, there was a 15-day trucker/transport strike and pretty much everything went up in price, plus a lot of stores just run out of basic stuff. Everyone was panic-buying making it worse.
And here I am, eating things I bought before the war in Ukraine, and even some stuff from before covid. I hope prices go down, because I will eventually have to buy stuff again.... but for now I am saving up a decent ammount of cash.
Now some family members are considering basic preps as a reasonable thing. They just needed a global pandemic followed by a nuclear-armed country waging war at 2500km distance, and a 15-day all-out transport strike
absolutely do the video. i fear that most Americans fall into the same trap with " survival" food as they do with the " survival " blanket. They are ill informed and buy whatever is labeled " tactical or survival" without realy understanding whagt is needed. appreciate you good sir
2:05 He’s not lying 😂😂😂
Seems the taste may have improved. When I tried these a while back it was like wallpaper paste. I love Mountain House and Peak. We will use them to add flavor to and stretch the bags of rice and beans we have. No one shows that as a good use for these. Add your basic stock pile and make it a family meal
4Patriots? So far it seems to be well rounded. I’ve only bought the three month package and there seems to be a lot. Would like to see how the smaller packages work out.
I'll try them
Carb and salt heavy. Very little protein. Serving sizes are small. Taste okay. Pretty much like the rest. I use them to supplement my stock of dried beans, brown rice, whole grain pasta, canned meat, and dehydrated vegetables.
Try legacy food storage, much bigger portions, and taste great. Peak reufuel is also delicious and large portions.
I LOVE MREs and considered them part of my perks during a year in the triangle of death in iraq. I LOVED C-Rations, LRPS, and MREs. Thanks
Hi Grunt Proof, we appreciate the review and the feedback. We will definitely take this into consideration and pass it along to the team. The majority of our buckets do not contain the drink mixes, only a few of them do. We would love to hear your feedback on some of our other buckets.
I was just recently looking into your products, and I'm really glad I found this no BS review of it. Because I think what you have served in this bucket is not only false advertising. But is morally wrong, profiting on people fears and desperation of wanting to feed their families while the rest of the countries systems, and corps have done the same thing to us! If I would have spent the money on this bucket, and gotten less than I would have had I bought a box or ramen, Vienna sausages, quinoa, and a box of protein & amino acids. I would have felt HIGHLY slighted! I get your a company, but what I just saw was disgraceful! Even without the drink packs, if all 8 bags were "meals". It still isn't 52 meals! Your not getting 6 meals out of one bag! And you know it!! Why would you even call something a whey alternative with 2g of protein in an ENTIRE BAG? THATS COOLADE MIX!
So you mean, that I could go as a retail shopper, and get more food, and more nutrients in that bucket from HEB or Walmart, than you could have as a wholesale purchaser of these products??
This is why this is so dishonest. When you say 52 meals or servings. And you put it in a big bucket, we assume we're getting more than we could ourselves as the end buyer!
This is dirty. We would have rathered been overcharged for the full product of what you claim your selling, than overcharged for much much less than told, and thought.
I guess the greed of every single cent got to y'all as well. I also assume this is why there's a massive untouched market for ppl really truly seeling a quality product, that is what it claims, cost be damned! We're so tired of being taken advantage of!
Wise foods you guys are a joke!! The calories you guys provide are the cheapest form of calories!! You should leand from Peak fuel and Mountain House how to make good freeze died food!! You guys cut so many corners!! Canadian Prepper has multiple videos of how bad your food really is!! Some people tried to feed animals with it and the animals suffered of constipation! Tou have alot of guts to come here and make a comment about your food, i would hide myself on the moon if i were to serve people that low level quality food
I purchased a Buck of ReadyWise today at Bass Pro Shop & it was short of supplies and packaged in different packets not the “ReadyWise” brand. I returned the $99 purchase. I was extremely unhappy! Did not receive all of the contents and i was suspect about to the products, because 2 were branded readywise and the rest were Gold 🤦♂️
When you cheat you lose the trust of the preparedness community and you don’t get it back.
would like to see more on long term food stores. thanks for the no nonsense content
yes, no calories in them. better off storing beans, rice, peanut butter, dates and oats. Theyre cheap enough. Just take a long time to cook. thanks. have you tried the "hunger buster" australian style mres? we cant get US mres here unless we pay ridiculous shipping.
GP, that stove looks like an Endeavor. Great model. Has a few quirks but very good stove.
You got a small bucket. There are bigger options with many more servings and varieties, if you're going to make an investment on something that will keep you alive, don't go cheap. The other thing, I agree that they don't seem nutritionally complete as they lack important protein- just supplement with a scoop or two of freeze-dried ground beef. That ought to bring a smile to each of these meals no matter which one. I appreciate the review, first video of yours I see and it's great stuff, I see you sporting that Baofeng, this guy knows what he's doing haha!
Best radio in the world, and all the HAM experts will agree 🤣
@@GruntProof Like with most things, the best (X) is the one you know how to use! OG hammies gotta get with the times, the future is now old men!
For the same price you can get a $5 Lowes bucket and fill it with 74 Knorr side dishes for about 44k calories. Not even sure a five gallon bucket will fit 74 sides. Throw in some Ramon soup and can make it even cheaper.
Exactly ...get a tub of hot chocolate ,some tubs of drink mixes,powdered milk..small cans of tuna ,chicken ,etc... a bunch of knorr mixes some dehydrated veg, some ramen .even make up your own jerky to add some to the knorr meals ...and u still come out ahead...than that overpriced pail of dehydrated food ...throw In some multi vitamins...when does 1/2 cup serving equal a meal ...when the average plate of food have about 1 1/2 to 2 cups of food on it .for 1 meal ...which would be around 4 servings on average meal ...that bucket of food doesnt add up mathematically .... if u ate that 1 serving from the bucket calorie wise ...it would be a starvation diet ...thats what happened in WW 2 France ....the Germans lowered the calorie take of the daily rations for french citizens ....it got to be pretty bad
Knorrs are great but aren't built to last man. Same goes for Ramen, the carbs and oil in the pasta breaks down pretty quick and separates. Expired ramen is nearly inedible
@@Knifegash you are right ... they dont last beyond a few years at most ...i say that conservatively and said it as an example ...u can only prepare to whatever your financial means are ... some people dont have the money to do an in depth food storage ....so they are limited by circumstances .. have to do whatever they can .and work with their perameters a bit at a time and rotate their storage .... some people are fortunate and can go full on into any food prep and amass a good food storage ..its a dose of realism to work what ever means u have to prepare ... its far from a perfect scenario... and when pandemic came people ran for the toilet paper ... rather difficult to eat it .dont need me to tell u that .. some peoples proirities was screwed up ... a good example right now ...all those grannies fighting over sugar at a supermarket in russia ...
@@Knifegash I have just recently ate ramon noodle pack that was best buy date of sept 2013. Did not see any major change from a new bag. Of coarse this package was in a cool dark place where bugs could not get them.
@@hammerhound168 That's pretty damn good, I've been thinking something changed about the way they make them now because they expire extremely quickly on the latest packages. I wonder if it has something to do with the trans/sat fat change?
I've been freeze-drying condensed soups. Add water and ready to eat. I build meals around those and hamburger helper that I also dried. I also freeze dried some protein shakes and the powder is very easy to rehydrate.
Yea please, I would love to see a video on prepper survival food
I'm saving my pennies to get a Harvest Right freeze drier so I can make my own meals. I'll know what's in my meals, thank you.
MREs are very underrated in the civilian world. About 1200 calories per, has flat ware and drink mix, sometimes you get shit (looking at you veggie omelette 🤢) but an amazing thing everyone should keep on hand.
I love you brother. The honesty is always there and I respect it.
Lord help you if you're eating those for a month.
About five years ago, I broke down and spent a couple of grand on a freeze dryer. Since then, I freeze dry about 10% of everything I process or harvest. I use that for my food whenever I'm going to be outdoors eating the oldest items first.
About half a dozen of my buddies come by and freeze dry their backpacking meals too.
Freeze dried and vacuum sealed *safely* gives me five years, possibly ten.
I also don't bother with any grains or pasta. A month of apple oatmeal ain't gonna do it for me. I'll stick with eggs for breakfast.
I've pulled up a gamma bucket buried three years before, and the beef, trout, blueberries and walnuts were as good as the stuff I made the week before. Sadly, the ammo was corroded. Since then, I vacuum seal the ammo too. I'll have to report back in a few years about how well that worked.
4Patriots was worth the money a few years ago, dunno now. Came in totes, full of food. For storage beans, ride, canned beef, chicken and pork. Emergency Essentials was my first freeze dried buy... I hope they do last 25 years... 12 down. I hear Nutrient Survival is good but have no experience. Whatever else you get make sure to buy some Worcestershire powder, soy powder, butter powder. peanut butter powder, and whole milk powder for flavor and xtra proteins. Salt and pepper goes without saying and for me cayenne pepper is a must. There's tons more stuff you can get at your local grocery or at that huge online store. One of my personal favorites is potato flakes, dried onion rings, red pepper and dried bacon or beef. MRE's go without saying also. Heavy though for multi week treks. Don't forget fire and water. Blessings
Thank you for the vidja.
I appreciate the real review.
I suppose if you are STOOOOPID lazy and financially well enough off that buying "some" of those buckets might not be the WORST idea...
The fact that what there was of it was tasty is a definite plus.
The fact that it is um........usuriously expensive is quite off-putting to me.
As you noted if you have the tiniest bit of savvy you can purchase actual dry goods and vacuum seal them and make your own "20 year shelf pack" if you are so inclined.
NEVER FORGET: Pemmican and jerky are your friend if you are truly serious about "super safe, super long term storage" SHTF preparedness.
I have not personally tested it (long term ~30yr) but I am fair certain some dried beans or rice in a vac-sealed bag with O2/H2O scavenger packs inside will last as long as you are likely to ever need.
Peaceful skies.
Cheers.
I usually just buy extra food when shopping and then rotate it out. Canned and dry foods last long enough.
if you have lived on canned C rats fore a month ( and I have in the Army 74-78 ) of the year ,lunch & dinner you would consider MRE's to be very very good !
Their fillers ironically had more calories than the rest of it, in fact if I had this I would want ONLY fillers as that would be the only way to have any decent supply of food at this price tag.
Yes, it means gatorade all day every day and endless tooth rot, at least you won't starve as fast. These fillers can also make unpalatable water taste okay and are easy to drink even if you're sick. If they actually last 25 years it's not bad to have some drink mixes and stuff like that for calories.
Things like shelf-stable drink mixes and bullion cubes would be my first on a list of prepping things - for a low price tag they have tons of functionality and take up little space. Definitely a scam at this price tag though.
I get why people buy them, its a quick 1 stop purchase that feeds the American consumerism and they're more long term shelf stable than MREs (which aren't cheap either anymore), they're fairly light for the calories and they stack well for storage.
A little bit of research and elbow grease though and you can get a whole lot more for way less money. If you want a good info resource for some of it check out the Bear Independent channel and especially the "Prepper Classroom" series. He does a good job breaking down literal spreadsheets of info on a variety of topics to people who may not know much about preparedness or even give some new ideas to those whove been around the block a few times.
I do like the speed and 25 year shelf life
I think the shelf life is what draws most people to these products. It did for me. However, if you are hunkering down in place, canned foods and dried foods (beans, rice, etc.) would serve the long term purpose. Now all I need to do is follow my own advice.
Well people have forgotten two very important life rules. You get nothing for free (email address is a form of currency now and has value) and You get what you pay for..52 meals for $80, what you got in that bucket is about right price. Yup keep doing this stuff. Love your work.
Lets face it...when shtf the vast majority of people are going to bug in. Stock up on canned beef, chicken, fish, fruits and vegetables. Store vitamins, flour to make bread and rice to add to your canned food. And of course many gallons of water.
Almost all of those bucket storage meal preps fail to reveal to you that serving size is based on the FDA serving size guidelines and not actual portion sizes. On top of that, the caloric yield of those meals is more for near stagnant activity and not for hard labor. I'd definitely be interested to see what else is available, besides mountain house, that isn't a gimmick.
In my family, we dehydrate a lot of extra pasta, meats, vegetables, rice, etc. Vacuum seal into family size portions with O2 absorbers. We also dehydrate leafy greens and powder them in a grinder, for eggs and pancakes and such we add a little of the powdered greens so we're getting additional nutrients, especially for the kids that hate vegetables.
Check out peak refuel! They’re a tad bit pricey but there isn’t much out there that gives you more calories, protein, and nutrients. No fillers, they taste amazing (on par or better than mountain house imo).
Here’s an example from one of their meals:
Beef pasta marinara: 1040 calories, 49 G protein, 753 mg calcium, 624 mg potassium, 6 mg iron, total sugars: 7 g, fat: 55g.
They make great stuff if you’re not impressed with Mountain House.
Short answer is no. You can make your own food that will last longer, for cheaper, you just have to be willing to do a little cooking/work.
When it comes to serving size, you’d have to follow the portioning strictly so it lasts as long as possible.
Yes .because when and if you are starving. You will eat whatever to survive. So put me on the Bucket list
I think being poor for many years made too much of an impact on me: I could probably feed myself for a couple of weeks for eighty bucks, and it would be nutritious food too, not Gatorade and powdered coffee creamer to go with rice and cereal.
The best thing to do is buy a dehydrator and some mylar bags and make your own...I never understood people that buy a shit load of Buckets of "survival" food. You can store better stuff in your home for way cheaper, and if you have to bug out fast you ain't carrying it all.
The shelf life alone makes them worth it. Canned food and rice only lasts so long lol and I hate rotating ever two years.
they have practically doubled or tripled in price since the last time i looked at them 15 to 20 yrs ago
Soooo $80 for about 2.5 days worth of food for an active grown man.. got it. It's nice that it's an option though. Thought for sure there'd be more though. Thanks for the insight!
Thank you.
Been looking at these
Thanks for the honest review
Looking at making pemmican and hardtack, to store long time
Canned goods for short term
Ate a bunch of these a couple years ago as camp food. Their not like mountain house where you just boil in the bag. As i recall, many of the meals kinda tasted the same, yet different. I guess meaning the individual meals tasted different, but you could still tell you were eating emergency food. I didn't think they were bad at all, unless you count the after dinner farting contests. As duratioin goes, whatever they say on the bucket is bullshit, its assuming a starvation ration, minimal calorie intake food rationing. Nobody willingly rolls like an Ethopian.
I want to know also because my mom was issued one during Covid Quarantine on the Navajo Reservation
She didn't use it though because she had sheep around
PEAK REFUEL is the BEST tasting. Trust me on that. Ate a bunch and can’t even compare to PR.
Thanks Randall. I've got a bucket of Mountain House, Wise Company and Ready Wise. I tried one of the MH packets which was 4 servings. Didn't realize that at the time so needless to say I was full to the gills. As the commercial once said "I can't believe I ate the whole thing". Haven't tried any of the others. I love the Ramen noodles but they have so much sodium in them. Over 1200 mg in many packages. Some as high as 2000. I know, use less seasoning. But it is so good. Now I need to check out the buckets I have a little closer to see if I made a good investment. There is one brand that Shawn Kelly of Corporal's Corner raves about. I believe it is Stowaway Gourmet. A little more expensive than the others. But hey, good info you put out. Bravo Zulu. This J. Crowe from Alabama, out.
Readywise is pretty crap in my experience. Better off spending the $80 at Costco on some bulk canned goods.
Love the reviews and help expose fraudulent and non worthy gear and other products
Thank you
Glade to see this video. Black scout has been pushing these survival buckets. And they were 288$! They were supposed to last ten days! And I kid you not, about the same contents you listed here in your video, except instead it was lasagna and mac and cheese with a rice dinner. Same for drink and an extra instant coffee. I'm dumb founded by the people buying these. Hell for that kind of money you can get a months worth of supplies. Thank you for this video I hope people dont fall for these scams.
Good video. Subscribed IMO these things have some value as a supplement to an existing food supply and because they last and last and if stored properly can be ignored but otherwise aren't worth the scratch
Honestly, your better off making your own. Dehydrated fruits and veggies. Pemmican and ships biscuit. If you really want top shelf buy a freeze dryer and make your own meals for camping, prepping whatever you want. It’s good you like because you make it yourself.
Great video I would like to see more on survival food. What about the
4 Patriot Survival food.
When I was a youngster c rats/mci's were the deal,.You are right about that food bucket.I have not had an MRE that did not taste good,and they keep you going.Not enough coffee in them though.
Food buckets have tiny "servings" fit for babies not men in the outdoors.
Hey Randall, every once in a while Gall's has a case of 12 MREs for 20% off.
thanks u answered a lot of questions, i have a couple of pails of augason farm meals that iv never opened as they are strickly emergency only but always wondered on quality and taste ,would be close to what u sampled as they are all fairly well the same , knew the portion size would be wrong as they always are on dried meals , i bought mine for things like a bad cyclone etc where not only the power gets knocked out but rds are flooded ,,, are they value for money ,, no,, but they are handy and compact to store away , the 2 pails give me a 6 week supply according to them but more like 2 to 3 weeks and im not a huge bloke / eater , these are even more exie in australia due to the exchange rate and shipping ... thanks again
Peanut butter and rice. You can literally survive of that. In Africa it’s actually a dish. Boiled rice and peanut butter.
Was eating Mountain House 4 or 5 decades ago. Probably still high quality.
Regular Americans, 3000 calories/day is normal.
Survival Food Marketing people, 1000 calories/day is normal, slow starvation diet.
Okay kids everyone grab 6 buckets and run! Get to the shelter lmao
I had a few of these givin to me and said the same thing, this would last me maybe a week at 200lbs. Freeze dried stuff and be prepared to trap and hunt!
Randall, Peak Refuel 20g protein per serving. KUIU membership, and Chad Mendes signature meal. Good stuff, then Mountain House meals, with protein powder. Later
I got a couple of those back then just to compensate the "just in case" and add variety some people recommended because they were tasty, there is a brand I am getting next is called Augason and it seems pretty legit they have a "30 day" 20 pound bucket that seem brings more density, also the mountain home ones seems that could be good but they are pricey!, thanks for the video always very Good content, Ed from Texas.
Looks like we’re going to be supplementing the food bucket with the neighbor’s dog 🐕 😂😂😂😂😂
That was a really good video, just showing you the reality of some of the 'survival / prepper' meal systems. For $120 you can get a dehydrator and make your own.
the bucket was half empty when you pulled the lid off,
... seems pretty expensive for fancy packaging,
Yes!
your take on emergency food would be great
He says the 52 serving pail cost him $80, but I get the 124 pails at Costco for around $60, they've probably gone up from inflation lately, but I've been getting a lot more food out of them for cheaper, I'm not as stocked on these as I want to be yet, but I will try them with my husband when we are well stocked
The problem with these buckets is they’re mostly full of junky carbohydrates (pasta, rice, oats, etc) and short on fat and protein. Their real value would be barter
Thank you for making this! I really appreciate your informative no BS content.