Are Food Supply Buckets Worth The Price?
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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 🤮🤮
Personally as a hiker/prepper i buy freeze dry. Pinnacle foods is awesome. When i go to bass pro, i buy two or three and throw them in the tote.
Prepackaged freeze dried foods are such a waste because the bulk is filler. We bought a freeze dryer, and when we put up freeze dried food, it is packages of steak, pork, venison, potatoes, vegetables,… All stuff that we produce here on the farm so it is full of protein, and no fillers.
your take on emergency food would be great
I find them ok they include your drinks in the serving count.
It would be better with meat.
2:05 He’s not lying 😂😂😂
Thank you
Killer Instinct intro? Supreme Victory my guy 👍😆
Was eating Mountain House 4 or 5 decades ago. Probably still high quality.
When it comes to serving size, you’d have to follow the portioning strictly so it lasts as long as possible.
That killer instinct intro
Yes please do a video of making your own emergency food from the grocery store.
I don't do that
Also HDRs have no drink fillers, it’s all food
This is super helpful
I grabbed a few just for convenience. Mostly I buy rice, dry beans, pasta, canned meat, and freeze dried veggies.
Nice review!
PEAK REFUEL is the BEST tasting. Trust me on that. Ate a bunch and can’t even compare to PR.
Freeze dried home cooked meals taste the best.
I agree but I still keep buckets on buckets of this, the auguson farms though. A good canned food is corned beef hash. They stay good for a long time and will fill you up
They sell dried soup and chili in bags that makes 9 cups for a bit over $3 a bag at the store.. Combine the chicken noodle or southwest chicken or even the chili with a $3 can of chicken meat and an $.80 can of vegetables and you have 10x 1 cup servings for $7.. If you want a cheap protein drink that is good anytime you are on the move or have to travel light I use a can of slimfast or other protein powder then add in an equal part of powdered milk and then add a spoon of instant coffee to this for each 2 scoop serving.. Drink these 3 to 4 times a day for several days along with a vitamin and several glasses of sugared instant drink and you can go several days without solid food and be on the move with a light stomach.. To boost the calories you can add a scoop of powdered rice like what you feed to babies per serving or even a pouch of instant oatmeal or grits but drinking that cold even after letting it soak for a while is an acquired texture.. If you are not lugging 2 week's worth of food for a family but instead staying put somewhere then just get regular food it is cheaper.. And yes real MRE's can be had with one meal kit being able to stretch all day if you need to.. I am just finishing up my last B case and plan to order 2A and 2B cases this week so as to keep them kind of new to me..
Interesting, I really found it helpful.
Looks like we’re going to be supplementing the food bucket with the neighbor’s dog 🐕 😂😂😂😂😂
Costco is carrying these prep buckets now, EXCEPT they are 132 serving buckets. They are $65 a bucket.
love the prepared lives matter 👍🏻
they have practically doubled or tripled in price since the last time i looked at them 15 to 20 yrs ago
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
Hands down, the best out there is the Peak. They are one of the most expensive, but man are they good.
I'll try it
Been looking at these
Thanks for the honest review
Looking at making pemmican and hardtack, to store long time
Canned goods for short term
That was a very good demonstration.
Try out 4 Patriots food
I will
Thank you for the review my family and I dodged a bullet!
You always want to crack open one as a test case. Bad tasting food is still good for emergency rations, but if you plan on using them as camping food as they age, you definitely want the most appetizing ones.
Do a video on 4Patriots food.
You should try Nutrient Survival and give us your thoughts.
I have
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Mountain house is your friend, it's all I'll eat when hunting and fishing, and I have a bunch saved away in my survival Chases I even tested them to see how long they should stay good and yeah, the only thing I'll be eating.
MRE’s every time 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I am curious about 4 Patriots
I would love to know if anyone here has purchased food grade buckets and mylar bags and packaged their own meals. It sounds like a great idea. I just wouldn’t know what to put into a bucket. I mean I know a lot about rise by beans but beans are gonna take a lot of water to cook. I want something that I don’t have to worry about using a lot of water. Water is going to be the one thing you want to make sure you have stored a lot of
Week there terrible some times other times there good but it’s good for 25 years and will keep you alive so there needed for sure
the bucket was half empty when you pulled the lid off,
... seems pretty expensive for fancy packaging,
Yes!
Thank you for the review
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Thank you very much. I was going to buy some buckets. However I think I will just head to the grocery store.😃
Thank you.
The shelf life alone makes them worth it. Canned food and rice only lasts so long lol and I hate rotating ever two years.
Good review and good advice on alternatives.
thanks!
You should try nutrient survival food
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.
They’re selling this bucket for $80 that’s crazy
Thanks!!!
Another great and honest review
thanks man!
I recomend "Spam" whole entire the outdoor .time .
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
@@dananorth895 you could start a business just selling clean foods like the ones you make, like you said too many toxins in our regular food. Furthermore a website or a e-document or book to log your technique would be a good alternative to either make a quick buck or just to share. Either way you have important information
I always wondered about these buckets. Thanks.
Have you looked into the 4Patriots brand?
No but I will
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?
Yes .because when and if you are starving. You will eat whatever to survive. So put me on the Bucket list
52 servings?
8 bags with 4 servings each (1 being a drink mix and the other a protein powder)? With one bag REALLY being 1 serving? You COULD stretch that to 6 days for one person.. if you eat to stay hungry for 6 days...
How are they allowed to lie like that?
I mean for what they are... They're ok. Definitely not sorry. I put them on par with hamburger help like eats. Fruit roll up withs meal will keep you feeling full longer as well
Yup. I'll get some more to have around for camping.
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.
MOUNTAIN HOUSE only the best MCW for Long Range Patrol Ration .
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
Thank you for making this! I really appreciate your informative no BS content.
Try legacy food storage, much bigger portions, and taste great. Peak reufuel is also delicious and large portions.
Mine was $25. Says it doesn't expire for 15yrs. Never have to refrigerate, only needs water and heat. That's worth the money to me.
There are only 8 bags in that entire bin?????!!!! Wtf?!
Ive been waiting 2 years for the 2nd thermal blanket and heat gun experiment. Hows it coming, all we wanna know is if you radiat heat through the foil after a few minutes. Drones an be sent out and if you hear them and you lay under your thermal will they see you after say half hour
Ramen and dried rice is probably cheaper
I hear The Patriot Supply offers pretty good product. One of the best in our country. Has anyone heard differently?
The experation date on my mountain house pouch I'm trying - it says Best by February 2054
What about these survival seeds? Can you use the seeds from one year to another? Do they differ from regular seeds?
Thank you! Great revue & you saved me a small fortune 😉
Randall, Peak Refuel 20g protein per serving. KUIU membership, and Chad Mendes signature meal. Good stuff, then Mountain House meals, with protein powder. Later
Bro, you listening to the Heavy Metal soundtrack? Adds a hidden level of based.
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Yes please
Does it have bioengineered food ingredients??????
I've had issues with a lot of these giving me serious gastric upset. Mountain House has always been good to go, but it's expensive
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?
Would love to see a food prep video
What you gonna do when the grid masters come for you, boy???
Isn't it cheaper to buy canned foods?
My patriot supply! Is a good survival food company
Great info. I watched all the episodes of the first survival series awesome! 👍. Dig the prepared lives matter message at the end of the video.
thanks!
Any food is better than no food. If stored correctly, it lasts a lomg time.
Thanks for helping me avoid this terrible product 😂😂 I'll stick with the classic America MRE and just avoid the egg 😂
Outstanding. Honesty is on point
Try patriots food supply
I keep hearing about them so maybe I will
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.
Went to look at one in a gun store and the plastic was so brittle I could not pick it up without breaking it!
The whole key is rationing the portions, and its survival, not feasting.
Tuna and chicken in a pouch with some ramen, things like that for an emergency, a short one, but yeah, if I could afford enough of them, MRE's all the way!
I love you brother. The honesty is always there and I respect it.
Would definitely enjoy a survival food video
Take a look at Nutrient Survival - top nutrients in all of its food no crap
That intro song was a KILLER choice.
Wow! I was about to order that from Brownells, but I thought I should look up some reviews first. I'm glad I did; THANK YOU!
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Good review , thanks for sharing , God bless !
The bucket would be good to poop in. I mean if you were stuck in a cabin in a blizzard. In the mountains. Alone.
Yea please, I would love to see a video on prepper survival food
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!
Dam you got it right!
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.
I think I'll keep making my own freeze dried meals. I make a pretty good chilli mac, ya want to try it? Lol
I'm down
@@GruntProof you tell me where to send it, and let's see what ya think!!!!
I just need to know where to send it. Think my chilli mac will be grunt proof!
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.