You MUST Understand THIS About Stockpiling
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ม.ค. 2024
- This video shows what preppers need to know about stockpiling food, fuel, batteries, and medications in 2024.
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Kerosene Heaters work great I used one a whole Winter with zero issues. Kerosene is safe to store will last quite a while.
👍 thanks
@@mannyfragoza9652 that is excellent information. I was looking at getting a fuel source heater. Now I shall look for kerosene.
We bought those sealable plastic barrels that have the lid and metal ring that tightens and locks the lid to store clothes and extra shoes and such for the shed to keep rodents out we did add moisture absorbers to help with humidity and by doing this made room inside the house for food storage plus if we need to move out things are packed and ready! Hope this helps
Gma passed recently. Gpa years ago. They were hoarders....found crates of canned soup ranging from around 5-10 years expiration date. My dad and his brothers said to toss them, wanna know what I ate the rest of the week cleaning the house out? Even the 10 yr expired cans tasted, smelled, and looked fine. Found some silver hidden in the kitchen utensil drawers as well!
Don't have time to look it up, but there was a paddle-wheel boat that was raised out of the Mississippi River mud from the mid-1800's. Loaded with canned goods. Food was tested and found to be bacteria free and quite edible. Bit gnarly on the texture, but edible. On the silver--which caught my eye--back in the 70's, we had to go clean out a relative's farm. Dirt floors, gas lights, no indoor plumbing, etc. In the barn's corn crib we found over $120k worth of silver dollars. Go figure...
Same!
For years, I have taken a black sharpie and wrote the month/year of expiration directly on the front of the can - big enough to be easy to see. Takes a minute when you unload your groceries - and makes it so much easier for rotating .
Same
I do that, too.
@@nolashiflett635 I have been a "prepper" for over 40 years, the only can goods I have problems with is tomatoes and organic peanut butter. tomatoes usually go bad from 5-7 years and organic peanut butter 3-4 years.
Same here.
Yes! Very important to date and invoice your preps!
I know a guy who found a cabinet behind his wall that had canned vegetables from the 1940s he opened it up and it was still Freshes the day it was packaged
Home canned or store bought machine canned?
@@dolfinwriter5389 Either are capable of lasting that long, though rare.
@@ATruckCampbell My grandmother did a lot of canning in her healthy years and kept her jar canned food in a storm cellar, but she has been gone since 1989. My mom is now 80 and still does a lot of canning, but they usually rotate through and use up what she cans within a few years. Since we moved back to my hometown two years ago, he gives my wife and I a lot of tomatoes, green beans, peaches, beets, pickles and relish, and we buy peaches to can and eat fresh when she gets peaches each year. The oldest jars we have right now are dated 2020 and I know how to tell when one of these has lost its seal and/or gone bad, but I'd be afraid to eat something home canned from 80 years ago.
@@dolfinwriter5389 Yea it depends on what is being sealed up. I have not gotten into canning yet, but some foods I am sure could last that long, though yes I would be weary of it.
I have used 11 year old canned vegetables (I canned and dated them). They are safe and tasted fine. Color has slightly faded, and the nutrition is likely not as great as when newly canned. I would use them before then, but 11 years was when I saw the beginning of physical change.
I've got a lot of stuff squirrelled away in unlikely places, so another thing I do is keep an alphabetised paper notebook which I lovingly call my "Where did I put it? notebook". It's already saved me a few headaches.
Wow I did the same I have Bin's... places all over my house and I also have a notebook and the bins numbered, small bins large bins.
Smart!
My garage looks like the Fort Knox of toilet paper.😮
"Best by dates" on certain items are irrelevant.
Last June I opened and ate a can of Chef Boy Ar Dee "Cheesy Burger Macaroni" with a best by date of 2012.
Can had a "pull top", was in good condition, I suffered no ill effects.
Made a cake with out of date 2015
@@monicamayer977 with cake or other mixes you can always add a teaspoon of baking powder and it will rise which is about all that would go wrong with cake or other mixes.
Thank you for being the guinea pig haha, I would love to see more reviews of old canned foods being eaten.
I havent seen this anywhere else so i want to give an idea. Worm bins! You can feed them leaves/cardboard/yard and food scraps. Depending on your area or if you're in the city hunerking in, it will provide good compost to grow multiple container plants. Start now and learn to garden at the same time. Plus, when you start going crazy the worms can be your friends ;)
Tinned food can be eaten years out of date as long as it hasn’t popped out. I literally ate 3 years out of date Heinz tomato soup the other day, it was perfectly fine ❤
I recently opened a can of meat that was two year past the date on the can and it was good to go.
@@yankeedogg2212 yeah it lasts years as long as its stored correctly. I hate food waste 😊❤️❤️
Chilli 2 years over and fine.
I ate soup 2weeks out of date , I died !
@@jerrypeal653 My condolences. RIP…
You'll NEVER know how much is enough, but anything is better than nothing. And something is more than most of the population has.
I have propane from 30 yrs ago, still is fine.
Don’t think we can have enough
Yes and no, depends what one has. I have more than enough for self, pets and adult family. Considering my age, it is unlikely I shall be here more than a decade or two, so having freeze dried foods means it more likely my family will use it after my day. I also have dry foods and grains packed in mylar inside plastic buckets, Wheat berries were found in the Egyptian pyramids, and still sprouted many years later. If one grows a garden and has a hydroponic set-up, both are easy ways of growing food. It is also important to have items necessary for every day living. No need to worry about pests with kitties on duty.
Always love watching your videos J.R, I'm the only prepper in my house and I feel a lot more assurance from getting to watch videos like this.
Me too 😮
Me as well.
Don't count on the best buy date on Alkaline batteries. I've had many new batteries still in the pack currode a year before that date.
I agree about indoor storage- here in Phoenix we can only store camping equipment and tools in our garages, literally all other preps need to be stored indoors. Absolutely nothing stored in our cars either. Summer temps reach 118F! 🥵
There is such a thing as reflectics to use in garages. I also have fans and a window. In winter the gas water heater keeps the garage from getting too cold In my RV, I lined every cupboard with it, and find it works really well, in both summer and winter.
During a SHTF scenario such as grid down for example..
Most people will tend to consume more food and water than expected.
They'll be under a great deal of emotional stress and this often leads to satiating through eating.
Good point. Thanks.
@@melodyclark4347 ..
Thank you Melodyclark4347.
I've seen this during a regional conflict a while back and so made that assertion based on my personal experience and studies in human behavior.
Edited to correct a word check error.
I had typed assertion and this dumb app had instead wrote "acertion". 😡
That’s one reason I keep some chocolate and hard candies in my stockpile. Sometimes a little treat helps with morale.
@@jworth7203YES!
The FDA rates cans that have been properly stored as having a indefinite lifespan. "Best buy" is nothing more than a sales pitch to get you to buy more products.
Only exceptions are high acid products like tomatoes and canned fruits. They will eat the can over time. Otherwise yes the shelf life is practically forever so long as the cans are intact and sealed and stored in reasonable temperature conditions .
Wish ied known bout can of food. The other month I went through my food gave away cans of food from 2010 2011 I guess I should've keep em. Know I know.
I watch the Wednesday grocery store ads and buy things when they are on sale! Plus, the first Wednesday of the month is Senior discount day, if you are 55 or older you get another 10% off at the store closest to where I live.
Good reminder for us oldies but goodies. God bless you.
🚨🚨Fire blankets for kitchen, fire place room, laundry room. Especially if you live in a rural area or outside city limits. We had to wait 40 minutes before a local volunteer fire department showed up. Was told the fire blankets saved our house
and these can be purchased at least through Amazon
That is true, I was a volunteer fire fighter, we were good and got on the road really fast, but if you are out in the country and it is bad weather, it could take a while. Same with EMS and Police.
Thank you JR. Knowing how much food to store is important, but once I started I found I couldn't stop. Every time more doom and gloom hit I stocked more food. At this point I'm worried about being crushed if my supplies tumble over. Food is one thing, but that's not the only items we store. Fuel of various types, ammo, meds and even spare clothes and shoes. Knowing how much of each to store could be key to dealing with hard times. I try to think of all of the things that we may not be able to get in hard times and then buy extras. I even got an extra set of tires for my car.I don't think 2024 will be a good year.
Tires? Smart! Thanks!
I believe you cannot have too much salt. Not only for seasoning, but for curing as well. Also can be used for bartering. Just need to have pure salt with no additives. I have both canning salt and pink salt stored. Pink salt provides minerals not in white salt.
Thanks JR. I always put my dry goods in glass jars and do as my grandmother did put a bay leaf in each jar. I am stockpiling all my prescription meds especially my inhalers and albuterol solution for my nebulizer!
I would be checking on the shelf life of your meds if you can get accurate information. They're not much good to you if they lose efficacy after a month or two.
I'm not sure how you can get accurate information, maybe a Chemist, but certainly rotating what you have at the least would be important imo.
@oldbloke204 oh I've talked to my docs if I do not open the solution and keep it in the foil unopened it can be good up to 10 years. As long as it's clear it's good it may not work as good but it is still good. Same with my inhalers and my pills. I have 5 months worth of 1 daily inhaler and on the 13th I'll have 6 months of my daily inhaler. My rescue inhaler I have about 10 months worth. And I always keep an extra 3 month supply on my heart and diabetes pills.
I just read that aspirin can go bad. Will smell gross/off. Having said that we are currently using 15 yr old T3s.
As the prices rise my preps have saved me so much money! I have noticed I overprepped some things I don’t really like-like canned fruit. From now on I am sticking only to the things my family eats regularly.
Can you find someone near that is like minded to trade fruit for veggies?
Your fruit, drain it, chop it and add to boiled fruit cakes. They will last a good year at least, so good with a dab of butter, or custard, or simply as is. A good use for a fruit you dont eat. 😅
@@sandramaiden4707 recipe for boiled fruit cake would b much appreciated!
I buy a few cans of canned fruit in natural juices. They can be used for snacks and you can drink the juice. I also have saved the juice and used it in baking rather than sugar
thank you for keeping the channel non-political. Great comprehensive video!
yes!!!
No good blaming the guy that your chosen news channel bashes and blames for everything going to 💩 while preparing for everything going to 💩
Dude, this is all "Grade-A" advice. Definitely building on common sense that many don't think of.
Very broad spectrum of information. Excellent work .
A cat that likes to hunt will keep pests in check. 😊
Thank you for reminding me about that. My parents have several cats in their backyard that keep other critters away from their fruit trees.
@@diypreppertv I have three cats, no rodents. In RVs, Irish Mist soap is greatly disliked by mice, and wire like brillo pads without the soap, will stop mice coming in from the outside if stuffed into any openings.
A stray cat adopted my husband and I two years ago. She takes care of the voles, they were everywhere, and we give her affection and a warm place to sleep in the winter. She lets us know when she wants outside, no litter box, and the single word "out" lets her know that we are leaving and she needs to be outside.
Good video. Really like your matter of fact, non alarmist approach to self sufficiency and prepping. Keep up the good work!
There is no such thing as enough! After I lost all my preps on November 28th 2023, starting over is rough!
Yes I was depressed after losing 7 to 8 years worth of resources, food, medical supplies, pew pews, buildings supplies and more. It hurt my heart after doing all that hard work. I was scared, I have to admit it, it took me two weeks to start buying supplies again. But unlike 99% of my relatives, I still believe in being prepared.
I started preparing at the age of 19. And after all these years, I only found 1 person in my family that also liked to prepare for SHTF or just Life! The Bible talk about a Faithful Few, A Remnant!
What happened to ur preps
How did you lose it all?
@@dabaydestrian437 I was moving to my bug out location. I was driving a Uhaul truck towing my trcuk, got in a crash, and lost everything.
Was it a natural disaster?
House fire?
Thanks to your video about dollar store cold and flu meds I've kept sufficient stock. Now that winter is coming back those store shelves are empty. Great advice
Dollar stores had a recall on meds might want to confirm yours aren’t on the list (I can’t remember if it was Dollar General, Dollar Tree or FamilyDollar that had the issue)
@@LWinWV ya it was dollar general, but the reason (stored at incorrect temperature) and that mostly brand name types like (Advil, Tylenol and crest ) were on the list of 300 seem suspicious. Thanks for info, first time i heard of it
Happy new year J.R! Good video. Something that I do to keep my stored lithium battery packs in good shape is to use them to charge my electronics so they are flat, and then to charge them back up and put them back into storage ; and to do this once a year. Alkaline batteries seem to last longest if left in their packaging and stored somewhere dark, dry, and cool.
Thanks for sharing Gavin!
You need at least 8 months of food according to experts
8??!! WOW! Thank you!
Food calculator very helpful for large families. Somewhat disconcerting the amount needed for survival. Will develpp a plan to split food volumes into smalled moveable pachages.
I keep buying beans and rice
Stock up on things like gravy mix and taco seasoning. Dietary fatigue is real; if you just eat plain beans and rice, you'll find that you'd rather go without eating than keep eating that day after day.
I have lots of seasonings and such to make them good :)@@mtnbkr5478
Get cumin powder, it elevates rice from bland to grand. Also, get salt and pepper, as a basic prep. Also, GET LENTILS TOO.
Powdered milk and powder pea protein are good as well.
You are a good resource thank you
One thing I'm considering more often these days is what happens if folks have huge and expensive stockpiles of all this stuff and the house burns down, gets blown/washed away or whatever else.
Here in Australia we're having issues with major storms in some areas and homes are getting completely trashed. Bushfires are a threat here most years and they often leave nothing behind.
Insurance likely won't cover you if you haven't declared it all and you have big dollar amounts of various items.
On that note our home/contents insurance virtually doubled this year and given all the carnage could very well go up again next year as well.
In some places insurance is so expensive due to where they are that people simply can't afford it and now they've been hit again.
I hear that in Florida, for example, some insurers are not writing new policies which could be a major issue.
I'm not sure what people can do about these issues but certainly if people are living in disaster prone areas and these events get more common or worse then not living there may end up being a better option.
Be more concerned about the risk of government "confiscation."
@@proehm Not going to happen, imo.
I doubt that many have enough to make it worth the effort for a Govt. to come and take it and if the shtf big time it will be the last thing on their minds.
Likely more of a concern that people will see you eating when they aren't and take notice.
We're actually cutting back on the amount we have and we had nowhere near what many say they have.
Then again we have family with a food Supermarket/Warehouse business so we may have better access to resources than some and we're growing more.
I think the main concern is a bunch of gangs getting together and overtaking your house and your supply
@@truthseeker1364 I remember reading a story that was from the siege of one of the Russian cities during WW2.
It said that they could always tell who the cannibals were due to them being in much better condition than everyone else.
Very sobering and shows that none of us know how things will play out.
@@oldbloke204 During WW2, the British were instructed to keep their food under the staircase. It wasn't because it would be safer from invading forces, it was so the military wouldn't have to look hard if they ran out of rations and needed to raid people's homes.
Pretending everyone will be kind and peaceful only works when most people still try to be kind and peaceful.
Very helpful! Thanks for being a great resource.
Make sure to get vitamins probiotics, prebiotics. Most stockpiled food dosnt have much nutritional value. So u probably will be constipated.
Wouldn't what you stockpile be the same food you already eat (with a few exceptions)? Fiber is better, than laxatives. Maybe have for those once-in-a-while situations; however, taking too much of these laxatives will have the opposite affect.
@@donnabacon4681 never said anything about laxatives. But eating canned food dehydrated foods have less nutritional value the fresh foods that we get.
I agree. As a female, I make sure to get enough iron tablets from different brands, because they have different added vitamins. I'm looking into getting vitamin C next, and a multi. I also cut up ibuprofen and aspirin into doses, and pop into the empty vitamin bottles. Saves much more space that way.
Thank you again for a well thought out presentation. No nonsense stuff, just right on.
You're welcome Diana! Thanks for watching!
Than you for the video! I’ve been prepping awhile and I listen to a handful of podcasts. It’s handy for me and in case I miss something. So thankyou!
Thanks JR always good and informative videos.👍🏻
Yes!!! A new video! Been looking forward to this.
Happy New Year!
Just used my Christmas time off to stock check.
Another great video. Thank you 🙏
HAPPY NEW YEAR Jeff!
Store the lithium at around 70% to prolong battery life. When I stored the powerbanks at 100% they lost 10% capacity per year
Yes. This is true of all lithium ion batteries.
I live in central Florida. I stored no ethanol gas with Stabil in the large blue plastic barrels with the locking lid that Steven Harris refers to. Roughly 35 gallons per barrel of no ethanol gasoline. A few years ago I cycled through this storage of fuel when it was approximately 6 years old. I used it in my Saturn with absolute no problems. That’s 6 years of hot and humid Florida weather with the barrels stored in my garage. Probably the most important piece of info is that where I am it never freezes. It’s probably hot summers and freezing winters that quickly degrades fuel to an unusable state.
It will work much better in a multi-cylinder engine like your car when it gets old. What you have to be concerned with is how it will run in a small 1-2 cylinder engine like mowers, chainsaws and generators.
The PrepperNerd program is stellar on your pantry inventory!
Thanks for sharing!
@@diypreppertv Thank you for your video!!
Kerosene (heating oil )is still pretty popular here in Scotland..Add an additive to prevent moisture and it will last a good 10 to 12 years and even longer iif used in 12v diesel night heatrrs .
Full amino acids, proper fats, and meats, vitamins and minerals such as the essential ones are super important… we don’t die most of the time from lack of food. That is rare, more people get disease and die from lack of meeting their essential nutrients. Meats, even canned meat, are nutrient dense. This means, the most nutrients per calorie. Sardines, and other small tinned fish really helps.
Frankly, we don’t really store grains… but we do store some foods to assist with transition, like meats and protein powders.
Can I be your apprentice ? You seem extremely knowledgeable and down to earth
I may be wrong but I read cornmeal should not be stored with an oxygen absorber due to the high moisture content in the cornmeal.
Yes, that’s what he said. Vacuum sealing would be better.
Mylar+oxygen absorbers, in 5gal buckets, and mouser or two. For all grain products. Double your oxygen absorbers for oatmeal, due to higher air:grain ratio.
STOCKPILING IS GREAT IF ONE RULE IS FOLLOWED FOR ME AND THIS IS ROTATING STOCK. WE STOCKPILE A LOT BUT MAKE SURE THE OLDEST TINS ARE IN FRONT AND NEWER ONES IN BACK. THIS RULE FOR US IS FOR ALL FOODS!!
I love these videos by preppers of what, how and when. But PLEASE can we get some info for those of us who are single in an apartment. What is the most crucial, etc. Not everyone lives in a house with a garden etc.
I rotate my stored gasoline every 12 weeks. Add one 5 gallon can to my truck each week then refill & add a fuel stabilizer. Takes about 12 weeks to cycle and restart process. In SHTF I plan to run my generator 4 hours per day (1/2 gallon of gas per day). Along with solar this should keep me going for some time. I need to add a small window AC unit.
Get one that heats also! You'll be glad you did. The ones with a remote are nice luxury too, would you're working on the other side of the room or something.
Hi, J.R.!! Happy New Year!! Hope you and yours are doing well, and continue to prosper in the new year. We here are doing pretty well, and planning the garden for next spring! Just a couple of colder months to get through (we have plenty of firewood!) and New Growth will begin!! Stay well!! And best wishes!
Thank you Karl! You too!
Happy New Year, brother! Thanks for keeping us on the level.
great advice, thanks for all you do for the community
Happy New Year, JR!!!! Thank you for another good video.
2002 OP APOLLO CDN contingent in AFG, I got a DEITZ lantern and ran JP8 for fuel.
Thank you for your videos, I love your channel! Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year filled with many blessings and good health. Cheers from Ontario Canada.
Much needed information. Thank you.
Great reminder !!
Happy New Year to you & everyone..
I pray things get better, much as it currently does not look likely.. 😊
Hi JR,
Great content! Thank you.❤
Another great advice video. Thank JR!
Thank you for your videos. I always enjoy watching them. Very useful information. 🇬🇧
Great advice as always!👍
Hi friend even I passed Viet Nam war, but I still learn how to prep, thank .
Love your videos! I feel like I’m all over the place with prepping….unorganized chaos…I need a start here guide. :)
Check out City Prepper, he has a road map.
Thanks again J.R. Happy New Year. I always appreciate your wisdom and guidance
Thank you Suzanne!
I really appreciate how you give clear and concise information
Thank you so much this video is so helpful and the calculator is awesome It saves me a lot of time
Another good one sir! Keep up the good work sir!
Thank you for sharing this valuable knowledge without getting political about it. We are all in the same boat and we all need good, valuable, understandable information. ♡
my dry goods-- wheat berries, whole corn, barley rice etc--
are vacuum sealed in glass- dark and dry and cool. would that be as good as mylar?
I add oxygen absorbers to those items stored in mason jars
I apologize. Didn't see that you vacuum sealed them
How much is enough? I guess when the risk of avalanche becomes significant... (Still have a ways to go.)😂
All good sugestions
Thank you.
You’re welcome Charles!
I gave a lot of my prep foods away to the church and a neighbor
As a lifelong prepper, I also take my likely longevity into account. Always good to balance one's supply of various food items as well as goods necessary for everday activities.
I read an article which stated stacking canned goods can cause cans to lose their seal due to the weight. What do you think?
I haven't heard about that with cans. Jars yes. I use a layer of cardboard across each layer to help distribute weight. Bubble wrap also works, and keeps them from jostling when packing them to relocate.
Yes with pull tab cans. I take home any cardboard trays from store and use. It also helps with keeping cans straight on shelf.
33lbs of grains per month seems excessive considering it doubles in weight making it 66 pounds. A pound of rice a day is plenty. You will be eating other things with rice.
Semolina or pasta, oatmeal, flour, rice, masa, farina or malt-o-meal... It's easy to use a lot of grain throughout the day without realizing it, especially if you're using long term storage instead of store bought cereal and various breads.
Best way to keep foods with vitamin c? I was thinking jams etc but they apparently have zero vit c
Conifer needles. Spruce tea is excellent.
Stock up on chewable vitamin C tablets on sale. Especially the ones that taste like orange. Helps morale
You can buy canned fruits high in vitamin C. Also, can your own fresh fruits
I take a black Sharpie & write on top & bottom of my cans what it is in case the wrapper is ever damaged or comes loose.
JR IS IT BETTER TO STORE FOOD IN MYLAR BAGS OR VACUUM SEAL BAGS? AFTER BAGGING MY FOOD I PUT THE BAGS IN FOOD-GRADE BUCKETS. THEN THE BUCKETS ARE KEPT IN COLD DARK ROOMS.
I've heard that mylar lasts longer. So If you aren't going to touch it for 20 years then mylar with an oxygen absorber is the way to go. If you are rotating through it and you only need a few years then vacuum sealing is fine.
Vacuum bags are for freezing, mylar is for the pantry.
Hi if you store your vacuum bag's in a sealed bucket they will last for years in a cool dark place .
Hey buddy 😊 Happy New Year. Glad to have you back. Like #100
Canned foods last the longest
Hello i have a walk in cooler with no power what do you think of storing food in that
Remember PET FOOD/supplies/meds, people MEDS, WATER, Hygiene, First Aid, items for aging PARENTS and CHILDREN (even for others if none of your own-Childrens Tylenol was not available for a while in Canada...just an example) of course as well.
How long do those battery tealights last? The ones that come with batteries
What do you do with 5 year old gas?
Question, would it be safer if when I full my 5 gal. bucket with Mylar bags to also full the bucket with sand to keep mice and rats from getting into my food storage? Enjoy your content 👍🏾
It’ll be dry, so they’ll probably like it. Try metal garbage cans, if you have the space.
For added sealing, duct tape around the lid. I've had little problems with critters chewing thru those buckets. Tape will help keep dust to a minimum as well.
Wind some steel
wool around the bottom outside side of bucket adhere it with duct tape leaving half of steel wool exposed. mice hate steel wool.
Do sugar substitutes like Splenda have the same shelf life as regular sugar? I'm diabetic so that would be pretty nice to know.
In hot climate and want to get more emergency food but our detached garage is the only place I have to store it. Garage is not insulated so will see humidity and temps reaching up to 100 degrees on hottest days in the summer. Am I screwed or should I spend the money to control garage climate? My pantry can store a decent amount but not the amount I would feel comfortable with a family of four.
We live in Mid MO and l used to put things in the garage, not a good idea. The heat will deteriorate the plastic water bottles and humidity may rust your cans, not to mention rodents. Outer home is small but I've got things under beds, in closets, in furniture cabinets, etc. I had to get rid of lots of stuff that no longer brought me joy, l needed that space!
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Question say you have a lot of can good and before they expire can you put them in freeze dyer so they will have a longer self life and what would that self live be?
I believe that freeze dried food in the correct containers will last for well over 10 yrs, if not more. There are several good freeze dried food groups on FB.
I heard acidy canned foods don't last as long after bb date (like tomatoes). Do you know approx how long acidy canned foods (tomatoes, etc.) last after the bb date? Not concerned with taste...just safety.
I think it all depends on the product or how it was packaged. Not all will go bad at the same time. I just read from another commenter that she will can the tomatoes prior to their expiration - that is a fantastic idea, and canning will last pretty much forever! So my thought is, to can soon after purchasing, or within a year of the expiration.
I have gas stored for 2 years & don't know how to dispose of it but keep the can. Any ideas?
Put in your gas tank a little at a time or take to an oil recycling center though you would have to pay them
Thanks. I was wondering if a little at a time wouldn't hurt the car.@@aaronedmunds4829
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Where can I get that gas mask of yours? I wear glasses and I need one like that.
“The same scientists and politicians who are taxing my farts have now done the cme study and the earthquake study that I asked for and have come to the conclusion that if you multiply people farts and cow farts by localized earthquakes caused by cme’s then there is a high probability that we will need to be taxed for our bad thoughts that angered the sun god to spit fire at us and mother Gia to have so many belly aches. So many things to worry about now that we have technology that never existed in the past that allows us to monitor things that have gone on since the beginning of time and are now rapidly increasing due to our sins.”
Would a steel/metal barrel be better than plastic then to kee rodents out.
Found a can of beans 🫘 with the Best Buy date of 2014 and it was still good 👍🏽 to go, hubby said they were delicious 👌🏽