Pantry Prep

[Darkhunter]

Hello all in the SHTF forum. I have been putting aside some "preparations" in case anything happens down in the area of Florida I live in: hurricanes mostly. As such I've been trying to keep 2-3 weeks of items in the pantry.

Any recommendations outside of the following? It's my start of a prep but I know it can always improve:

2 5 gallon buckets of mylar packed individual servings Red beans and rice
24 packages of Starkist Tuna
10 boxes of Mac and Cheese
1 lb. of Dehydrated Milk
10 packages of 3 serving Idahoan instant potatoes
2 boxes of 24 Top Ramen Beef
2 5 lbs. containers of Peanut Butter
10 16 oz. containers of homemade Apple Jelly

As for water

10 1 gallon containers of water
6 24 packs of 16.9 oz. bottles of water

[Infinityshock]

so.  um.  how do you plan to cook that stuff?  any flavoring/spices saved up?

make sure to rotate the water.  the nasty chemicals leech out of the plastic bottles into the water

[millionsofdeadcats]

I keep meaning to try and make pemmican at home but I always forget.  That shit can store for years if one does it right.

I had a recipe somewhere for as close to 'real pemmican' as I could find, but I lost it.  It used beef instead of bison or venison.  I would post it here if I could, I guess I will have to look for a different one online or something.

[Infinityshock]

you can buy beef jerky.  almost as long-lasting...plus good protein.  not so healthy, but considering the environment that it would be needed in storage life trumps the diet

[millionsofdeadcats]

This is off topic, but the concept of 'rabbit starvation' has always fascinated me.  It is when one eats too much lean meat and does not get fat in their diet, and one ends up starving even with a belly full of meat. 

[Infinityshock]

yea...the odds of that happening are something like nil to none.  all someone would have to do is eat a miniscule amount of another food source

i read about someone that tried that rabbit-poisoning thing out and ate strictly rabbit meat for weeks and they were fine. its on some survivalist web site

[millionsofdeadcats]

Theres also water in hot water heaters that one can drink in an emergency, I read somewhere; but I wouldn't know how to get it out...I guess I will have to learn, though, because my hot water heater needs replaced soon.

[Infinityshock]

theres a faucet at the bottom that is used to drain the sediment out.  that.

[millionsofdeadcats]

theres a faucet at the bottom that is used to drain the sediment out.  that.

I fucking hate home repair, I don't even want to look at the damn thing.  I will just wait until I either have to replace mine, or I have to get water desperately.  I bet I'll figure it out real quick then.

[Infinityshock]

whats wrong with it?

[millionsofdeadcats]

Its just old, it still works fine though.  It will need replaced soon, it was here when I bought this place almost 3 years ago, and the house was built 18 years ago, and I am assuming it is the same water heater that was here when they first built the house.

[Infinityshock]

if it works fine theres no reason to replace it. does it leak?  does it heat the water? 

[millionsofdeadcats]

if it works fine theres no reason to replace it. does it leak?  does it heat the water?

No and yes

[Infinityshock]

where does it leak from?

[millionsofdeadcats]

where does it leak from?

I meant, it doesn't leak, and it does heat water fine