Long grain white rice, Walmart, 20# $8.48
I think I have about 200 lbs now...
Aren't you the same guy arguing above that the odds of needing to go more than a month without a resupply are almost 0? You eat 200lbs of uncooked rice in a month?
Long grain white rice, Walmart, 20# $8.48
I think I have about 200 lbs now...
Aren't you the same guy arguing above that the odds of needing to go more than a month without a resupply are almost 0? You eat 200lbs of uncooked rice in a month?
More than storing or putting up, if serious about survival food supply, we should change our habits.
Hobbies and recreation that puts food in the pantry cost little and enrich lives. Be it gardening, hunting, fishing to raising chickens and bunnies, a working knowledge of how is critical.
Because you own a fishing rod, rifle or shovel, doesn't make you a harvester with any of these tools.
Do you own and run your dehydrator, Foodsaver and canners every harvest season? Do you fill your freezers with every seasonal food opportunity?
I am learning. Gardens did well this year. Goal is to double it next year. Need to do better fishing. learned to can this season.
byt learning takes time and failures. Want to be prepared to get through those times.
Mylar bags, O2 absorber and 5 gallon bucket and rice should be good for eons. we splurge and get Jasmine rice. We like it more.
next task is figuring out how to store spices we use the most of. And find salt for cheap. hoping sugar goes on sale again.
Storage is starting to get to be an issue.
I said that I prepare for what’s plausible. I also have beans and other non perishables. I hope I never need them. You’re also assuming that I’m just feeding myself. I think I have enough food for 2 months on a pretty bland diet.
And find salt for cheap. hoping sugar goes on sale again.
Storage is starting to get to be an issue.
You certainly could have a giant family... Assuming you're feeding the Brady Bunch, including Alice, you have about 70lbs of cooked rice per person. If you fire the housekeeper and Cindy and Bobby were too slow to get in the bunker, you have around 100lbs/ea plus other supplies. This appears radically in contrast to your stated goal, even at 2 months.
Or I'm not understanding your thoughts at all.
LOL. You did make me smirk.
I probably didn't consider that once cooked will stretch much further...That was probably by accident because I 1) Don't eat rice on the regular. 2) Bought a ton because it was cheap and this was during lockdowns as well.
That being said I don't think I want to live off just rice and beans only, but as it turns out, if I have to I should have plenty. I just checked online to see how many servings were in a 20 lb bag and it claims 202. That's about 5x what I estimated my needs on
So yeah I 100% contradicted my statement based solely on that lol. For some reason I was thinking I was only going to get around 40-50 servings per bag (20#) so I bought plenty.
But alas, better to have it and not need it, then need it and not have it. I am almost certain I will never eat this rice...lol....but I guess it will be a blessing in disguise if I do need it.
I may get flack for this as well, but I also ordered a #10 of salt from the same guys last night sealed the same way for about the same price ~$2/lb.
They have sugar the same way too.
That was the goal!
Now you understand why I was so confused though, especially in a thread where the OP specifically asked how much he needs, with at least a partial implication of "how much is too much?". Then you basically said (across 2 posts) "Not much... Right about 1/4 ton of rice will get you by in a pinch".
I strongly agree with your final point, but in the case of the original topic where weight, space, etc is concerned my personal opinion is that you may be overdoing it. I think a 1/2-1lb of cooked rice is plenty per person per day as a "meal stretcher". Despite the valid criticisms of what I actually bought, a #10 of rice loosely represents 3-4 weeks of that plan per person. 4 cans? 4 people for a month or 4 month for one people. Easy-peasy.
time and stress are to be valued as well. Doing what you did got you there quickly and low stress. Not gonna knock that. My stress from the extra $ outlay would really offset the got it done Stress reduction.
Yeah I believe I have 1600-2000 servings of rice now stored in 5 gallon food grade buckets with gamma seal lids oh well....at least it won't go bad...I guess if I get a craving for rice I know where I've got it stored lol