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Costco Is Now In The Apocalypse Provisioning Business
One of the more amusing implications of Bernanke's relentless desire to destroy the world is that he is causing a surge in profit margins for retailers like costco which are now actively engaged in provisioning for the upcoming monetary policy-induced apocalypse. And here is the deal of the day, courtesy of producer shelf reliance ("your premier source for food storage and emergency preparedness planning") as Bernanke is apparently dead set on immitating the BOJ in purchasing ETFs openly, as opposed to using its secret Citadel dark pool channels: $799 buys you a 1-year food supply for 1 person or 5,011 total servings. Thank you Bernanke - your actions have now lead people to believe you are the antichrist. We can't decide if Geithner is famine or pestilence.
(link here for those who would rather not wait until Bernanke terminally breaks the dollar)
Full package includes:
The THRIVE 1 Year Food Supply comes complete with 84 #10 (gallon
size) cans of grains, fruits, veggies, protein & beans, dairy, and
baking essentials. With over 5,000 servings and many foods with a shelf
life of up to 25 years, this package will give you variety, nutrition,
and peace of mind.
- 12 month food supply for 1 Person
- 6 month food supply for 2 People
- 3 month food supply for 4 People
- Shipment arrives in 14 separate boxes
- Grains and rice have a shelf life of up to 30 years
- Freeze-dried foods have a shelf life of up to 25 years
- Dehydrated foods have a shelf life of up to 15 years
- Simple rehydration instructions, recipes, and helpful tips are included on each can
- 5,011 total servings
- 84 gallon-sized cans
This THRIVE 1 Year 1 Person Food Storage package contains 84 #10 (gallon size) cans. See below for specific package contents.
Grains
- 8 Cans of Instant White Rice (48 servings per can)
- 12 Cans of Hard White Winter Wheat (44 servings per can)
- 3 Cans of 6 Grain Pancake Mix (50 servings per can)
- 2 Cans of Elbow Macaroni (45 servings per can)
Vegetables
- 6 Cans of Dehydrated Potato Chunks (42 servings per can)
- 1 Can of Freeze-Dried Sweet Corn (46 servings per can)
- 1 Can of Freeze-Dried Green Peas (41 servings per can)
- 1 Cans of Dehydrated Chopped Onions (45 servings per can)
- 1 Can of Freeze-Dried Mushroom Pieces (48 servings per can)
- 1 Can of Freeze-Dried Broccoli (47 servings per can)
Fruits
- 2 Cans of Organic Apple Slices (48 servings per can)
- 2 Cans of Freeze-Dried Strawberries (45 servings per can)
- 1 Can of Freeze-Dried Blueberries (50 servings per can)
- 1 Can of Freeze-Dried Blackberries (49 servings per can)
- 2 Cans of Freeze-Dried Raspberries (48 servings per can)
Dairy
- 6 Cans of Powdered Milk (43 servings per can)
- 3 Cans of Chocolate Drink Mix (48 servings per can)
Proteins/Beans
The
taste and texture of TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein) is consistent
with real meat, making it a great addition to vegetarian diets
- 3 Cans of Bacon TVP (47 servings per can)
- 3 Cans of Beef TVP (44 servings per can)
- 3 Cans of Chicken TVP (45 servings per can)
- 2 Cans of Taco TVP (42 servings per can)
- 6 Cans of Pinto Beans (49 servings per can)
- 1 Can of Black Beans (49 servings per can)
- 2 Cans of Lima Beans (49 servings per can)
- 3 Cans of Lentils (52 servings per can)
- 6 Cans of Whole Eggs (236 servings per can)
Cooking Basics
- 2 Cans of White Sugar (46 servings per can)
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Well ... GOLD bitchez!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUvfV5ohcu8
Wow, this thread is still going strong. As many people @ ZH are aware, the position I advocate is: Get.Out.Now.
While I understand and appreciate the impulse that drives a desire for self-sufficiency, perhaps I can shed a little bit of light on what actually happens when the shit hits the fan.
(I'd be interested in hearing other perspectives from those who have also had the opportunity to enjoy & experience the best side of human nature.)
Ok, this is what happens ... drum roll ... everyone tries to get out! Now, having a chance to personally speak from experience, believe it or not, my parents have actually had the luck of experiencing this eerie sensation not just once, but twice! And what happened to them? Drum roll ... everyone tried to get out!
In my family's case, there was a mass evacuation performed by combined NATO forces. There were literally 10s of thousands of people being put up in temporary military tent cities, while yours truly got to sleep in a nice comfy bed at the base commander's house. We were there only one night before we were airlifted to a waiting carrier and ferried to the designated drop off zone.
In my parents case, it took them a week to get out. They finally got some crazy last ditch flight to Rome before finally hooking up via a series of connecting flights to eventually get back to where they wanted to be. My mom still talks about sitting in the blackouts while my dad was tapping all his Mossad buddies on how to get the fuck out of there.
(Just so everyone is clear, even though I give the Tribe a hard time, I tend to like Israelis. The dude who was in charge of clearing ships [ie dive teams] before hitting their waters came over a few times for dinner - very cool guy. Unlike our resident troglyditic gnomes, these guys don't dick around.)
So I guess the moral of the story is this: if it gets crazy to the point of food disruption and/or civil unrest, your money would be better spent having some resources in place to get the fuck out of Dodge. No ands, ifs or buts. Just go. I don't care where - grab a flight to Lima for all I care. (A great city by the way.) Just get out. EOM
This of course assumes you have the means to "get out now". A very large assumption. Then the question is where to go after you "get out now." This is also a murky assumption, that the place you go to is better than where you left and that as an outsider you're treated no worse than the natives. I could go on but you get the picture.
Not everyone has a Dad who has connections with Mossad buddies nor the chance to sleep in the base commander's house.
Poor post.
Poor comment.
Local Sam's Club just started stocking 5 gal. pails of hard white wheat $15. and a variety pack of six #10 cans (milk, oatmeal, potato soup, banana chips, etc..) for $50. They also sell 50lb bags of popcorn and rice.
Now if they only sold bulk ammo cheap....
I got 200lbs of the ACTII popcorn, they say it makes the best cornbread after you grind it up into corn meal or you can just pop it and watch the riots. To preserve get some Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers off of amazon and a 50gal food grade barrel from your local Army surplus or feed store(my local store has screw top plastic barrels for $25).
Original.
Are you kidding me - this is what everyone in North America SHOULD have! No one is prepared for even the simplest emergency anymore. Shit, to have a kit like this prepared for you is just a brilliant idea.
Cans are too bulky. I'm holding out for the new Survival in a Pill form factor.
The red pill or the blue one?
Careful, one of them contains cyanide.
I started back in 2008. A little late, I know; but better late than never.
Lead, bitches! :D
I saw the same Costco page and had the exact same comment, even joked about it.
just make sure you have a can-opener.
Or two, depending how many are in your survival group.
On second thought, if you control the only can opener, are you not then considered the king of the heap? :>)
You're only the king of the heap if your can opener has a little bling.
http://www.binbin.net/photos/everythingplay/pla/playboy-gold-bling-bottl...
You would be so dead in a crisis if you bought a bottle opener, even if it has bling. Bring the right tools to your apocalypse. I would suggest a can opener.
Most can openers have bottle openers as well.
Also, you can use a churchkey to open a can in a pinch.
Or a shotgun.
fuckin 'ell!
Circular rubbing on concrete will wear it thin - presto! Concrete everywhere - just not as fast.
Stock up.
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=372726
Ah the sportsmansguide, been shopping there for years.
"There is no substitute."
If you LOVE getting shafted, yeah their Wunnnerful.
Highest priced biatches on the planet.
Go Crotchco,a far better deal, I am sure, for less.
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What are you talking about. I love Sportsmans.
Certainly not offering the greatest deals on all their items, but they get a lot of fantastic US, European, and Russian Military surplus stuff that is just superb. Pay the $19.99 membership fee and get 10% off all items, then use the 10$ coupon they send you with each order. I wouldn't be surprised if I'd ended up procuring 40% of my prepping supplies from them. Have never had a problem with them.
+100
King of the heap, or a likely target of aggession
In other words if you have no balls, don't own the can opener. :>)
Make sure you have a good, quality can opener or two. I have bought some of these freeze dried fruits for camping / outdoors stuff from Costco and I had to go buy a hard core can opener (made in switzerland) because the grocery store chinese made model didn't go deep enough to open the can.
Hard core can opener bitches! :>)
I picked up some inexpensive can openers and ended up throwing them out after they broke. The one I still use is the Hard Core American made one my mother had in the 60's.
...and make sure you have fresh water. Which would potentially be a serious issue if circumstances required these iron rations...
useful even before TSHTF. . . ++ for making the point.
http://www.internet-grocer.net/aqua.htm
ceramic water filters. . .dudes!
nice product
Doh!
The Army's greatest invention --- the P-38 Can Opener: http://www.georgia-outfitters.com/page52.shtml
People that prepare for supply chain disruptions are not stupid.
Just ask people that live in hurricane zones.
People that assume no supply chain disruptions are unrealistic. Most grocery stores can only remain open with a minimum of three deliveries *a day*.
Thank you! I have been screaming about the JIT system. I get the feeling that some people don't get that system. The trucks stop for 1 day and there are issues, they stop for a week and there is no more food in a city.
What is the saying? "We are only 6 missed meals away from anarchy"
Updated: 1 missed POMO
cute
I've lived in both earthquake and hurricane endangered places.
Anyone w/o food & medical supplies cached in those areas is irresponsible.
We have a month's supply of food and 6 months supply of good wine ;-)
Recently started making my own beer. No more sitting around slamming a case. the shit is high octane. They also sell stills might get one.
made beer throughout college (and law school) very economical and as you said very efficient, can make great tasting potent stuff. Also unfiltered brewers yeast is a fantastic source of complex Bs. Beer may be older than bread in history and was used literally as food source and payments. (Most guys should be payed in beer to simply cut out the middleman). Hops included, it is a fantastic way to secure and preserve the food source. Beer can go "bad" but, unlike canned food, it can not become lethal (unless you combine it with chariots or hummers)
My wife looks at me funny, when I ask her to let me know if she notices any shortages at the grocery store. That is one of my main indicators on whether we have finally jumped the shark. At that point I am taking delivery of one Hard Red Winter wheat contract, 5000 Bushels. Screw the grain elevator pump right into my basement.
"pump right into my basement" you will get mold, or rodents, or weevils - best to keep it in 55 gallon drums
i resemble that remark.
Me 2
lucky if you get the rodents and weevils, as they are protein sources. however, watch out for the wheat, rye, sorghum, etc. ergot (fungus). "extremities" (yes including the "thinking" one) turn gangrenous while one has possibly the worst "acid trip" (not literally lsd but a stew of precursors/related compounds) of all time.
And the DIST CTRS in NORMAL times only keep enough for a MAX of 3 weeks...
The SHTF both/all, will be snagged by Big Bro, and rationing will be the hors d'oeuvre of the day.
If you don't at least 2-3 weeks already, suggest you do some fast shopping tonight, or NOW.
YOU do not want to be caught w/out food and H2o,if this puppy melts down, and the uniforms are called out.
DO not let them know your armed............you WILL lose your means of protection.
And the DIST CTRS in NORMAL times only keep enough for a MAX of 3 weeks...
The SHTF both/all, will be snagged by Big Bro, and rationing will be the hors d'oeuvre of the day.
If you don't at least 2-3 weeks already, suggest you do some fast shopping tonight, or NOW.
YOU do not want to be caught w/out food and H2o,if this puppy melts down, and the uniforms are called out.
DO not let them know your armed............you WILL lose your means of protection.
HEY! GET THE FUCK OUT! MY BUNKER'S FULL OF AMMO BITCHEzzz! ;)
Huh, 1 oz of gold, a tiny little coin, can be exchanged for a year's supply of food with a lot left over for extras.
Soon enough, it will be enough for a year's supply for two people.
It already buys two AK-47's and 3-4000 rounds of ammo. Probably quite a bit more with this latest run-up.
And.... With just one of those AK-47s, you can request the return of the said gold coin.
Won't last very long in the world with that kind of attitude.
I'm not sure I would want to try robbing a gun store, you see.
He who lives by the sword....
...shops at Costco?
... dies by a gun?
...eats a lot of shish-ka-bob?
Cute, but it's not reality. Self-defense, that is, never initiating force, is the key.
Shops at things remembered?
Gets shot by those who don't.
if a day when this food supply is really needed ever comes, it will take a lot more than 1 gold coin to get this food.
For a very short time period only. This is why you should have both! Buy low, sell high. Etc.
If there is no food do you really think people will trade food for your little gold bar? If the Eonomy and the Money system is dead Gold will not help you. At that point the only thing that will help you are things that will help you to survive. Food, Guns for protection and hunting, a source of Heat, Shelter and water.
What happens when you have too much food, and not enough heat? Or a nice source of water but no food? What happens when you run out of ammunition? What are you going to do to keep the madness of boredom from taking over?
Trade is vital to human existence. There are very occasionally some very short periods where there is no trade (riots, or the middle of battle), but those time periods do not last more than a few days at most, after which people will trade what they have for what they need. If a person has something that another needs, but the other guy doesn't have something the first one needs, there will be no trade. If he has some gold or silver, he can trade even if he doesn't have exactly what the other person wants.
It's fine to be prepared, but to prepare for a world where humans don't act like humans any more isn't feasible, and will only leave you in the poorhouse in the end. Life isn't a George Romero movie, as romantic as that might sound.
Too late, TM. I think we are already there.
Yes, we know that the world is not ending. No, this will not last a few days. Yes, there will be trade. No, there is not any guarantee that the person you are trading with does not suddenly stick a pistol in your mouth.
There probably won't be any more Facebook, as romantic as that might sound.
I really wish people would pay attention rather than making me explain myself over and over.
I never said "this" will last a few days. I said there will be times when there is no trade, but they won't last more than a few days. Even if it means you are trading with a neighbor for carrots and potatoes, there will be trade. More likely, you will be trading with a local farmer for grain. There may be supply disruptions, and yes, you MUST have stored food, but for God's sake don't convert your entire savings into food/preparedness supplies.
Captain Obvious
This is like Gonzo Lira explaining you can just go to a farmer and trade for what you need. Yeah, LOL. Just walk on over there and he'll have all you need.
Supply disruptions - understatement of the day.
I went ahead and bought $150,000 of ammo from Sportsmans Guide ... Cool, truck just pulled up and looks like the ATF is delivering it personally ...
Black market. Well armed with backup just to keep it honest.
Correct, you use the PM's for buying city blocks, and new trucks, land,and become Mayor, w/ a flock of armed guards.
IF and when things settle down.............
Customers who bought this item also bought:
Case of 1000 rds Wolf 7.62x39mm ammo
http://www.ammunitiontogo.com/product_info.php/pName/1000rds-308-prvi-partizan-145gr-fmj-in-battle-pack/cName/308-762-nato-fmj
That's way high, and that brand is OK but not great, IMO
At least you can reload the brass, versus Wolf.
Good point about the reloading. I would never run Russian .308. (http://www.jgsales.com/product_info.php/ammo-for-rifles/308-win-7-62x51-...)
My saiga .223 dents all the casings for some reason so brass is moot.
Some electrical tape or a rubber strip (maybe a car door ding-strip) on the receiver cover at the ejection port area should keep those dents from being too big. Small dents don't prevent reloading - creases do.
Still reloads fine if it is boxer primed, just ask my sks and ak.
Don't bag wolf. My dad is an avid reloader and he has been able to find wolf (223) on sale to the point where it's cost neutral to just buy it vs reloading. And on the plus side it's not necessary to attach a brass catcher or bend over and pick up brass. It's kind of nice to have a fire and forget.
Also good Christ almighty has reloading prices went up since I was a kid! I almost choked when I saw how much primers were going for.
I have both, brass for practice and wolf for battle. If the shooting starts you probably wont be picking up the brass afterword anyway.
And you think you will have time to RELOAD?,empties?.LOL
Nice German Surplus - 1000rnds in battle packs for $455.97
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=604946
It's Berdan primer unfortunately. Might as well be steel cases. Yes I know you can yank the primer for a reload but I hate adding more work. It's not a terrible price though.
Yeah. No reloading this stuff. Still one of the best deals I've seen out there right now. I've run through about 300 rounds and it's been very consistent and accurate. Recommended unequivocally.
Try;
AimSurplus.com,
Wideners.com,
Natchezss.com,
Rguns.net
MidSouth Shooters Supply.
They consistently have best prices...........on quality ammo.
All flavors.
If you have expensive rifles, beware this is STEEL guilded,lead core bullets.....may have a copper coating, but it will be STEEL on steel in your LR Rigs rifling...( Good barrels )
You do not want to do this........also, watch for Corrosive, most all(except WOLF) is,the Com Bloc surp.
If used wash bore with hot soapy water, if you get chance as soon as you can after firing.* no SS bore brushes, and the corrosive crap will eat the bronze/brass brushes fast.
Nice deal hedgeless, thanks!
www.smithenterprise.com/products16.html
Select-fire and... and fully transferable! New Old Stock Smith Enterprise, Inc. receiver. Exact duplicate of USN SEAL weapon, except this rifle features the superior SEI 18" chrome lined, M118LR chamber, P/N 2027 barrel. This barrel alone is in extremely short supply for civilian consumers, as it is intended specifically for USGI M14 receivers. Bolt is engraved MK14 Mod O with anchor (engraving is offered as a $200.00 option.) This weapon includes our new ACOG/MIL STD 1913 Mount, NSN 1005-01-535-4430, P/N 2005, SEI HD 30mm NSN Rings and a Leupold Mark 4 2.5-8X36mm MR/T M2 Illuminated TMR scope.
Unfired except for factory certification testing. This will be the only fully transferable select-fire Smith Enterprise, Inc. MK14 Mod O ever available on the NFA market.
Immediate availability pending approval of NFA transfer.
$22,000.00
I could see that price in a few months from now.
DIY < $3000 for 99% of the effect with M1A + ACOG.
Just sayin'.
That's goin rate for that rig NOW.
500rds Raufoss Mk 211 .50 caliber BMG with armor-piercing (tungsten core), explosive, and an incendiary component.
For current civilian purposes that is definitely the top of the foodchain.
Go big or go home.
Speak softly and carry a big stick.
Reach out, reach out and 'touch' someone...
If it get's so bad we need that kind of hardware, lord we are big trouble. "I got a shotgun a rifle & a 4 wheel drive" (Hank Jr.)
A year of food for the kids & wife, shiney bars of silver & gold, All the ammo my safe will hold. Filters for water, bottles for beer, All I need is a moonshine still. (11 TAC 12)
Think of the hardware in the hands of the insurgents in Mexico..... will they stay put in an economic collapse?
Our country's just-in-time supply chain for food works well, until it doesn't.
That and it doesn't deliver actual food.
Well, the system does deliver nicely packaged barely edible over salted nutritionally suspect "stuff" that passes for food in the average American kitchen. And they stack very nicely I might add.
I once heard that "real food" is not stackable and that this is the secret to a longer and healthier life. :>)
Went to go buy sugar a few days ago, and found that the price had gone up 50% from when I last bought it at the start of the year. I went ahead and bought 100 lbs. Will probably buy another hundo or so next month.
And before you ask, my mother runs a small bakery and I was shopping for her. She keeps 200 pounds of flour on hand at all times.
Your enemies are the central banker, the ant, and the weevil.
Poison works surprisingly well against all of them.
As does stomping them to death, if found.
Pump in some C02 before sealing up your storage bins. Hells comin.
LMFAO
come on, now you've gone too far. i don't even know tmosley.
I noticed butter is up about 25% in the past few months. Wonder if that will show up in the CPI?
Food and energy gets thrown out(to volatile doncha know). BS, they count the stuff you don't need and throw out the stuff you do.
It seems like the only consumer good measured is a can shaving cream (been about a $1. for thirty years).
I've got 50 pounds in an old refrigerator in my storage building since my mother switched to oil. I don't think I will ever buy butter again. I might be convinced to sell you a stick of it for a silver dime.
Wonderfull canned butter & cheese from New Zealand. Idef. storage for hot climates.
Does Le Cirque have a deal like this?
If you can't have a decent meal with a fine wine and a good cigar, then there's no point resisting the Apocalypse.
GL
Wine and cigars keep naturally. No need to freeze dry.
I prefer a nice bourbon myself, but to each his own.
Actually they don't. Wine, without changing the cork, keeps its good taste 3 years max (some brands less, down to 1yr). Not sure about cigars, from own experience back when I was smoking I wouldn't bet more than 5 years is possible even with *perfect* humidity and temperature control (and I mean *perfect*).
What can I say? I don't keep a lot of wine. My bourbon is fine, even after a few years in the cabinet above the refrigerator.
The screw top wine keeps better than cork.
And not a sign of cheap wine (anymore)!
storage is key. Cork side down.
Are you talking women or wine? :p)
Or song?
Nice to know that being prepared is just a one-stop shop away.
<OT>Anyone check out Mosaic? Freaking up 5% on missing earning last night. Can anyone tell me what is not priced into the market, well besides reality.</OT>
Benny and the Jets buying anything and everything....................
Costco will not be a viable option once oil production moves to the backslide. The food they sell takes petro-fertilizers and petro-pesticides to make, and then there is the shipping. The "Biggest Loser" is going to be a lot easier to win once everyone is working on farms for real vs. farmville. TV/Entertainment: Conditioning minds since the dawn of "civilization".
I vote that Geithner is pestilence. Larry Summers is Famine.
Geithner definitely pestilence but Larry the Hut famine ? More like gluttony.
;)
Personally I believe there can be multiple Antichrists. Why narrow it down to just one when there are so many worthy candidates?
Because we must know what order to burn in effigy? Or to tell the voodoo lady?
<sigh> So may choices, so little time.
Do you voodoo?
I've been known to sling a gypsy curse when miffed.
I nominate my former wife
Some people don't have a sense of humor now... they won't have it later too, when there's no food on the table.
"Bitchez" is now officially way way past over used.
Please stop.
Overused, bi . . . oh, wait, sorry.
Is that even possible? Sometimes all you can do is laugh.
No, you shushup! :-)
Heck with this, get those 11K hats ready!
you know we laugh at this but,
I was at Costco this morning and remember reading about these containers.
I asked someone there if they had any, and her reply was they sell out of those the day they put them on the floor.
Likewise and a bit O/T.... since the recall for Motrin (especially the kids version) and Tylenal a few months back we have not seen it anywhere. anyone know whats going on with that. Neither one has been back on the shelves for some time and we have been keeping an eye out for it...what was the reason for the recall???
Thanks
Clark
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/new-economy/2010/0503/Tylenol-recall-2...
Thank You!
"the presence of tiny particles"
Particles. That's not potentially ambiguous.
they're probably Bozone particles.. the same particles that make up the Bozone layer, a layer surrounding most Americans.
+8
I dunno why. 8 seemed right. LOL
It's a waste of money if they store it within the city limits. They haven't thought it out. If people are out there, starving, looking for any way to fill their stomach, they will have it taken from them.
A healthy appearance will be a bad thing in the land of "need".
If you don't have plans for mutual, community protection you are better off spending it in Vegas.
At least put it in a storage unit in a rural community. Consider it insurance. It's even better than that.
You want to be at least 300 miles away from any large city. The hoard will have a hard time getting that far even with a tank full of gas with the traffic jams(see Katrina). Of coarse if your stash is there and you have to be in the city you better panic first or you won't make it.
Bicycle and night travel if you're late.