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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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Good luck packin the 50,000 rounds you stockpiled because "ammo is useful"
Hey, it's "What if a SWAT team breaks down your door?" trav7777!
You have obviously thought out your situation better than I.
What is the lowest level the dollar ever reached?
I can answer this one.
Sometime in 1994 I was a USD/JPY currency trader. I hit a 79.50 USD/JPY bid (August I think) for 2 bucks. Immediately, the dollar rose and never fell below 79.50 for as long as I remained a trader. I have the honor of hitting the lowest USD/JPY bid in history.
What is your over/under date on hitting that price in the future?
November 29, 2010.
Whoa - that's my birthday!
Happy Birthday to me and farewell USD
Happy Dethday, then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u85wVlFBBW8
If all the other currencies are dropping, you can't really tell how far the dollar has fallen if you are pricing it in those other currencies.
You knock it now, but these cans will outperform gold or silver in the next years.
Watch
And you CAN eat it.
or deman lots of gold for it.
Only in a situation where ALL production has stopped.
Supply disruptions might make food outperform gold over a short timeframe, but gold always outperforms in the long run (always meaning always during hyperinflationary scenarios).
I think you might be incorrect. Most people never are fully stocked. In a panic, they will try to buy extra and this will quickly disrupt the supply system. Think what happens when there's a hurricane coming or a shortage of gas is announced. Most people normally drive around with a half tank of gas on average. Imagine what happens if everyone suddenly tries to stay at 3/4 full, to "top off" regularly.
Immediate shortage and massive supply problems.
I'm old enough to remember the so-called "OPEC embargo" and this is exactly what happens. So the entire supply doesn't need to be shut down. A higher than normal buying impulse will push the system into convolutions.
We had a blizzard warning a couple years ago, within 2 hours it was pandemonium in the stores as all water was gone, shelves bare, and grannies were performing beat-downs on other grannies for a 6 pack of Ensure. Man this is setting up to be brutal.
I had the same experience. I went into the Grocery store before a big storm and the shelves were bare. I mean bare. I asked if the store was going out of business and they told me, no, a storm is comming. Although this is in an area where people can get snowed in for 3 or 4 days. Just think about what would happen if people thought there would be no more food deliveries.
Yes, but those convulsions will also push up gold and silver. Goods like food are among those things with increase in price the fastest during hyperinflation, but it is a rare event indeed for their rise to outpace gold and silver.
The oil embargo was only a problem because the markets were not allowed to operate, as there were price controls in effect. If gas had risen to $2 a gallon back then, there would have been plenty of gas for those who really needed it. I'm sure there were some fortunes made by enterprising individuals who sold gas at real market rates after hours.
When all supply of a given commodity disappears, then yes, it will rise against the PoG. My point is that these types of disruptions tend to be short. Food is pretty easy to find in this country. After a short transition period, most of the nation outside of the big cities that are far from farmland will transition to local supply of basics, and the price of food will come down. I don't see this taking more than a year at most, as fields will be replanted for food rather than cash crops like cotton. This is why you should keep both food and gold. I've got a two year supply of food that just happened from keeping excess flour, sugar and other supplies for my mother's bakery in a storage building, and from canning fruits and vegetables for friends and for a local farm last year (turns out autoclaves are basically giant pressure cookers, having one in the lab makes for easy canning in quantity). All the food I have cost less than $2000. Now, most people have a lot more capital than that to protect. This is why gold and silver work so well.
Stop deluding yourself. The hinterlands will not come to the rescue of the cities. There will be no magic supply chains. There will be mass starvation.
A year?
Why I am not a fan of cities. I'm trapped in them for my profession but if I stay in the US I hope to move to a smaller nicer one this summer. The cities will be a really nasty place to be when the trucks stop. What most assume is the gov would step in and force food to flow, but if the gov melts down because the dollar is slag what happens then? People don't like to think what LA or NYC would look like if the trucks stopped especially for any length of time, so they say it won't happen.
Why the hell would the trucks stop?
They haven't anywhere else a monetary collapse has occurred. The government works harder to ensure that the power is on in the city than in the country.
All the idiots out there will be in their remote bunkers in the dark, fondling all their ammo.
Power stays on a lot of the time even in wars, jfc, enough with the fucking madmax zombie apocalypse shit, ok? Madmax was after a nuclear war.
Keep knocking down that strawman. This ain't Argentina and FEMA doesn't make dreams come true.
I hear you. My deadline to escape the big city (and my big job) is next April - but the pace things are unravelling even that seems too remote - may end up having to walk to my doomsday pad amougst the roving zombie hoards, that reminds me, need to buy snow-shoes.
Hope you are being funny, but just in case, buy cross country skis. They are WAY better, faster and more efficient way to travel than snow shoes.
are you stoned?
Argentina?
the cities will force the hinterlands because that is where the people (voters) are.
Might wanna think about reading up next time before opening your mouth. The City is the SAFEST place to be...everything you think you know is backwards.
Who taught you math?
The City is the SAFEST place to be...everything you think you know is backwards.
you have lost your mind. look @ LA when they loose a ballgame. WTF do you think will happen when the welfare checks wont by a quart???
He's trying his Jedi mind tricks.
Hell, look at Los Angleles. Even when they win an NBA championship the dumb-asses still riot. Welcome to ghetto-ville where the high unemployment of esays, cholos, niggas, skin-heads, asian wannabe-thugs, always find something to riot about.
Hell, they'd probably riot if there was a buy-one-get-one-free deal at Popeye's Chicken. The spicy chicken strips are damn good though....
I rember it to, I was pretty young my mom's car had no AC & it was hot as hell sitting in those lines.
COST has outperformed GLD in the past 3 months. And oh BTW, this post makes me think Tyler might be long on COST.
That's the only chart it's outperformed on, LOL.
This is a wise idea.
Behind gold, silver and my ammo, this freezed dried stuff is next on my list. I've had the mountain house stuff on hiking trips and it was actually rather tasty. Shelf life is really long and it maintains nutritional value.
Costco has been selling emergency food kits for some time. They sell another that comes in a large white bucket that is 72hours of food for 4.
Be prepared.
Er... Seeds?
shushup bitchez shushup
I bought something quite similar but only an one month supply for $99. My wife thought I was crazy.
Noah's wife probably did too.
Get ready. And if you buy one of these trust but verify.
But you can't eat provisions! Wait...nevermind.
Only one problem...just like 100 Year Bonds will Costco be in position to make good on the dollars they took from you today.
Why would they want to offer such a product especially if they believe the cost of that same food would be worth more 6 months from now?
Bubble bubble toil and trouble.
Why do gold silver shops want to offer a product they believe will be worth more 6 months from now? The same reason as grocers, and most retailers:
They make money on the spread between the price they pay and the price they sell for.
Whether the price of commodities go up OR down, gold shops and Costco will make money.
They hedge their holdings religiously so price volatility is neutralized on their books.
The price is down from what it was.
I still say the only battle rifle you need is the M1 Garand. Chambered in 30.06, it will defeat nearly any armor on earth. Just saying...
30.06 rounds also have a significantly longer range in comparison to most modern assault rifles.
But not the venerable .308 7.62x51 which at 1,000 yards still has the energy of a .357 mag at point blank range.
So strange...
Seeing that post I actually just remembered a dream I had this morning in which I was trying to purchase either an M1 or an M14, and while the gunshop owner was highly supportive of my choices, he didn't have any in stock and was pitching me several overpriced 5.56mm's.
I guess it was more of a nightmare than a dream, actually. Sheesh.
I won't knock the Garand, it's a good weapon (little light on capacity). However personally I would be looking for something in the 7.62 Nato, or if one wanted to go light I'm a fan of the M-4. 7.62 Nato is good vs most anything a person will be packing, and even if they have enough armor to stop the round they will be hurting, and there is a wide selection of good 7.62 rifles. The Armalite A-10 is great for the price, POF makes a good .308 as well but it's a little more pricey.
Ruger SR 556
FAL, bitches!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.dsarms.com/FAL-SA58%20Rifles/products/8/
I'm not trying to be mean - you must not know very much about firearms - you shouldn't lead people astray.
The M1 Garand is a fine rifle, and the .30-06 round is excellent, but it is clearly not the finest choice. It is the M1A that individuals should choose to defend themselves for most purposes - 20-round magazine over 8-round en-bloc anyday. There are better firearms for very specific tasks (extreme long-distance; concealable self-defense) but if you must choose only one there is no debate.
The AK, AR-15, whatever fanboys cannot compete. Higher range, better accuracy, one shot, one kill. This is not an opinion.
I know this is not a firearms board, but it must be clear to anyone trying to judge what careful decisions they must weigh. You must also seek training.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lztc048mYU8
Because firearms that lack available ammo and spare parts are the best ones to own...
Hopefully that doesn't pattern your investment strategy.
What Suisse said.
For a truly long term breakdown you want a rifle you'll find spare parts for, and ammo for, wherever you end up...which may not be near your stash of ammo and spare parts. One Second After is a decent primer. Your survival story can start where you happened to be one second before.
Reliabilty, portability, and availability of spare parts and ammo, and lets add on top of that toleration of wide varieties of quality and manufacture of ammo, are DE MINIMUS for the SHTF rifle. Basically only AK variants and piston operated .223's need apply. My accurized AR-10 with all the cool crap on it is great for airing out feral pigs, but .308/7.62 NATO that is super friendly with said AR-10 doesn't grow on trees, and parts for it are few and far between. The lovely M1, M1A, and of course M14 knockoffs are even more rare, and so an even worse choice, though they'd serve well IF you happened to be near enough to your stash of ammo and parts for them One Second Before.
I bought this package back in April. They're still offering the same deal. Add $50 for the COSTCO membership. Cheap way to lay in a lot of food. Long shelf life. You need adequate storage space that's not exposed to extreme temps. Comes in 12 or so good sized boxes. Quick delivery -- got the stuff in 3 or 4 days.
BANKSTER DOOMSDAY KIT
You think the banksters love Reagan and the NRA? More like Obama and Summers.
"Speed it up!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTcL6Xc_eMM
No, that's to help them blend in in Montana.
:>)
Glad to see you're reinforcing all stereotypes WB7.
"Leave no stone unturned in your muckraking" is what I always say. :>)
I'm not prejudiced, I hate em all ;-)
Green Chutes.
LOL William youre knockin em outta the park today!
The condoms are XXXL too big.
You forgot coffins, but you can get them here:
http://www.costco.com/Common/Category.aspx?cat=20595&eCat=BC|20595&lang=en-US&whse=BC
don't forget a pallet of bottled water.
Big Berkey with xtra filters.
+++
*note: "Big Berkey is currently out of stock" backorders to November ^^
Gee, silver is up almost 5% in one day... and people think this can't happen to food? Or gas? 25 year shelf life, it seems like a no-brainer. You will be better off than TIPS.
It'll be useful if there is a supply disruption - what better way to implement martial law than through food disruptions. But the more likely use will be if/when a pandemic sweeps through (bound to happen 1 day) and there's a need to stay indoors for a month.
As in Midlo VA??? Same here. And, I thought I was a man on an island. No one wants to hear my thoughts on the situation as they think I am an "alarmist".
You and I are but a river apart. You're not alone PD.
Ditto. Mechanicsville, bitchez.
California sales tax kills the deal.
"We can't decide if Geithner is famine or pestilence."
Pestilence, for sure! That which brings famine...
Buy the 5 gallon buckets with 5 days of meals in them...wayy more useful. They say 125..but it is more like 55.
If it gets real bad i have the perfect bug out spot. 2,000 acres deer,hogs,fish,quail,turkey, a year round spring. 76849 will post lat-longitude on the way out the door. password (ZIRP)
You're kind. Bad idea. Keep 'em close to your vest, friend.
I just got mine last week. We sample the fruits, milk, and some beans.
Quality is good.
Less than $2.20 a day!
An interesting contrast to what's in the shopping cart of the average food stamp/card holder in line at the supermarket.
So, the next deal will be selling spots in your bunker - just give them a good rate and don't bother checking for income or credit. After all, might as well add some more fuel to the toxic asset fire by creating some of your own!
Also, the secret code-word is 'zerohedge' if you approach said bunker and need shelter.
...and the next deal will be the tall tree/short rope kit - formerly known as Obamacare cost control.
I remember when my Husband and I were really poor. He got some of the K rations from World War II. Amazing that after 30 or so years they were really good. They kept very well in the cans. I remember how much we enjoyed them but when you are poor and are hungry even K rations from World War II are good. My Children still laugh about having to eat them.
Those Dead Duke's bars were terrific--the chocolate/peanut/wafer discs. They'd sell on an open market of energy foods, I'm sure. I'd say the same for the canned pound cakes.
Well, more like quarter-pound cakes, but whatever.
Well, my area has a lot of Deer, black birds, squirrels. A Gun would come in very handy. Plus, what is interesting is that all of my neighbors try to kill the Dandelions but the leaves make a great salad. Learned that from an Italian friend. Plus, my Neighbor has a pool and I have a water filter.
If things get that bad, I wouldn't count on there being any game available (poaching or otherwise) because everyone else has the same idea as you. (and me :-) )
That all depends where your @,
And how well you know how to trap/snare. Not too hard to quietly obtain protein, even when it seems like nothing is alive for miles around.
http://www.nwtrappers.com/catalog/products.asp?cat=119
the useful properties of dandelions have been bred out of awareness by the "green lawn" crowds - the leaves are great in mixed salads, sourced Vit A & C, antioxidant properties in the flower heads, which can be used for dandelion wine, the roots ground for a "coffee" substitute (yes, no substitute for real coffee!). . .
they also help keep the bees around, and bees are something we don't want to disappear. . .
forage. learn to.
Yep, I let the Dandelions grow. I happen to think they are pretty. But thanks for the tip about the root which can be ground for a coffee substitute. Maybe no real substitute of real coffee but probably great hot and with lots of vitamins.
I also in the spring have Mulberry trees. Boy, do I love the Mulberrys they taste so good. I also have lots of wild rasberrys in the spring. They are like weeds. Cannot get rid of them. I stopped trying and harvest Rasberrys in the spring.
we get the wild blackberries here. . . more than you can pick, and great for preserving - I also freeze in bags to use for baked goods, etc.
have yet to try a mulberry - aren't the leaves what silkworms eat? just now is chanterelle "season" - and various other mushrooms. . . have to say, I love foraging round the woods in the fall. . .
as to the dandelion root - I'm a big coffee fan, and even tho' they like to say roasted dandelion root is a good substitute, it's NOT coffee, *grin* - but can be made tasty, and when there's no coffee, will do as a hot spicy bevvie - here's a good link if you're curious:
http://www.prodigalgardens.info/dandelion%20coffee.htm
Soooo... is this the sign that all the gloom and doom is now officially hysteria?
-OR-
is this the sign that capitalism is proving incredibly efficient at offering up material goods in order to plan for, ta-da, the end of capitalism as a result of the triumph of capitalism?!?!?!
Karl Marx would be so proud.
"The taste and texture of TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein) is consistent with real meat, making it a great addition to vegetarian diets "
that is some nasty stuff... they could at least include some beef jerky or something...
no wonder its so inexpensive, there isn't anything expensive in the kit.
I don't like TVP but the problem with using meat other then the cost is storage. Meat does not store long term in cans as well. I think the best range is around 2 years, get a bit more time with tuna. So anyone stocking up I would suggest getting canned meat as well, just need to rotate it out. Some people buy these kits and just stash them so the meat would go bad.
Good point on getting canned meat, but I knew the price was too good to be true.
The meat won't go bad. You can research it, but essentially you can eat 20-30 year old cans of meat and it might have degraded taste wise but will still be sterile as long as there is no rust on the can and the can isn't 'bowed out' (which indicates botulism).
Same with canned butter and cheese, veggies etc. It really is a miracle how long we can store food these days compared to our ancestors.
Also, don't forget the handy US Department of Defense MREs.
They will last a lifetime if properly stored and they each come with a Flameless Ration Heater, so you can enjoy hot meals without any open flames.
Cost of those is WAY out of line.
The Costco deal is a steal.
I can see that easily lasting 2yrs of for 2.
Just do not forget H2o.
H2o FOUR day's, Food, depending on health,age, and body fat, 40 days max, without.
MREs are expensive, bulky, and do not last a lifetime.
They are for weekend trips and 72-hour evacuation kits only.
Hilarious!
I was just there purchasing feminine hygiene products as an investment. Not kidding either. When Robo Trader comes a knocking I also have the bulk Trojans! We will work something out if you don't have AU.
No one would ever think of Bernankie as the Anti Christ but would that not be really funny if he was. As he controls and can DESTROY the world with his Monitary Policys.
Reading through I was going to pass on connecting the can openers- done from 1000 yards away and how the contents might settle.... But this is too much.... If BB is the Anti-C I would think he would have a more savvy fashion sense... "I mean really, this is the deal? Lord of the flies and I gotta look like this?" CB
how about some dehydrated ammunition? (double ought buck), and some dehydrated gold bars, along with some dehydrated vodka. (no kidding they have freeze dried booze, the Japanese figured it out, and they know everything about deflation there is to know) Rather than all this dehydrated crap, how one French Fried Bernanke in Mayonnaise, that's how the French do it. They're good at the guillotine stuff.
Dehydrated water is where it's at.
http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/
HA!
Here are just a few benefits of employment:
I've been buying them myself, all manner of long term food and storing them in 5 gal plastic buckets filled with C02. Rotating thru the older ones and putting in new ones. Hell with famine, banksters can blow me Im not playing their starvation control game.
You will be taxed on the co2 in your buckets...
TVP tastes terrible! Get freeze dried meat instead.
I know it is better than starving, but freeze dried food sucks.
Just sayin.
In a word, JERKY.
Next week, the Soilent Green Family pack.
And for fun :
7.62 Russian because a 16" barrel is nicer when you are indoors and if someone is outside it will shoot through cinder block.
7.62 Nato because if you have to shoot through an engine block, you can and from a distance.
5.56 Nato because if you practice, you can put that little sucker inside a golf ball at 200 yards and if you don't practice you can carry enough rounds that accuracy is moot.
What is up will all the misinformation today? Accuracy should never be moot. If you are defending yourself you don't spray and pray. 7.62x51 ONLY.
And, 7.62x51 NATO will not do engine blocks,if CI.
Even AP won't.(of course it illegal unless you bought it surplus military).But, at this point, you would give a squat less.
For the Golf Ball at anything past 200, I take the 7.62.
M118LR or equal handload.And a good firestick.Bolt.
What is most Notable is that as Bernankie Prints more Money to give the general Population confidence. It is doing the reverse. They just dig in their heals even more. They save more Money. Buy Gold (which I do not agree with but...), Buy Guns, ammunition, Food supplies, water filters, generators, etc.
How is the continuous printing of Money giving anyone confidence in the American Economy. Except the Rich that are benifiting from the Stock, Gold pump. I am begining to think that there is a plan to destroy the United States.
Sorry, that's some lousy choices. 3 cans of bacon? What? No spam!? Would you eat that stuff for a year? I don't think so! Get the flour, rice, lentils, powdered eggs, milk powder..I would recommend Nido in the large can, don't know, it just mixes easier. Start a vegetable garden, get a fishing pole, lord knows you guys are all armed like Yosemite Sam by now. Whatever it takes. It's just the end of the bankers people, not the end of the world.
What will all those food stampers do when the supply chains start to fail because of all the gangrene in the system?
The world will not end for those that have prepared for FEMA to underperform as usual.
This is just sad. As if stocking up on guns and food is actually going to help you. We should all be working on stopping this disaster from happening, instead of looking to survive it. it's a suckers bet.
Problem is that the average person cannot stop it. The only thing they can do is to prepair for what they think the outcome will be. Plus, how can we lose with extra food, guns etc. If nothing happens "We can always eat it."
Midtown wants to hold hands and sing kumbaya. Let's see how that works out.
Wait for the die off protect yourself feed youself & rebuild...
Tyler,
Don't blame just poor Benny, young Al had a hand in it as well!
DavidC
Liar liar, pants on fire. :>)
F'ing brilliant. The only thing missing is antibiotics.
raw garlic. chopped fine to expose the allicin, swallowed with some water, or milk if you prefer. . . seriously, I've used it for years, and it's the only thing that kills "colds & flu" within 24-48 hours, depending on the acquired bug.
a clove at a time, 3 to 4 times a day, 2 cloves before bed with a bit of bread or apple if you have a sensitive stomach. . .
tetracycline , you can get 1 & 2# blocks, keep'em in the fridge....
percocet
I'm not a big fan of pharma, never got into the habit.
the garlic works great, on many levels, as do other tinctures, herbs, etc. - easier, cheaper, not dependent on global drug peddlers with dubious history / zero morality.
I have been stocking up on those. When I get a prescription, if I do not really need it I save it.
What the Garlic?.............LOL
Scrips, away from light, and H2o proofed.Got a friendly Internist, or GP, have them write you some scrips for anti's.
You can LEGALLY buy NON controlled scrips from Canadian Pharmacias in 90 day quanities.( No more).
Hell of a lot less expensive, and just as good.( I do not use them, but if this deal starts getting dicey, I will.)
"LOL" back atcha Dos.
in case you hadn't noticed, pharmaceuticals seem to multiply with use - one scrip leads to 3, etc. - once folk start with 'em, their bodies adjust accordingly. . .
I realise many people rely on doctors and their pills, and that's fine for them - I've survived so far in life without, even whilst living in the UK where I could get pills for hella cheap. . .it's like a pyramid selling scheme though, tough to exit.
Colloidal silver generator.
http://www.herbalremedies.com/ahh-04.html
now you're talking Michelle!
+22.83.
Thats a good price.
Everyone should have one of these and they don't need to be there for a total collaspse of society they can help you through a rough financial patch too.
It seems a little light on cooking basics. I see no way to make baking powder, baking soda, vinegar, yeast, salt, etc.
Don't get me wrong its a good start for those how haven't been doing this for years. The price is a little high but they are doing a lot of the work for you as opposed to the LDS cannery.
if you want to know more here is a nice calculator to figure out what you should get.
http://lds.about.com/library/bl/faq/blcalculator.htm
one good rule of thumb is store what you like and eat from your stores. It will help you rotate them and help you know what you need to do to prepare the food.
Wow...I just woke up. That was a good nap. Did I miss Y2K?
Still have some of my Y2K preps, including $260/oz gold, $5/oz silver, $89/1000 7.62x39 and $10/100 9mm. We ate most of the food from pre-2K, and have replaced it with more.
UUUUUURaHHHHHH......
Pardon me I have not been drinking homebrew...
fuggin jarheads...
semper fi
I wish I could give you all feed back on the food, but it is packaged too neatly for me to open. I am moving soon and want to move it in the boxes. I didn't make any friends with the UPS man since it comes in 14 boxes. Judging by freeze dried portions of Mountain House and others I have tried, this is probably more like a six month supply for a real american man. (Insert joke here). Delivered to my door with no tax for $800. It is like buying gold at 260 an ounce. If you are getting ready to Armageddon It like I am, this is probably the second thing you buy after your fresh water provisions. Then comes the silver and ammo. As mentioned earlier Mountain House freeze dried food is excellent. A little too expensive though for a years worth.
I tell the a-holes I sold an ounce of gold and bought a years worth of food with some funny munny left over. It is a fun response to "But you can't eat gold" BYCEG. The truth is though, I am not parting with the shiny stuff just yet.
Cheers
Screw the freeze dried poo poo. What about a survival booze collection? If it's going to suck that bad, do you want to be sober?
The best Alcohol to stock pile would be Beer. I was watching the History channel about Beer and Beer making. What I found interesting is that the Women were the ones making the Beer in Egypt. Beer making was used to store their grains. This way it would not spoil. Beer was considered in Egypt as liquid Bread because of the Barley and other grains used to make it. It is said that the workers on the Pyramid were given Beer in exchange for their work. So, buy and store Beer, it can be your liquid grain and your fluid intake as well.
http://www.amazon.com/History-World-Six-Glasses/dp/0802714471
History of the world in six glasses. Excellent reading.
That is a good price, BTW.
We actually can our own meat at home. Just did a couple of wild-cought Salmon. last week. Ended up being about half the cost of store-bought - and we know where they came from...
What is really crazy is that the more Bernankie prints and the higher Gold, Coffee, Sugar, Wheat, Corn goes. The more I want to go out and buy Food. Why oh why does this make me feel so insecure? I really do not know but it seems to be an impulse I cannot stop. I guess it is like all of the people that buy Gold.
I remember when my Mother would stock up on Toilet Paper (4 years worth), detergent, bar soap, dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent, plastic wrap, canned goods, pickles, vinagar, cooking oil, jelly, etc. (all bought with coupons). But, when I inherited her stock pile and looked at the prices, I actually thought to myself that she made a good investment as the prices she paid were so much lower than the current prices for those items. I thought it was funny as she had in her own way a little mini stock market in food.
That is so hilarious ---- I went out and loaded up for myself at Costco last month on tons of bulk foods for a one year supply. Mine came to $690. I just sort of picked out bulk things I liked. Great minds are thinking alike out there. Wow.
I had bought a foreclosure in the country and was stocking it up. I guess I came pretty close.
Bought this - cheapest 1 yr supply out there (that I have seen). It came quickly. For a family of four, this is rather perfect amount of peace of mind preparedness - 3 month supply - long enough to easily weather a shorter term emergency that causes JIT disruption (earthquake or rioting (I am in LA), or flood or hurricane), stores very easily, good variety etc... Water will be the big problem in those situations (other than rioting) b/c, ironically, you CAN'T easily eat most of this if you can't boil it . . . If anything goes longer than 3 months, well, you have three months to fight your way out of the urban war zone that you are probably in at that point.
Thunderbolt-
You definitely need to make a plan to boil some water. Lots of options in the hiking/camping aisle. You can find a propane stove that sits on top of a 16.4 oz propane bottle for about 20 bucks. Propane is a very cheap fuel. 50 bucks in propane would be boilin' a lot of water. I went with the sterno oven and fuel cans. It is not bad and probably about the same cost as the propane, but I think I will get the propane anyway since in kicks out more heat. Also get yourself a blastmatch for about 20 bucks.
Harden up your hands bitchez! You are going to need them a lot more than ammo.
Have at least 3 months of good food stored and a month of water and water filtering capabilities. If you get the Costco deal, get at least 4 cans of Metamucil to go along with it... and a couple of Swing-a-way can openers...
AC
Food is great.
But don't forget to get a little more basics --- medicines, antibiotics, pain Rx, gas, and booze!
I just love Tyler Durden, and I'm not even gay. This is the best post ever!
I think it's time I took Costco up on this offer! Wait a minute! I already HAVE!
above mentioned product is sitting in the bunker now -- less two cans of strawberries. shit is so good. my wife thinks im nuts.