Building A Core Food Supply
When getting into the “survival” game, I became immediately concerned with the fact that I had no supply of long term food storage outside of a few cans of soup in my pantry. It immediately became a focus for me in my plan to prepare for an uncertain future.
I was also amazed to read about the typical supply chain situation that our retailers embrace for profitability and cash flow purposes. Any disruption to this fragile system and we would likely see stores run out of food in a matter of hours. A scary situation indeed for the vast majority of Americans.
Building My Supply
So, with that said, I needed to build a core supply and at least of some level of insurance should a food shortage or emergency occur. Furthermore, I have zero experience canning foods nor do I really want to learn about it (I have a busy life and schedule).
My solution was to buy some Value Buckets from the Ready Store. This is an online website selling survival and preparedness items. The Value Buckets are a way to buy a significant quantity of an item, have it sealed professionally and have them shipped to my door (if you’re over $100 in a single order – which is easy to do – you get free shipping). The Value Buckets have a 25-30 year shelf life if you keep them in a climate controlled area. You can easily build a core food supply with a few Value Buckets of some staple items.
You can buy Value Buckets for the great, core items like rice, wheat, sugar, milk, oats, beans, etc. So far, I’ve purchased three: black beans, oatmeal, and white rice. Those buckets combined with some other items I’ve also picked up recently has created a nice little core food supply. Is it complete? No. But, it is a great starting point.
The Value Buckets might not be the cheapest way to store food, but like I said, I don’t have experience sealing up food in buckets, and I can buy a quality product that is professionally sealed up and then just put it up in my closet. I have the peace of mind knowing the product was put together correctly. Done.
