We started prepping literally YESTERDAY. So far we have white rice, pinto and black beans, green and red lentils, cans of coconut milk, chickpeas, cans of tuna and a pack of paracetamol. 😂
That's awesome ! Everyone starts somewhere, The important part of you start and you are storing what you eat. Personally I think it sounds like you are on a great start !
@@shtfhoneybadger Thanks. The thing I'm struggling with is finding canned meat. It seems much more readily available in the US unlike here in the UK; we can only get the odd tiny can of chicken or corned beef and everything else is stuff like canned chili, casserole, korma etc. You guys seem to have huge bags and cans of everything.
Canned chili in particular is still a pretty good option. That's unfortunate they don't have much for canned meat. I'd have never gussed that was un common over there. I know if you don't have places similar to a Costco or Walmart Supercenters, ethnic food stores often tend to carry atleast dried goods in bulk.
Absolutely great point. I didn't touch on it in this video but that's a big one as well. I have several months worth of water stored separate from this and something that always needs to be thought about.
Hi! I started prepping about 2 months ago. I took a route I've never seen anyone else take lol I hope it doesn't backfire. First I bought what I first heard was going to be in short supply. Rice beans, tomato products, pastas, flour and water. I do not eat pinto beans, black beans, lentils etc so before they went through the flippen roof I bought 100 pounds of lima beans (for 35.00) now it would cost me 125.00!!! Now here's where I parted ways with all the advice I was hearing from 500 different people. I made 2 lists...food and non food , entered everything I eventually wanted to purchase and then put those lists in order of most expensive to the least expensive. When food prices us out, I wanted to be sure to have the things I would not be able to afford later. So I went for the freezer next. paid $150.00 for an on sale small freezer and used a bit of knowledge I learned from the pandemic. Look in unusual places for what you cant find in the usual places....for instance....cant find canning jars or lids? shop the most expensive grocery store you can find. RICH PEOPLE DO NOT CAN FOOD. Same thing with ramen....RICH PEOPLE DONT BUY RAMEN. When you cant find toilet paper shop office supply stores! Staples....office max.....etc. And here's the big one!!!!!!! I just bought 80 pounds of fresh chicken thighs and legs for $35.00! Try restaurant supply stores...you don't have to be a chef or restaurant owner. Gallons of ketchup for 4-5 dollars! I bought 100 pounds of ground beef right before this all started because it was on special 5lb chubs for 9.99. I had no idea what was coming straight at us. So freezer is complete. Now keeping in mind the power failure possibilities....I do live in Minnesota lol so for at least 6 months (starting any day now) my freezer and cold food is safe. The freezer is next to garage door so pack with snow and close er up! I got a small barbeque, and a butane camping stove and the fuels and coals matches and lighters....thank goodness before the shelves started emptying out. I live with only my disabled 34 year old son, so only 2 to worry about. I have hit all the what I'm calling expensive items and have now begun on the smaller ones I've been broke lately having done all this but now it should be easier to fill in all the missing items to come. TIP!!!! I don't know if you've noticed but light bulbs are climbing the food chain! get extra now incase stores start closing. EGGS!!! I don't eat eggs except in baking but i got 100 and froze them, search RUclips videos for instructions. Also Bobs mill egg replacer is great and only 5 bucks for a bag that's alot of egg. If you learn to make bread, you can make rolls ,pizza dough, tortillas, its all the same principal but get your yeast now and freeze it! remember 2020! Good luck everyone!!
That's awesome you have made that progress and I'm glad you're working on equipping your self that well. As you mentioned you may have took a bit of a unconventional approach but as long as it works for you that's what matters and it sounds like it is.
Questions... are you stocking up on hundreds of gallons of clean water to cook all of those dry items??? And how about a stronger heat source to cook them for the length of time it takes to cook them ??? Non fat dry milk from Walmart is one of the cheapest sources of protein and other good things that are in milk and you can mix the powered milk in a lot less water than they recommend.
Didn't really mention it but I have spices stored up. They are just seprate from my actual pantry. Its a good item to mention though for sure and I forgot to really touch on it.
Spices and herbs are mandatory for cooking food. That is your game changer. They suggest you get new spices every year but honestly they don’t lose their punch that fast. Use them up and keep a good supply on hand. 30 years of cooking has taught me that. I grow my own herbs in summertime and dry them for use.
I use a plastic shoebox size container that I created a filing system. I use index cards to make dividers. At the start of the month, I pull out those that need to be used and plan meals around it.
Thanks ! I've noticed most the people out there are always talking about preparing with a large group and figured it's a bit of a different perspective showing it from a single persons set up.
I’m so happy to see a young person prepping!! I’ve always bought things on sale so recently I got really serious with my preps. Thankfully I was in a position to do so. If you are here and are overwhelmed may I suggest buying 5 things each week to put into your pantry. Those 5 things add up quickly.
Thanks ! I always encourage the younger people I know to do it as well. It's important in my opnion to start young and just make it part of a life style. Great tip as well by the way !
Yes and I also spend 10 a week on the dollar isle at dollar general. Aspirin, hydrogen peroxide, antibiotic cream soaps shampoo conditioner toilet paper dish soap it's always different but something you will need. 5 toothbrushes in a pack etc
Completely agree with sealing in Mason jars that's how I store everything. Check thift store for prepping items I've been able to find 2 si gle stove burner that use canister fuel first aid items sleeping bags blankets thift stores are a preppers paradise and cheap.Your so right anything that comes in our house we put month and year on each can and the box makes it easier to rotate your item and I'm sure most people know to put new food in back then older stuff in front
That's awesome. And yeah thrift stores or surplus stores are a great place to find preps. It's amazing how much good stuff is out there at places like that. And yeah, ordering stuff so the closest to experation is in the most useable spot is always a great thing to do to ! I've personally never meet someone who dosen't do that by default lol.
Thanks and that's the plan! I feel with what is here it's a great start but I couldn't agree more about variety. I'm always looking for more variety and evaluating items and adding them in as time goes by and sales come up.
Why is that ??? I only collect things that are going to benefit my health. Not a bunch of stuff that is actually useless. If SHTF we aren't going to be going on picnics . It's going to be survival mode. It's funny no one talks about non fat dry milk. Do you know that milk is actually one of the best sources of protein and other goodies for your body and can sustain you on its own longer than most any other single thing. And the price of it at Walmarts has hardly gone up in the last 3 years compared to everything else. I know because I but it and use it. And you don't need to add the recommended amount of water either, you use less to save your water. That's just my opinion considering I was in the military and did without a few times.
i have a hand pump brake bleeder that I use to vacuum seal my mason jars with the lid attachments. I like that I can vacuum seal without electricity! Powdered eggs or and egg replacer is good for the cornbread mix. I personally hate eggs so I never have them on hand. I recently came across Bob's red mill egg replacer which is great for baking.
With Tuna, my mother would fix Macaroni and Cheese and put in a can or two o Tuna fish and it added a lot of flavor to it. You could use Kraft or a generic version of Macaroni and Cheese 👍. Just a suggestion for those who wanted to have variety with their meals. One other thing would be to have some Hamburger Helper with some canned hamburger .
Thanks for the tip! I know that canned hamburger is out there but I've actually yet to find it in store anywhere local to me. I've found all sorts of other canned meats but canned hamburger seems to so far be proving to be the elusive one lol.
Thanks and Absolutely! I know it's a relatively over looked part of prepping and I always do try to bring it up when talking about preps to do for that exact reason.
@@shtfhoneybadger I'm soft hearted I bought a few cases of dry and wet pet foods and I don't even own a pet! But animal shelters are going to have to destroy animals if they cannot feed them. A few cases may not help much but it cant hurt either.
Nice walk through video. Just a suggestion to keep those crackers a lot longer. Look for the gallon Mason jars to vacuum seal your crackers in. I will seal everything in jars to keep rodents out and freshness in. Even cheap bought after season sale chocolate. Take out what you want and seal em back up. As the news keeps getting worse, I keep shopping the sales and putting it back.
Thanks ! That's actually something I've thought of. It just boils down to cost right now for me, I'm always keeping a eye out for jars on sale and picking them up when I can. I'm planning on getting all the Pasta noodles into jars, adding in more rice and beans in jars and then the crakers will probally be the last item I do but they are on the list lol. I'm als9 right there with ya. Just keep ok stacking up what you can. It's always better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it.
@@shtfhoneybadger The price of jars are crazy now. If you can get to know the ones in your area that do estate sales, it helps. let them know what you are looking for and give them your number. They call you to come look and you would be surprised what you find for a good price.
@@korndogsmom I've noticed that. Around me I can get wide mouth jars about a $1.50 a jar and regular mouth jars at about $1.00 a jar but I'm not sure how long that well last. I appreciate the idea though. I know I haven't been to many garage sales this year but I've head people have had some great luck with those too.
@@shtfhoneybadger If you have a vacuum sealer you can store your pasta in vacuum bags. If they have sharp edges put them in brown paper lunch bags first, so they don't pierce the bag and blocks out light. The bags are cheaper than the jars and can be reused. I have had very minimal breakage and if I have to eat broken pasta in an emergency I will, lol. Then store those bags in a 5 gallon bucket with a regular lid, or in a tote with a lid to keep mice away.
If you have an Amish store or surplus store you can likely find bulk items cheaply. I recently priced compared vegetable and canned meat flats with walmart, Amazon and aldis and found flags cheaper on Amazon. Remember the sell buy dates on canned items is not the expiration date as long as the ingetgity of the cans have not been compromised. Also, side items such as knorr sides, rice a roni, mashed potatoes are great options. Medication and first supplies are important
No Amish stores in my area but I've personally had good luck finding bulk around me just through Costco and Walmart for most items. When I've priced them vs others sources, including amazon, those two always have come out on top for me at least. It's a good point that the cans are actually best buy dates and not hard expiration dates but I always try to follow them for the simple fact it's best practice in my opinion. I do have some items like Mashed Potatoes stored away but currently it's pretty small and those are one of the items I need to stock more away on. Also couldn't agree more about meds and first aid supplies, Not something I touched on in this video but it's another area I do stock up on and would be good for pretty much everyone to.
@@shtfhoneybadgerI think that your video was very helpful for many. I'm like if anyone attempts to try to prep is better than not trying at all. I live in a very very rural area in virginia, literally we have to travel at minimum of 25 miles to our nearest grocery store and I've been trying to encourage people here to stock up. Sadly quite often it's falling on deaf ears. The worse part is the previous generation here were true gardeners, farmers and baterers but that art has been lost. I'm an extreme couponer and 2 gardeners and I have a great bartering system going among ourselves. Thank God
@@jacquelinejamesx5049 Thanks ! I couldn't agree more as well, Being self sufficient seems to be a lost art among many and a big part of that is being able to produce your own food. I'm working on expanding my ability to do that and I hope to see more people do that as well.
Canned food is great because you can eat without heating if necessary. I started pressure canning 6mths ago. I've worked hard on beans and soups. Pressure canning can last years.
That it is. I've done water bath canning but not pressure canning yet, i plan on venturing in it. I'm also planning on adding a lot more home canned items into this from a prepping garden project. I have some from this year but this was filmed before any canning was done for the current year.
I keep canned chili in hand for emergency preparedness too, but it’s not what I would normally serve. So…a few times a year I get a can and add a log of my emergency preparedness Velveeta and Rotel and bring it to potlucks with some tortilla chips. Always a big hit, and my family isn’t eating all the preservatives themselves.
Yes, and don't be buying and stocking up on food that needs lots of water to cook with or heat just so you can eat it. The simpler you keep things the better.
I just came upon your channel today and decided to sub. How refreshing to see a single, young man with so much knowledge and wisdom about prepping and how to do it correctly!!! 😊
Thanks and welcome to the channel. I appreciate the subscription and am glad to share what I learn and know ! I think in the younger generations we need more people prepping adapting that life style and I'm hopping to help with that.
I prefer reg lids with seal too, then you can keep one or two gamma lids for when you actually open the rice to start using and make it easier to reclose. In an emergency just a handful of beans is sufficient protein scattered into rice.
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I may have missed your mention of it, but I noticed that you didn't show a stock of seasonings. With all those beans, you can easily change the flavor profile using different combinations of herbs and other seasonings. Dried seasonings last forever too. Really good thought to your storage space and stock. Have you considered canning vegetables and meats? Even if bought at the grocery store, you'll have much less sodium and other additives than regular canned products.
I fogot to mention it but I have spices stored up. They are just seprate from this in a different area and I forgot to show them. Great call out though. I also do have some home canned vegies and some fruits. I just haven't integrated them into the pantry yet. I'm glad you brought it up though as its another great thing to think about.
Thanks and yeah, I understand that. The Garage is probably the worst place to put food, if you can avoid it as it's far to likely to spoil there unless its temperature controlled. I would consider any closets, spare bedrooms, or if you have enough room using the sliding totes to store stuff under beds would work for a good variety of items.
I am limited on space and budget. I took different approach. The gamma lids are for food products that are being used every day. So they are not airtight as they are easy to open. Those family emergency survival buckets are not a good idea. I was gifted with a few of them. They require a working refrigerator and stove which is not going to work in a power outage. Let's review my 30 day bucket. It has 12 family size pouches and costs $100 online. Okay, I am allergic to ingredients in 2 of the pouches so they are a waste. I prepared one of the pouches as a taste test. It was basically a one pound bag of rice. There are 3 pouches of rice. Since the bucket is only 10 pouches that I can use and it cost $100 it comes to $10 a pouch. Now 3 of the one pound bags of rice are not $10 each. It comes to $30. For $30, you can get a lot more rice than was in my bucket. Next we have the 2 pouch combo for Mac and Cheese. It equals 3 of the cheap boxes of Mac and Cheese with the orange cheese powder. It requires milk and butter to prepare. There is no way that 3 of the cheap boxes of Mac and Cheese are going to cost you $20 when they really cost 50 cents each at the store. For dessert, we have a family size instant pudding. Instant pudding is 50 cents a box in my area. It takes 2 to make it the equivalent of the pudding pouch. Let's go over the dried soup. They have lots of different brands out there. Bear Creek is the more expensive. Knorr SOPA is at the lower end for 56 cents where I live. You can always find bouillon cubes to make a simple broth and add dehydrated vegetables or other ingredients. One canister of oatmeal equals 2 of the pouches. One canister is around $3 where I live. Pancake mix is not going to be left out. You can purchase a box for less than $10. Save some money by purchasing a bucket for the hardware store and filling it up yourself.
It's always awesome to hear everyone's different approaches ! I didn't intended to use the Gama lids for long term storage items and the rice I'm storing in it is more for daily use. I still did want to point out though they aren't airtight because they are actually advertised as being such and I feel like for some people it could be problematic that they actually aren't when they are advertised as being so. I only have the food buckets as I got them at a huge discount. These will never make up any major amount of my food stores. Nothing in these buckets requires refrigeration but it does require a method to cook like a camp stove and they have to be cooked in a separate pot. I wouldn't encourage buying them and I only ended up with those two because a local place was selling them at dealer cost just to close them out. For freeze dried food in the future I will be picking up some meals that are actually cook able in the packages but don't plan on building up a large stock of them.(I previously did a video reviewing some of these) I do think it's good to have some freeze dried food though even with the extra cost to add in some more variety and because they are easier to use in some scenarios if they are the kind that can be cooked in the pouches. I've actually been trying out some products from Bear Creek and a few other similar brands and have been liking them so far. I plan on integrating them into my food stocks here over the next couple trips to the store.
If I get a better space I will. At some point that entire room will get converted to a pantry and storage area so I'll have more ability to do that as well. Luckily I've yet to have mice issues in the years I've lived here so hopefully that doesn't change.
i have food stored in everyway possible but im moving toward all glass i save every glass jar i get you can buy a vacuum chamber from rain country on etsy its awesome it will seal any jar all glass is the way to go i have been at it for years now i have 5 pantries now the basement the kitchen the dining room the spare bedroom and we now have shelving units for the canned fruit spices dehydrated foods and the packets of stuff in my bedroom the closet in my spare bedroom is bucket city lol i have it stacked full of buckets thats how many years i been at it
That's awesome and thanks for watching ! I know for me it's been a work in progress for sure. More then likely that entire bedroom for me will end up being turned into a store room at some point. And yeah, Glass has draw back on the weight and area it takes up but I think in the long term it's the better option if you have the room to store it and that's how I'm going with it. And sounds like you have your stuff squared away and ready to last for years !
Good job! PLEASE vac-seal or at least ziplock your pastas because although they look good forever, if pasta is exposed to air for more than a year, it will breakdown, break up and/or be gummy when boiled and keep your potato flakes airtight. Also, put your boxes of salt into plastic bags or into glass jars as it will pull moisture from the air and solidify, plus it will weep and spoil everything it runs on, including rusting your cans. Most beans are not complete proteins.Look into getting some grains/seeds like buckwheat and quinoa which are complete proteins, but add in barley and even millets, all of which cook quickly. There are vacuum chambers that work with your vac-sealer where you can use empty glass food jars with metal lids and seal them like mason jars. You can add dehydrated eggs or applesauce instead of eggs to the Jiffy mixes. Kibble dogfood and catfoods do go bad. My cats eat dfry food but I have stocked canned just in case. The USDA has said not to worry about dates on cans, just watch for rusted, dented or building cans. Rotate while you can, but eventually we won't be able to. Add oils,ghee, canned or dried cheeses.
I've been working on adding in powdered milk and other baking supplies to this sense this video. I've had a harder time sourcing powdered eggs at a reasonable pricr though.
Thanks and yes I did. I cleared out the previous shelves and went with this style. I just used some 90 degree angle brackets in them middle stud and white utility shelving. On the sides I ran 1x4 pine screwed into the studs along the side walls so the edges rest on the 1x4 and the middle rests on the bracket. So far it's held up great. They key I'd say is just to make sure you are in studs if you put in your own, avoid using just Anchors as much as possible.
@@shtfhoneybadger thank you so much for explaining and telling me what you used, I think I’m going to get some of those 90 degree angle brackets tomorrow! I appreciate the advice on finding the studs as well- the last DIY project I tried (a “floating desk”) I ended up stopping my build altogether after not being able to find the studs and nothing staying out lol so that’s really practical advice. Much appreciated!
I know that's an option, I ended up settling on the vacuum sealing jars over the Mylar though based off my research into it. While I don't believe vacuum sealing the jars has the same over all longevity as Mylar you do get a similar effect of storing the goods in essential an zero oxygen environment. I see no reason why if stored and sealed properly the jars also wouldn't last a decade or longer. I also feel though these items should be getting rotated though on a regular enough basis that nothing should actually set on a shelf twenty plus years but that's just my thoughts. Eventually I may resort to some Mylar if I do decide to store items, like say a 25lbs bag of rice for example, in one batch but it just isn't currently something I'm currently doing.
I don’t see any canned tomatoes,or tomato paste..you can use for stews, homemade chili, soups, great for adding flavor to rice. Don’t forget seasoning. Garlic, chili, pepper, salt you will need extra flavor.
I do have seasonings, I just unintendedly omitted them when making this as they are all stored in a separate area in the kitchen. I also will say I'm lacking in the tomatoes department, my family just canned a boat load and I haven't picked them up to integrate into the pantry yet. After I do that I'll be filling any gaps with some store canned tomatoes.
LOL, this comment makes me laugh. Stocked food is for emergencies... like if the SHTF and there's no food left in the stores. People seem to think that they are going on a picnic. You make it as simple as possible . Are you going to have a heat source or plenty of extra clean water to cook dry beans and rice and spaghetti? Are you going to have to load up your stuff and move to another location? Do you have the defense equipment to protect your food supply as hungry people will be searching for food. It's not going to be a picnic ... it's going to be a living he - - that most people never seen in their life. When you're hungry, you aren't going to need seasonings for your food.
That's an item I actually haven't experimented to much with yet. I know they are out there and I need to pick up some and try them out and probably add them in as a alternative to only having potato flakes.
@@shtfhoneybadger store bought canned potatoes or home pressured canned potatoes are awesome for fried potatoes with onions and green peppers or to add to a pot of homemade veggie soup or stews. It may be just my taste buds, but they do NOT make great tasting mashed potatoes.
@@paulawinstead5660 That sounds like a good use for them. I'll have to try it that way. I have potato flakes and those work well for mashed potatoes so I'm not to worried about it for that purpose.
Yep and good point. I track the expiration dates on the dog food the same as I do my food. First thing I do is find the expiration on the bag and write it on the top of the bag in sharpie in big numbers to make is easier to find and to make sure the closest to expiration gets used up first.
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We started prepping literally YESTERDAY. So far we have white rice, pinto and black beans, green and red lentils, cans of coconut milk, chickpeas, cans of tuna and a pack of paracetamol. 😂
That's awesome ! Everyone starts somewhere, The important part of you start and you are storing what you eat. Personally I think it sounds like you are on a great start !
@@shtfhoneybadger Thanks. The thing I'm struggling with is finding canned meat. It seems much more readily available in the US unlike here in the UK; we can only get the odd tiny can of chicken or corned beef and everything else is stuff like canned chili, casserole, korma etc. You guys seem to have huge bags and cans of everything.
Canned chili in particular is still a pretty good option. That's unfortunate they don't have much for canned meat. I'd have never gussed that was un common over there. I know if you don't have places similar to a Costco or Walmart Supercenters, ethnic food stores often tend to carry atleast dried goods in bulk.
Don't forget water
Absolutely great point. I didn't touch on it in this video but that's a big one as well. I have several months worth of water stored separate from this and something that always needs to be thought about.
Hi! I started prepping about 2 months ago. I took a route I've never seen anyone else take lol I hope it doesn't backfire. First I bought what I first heard was going to be in short supply. Rice beans, tomato products, pastas, flour and water. I do not eat pinto beans, black beans, lentils etc so before they went through the flippen roof I bought 100 pounds of lima beans (for 35.00) now it would cost me 125.00!!! Now here's where I parted ways with all the advice I was hearing from 500 different people. I made 2 lists...food and non food , entered everything I eventually wanted to purchase and then put those lists in order of most expensive to the least expensive. When food prices us out, I wanted to be sure to have the things I would not be able to afford later. So I went for the freezer next. paid $150.00 for an on sale small freezer and used a bit of knowledge I learned from the pandemic. Look in unusual places for what you cant find in the usual places....for instance....cant find canning jars or lids? shop the most expensive grocery store you can find. RICH PEOPLE DO NOT CAN FOOD. Same thing with ramen....RICH PEOPLE DONT BUY RAMEN. When you cant find toilet paper shop office supply stores! Staples....office max.....etc. And here's the big one!!!!!!! I just bought 80 pounds of fresh chicken thighs and legs for $35.00! Try restaurant supply stores...you don't have to be a chef or restaurant owner. Gallons of ketchup for 4-5 dollars! I bought 100 pounds of ground beef right before this all started because it was on special 5lb chubs for 9.99. I had no idea what was coming straight at us. So freezer is complete. Now keeping in mind the power failure possibilities....I do live in Minnesota lol so for at least 6 months (starting any day now) my freezer and cold food is safe. The freezer is next to garage door so pack with snow and close er up! I got a small barbeque, and a butane camping stove and the fuels and coals matches and lighters....thank goodness before the shelves started emptying out. I live with only my disabled 34 year old son, so only 2 to worry about. I have hit all the what I'm calling expensive items and have now begun on the smaller ones I've been broke lately having done all this but now it should be easier to fill in all the missing items to come. TIP!!!! I don't know if you've noticed but light bulbs are climbing the food chain! get extra now incase stores start closing. EGGS!!! I don't eat eggs except in baking but i got 100 and froze them, search RUclips videos for instructions. Also Bobs mill egg replacer is great and only 5 bucks for a bag that's alot of egg. If you learn to make bread, you can make rolls ,pizza dough, tortillas, its all the same principal but get your yeast now and freeze it! remember 2020! Good luck everyone!!
That's awesome you have made that progress and I'm glad you're working on equipping your self that well. As you mentioned you may have took a bit of a unconventional approach but as long as it works for you that's what matters and it sounds like it is.
Questions... are you stocking up on hundreds of gallons of clean water to cook all of those dry items??? And how about a stronger heat source to cook them for the length of time it takes to cook them ??? Non fat dry milk from Walmart is one of the cheapest sources of protein and other good things that are in milk and you can mix the powered milk in a lot less water than they recommend.
I also would recommend a spice basket. Anything that is a little too bland you can always spice things up.
Didn't really mention it but I have spices stored up. They are just seprate from my actual pantry. Its a good item to mention though for sure and I forgot to really touch on it.
Spices and herbs are mandatory for cooking food. That is your game changer. They suggest you get new spices every year but honestly they don’t lose their punch that fast. Use them up and keep a good supply on hand. 30 years of cooking has taught me that. I grow my own herbs in summertime and dry them for use.
I use a plastic shoebox size container that I created a filing system. I use index cards to make dividers. At the start of the month, I pull out those that need to be used and plan meals around it.
I like seeing pantry walk throughs, they really help me visualize my mistakes and strengths, plus gives me ideas that I hadn't thought of yet.
Super interesting to see prepping from a single person's point of view!
Thanks ! I've noticed most the people out there are always talking about preparing with a large group and figured it's a bit of a different perspective showing it from a single persons set up.
I’m so happy to see a young person prepping!! I’ve always bought things on sale so recently I got really serious with my preps. Thankfully I was in a position to do so. If you are here and are overwhelmed may I suggest buying 5 things each week to put into your pantry. Those 5 things add up quickly.
Thanks ! I always encourage the younger people I know to do it as well. It's important in my opnion to start young and just make it part of a life style. Great tip as well by the way !
@@shtfhoneybadger absolutely!
Yes and I also spend 10 a week on the dollar isle at dollar general. Aspirin, hydrogen peroxide, antibiotic cream soaps shampoo conditioner toilet paper dish soap it's always different but something you will need. 5 toothbrushes in a pack etc
Completely agree with sealing in Mason jars that's how I store everything. Check thift store for prepping items I've been able to find 2 si gle stove burner that use canister fuel first aid items sleeping bags blankets thift stores are a preppers paradise and cheap.Your so right anything that comes in our house we put month and year on each can and the box makes it easier to rotate your item and I'm sure most people know to put new food in back then older stuff in front
That's awesome. And yeah thrift stores or surplus stores are a great place to find preps. It's amazing how much good stuff is out there at places like that. And yeah, ordering stuff so the closest to experation is in the most useable spot is always a great thing to do to ! I've personally never meet someone who dosen't do that by default lol.
you are off to a great start! the only other thing that I could say is don't forget to collect more of a variety.
Thanks and that's the plan! I feel with what is here it's a great start but I couldn't agree more about variety. I'm always looking for more variety and evaluating items and adding them in as time goes by and sales come up.
Why is that ??? I only collect things that are going to benefit my health. Not a bunch of stuff that is actually useless. If SHTF we aren't going to be going on picnics . It's going to be survival mode. It's funny no one talks about non fat dry milk. Do you know that milk is actually one of the best sources of protein and other goodies for your body and can sustain you on its own longer than most any other single thing. And the price of it at Walmarts has hardly gone up in the last 3 years compared to everything else. I know because I but it and use it. And you don't need to add the recommended amount of water either, you use less to save your water. That's just my opinion considering I was in the military and did without a few times.
i have a hand pump brake bleeder that I use to vacuum seal my mason jars with the lid attachments. I like that I can vacuum seal without electricity! Powdered eggs or and egg replacer is good for the cornbread mix. I personally hate eggs so I never have them on hand. I recently came across Bob's red mill egg replacer which is great for baking.
That's awesome ! I'll pick up one at somepoint. I know a lot of other people use them.
With Tuna, my mother would fix Macaroni and Cheese and put in a can or two o Tuna fish and it added a lot of flavor to it. You could use Kraft or a generic version of Macaroni and Cheese 👍. Just a suggestion for those who wanted to have variety with their meals. One other thing would be to have some Hamburger Helper with some canned hamburger .
Thanks for the tip! I know that canned hamburger is out there but I've actually yet to find it in store anywhere local to me. I've found all sorts of other canned meats but canned hamburger seems to so far be proving to be the elusive one lol.
@@shtfhoneybadger Yep, no problem. Loved the video and advice you gave. 👍
@@shtfhoneybadger buy some hamburger and cook it, put in freezer. take out as needed it'll work unless your power quits.
Nice video. Like you mention prep for your pets, some people forget about their pets when prepping
Thanks and Absolutely! I know it's a relatively over looked part of prepping and I always do try to bring it up when talking about preps to do for that exact reason.
@@shtfhoneybadger I'm soft hearted I bought a few cases of dry and wet pet foods and I don't even own a pet! But animal shelters are going to have to destroy animals if they cannot feed them. A few cases may not help much but it cant hurt either.
Great video. I've started prepping due to price rises here in the UK 🇬🇧
Welcome aboard. Always glad to hear another person starting there preps.
Nice walk through video. Just a suggestion to keep those crackers a lot longer. Look for the gallon Mason jars to vacuum seal your crackers in. I will seal everything in jars to keep rodents out and freshness in. Even cheap bought after season sale chocolate. Take out what you want and seal em back up. As the news keeps getting worse, I keep shopping the sales and putting it back.
Thanks ! That's actually something I've thought of. It just boils down to cost right now for me, I'm always keeping a eye out for jars on sale and picking them up when I can. I'm planning on getting all the Pasta noodles into jars, adding in more rice and beans in jars and then the crakers will probally be the last item I do but they are on the list lol. I'm als9 right there with ya. Just keep ok stacking up what you can. It's always better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it.
@@shtfhoneybadger The price of jars are crazy now. If you can get to know the ones in your area that do estate sales, it helps. let them know what you are looking for and give them your number. They call you to come look and you would be surprised what you find for a good price.
@@korndogsmom I've noticed that. Around me I can get wide mouth jars about a $1.50 a jar and regular mouth jars at about $1.00 a jar but I'm not sure how long that well last. I appreciate the idea though. I know I haven't been to many garage sales this year but I've head people have had some great luck with those too.
@@shtfhoneybadger If you have a vacuum sealer you can store your pasta in vacuum bags. If they have sharp edges put them in brown paper lunch bags first, so they don't pierce the bag and blocks out light. The bags are cheaper than the jars and can be reused. I have had very minimal breakage and if I have to eat broken pasta in an emergency I will, lol. Then store those bags in a 5 gallon bucket with a regular lid, or in a tote with a lid to keep mice away.
Yes on the vacuum sealing jars video! Tysm for all the great tips
You are so welcome! And that's a video we will be getting to here for sure !
I am new here. Great video! I have subscribed. Keep up the good work. Bless you. 🙏👵👍
Thanks, I appreciate it !
The best thing of the jars you keep reusing bags is One time use great video.. great job on the prepping 😊
If you have an Amish store or surplus store you can likely find bulk items cheaply. I recently priced compared vegetable and canned meat flats with walmart, Amazon and aldis and found flags cheaper on Amazon. Remember the sell buy dates on canned items is not the expiration date as long as the ingetgity of the cans have not been compromised. Also, side items such as knorr sides, rice a roni, mashed potatoes are great options. Medication and first supplies are important
No Amish stores in my area but I've personally had good luck finding bulk around me just through Costco and Walmart for most items. When I've priced them vs others sources, including amazon, those two always have come out on top for me at least. It's a good point that the cans are actually best buy dates and not hard expiration dates but I always try to follow them for the simple fact it's best practice in my opinion. I do have some items like Mashed Potatoes stored away but currently it's pretty small and those are one of the items I need to stock more away on. Also couldn't agree more about meds and first aid supplies, Not something I touched on in this video but it's another area I do stock up on and would be good for pretty much everyone to.
@@shtfhoneybadgerI think that your video was very helpful for many. I'm like if anyone attempts to try to prep is better than not trying at all. I live in a very very rural area in virginia, literally we have to travel at minimum of 25 miles to our nearest grocery store and I've been trying to encourage people here to stock up. Sadly quite often it's falling on deaf ears. The worse part is the previous generation here were true gardeners, farmers and baterers but that art has been lost. I'm an extreme couponer and 2 gardeners and I have a great bartering system going among ourselves. Thank God
@@jacquelinejamesx5049 Thanks ! I couldn't agree more as well, Being self sufficient seems to be a lost art among many and a big part of that is being able to produce your own food. I'm working on expanding my ability to do that and I hope to see more people do that as well.
Canned food is great because you can eat without heating if necessary. I started pressure canning 6mths ago. I've worked hard on beans and soups. Pressure canning can last years.
That it is. I've done water bath canning but not pressure canning yet, i plan on venturing in it. I'm also planning on adding a lot more home canned items into this from a prepping garden project. I have some from this year but this was filmed before any canning was done for the current year.
I keep canned chili in hand for emergency preparedness too, but it’s not what I would normally serve. So…a few times a year I get a can and add a log of my emergency preparedness Velveeta and Rotel and bring it to potlucks with some tortilla chips. Always a big hit, and my family isn’t eating all the preservatives themselves.
That's a way to do it ! It's always important to cycle through your preps and that's a great way to do that.
We can go 3 weeks without food but we can't go 3 days without water! Make sure you have a big stock of water as well...
Yep ! I have water to. It's just stored outside of these areas so it didn't get touched on in the video.
Yes, and don't be buying and stocking up on food that needs lots of water to cook with or heat just so you can eat it. The simpler you keep things the better.
I just came upon your channel today and decided to sub. How refreshing to see a single, young man with so much knowledge and wisdom about prepping and how to do it correctly!!! 😊
Thanks and welcome to the channel. I appreciate the subscription and am glad to share what I learn and know ! I think in the younger generations we need more people prepping adapting that life style and I'm hopping to help with that.
I prefer reg lids with seal too, then you can keep one or two gamma lids for when you actually open the rice to start using and make it easier to reclose. In an emergency just a handful of beans is sufficient protein scattered into rice.
Great presentation and explanation of your pantry! Thanks for your helpful tips and advice.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Hi my dear friend thank you so much for another inspirational video today full of great information. Hugs and kisses from grandma Sandy and Debbie I watch from the very beginning to the very end didn’t wanna miss anything
I may have missed your mention of it, but I noticed that you didn't show a stock of seasonings. With all those beans, you can easily change the flavor profile using different combinations of herbs and other seasonings. Dried seasonings last forever too. Really good thought to your storage space and stock. Have you considered canning vegetables and meats? Even if bought at the grocery store, you'll have much less sodium and other additives than regular canned products.
I fogot to mention it but I have spices stored up. They are just seprate from this in a different area and I forgot to show them. Great call out though. I also do have some home canned vegies and some fruits. I just haven't integrated them into the pantry yet. I'm glad you brought it up though as its another great thing to think about.
Nice need to find a place for long time prep I wanted to put them in the garage but it gets hot in the summer
Thanks and yeah, I understand that. The Garage is probably the worst place to put food, if you can avoid it as it's far to likely to spoil there unless its temperature controlled. I would consider any closets, spare bedrooms, or if you have enough room using the sliding totes to store stuff under beds would work for a good variety of items.
New to your channel, glad I found your channel. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for coming !
Good variety Thanks for sharing 👍 don't forget treats like chocolate it lasts a long time 😋 😀
So true! It's a great moral booster I'm sure there will be plenty around to pick up here after Halloween.
I am limited on space and budget. I took different approach.
The gamma lids are for food products that are being used every day. So they are not airtight as they are easy to open.
Those family emergency survival buckets are not a good idea. I was gifted with a few of them. They require a working refrigerator and stove which is not going to work in a power outage. Let's review my 30 day bucket. It has 12 family size pouches and costs $100 online. Okay, I am allergic to ingredients in 2 of the pouches so they are a waste. I prepared one of the pouches as a taste test. It was basically a one pound bag of rice. There are 3 pouches of rice. Since the bucket is only 10 pouches that I can use and it cost $100 it comes to $10 a pouch. Now 3 of the one pound bags of rice are not $10 each. It comes to $30. For $30, you can get a lot more rice than was in my bucket. Next we have the 2 pouch combo for Mac and Cheese. It equals 3 of the cheap boxes of Mac and Cheese with the orange cheese powder. It requires milk and butter to prepare. There is no way that 3 of the cheap boxes of Mac and Cheese are going to cost you $20 when they really cost 50 cents each at the store. For dessert, we have a family size instant pudding. Instant pudding is 50 cents a box in my area. It takes 2 to make it the equivalent of the pudding pouch. Let's go over the dried soup. They have lots of different brands out there. Bear Creek is the more expensive. Knorr SOPA is at the lower end for 56 cents where I live. You can always find bouillon cubes to make a simple broth and add dehydrated vegetables or other ingredients. One canister of oatmeal equals 2 of the pouches. One canister is around $3 where I live. Pancake mix is not going to be left out. You can purchase a box for less than $10. Save some money by purchasing a bucket for the hardware store and filling it up yourself.
It's always awesome to hear everyone's different approaches !
I didn't intended to use the Gama lids for long term storage items and the rice I'm storing in it is more for daily use. I still did want to point out though they aren't airtight because they are actually advertised as being such and I feel like for some people it could be problematic that they actually aren't when they are advertised as being so.
I only have the food buckets as I got them at a huge discount. These will never make up any major amount of my food stores. Nothing in these buckets requires refrigeration but it does require a method to cook like a camp stove and they have to be cooked in a separate pot. I wouldn't encourage buying them and I only ended up with those two because a local place was selling them at dealer cost just to close them out. For freeze dried food in the future I will be picking up some meals that are actually cook able in the packages but don't plan on building up a large stock of them.(I previously did a video reviewing some of these) I do think it's good to have some freeze dried food though even with the extra cost to add in some more variety and because they are easier to use in some scenarios if they are the kind that can be cooked in the pouches.
I've actually been trying out some products from Bear Creek and a few other similar brands and have been liking them so far. I plan on integrating them into my food stocks here over the next couple trips to the store.
Recommend you move the dog food bags from the floor to a higher shelf. Mice will find them, even if you don’t currently have mice.
If I get a better space I will. At some point that entire room will get converted to a pantry and storage area so I'll have more ability to do that as well. Luckily I've yet to have mice issues in the years I've lived here so hopefully that doesn't change.
Great job!
Thanks !
i have food stored in everyway possible but im moving toward all glass i save every glass jar i get you can buy a vacuum chamber from rain country on etsy its awesome it will seal any jar all glass is the way to go i have been at it for years now i have 5 pantries now the basement the kitchen the dining room the spare bedroom and we now have shelving units for the canned fruit spices dehydrated foods and the packets of stuff in my bedroom the closet in my spare bedroom is bucket city lol i have it stacked full of buckets thats how many years i been at it
That's awesome and thanks for watching ! I know for me it's been a work in progress for sure. More then likely that entire bedroom for me will end up being turned into a store room at some point. And yeah, Glass has draw back on the weight and area it takes up but I think in the long term it's the better option if you have the room to store it and that's how I'm going with it. And sounds like you have your stuff squared away and ready to last for years !
The chamber can also seal bottles like the ones for sauces with the tops that pop when you open them.
@@madelinehall8944 i know i love mine i use it more than anything else in my kitchen
new too the channel great video
I'm glad you think so and thanks for checking us out !
I do suggest you vacuum seal pasta too
That is something I'm actually planning on doing in the future as I'm getting more jars.
Good job! PLEASE vac-seal or at least ziplock your pastas because although they look good forever, if pasta is exposed to air for more than a year, it will breakdown, break up and/or be gummy when boiled and keep your potato flakes airtight. Also, put your boxes of salt into plastic bags or into glass jars as it will pull moisture from the air and solidify, plus it will weep and spoil everything it runs on, including rusting your cans.
Most beans are not complete proteins.Look into getting some grains/seeds like buckwheat and quinoa which are complete proteins, but add in barley and even millets, all of which cook quickly.
There are vacuum chambers that work with your vac-sealer where you can use empty glass food jars with metal lids and seal them like mason jars.
You can add dehydrated eggs or applesauce instead of eggs to the Jiffy mixes.
Kibble dogfood and catfoods do go bad. My cats eat dfry food but I have stocked canned just in case.
The USDA has said not to worry about dates on cans, just watch for rusted, dented or building cans. Rotate while you can, but eventually we won't be able to.
Add oils,ghee, canned or dried cheeses.
You can use an egg replacement and powered milk or shelf stable milk for baking items. Good for emergency storage.
I've been working on adding in powdered milk and other baking supplies to this sense this video. I've had a harder time sourcing powdered eggs at a reasonable pricr though.
Good job my friend! 👩🍳
Thanks ! Appreciate the complement.
Do you eat from this on regular basis?
Yes I do. I regularly cycle through whats I have.
I really like your simple white shelving I want to do that to my closet! Did you build it yourself?
Thanks and yes I did. I cleared out the previous shelves and went with this style. I just used some 90 degree angle brackets in them middle stud and white utility shelving. On the sides I ran 1x4 pine screwed into the studs along the side walls so the edges rest on the 1x4 and the middle rests on the bracket. So far it's held up great. They key I'd say is just to make sure you are in studs if you put in your own, avoid using just Anchors as much as possible.
@@shtfhoneybadger thank you so much for explaining and telling me what you used, I think I’m going to get some of those 90 degree angle brackets tomorrow! I appreciate the advice on finding the studs as well- the last DIY project I tried (a “floating desk”) I ended up stopping my build altogether after not being able to find the studs and nothing staying out lol so that’s really practical advice. Much appreciated!
@@Cloudyconfusion You're welcome ! Just make sure you grab the heavier duty versions of the brackets. I'm sure you can get it done.
Seal rice & etc in Mylar Bags.
I know that's an option, I ended up settling on the vacuum sealing jars over the Mylar though based off my research into it. While I don't believe vacuum sealing the jars has the same over all longevity as Mylar you do get a similar effect of storing the goods in essential an zero oxygen environment. I see no reason why if stored and sealed properly the jars also wouldn't last a decade or longer. I also feel though these items should be getting rotated though on a regular enough basis that nothing should actually set on a shelf twenty plus years but that's just my thoughts. Eventually I may resort to some Mylar if I do decide to store items, like say a 25lbs bag of rice for example, in one batch but it just isn't currently something I'm currently doing.
Ohh.. a single prepper. That's as uncommon as a unicorn. You in SC by chance? 😆
Nope I'm over in the midwest haha.
@@shtfhoneybadger bummer 😅
I don’t see any canned tomatoes,or tomato paste..you can use for stews, homemade chili, soups, great for adding flavor to rice. Don’t forget seasoning. Garlic, chili, pepper, salt you will need extra flavor.
I do have seasonings, I just unintendedly omitted them when making this as they are all stored in a separate area in the kitchen. I also will say I'm lacking in the tomatoes department, my family just canned a boat load and I haven't picked them up to integrate into the pantry yet. After I do that I'll be filling any gaps with some store canned tomatoes.
LOL, this comment makes me laugh. Stocked food is for emergencies... like if the SHTF and there's no food left in the stores. People seem to think that they are going on a picnic. You make it as simple as possible . Are you going to have a heat source or plenty of extra clean water to cook dry beans and rice and spaghetti? Are you going to have to load up your stuff and move to another location? Do you have the defense equipment to protect your food supply as hungry people will be searching for food. It's not going to be a picnic ... it's going to be a living he - - that most people never seen in their life. When you're hungry, you aren't going to need seasonings for your food.
Be sure you all keep vitamins. Vitamin c is important. Scurvy was no fun for people in our past.
Vitamin D is essential for those who live in areas with little sun, especially in winter.
I live in Florida and never drink orange juice or hardly ever eat fruits. I don't take vitamin c and I'm 62 and workout with freeweights.
Wow
Consider canned potatoes
That's an item I actually haven't experimented to much with yet. I know they are out there and I need to pick up some and try them out and probably add them in as a alternative to only having potato flakes.
@@shtfhoneybadger store bought canned potatoes or home pressured canned potatoes are awesome for fried potatoes with onions and green peppers or to add to a pot of homemade veggie soup or stews. It may be just my taste buds, but they do NOT make great tasting mashed potatoes.
@@paulawinstead5660 That sounds like a good use for them. I'll have to try it that way. I have potato flakes and those work well for mashed potatoes so I'm not to worried about it for that purpose.
You at least need 5 Years worth of food, and you need SKILLS. I'm a Prepper Survivalist Woodsmen Skills are everything.
No one needs to store five years worth of food. You need to know how to grow your own food.
I heard you’re single lol I am too. I have about a years worth of food.
That's awesome to hear you're sitting at about that much food.
Cool vid but the pace is blah. 5 mins in and we're finally at the pantry. Camera is shaky, consider tripod or stabilization system.
B careful. Dog food doesn't last too long...it goes rancid
Yep and good point. I track the expiration dates on the dog food the same as I do my food. First thing I do is find the expiration on the bag and write it on the top of the bag in sharpie in big numbers to make is easier to find and to make sure the closest to expiration gets used up first.
How much food you need??
God said one bedroom and one bathroom that’s how much food you need to survive
where's your water supply
I have it seperate from the pantry. Because of that it didn't get included with the video.
How are you single is the question I have? A good looking intelligent planner should have been snapped up by now.