On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:49:51 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:06:20 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:38:46 -0500, Ema Nymton wrote:
>>>
>>>> In Walmart, I noticed a large display, near the cash registers, of a
>>>> 12-Day Emergency Food Survival Kit. It guarantees you 2,063 per day, and
>>>> it was $68. I assume this is for one person. I wonder who would buy this?
>>>
>>> Plenty of people would buy those. At one time they sold a 55gal drum
>>> at CoctCo full of a variety of freeze dried food. I think it cost
>>> about $200. It might have been pre Y2K.
>>
>> Costco still sells emergency food and they even sell shelving type
>> dispensers for them.
>
>Holly shit. Online they have all sorts of stuff. Here's the biggest
>item I could find - a 4 year supply of food for $3,500. 30-,144
>servings of food.
>
>http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...rodid=11763436
>
>They also have dozens of individual buckets of single item stuff as
>well as assortments.
>
>I bet somebody could do a documentary about living off of this stuff.
>Similar to "Oversize Me!" - to see how healthy it really is and if the
>serving sizes really pan out as advertised.
>
>-sw

Haven't thought about a documentary, but I live on this stuff for
about three-four weeks every year on backpacking trips. I buy mostly
from Mountain House in #10 cans (gal) and repackage for my own idea of
what and how much to eat.

It seems to be nourishing, does keep very well, and, if you are not
too picky, is not so bad to eat. Some things freeze-dry a whole lot
better than others. Kernel corn, for example, does well. Potatoes,
at least in chunks, almost never fully hydrate.

I tried some of the brand that CostCo sells and did not find it to be
as tasty as Mountain House. I guess the convenience of their planning
for the longer term and greater variety might be an advantage if you
were planning to maroon yourself on a desert island or float to Fiji
on a raft...