"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Bruce" > wrote in message
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>> On Mon, 18 May 2015 11:03:04 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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>>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Sun, 17 May 2015 12:45:38 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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>>>>>I don't have any problem with canned foods. The reason it's fallen out
>>>>>of
>>>>>favor
>>>>>is because most everybody has refrigeration and access to fresh stuff.
>>>>>Take that away from people and canned foods will be a godsend. Canned
>>>>>foods are important during disasters and wars. It was originally
>>>>>designed to support military troops in the field and it still serves
>>>>>that purpose well, over 200 years later. Anybody that looks down on
>>>>>can foods have had too easy of a life. The reality is that canned
>>>>>foods have sustained life, not shortened it.
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>>>> It's wonderful how you're always prepared for famine, disaster and
>>>> war, but why not start eating survival food when they actually occur?
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>>>We keep a good store of dried and canned stuff and of course I have to
>>>rotate it somewhat, but fortunately it doesn't have to be done too
>>>often
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>> I guess one doesn't want to eat survival rotation food all the time or
>> surviving wouldn't be much fun.
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> lol one way of putting it. But one thing, some folk I have read about seem
> to think that anything will do for storage so long as they have that back
> up, but they need to understand, if you don't like it before you need it,
> you sure as heck won't like it after) So, eating 'storage' food isn't
> bad but fresh is nicer
Oh yes! That's one reason why I don't buy those emergency buckets. Winco
sometimes has them for a very good price. Would be great for someone who
isn't a picky eater or who doesn't have other food issues. There's just too
much in them that we can't or won't eat.
Now that I am no longer living in military housing, I feel there would be
less need to evacuate. When we lived there we were strongly urged to keep
things at the ready. So I kept a large, wheeled suitcase by the front door
packed with food, clothing and other emergency supplies plus some gallons of
water.