Great thread idea!
I freeze and dehydrate a lot, mostly because I don't have time to can and don't have a lot of storage space. Vacuum sealers and oxygen absorbers come in handy.
I use a sun oven frequently. It's fantastic for soups, stews, chili, etc. As long as there's clear sky temp doesn't matter, although wind can be a problem. It can be used for bread, but the bread doesn't brown like in a regular oven.
We store water, but I'm looking to expand that.
I buy my flour in a plastic resealable bag, but sugar is stored in 5 gallon food grade buckets.
My biggest concerns are a power outage, job loss, or prices going so high that many things are simply unaffordable. Fuel costs and minimum wage hikes are already hitting my pocket book.
We have go bags and items stored in them. I also keep a good stash of Clif bars, jerky and other dehydrated items to throw in should the need arise to leave our home.
There's a backpacking site I found many years ago that has a lot of diy meals you can pack in freezer bags and reconstitute on the trail. We fish a lot and I use some of those ideas for our meals when it's cold. These are the options I've chosen instead of mre's and such for our go bags. They would come in handy at home without power as well and no cooking smells.
For animal food, I keep enough on hand at all times to feed my chickens for 2 months. If in 2 months time the electricity hasn't been restored we have bigger problems and the chickens will be eaten and we'll leave with the dogs. Dogs have a 3 months supply of food.
I freeze and dehydrate a lot, mostly because I don't have time to can and don't have a lot of storage space. Vacuum sealers and oxygen absorbers come in handy.
I use a sun oven frequently. It's fantastic for soups, stews, chili, etc. As long as there's clear sky temp doesn't matter, although wind can be a problem. It can be used for bread, but the bread doesn't brown like in a regular oven.
We store water, but I'm looking to expand that.
I buy my flour in a plastic resealable bag, but sugar is stored in 5 gallon food grade buckets.
My biggest concerns are a power outage, job loss, or prices going so high that many things are simply unaffordable. Fuel costs and minimum wage hikes are already hitting my pocket book.
We have go bags and items stored in them. I also keep a good stash of Clif bars, jerky and other dehydrated items to throw in should the need arise to leave our home.
There's a backpacking site I found many years ago that has a lot of diy meals you can pack in freezer bags and reconstitute on the trail. We fish a lot and I use some of those ideas for our meals when it's cold. These are the options I've chosen instead of mre's and such for our go bags. They would come in handy at home without power as well and no cooking smells.
For animal food, I keep enough on hand at all times to feed my chickens for 2 months. If in 2 months time the electricity hasn't been restored we have bigger problems and the chickens will be eaten and we'll leave with the dogs. Dogs have a 3 months supply of food.