Folks,

What are some of the ACTUAL foods we can buy on Oahu for preps?

There are discussions all over the Internet about this and that, but not everything is actually available for us on Oahu.

I have seen no MREs at Costco's or Sam's even though people keep telling me they sell them. Do they?! I have never seen it.

I have a couple of the buckets of those "20 year storage" foods (I think from Costco's) but honestly I think those are going to taste like crap and I am not even sure they will 1) store that long or 2) provide sufficient serving sizes.

There are too many earthquakes and natural disasters these days. And weird ones too. Not to mention "everything else" going on.

Need to stock up on some provisions.

Are you kidding? Hawaii costco's probably sell more spam than anywhere else in the world. We all know that stuff will never go bad. You really only need about a years supply anyway because you'll have died of a heart attack before you run out 

I have never seen MRE's but costco does have those buckets you talk about. That is all I have ever seen there. If you have some you ought to just pop one open and see how it tastes.

People stock up on food but I think always severely under-estimate the amount of water they will need and should have on hand. Of course storing large amount of water is a problem for most people. I think canned foods are a good way to go. As long as your cans don't rust out the food is probably still good 20 years later.

I think that you are thinking too much along the lines of "never going to touch this unless its the end of the world supply stuffs".  In reality, there are plenty of long term food choices that aren't mres or dehydrated food stuffs.

Dried goods like beans and rice will store a very long time if sealed and stored properly. Mylar and airtight plastic food grade buckets seem to be the standard.  Some dissacent packs for moisture a control as well.  Canned goods of almost all sorts have a long shelf life, as long as there are no dents in the cans.  A case HAS to be made for ramen packets as well.  Probably the cheapest, storable calories you can buy.  Even if you don't eat the stuff, it only costs a few dollars to have a case on a shelf somewhere. 

Ideally, you want your food stores to be stuff you would eat on a regular basis, and kept in a rotating stock.   Tuna, spam, corn, dinty moore, whatever floats your boat.  This is just a good practice to have in general in case bills get tight and you have to skip buying groceries for a month or so. 

And water, water and more water.  Assume that all your drinking, cleaning, and sanitary needs will come from what you have stored.  The classic amount for preppers should be 1 gallon, per person, per day.

All good points and valid advice.

In fact I have tons of water for emergency since I run an aquaponics setup. In an emergency, my fish will go into a small tank and I will use the many gallons of water.

I agree on the food, but I wouldn't mind storing some extra MREs, etc.

Freeze dried is too expensive right now for my budget.

If you are going to buy water, buy them by the gallon, no fees. At Safeway I use the "Just for You" deals. I get a gal. for $1.00.

If your family drink milk, buy them by the gal. and fill the empty containers with water.

I also fill up other large containers that are not suitable for drinking with water and label them "non drinking water."
Even if you can't drink the water, they still have uses.


Just as Haoleb said, canned food can still be good well past the expiration date.  Stock up on the cheapies, pork and beans, spam, treet, sardines, progresso soup, campbells, chili, etc.

And don't forget rice, oil, and shoyu.

Many countries eat just boiled rice or fried rice with shoyu.
White rice. Brown rice has natural oils and won't store for long.

Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, and it's cousins goes with almost anything, sub spam for pork.  Actually I think it is pork.


Almost everyone is talking about an economic reset world wide.
It is coming and it is going to happen.

It will be a brutal reset.

From some Christian projections, it actually is very dire for America.
Still, it is better to prep, then not to prep at all.

Always call on Jesus and ask for mercy.
When the final shtf, not even the angels will be spared, and that is saying something.

All good points and valid advice.

In fact I have tons of water for emergency since I run an aquaponics setup. In an emergency, my fish will go into a small tank and I will use the many gallons of water.

I agree on the food, but I wouldn't mind storing some extra MREs, etc.

Freeze dried is too expensive right now for my budget.

Store some drinking water that is not attached in some way to the state sources via pipeline or water catchment.
According to Bible prophecy, the sea will become poison 1st, then the drinking water.
Is Fukushima part of that prohecy?

In the next few days you are going to hear how the entire Pacific ocean is contaminated with radiation and the fish is also full of radiation, it is already on the internet news.

If rain water somehow gets poisoned, it will ruin your catchment water.
Get a 2nd container and cap it.

COSTCO is supposed to have Wise, but then again Mojo has them too. 

i've never seen wise at costco
may be available at costco.com

COSTCO is supposed to have Wise, but then again Mojo has them too.

COSTCO is supposed to have Wise, but then again Mojo has them too.

Mojo?

Go look at the vendors on this site. Mojo tactical. He brings in wise food, clothing, gear and all kinds of stuff.

ok thanks

if dave@mojo doesn't have what you want, he orders every month or so, and can add it to the next order
pricing is less than MSRP

ok thanks

I have some of these:

http://www.mypatriotsupply.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ZF_2WEEK&CartID=1

When I ordered, the price was $69.95 each, but that could be a sale I happened to hit. 

Shipping for four "buckets" (2 weeks @ for 4 people) was $7 (TOTAL SHIPPING) to Hawaii and took about 2 weeks from date of order to USPS delivery.

Haven't eaten any yet.  Waiting for hurricane season to pass, then we'll try one.

What I like better than Costco's food bucket is this has protein from chicken & beef.  Costco is all vegetarian.  Not only does that mean a wider variety, but maybe better flavor, too!

I'll let you know!

yes please give an update on the taste test.

some of these emergency food kits are a bit risky. i remember years ago i bought a bulk order of Mountain House (freeze dried) for my camping (living in Kalifornia at the time; I love everything about it except some of the regulations).

Anyway, turns out a lot of those packets were just ruined. And I only found out after a few days packing it all into the mountains. Not all the meals were screwed but I was out maybe 2 or 3 meals.

if you want the good stuff that tastes good, lasts a long time, reasonable and healthy, go here.  http://www.thrivelife.com/aloha/product
i've personally tasted and used a bunch and know people who stock them.

My thoughts with the freeze dried things are anything pasta and cheese are bound to be pretty good.  The meats and reconstituted veggies get a little weird.

yup. I heard you can soak overnight first. but anyway this stuff is for emergency.

yup. I heard you can soak overnight first. but anyway this stuff is for emergency.

Wouldn't you get all pruney soaking overnight?  And how does that help the taste of the food, anyway?

             

Dunno. I haven't tried. I just read. The meat is spongy anyways when reconstituted.

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