Costco.com has survival food in Number 10 cans for sale.  We bought a year supply for two for $1000.00  If you store food you need to keep it in a cool place.   The following is a site for oxygen absorbers if you are going to pack your own food.  Costco also sells a sealer.  Start a garden,  Mr Obama even suggested that and I really believe he knows what is coming.  The windmills are high and should be around to power the water pumps for water, I hope.  I have thought of getting a still.  If you are in a low lying area with sand near the beach you can dig a hand dug well which of course is illegal  .  Keep propane filled for the grill.  Have a hand saw for sawing some wood for a fire.  I know that this may seem a little much but I have been through a few hurricanes.  The great tsunami we just had my wife and I knew of it at 10PM the night before and at that time  we calculated it to come in at around a foot and I watched it come in at the cove with my feet in the water.  We are actually considering moving to Lee county Florida for what we consider to me coming.  We can buy a new built after the hurricane three bed two bath home, 1500sqft, for $50,000 to $70,000.  Half of the schools are christian and the gun laws are what they should be.  A half acre plus and you can have a well without a permit that you can sink yourself.  Property tax around $1,000 and Insurance $800 including hurricane.  Electric 13 cents a Kw hour and gas about $1 cheaper than here.  But it ain't Hawaii.
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You gotta be careful with the costco foods...we recently got in the 276 meal bucket which seems awesome, except each meal serving is only 100 calories or so. Your body will need ten times that amount per meal!! Also, number 10 cans are great for quickly feeding squad size groups, but definitely not feasible for feeding 2 persons at dinner time. Why you ask!? Spoilage for one and monotony for two!! Even if you were rockin the ginny 24/7 to keep the mini fridge cold, you'd die of beef stroganoff overdose!!
You should return those cans if you can and go for a large variety of smaller cans plus a large store of long term staples.
And don't forget your water...

I just saw the emergency food at Costco when I picked up the lights. They were either 275 meal bucket item or very similar. What I did notice is that they were all soups and drinks with no mention of the nutrition facts. Not too good.

It looks like the Shelf Reliance THRIVEâ„¢ foods are much better. Compare the 54 #10 cans for a 3-month, 2-person supply to the single #10 can with the other one.

Welcome and thanks for all the info wildbob. I love how free and cheap it is in the mainland. But like you said, it ain't Hawaii.

A little more clarification for whomever it may concern..

I have bought and tried the Costco Emergency Food Supply (200 serving) buckets, at $67 each.  You guys are pretty much on track, they are all vegetarian "soups" though hearty ones.  Most are quite tasty, though have seasoning handy.  They do have low calorie content, average around 150 calories per serving.  I can maybe finish 2.5 servings in a meal.  Going with this number, there are a total of 60 meals per bucket and 50 servings of powdered milk and chocolate milk.  60 x 2.5 = 150 + 50 = the 200 servings as advertised.  It is a little deceiving, yes.  However, I still believe they are a good value.  Roughly $1 per meal, why not?  They do require 20-25 minutes of simmering so be sure to have a cooking method with adjustable heat like a Coleman camp stove.

I was actually planning on making a thread about emergency foods available to us in Hawaii since I've found quite a bit this past year.  Maybe I'll get to it this week.

I was actually planning on making a thread about emergency foods available to us in Hawaii since I've found quite a bit this past year.  Maybe I'll get to it this week.

Please do.

Wildbob, I missed that you picked up the #10 canned foods. It sounds like a great deal for what you got. I'm guessing this was the pack you picked up. Have you tried any of it yet?

I recently ordered some of the Shelf Reliance THRIVEâ„¢ foods but didn't end up getting the year supply. Instead I ordered separate vegetable and fruits and meats. Costco has a whole category on emergency foods with a few different brands. I'm going to try some of it after I get it and let you guys know how it tastes and how easy it is to prep.

I second Jaydawg in requesting Mishka post a thread about emergency foods.