I'll have to drive an hr and a half each way to get it. He says it's all been properly stored and no issues. Expires 2034. Should I get it.
Please help! Is this survival food hoard worth $250?
I'll have to drive an hr and a half each way to get it. He says it's all been properly stored and no issues. Expires 2034. Should I get it.
17 Comments
mctoasterson@reddthat.com · 18 pts · 1y
Probably worth it if you were going to buy similar products anyway, but also keep in mind you are trusting the person stored it according to recommendations. There is a big difference in actual shelf life for items stored in a cellar at consistent 18C vs. an outdoor garage that got up to 40C.
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
The 30 day bucket costs $169 on sale.
https://augasonfarms.com/collections/best-sellers
glimse@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
This feeds 1 person for 30 days with 307 servings... that's 10.2 servings a day...
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
They mean NLEA “serving” as in, 1/2 cup fruit, 3oz meat, etc. Not a full meal.
glimse@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
That makes more sense. But makes the NLEA make less sense
bunnyBoy@pawb.social · 12 pts · 1y
If it's actually still in date then yes, this is easily worth $250
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
Is that in caps or skins?
thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
hell yeah, $250 is like 10 MREs - that’s a good deal
2rememberyou@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Man it turned out to be an amazing delay that provided me a lot of security. Thank you for the great advice.
thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
like the old man said as he sold me a $99 rossi ranch hand: holy smokes that’s a deal!
Shoogle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
It won't be worth much unless you have enough clean water stored up to be able to use it...
(during a disaster where water is cut off, obviously! I once made the mistake of buying too much of this kind of thing and not thinking about the water until much later.)
2rememberyou@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Thank you. I have power and food started. Water is my next focus. Any suggestions on how a single man should proceed? Thought about getting a GRAYL Geopress, a travel Berkey gravity fed filter about 4 -6 of these, 'Reliance Products Aqua-Tainer 7 Gallon', and a couple Sawyer squeezes.
MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Your water plan sounds solid! Don't forget to consider a portable power station for running those filters if the grid goes down - I've found some great comparisons at gearscouts.com that helped me choose one that can run my purification setup for days during outages.
2rememberyou@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Great advice thank you. I am working on quadruple contingency water plan. Sawyer Squeeze. A Gravl filter cup, water shock chemical, and a Berkey gravity filter as well as water storage containers storing about 40-50 gallons minimum on hand rotated. I have a park right next to my house that has a creek.
Shoogle@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Sounds like you're on the right track to me! I don't have a nearby creek/river but I do have about 40 gallons of water in 5 gallon containers. It's tapwater which should be fine since it's been treated, but I can always filter or whatever if needed. Otherwise I just swap it out a couple times a year for "fresh" tapwater.
hansolo@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 1y
This is more so good intel that either the preppers are selling for cash, or stocking up with fresh supplies, or this is stolen or from a dead relative's house.
OP, it's not a bad deal, but be careful it's all sealed and within expiration.
2rememberyou@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Guys I bought it. Opened the buckets to inspect and omg Wow. What a deal this turned out to be. So glad I pulled the trigger. Thank you for the replies.