Best overall survival food company?

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I searched for this but found nothing here. All of the articles on the web and youtube are just trying to chill all of them for link revenue.

Which bulk survival food company is best. Cheapest and best. Mountain house has the best food in my opinion and have used them hiking for years. Super expensive though so they are out of the running.

Thinking of a bulk purchase since my mom, sister nd brother are incapable of doing any sort of prepping.
 
I know what you are saying about Mountain House being expensive but I have slowly bought enough so that my family has a couple of months worth stored. But it is more expensive than the other brands for sure.
 
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Wise has the better tasting stuff, but the packaging on mountain house looks more secure. I buy mountain house to store and wise stuff to take camping.
 
Mountain House
Wise
Augason Farms
Patriot Food Supply

there’s tons more, those I can come up with off the top of my head. I have a literal ton of mountain house and wise food. I like mountain house better but that’s personal preference
 
Burt Gummer said:
Mountain House
Wise
Augason Farms
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I've bought these and standard army MREs by the case for emergency scenarios. Haven't eaten any of them yet but if/when things get bad enough I suspect they'll be better than eating dirt and grass. :D
 
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If you have the space, just stock deep on the things you already use. Then set up a FIFO (First In First Out) stick rotation. You're gonna hate it when you don't like to eat the survival good you stored. Watch for sales of the stuff you like and stock up. You only need the survival foods if it's going to be in some bugout location untouched for a long time. Or if you have to transport it. The Morman Survival Guide used to outline how you scaled food for the long term. Basically, estimate what you consume in a normal menu per week x52 for a years supply. Say you eat spaghetti once a week. Count all the supplies for that one meal x52. Do that for each day of the week. Of course you'll have to adjust for perishables.

The other big thing is stock seeds for things you like to eat. You can never stock enough supplies for an uncertain future. Resources have to be renewable. Grow a garden, get some chickens.
 
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I tried a few things from Nutrient Survival. I wanted to like them, but the food did not taste good and didn't mix/rehydrate well. I currently have a bunch of Valley Food Storage stuff, but haven't tried them out yet to see if they are as good as they claim.
I also have some MREs, but they are probably too old at this point.

I like Mountain House, but they are pricey. Folks seem to complain about price, high salt and lack of enough different nutrients when it comes to MH, but otherwise they are a favorite.

I think I got my dad to finally seriously think about stocking up on food/supplies/etc. , but unfortunately neither of us really knows which company makes the best product for long term storage/survival and nutrition.
 
Here are a few reviews. Ya kinda have to weed through a true review and a paid review. Hard to do so I just look at several sources to see if any one thing stands out. I have Mountain House, Auguson Farms and Wise as well as some MRE's.

mothersniche.com

Valley Food Storage Review

Being heavily involved with emergency preparedness for years has resulted in trying LOTS of food storage companies. Why I like Valley Food Storage the best..
mothersniche.com mothersniche.com

www.primalsurvivor.net

The Best Survival Food Companies 2024 [Emergency Kits and Buckets]

Finding the best emergency food can be a daunting task. Here we look at the best survival food companies and breakdown what you need to know.
www.primalsurvivor.net www.primalsurvivor.net

practicalselfreliance.com

Best (and Worst) Survival Food Kits

Survival Food kits can be incredibly useful in an emergency, or they can be a complete waste of money. It depends both on the kit you choose (and the nature of the emergency). I'm all
practicalselfreliance.com practicalselfreliance.com

downtoearthhomesteaders.com

The 8 Best Survival Food Companies for Long Term Food Storage Compared - Down to Earth Homesteaders

Let's compare 8 of the best Survival Food companies and discuss why each one in unique. We will also take a look at the pros and cons of these 8 long term food storage companies.
downtoearthhomesteaders.com downtoearthhomesteaders.com

I'm gonna pick up some Valley Food and see how they taste. My biggest issue is finding dry milk. None of it tastes good but I'm still searching for the best of the worst.

valleyfoodstorage.com

Food Storage | Order Long Term Food Supply from the Leading Survival Food Company - Valley Food Storage

Order your emergency food supply from the long-term food storage company known for clean, simple, non-GMO, 25-year shelf life emergency preparedness food, Valley Food Storage. Emergency food prepared better.
valleyfoodstorage.com valleyfoodstorage.com
 
One thing I've noticed and sorry if it's already been said, but it looks to me like 95% of what's in these prepared freeze dried meals is carbs, with some vegetables. Canned food can last 10-15 years if stored in a cool dry place so I would plan on spending a portion of my survival food budget on canned meats. Spam included.
 
This was for my mom and brother and neither can prep. I had mom get some canned goods and she ended up eating them. So I just got 6 months of patriots and put it in a closet. She's 91 so it will most likely out last her. However, she is still kickin and driving and sharp so might need every bit of that 25 year shelf life.
 
I have purchased quite a bit from Valley Food Storage and tried some of it and it wasn't bad. However, I got this email from them today and it seems a bit misguided to say the least. I get it is trying to drum up more sales via panic, but wtf. :mad:

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One year ago, a new day that will live in infamy took place in the U.S. It’s all over every news station so I’ll spare you the history lesson, but what I am referring to is the 2021 Insurrection. This event revealed a lot more about this country than just political unrest.

It’s beyond politics, the current president, the ex-president, the vice president - it’s about tension. And on January 6th, 2021 that tension exploded in the form of an insurrection at OUR OWN capital, by OUR OWN citizens. There were no other countries or outside leadership involved. We were and still are at war with ourselves.

That tension has not gone away. It was simply provoked and came to a head last year and is now bubbling just below the surface once again. It’s clear now that this tension is minutes away, and we could see another outburst at any moment. As days pass we need to realize that anything is possible in this country now. Even the unthinkable. Our weaknesses were revealed on that day and there are lone wolves out there just waiting for the next opportunity.

We lacked preparedness at the state and federal levels then, and I’m in no position to speak on what’s been done since. But I am able to speak on our level. Imagine if the capitol rioters turned on the city? The homes of those with opposing views? Attacking the very infrastructure of the place in which they live? All of these things should live in the back of your mind when thinking about your family’s general preparedness plan.

Today only, We’re offering 10% off the entire site with code JAN6 at checkout in an effort to aid those with preparedness on their minds. We’re proud to offer clean, non-GMO ingredients that make up high-quality calories to keep you sharp when it matters most. That’s our guarantee, and if you’re not satisfied please reach out and we'll make it right. That’s a promise.

Again, the code expires tonight at midnight, so take advantage while you can and share with friends and family. Stay safe, stay healthy and talk soon.

Best,
Paul B.
GM | Valley Food Storage
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Exile_D said:
I have purchased quite a bit from Valley Food Storage and tried some of it and it wasn't bad. However, I got this email from them today and it seems a bit misguided to say the least. I get it is trying to drum up more sales via panic, but wtf. :mad:
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I think I would reply back or send them a message saying something to the effect of, "Calling Jan 6, 2021 an insurrection in an advertisement is very likely misjudging your customer base".
 
noway2 said:
I think I would reply back or send them a message saying something to the effect of, "Calling Jan 6, 2021 an insurrection in an advertisement is very likely misjudging your customer base".
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I sent a reply after writing, rewriting and eventually deleting most of the email. It is not the place to go on a tirade nor offer evidence to contradict some of his assertions, but it was tempting. However, I am sure I would have just come across as some far/alt-right, tinfoil hat, etc. etc. etc.

Back to trying some of the others REELDOC linked in his reviews post! I have bought some from My Patriot Supply, but haven't tried them out yet.
 
About the easiest and cheapest food prep you can do is to get a few food-grade buckets at Lowes, and then every time you go to the grocery store, pick up 5 lbs or so of bagged rice, or bagged dry beans. Put them in the bucket, still in the original bag. Once a bucket is full, put a lid on it, and set it aside.

Rice and beans last forever, and they're cheap. You don't need any Mylar, CO2, etc, to store it, and to cook it, all you need is hot water and a little salt. Mix in any other meat or veg you like. I regularly eat rice that I bought 8-10 years ago. Its fine. Our grandparents ate this stuff day in and day out, supplemented with whatever they got from the garden or the woods. Its fine.

Aside from that, just keep a good stock of canned food on hand. Some stuff lasts longer than others, so experiment some. Fill that out with "survival food" if you like.

But a weeks worth of Mountain House would probably buy you 6 months worth of rice and beans.
 
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About the easiest and cheapest food prep you can do is to get a few food-grade buckets at Lowes, and then every time you go to the grocery store, pick up 5 lbs or so of bagged rice, or bagged dry beans. Put them in the bucket, still in the original bag. Once a bucket is full, put a lid on it, and set it aside.

Rice and beans last forever, and they're cheap. You don't need any Mylar, CO2, etc, to store it, and to cook it, all you need is hot water and a little salt. Mix in any other meat or veg you like. I regularly eat rice that I bought 8-10 years ago. Its fine. Our grandparents ate this stuff day in and day out, supplemented with whatever they got from the garden or the woods. Its fine.

Aside from that, just keep a good stock of canned food on hand. Some stuff lasts longer than others, so experiment some. Fill that out with "survival food" if you like.

But a weeks worth of Mountain House would probably buy you 6 months worth of rice and beans.
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^ This is all correct. There's a reason basically every culture since the dawn of humanity has had some variant of staple dishes that include rice and beans.
 
from above:
" I had mom get some canned goods and she ended up eating them."

that is the correct way of rotating stock.
just get some more of what you got.
 
From a resiliency standpoint, I can see the advantage of having some freeze dried or survival food on hand. It's the old mantra of two is one and one is none. Ideally you will have a variety of food storage methods, e.g. home canned, commercial canned, and freeze dried. Things that would affect and ruin one type of storage are potentially immune to others. For example, freeze dried is potentially susceptible to ruin by rodent while canned stuff, home or commercial, isn't. Commercial, metal, can stuff can leak, especially if it's acidic and rots the can, which isn't going to happen with glass jars, but those break more easily.
 
Exile_D said:
I have purchased quite a bit from Valley Food Storage and tried some of it and it wasn't bad. However, I got this email from them today and it seems a bit misguided to say the least. I get it is trying to drum up more sales via panic, but wtf. :mad:
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Anyone that calls Jan 6 an “insurrection “ should be required to answer the question “Why is Ray Epps a free man?”.
 
I got some of this recently just to have some mar packed staples. Bear Essentials Survival. I have not tasted any of it yet. The portions are survival size portions so most of us wouldn't make it 15 days with the supply. Just another one to throw out there. They are apparently revamping some things from what I've heard.

Edit: The calories hit 2000 per day, but die to being the types of food they are it is still small portions. Should have explained that.

Robot or human?

www.walmart.com
 
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DogFather said:
Same for Twinkies
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This is absolutely not true. I first encountered Twinkies when I came to the US and met my now ex wife for the first time. Fell in love with the both of them. Ate far too many Twinkies every time I came to the US. A few years after I came here for good I tapered off because of easy access to them, so I ended up with a box that sat in the larder a while.

One day looking for garbage to eat I found them and being wise in the ways of long lost snacks I checked the date. 08/12. Since this was 2011 everything is fine right. No, that was August 12 which was months and months previous.

Bit into one and chewed happily. It tasted.... Odd. Second bite, sort of... Musty. I looked inside and where the cream was there was now a forest of mold. I admit I puked, scrubbed my mouth out like I ate poison and haven't bought a twinkie since.

Trust me. They go off.

Oh and after telling my friend this story he thought it would be hilarious, some years later, to hand me the green filling Shrek Twinkies and not tell me they had green filling.
 
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NCLivingBrit said:
This is absolutely not true. I first encountered Twinkies when I came to the US and met my now ex wife for the first time. Fell in love with the both of them. Ate far too many Twinkies every time I came to the US. A few years after I came here for good I tapered off because of easy access to them, so I ended up with a box that sat in the larder a while.

One day looking for garbage to eat I found them and being wise in the ways of long lost snacks I checked the date. 08/12. Since this was 2011 everything is fine right. No, that was August 12 which was months and months previous.

Bit into one and chewed happily. It tasted.... Odd. Second bite, sort of... Musty. I looked inside and where the cream was there was now a forest of mold. I admit I puked, scrubbed my mouth out like I ate poison and haven't bought a twinkie since.

Trust me. They go off.

Oh and after telling my friend this story he thought it would be hilarious, some years later, to hand me the green filling Shrek Twinkies and not tell me they had green filling.
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Just like cheese, cut the mold out and you're good to go. Ain't nothing but penicillin anyway.
 
A guy I know has a freeze dryer. He is literally freeze drying any and everything. Soup, meat, milk, eggs you name it.

I asked him if I could rent it for a month or 2 to freeze dry stuff. He is thinking about it. His can process about 15lbs of food at a time which can come out to about 250lbs a month depending on what you are making. While I talked to him, another man in the group overheard what we were discussing and asked if he could rent it as well.
 
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