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It seems like a lot of food, but it’s really not. very little of what you see if my long-term food supply.

Didn't seem like a lot of food at all, mostly drinks and snacks, sadly I could only partake of 7 items shown, including the water and ixnay on your choice of hoochie, least at my age.

Correct me if I am wrong, but that looks like Minute Rice in a box. That style of rice has no plastic inner lining, you just open the box and pour. I strongly suggest opening all of those boxes of Minute rice and store it in an airtight container with oxygen absorbers.

Is that a basement, asking as I didn't see a dehumidifier. Oh and nice find you got there, those shelves seem well built.

 

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Well, just from memory…. there’s over 200 Kraft Mac and cheese boxes, 200 ramen noodles, 30lbs of canned chicken, 10+ jars of PB and Preserves, 75 cans of chili, 75 cans of tomatoes, 75 cans of baked beans, 200 cans of soup, 200 cans of corn, and 50 cans of green beans. There are 20 jars of pasta sauce, 30lbs of vacuum sealed spaghetti pasta, 100lbs of flour, and a several totes full of 1gal mylar bags filled with various rice/bean/grain combos. There’s also three cases of spam, several cases of canned mixed fruit, 8L of honey, 400 packets of instant oatmeal (vac sealed), 80 lbs of pancake mix, various cereals, and yes comfort snacks and such. Ps I know I am missing a ton…

Apparently then the inventory you mention are not in the photos, but I still think your numbers are off, less the products are out of view or not in photos or in bins, as in photos least at the angle taken there seems to be only 13 boxes of Kraft Mac and cheese, 48 cans of chili, I don't think Ramen makes cases of 100, and numbers for them are usually like 24 ct, 48 ct, 96ct, but as you mentioned there are bins of food as well, which since they cannot be identified, the quantity of food looks less.

No matter how you look at it, or even using your numbers as if written in stone, I stand by my original comment, that doesn't look like a lot of food you have there. My uncle, father, and stepfather have about 5 times if not more than what I can see, and technically they are not even preppers. Curious though, you yourself mention that it wasn't that much food, and now that someone agrees with you, you seem to be back stepping on your initial response.

The answer to the dehumidifier, all temperature. moisture regulated food storage areas that I have seen in basements all had a dehumidifier running in the room.

 

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okay i am curious now what are those colored blocks in that transparent bin

 

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And you might think you were agreeing with me, but it seemed somewhat condescending and judgey… and you made a lot of incorrect assumptions. You’ve done this to me in previous threads as well, so maybe I’m a tad over sensitive to it?

Trihonda, there was no intent to be condescending, and nor was there any judgement. This is just how I speak, whether it is conversing with you or my own family, what little is left of them. My background is pure science, and we tend to be rather literal and specific, but again sorry if my mannerism was offensive to you.

You actually did pick up some really nice shelving units, and you seem to be like myself, a very well-organized individual. Sadly, if I was stuck in your basement, a majority of the food you have I could not eat, but damn, when I was able to eat that stuff, I would have headed right for a box of Mac n Cheese and grabbed a can of chili and have myself some Chili Mac.

Personally, I wouldn't store bulk food at a friend's home or a group member's place, but that is just me, as I have trust issues, but glad to see that you and your family are well prepared for SHTF scenarios.

edited: I should note that I literally couldn't store anything at a friend's home, as of this past April, the last friend that I have in this state died from a heart attack, so even if I was a trusting individual, there is no one here that I could rely on.

 

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But my friend is more than a friend..

My friend that died this past April introduced me to my best friend over 23 years ago, sadly he too died several years ago. I wouldn't call him a brother in arms though, despite him being taller than I was, and the athletic type; he had no hand-to-hand combat training, shooting, or martial arts training, and there were a few times he had gotten too drunk & I had to put him in his place, or got too drunk and I had to get him out of a sticky situation (usually meant for me a 1 vs 2 fight since he couldn't fight to save his life, literally) .

I digress, my point though is that there was a time I had a guy friend that was close to me as you do with your friend, just not anymore. My best friend now lives rather far from me in another state; a real Bad A$$, gun wielding, tough, smart, with I think 10 grandchildren now, oh, and it is a she, and she and her husband I trust.

Since my wife has no idea about much of this long term supply, I certainly can't keep 100 buckets in my home...

That I can truly appreciate Mate. My Ex of 28 years was a vegetarian, and lived life 'by the day", meaning as if there was not a tomorrow. When the Lockdown began, there was no food left on the shelves at the supermarket. I personally was well off, but her being a vegetarian, and the shelves bare, the only reason that she had food on the table was because I had hidden food that she could eat in the basement, (rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, canned veggies, canned meatless Spaghetti O's).

Kind of hard to take care of one's family when it is our family that is preventing us form taking care of them, ie. complaining about storing food, etc.

She waited until my 2nd Covid Vaccine dose to kick me out of her life. Came home, door locks changed, she wasn't home, all my stuff was outside on the porch. Made as many trips as I could bringing my stuff to another location of mine, but by the next day the rest of my possessions she had donated and or thrown away. Lost about 75 % of my preps & gear that was there, joint bank account, and 2 freezers full to the brim with meat (sadly the stuff that was thrown out).

Just like you it seems, 90% of my main preps and gear was located somewhere else, and despite the loss of thousands upon thousands of dollars, where I am now is almost 10 times the gear & preps and now, all within reach at a moment's notice. Sadly though, no freezer as of now, I need to do major electrical upgrade to handle the juice, and I have just not had the time, so canning, dehydration are the new go to's.

 

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I am actually hesitant to respond, fearful that my mannerism may be offensive. At same time my brain and mouth have no off switch. Trihonda, I am not sure of what your basement entails, but in several of my homes, I have had flooding in the basement. Some due to burst pipes, others due to washing machines, water lines, and actual flooding from outside rains.

I eventually started to add risers to my basement appliances, and shelving units, and even relocated the AC outlets higher up. For the shelving units that I couldn't raise with risers, I used those same bins that you are using for my bottom shelves.

At the other place I had also installed a submersible water pump that automatically would turn on if water reached it. Hopefully, Trihonda, your home is not near a flood zone, nor have the same issues as I did.

 

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Today at Costco, she noticed her fave alcohol is on sale, and said “THAT’S what we should be stocking up on” lol. So we bought 6 large bottles of Captain Morgan’s Rum.

I am actually a fan of Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum, Have some even in a to go Flask. Well, the best way to get your wife into prepping as you may now know, is to find really good deals on stuff that she loves. It might not be the 'optimum' preps, but the point is to get her into it.

and thx for the condolence, I think I miss my 13 foot sit-on-top kayak the most.