Other people’s lists.

[EastenerWesterner]

I came across this list on gab the other day. Looked at it and tried to compare it what I know 2 of us go through in a year. Remember this list is for 1 person.
1st item Rice, 2 of us go through 50lbs in 3 years.
2nd flour still working on a year later on 25 lbs.
Spaghetti 36 lbs 20 has lasted us a year and a half
36 boxes of Mac and cheese, ok a year (I need quick meals when she is late)
48 cans of fruit cocktail? I can remember the last time I had fruit cocktail.

Just throwing this out there. To me it seem like a 3 year plan for 2 people. Its not a single person for a year.

Thoughts?

 

[MNwr786]

Salt.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

Needless to say, the costs are now so much higher than listed above. I’ve always used this calculator in addition to adding other supplies to it.

Enter number of family members here:​

Number of family members, Ages 7+ Number of family members, Ages 0-6
Your family will need for one year:​
​ Grains Wheat lbs *Flour lbs Corn Meal lbs Oats lbs Rice lbs Pasta lbs Total Grains lbs Fats and Oils Fats lbs Oils gal Mayonnaise qts Salad Dressing qts Peanut Butter lbs Legumes Beans, dry lbs Lima Beans lbs Soy Beans lbs Split Peas lbs Lentils lbs Dry Soup Mix lbs Total Legumes lbs

​ Cooking Essentials Baking Powder lbs Baking Soda lbs Yeast lbs Salt lbs Vinegar gal Water **Water gal Bleach gal

Sugars
Honey	lbs
Sugar	lbs
Brown Sugar	lbs
Molasses	lbs
Corn Syrup	lbs
Jams	lbs
Fruit Drink, powdered	lbs
Flavored Gelatin	lbs
Total Sugars	lbs

Milk
Powdered Milk	lbs
Evaporated Milk	cans
Other	lbs
Total Dairy	lbs

Link to use the calculator..

https://www.familysurvivalplanning.com/food-storage-calculator.html

 

[Oddcaliber]

Came across this list years ago. Alaskan trapper supply list. This was for 1 person for 6 months. Too much to list here but easy to find on the internet.

 

[Proud Prepper]

I came across this list on gab the other day. Looked at it and tried to compare it what I know 2 of us go through in a year. Remember this list is for 1 person.
1st item Rice, 2 of us go through 50lbs in 3 years.
2nd flour still working on a year later on 25 lbs.
Spaghetti 36 lbs 20 has lasted us a year and a half
36 boxes of Mac and cheese, ok a year (I need quick meals when she is late)
48 cans of fruit cocktail? I can remember the last time I had fruit cocktail.

Just throwing this out there. To me it seem like a 3 year plan for 2 people. Its not a single person for a year. View attachment 19404

Thoughts?

You have to factor in all the food your eating when not at home. Is that another 5%? 25%

 

[Survivor_316]

Those lists are never helpful for me because my diet is so strict. I don't store primarily pre-made meals. I store some but concentrate on the raw ingredients.

I think the vastly underestimated their grits and oatmeal, but where are their whole oats, corn, and such?

And only 24 cans of chicken?? I don't even eat chicken much and that isn't enough for us. That means these folks will be eating chicken twice a month.

I think other peoples' lists are almost useless. The only lists that are super helpful are the ones that tell how much of certain foods are in a serving (like the amount of wheat berries to make a loaf of bread).

 

[Proud Prepper]

Those lists are never helpful for me because my diet is so strict. I don't store primarily pre-made meals. I store some but concentrate on the raw ingredients.

I think the vastly underestimated their grits and oatmeal, but where are their whole oats, corn, and such?

And only 24 cans of chicken?? I don't even eat chicken much and that isn't enough for us. That means these folks will be eating chicken twice a month.

I think other peoples' lists are almost useless. The only lists that are super helpful are the ones that tell how much of certain foods are in a serving (like the amount of wheat berries to make a loaf of bread).

You definitely have to modify it and customize it for your group.

 

[GeorgiaPeachie]

Those lists are never helpful for me because my diet is so strict. I don't store primarily pre-made meals. I store some but concentrate on the raw ingredients.

I think the vastly underestimated their grits and oatmeal, but where are their whole oats, corn, and such?

And only 24 cans of chicken?? I don't even eat chicken much and that isn't enough for us. That means these folks will be eating chicken twice a month.

I think other peoples' lists are almost useless. The only lists that are super helpful are the ones that tell how much of certain foods are in a serving (like the amount of wheat berries to make a loaf of bread).

The calculator I use is all raw ingredients. It is very similar to the LDS list, which I’ve used along with the one above. I’ve added a lot more corn, oats and rice to mine.

 

[GaRp58]

Salt.

pepper, sugar, syrup, peanut butter, jam, jelly, spices or boullion for the rice and noodles, ketchup, mustard, mayonaise, dry-rub or wet BBQ, onions&garlic or powder/dried of these.

 

[Dani]

I came across this list on gab the other day. Looked at it and tried to compare it what I know 2 of us go through in a year. Remember this list is for 1 person.
1st item Rice, 2 of us go through 50lbs in 3 years.
2nd flour still working on a year later on 25 lbs.
Spaghetti 36 lbs 20 has lasted us a year and a half
36 boxes of Mac and cheese, ok a year (I need quick meals when she is late)
48 cans of fruit cocktail? I can remember the last time I had fruit cocktail.

Just throwing this out there. To me it seem like a 3 year plan for 2 people. Its not a single person for a year. View attachment 19404

Thoughts?

Think I would make cheese whiz to can up out of those 3 boxes of Velveeta. Breaks it down to more meal manageable recipes and a longer shelf life.

 

[Dani]

As for flour, 50lbs is really not that much for a year. One person yeah, maybe but I would up the amount. Think of all that is made with flour that you buy at the store on a weekly basis. Bread is my first thought. When I make yeast type bread, I use anywhere between 4-5 cups depending on what I am making. Just for tortillas is 3 cups. And then if want a special cake brownie whatever as a treat it adds up quickly.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

We can all do tweeks to our tastes. I just it was thought it was overall more than 1 person for one year. More like 2 for 3 years. And I eat a lot.

I am kinda anal about rotation (maybe because I sold potato chips) Everytime I take a look at stock, I have added another 6 months on.

 

[Dani]

pepper, sugar, syrup, peanut butter, jam, jelly, spices or boullion for the rice and noodles, ketchup, mustard, mayonaise, dry-rub or wet BBQ, onions&garlic or powder/dried of these.

Ketchup and mayonnaise start to turn brownish after expiration, so I would have on hand ingredients to make yourself. Chickens of coarse but even if you have extra canned tomatoes to make ketchup good for you. I honestly think mustard may keep forever or maybe I just don’t use it enough. Totally agree with seasonings. That will be crucial for making all that bland rice and pasta taste better if that is all you have left.

 

[EastenerWesterner]

As for flour, 50lbs is really not that much for a year. One person yeah, maybe but I would up the amount. Think of all that is made with flour that you buy at the store on a weekly basis. Bread is my first thought. When I make yeast type bread, I use anywhere between 4-5 cups depending on what I am making. Just for tortillas is 3 cups. And then if want a special cake brownie whatever as a treat it adds up quickly.

Flour is a good point. Got the 25lb because she loves her bread. Got her to use her bread maker and now She has about 5 types of flour in the pantry.

 

[Survivor_316]

And gravy. Every gravy recipe I know of uses flour.

 

[Dani]

Since EasternerWesterner's list 48 cans of Sloppy Joe Mix is assuming you have ground beef? In a SHTF situation, maybe. I have it frozen, canned, dehydrated, but I also need to freeze dry. Unless you have something to put with it, I would say Sloppy Joe mix is useless. Please chime in guys if you have another use. Maybe to flavor pasta or rice??

 

[Dani]

And gravy. Every gravy recipe I know of uses flour.

Amen!! My man LOVES his grayy!!

 

[Survivor_316]

Amen!! My man LOVES his grayy!!

Must be a guy thing. I like it, too, but my husband will cover his whole plate in gravy if he can.

 

[Dani]

Must be a guy thing. I like it, too, but my husband will cover his whole plate in gravy if he can.

Oh how I know! I have a meat, potatoe & gravey kind of guy!!

 

[EastenerWesterner]

Since EasternerWesterner's list 48 cans of Sloppy Joe Mix is assuming you have ground beef? In a SHTF situation, maybe. I have it frozen, canned, dehydrated, but I also need to freeze dry. Unless you have something to put with it, I would say Sloppy Joe mix is useless. Please chime in guys if you have another use. Maybe to flavor pasta or rice??

I caught onto that one too. Its a list I saw and thought it would be a good topic.
I remember coming back from Boy Scout camp and telling my parents how good chili was on rice. They tried it on us. Don’t think I ever got served plain chili again.
Wasn‘t that they liked it that way. It was they could stretch the chili with the rice just like the camp did.

Maybe the sloppy joe mix is the substitute for spices. I know my bug out trailer has a boot box with 2oz jars of spices. My wife doesn’t like to be without.

 

[DrHenley]

Sometimes I get carried away with the hot stuff making chili, and have to I put it on rice to dilute it down from 5 alarm chili to 3 alarm chili.

 

[rainingcatzanddogs]

Sometimes I get carried away with the hot stuff making chili, and have to I put it on rice to dilute it down from 5 alarm chili to 3 alarm chili.

My ranch hand (1/2 Texican 1/2 Scottish heritage) will take a toothpick full of 5 million Scoville hot sauce and suck on it, calmly tell me that it has "good flavor", smokey, sweet, finishes or starts with heat....like he is tasting a fine wine.

When he does it with the 9 million (Pure capsaicin) he will say "Yeah, that has some kick".

For reference, the X pepper (the hottest one) is only about 3 million Scoville and a Ghost Pepper around 1 million. A Jalapeno is only about 8,000.

How his tastebuds have not simply burned off like warts is beyond me. He said his parents started mixing in hot peppers with his baby food. He says the hot peppers is why he never gets sick.

One time, he forgot to wash his hands after putting some sauce on a burger and went to the restroom to pee. Comes tearing into the kitchen and without a word, grabs the Dawn dish soap off the counter, then I hear the shower going and I can hear him muttering "Oh $hit, Oh $hit"....Dawn didn't quite get the job done either. LOL. He was complaining for hours.

When I pick or cook with the peppers I grow for him (Ghost and Carolina Reapers) I have to wear gloves otherwise my skin burns. I think I have an allergy to anything hotter than Serranos.

With this super hot stuff like

Mad Dog 357 No. 9 Plutonium​

a pinprick will heat a whole pot of chili. A 1 oz bottle will last most people for years. Good for saving space. Aerosolize it and you have home made pepper spray.

 

[rainingcatzanddogs]

I came across this list on gab the other day. Looked at it and tried to compare it what I know 2 of us go through in a year. Remember this list is for 1 person.
1st item Rice, 2 of us go through 50lbs in 3 years.
2nd flour still working on a year later on 25 lbs.
Spaghetti 36 lbs 20 has lasted us a year and a half
36 boxes of Mac and cheese, ok a year (I need quick meals when she is late)
48 cans of fruit cocktail? I can remember the last time I had fruit cocktail.

Just throwing this out there. To me it seem like a 3 year plan for 2 people. Its not a single person for a year. View attachment 19404

Thoughts?

I think it depends on your dietary preferences. We don't eat that much rice here. More potatoes and noodles. I don't cook much with oil, except when I deep fry; mostly use butter. We do eat a lot of soup. I do a lot of Mexican dishes so I use more cornmeal and Masa than usual. Breads yes. Fruits and vegetables. Meat and eggs because of their protein content help to flatline blood sugars, is a big staple for us. The fats in red meat and bacon help with dry skin. Seafood is mostly a Lenten thing.

We go country dancing a lot. There is a young Indian man that is a regular. I was talking to him and he brought up an observation he had made. He theorized that Americans eat much more meat than some other cultures and therefore have developed more muscular, stronger statures. I suspect he is correct.

 

[Jim Costa]

Word of caution on dried beans.

It takes hours to cook. If grid down that is a lot of energy to expend.
Might be best to go with cans of beans as they are per-cooked.

 

[Proud Prepper]

Word of caution on dried beans.

It takes hours to cook. If grid down that is a lot of energy to expend.
Might be best to go with cans of beans as they are per-cooked.

Soak them first. Cook them in a solar oven or a black iron covered pot over a low fire.

 

[Survivor_316]

Word of caution on dried beans.

It takes hours to cook. If grid down that is a lot of energy to expend.
Might be best to go with cans of beans as they are per-cooked.

Bean pots! The old pot bellied crocks with lids. You need 2- one for the counter and one for the oven (or coals if the oven is out).