Top 10 Most Common Emergency Food Fails

TOP 10 MOST COMMON EMERGENCY FOOD FAILS No matter how prepared you are there is always room for improvement. Here are the Top Ten most common Emergency Food Fails 1 1,000 pounds of Wheat and No Wheat Grinder Bread is the staff of life but that life will be short lived if you don't have a way to turn that wheat into bread. Storing Flour in the Bag and Not In an Air Tight Container Flour in the bag only lasts a few months, if you want to be able to make bread when an emergency comes, put it in a hermetic (air tight) sealed container. Waiting to Plant a Garden 3 Until After Things Go South If you thought it was time consuming and hard to plant gardens when you had access to a Home Depot, just wait until you are on your own. Gardening takes practice and you're going to need those nice people in the orange aprons to help you out! Water Doesn't Last Forever: Not Rotating Your Water Supply 4 Water Stored in 6-12 plastic containers, in a reasonably cool place months storage life Water Stored in 3- stainless steel Years container, in a temperature controlled room Storing Your Water in the Wrong Containers Never Store Water in Containers 1 That have stored anything else besides water 2 That are Clear 3 In Hot and Humid place Storing Store-Bought Cans in the Garage CHILI You don't have to live in Phoenix for your garage to get up to 122 degrees in the summer. The cans you buy at the store aren't made for that kind of heat. You could find yourself eating that can of chili with a few more added ingredients. Buying Low Quality Freeze-Dried Food FREEZE DRIED FOOD Columbia Food Laboratories has found extremely high oxygen levels (up to 18%) in some big-brand freeze-dried food. You are buying WARNING High Oxygen Content freeze-dried food for quality taste and storage capabilities – make sure the company making the food is making and storing it the right way. Trying to Bug Out with 8 500 pounds of Wheat It's great to have that much wheat but if you have to get out a quick, you're going to have some serious back breaking problems. Not Having a Plan for Where You Will Store Your Food You have your wheat, water, fuel, medicine and guns all stored and ready to go. The only problem is you didn't make shelves and instead made your son's bed out of cans of beans and you have to shower with your bug-out-bag. Buying Hybrid Seeds 10 Instead of Heirloom Seds Hybrid Next time you're at the store looking to buy seeds make sure you buy Heirloom not Hybrid. Heirloom plants produce seeds for the next generation, hybrids are one and done. Sources: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2011/02/13/water-water- everywhere-long-term-water-storage/ http://modernsurvivalblog.com/preps/a-great-way-to-store-food/ http://offgridsurvival.com/survivalseeds/ http://www.prep-blog.com/2012/06/25/storing-canned-goods/ https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/information_center/storage_life_of_foods.htm http://www.prep-blog.com/2012/06/25/storing-canned-goods/ foodinsurance.com emergency fod supply