10-01-2014, 07:17
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Home freeze dryer
I heard an ad for this on the radio this morning. Does anyone have any experience with it? If it works as advertised, it would surely save a lot of storage space by lumping large quantities of the same food(s) in a few 5 gallon buckets.
http://harvestright.com/home-freeze-dryer-machine/
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10-01-2014, 07:40
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If that machine is robust and works as described - it looks interesting enough for use with a small group in order to bring the per family costs down.
...would also be very interested to hear from those with any actual experience.
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10-01-2014, 08:16
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Here is a link to a rather lengthy review that may be a help to you.
http://survivalblog.com/harvest-righ...part-1-by-hjl/
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10-01-2014, 08:22
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Thank you.
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10-01-2014, 08:42
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An excellent write up, thanks! Now, if you split the cost of this item among a select few friends/neighbors, you got somethin' sweeter than Yoohoo 
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10-01-2014, 09:29
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Incredibly expensive and small batches only.
Requires a reliable electrical supply and regular maintenance.
Personally? I would rather spend the cash on food, and a dehydrator or canning supplies.
Or even buy the equivalent in Mountain House FD food.
YMMV.
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10-01-2014, 10:05
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Incredibly expensive and small batches only.
Requires a reliable electrical supply and regular maintenance.
Personally? I would rather spend the cash on food, and a dehydrator or canning supplies.
Or even buy the equivalent in Mountain House FD food.
YMMV.
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Wouldn't something like this be considered optimal for preparation purposes? Considering that the stored shelf life is over a 1/4 century and you maintain the ability to QC your own foods that get freeze dried? The electricial supply should not be a factor given that this is a preparation tool as opposed to a bug-in tool.
I see it as a great asset if you can find a few like-minded folks to chip in and share in the cost, and the labor/maintenance aspects which appears to be minimal. If someone is independently wealthy, it would be awesome to just have one sitting on your Connemara marble island for family use
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10-01-2014, 10:19
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TR,
Wouldn't something like this be considered optimal for preparation purposes? Considering that the stored shelf life is over a 1/4 century and you maintain the ability to QC your own foods that get freeze dried? The electricial supply should not be a factor given that this is a preparation tool as opposed to a bug-in tool.
I see it as a great asset if you can find a few like-minded folks to chip in and share in the cost, and the labor/maintenance aspects which appears to be minimal. If someone is independently wealthy, it would be awesome to just have one sitting on your Connemara marble island for family use |
I had previously read the article cbtengr linked to and given the time-cost-production issues in the article, I was not interested.
At $3900, I would rather have that much in food.
YMMV.
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