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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/
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.
Here is a link to a rather lengthy review that may be a help to you.
http://survivalblog.com/harvest-right-freeze-dryer-part-1-by-hjl/
Here is a link to a rather lengthy review that may be a help to you.
http://survivalblog.com/harvest-right-freeze-dryer-part-1-by-hjl/
Thank you.
Here is a link to a rather lengthy review that may be a help to you.
http://survivalblog.com/harvest-right-freeze-dryer-part-1-by-hjl/
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 :D
The Reaper
10-01-2014, 09:29
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.
TR
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.
TR
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 :D
The Reaper
10-01-2014, 10:19
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 :D
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.
TR