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koz · 01-29-2014, 20:47

I went with Patriot Pantry. They run a lot of sales and it comes in rubbermaid bins that store well. Shelf life is 25 yrs and pretty portable.

Emergency essentials is another option.

There is also the LDS store The bad thing about the LDS store is the label on the outside says what you're getting. It says HARD RED WHEAT on the side - made my delivery guy curious. Emergency essentials has "BE PREPARED" on their boxes. Patriot Supply is not obvious - just plain brown boxes.

I supplement with other goods rice, pasta, split peas, beans, lentils. Sams and Costco have good prices on these, so I throw 25 lb bag of rice or dry goods every time I go. Get Mylar bags and some oxygen absorbers. I still vacuum bag the rice (use the tube attachment) even with the O2 absorber. A flat iron for hair is a great tool to seal the bags.

01-29-2014, 20:47	#5
koz Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TN Posts: 933	I went with Patriot Pantry. They run a lot of sales and it comes in rubbermaid bins that store well. Shelf life is 25 yrs and pretty portable. Emergency essentials is another option. There is also the LDS store The bad thing about the LDS store is the label on the outside says what you're getting. It says HARD RED WHEAT on the side - made my delivery guy curious. Emergency essentials has "BE PREPARED" on their boxes. Patriot Supply is not obvious - just plain brown boxes. I supplement with other goods rice, pasta, split peas, beans, lentils. Sams and Costco have good prices on these, so I throw 25 lb bag of rice or dry goods every time I go. Get Mylar bags and some oxygen absorbers. I still vacuum bag the rice (use the tube attachment) even with the O2 absorber. A flat iron for hair is a great tool to seal the bags. Last edited by koz; 01-29-2014 at 20:51.
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