Economic Collapse Food Storage - The $20 One-Month Supply

[TheNova1960]

If you have a dollar store you can buy 20-30 cans worth of food for $20.00 and many other items! And, think about lot's of carbs which turns into sgar and then is stored as fat on the body! Good vid...

[ButteryWench01]

FYI White rice is enriched with vitamins and minerals before it leaves the packer. If you don't rinse it before you cook it it's chock full of nutrition.

[BigLoveZone]

@ButteryWench01 Stockpile a few bottles of vitamins also!

[buckstarchaser]

As long as you're going with mono-foods here you might as well consider cooking oil. $20 will get you 33.6 days worth of oil calories if you sat and drank it... Of course it would just give you uncontrollable diarrhea if you did that but I'm assuming you don't intend to just eat only rice either. Adding oil to all your foods will boost calories cheaply and make you feel full quickly.

[TIKIMAN198]

I noticed on the cans you have the date of 2009. I assume thats the best buy date. Are you planning on keeping them much longer than that? The earliest my canned food will pass it's best buy date is in may 2012. However I will keep them much longer. In 2015 I will crack one open and if it's still good, it's all going back on the shelf.

[TheLordHumungus]

@TIKIMAN198

the dates i wrote on the cans are when I bought them. I pay very little attention to the 'best by' dates, as anything in a can will last quite a long time. I just have the dates on there so I know I am eating the oldest stuff first. I just ate a 3 year old can of peas the other day. Tasted good as new. I would no hesitate a second to eat a 10 yr old can.

[taddyboy2]

@TheLordHumungus Actually I was doing some research and was told that canned goods are usually good for 10 years PAST the "expiration" date. haha

[TheMrbumpas]

one pound of beans or lentils when sprouted will give you nearly 10 pounds of nutrious sprouts,raw or cooked,great food.

[pranksterguy1]

Knorrs Sides!!! Thanks for the vid!

[SpikenAL]

DIY Canning & Dehydrating food in the oven is the way to go.. just need -wire rack an pan for the oven .. Potatoes the perfect food - John McDougall MD .. Are Canned Foods Dangerous To Consume? NaturalFoodsDiet Nov 25, 2011

Good info. Thanks

[Gooodwitch]

i was thinking ramen noodles and pancake mix too. those are the things we eat when we are low on money, that and rice w/ butter

[buckstarchaser]

@Gooodwitch Ramen noodles comes out to about 8 days for $20... but at least it sucks less than rice. If only they came out with a non-MSG version I would buy them out.

[Gooodwitch]

rice, im trying to think of how i'd cook it and if the smell might drift to starving neighbors where i live in a small city :D

[Gooodwitch]

grits have quite a few vitamins in them too. i forgot to buy some today when i spent $300 on SHTF supplies. the small packs of flavored oatmeal also has quite a few vitamins. One of the best lables I saw today was pumpkin pie filling. it's LOADED w/ vitamins and fairly cheap.

[TheMrbumpas]

TOE WARMERS that come in little plastic bags can be used as oxygen absorbers. They oxidise the iron powder a leave the nitrogen,actually cause a slight vacuum in the container. good quality oils[non-hydrogenated] are calorie dense 20-30% of calories from fat daily is ok

[TheMrbumpas]

TOE WARMERS that come in little plastic bags can be used as oxygen absorbers. They oxidise the iron powder a leave the nitrogen,actually cause a slight vacuum in the container.

[MultiGuitarman53]

im so old that when i was in the Marine Corps back in 74,we didnt have MRE to my knowledge,never heard of it. we had CRATS those things were left over from WW@ and they were fantastic! wish i could find some of those.most of them even came with cigaretts in um (: and they had a free p38 can opener. we called it a "jhon Wayne"id like to have a couple those to.open any can with it and it fits in you wallet (:

[Davidautofull]

@MultiGuitarman53 go to a gun show and get the P38s. there is even a larger size now

[sparticle24]

This economic collapse has been in the coming for so long I'm starting to wonder if it'll actually happen.

[TheLordHumungus]

@sparticle24

I hear ya brother. That's why we don't plan for events, we just plant o be self-sufficient.

And if you want to get technical, the economic collapse has already happened. We're just waiting to see how bad it will get.

[3344utube]

Good video.Locate a GOOD grocery store.Go early and often to the marked down discount area before other people,You can get a very discounted price on food. When they want to clear off the shelves of a few items before a new shipment comes in, some stores give a great price. they want it gone fast. Example-We bought the fancy spaghetti sauce for $1-$2 a jar-usually it's $7-9 .We went every few days and ended up with 2 cases.We buy pasta on sale to go with it. We get a lot of quality food cheap.

[SoulSurvivorX2]

Great info! Rice is one of the first items we'll be storing. I was in the Army and I love MREs........they are pricy though for sure. I remember trading peanut butter for cheese..... ;) c

[TheLordHumungus]

@SoulSurvivorX2

I always trade the deserts away. people will trade the whole rest of their MRE away for a pack of M&Ms!

I go for quantity over quality.

[silentkilla420]

FYI there a direct correlation between french style green beans and male impotency several studies have found that canned french style greenbeans release a bacteria while sitting in the can the restricts blood flow to the male genitals

[SequelFinalNight]

Where did you get the food storage bucket of rice at?

[TheLordHumungus]

@SequelFinalNight

I packaged it myself. The bucket I got at lowes, the rice at sames, the mylar bags and O2 absorbers online

[wizdumb420]

your gunna eat 5 cans of chili a day? Who needs that much? no way 4 days...more

[delindsay90210]

I gotta disagree with the MRE statement. They ARE meant for one per day @ roughly 1200 calories each day. You mention Ranger school, well of course they couldn't maintain body mass on one MRE, but they are going through 18-20 hours PER DAY of intense physical activity. Nobody sitting at home after some collapse is going balls out 24/7 like they are at Ranger school.

[TheLordHumungus]

@delindsay90210

Where does it say they are meant for one per day? The Army doesn't say that, and the manufacturers don't say that. It's a myth.

[delindsay90210]

@TheLordHumungus I was Air Force Intelligence and had myself to subsist on MRE's for 10 days at one point. I have also studied primitive cultures (you know the people before us modern folks started destroying the world for profit) and NONE of them had the massive daily caloric intake that Americans do now, and we are listed as the most overweight and unhealthy country on our planet. If YOU want to believe they can't last a person one-per-day then fine, but it doesn't make it true.

[TheLordHumungus]

@delindsay90210

You could 'last' 10 days without eating ANYTHING if you had to. Obviously something is better than nothing, but I'm talking about a long term diet here. If you are doing any kind of activity 1200 calories a day is not enough. Long term you may survive but you may suffer debilitating and possibly permanent side affects, like loss of bone density.

[delindsay90210]

@TheLordHumungus Correct but take into account how much (little) activity someone will likely be doing while sitting in their home (bug out location) waiting to see if society comes back to it's former self. For at least a while, weeks or few months, most people will be hoping society comes back and life returns to normal. They will be doing little to no activity per day. Once there is a realization that society as we know it today is gone THEN activity would increase to sustain oneself.

[delindsay90210]

@TheLordHumungus Also I want to add I personally do NOT own many MRE cases for my long term food storage because of price, weight and bulk, they're simply impractical except for variety. I do mostly freeze dried including #10 cans, plus staples like 50lb bags of rice, etc. And I agree 100% that variation, not only for nutrients, is the key. Another tip for the first $20/mo storage kit is bulk cases of Rahmen noodles from Sams. They come 36/case @ ~480 cal/package @ ~$5-6/case.

[davethevanman]

Good video but to be honest most of "Americans" have the wrong idea about food perpetuated by our media blitz to 'BUY STUFF'. If you are in a situation where you have had to hunker down in your house for some indeterminate length of time you are not likely to be all that active. 1200 cal per day is enough to sustain (with proper variation and nutrients) a reasonably healthy adult. 2000+ per day would be moderately active. 2500+ per day would be quite active. 3000+ = non stop work sunup - sundown

[3344utube]

Great video.I haven't heard anyone address this subject before in prep videos. It's usually just about storage ,and i feel this is something more important because not many people have a years worth of food so every calorie is important. People who have never been hungry before are going to be in shock.

[MidwestPrepper1776]

Food Syupplements!!! Every prepper needs to keep them in storage. Its only $8 dollars for a year supply!!!

[daylanrayne]

I get actual Spam for two dollars, at the dollar store.

[TheLordHumungus]

@daylanrayne

Two dollars? at the DOLLAR store?!

Inflation's a bitch!!

[ssAL3RTss]

Do you have a link to a "how to" that you used to prepare your bucket of rice?

[TheLordHumungus]

@ssAL3RTss

I don't have a specific one, but I know there are a bunch on youtube. I am going to do my own video hopefully within the next two weeks that shows exactly how to do it, so stay tuned.

[msprepnow]

Nutritionally speaking, brown rice is far superior to white rice. However, I wonder about the germ layer (which contains Vitamin E) and its long-term storage capability. Will brown rice have the propensity to spoil faster? Additionally, rice + beans provides a full spectrum of amino acids (building blocks for protein) making this a complete protein, especially in times of limited animal protein supply. @thelordhumungus thanks for the video and cost:calorie comparitive analysis.

[TheLordHumungus]

@msprepnow

While I haven't done and personal experiments, I have heard that yes, the brown rice does spoil much faster. That is why I am storing white rice. White rice stored in a dry, oxygen-free environment can last for decades. Same with beans, oats, and most other dry goods.

[RevengeIsScorpion]

did you mention the lifespan of the food?

[306prepper]

And I have a question maybe you could help: if oils go rancid how/why does everyone say peanut butter stays good indefinitely? Does it really???

[306prepper]

Just read all of the comments and LOL @ the people assuming all you are stocking is rice. 'eat rice for a month and tell us how it goes', and 'educate yourself on vitamins' lol... You musta got sick of that fast lol I gotta favorite this vid, learned something AND got a laugh! YT At it's finest!

[TheLordHumungus]

@306prepper

Haha yeah. Some people must just not be paying attention. Obviously I am not ONLY stocking rice. this video is just about what is cheapest. And as far as calories per dollar, rice is one of the cheapest.

[306prepper]

Normally when I like a video I say 'great vid', but this one was excellent. I have an idea that I haven't seen anyone else do, and that is; with the bag of grits/oats that you vacuum sealed, or any other dry food you want to leave in the original bag but still vacuum seal, why not poke a few pin holes in the bag so that the 02 can be evacuated from within them also. Just an idea :) Excellent vid, thanks!

[TheLordHumungus]

@306prepper Thanks for the support!

[peacnzion1]

I agree with the point of bank per bunk on calories but I think you need to educate your self in the importance of vitamins. A small amount go an extremely long way for short and long term health. The more deficient you are the more inefficient the body is. Canned goods for storage are good but for actually nutrients you will need fresh produce. If picking at canned veg and hammering grains you will be alive but not healthy and operating at your best let alone crappy moral from limited flavore

[survivalofone]

Vlasic brand huh? MEH.

[TheLordHumungus]

@survivalofone

whaaa

not a fan of vlassic? and you call yourself an american! haha I had some coupons. otherwise its cheapo brands for me, all day every day.

[survivalofone]

@TheLordHumungus Hehe. I grew up with Vlasic around but got hooked on Claussen later. Since I'm typing already, I may as well mention the value of pinto beans as a dry survival food. I've been focusing on the Great Depression as a model of how and what to store up, and pinto beans helped keep the SouthWest alive way back when. I've found prices and volumes are best in smaller neighborhood stores.

[mrroguesurvival]

cool video! never thought about calorie intake when it comes to long term food storage! Question: In that bucket of rice, how many absorbers would someone need to toss in and would they need to be replaced often if the bucket was opened several times a week? Thanks!

[TheLordHumungus]

@mrroguesurvival

If you are opening it several times a week, there is no reason to use oxygen absorbers. If you are getting into that often, you should be able to consume it all within 6 months to a year. For that time the rice will be fine as long as you keep it dry and give it an airtight seal. The mylar bags and O2 absorbers are meant for very long term (20 years) storage. rice will keep in a sealed bucket or bag for a year or so just fine by itself, if its dry and protected from bugs.

[mrroguesurvival]

@TheLordHumungus - Now that's the first "real" answer I've gotten..MUCH APPRECIATE IT!

[DickGhostmoon]

Good tips. Do you need to dry the white rice before sealing in a mylar bag and bucket? Is there anything else required before sealing?

[TheLordHumungus]

@DickGhostmoon

You don't need to do anything to the rice. Just pour the dry rice into a mylar bag, throw in the O2 absorbers, and seal it up.

[DickGhostmoon]

@TheLordHumungus Thanks you've produced some really good info in your videos. Keep em coming, from UK

[TheLordHumungus]

@DickGhostmoon

Thanks, I appreciate it. I am in the middle of moving right now, but when I'm done there will be more coming for sure. stay tuned

[ihatesquirrel13]

also i said storing 3000 to 4500 calories per day would be difficult. again its perspective. if you are prepping for 5 years...its easier..8 years simple..2 years kinda tough on a tight budget for a family of four or five. do it in a year for those who are just catching on and trying to rush..its going to be very tough

[ihatesquirrel13]

empty calories will leave you as weak as not enough calories. green beans are a filler and a great nutrional source. combine green beans with a peanutbutter sandwich or a couple handfull of nuts and you are good to go. i cant imagine i would be expending more calories a day then i do at my very physical job and i eat about 1800 calories a day now. i know we are all different but 2500 seems like alot. beans, breads, pastas, veggies. all cheap and all store well

[TheLordHumungus]

@ihatesquirrel13

haha what are you talking about, 2500 is damn near a starvation diet for me! I currently eat 3500-4000 calories a day!

[ihatesquirrel13]

@TheLordHumungus so im guessing you are either an olympic weight lifter or a 450 pound couch potato ? either way unless you are going to invest a mint in storage you wont be eating near that much in a survival scenario...thats enough to feed a family of 3 on a regular day

[TheLordHumungus]

@ihatesquirrel13

neither, I am a 27 yr old male who weighs 165 pounds. (for reference, Olympic athlete Michael Phelps eats 8000 calories a day when training). I work a very physically demanding job, and also work out about 5 days a week. I eat an average of 3500 calories a day split into 5 or 6 meals. it's really not as crazy as it seems. 1800 is actually pretty low if you are an adult male.

[TheLordHumungus]

@ihatesquirrel13

...Obviously I can survive on less if necessary. I have 6 months of food stored for two people, at 2500 calories a day per person. It isn't as ridiculous, expensive, or difficult as you seem to think.

[ihatesquirrel13]

@TheLordHumungus well an olympic swimmer will easily burn through that , or cyclist or football player during 2 a day workouts. everyones metabolism is different like i said before. so throwing 2500 out is a calorie number for you but may not be for the majority. i too work i n physically demanding job and up until a couple years ago also worked ou 6 days a week. on 1700 to 1800 calories day i maintained 210 pounds on a 5'11 frame. so its diferent for everyone

[TheLordHumungus]

@ihatesquirrel13

Correction, I just looked it up and Michael Phelps eats TWELVE THOUSAND calories a day when training!!

[SofaKingWeTarded1]

@TheLordHumungus

I'm 6'1, 275 lbs. Somewhat overweight. The recommended daily calorie intake for me with low to normal activity is 3200 - 3500 calories for losing weight. If working out that jumps up to 4500 +. I could survive a month on 3000 calories; 2500 would probably cause me health problems beyond 1 month, also limiting activity level.

The cheapest (often free) , most concentrated , and preservable calories: rendered fat (ex. tallow or lard). Like pemmican. Google caloric density.

[ihatesquirrel13]

empty calories will leave you as weak as not enough calories. green beans are a filler and a great nutrional source. combine green beans with a peanutbutter sandwich or a couple handfull of nuts and you are good to go. i cant imagine i would b expending more calories a day then i do at y veryphysical job and i eat about 1800 calories a day now. i know we are all different but 2500 seems like alot. beans, breads, pastas, veggies. all cheap and all store well

[richardizzle1]

Are there less calories in cooked white rice compared to eating it raw?

[TheLordHumungus]

@richardizzle1

hmm good question. Don't think so. Cooking shouldn't change the caloric content any. It will make it easier to digest though, so you will actually be able to use more of the calories you are ingesting probably.

[biped19]

If there is a total "empty shelves at the store" collapse, it will be over weight people who will have the advantage, lol.

[craftymaggot]

Excellent information

Thanks

[stupidjunk878]

Calm down, everything will be OK.

[03Srbija]

you will need guns and emmo not food storages when shit hits the fan you really think yull easily be able to protect your food hahahah every red neck in town will try to take from you hahhaha u need ammo time is ripe we need start killing eeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaa

[TheAudiorub]

i got spam it last till 2014

[purity4all]

for nutritionally dense foods with a 15 year shelf life go to 4longevity.myefoods.com. If you buy big pkg you pay only $.91 per serving. Nutrition is so important. Calories alone will not keep you alive. Remember the story of how Limeys got the name. No vitamin c. Simple vitamin and mineral deficiency can be devastating. Please consider nutritional value as well as calories.

[purity4all]

for nutritionally dense foods with a 15 year shelf life go to 4longevity.myefoods.com. If you buy big pkg you pay only $.91 per serving.

[borebear]

Honey is the best choice for calorie density-it never goes bad and you can put it on just about anything.

[66sicksfishstix]

lmfao, apocalypse oats! "mmm mmm bitch"

"we got a coallition of the willing! i got 40 nations ready to roll son!!!"

[lauran08]

We have a few 5 gal. buckets -- mom and pop bakeries still give them free, rather than toss them in the garbage. Gamma seal lids are awesome. Go with manufacturers for oxygen absorbers -- get large ones in multi packs. We have ours filled with brown rice -- been using that one bucket for over 1 year, so far has not gone bad when prepped that way.

[deb816465]

dont pound on the buckets when you are talking its annoying and its hard to hear you 

[azratt]

good vid mr  Humungus...

[Itaintnutn]

I suggest you try to eat only rice to 30 days... Just try it for a week and do a vid to tell us how it went.

[TheLordHumungus]

@Itaintnutn

if you watched the whole, video you would see I wasn't suggesting anybody eat only rice for a month. I specifically stated that people who had very little money can get a month's worth of calories for 20 bucks with rice. Obviously you would want to continue to build your storage, but for people who are poor it may take them a long time to build up a diverse food supply. If you spend the first 20 bucks on rice, you at least have 30 days worth of food if the SHTF in the meantime.

[dishesdealer417]

@TheLordHumungus

Although you are correct that white rice has the calories, it has NO nutrition. Brown or whole rice has vitamins that you need to survive. Having a nutritional deficiency disease will occur with white rice. However, if you spend some of your money on a multivitamin with minerals (about $8.50 for a large bottle at wally world) you CAN eat the white rice and still be nutritionally sound. So I suggest you spend on the bottle of vitamins as a really important item.

[thechevyscrounger]

@TheLordHumungus im sure you would get tired of eatting any food on a reg basis ,but it is better that the alternitive (death) ,okra grows like a weed where i live ,i just got creative and found different ways to cook it,im not real crazy about white rice ,but i can learn to love it if it will keep my family alive

[pystolwhip]

@TheLordHumungus

hey there. Great video very informative. my question is. How and where would you store the water to cook the rice? Thanks!

[bigstareeyes]

@TheLordHumungus AGREED! The chinese have 4-6oz of rice almost every day.

[edwardtang1977]

one can = one day no matter what because you have no refrigerator to store it. So it is better to get one serving packages.

[neverscared11]

Good vid..keep informing...keep preparing.....stay ready. Kingdom Now

[TheLordHumungus]

@neverscared11

Thanks for the support.

[TheLordHumungus]

@gleneichenlaub

peanut butter is calorie rich too, you're right. But for the same $20 you get about 40,000 calories instead of the 80,000 you can get with rice.

As I mentioned in the video and many times here in the comments, I am not recommending anybody have ONLY rice, I was just pointing out it is the cheapest way to get a bunch of food stored up in the beginning if you don't have a lot of money to spend.

[wtfmoneyman]

without enough fiber, how are you gonna shit it out? With that said, I'd rock a can or two of veggies along with whatever grains u bulking on. it'll add on to your costs, but well worth it.

[TheLordHumungus]

@wtfmoneyman

yeah if you ate ONLY rice for a month you may get a little blocked up! Obviously you want to diversify in any food storage plan, but this video is just ot show people you can get a lot of food for a little money, so you don't have to wait until you have 'enough' money.

I will do another video later on variety in food storage, because it seems like because of this video people think I ONLY have rice! haha

[strongnoob]

@TheLordHumungus

eating brown rice is ok. It has the needed fibre, but it isn't cheap.

[TheLordHumungus]

@strongnoob

Apparently it also will not store for as long. It has oils in it that can go rancid.

[survivalizer]

@TheLordHumungus I'm not 100% sure, but I believe if you do the whole oxygen absorber/mylar bag thing the rancidity is a moot point. Oils can only go rancid if they have oxygen, water or microbes.

look up rancidification on wikipedia

Personally I can only take so much white rice as I grew up on brown. It has much more nutritional value as well.

[ridgerunner1able]

Look at my channel for where to buy 50 lb bags of oats for about $14.

[tinsnanna]

great video subed ;)

[TheLordHumungus]

@tinsnanna

Thanks for the support. There will be lots more videos

[boomd1791]

good video. Great that you stressed caloric intake.

[TheLordHumungus]

@boomd1791

Thanks.

[SidneyBou]

With the rice you have to worry about preperation as well (how you gonna cook it?).

[TheLordHumungus]

@SidneyBou

Yes you have to have a way to boil water to properly cook it, but in an emergency you can even just soak it for several hours in water and eat it without cooking it.

[SidneyBou]

You will need about 2 oz of protein a day a little more if you are very active. You will need some greens like the pickles but not much and I believe vitamin C can substitute. If you know how to prepare thistle and poke salad you can stretch that.

[MantiXX]

You do realize that you need the vitamins/minerals/raw fibre from the vegetables? Yes, there are not many calories,but you cant live on all stews/high calories things or you will get REALLY sick fast. Also the pickles have no caloires, but pickled vegetables are great at aiding digestion, so they are helpful that way (same with apples/pineapples).

Peace out

[TheLordHumungus]

@MantiXX

Obviously for a long term diet you want the full range of vitamins, minerals, fiber, sugar, fats proteins, etc. This video is just discussing which foods give you the most calories per buck. You would survive longer on 20 bucks worth of rice than you would on 20 bucks worth of green beans, so your FIRST 20 bucks would be better spent on the rice.

Of course eventually, once you have the money, you want to round out your food stores to offer a well-balanced diet.

[InsaneDebt]

2.60 for JUST the meat entree. combine with bulk stored grains / rice - and for 26 bux you have 10 meat/rice meals with LOADS of rice left over in the pail on day 11

[TheLordHumungus]

@InsaneDebt

yeah as mentioned in the video, mixing it up is always the best way to go. Thanks for the comment.

[InsaneDebt]

thanks for the video. i recommend six gallon food grade pails - filled with RICE - or wheat. Rice is easy and such a pail lasts quite some time - combine with MRE meatballs and marinara sauce to put on top of the rice - and you can store quote some food for little money. MRE packs are 2.60/each

[survivalizer]

@InsaneDebt Are you talking about just the entrées? Because the cheapest I have ever been able to get MREs for is about 4.17 a meal.

[InsaneDebt]

@survivalizer Yeah - indeed. From emergency essentials. 2.60ish $12 flat rate shipping. fair deal. the way i see it - i can sock away tons of rice - and put an entree on top for flavor. also - partly 'fresh' is better then all preserved. can also reduce sodium content - by using all salt from entree over rice.

[survivalizer]

@InsaneDebt theepicenter (d0t) com has them for about 2.35, and they have stuff I haven't found anywhere else. I haven't ordered from them, but analyticalsurvival has, and he recommends them.

And I like your idea. Right now I mostly have canned stuff, MREs and mountain house, just because of storage issues. As soon as I get the storage, I will start on the rice... That is if the world doesn't collapse by then.

[InsaneDebt]

@survivalizer Google survival blog - Mr. Rawles's website. Preservation packing in buckets - basically 6 gallon FOOD GRADE with o-ring lid, mylar liner bag, dry ice, Oxygen absorber, silaca gel packs. place rice in mylar. Mylar bag sides should protrude above bucket edges. Then dry ice - a small piece like a roll of pennies. C02 will displace air. Then oxy absorber, seal bag (heat or ziploc - depends) then tuck it in, place silica pack on top, hammer down lid. 8 Years. Check website for more.