Sign in to wikis by wetpaint

Sign in or

Location: Zombie Survival & Defense Wiki Discussion Forum

Discussion: What's In Your Cupboards?

Category: Discussion Forum / General Discussion

Report thread
Watch thread
Share this

Cypher9012	What's In Your Cupboards? Apr 6 2010, 4:50 AM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 6 2010, 4:50 AM EDT Just been looking for something to eat in the cupboards here at home and just had a thought...what would I do if the Z-poc broke out right now? I mean I'm stood looking, and while there's a lot of stuff, when I started working it out the majority of the things in there are literally just crap and condiments! So here's the thing...I'm about too do an online order from Walmart/ASDA here in the UK and I'm looking at picking up a fair bit more pasta and rice, a fair pile of tinned soup, tuna, and those pasta-sauces that require no extra liquid and pour right over dried pasta as well as some dried, packet-pasta...but what would you guys reccomend having in the cupboard on a regular basis...'Just In Case'? Post reply Do you find this valuable? Keyword tags: Already Have Dried Eating Food Food Storage Long Life MRE Tinned
AgEnT_GrEEn	1. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Apr 6 2010, 5:17 AM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 6 2010, 5:17 AM EDT I'm no dietary expert, but I can tell you this: Variety. Don't settle for only staples as not only are they quick to become dissatisfied with, you're not getting the proper balance you need in your diet. They're there to keep you alive and not much else. Be sure to have foods you like as well as foods covering the various dietary needs of your body, too. Canned veggies, canned fruit, canned corned beef and crackers, cereals, sardines and other canned seafood, Spam, Corned Beef hash, Chunky Soup and Dinty Moore soups, jams and preserves, pickled stuff, salted stuff, all that beats just having meat and potatoes. One thing, though, I'm curious on how you're gonna cook the pasta. Do you already have alternate ways for fuel and water if/when the main services go out? Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Cypher9012	2. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Apr 6 2010, 7:34 AM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 6 2010, 7:34 AM EDT "One thing, though, I'm curious on how you're gonna cook the pasta. Do you already have alternate ways for fuel and water if/when the main services go out?" I have a small camping stove that runs on canned gas. It's not one that goes straight on top of the gas canister, it's one with a rubber hose and adapter so I can use not only the little blue canisters of gas, but the massive RV sized gas bottles too if the need arises...failing that I have a small hexamine-block burning survival stove and good old-fashioned mess tins in my BOB. Water...I have 200 Water purification tablets in a stash sack in my BOB (4x50 packets, 1 tablet = 1 litre), and would be boiling water anyway, but i keep about 2x2L of tap-water in the fridge for mixing dilute juice drinks with...and if I 'Up & Run' come Z-day then there's a Dutch Oven and gas BBQ grill at my primary RVE/BOL...use the gas while we're there and load the Dutch Oven into the back of the vehicle before moving onto secondary retreat. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Cypher9012	3. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Apr 6 2010, 7:36 AM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 6 2010, 7:36 AM EDT Also...has anyone actually tried 'Lifeboat Biscuits'? http://www.safety-marine.co.uk/Life-Rafts-and-Accessories/Liferaft-Accessories/SOLAS-approved-Emergency-Food-Rations-500g.htm?P4717-S65- I have two packs of them in my BOB which is enough to keep 2 Adults going for 8 days and they're good till the end of 2014...but what do they actually taste like? Post reply Do you find this valuable?
nate121	4. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Apr 6 2010, 11:55 AM EDT "Also...has anyone actually tried 'Lifeboat Biscuits'? http://www.safety-marine.co.uk/Life-Rafts-and-Accessories/Liferaft-Accessories/SOLAS-approved-Emergency-Food-Rations-500g.htm?P4717-S65- I have two packs of them in my BOB which is enough to keep 2 Adults going for 8 days and they're good till the end of 2014...but what do they actually taste like?" depends on the brand, the one i had while i was on vacation and a huricane blew though tasted like particule board but the other brand i've had tasted like stale lemon heads Post reply Do you find this valuable?
JunkCollector	5. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Apr 6 2010, 12:55 PM EDT \| Post edited: Oct 22 2011, 10:02 PM EDT I just looked at what is in my pantry, fridge, and freezer, because I am heading to the store tomorrow. Cans and Canned: 4 qt. corn, 3 qt. green beans, 2 pt. peas, 5 mixed vegetables, 2 mandarin orange, 4 qt. peaches, 2 pear, 3 pineapple, 3 qt. apples, 5 chili beans, 3 pork n beans, 2 baked beans, 4 refried beans, 2 jars bean soup, 3 spam, 2 corn beef, 5 ravioli, 2 stew. 6 qt. beef, 3 qt. pork, 2 qt. turkey, 4 hash, 6 mushroom, 7 qt. tomatoes, 8 qt. tomato juice, 5 pasta sauce, 2 condensed milk, 4 salmon, 5 tuna, and 5 qt. dill pickles. Packaged: 10# flour, 10# sugar, 3 tubs oatmeal, 4# corn meal, 4 instant rice (large boxes), 2 baking powder, 2 baking soda, 20 yeast (packets), 2 instant potatoes (large box), 4# macaroni, 3# spagetti, 24 roman, 2# egg noodle, 2 pancake mix, 3 deluxe mac n cheese, 4 hamburger helper, Doritos, 2 powder milk, 15# rice, 4# lentil, 5# dried fruit (assorted), 4 raisin (large boxes), 2 cans of salt, 2 tins black pepper, 28 spices (assorted), prunes, 60 MRE's, 24 emergency ration bars (3600 calorie), 12 gallons of water, 48 16.9 oz. bottles of water, and 48 gator aid. Parishables: 2 loafs of bread, 10# potatoes, 3# onion, lettace, 4 tomatoes, 3# bananas, 4 cucumbers, 2 peppers, 5 chunks of cheese, 2 gallons of milk, 2 orange juice, 4 apples, 8 oranges, 14# ground beef, 7 pork chops, 3 roast, 7 steaks, 2# ham, 3# lamb chops, 14# deer, 2# chicken breast, 2# turkey breast, 3 rolls sausage, 4 smoked sausage, and 3 # bacon. Should be enough for just me to last 5 to 6 months. This is low for my pantry, probably 40% of normal, that I keep on hand. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
JPTank	6. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Apr 6 2010, 4:28 PM EDT \| Post edited: Apr 6 2010, 4:28 PM EDT Actually, I'm doing a video on stalking food in a bob - which was delayed because I've been getting hours at work like mad. Basically in my bag, I have enough food to last a week. It feeds me, not that heavy and doesn't take up lots of space. My list: 1 can chef boyardee ravioli. 1 can Puritan Irish stew 1 can baked pork beans. 1 tin of spam 4 smaller cans of flavored tuna from clover leaf. Easy open lids. 2 yelowfin and olive oil, 1 garlic and hot pepper and one tomato and basil. Flavors matter cause you don't wanna eat food that tastes like sand. 1 can of sliced pine apple 1 tin of sardines 1 tin of chicken luncheon meat. 1 mre (backpackers pantry) hawian rice w chicken - serves two. (not bulky like typical mre's. 1 jar peanut butter assortment of hot rods, pepperoni and jerky 4 vector sports bars - 2 chocolate - 2 berry burst. You want stuff you like, but also stuff that will keep long. Basically you're looking at being able to carry lots of food without weighing you down but when you sit to eat it replaces carbs, calories and protein. In my cupboard... 6 cans of flaked tuna, tinned hotdogs, bag of white rice, case of kraft dinner - 12 boxes, can of salmon, canned crab meat, jar of honey, jar of peanut butter, my home made canned beanie weenies... and.... Campbels chicken soup. So basically, I could load up on more if I had to and get movin. What I would do if I had the cash is just order bulk canned food directly from canneries and stalk up. Basically what I reccomend though... Canned lunch meat, tinned hotdogs, canned tuna, beans and peanut butter. And don't forget your fruits and veggies. Peas and carrots, fruit cups. Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
zombiezlayer	7. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Oct 22 2011, 9:38 PM EDT White rice can be stored in bulk easily and for a long while. Cooked white rice topped with some chunky beef stew, or other types of soup make a tasty meal. It is also easy to prepare and packed with nutrition. Look at asian cultures, rice makes up the majotity of their meal. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
JunkCollector	8. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Oct 22 2011, 10:16 PM EDT I have a more up to date list of food in my house on my profile. Its just easier to post and change it there. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Sullivan714	9. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Oct 22 2011, 11:24 PM EDT Top shelf: 5 boxes of cereal Mid shelf: 10 cans of canned food Bottom shelf: Pastas, Macaroni and Cheese, and Spaghetti sauce jars. Lower shelf: Bread, chips and junk food. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
LastPariah	10. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Oct 23 2011, 2:09 AM EDT Just alot of canned food and grain. Id say that If I were trapped inside my house, I could last about 2 months ; give or take a week Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Zombot	11. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Oct 23 2011, 2:47 AM EDT Now look at what you have, along with what Agent Green asked. How much of what you have can you eat without actually cooking it, or with the limited fuel you may have for a small cooking grill? Imagine, no gas or electricity to your house... Personally, I can eat pasta raw, it paces me and I like the crunchy... Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
renet76	12. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Oct 23 2011, 4:48 AM EDT In the walk in pantry there is 6 months worth of food for 2 people without rationing 90% of all the items we buy are shelf stable only things like fresh meat , milk and a few other items need the fridge we grow most of our own fruit and veg every second or third day we bake our own bread Besides the gas stove we also have a slow combustion wood stove so no problems for cooking and heating if the power is down The bonus is also though the items we have on the shelf are what we use every day so they are getting rotated all the time and we are use to them so it wouldn't be of any real major change if we just had what was on the shelf Post reply Do you find this valuable?
hollickrichard	13. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Oct 28 2011, 6:24 PM EDT "Also...has anyone actually tried 'Lifeboat Biscuits'? http://www.safety-marine.co.uk/Life-Rafts-and-Accessories/Liferaft-Accessories/SOLAS-approved-Emergency-Food-Rations-500g.htm?P4717-S65- I have two packs of them in my BOB which is enough to keep 2 Adults going for 8 days and they're good till the end of 2014...but what do they actually taste like?" just been reading up on this type of ration, and it seems to me that the best thing about them is the fact that most types designed for life rafts do not promote thirst even though they are basically a biscuit. seems a good way to stretch your water supply guys even if they taste like board calories and vitamins are what must count in a pinch... Post reply Do you find this valuable?
zombiezlayer	14. RE: What's In Your Cupboards? Oct 29 2011, 11:34 AM EDT \| Post edited: Oct 29 2011, 12:13 PM EDT "Now look at what you have, along with what Agent Green asked. How much of what you have can you eat without actually cooking it, or with the limited fuel you may have for a small cooking grill? Imagine, no gas or electricity to your house... Personally, I can eat pasta raw, it paces me and I like the crunchy..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVkW2YONyYM&feature=youtube_gdata_player As far as cooking goes, this little thing is great. I have two, I keep one in my BOB and one in the pantry for winter ice storms. I carry one with me when I go on my 5 day hikes at land between the lakes or other places. They are easy to make or if you are like me, cheap to buy. Lol I can cook or heat up just about any can or packaged meals. Works great with ramen noodles or soups. Not trying to be a salesman, but I think it is really useful especially since it only weighs like 4 oz. Edit: also, dried beans and white rice can essentially be eaten without cooking. Just soak them in a pot of water for a few hours and you or good to go. Post reply Do you find this valuable?

Related Content

(what's this?)

Repellant Plants	Farming Post-Z	Backpacker's Pantry (Cold Pasta Salad with Vegetables)
Bee Keeping	Raising Rabbits for Food	Raising Chickens for Food
Savory Stroganoff	raising chickens	Pemmican
How safe is your workplace?	Wild Food and Food from History	Do It Yourself MRE's - On The Cheap!

JavaScript must be enabled in order for you to contribute to this site.
To start contributing, enable JavaScript by changing your browser options, then try again.

Home