Yep... they are pretty much the same thing.
Summerthyme
Summerthyme
Yep... they are pretty much the same thing.
Summerthyme
We are doing the same thing. The wife has put together a list to push us to about a year's supply of food not including the furry kids. We will have about 6 months for them.Your attitude is like mine, Judy. I told Cary that when we go for our next shopping trip into town, I was going to treat it like it would be our last trip for a long time. I plan to spend money out of our emergency fund to add more food, water, and try and get as many of the household items on my list as I can find. I may have to order a few of those items. I'm not putting it off any longer. My pantry room is full, and now, our bedroom has become a secondary pantry room. I'm storing things wherever I can find a place. I'm not too worried about what my house looks like anymore. At least, we will have food to eat and water to drink.
I was talking to my best friend, yesterday. She is doing the same thing. She believes that the window to buy food and such is fast closing. She is of the mind that we may only have another two weeks or so. I don't know about her timing, but I'm not waiting any longer. Monday is our shopping day, or sooner if it is warranted.
Because fedx is often times slow to deliver we ended up with 200 pounds of dog food. I'd ordered two 50 pound bags and after what seemed like forever walmart replaced them and low and behold the first two bags showed up. Not sure how long this will last, but its twice the time I was planning on.We are doing the same thing. The wife has put together a list to push us to about a year's supply of food not including the furry kids. We will have about 6 months for them.
Much better result than having no dog food for sure.Because fedx is often times slow to deliver we ended up with 200 pounds of dog food. I'd ordered two 50 pound bags and after what seemed like forever walmart replaced them and low and behold the first two bags showed up. Not sure how long this will last, but its twice the time I was planning on.
God is good all the time,
Judy
Because fedx is often times slow to deliver we ended up with 200 pounds of dog food. I'd ordered two 50 pound bags and after what seemed like forever walmart replaced them and low and behold the first two bags showed up. Not sure how long this will last, but its twice the time I was planning on.
God is good all the time,
Judy
. When I had dogs I stored my dog food in galvanized trash cans. Never had a problem with little critters getting into it.What do you store your dog food in? I'm afraid to have that much, because of bugs/mice getting into it. I have a plastic tote from Walmart that holds about a months worth for our dog, but would like a better way to store even more. I'm thinking about buying up some canned food for him, too. 200 lbs. would last our dog a year!
. When I had dogs I stored my dog food in galvanized trash cans. Never had a problem with little critters getting into it.
I lined them with those heavy duty construction trash bags...and had tight fitting covers.That sounds like a great idea. Will have to look into getting a couple of those. We have cats, too. One for each.
What do you store your dog food in? I'm afraid to have that much, because of bugs/mice getting into it. I have a plastic tote from Walmart that holds about a months worth for our dog, but would like a better way to store even more. I'm thinking about buying up some canned food for him, too. 200 lbs. would last our dog a year!
I bought a couple of these:
They each hold 60 pounds. When I order from walmart.com they are delivered in an outer bag with the bag of dog food inside. What doesn't fit in the container stays in the double bags. I store all of it in my "she shed" that is somewhat climate controlled. So far nothing has gotten rancid. Back in March I also bought two cases of canned food to supplement when the dry gets low. In addition the the rice I have stored for the dog. We only have one dog.
I also save any food liquids or grease or left over stuff we don't eat to mix in with the daily dog food. I think my peeps that lived around here gave their yard dogs food scraps.
God is good all the time
Judy
I eat those often. And they keep a very long time just in the carton(though we live in a very low humidity area).I finally got around to making some of those dehydrated hash browns in a carton from Sam's for the first time. We really liked them. I've added a few cartons to my next shopping list. I'll divide them up into glass canning jars and vacuum seal. Waiting on my order of O2 absorbers to arrive. We love potatoes!
I eat those often. And they keep a very long time just in the carton(though we live in a very low humidity area).
Try taking whole licorice root for a couple weeks. Not the "deglyccerinated" version... it lacks the important healing component. 2 capsules, 2-3x a day generally helps the pain quickly, and heals the ulcer within a few weeks. BTDT, for the same reason. Now, if I can't avoid taking NSAIDS, I take a couple licorice capsules with it.My back is still pretty painful most of the time but I'm coping. Hubby tore his rotator cuff. I have a peptic ulcer now due to the Nsaids I was taking. Between the 2 of us, we get it all done.
I open the boxes, cut the instructions off the box, and empty the contents into glass quart canning jars with the instructions. Add an O2 absorber, and put on sealing lid and ring. I'm done.
Its something you have to come to terms with if you want farm raised meat.