Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
I've got a small and medium sized camping percolator that's fine on the camp stove or the grill. Walmart has been carrying them lately.
…… Best barter coffee packaged for long term storage? (OP July 2022)
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I've got a small and medium sized camping percolator that's fine on the camp stove or the grill. Walmart has been carrying them lately.
Griz3752
Retired, practising Curmudgeon
Precisely what I'm talking about - doesn't have to be fancy/expensive to get a good coffee. What I make at home is way better than anything I can get at Starbucks and I buy the lowest cost bean I can (yes, I'm cheap)
Happy percing!
CaryC
Has No Life - Lives on TB
It is. When Katrina went through on the gulf, it knocked out the Folgers plant, and just like that the GV brand was gone too.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
In my opinion, the secret to good coffee is good water.
Tristan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Quiet Man
Nothing unreal exists
Consider Cafe Bustelo Instant Espresso. I've been buying the 7.05 ounce glass jars in 12-packs.
Shop around, but be sure to look here: Espresso Instant Coffee | Café Bustelo® (free ship over $39)
No point in stacking decaffeinated.
Shop around, but be sure to look here: Espresso Instant Coffee | Café Bustelo® (free ship over $39)
No point in stacking decaffeinated.
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Bps1691
Veteran Member
I can’t drink coffee due to health reasons.
I still have a few cans of green beans that I purchased from a LTS food supplier. When I bought it, it was estimated to store for 10-15 years.
Me too!
West
Senior
In our AO we have Kentucky Coffee Bean
(Gymnocladus dioicus) trees. I know where there is several, plus trees that one can use for cream. But our naihbors who have milk cows, I hope are still milking it even if the SHTF.
Here is a link of other trees that are in our AO... actual food for thought:
(Gymnocladus dioicus) trees. I know where there is several, plus trees that one can use for cream. But our naihbors who have milk cows, I hope are still milking it even if the SHTF.
Here is a link of other trees that are in our AO... actual food for thought:
SSTemplar
Veteran Member
For barter. Get your freeze dried coffee in smallest jars you can find.
Should do just fine.
I don’t drink coffee myself.
But you did say barter which suggests that there will be coffee drinkers out there begging.
Great Value Classic Medium Roast Instant Coffee, 8 Oz
3.92Should do just fine.
I don’t drink coffee myself.
But you did say barter which suggests that there will be coffee drinkers out there begging.
Profit of Doom
Dismember
So, you hunt over bait.
Profit of Doom
Dismember
Don’t forget the dehydrated water for reconstitution.
greysage
On The Level
Having watched a lot of social media 'shorts' from people telling stories about their time in prison.
Any coffee you have on hand; stale or not, will be super barter currency.
Instant, regular ground, or whole beans will be turned into hot caffeinated beverage by people desperate for that caffeine sanity.
Any coffee you have on hand; stale or not, will be super barter currency.
Instant, regular ground, or whole beans will be turned into hot caffeinated beverage by people desperate for that caffeine sanity.
Bud in Fla
Veteran Member
Similar but different - I picked up a couple of Camellia Sinensis plants from Lowes. The current price is $25 each. It's not coffee but it's caffeine and it will make white, green & black tea and it grows in your yard. Lots of info on line.
Another one is the Yaupon Holly - Ilex Vomitoria. Don't let the name bother you. Read the history online and it's explained. It makes a good green tea and it's the only native North American plant that produces caffeine. It'll grow in your yard, too but it's slow growing. I got 3 of them from the local Walmart for $9 each last year - looks like $21 each now but there's lots of them online cheaper. They like grow zones 7, 8 & 9.
Grow some stevia and you'll have a way to make tea & sweeten it. I really prefer coffee (like Cafe Bustillo - able to float a horseshoe!) but when things go south, at least this is a source of caffeine
Another one is the Yaupon Holly - Ilex Vomitoria. Don't let the name bother you. Read the history online and it's explained. It makes a good green tea and it's the only native North American plant that produces caffeine. It'll grow in your yard, too but it's slow growing. I got 3 of them from the local Walmart for $9 each last year - looks like $21 each now but there's lots of them online cheaper. They like grow zones 7, 8 & 9.
Grow some stevia and you'll have a way to make tea & sweeten it. I really prefer coffee (like Cafe Bustillo - able to float a horseshoe!) but when things go south, at least this is a source of caffeine
Old Gray Mare
TB Fanatic
Just a warning. Picked up my fav brand over at Costco in the mylar bag? It had a small slit and tasted like crap. Even the mylar bags look like they have a vent. Seeing that in other coffee containers even metal ones. Figure their shelf life would be more limited than those in sealed glass or metal containers.
Tundra Gypsy
Veteran Member
I won't buy the beans because I probably won't have electricity. Keeping some small bags in the freezer, vacuuming sealing other bags. Also, have a couple cans set aside in my pantry. I bet those people in California who were snowed in would have loved a cup of freshly made coffee!! Oh, the smell! 
Safetydude
Senior Member
Don't forget the prewashed (in "clear" detergents or just hot water wash) white cotton tube socks for making cowboy style coffee in a stock pot.
I think they are getting harder to find but the old metal vacuum sealed 2 lb coffes cans like Folgers should store for years. You want to keep the volatile oils inside. Mylar vacuum packing with O2 and desicant packs should give may years storage.
I think they are getting harder to find but the old metal vacuum sealed 2 lb coffes cans like Folgers should store for years. You want to keep the volatile oils inside. Mylar vacuum packing with O2 and desicant packs should give may years storage.
Voortrekker
Veteran Member
I have several pounds of green beans, in plastic bags in the shipping box. I have had no issues, but some "prepper survivalists" "experts" had their entire collection go moldy. I guess if one stores it in the no-climate-control garage there may be issues.
I will look for the Cafe Bustelo because their K-cups were pretty good.
I will look for the Cafe Bustelo because their K-cups were pretty good.
ainitfunny
Saved, to glorify God.
"One of the Perks " 8oz, GLASS JAR instant coffee.
at Krogers or their subsidiaries (Fred Meyer+ others) It is only $4 (last check) for an 8oz jar !!!!!!! Usually on top shelf or hidden behind more expensive brands.
As good as any other instant, it's practically all I drink.
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For the coffee snob like myself, good stuff plus sealed in can.
Starbucks Premium Instant Coffee — Dark Roast — 100% Arabica — 3 Tins (up to 120-cups total)
https://www.amazon.com/Starbucks-Pr...id=1678622906&sprefix=instant,aps,142&sr=8-16
Quiet Man
Nothing unreal exists
Another option to consider is pure caffeine powder, but that's a bit exotic, and you should know what you're doing. 1 gram in trade of the pure powder contains the caffeine of 10-20 cups of coffee.
ETA: Use extreme care. A multi-gram dose can be fatal, and no more than 200 milligrams should be taken at a time; half of that, or less, is recommended.
ETA2: Consider dissolving caffeine in water as an aid to accurate dosing. For example, use enough water to dissolve 1 gram of caffeine to make 100mL of liquid. Once fully dissolved, 6mL of the liquid would yield 60mg of caffeine, or roughly the equivalent of a normal cup of coffee/tea. Warm/hot water improves solubility dramatically.
ETA: Use extreme care. A multi-gram dose can be fatal, and no more than 200 milligrams should be taken at a time; half of that, or less, is recommended.
ETA2: Consider dissolving caffeine in water as an aid to accurate dosing. For example, use enough water to dissolve 1 gram of caffeine to make 100mL of liquid. Once fully dissolved, 6mL of the liquid would yield 60mg of caffeine, or roughly the equivalent of a normal cup of coffee/tea. Warm/hot water improves solubility dramatically.
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susie0884
Dooming since 1998
Do you store them at room temp after they are packed, or freeze them? And a related question: Can you store them where they might be exposed to freezing occasionally like a garage? Do you package them in small amounts, or just as is in the bag, or whatever they came in, and then vacuum seal?
I guess a bit off topic but yes International Coffee Day. I made two orders at 35% off from BocaJava.com (a bit pricy but it's very good coffee) & boyerscoffee.com.
I've been a home roaster for 30 years but I've been semi-bed ridden for a year so now roasting my own is difficult. Besides I'm not suppose to drink it either because of high blood pressure. I crave it and we have to have some things we enjoy. I try to limit myself to just one good sized cup rather than the three or four I use to drink back in the day.
By the way storage of green (unroasted) coffee beans last way longer than already roasted coffee. Problem is most people don't know how to roast it so maybe not to good if wanting to use it for bartering.
day late
money? whats that?
Well, that's one way to describe it.
Another option that I regularly use both for hot or iced coffee mostly at work is single serve packed instant with sweetener and creamer all together. I usually use Vietnamese brands which besides the local Asian markets carrying Amazon does as well.
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TheSearcher
Are you sure about that?
I just went through a large plastic container of Maxwell House that was about 5ish years old. It was pretty good right until about the last few pots, and still drinkable then. Just a data point to share.
If one wanted barter coffee, wouldn’t one want to vacuum pack unroasted beans?
