MakesYouWonder
Contributing Member
I am hoping that maybe we could use this thread as a place to gather information about shelf life. I am finally getting more serous about prepping.
There are now numerous scenarios to be prepared for including the bird flu, civil war over immigration (possibly with armed border conflicts), hurricanes (I live in Florida), ever present potential natural disasters, terrorism (real or staged), the inevitable dollar collapse, action of Iran, or the Taiwan takeover. I know that long term is likely that the political and economic systems of this country are likely to be merged with those of the rest of the continent. I have always wondered how that would happen. It would appear that we are starting to get a glimpse of the future and that hardship is going to have to come to bring that about.
Based on the type and duration of the event there are some items that are going to be better than gold. In my opinion beyond basic stapes some of those items are heirloom seeds, tobacco seed, tobacco. All are readily available now and could be every helpful for making long term survival possible even enjoyable. I'm sure there are lots of other things that would quickly become valuable in anything more than a short duration event. Maybe batteries? The packages say they last 7 years.
Take tobacco for instance. How long would canned tobacco last? Most people say seeds will last about 3 years if they are packed in sealed containers with silica gel. What about each of the basic food staples. Even paper products? Do they eventually go bad?
There are now numerous scenarios to be prepared for including the bird flu, civil war over immigration (possibly with armed border conflicts), hurricanes (I live in Florida), ever present potential natural disasters, terrorism (real or staged), the inevitable dollar collapse, action of Iran, or the Taiwan takeover. I know that long term is likely that the political and economic systems of this country are likely to be merged with those of the rest of the continent. I have always wondered how that would happen. It would appear that we are starting to get a glimpse of the future and that hardship is going to have to come to bring that about.
Based on the type and duration of the event there are some items that are going to be better than gold. In my opinion beyond basic stapes some of those items are heirloom seeds, tobacco seed, tobacco. All are readily available now and could be every helpful for making long term survival possible even enjoyable. I'm sure there are lots of other things that would quickly become valuable in anything more than a short duration event. Maybe batteries? The packages say they last 7 years.
Take tobacco for instance. How long would canned tobacco last? Most people say seeds will last about 3 years if they are packed in sealed containers with silica gel. What about each of the basic food staples. Even paper products? Do they eventually go bad?