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>>65032814So what do I buy? Give me a list of foods I have a 15 metre basement by 5 metre
>>65032814Nothing ever happens
Interested in seeing where this goes. >>65033112What you eat but four times over.
>>65032814Rock salt or table salt better?
>>65033112Canned food is pretty shelf stable if stored correctly In theory 100 year old can food is editable apart from lead seal
>>65033320Table is iodized, which is an important dietary supplement that you will really not want to go without. The iodine will last 5ish years btw so you may want to rotate your salt if you want the thyroid benefits to remain available. I personally dngaf and only want salt as a spice/preservative/electrolyte.
Looking at some iron nickle batteries that are 50 years old, need to source a steam generator that's wood fired before the winter
>>65033344What about 15 years atleast? There's no salt mines near me.
>uses AI slop for the OP imageshameful. >>65033320rock salt, because it can be ground down to smaller form if necessary but adheres and lasts longer when used for packing meat. >>65033340people sleep on this stuff but generally there is no currently produced canned food that would be good for that long. any older cans were not lined and thus rust through or they use lead solder as you mentioned; both create obvious conditions that can kill you with bacteria. currently produced cans are lined but that plastic liner leeches into the food over time. if we're talking long, long, long term food storage then glass containers are your #1 best choice. heavy enamel/glazed/sealed clay is a good second choice, so long as the exterior remains intact and no moisture can penetrate/degrade it.
>>65033360I already make jam I'll have to begin using glass for other stuff, what about rice?
>>65033356The salt itself will be good forever, it is just a rock after all. The added iodine content is what will fade. Best thing to do is keep it cool, dry, and away from the light.
>>65033112You'll need rice, sugar, salt, canned food, then spices since they are worth gold What else?
>>65033373>iodineDoes it do anything? It's salt why add it??
>>65033368For dry goods like rice, pasta, oats, and beans look into heavy Mylar bags with o2 absorbers. If done right you'll get a 25 year shelf life. Much lighter weight and less fragile than glass, which is better suited for semi long term use canning such as keeping veggies available through winter until the next harvest.
>>65033368Rice is a great stable food to store long term. Also works well in glass. If you're storing large amounts there are 5 gallon food-safe plastic buckets with purge lids that can be used to essentially vacuum seal the buckets. I think it's smarter to store in smaller, portable containers rather than one big unit. If any part of that container is compromised the entire lot of food is spoiled. I keep smaller glass jars inside 5 gallon buckets to protect them from breakage, including rice. Put a small bit of rock salt in the bottom of the jar, fill with rice, and sprinkle a small layer on top as well. Salt will absorb moisture and help prevent bacteria from growing. Moisture absorbing packets work good too. If you're putting jars inside the 5 gallon buckets, you can just use the cheap Home Depot buckets that are like $2 a piece. Good insurance for a big food supply.
>>65033383>MylarCan I reuse them?
>>65033390+1 for this, we do the same thing. We had awful, dirty neighbors when we were renters, sealing all our food in those tubs make the pests fuck off. They left permanently when the neighbors moved.
>>65033390I've seen my neighbour use coke bottles and stacks them against the wall
Wood fire stove or coal? Asking for a fren
Chocolate cannot be trusted right? Even when advised at 99%
>>65033400Yeah glass is plentiful and if you buy decent pasta sauce it comes in good Mason jars most of the time. Those can be re-used, the most you have to do is buy new seals which are quite cheap from any kitchen or hardware store. For wet stuff you'd use some wax. I highly recommend investing in a food canning kit, including a large stainless pot, tongs, wax, seals, etc.It is useful even in the post-nuclear fallout world, you can always make a fire from wood or the bodies of slain communists.
>>65033417Milk's fat content is what leads to spoilage. Same reason it's hard to freeze-dry foods that are high in fat. Lard can be kept for years if stored correctly and sealed up tight.
>>65033433So where do I get non milk coco?
>>65033405Wood will work forever, coal only works if you've got coal. Coal has to be mined out of the ground unless you live in one of the special places that just has it scattered on a beach - like Alaska. Even then the supply is hit and miss. Trees also re-grow in 5-10 years. Coal takes a few million to form.
>>65033405Wood unless you live in a barren wasteland
Petrol generator really doesn't seem like an option currently given how much fuel is spoiling currently.
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