Survival Gear for Beginners – Long Term Survival Food Strategy Part 2

In the last article we discussed factors to consider in preparing your long term survival food strategy. As we previously stated, Mountain House brand freeze dried foods are an excellent choice to stock up on in the event of a crisis.

In order to prepare, you will need a large quantity of #10 cans of freeze dried food as well as a large water supply. If you have a family of four, you will be able to store roughly 3 months worth of freeze dried food and water in a space about 3 feet by 3 feet with a 4ft ceiling.

This quantity of food and water should be easily transportable in truck, van or sports utility vehicle. You will want to keep this survival kit somewhere very accessible, preferably not inside your house because... you never know what type of disaster you will be facing.

Generally a 3 month water supply would be equivalent to about eight 55 gallon containers or 440 gallons. There are drums available that can store food or water safely for up to five years.

I hope this article has been able to assist you in your preparations for a long term food and water supply. In future articles we will touch on other considerations in regard to survival gear and supplies.