How to Build 1 Year of Food Storage - Ultimate Guide

Building a 1-year food storage setup requires knowledge about several things which I'll cover in detail in this video. I'll help you take out all the guesswork so you can start today. Everything is detailed here for you as well: bit.ly/3csMbpb
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* Store items to buy spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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*Recipe books*
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* Cookin’ with Home Storage: amzn.to/3sU7mH1
* Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst-Case Scenarios: amzn.to/2OsZCgA
*How to cook after a disaster*
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*Water storage*
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[@CityPrepping]

All the resources mentioned in the video can be found here: bit.ly/3csMbpb

[@batbarasobczak351]

What about if someone is vegan, like raw Christeena,. And they eat fresh food? What can they do?

[@pearleelife]

@@batbarasobczak351 Starve

[@CityPrepping]

@@batbarasobczak351 grow a lot of gardens

[@batbarasobczak351]

@@CityPrepping Thats good advice. Thankyou.

[@tammybrennan2040]

City Prepping 💜

[@dag118]

If I can please make a suggestion. I have been prepping for years and thought I was all set. Problem was a got cancer and really couldn't eat many things I stocked up on. It is good to also stock up on some foods you might need if your sick. Think some bland stuff, cream of rice, applesauce, potato flakes, and Gatorade. Just a thought.

[@rosierose7863]

Wishing you the best!🙂😍

[@Benjaminleo815]

GOOD ADVICE! Hope you are better now.

[@Hawky1]

Hope you are doing well!

[@homeandgardendiaries6384]

Dr Charlie Ward mentioned in one of his videos on his website that putting a lemon in your freezer overnight and grating it over your breakfast in the morning is better than chemotherapy. Do this everyday. Drink lemon or limes in water. Follow an alkaline diet. Cancer cannot survive in an alkaline body but thrives on sugar. Blessings to you.

[@Diniecita]

Great tip. Its always good to have something for someone who is sick. I like to keep broth/bouillon on hand as well. Hope you are well.

[@E-ROCK0180]

I bought one jar of peanut butter, am ready for any shtf scenario.

[@jont2576]

dont forget the toilet paper.

[@kitty9392]

I hope it was a really big jar of peanut butter lol.

[@lorettabachman5834]

Smh You need to take this seriously.

[@kindnessconnection6836]

What no jelly?

[@meglupo18]

Lol

[@shooshoo9366]

Ive been prepping for a few years now. All my kids are gone with kids of their own. Me and my husband are 67 now and we never intended all this food for us. My kids are so not preppers so I prep for my 4 kids their spouses and my 13 grandchildren. It brings me great comfort knowing I will never see anyone in my family go hungry in my life time so yes …. It’s worth it!

[@Clarinda787]

I have totally eliminated all sugar, all GMO, and most carbs from my diet. I pay zero attention to calories. Now I am able to live on only meat and veggies which I can grow myself. This type of eating has had tons of benefits. First, I discovered that my energy level went sky high. Next, I discovered that I'm rarely hungry and only eat once a day, sometimes skipping a day or two. My body healed itself of 2 autoimmune diseases, inflammation is gone, and I feel 20 years younger. It's so much cheaper and easier to keep food storage when the meat is stored "on the hoof" and the veggies are stored in a root cellar. No more buckets, mylar bags, and costly survival trips to the grocery stores. My money has gone to stocking up with a berkey water filter, alternate power and water sources, and I'm saving for a freeze dryer (almost there!) My food storage is now mostly seeds along with a book called "seed to seed" that teaches me how to harvest seeds for the following years supply of food. Best to everyone.

[@dublinphotoart]

Awesome. Same i would hate to be stuck living on sugar and crappy carbs... it will just make you sick. But as you say intermittent fasting itself is amazing. There is a great tinned beef by Survival Cave but cant get it here in Ireland. Best I can find is tinned corned beef and beef stews. Tinned spinach and jarred pickles. I have to rely on tins for now. Would love a berkey! Is that reverse osmosis? Can you put rain water in that? What about extracting water from the air and dehumidifiers? 🤔

[@Empriz7]

I agree. I’d love to see a prepping guide based on meat vegetables and fats.

[@huesophie299]

Yeah, I always keep wondering why everyone stocks up on sugar. I don’t even use sugar in my daily life.

[@LaurelHill2024]

my HoA won't let me keep meat on the hoof in my backyard nor chickens.

[@nrob450]

Ditto for carnivore eating. Before that I had saved mostly carbs, now hoping to barter them for meat sources and eggs.

[@carolynsteele5116]

After stocking the basics: grains, beans, honey, sugar, etc. my food storage is now geared around meals. Breakfast foods like oatmeal, dried eggs, pancake mixes/syrup. Lunch foods: bread making supplies, canned meats, mayonnaise. Dinner foods: lots of bullion and soup base, canned and dried vegetables, chili, instant potatoes, pastas. For fun I store buckets of hard candies, popcorn and cocoa mixes. Then there’s chickens, rabbits and a huge garden.

[@SWPG]

check your buckets, i made a video showing food buckets crack !

[@danishbutter1847]

@@SWPG the bottom of every plastic bucket should show what kind of class grade level material the plastic bucket is made out of and what to expect whenever how long it will last and degrade overtime when to replace it.

[@lolacole5653]

I can eat macaroni for breakfast and pancakes for dinner.

[@KeyClavis]

Putting dry goods in a deep freeze for a week or two will kill insect larvae. I always put pasta, beans, rice, flour, etc in the chest freezer for 10-14 days before putting it in the pantry. Since I started doing that, I have had zero infestations. Hope this helps.

[@madelinehall8944]

That is great for people with freezer space.

[@nicolehodges6590]

do you put it in the freezer in original bags or do you package it for storage first and then freeze it? trying to decide if I should put it in mylar bags before or after I try your suggestion

[@Patricia-sn9ln]

Thanks so much for your tip. I'm on it.Have over 20 #'s of various beans. Best wishes

[@MissBellaMe]

@@nicolehodges6590 wondering the same. Did you ever get an answer?

[@nicolehodges6590]

@@MissBellaMe no sorry. I didn't

[@tennesseedanielauthor1825]

Freeze drying expert here since 2016- I had tons of mylar and O2As so I did an experiment with my free boxes of cereals I got with coupons. This was approximately 8 years ago. I removed the cereal and placed directly into thick mylar bags and popped oxygen absorbers before sealing. A long term test showed that this extended the shelf life to between 4-7 years depending on the type of grains. Cheerios did the best, Greek yogurt did well but not longer than 4 years. If a grid down it’s good for chickens. I’d eat if things were dire but freshness taste degraded a lot after 5 years. I did this with baby ritz peanut butter and cheese crackers and still good 7+ years later. White flour is good 7-8+ years later as well and this test is still ongoing. I prefer using smaller quart sizes that fit about 6 cups each of dry goods. One 6C bag of flour will make 2 artisan loaves of bread. Storing in 5 gallon mylar is awesome for larger families but once opened it may not be as fresh depending on environmental factors. Grid down there will not be AC and heat/humidity levels will be harder to keep large amounts of grains as fresh after opening those large bags.

[@alexketteman5202]

Biggest thing I've found to help is finding things that stave off food fatigue. Sure, eating the same mix of calorie content will keep you alive, but after a month of eating it, you'd sure kill for a jar of salsa or some taco seasoning. Have variety among the preps! 👍👍 Great vid CityPrepping.

[@avanellehansen4525]

Yes. Don't forget chocolate! I have Nestle powder for a chocolate fix!

[@likeargamanflaming940]

muuuuusT havvve chocolaaaate.....👍

[@durgan5668]

Very true. When in the infantry, we often had MRE's to live on. We'd be lucky to get one meal a day that was a 'hot meal'. There were 12 different kinds of MRE's to choose from, but very quickly, you got bored enough that you didn't want to eat much at all. You'd drink the hot chocolate, maybe the dessert, and toss the rest. We had a guy from South America getting his citizenship (this was the 80's) through army service, and he took them all home to his kids. We joked it would be justifiable homicide if they killed him, but the truth was, it was very smart and kept the food from being wasted. 3 weeks in the field, we'd lost 10 to 15 pounds. Granted, we were pushing out a lot of calories with patrols and marching around, but you get the point. Hot sauce, spices, they matter.

[@jlace22]

@@durgan5668 could not agree more!!!

[@raquel5401]

or just get used to the same foods now- we have narrowed our choices down where we don't use any sauces or seasonings other than garlic and salt, we did this two years ago, and I can tell you we don't miss the stuff at all, and our food choices are VERY narrow, going mostly carnivore really helped

[@teresafarley3838]

Thank you! I do have a suggestion for people who don't have a lot of money. Buy rice, beans etc. at places like Walmart for $1/ea. and then either use mylar or vacuum sealer. That way you're not dropping $20 every time you go shopping out of your budget. You can allocate $1 or $5 and get a few things. You can buy an extra container of salt here and there. Prepping doesn't have to be expensive. I'm sure most people can find a way to get something you really want by shifting your budget, so why not skip that item and put some money towards mylar bags or oxygen absorbers, etc.? That's how I did it for years when I was on a shoestring budget. Just a thought.

[@squirrelcovers6340]

Store in empty 2 liter soda bottles. 74 cent drink and a free storage bottle from Walmart. Mylar and/or oxygen are unnecessary expenses.

[@teresafarley3838]

@@squirrelcovers6340 Great idea!

[@jamiemueller1881]

@@squirrelcovers6340 Soda bottles are air permeable; they might be good for short terms storage (few months to a year) but anything that allows air and light in is going to degrade the quality of the food. My thinking is that if you are going to invest good money in long term supplies it's really important to invest money in ensuring they last and are safe and edible.

[@avanellehansen4525]

Yes. I am stacking canned foods and non perishables from the food bank. The grocery money I saved up went for a good food dehydrator. Now I have jars if dried apple chips, every kind of citrus and veggies. (also from food bank)! I no longer have to throw spoiled food away

[@nancytabor8302]

Store small packages in glass jars with lids. Canning lids can be used over again if removed carefully. Each time we use something it can be replaced with something else or a like item!

[@T.J.Williamson]

A simple way to prep if you are low income is to get food at a local food bank weekly. Many of the cans that the food bank gives are purchased and are good for at least two years. This is a great way to have a pantry full of food without spending money you don't have.

[@marshalepage5330]

My great grandma had a cellar the same size as her house. She lived through the great depression raising 9 kids with a husband that came back from WWII paralyzed. I remember working until my arms would no longer move as a child, but man I still have never tasted canned pickles that are as good as her spicy canned pickles. I wish I learned how she did that.

[@marshalepage5330]

My grandma wouldn't eat them because they were 60 years old, but I risked it and nothing in my entire life even now with a lot of money and fancy restaurants has ever tasted that good.

[@4155abc]

One of the biggest things I do for prepping is a LOT of canning. I have two pressure cookers and when I use them at the same time I can pressure can 21 quarts. I do 95% of my grocery shopping at discount/salvage grocery stores. At our local store when the man slices ham, roast beef, or other meats like that he takes all of the end pieces and anything that isn't a perfect slice and he packages them and they sell for .99 a pound for boneless meat. If I get enough of it I just can it as is in half-pint jars since I am only one person. Usually, though I make what I call "survival soup". It has mushrooms, garlic, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, celery, beans, and whatever type of meat I have. I LOVE soup and I have no plans on spending my days eating beans and rice. If I were in a survival situation and felt the need to ration my soup supplies I would add rice, quinoa, or pasta to the soup to make it go further. I have hundreds of jars of soup, meat, chili, vegetables, fruits, pickled eggs, and cheese. I have also dehydrated a LOT of vegetables and mushrooms. I do have beans, rice, and pasta vacuum sealed in half-gallon jars. I also have store-bought canned items too, as well as a freezer full of food. I don't have what would be considered long-term storage. I am not spending what little money I have on foods with a 30-year shelf life that I am probably never going to eat. I think most people aren't eating those types of preps on a daily basis and I think it would be hard if something happens to have to start eating things that you aren't used to. I store what I eat and eat what I store. I eat my preps on a daily basis so if something happens I'll go right on eating what I am already eating. I also vacuum seal dry dog food and cat food so it is always fresh and ready for my pets. I try to keep a lot of it on hand since salvage grocery stores don't always have what you want. I really think I have enough food for a year though I've never tested it. I love the movie "Blast From the Past." That guy was a real prepper.

[@johncasey5594]

I am a prepper, I am for it and find it interesting, challenging and fun. There is an important message in this video though. A person was referenced who has been a prepper for 50 years, assuming they started at around 20 years old, they are now 70 and no major SHTF apocalypse has occurred. Just think of all the time, money and space consumed... virtually for nothing. Perhaps a few storms, maybe accompanied by a few blackouts, maybe some financial downturns and oh yea a pandemic. I am willing to bet she didn't even have N95s, hand sanitizer, Lysol wipes/sprays in her preps. Based on historical precedence, I can't personally justify the time consumed and money spent on buckets, Mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, freeze dried food, etc. I have a couple months of water, water filters, water purification tablets and a pool with 40,000 liters of water. My working pantry and prepper pantry are one in the same. I fill it with food staples we regularly eat, by picking up extra items during our regular grocery run only when they are on sale and have about 4-6 months of frozen food and food staples. So long as I rotate properly, I should be good if an emergency occurs. I admit now that I have hit that 6 month milestone, every time I go grocery shopping, I look at the big bag of rice and those big bags of beans and think, should I, but I don't. You have to be realistic. You have to have a goal, a limit, an exit strategy, a point you get to a maintenance level or prepping can get out of control.

[@Leistungsstarke1889]

Well john, i bet she was happy to have and not need than need and not have. imagine she didnt waste that time prepping and instead spent it watching tv. not really a "waste" to be prepared for a disaster. i must admit though, i did laugh when i heard she was prepping that long lol. but then i go back to - who would be fuckin laughing if something major really did happen?

[@floydjohnson4915]

I'm a 5th generation Florida Native and I grew up learning about prepping. I was a Boy Scout and later served as an adult leader so "Be Prepared" was the mainstay. Serving in the USMC in logistics also taught me more preparedness. Our household is used to annual hurricane preparedness, so growing our supplies has been no problem. Since fuel price fluxuate, we try to never allow our tanks to get below 3/4. That way when prices jump up we're not scrambing to buy fuel. It can be everything you said John, interesting, challenging and fun!

[@johncasey5594]

@@Leistungsstarke1889 I am not knocking prepping, everyone should do it. I just question the reality of needing expensive often yucky food with 10-25 year shelf life. Perhaps I'll be proven wrong, we should all hope not, but I don't think I will be, at least in my lifetime.

[@AmandaOliveras_]

@@johncasey5594 thank you! I was wondering where I would put all the food stored but I’m going to start with 5-6 months of storage

[@johncasey5594]

@@AmandaOliveras_ May not be for everyone, but I kicked my kids out. As a result I have tons more money and room for my preps. LOL. No not really, my kids grew up and moved out on their own. Start small and work your way up, there is really no rush, we don't know when the next emergency will happen. Start with 3 days, 2 weeks, a month, 3 months and so on, to where you are comfortable. The important thing is I would not go into debt to prep and always try and buy when stuff is on sale.

[@paulabrunner2280]

For oils we almost exclusively use ghee. It lasts forever and super easy to make. I wait umtil i catch butter on sale and then take a day and make a big batch of it.

[@siry5164]

How do you make it? I had ghee sitting in my fridge for a long time I thought it went bad so I just tossed it😞

[@blhedman]

I finally decided to try making ghee without ever having tasted it. It is in fact quite delicious and a creamy delight I can enjoy since it has no whey (allergy). I canned it in 8oz jars and although I used a combination of salted and unsalted butter as that’s what I had on hand, next time I will use only unsalted. There was a lot of frothy goodness that had to be skimmed off the top while heating but it was super salty so had to be tossed. The ghee tastes unsalted regardless, but if I’d used only unsalted butter there would’ve been no waste.

[@Diniecita]

Check out Alaska Preppers channel. He has a how to make ghee video. Easy and stores well.

[@anthonywilson7304]

@@siry5164 put the butter in a pot, slowly melt it on a stove on a slow to medium heat. Once it starts to bubble it will start to create a foamy froth on top. Skim this off and discard until there is no more coming to the surface. Turn the heat off. You will be left with nice clear hot yellow butter. At the bottom of the liquid you will see the salty solid. You don't want this either. You are just after the clear stuff. You will have to rack or pour the hot liquid butter, which is now ghee, into another pot or container. Be careful, it's still bloody hot. Don't let the solid stuff out on the bottom. You might have to spoon what's left of any clear stuff or just toss the salty solids. Good luck, it's that easy.

[@Gorgutzdaboss]

Animal fat is better than oils that is for sure. You can also make suet by rendering beef kidney fat that you can get from your local butcher. It result in a near tasteless fat for cooking. Also lard is pretty cheap.

[@krodkrod8132]

I just finished a 20 year food supply for my family of 4. I put it all in Mylar bags and air tight totes. It took me a solid week to make a 1 year supply. I had intended to make just a couple years worth, but i just kept going. I bought everything in bulk off amazon and at costco. Mine is not as diverse but its just for basic survival food. Nothing fancy but it covers the minimally required sustenance to live. I also have a food forest to supplement that grows about 10,000 pounds of food a year. Fruits, nuts, and berries.

[@floydjohnson4915]

For those who live in small homes without a lot of closet or pantry space, you can turn some furniture into extra space. I see free furniture on craigslist like tall dressers, armories and file cabinets. These can be turned into useful storage for emergency supplies. Free is a great price to start your organization.

[@jamiejohnson8176]

I put food under all our beds

[@carrowxhex6891]

Square buckets stack better/higher. Smaller buckets 2lb-4lb are easier to rotate if you’re older or want to save your back.

[@MKahn84]

If you have cats, buy some of your cat litter in those square buckets. The lid seals well enough if the food you put in them is in bags. They stack very well and have comfortable handles. Cat litter is clean clay - when you empty the bucket, rinse it and dry it and you have a good storage bucket. Tidy Cats comes in both 27 pound buckets (the whole lid comes off) and 35 pound buckets (the lid is hinged once opened). Again, they're designed to stack well, they have square corners, and the handles are bigger and more comfortable than those on any of the 5-gallon buckets I've seen.

[@cottagerose6012]

I’m 60 and have problems lifting the buckets so I use Vittle Vaults 60 pound containers because they stack on each other and I can access them without moving them.

[@TheNecropolis20]

We are at war with Cyber Hackers / Eurasia But we have always been at war with Corona Virus / East Asia

[@liamalepta8003]

I do roughly what you have done. But I did field testing and meal planning , as well as subsitution. I went for extended camping trips, living in a tent for over a month, i did this five times. The first month was vacation, but the four times, i went to work daily, living in a tent, ide drive to work every morning like normal, drive home like nornal but lived in a tent at a near city camp ground. From these excursions , i learned ground level how ti live ground zero, so to say, becoming climatized and tough in the surroundings, a part of prepping i feel is very important, how to get your head aroundliving very sparse and primitively, which will be good to know, even in a house. You learn tricks and skills , getting used to not having electricity or running water. Basically the skill set you need in bug out or bug in situation. Next was figuring out meal planning, I figured on three entree, a vegatable, a meat and a starch, i dont have any allergies or problems with foods, but this should be modified to ones diet. I used canned meats, vegis and fresh potatoes, rice or pastas. BUt i have refined all this...to make all heat and eat to conserve cooking fuel and time. I did variety, ham one dinner, beef the next, fish the thrid, chicken the 5th, all which can be found canned. No refridgerator was the baseline concept. I bought many one pot foods like Knorr rice sides which most needed only water to prepare or the pastas need milk which was powdered milk. I got a dutch oven for making one pot wonders camping, that is combining several canned foods, like beef, mixed vegetables and a beef gravy package, similar to a stew, making these afforded me dinner and lunch for work the next day, keeping rather warm in the dutch oven, risking food borne illness, i luckily never got sick, Subsisitution , this was the fun part, instead of using ground beef for ham,burger helper, i used several cans of roast beef, draining opff the gravy, it was great, i also used canned chicken, so i subsituted. It was food and it didnt taste all the bad, different than the ways i usewd these before, but wasnt bad. I had learned camp cook skills. I done all kinds of things with my dutch oven, pizza, fresh baked bread, made cookie loaf(used chocolate cookie dough and baked as a whoe loaf, i could write a book of the different things i did, which I should. I learend how to eat like a king out in the woods. I made thanksgiving dinner at camp, used turkey spam, bit salty but it was decent, with turkey gravy on it, it was just like any turkey dinner. i made all the ficxing since its all boxed, like the stovew top stuffing, you can get canned sweet yams , cranbewrry suace, all in summer at the grocery store. It cae out awesome, I invited my camp neighboors over, we all had thanksgiving dinner in July, when camping, they thought it was best camp dinner they ever had.coolest camp chow idea I added this so you guys get an idea of how to prep , you can have seasonal meals or variety instead of MREs or top ramen every day of your life in SHTF. But then after I did all this field study, research, i then proceeded to buy these food for prepping, in the quanities that could get me two years, giving me time to work my land and grow my own food sources, like chickens, rabbits, goats and vegetables. I can maintain these in a small area, but cant do large cattle. Im born in the city yet had to find a way to make renewable foods because i see this economic problem lasting longere than two years. I can eat canned foods, but i dont really like them much, another reason why i doctored them up with spices. Im not about just opening a can and call it grub, I have to make it like some fine dinnning experience.. Which why not, because you need to understand how much more comfortab;e you are when you know you have good food, a good meal whne shyte goes heywire like a war or huge depression, your emotons are in panic mode, you have a much better feeling of well being when you know that no matter how hard a day is, that you can have a good meal you can get through the toughest situations. I had a plan, my plan was to build an off grid cabin and live off grid and my extended camping trips tought me how to get my head around living entirely without the need of going to stores and society. There are so many more items you need than just food . Your whole lifestyle changes and living 1800s takes some practice. I have a firepit outside and cook on it. But in my off grid, i do have a srove, coffee maker, refridgerator, oven, shower, water heater, microwave oven, im all 12v solar and generator back up, propane powered. All this i had to do with no banks, no credit, I own it all straight out. It was all in a survival plan. You have to make a plan, you cant just start buying food , you have to go full enchaladas , you have to get solid to over come all thsi mental shyte, you can live on a bread and water but your emotional state will be jello. You cant just sit on your couch and brainstorm, you need to get real hands on experioence

[@AnneGoggansQHHT]

If you get beans, legumes, grains that can be sprouted, the nutrition is amplified. Grains are then fermented to further build nutrition. My grandmother always put a few bay leaves in with any grains or flour to prevent weevils.

[@ConnersWorld]

I go one step further on my buckets by removing the nutrition section from the packaging and inserting this into a clear shipping sleeve that is applied to the side of the bucket. This normally has the name of the product included or I add this nutrition section on the inside of the lid.

[@no_peace]

That's a great idea

[@josephrizk9850]

You have really been on it lately. Thank you for all these useful videos

[@CityPrepping]

You are so welcome!

[@BYOB561]

@@CityPrepping Yes thank you for real man. I hope more people watch your videos. I believe the more people that are prepped the less panic we have. A prepped community is a peaceful community.

[@Utah_Mike]

I have switched to the one gallon Mylar bags as there is only two in the house now. Smaller storage Helps with rotating. Slow and steady wins the race every time.

[@ShooterMedic1818]

what do you put the bags in?

[@Utah_Mike]

@@ShooterMedic1818 plastic totes. I label & date the bags, then label & date the tote. Much easier to open a 4lb bag of rice then to open a 5 gallon bucket. I might use a total of 20lbs of rice a year.

[@SWPG]

check your buckets, i made a video showing food buckets crack !

[@MrKgBizzle]

So smart to tell everyone how to do it so there are less people that will have to steal yours when SHTF and can be self reliant. Desperate people are dangerous. Make sure you have ammo and a firearm you are well acquainted with.

[@shirleywilliams2420]

Oh No!

[@byefelicia7003]

My food preps are preserved exactly how you did yours. It took me time to gain this knowledge and I wasted food along the way. This is a great video that will save people mistakes, time and money. It's difficult times for many so get what you can and build on it. I would suggest purchasing seeds as well if possible. If you do not have a place to grow food, purchase micro-green supplies and sprouting supplies. These are fast growing nutrient rich foods that may get you through. I'm a firm believer in redundancy and diversification. If you cannot purchase a lot of food at the moment, that's okay, just add a can of chili, soup or ravioli each time you grocery shop.

[@gordonreeder3451]

Awesome! And thanks for making the spreadsheet available. I would suggest a few additions: 1) Lentils and Cornmeal. 2) Soups, you can make sauces out of condensed cream of chicken, mushroom, potato, celery and tomato soups. Dinty Moore Beef stew can be poured over rice. 3) Dried potatoes. Right now I'm just trying to amass a 2 month food supply.

[@raquel5401]

I love your channel, so please don't take this the wrong way...120 pounds of sweetener - very modern notion - the average american only consumed 2 pounds of sugar/honey/syrup a year 100 years ago, it is our modern food production that has made us sugar junkies, and it is a CRAPPY fuel source, we have 1 large jar of honey for our entire household, we cut out sugar 4 years ago and haven't ever looked back (along with processed food) - the honey is for long term storage, we don't even use it now

[@maemccleary3283]

You could also use sugar to barter with if needed.

[@marshalepage5330]

Sugar adds calories to less grains. If you don't use sugar when rationing you will need to increase the calories of stored grains or you will not have enough calories to last a year.

[@louisiananana652]

I hate to admit it, but my prepping so far has been very basic. Just one comment re inventory spreadsheet online. It might be a good idea to print it out every once in a while in case we lose electricity indefinitely. I do realize that real preppers have back ups for this possibility. For those who are not as computer savvy as others, an old fashioned 3-ring binder with paper and dividers will work, I think.

[@AnonymousOneThree]

Just remember something if you’re buying dry beans: beans take a long time to cook, even if you can pre-soak them (there’s info out there that red kidney beans have toxins in them and need to be cooked, drained and cooked again to remove them, so maybe avoid) If you don’t have water to pre-soak AND to cook them in, and enough fuel, they’re worthless. If you’ve already invested in a boatload of dry beans, consider canning a good portion. It will cover the eventuality that fuel/water are low.

[@kdavis4910]

That's the misconception too. In the old days farmers or whomever dried beans because it also keeps them viable in addition to still being edible and yes, soaking does remove toxins. I know beans are eaten fresh in the south and tend to be dried then rehydrated over night before cooking in the northeast.

[@quakerlyster]

Lentils are a good choice as they take a shorter time to cook than other legumes.

[@williamdemaray8103]

I would not buy dry beans I would just buy canned beans we don't eat enough to store long term

[@jc.1191]

@@quakerlyster Second that. Same with split peas. Lentils I like more tho, so I have both.

[@cowboywoodard2569]

Start a fire outside and cook dah

[@victorreynolds2436]

The Amish store is excellent for many things.

[@oneperson5760]

On shelves, I've found that shelving units which have feet on the bottom, or posts which all the weight rests on will damage your flooring. It's better to get shelving units which have a flat bottom shelf to distribute the weight evenly and not on small points. This may not matter if you are putting your storage on a concrete floor, but if you have wood floors or live in a house with a wood subfloor, the heavy points of weight can damage even the subfloor. Pay attention to the rated weight load of shelving and don't exceed it.

[@danishbutter1847]

add slit tennis balls in the bottom leg stands and place shelf on top of some packaging Styrofoam as a mat foundation and weight absorption they use this all the time to pack heavy refrigerators and freezers and appliances.

[@noneofurbusiness6103]

One of the most complete videos I've seen on the subject in the past year ! Cheers from France !

[@campbell7128]

Thank you for this video, I live in South Africa and things are getting crazy with our electricity crisis and potential water crisis in CapeTown. I have started prepping thanks to you!

[@barnabychicken2202]

Thank you so much for all this content you’ve been putting out. The detail and the information in these videos I think are very valuable and it’s great that someone’s doing all these for people interested into prepping such as myself. Thank you

[@joedank3940]

Found your channel about a week ago, thank you for all the information you provide and Thank you for the time you put in to make these videos 🙏

[@judyluthy9724]

This is one of your best videos! I've watched it several times--it's saved on my watch later list. I refer back to it. Thank you for all you do!

[@trishthehomesteader9873]

I think this was the most delineated explaination you've done yet, Chris! Great job!👍💜

[@CcDecember-yq1nf]

I would suggest getting taco seasoning, white, brown, chicken, turkey gravies to add flavor to rice. As an example remember pinto beans can be eaten different ways such as whole try adding a table spoon of mayonnaise to a hot bowl of pinto beans, refried, or runny take your hot beans with juice in a fry pan and smash with a potato smasher! These beans are excellent as a side dish or on toastadas! Keep prayed up, Bible read up! Prepping up! Stay safe and God bless everyone!

[@davidpillet7505]

Probably one of the best videos out there for food storage. I really like the organization. I would definitely need to set something like this up, my memory is horrible.

[@ronndapagan]

Thank you for a very thoughtful and helpful video on what we should have in our food preps.

[@kindnessconnection6836]

That was absolutely wonderful. It's just the information we needed to help us. David and I are a little overwhelmed. Thanks again.🤗 keep the information flowing to all who need you.

[@truthlover4585]

I can tell you are really good at what you do. Has anyone ever commented that they feel overwhelmed by the amount and speed of information you present? I have started prepping, but When I watch your channel I feel hopeless, like I can’t do it. You have definitely brought an awareness to my life though.

[@plantlady5356]

What a fantastic video! Love the in depth storage advice, buckets, bags, tubs, etc. I’m about to seal up some sugar and rice in 5 gal buckets, but wanted to make sure I’m doing it right before I seal the bags. Thank you for all the resources on your website, so much hard work you’re providing for everyone! Bless you and your family ❤️

[@mrduckett4006]

Your last 3 videos have been helpful... Grateful for the work you do.

[@looking2gohigher]

Awesome video and extremely valuable. Thank you so much. I am fairly new to prepping. My husband and I are empty nesters so we converted our formal dining room into a prepping room.

[@CityPrepping]

Glad it was helpful!

[@wazowski6709]

Awesome video as always!! People sometimes forget the simple stuff, the advice you provide on cookbooks is awesome. I always buy cookbooks & how to manuals from thrift shops.

[@markc121070]

Thanks for the information. Your effort is greatly appreciated. Stay safe and all the best to you and your family for the new year.

[@chrismovac5274]

Nicely done. Very well put together and clearly explained. Good job.

[@lindseygreen7884]

Labels, spreadsheets, and qr codes. Fancy prepping. Im impressed.

[@Gorgutzdaboss]

Get yourself a nice pressure caner. Homemade jar can, can last you for years and by the content being already cook you don't really need to reheat the content before eating. Personally I cook some rice and empty one of my jar in the cooked rice to heat the content up. You can also make ready to eat full meal in your cans, ie a stew with potatoes. It's a pretty limitless way to preserve food and it's dead simple. All you need is the caner, mason jar and lids. The lids are the only thing that you can't really reuse, but still I guess you could get away reusing them, but I don't want to mess with it really... Keep prepping dude!

[@carolynsteele5116]

Very helpful to demonstrate exactly how to put up the food. Your videos are always good.

[@cherrydagger8271]

thank you, this is very helpful and i appreciate the information that you've shared here. i just subscribed because you just saved me years of trying to learn all of this on my own.

[@katsimms8750]

Just a thought. My daughter and I went on a vegan diet for a few months. This is where I learned how to use beans, and chick peas. We learned how to make: meatless meatloaf, burgers and tacos.. I made my favorite meals substituting meat with beans. We also learned to use tofu. Just learning a vegan diet taught us how to cook nutritional protein rich meals without a drop of anything animal. I hope this helps someone.

[@CrystalBrightz]

CP, this is my fave prepping YT channel. Your practical, level-headed approach and learning from your own experiences is why I'm here. Thanks for everything.

[@CityPrepping]

I appreciate that!

[@fabienneroure9995]

@@CityPrepping Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. It is very appreciated and so helpful! Take care and God bless!

[@avanellehansen4525]

Yes. Practical advice without fear mongering or Apocalyptic warnings

[@carolewebster6433]

Thank you so much for making this so simple and accessible. It is a wee bit overwhelming.

[@chuckaule6292]

man, I feel like if I took all your advice I'd basically be ready for anything. Such a wealth of information and consolidated nicely. I appreciate this channel, although I don't think I could be as dedicated at prepping. Its great your putting this info out there for people.

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

When you buy fruit in cans in its juices you can drink the juice or add some in scones or cakes. It's great to save vegetable fluids too for soups, etc.

[@shirleywilliams2420]

Learning, very helpful.

[@heartofdixieprepping4797]

@@shirleywilliams2420 I love learning new tips and getting new ideas. I don't look at things the same as I did before prepper life😁 in all seriousness, I've learned a lot an am more careful on over cooking. I try to cook enough but not over what won't be eaten later. My kids will eat most leftovers well but sometimes it's not something that saves well. So extra rice goes to our dogs with their dog food. But just trying to be careful with not wasting and trying to think how I can use things with or for something else. So drain those veggies from the can and put them in the freezer. Great stock for soups. If it came down to no water we'd drink it. Real fruit juice is awesome. I've added it to cakes. Especially pineapple and peach. Keep prepping and share tips or suggestions. We all love them. I should have had water barrels by now and ready. We've had 8 or so inches of rain during the storm overnight and today. Have a great Sunday.

[@starveil101]

Another great point about building reserves is for those of us with food allergies (I'm off gluten because of celiac disease)! It would be naive of me to think that church pantries or The Red Coss could provide special dietary needs for short-term food hand-outs, like after a storm... longer than that, forget it! 😬 I'm in Texas, so definitely need to step-up my game and grateful to find these great examples online recently! 👍

[@SuperWhatapain]

Right!!!!

[@ShooterMedic1818]

Im the same. What do you store for food?

[@starveil101]

@@ShooterMedic1818 Great question! Honestly, just starting out, but I've adapted the recommended list to be GF-friendly, specifically regarding the grains. I was only diagnosed this past September, so I have slowly been replacing things. Rice is a staple item, and then for expensive GF items, such as pasta, etc., I just buy one extra as needed at each grocery trip to avoid the high bill! There are plenty of GF canned goods, but read the label..if it's processed in a facility with wheat, then it's best to avoid (made that mistake with Walmart's frozen veggies, but Aldi's still seems safe). Dry corn kernel is a good one to keep, also consider other seeds such as quinoa, chia, amaranth, and oats are good if tolerable (GF version). I also have some potato flakes and instant corn flour on hand...easy to make and filling, especially if you have kids. I'll bet someone out there has a blog post on this that's better than me in the comment section lol, but I haven't sought that out yet. 😊 One last note: My nutritionist said that companies have to pay for the "special" GF label, but something can still be GF without the certification, as long as it isn't processed alongside wheat, barely, malt, etc., or doesn't include gluten made additives. Awesome if you already knew that, but just wanted to share what I learned so you're not paying for the GF label unless absolutely necessary, like the pasta.

[@phyrewillow6463]

Buckwheat is also a gf grain that stores well and makes good flour for breads and baking.

[@starveil101]

@@phyrewillow6463 haven't bought that one yet but definitely want to! Glad it works out for bread making too. I started getting into making sourdough starters and bread before all this change, lol. At least I had the chance to indulge in the yummiest bread at the time 😃. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@FrCharlesButler]

Thanks for the great content and resources, brother. You are one of the few I never miss.

[@butchpalmer1860]

Excellent video and a huge help as we are just being our serious food storage. You sir are truly a Godsend. Thanks.

[@thenubalicious]

I wish I could freeze dry and dehydrate food to store. I'm disabled and can't afford the tools I need. This is a very good video , thank you. Also add some molasses to your sweets, you can make brown sugar by mixing it with plain sugar, and it's a tasty seasoning, too.

[@shirleywilliams2420]

Thanks. I didn't know that.

[@thenubalicious]

@@shirleywilliams2420 It saves a lot of space too. Add 1 tablespoon to a cup of sugar for light brown sugar and 2 tablespoons to a cup of sugar for dark brown sugar. Very handy.

[@tamarapeer7605]

for dehydrating, I started out using my oven.. Some things all you need is the oven light on to dehydrate.. other things you set your oven on the lowest temp you can and put food items on parchment paper. Put a metal lid to prop open your oven door a bit to vent moisture out.. just keep an eye on everything.. it is a huge learning curve.. also you can use window screens to dehydrate things out in the sun or just to air dry in the house.. Herbs are best if Air dried..

[@toddcrossoutdoorsurvivalsk7456]

As always, I thoroughly enjoy your videos. I use to never store food or have a survival kit until I got stranded for 3 days in a Wyoming winter storm. I NOW have a complete survival kit in my car and a 1 year supply of food in my pantry. A HUGE thank you to you for giving me this valuable information that has helped me and my family.

[@roxannecoyne2744]

This is the video I've always been waiting for! THANK YOU!!!

[@jessicarodriguez4146]

Thank you so much for all your tips and for sharing. It is truly appreciated. It could be a bit overwhelming sometimes and this video make things more easier. God bless you.

[@passionateherbs8183]

I love how detailed you are! Great video! Thank you!!

[@CityPrepping]

You are so welcome!

[@dalesternitzky2431]

"I've been hunting it I've been hunting it for a long time The apocalypse Armageddon The end of days You can't kill damnation It just won't die like a man dies" Dr Samuel Loomis Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

[@jmaatgreen7894]

This is such a helpful video, thank you. You're right each family does have to make their system work for them. We bought traditional food, until we realized it's too carb heavy, requires a lot of water, and canned goods have a ton of salt. We've focused on low salt, pop top cans for our 6 month pantry. Our workaround has been supplementing with preps from other cultures, if only to diversify our meal options. We've also worked on healing supplies (herbs, medical kits), back up heat and power, used berkey filters to make a filtration system, installed a security/protection system and finally bought the freeze dryer. With 4 generations in our family we had to make it easier for our very fit elders and little ones to carry food without the water weight in an emergency. If we have to shelter in place, everyone in the house should be able to access and use the food if something happens to the able adults.

[@SIP612]

Cooking: buy/make broth. You can't cook everything with broth, but it can help you preserve your water reserve.

[@bonniejoyce4782]

Thank you and first time watching this and love the loving and how to store food .. great job and how to servive in hard times coming . Be aware and stay strong and awake for sign of strange things around you . Prayers and hugs

[@LegacyFarmandFiber]

Protip: buy WHOLE spices. Example: Cumin seed, not ground cumin. Whole peppercorns, not ground pepper. The flavor doesn't start going bad until they're ground up. You can store them for YEARS.

[@Sunshine_AK]

Great tip!

[@yomamaso1657]

Learn something new every day Thanks Godbless

[@Diniecita]

Also consider growing herbs you love. There is something you can grow everywhere.

[@jonathanhyde5547]

Agreed. Though I had ground spices that kept most of their flavour even after 7 years. They were kept fully dry

[@nrob450]

Keep in mind that anything other than plain salt will tip you off to neighbors that you have food. Cook during the night on low heat using a Sterno can under a to court crock of beans rice flour (half cup each) and water to fill. Cover the half a jar can of Sterno after 2 hours and leave in oven that you pre-ensircled with foil the rest of the night. My morning it will be barely warm which is when you add your spices and began to eat, when there is no steam to carry the smells to neighbors or passerbys.

[@jeffreyvb1]

Make sure that you have a compensatory amount of cooking fuel/sources for one years worth of food.

[@MaxVax-dh7rh]

Won´t be a Problem. No need for dangeres stuff like Propane in Masses 1: Even if you do not have Forests around. Most homes are made of wood and half the Stupid people will be dead in 6 Month. So take there Places apart. And burn them. 2: Start making your fuel after the Major chaos starts. Like the Inuit in the north. They Burn fat. Planty of Fat people will lay around 2-3 weeks after there Pharma Shit (Medicine) goes out. I Know disgusting, but it is a source. 🤣😈 3: there will be so much electronic stuff everywhere. Washing machines/ Mixers/ any Motor. Learn how the chance the Wiring so it produces electricity. So many ways to make things turn. Wind, Water, a Human Hostage in a big Hamster Wheel 🤭. Get creative 😉🤪

[@littleoldlady4154]

I cannot afford the propane. I have a truck with an outlet. So I got a hot water machine to plug into the truck. For that, I have a decent stockpile of just add hot water food and beverages. I also bought a pellet style camping stove with extra pellets. I got a mess kit to go with it. I can open cheap canned meals and heat them up if I need. There is also 2 buildings which have indoor kitchens with appliances. I use the kitchen at my house everyday. Or I can go to the other building with a kitchen and cook from there. There is also a fire pit with cooking grate and plenty of firewood where I can cook as well. There is no need for propane as it could get impossible to get more propane.

[@mrsaros1584]

I just wanted to say THANK YOU so much for this video. I'm new to prepping, just starting and you have provided soooo much more information than the videos Ive seen so far. It's a bit overwhelming knowing where to start but your video was very informative and helpful for someone like me. Definitely subscribed.

[@michellepelton6973]

Thank you for this very helpful information. I so appreciate your organization!!

[@louiseschneider8103]

Thank you. Love your intelligent, organized approach. I filled my first 10 five gallon buckets last week. I only used 1 2000 cc oxygen absorber per bucket as that was what I found online. The bags shrunk up so I guess its working. I don't have a ton of space on my house so most storage is under the stairs in the basement and some in the garage (i have a wall thermometer). Most summers are not that hot here. Last year the warmest it got in the garage was 75. Ill have to take my chances!

[@thestraycat907]

Single person here. I have freeze dried food as well as cans. I dont usually eat canned foods, but I still think its important to have. I write the expiration year on the top of the cans. Every year I take out the cans that have expired the previous year and put it in my pantry to use. I then restock those with new cans. During the next year I will slowly make my way thru the expired cans since they are still good to go.

[@Helios601]

But cans last way longer than expiry date

[@connierodenburg129]

City Prepper, you are amazing and generous individual! Your videos are vey much appreciated!!! Thank You!

[@fionacampbell3378]

Thank you for the tips, especially the spread sheet, I found that really helpful to organize my preps. Believe me, it gets out of control after a while and you need some way to track what you got on hand. God Bless.

[@aidacadena]

wow!! had to watch again since there is so much information! no wasted words! thanks so much for all the work you put into this. JUST EFFFING AWESOME!

[@avanellehansen4525]

University level instructions that can be understood by kindergarten preppers!

[@rosaestrada41]

It’s hard for me since I don’t eat most of these foods. No can, beans, rice , corn. These are good for someone that can eat anything without getting sick. Thank you for your video. I’m writing a list of foods I can eat and started a vegetable garden. .

[@phyrewillow6463]

Learn various methods for preserving the food you grow, and learn to save seeds. Check out dehydrating, freeze drying, canning, fermenting, smoking and curing. If you can’t rely on easily stored staples, I suggest learning how to store the foods you can eat. Freeze drying in particular is the best for reliable storage and nutrition(retains 97% of original nutrition).

[@rosaestrada41]

@@phyrewillow6463 thank you

[@Diniecita]

Are you grain free? You can learn to can veggies from the garden.

[@rosaestrada41]

@@Diniecita yes I am grain free since they cause inflammation in the body and they convert to high fructose sugar in the blood. I’m learning how to store veggies. Thanks.

[@busybunnyhomestead]

This was super helpful! lately every time I see on one of the prepper channels someone asking how long peoples food storage will last them, I find it very stressful bc I just don’t know. I have what seems like a lot of food to me, but now it’s easy to see that really it’s no where near enough especially for multiple people.

[@christisking1193]

You are the most organized prepper I have ever seen! Awesome work!

[@CityPrepping]

Wow, thanks!

[@r1273m]

A really useful video and comments. We have been doing this for over 50 years as did our parents before us. Not only do we stock food items however but other necessities such as soap, towels, socks, underwear, jeans etc etc. Not being wealthy we just buy items when on special offer as we can.

[@jacobknecht444]

Many modern vacuum sealers have attachments to vacuum seal the air out of a mason jar and then you won't need a oxygen absorber and I have tested this on many different items and it works very well especially for spices and garden seeds Etc Also about the caning, an old adage I heard was "Eat what you can and can what you can't."

[@weekendatbernies2265]

Excellent concise and answered questions others missed like oxy absorbers and effectiveness. And the spread sheet rocks. Thank thank you

[@jennysroad]

My mind is blown by the hair straightener. This is one of the many reasons I love this channel.

[@skapunkoialternativeliving6522]

When you stock up on food I tell people don't hold take your time and do it simply and when you go to the stores ..don't give the impression that y'all buying stuff to stock up..

[@louisev1503]

I agree. I live in a small village (UK) but have houses around me. As such, I buy just a few extra bits and pieces each time I go to the shop. Any neighbours that see me unload the car will think I am just doing a normal weekly shop.

[@hayjay1130]

@@louisev1503 nice to hear someone in the U.K... it’s seems the Americans are so much more on board than the brits 🙂

[@bigtony4829]

@@hayjay1130 Im in the UK ...We are everywhere bit like a bad smell we linger in the shadows and are hard to get rid off

[@sunnydavies3990]

@@hayjay1130 checking in from London too

[@hayjay1130]

@@sunnydavies3990 we really are emerging from the wood work lol how do you guys prep? Are you bulk buying and sealing rice and flour etc or stocking up enough for a few weeks etc??

[@saramanning3868]

As a means to stay afloat during the pandemic a local restaurant supply store opened up their warehouse to the general public. We scored 25lb bags of flour and sugar, gallon containers of oil and bulk spices for a fraction of the retail price. Not the best approach for long term storage like this but it was a great way for us to keep our grocery trips down and flex our bread baking muscles!

[@shirleywilliams2420]

Doesn't sound to goodnight.

[@lordbeeg1]

A great basic tutorial. Definitely mylar in totes and buckets are a great way to go

[@MH-Tesla]

This was really helpful. You did a great job.

[@Brad-99]

Wow country lemonade !!!!! A must have !

[@Diniecita]

Why bother? I can make lemonade from plants I grow. (Not lemons!) and that stuff is full of junk.

[@creatureselfie]

I'm a simple man. City prepping makes a new video and I click the like button.

[@tashasmith1743]

Wow!! Really organized here! Great video!

[@valor101arise]

thankyou for sharing all your hard work with us folks, really appreciate it.

[@anchorageprepper9008]

Excellent video and explanations! It’s amazing to see how much food it actually takes to support 1 adult. I’m greatful to see you touched on on the caloric burn for an adult versus someone being sedentary most of the day. One thing we have to take into consideration in the colder climates is the increase in caloric burn just to stay warm when outside. Couple this with strenuous work and an adult can easily burn 4000+ calories during a winter day. Well done! 👍👍

[@Diniecita]

I thought about that as well.

[@LSFprepper]

1:12 I just ordered that impact sealer earlier this week and is coming in a few days. At a previous job I got tons of excess mylar material and now I can start making my own bags!

[@avanellehansen4525]

Would space blankets from dollar store work to make bags?

[@dg6570]

​@@avanellehansen4525please be advised that cheap dollar store mylar type blankets are too thin to properly store food items in as they are not air proof. They also tear easily. It is better to use at least a 5 mil thickness mylar for food storage; emergency blankets are rated as less than 3 mil. Hope this helps.

[@robindrake6556]

Now I am OVERWHELMED! You are so organized. I am a new wanna be prepper...I will just keep working on it.

[@mkerr5562]

Excellent job! Very well put together!

[@kristinec212]

For our oil we went with ghee since it lasts so long

[@CrystalBrightz]

Dumb question: How does ghee taste? I wanna buy some, but I'm afraid I'll hate it.

[@brmicmatthews8398]

I like coconut oil as well for storage. Canola is actually not bad for storage either, and you can get a lot for cheap.

[@brmicmatthews8398]

@@CrystalBrightz not quite like regular butter but you get a hint of that butter taste. Best way I can describe it is a less potent/pungent butter.

[@CrystalBrightz]

@@brmicmatthews8398 Okay, that helps. Thanks.

[@CrystalBrightz]

@@brmicmatthews8398 We have those oils. I don't use them for most everyday cooking because I'm watching my family's weight, but in a scenario where we need the extra fat and calories, absolutely. Coconut oil is absolutely excellent for skin and hair, though.

[@braeutchen41]

You better keep a notebook w your bin numbers....1 emp and we won't be communicating w our cell phones.....great video 😃

[@davidharkins5345]

Thank you for all your videos. I have learned so much from them.