Long Term Food Storage 101

How we stored over 400,000 calories to last up to 25 years

[@anthonykirkpatrick5770]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, whose got Andy for their zombie apocalypse dream team

[@genenoud9048]

I'll take Roy Harrell, or Paul Harrell

[@westfarnsworth9651]

Me

[@jcpuros8354]

LOL, great comment

[@patrickmoore8428]

What a waste of a lot of good food that will be stored for 12 years and then dumped. Maybe Andy will feed it to the Chickens and Goats.

[@Price1861]

Andy is the real life “Tallahassee” from Zombiand

[@avoidthenoid62]

SALT! Didn't see salt in there. But you will 100% want salt.

[@bakman52]

Not just salt but pepper and all kinds of herbs. Plain rice gets boring real quick and with all of that flower it's hard to make bread without salt

[@andrejka_talking_out_loud]

@@bakman52 he has pepper and cajun spice yet I don't think he mentioned salt

[@gregorymatre]

Not if you are on a salt free diet

[@MichaelW-vj6wx]

Iodine salt.

[@justinmills8084]

I totally agree salt is a must so many things you can do with it.

[@johnpope4464]

Your not alone on the trust part

[@Just_A_Simple_Country_Boy]

Here in Australia in 2019 we had wild fires that impacted our ability to access shops . 2020 we then had our state locked down and supplies were few and far between . Having multiple supplies on hand is not just for looney preppeers . Keep up the good work .

[@Jackofalltradesmastersofnone]

Put your barrels on pallets or something like that. It will help keep the bottom from rotting and get water in it.

[@andyslittlehomestead6705]

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[@rondierckens6618]

You an your family rock Andy.. I'm glad your still making videos 🎉

[@Locke023]

Fake account. Not same name, don't donate

[@chrisrichards2350]

❤ print out recipes and put them with the bags in the barrel. Cause your phone wont work when the world goes poop.

[@GreatWhiteSquid]

Best channel on ALL of KZbin!!!!!

[@delbertfarnsworth6684]

Totally agree just wish they were a little longer

[@TinManKustoms]

In reality this is a good idea for everyone to do cause at some point everyone falls on hard times and can't afford to pay for food, bills or housing costs. This would be like a buffer until things turn around. Keep up the great videos Andy

[@tammyw4233]

Instant potatoes would be good to add to your stash. Salt, baking soda too.

[@Chillituber]

Yes pancakes!

[@johnmark6718]

Just had a hurricane here in south Texas. Would be a good investment cause people panic-buy everything all the stores when they get a scare like that.

[@johnchamberlin4791]

Love the verses at the end of each video sir! Thanks, and keep the videos coming! We love watching you guys!

[@tammyclark4618]

I was all for it for you. You got the dry goods, you got the bags and you had the good intentions and then you got the oxygen absorbers and then you totally messed it up with them. Once you open the packet it starts immediately, so you need to squish the air out fast and seal it. Your assembly line of the smaller bags, well, let's just say by the time you sealed it, the oxygen absorbers done did their job and that bag has air in it. That's a one bag at a time deal and there's no way around that. Very time consuming, labor intensive and frustrating. Next time with the smaller bags, one bag at a time. 🤗 Here's another tip when you do open one and use it, especially the bigger bags if you cut it open as close to the seal as you can get, you can reuse that bag. Just gotta make sure it's clean and dry.

[@heathmichaelhomestead4462]

Amen brother government is not to be trusted. Keep on keeping on 🎉❤

[@deant876]

I have some of the pre-packaged "survival food". Enough for about a month for my girlfriend and I. And like you, I am not a preper. But with as unreliable the utilities are down here in the Detroit area, it's peace of mind. my girlfriend asked why I bought it, we lost power a week later, see!!!!

[@rojoe3455]

Definitely deserves more subscribers. Hope these stories keep going for as long as the good lord allows.

[@jackdawg4579]

I'll give you a tip, if you are storing large amounts of rice, store a few bottles of soy sauce. It will at least make boiled white rice palatable when you are eating it for the 100th day straight.

[@davidcaulk6921]

We love yinz too, and God bless you for being an inspiration to us all! Thank you for continuing to share your lives with us.

[@robertberry1033]

Good job Andy, keep on doing what you do, love seeing you and your family doing what a lot of us should be doing.

[@kennethsonier1766]

Good afternoon from Cape Cod ⚓ I'm with you Andy, I don't trust any government anywhere. Makes perfect sense to me to stockpile some dry goods, and like you said once in awhile open up a barrel and eat it. A family activity enjoyed by all, maybe 😂 keep up the great work and God bless you all ✌️🇺🇲

[@austinkrol9997]

Glad I just refreshed KZbin 😁

[@Onslaught1776]

I love your videos. I get to learn things I didn't know I wanted to know and get some smiles along the way. Thank you!

[@nulifier47]

Love the Dave Ramsey reference! Love the videos!

[@AC-pr9vr]

Seal up the bags with the hair straightener. Perfect! That's why I love this guy. Rugged individualist. Makes do with what he has on hand. Answers all around us if we're lookin.

[@Wil_Liam1]

The idea behind buying in bulk is to break the bulk down into say weekly sized packages so that when one opens a package they only have a weeks worth of beans,or rice,or whatever and none goes to waste due to a lack of refrigeration or proper storage... Smaller bags inside of larger bags stored inside of sealed ; 5 gallon buckets,10,20,55 gallon drums make it easiest and safest to only break out what a family,or community can prepare and consume in a safe time frame without spoilage or wastage... One needs enough put away to support their family plus many more mouths(in their community) long enough to get through to planting and growing season and until harvest,butchering time... Never place all of your beans in a single bag or drum simply because failure of one to seal properly could costs your family and friends all of that product... And the more moisture absorbers used in each step the better ... Bury it below the frost line in an always dry location and it'll last almost indefinitely... The same thing with your bunker and freedom seed,pew pows,spare expendables,etc,...

[@TheChuckools]

Andy these are the fun videos I like to watch. You and Carlos talking friendly smack back and forth. Boy that’s love

[@RS_AFKing]

A hair dryer with a 2 Liter bottle cap end cut off and taped to the back with a straw taped to the cap end and Inserted into the bag is a great MacGyver “Vacuum” that you can use to evacuate the air out of a package before sealing it.

[@codyerickson1310]

I've always had some dry food storage, at least 3 weeks worth.

[@nicholasdaniels8954]

Saw the comment on salt. That's not a bad idea. But I live in SLC so I guess I can always make salt happen. But that's not the point of my comment, my comment has to do with your video content. I've come to realize that my favorite videos are your "tutorials". You know, the How To's. You know a lot of shit and I like feeling like I've learned something. The first video I saw of yours was about tools. The ones you like, why you like them, and which ones you spend money on and those you just buy on the cheap. Not sure if this comment is helpful to building your channel but I think more people need to think like you. I wish you the best, Andy. And if you're even in SLC I always have a guestroom with your name on it. Keep up the good work!

[@benpersinger4600]

Great vid. I grew up with a bunch of real peppers as well as way off grid. It was a full on lifestyle. There was always an eminent end of the world of some sort that we were preparing for. I don’t subscribe to all those beliefs at this point but never a bad idea to have some backup. Worst case in a disaster you have plenty to tide you over.

[@timdusterhoft723]

Thank you your on the right track and people do like that type of content. Next water purification. Made a root celler/bunker.

[@jeremysmith8529]

Salt is a must for a ton of different things...

[@johnnunn8688]

Like clearing roads………..

[@Wil_Liam1]

Yanno Andy,that Hector seems to be kinda worth keeping around after all,and appears to be helping out round the old ponderosa there... 🤔 Maybe ya should keep her on for awhile longer,room and board wages of course,and see if she blooms into a flower some day... 😁 😆 🤣 Ps,love ya Carlos !!! ❤

[@joshuamaynard9291]

Love the channel been wat hing for a long time since you lived in a little camper making the log cabin

[@xrunnerking]

Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. Everyone thought having a few extra packs of toilet paper was insane until a few years ago when you couldn't find it! Appreciate the video yall!

[@alysiachristensen5475]

You guys did great!!! Good job!!!

[@markhorrell9213]

Store it in a cellar to keep it at a steady temp will help too...plus yr salted meat. Toilet paper n dog food n soap are also good to keep handy for "future" needs

[@wadesheets1794]

Loved the video 😊, the Getting to see a Family Life, was great. You and your wife joking with each other was awesome 😂❤

[@joshuamaynard9291]

Good to see you n your family hope yall had a great 4th of july

[@jasons6307]

great video!

[@dougford5259]

I would add that you could have left the products in original packaging, then into the mylar. Double sealed. Double protected. And as someone else said- SALT. You may want to get a whole barrel of just salt. Oh, and you are no crazier than the rest of us. Or so says all the different voices in my head.

[@williamc4364]

For things like canned meat, shelf store it if you use it. Meaning if you would eat Spam or canned corned beef keep a dozen cans and replace it as you use it. You will at least have enough for short term use if the power goes out for a week or two.

[@nikolauschiorgno5884]

Going to look in to doing this on a smaller scale

[@peterbogdan9176]

I recently found a directory like a phone book from 1886 there were so many dry goods sellers and wagon makers in I was amazed. I to have some dry food storage just in case.

[@justmyopinion5234]

Totally agree and same

[@rocky129rodes]

Crazy like a fox! Very good!

[@granthowze3023]

When anyone sees my collection of guns and ammo they ask me what I'm worried about. My reply is always "I ain't worried about nothing" 😅 I laughed when you basically said the same thing.

[@albertamcknight9882]

I know you bought this for emergency backup, but remember to put dates on stuff and rotate stock often. That way it doesn’t spoil before you use it all.

[@Shield.148]

We MUST be prepared in this current society!

[@christinastewart9830]

Andy and Carlos make one amazing team! Y'all kill me!Hope yer feelin better Carlos.😂 Still prayin for ya. 🙏🏼❤️ Glad y'all got yer stuff prepared, and into the barrel. I think the barrel was an excellent buy! Youre right. That is gonna be one heavy barrel to move around! 😳 Eh! Ya got yer tractor, so it's all good! 🙂👍 Love your videos and glad you're still makin' 'em for us all. God bless.😊❤

[@skeeet5758]

Things I would definitely have in bulk salt pepper herbs canned foods sugar you can buy those vacuum sealers that work really good for a canning jar and its battery-operated once it sucks it down there's no air in it and then I've even seen people put up meat and canning jars that would last for 2 or 3 years. And you know I think at times the word you could barter with goods chewing tobacco smoking tobacco and alcohol are going to be the top three. I just say this tobacco is King it don't matter where you're at. When you can stuff you know. It can last up to 5 years I've seen it last longer than that but it turns to mush. Instead of green beans or pickles it's mush. If it stays good then it don't turn the vinegar. I think another good thing to have is seeds for a garden and some potting soil and a way to get those seeds started like a 4-foot fluorescent light or you know maybe a couple more that way you can get a good start around January that way you know you could do early crops and lake crops and they even have winter crops in certain areas. I say have plenty of seeds stuff you like to eat to grow a garden. Back in the day you could get like a hundred pack of 1 lb sacks of all the seeds that would grow in a garden that makes sense. Barter items are worth more than money. I remember the old timers used to tell me that homemade chewing tobacco was worth more than gold. It could get them things that money couldn't buy today times you've got to have a permit to grow tobacco but back in the day you didn't I think you need some tobacco seeds and maybe grow some tobacco and hang it just keep you up 55-gallon drum full of some loose leaf tobacco. And maybe even learn how to make some chewing tobacco out of it... If you've ever watched somebody that really knows how to can food. Screw down the lid put it in the pressure cooker and once that they get that seal they take the screw part off of the lid and the lid just stays on. That's how they save money. Some people don't like to do that because they can bump it and it break the seal but that's the way the old-timers save money when they can their food. And some people even had a vacuum sealer you can see it now you can buy them cheap you just take dry goods like herbs or tobacco or anything like that and you can put that cap on it suck all the air out stick it somewhere dark and you're good to go for a while especially tobacco and stuff like that you put one of those dry packs in what it does it keeps the moisture out. Keep it from sweating on the inside

[@the_wandering_brute]

“Literally none of them.”❤❤❤

[@Wil_Liam1]

One also needs to procure and store away barter items such as hand tools,lighters,fuels,all seasons clothings,seeds,FOOTWEAR,plumbing supplies,solar equipment,seeds,old school tractors aka pre computer equipment,spare parts,water pumps and parts,tires,seeds,bulk oils,cleaners,soaps,ammo,electrical supplies,seeds,etc.. And also seeds,as in heritage type seeds,not the store bought engineered packet seeds which will not reproduce the next year, have a short shelf life, and often don't produce even 50% of whats planted...

[@user-ex7xs3oc8r]

You guys are so great! I thank you for the knowledge and the opportunity to watch your videos on how you continue to grow. Love you all! God Bless!

[@dougmcghee2699]

Excellent job Andy !!! Doing the same brother.

[@melodeeplath8002]

Great vid! You can Never be too prepared ❤

[@markbelcher2972]

Love your content. Really aggravated that, despite the fact that I’m subscribed, your vids never show up in my Recommended list on KZbin via Roku. On my iPhone’s KZbin app, I see your notifications, which is the ONLY way I know you’ve uploaded something new. Anyway, cool vid, and I hope I can force YT to somehow feed me your content in my TV (whose nearly sole use is KZbin via Roku).

[@markbelcher2972]

P.S. Always great to see Carlos in your content, and I always smile over her name (so unique for a lady).

[@AY-vc5dg]

He uploads every Monday now.

[@paulfreudenberg165]

Prepper Andy's little homestead x

[@Joe_Dirt82]

On the spam n such.... rotate stock as time/money allows. I have a stash of tuna n spam. They get some time on em ill use em n go buy some more to replace.

[@joshuawagner1697]

I read that as long term food SHORTAGE 5 times before catching it. Oi vae!😂

[@MitchellFarley-wy7nj]

Very cool Andy. Well done!

[@j.collingallagher7030]

Grits for the win

[@skeeet5758]

I think it's always good to have some extra stuff. I think a lot of times you know people do get a little extreme but you know if something did happen to where you couldn't get out to get groceries or whatever just like you know if you don't have no money you can always barter if somebody don't want money they want to trade. Andy have you ever tried any of those ready heat meals like the mountaintop meals and stuff like that hey those things hurt your stomach if you get those Patriot meals like in the bucket you're talking about they hurt your stomach just like an MRE. I don't know if you've even ever tried one but they said to drink plenty of water you can't drink enough water you get plugged up you can't poop. I think if you're going to do stuff like put meals up and stuff like the Patriot deals just get the box meals and get you a root cellar. I would be pretty modest just you know try to keep everything on its date that you're going to use if you do have some extra stuff that you want to put up just like you're doing rice flour canned stuff and even then that won't last more than four or five years you know so a lot of people get stockpiles. You could basically feed a army. If you got the extra money it never hurts to have more than you need but I say stock up on tobacco rice beans flour cooking oil alcohol bottles of alcohol or good barter items bags of tobacco chewing tobacco and I think can products are better than dry storage on some things if you wanted to put up some meals you know you could get you a freezer bag or a vacuum bag and seal it all up and sit out probably 30 or 60 days worth of meals that you could just keep once a year eat that up you know 30 or 60 days worth of supplies as far as meals go and you guys got farm animals that you can slaughter.

[@mckinneytravis86]

This is what I need to do.

[@jwa6789]

Dry white rice Can last up to two years at room temperature, but only about six months for brown rice. To make it last longer, you can store it in a cool, dry place in an airtight container, away from strong-smelling foods like onions and garlic. You can also refrigerate or freeze it to increase its shelf life. Vacuum sealing can also make dry rice last up to two years.

[@jeffpeters1014]

The Civil Defense shelters also had water, water purification tablets and the all important rolls of to. Don’t get caught short 😉

[@floydferguson5366]

Great video!

[@bills_privateers8453]

Andy you mentioned fats and protein please look up pemmican if Prepared properly and kept in a cool.Dry place can last up to 25 years

[@colinwientjens1871]

🤣🤣🤣 I was thinking that. When I do this sort of thing I put the drum on a pallet before I fill it. Better chance of moving it if it’s a tractor job 🤪

[@johnc1593]

Prepared, peace of mind. 👍🏽

[@codywrites]

Andy!!!

[@jakkomoore]

Check out Freeze Dried Wholesale, pricey, but not salted garbage in buckets. Eat your emergency food before you make it your emergency food stores.

[@ryanpetty2537]

Wish say that more often!! Lol😂

[@ryanpetty2537]

And your sleeping outside!! Lol

[@bakman52]

I probably have enough put up at least three or four months of supplies and have watched tons of these kinds of videos of people doing what you're doing now but without exception it seems every one of them except me has forgotten a big part of food storage. At least a 100 pounds of food for each of your forever fur babbies and best lookouts and alarm system. Keep in mind you can't stuff your own face without guilt when your little dog is drooling all over your leg watching you eat

[@user-dm2ht1ew6f]

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[@michaelgildersleeve5330]

Anything that benefits you and your family is not a crazy prepper idea

[@alucarder]

Great video

[@user-yp9pc3rh6k]

Hey Andy: Maybe "prepper", maybe not. Common sense? Absolutely! A century, maybe a century and a half ago, if you did not "put up" foods, you would not make it through the winter. Steve in Alba

[@TheOutsideofficial]

More content Andy!!!! And also you ain't crazy packing some supplies away for a rainy day bro all the smart people do..... Including myself mate it's not about prepping for some apocalypse even tho that may well happen it's more for earthquakes, tornadoes,severe weather or even drought it's a good way to invest in the future as a back up to normal issues that happen all the time.....zombies or a nuclear war are just worse case scenarios most of the time it will just be bad weather or a pandemic of some sort

[@donnelson4928]

Good to see you

[@williamc4364]

I think I would leave anything in the original bag that would fit inside the mylar bag.

[@cliffpalermo]

This is f*xlin nuts except the comment about coffee.... Spot on!

[@skeeet5758]

I wish I had the picture to prove to you what they actually showed me. They had a spot were they had put up tobacco and had been storing it up. And they said that tobacco was better after it was off of the plant for about you know 5.6 years they just had quite a bit put up. This was my papa's dad telling me this. And when he told me he said I know like I sound like I'm BS but let me tell you what tobacco did for us when I was a kid. They had about 6 or 7 wagon that were together like a train but with wheels. And they had to put in a pretty good spot you know I wouldn't tell you exactly what they did or how they did it it's not like a huge deal but it was something they had put up and they going to trusted me to look at it. It was a legal crop tobacco no big deal. But he said with the tobacco that they had put up and then after all the bad times had kind of blown over they had about a truckload. Play still had about a truckload left on one of the wagons the wagons were you know dilapidated they had started to ride apart but they had a picture. they have clothes homemade clothes shoes homemade they had homemade pig fuel they would take pig fat and cook it down and make gas and they would use that tobacco to trade for everything they needed the only thing that they couldn't make with sugar but they did like to grow sugar cane and make them molasses as a sweetener. They said that they could grow coffee but it wasn't as good as coffee that they could buy they could trade tobacco for coffee. They would take and make their own electricity too they would use two mules that would just go around in circles. That would charge batteries so they can use what they needed when they didn't have power. Now that was before you know batteries and stuff like that which you know they wouldn't spend no money on stuff like that.

[@maxinemadero9650]

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[@reflector36]

Jan 2020 i was loading up with rice beans and coffee before prices or availability became an issue, it helps to give international news the sniff test and use a bit of common sense (but i trust the media less than the govt) to think ahead. I still have rice and beans from that time and im still not worried.

[@ZACHAFARI]

Id do it!

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Love the video!😊

[@farmernledell]

Ahhh man ya spilled the beans! Coffee is as good as $ !

[@daleh645]

I was a Boy Scout…Be Prepared…was our motto. 🇺🇸😎✌🏼

[@ChrisJEllis]

Make a cellar. Good for that and garden veggies. I know you are in sand. I grew up in northern Wisconsin. Same kinda dirt. IDK. Put a shipping container in the ground.

[@JohnBryant-qc5zg]

I get hungry I’m headed to your place!:)

[@j.collingallagher7030]

Best Jokes!

[@jcpuros8354]

"I don't have a reason to worry," goes with the idea of "I can sleep through a storm" meaning you have prepared well enough that a storm poses little threat. Also, there is a difference between Prepping and being prepared. I don't prep, I prepare to sleep through the strom.

[@UncleScot]

It helps in case of lost of a job

[@hosscaddy]

If you have your wife sit on your face like she was sitting on that drum your guaranteed to never go hungry 😂😂😂😂

[@farmerned6]

Baked beans on buttered toast , is the food of the Gods and the next best thing - Englishmen!!!

[@ThyAnarchist87]

The government actually recommends storing back large amounts of food.

[@laurenk4161]

If I didn't hear, 'bloop' I wouldn't trust the process . 😑😂😂

[@johnnunn8688]

To use an old expression, ‘that’s a hill o’ beans’.

[@BoRoberts]

Hopefully you didnt put O2 absorber in your sugar. It will turn to a brick.