Food bank IS a food shelter. 🤙 fortunately we are here to help. Appreciated content. Here in B.C. We seem to have only two seasons - flood and fire. It's good to help.

Awesome video.

It is a super idea to make one's own survival buckets. Comments on yours: the oatmeal is great for breakfast, but I would add raisens (iron and natural sweetness) and walnuts (great Omegas and protein) versus peanuts. So maybe half as many peanuts (for main meals) and half that many walnuts (for breakfasts). Also for breakfasts, 1 tablespoon of powdered milk per breakfast, to be mixed with 4 oz water for the oatmeal. I also add cinnamon to my oatmeal; cinnamon lowers blood pressure and has a feel-good component. Crisco: not at all a healthy fat; I would sub a jar of coconut oil (which is solid at room temp). The sardines are stellar, but there needs to be an additional source of protein -- for one month I would buy a large can of dehydrated beef chunks. With the bullion cubes and some cornstarch to make gravy, the hot beef and gravy could be eaten on rice or mixed with beans to make chili. For the sake of flavour, I would include in each bucket: cinnamon, chili powder, red pepper flakes, salt (of course), and any other spices you like to cook with. These take up very little room and can be tucked in around other packets. You didn't mention beverages; I'm a tea drinker so I would include 30 tea bags. Coffee drinkers could add those single serve packets of Folgers. Finally, if there's room in the bucket I would add some powdered eggs to change up breakfast occasionally, and a packet of dried fruit such as apricots or apples. The dried fruit can be reconsituted with a little boiling water and add some cnnamon, or just eaten as is. You hit on an important point when you said that although you survived, you were not very happy psychologically. Food plays a huge role in our overall comfort, so it's worth adding "mouth-happy" items like the spices and drinks and fruit. Also a good thing to have in your bug-out stash is a book on edible greens and roots in your area; greens are important in one's diet. Even in winter, one can dig cattail roots and possibly find wild wintergreen berries and other goodies. BTW, you are a good-looking guy! Just had to note that ;-) Good luck with your channel going forward!

Such a great idea to have a months worth of preps handy and ready to go in one bucket! I’d add a survival straw or two 😊 Thanks! From Far North Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺

I'm a single older female living in Australia. I have been dehydrating cooked chicken and frozen mixed veggies. When done I divide into meal size pop in mylar bags with a packet of either chicken noodle soup mix or French onion soup mix then seal up with a oxygen absorber. I also dehydrate slices citrus and bag up in small portions, same as eggs dehydrated and powdered up. I also dehydrate cooked ground beef unflavored so can add whatever flavourings I feel like. Dehydrated coleslaw rehydrates really good with just water. The above takes up little room in small mylar bags and breaks up food boredom. Quick rice and pasta is also great to have if water is an issue or you don't want to waste time cooking from scratch.

I am a prepper because I love life and I do not want to be away from the things I love. I am a total believer in food, shelter, energy, and transportation secure. I am also a proponent of make your own, grow your own. In Canada I moved to New Brunswick I moved here because property and taxes are cheap. I purchased a 5000 sq. ft. home with 7 bedrooms and 5 acres of land for $72,000 . That may sound huge for a prepper but I believe that when the flood gates open that thousands will be searching and that in this I may be able to help out a few, with the house offering a refuge while they build a cabin on the land. Parallel Society is here and now, soon our world will be reduced small communities doing commerce together.

Thanks for the video ❤ Extras: lentils, honey, dried herbs, spices, other seasonings, other nicer nuts, peanut butter, more soup mixes for flavouring, multivitamins, dried fruits like raisins, sultanas, currants, dried milk powder, drink/beverage sachets, ghee, coconut oil, couscous, flour for bread (campfire), banana chips, ... enjoy the endless possibilities.

Great video. Far better off with a home-made bucket since you can tailor to the foods you like, in addition to saving lots of money. A few suggestions: Condensed milk was actually invented as a military ration and that little can probably has half your caloric needs for a day. I would include a P38 can opener as redundancy for any other food you may store at your location. Everything I store gets matches or a Bic lighter.

Great video...keep in mind that the body loves fasting. I do and the first time I did I went 30 days no problem. The first week was challenging but the rest of the time flew. Regarding food, only 1 meal is necessary in the early evening, plus if you should fast, it is important to gradually return to normal eating habits.

That might be a great idea for sorting out your preps to see how much you have and how long you will last. Make a bucket for each person in your family, fill it full of preps (enough for a month), tip it out and then refill another month, etc. That way you'll know exactly how long it will last. Brilliant idea brother, I'm so glad that I watched this.

I would check out Appalachian Trail mix instead of buying pre made mixes , also look into salt curing meats and dehydrating vegetables -- I have almost a years worth stored away with no need of refrigeration.

Cool vid, I enjoyed seeing a different approach from mine. My buckets are divided--rice in one, beans in another, etc. More like the deep pantry than for only survival. That does help me rotate through them, though. For buckets like yours I'd throw in a bottle of soy sauce and some plain sugar. Sugar plus salt in water makes a very basic rehydrating fluid if you get sick, which is always possible (Murphy's Law) in a survival situation. Also sugar + soy sauce + peanuts + rice ( and red pepper and powdered ginger) at least doesn't taste like straight peanuts. In the states you can get free food grade buckets with good lids at some bakeries if you ask.

I would add a second bucket. This could include soap, paper plates, and some eating/cooking utensils. As well as a first aid kit to include some vitamins and a variety of medications. Lastly, if room allows, some fire starter tools. I personally would include water purification tablets and a top-quality water filter. As mentioned above, I agree some spices should help and a simple deck of cards.

My latest find was a reasonable variety of inexpensive soup mix selection at the bulk barn, I use these as flavoring in a lot of things. Do not forget the things you consider fun in life ie: candy, weed, alcohol. these will soften the journey

I like the idea of making soup with the beans, I would personally pick up the foil packs of Chicken. They have a pretty good shelf life and they would be a great addition to the soups with bullion cubes. And some salt and pepper, maybe some garlic flavor. Just a thought. Great cash video!!

I always planted a garden.. was leaving the surplus at the end of my driveway for the neighborhood.. COVID-19 hit I got furloughed ,tilled up a 1/3 acre and planted a large garden. Started canning tomatoes peppers, strawberries, paw paw, beans onions , garlic , squash etc.. I must have canned 400 quarts of tomato sauce. I'm learning just how productive a small garden can be.. I'll never go hungry .

Awesome video, thanks! During the summer we are always at risk of forest fires here, so I had a bucket packed but it was hard to really plan it. Personally, I would throw in a bottle of multivitamins and some dehydrated veggies for more minerals. Got myself a dehydrator now, and just buy frozen vegetables on sale and throw them in.... Super easy and cheap. Also working on making dehydrated vegetable powder to add to everything. Oh, I would probably also add a package of powdered milk. Thanks again, keep up the good work!

Something to think about if your bugging out its under stress. Its a good idea to have healthy fats lard or beef tallow. Variety of Nuts you like. Pure maple syrup dried raisins & chia seeds are good to add to oatmeal. Keep seasonings basic sea salt, pepper, garlic. Coconut aminos or soy sauce for rice. Dehydrated veggies. Dehydrated eggs stored in mylar bags with oxygen absorber. Canned meats are easy to heat up and canned beans. A multivitamin is good to keep up your health and vitamin c emergen c packs & raw honey. Its always best to make your own kits based on foods you like. Easy to pre make mixes for skillet cornbread or pancakes.

Terrific sense o of humor plus amazing skills and a beautiful outlook with truths. Bless and thank you.

Great video. I prep for various reasons from most likely to happen to maybe least. In the Midwest of USA, weather can impact regular life easily and quickly but under normal rule of law situations we might be inconvenienced for a few days. The one that I am always adding and adapting for is civil unrest because that can cause shelves to become empty, dangerous to be out in public, and overwhelm the first responders and hospitals and possibly affect the grid and communications. In that situation, we are, for the most part, on our own until order is restored....if it is.

I think one thing a lot of preppers sort of overlook especially when first starting out is the ultimate purpose of their stockpile. Bug out food stores are a totally different beast than at home stores are because weight & space are vital to one & not such a big deal to the other. While I have some buckets & totes ready for a grab & go situation the vast majority of my food preps are for use at home. In terms of long term, not rotating or using it, stores I have buckets of white rice & beans, a few overpriced survival meal buckets, & a number of #10 cans of freeze-dried meats & a few veggies. I have a lot of powdered things like milk, eggs, butter, sour cream, cheeses, maple sugar, honey, etc. Buckets of salt, sugar, wheat, oatmeal, & pasta. We don't use that stuff. It's strictly there for an emergency. Everything else is stuff we eat on a regular basis, but I have a lot of it & we rotate & replace it as it's used. We only stockpile what we eat & really it takes little to keep 12 cans of diced tomatoes rather than 2 or 24 rolls of toilet paper rather than 4. When our state finally decided to encourage people to stay home during Covid my husband called home from work all stressed out asking what he needed to pick up on the way home. It was a great feeling to be able to tell him "Nothing just gas up the truck & come home." We made it through the insanity of the pandemic without ever having to go to a store for anything other than to refill a prescription & the only time we dipped into our long-term storage stuff was to open one container of powdered milk. Covid was a wakeup call for a lot of people & for me it was a test run that showed me a lot of things I had right & a few things I needed to add to my preps like keeping more canned & dehydrated fruits on hand. We didn't need it to survive but quickly discovered that in a stressful situation something to snack on is a huge moral boost. I like your one man/one month bucket idea a lot. I'd suggest stuffing a few Ziploc bags in there & maybe some seasonings even if it's nothing but salt & pepper. Bland food is just depressing & while most herbs & spices will lose their potency over time, they don't go bad if stored properly. For my bug out food containers I cut up a mylar bag to make little spice packets & shoved them into the voids between items because while it's all about surviving I see no reason to be miserable doing it if I can help it. 😁

Good vid. Be careful when quoting calories when beans are involved. Many companies quote on the label the “dry” amount of calories. The SPC servings per container calorie count is the number we need to look for. Beans blow up 3x and rice blows up 2x. Rice and beans take up about 75 cups per 5 gal. So rice would be 150 cups cooked and beans would be around 225 cups cooked.

Thanks for the great video, I was thinking about lard, but now you have me thinking about crisco. On the subject of canned fish in water or oil. You see the tuna or other fish in water a lot, I watched another you tube channel talk about making sure you get it in oil (not water) because it is the Oil that will sustain you in an emergency when you may need the calories to hike out or do work. He also added tumeric to the fish to make a pasta dish if I remember. Thanks for your time, and sharing your thoughts on the subject Roger

As you mentioned around 16:59 now you know you can "Tweak it". Fine tune it to your needs.

The Aesops fable about the ant and the grasshopper is a lesson on wisdom not paranoia.

Not bad. I'd have to have a few other items primarily flour for making bannock. Freezedried is crazy high but a dehydrator is an easy way to preserve food. I also have a ton of animal traps so spices are a big deal to make them more palatable. I also have thermal weapon scopes that can get deer and other animals in a pinch very easy. I'd say to also pack some candy you like for comfort food and Coffee!! In the end, food will be everyone's downfall. Oh one more thing, about toilet paper, we went thru the same shortage here in Florida and I bought 2 Clear Rear bidets for each toilet. If you run it for a full minute, your butt is clean and no TP is needed at all. Shorter run time and just one wipe to mainly dry. Many hikers also use hiker bidets that fit on they're Smart Water bottle or similar plastic bottle and they work very well for limiting how much TP you have to carry. Hang in there pal.

Appreciate the nuggets and video. I may need a small back pak to carry (as not to heavy) and throw in smoked salmon or another fish, powdered energy drink paks, dried mushrooms, mini mixed fruit&nut paks and maybe tofu -- oh yeah small paks of dry pet food (animal can carry in pet tactical jacket). Overall, will be putting together a monthly survival kit using your suggestions b/c being prepared is the best approach. Thanks

I have buckets packed with 2 years supply for 2 people . Sprouting seeds . It just didnt click for years . You wonder how to get a good supply of veggies when you prep for your family . Sprouting seeds are great . Most are ready to eat in 5 days and so much more nutrients than growing a garden . I ate 2 meals a day of sprouts for over 2 years to help me figure out how much we would need for daily meals . It ended up I could put more than a 2 year supply for 2 people in a 5 gallon bucket . That is some easy storage for a lot of food . We have 3 5 gallon buckets of sprouting seeds .

Diabetics...have carbs like the beans and rice, but pack dehydrated or freeze dried meats and veggies in your bucket as well. It might be more pricey but your body needs them.

Just saw your bucket video. Hey my family originated North of the border. Started down in US as potato farmers. I love Canada. Climbed frozen Waterfalls there with ice axes & crampons. Most amazing adventure of my life time.

I suggest a bottle of Ovaltine. It has an incredible amount of vitamins incorporated, and is also a morale booster to have a sweet treat.

Good video, not sensational but logical. One tip about storing certain foods: nuts and brown rice will turn rancid after only about 6 months, so plan to rotate within your food bucket. Thanks for presenting. New sub.

Excellent video. One of more down to earth, how to videos ive seen on this subject. Thanks.

Great idea! Get your fish packed in oil -- more calories & healthy fat. Also consider canned cod liver: incredible nutrition & immune boosting vitamins! Throw in a small pack of multivitamins 😄

Good test. During WW2 when there were meat shortages, Lentils became the main protein source, I make Lentils & Rice and can have a meal of that everyday for a month with 4lbs Lentils + 4lbs Long Grain Rice. To make a single serving of Lentils & Rice, presoak 1/4 cup Lentils for 3 hours, put drained Lentils in pot + 1/4 cup Rice + salt + 10oz water, boil 8 minutes, put on low for 20 minutes, mostly carbs & protein. I eat one pound of Walnuts a week as my major snack food & fat source, calorie dense @ 3000 per pound, shelf stable, no cook, 65% fat + 14% carbs + 14% protein - 7% soluble fiber. I also plan on Hoe Cakes which is 2 parts Corn Meal + 1 part Self Rising Flour + Salt + enough water to create a batter, fry like pancakes, the wheat gluten in the flour is the binder for the corn meal so no eggs are needed. Plus I also like Peanut Butter. So, Peanut Butter + Hoe Cakes + Walnuts, + Lentils & Rice are my emergency food. Crisco is not OK, Trans Fat (hydrogenated oil) clogs arteries in cumulative fashion, will eventually kill you, same thing with Skippy & Jif Peanut Butter (Trans Fat).

Hello, beautiful Ontario, Canada!

Ghee would be more tasty than crisco, it is shelf stable.

New subscriber! Thanks for your channel, from one prepsurvivor to another 👍

Thanks for posting, I'm sure many will benefit. My buckets are filled with very similar ingredients, However; I am baffled you're endorsing and evangelizing Hydrogenated fats/Crisco which are essentially poison to the body. I will adjust to incorporate Coconut oil as a fat source which serves the same purpose but is actually healthful. I use tuna packets and canned/packet chicken as protein- Instant mashed potatoes, Beans, Rice, have bullion, dehydrated onion, Garlic salt.

Thank-you very much Lilly

I would add a few packs of bag soup to it, it will give you different taste options to your pasta and rice ( tomato,mushroom cream etc.)or just a nice soup in the evening to warm you up.

Hot sauce is a must!

I think this is a great idea. If more families did this (and maintained the practice) even if the SHTF scenario never arrives, it would still work out to their benefit every once in a while. Ice storms, long term blackouts, pandemics, inventory delays - it isn't as far fetched as most people think, and as everyone found out recently. Good work.

Excellent idea! Im gonna make one or two. Id put in: True Lime packets- 32 for $5.59- 0 sugar, 1gm carb, 25% of daily Vit C (u wouldnt catch me in bush w/ scurvy), Hurst Beans Hambeens 15 bean dry cajun soup (seasoning pkt incl)- low fat, high protien, $1 per serv.(could add a lime pkt & a few dried tomatos), Super Greens Pasta, Garbanzo bean pasta(chickpea pasta) - more protien, fiber, iron than white or whole wheat pasta. Honey sticks- 100/$20 for energy, antiox ,flavoring, & even for 1st aid as topical for cuts/burns w/ natural anti-bac qualities. Canned fish, yep. Lastly dried or dehydrated mulberry leaves for tea (too many health bennies to list), exta light weight to pack too . Maybe some dehydrated teriyaki beef jerky. Oh, maybe some Funions or cheese puffs for hellofit.😆Ps - Dave, hows the schrooms doing?🍄

Bet there is still room for a handful of hard candies and a few tiny liquor bottles

Michigan here. Costco has a large bag of chocolate chips that I have in my kit. Great for a sweet treat or to add for oatmeal.

I saw that twinkle in your eye when you said something could easily happen to the road😂😂😂

Interesting video thanks for sharing looks like a pretty legit bucket! If u have the room some honey and cinnamon great on oatmeal! I wanna build a bucket now may change a little but that seems very affordable!!!

This is the first time I see you're channel,,I'm glad to hear others think realistically,,we need to be prepared. I have been trying to go off grid myself and will continue until I'm able to do so.. thank you for your time 😊

I did something similar with rice, dried beans, ramen, powdered eggs, and some cooking oil. Coconut oil or olive oil might be an alternative to the crisco and would be healthier but crisco has a lot of utility.

Was there an expiration date on any of the items? The sardines would be the biggest question. You might add some honey and dried fruit. I think I would throw in some Zip Lock bags to reseal open items. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

If there was any room for some dried fruit...dried fruit can make a nice topping for oatmeal or as a small snack for ones mental health. Other than that, I agree with your choices. They obviously worked!

Green raisens, Wallnut with armond mix is a good way to keep the mouth running, some chewing gum and some sweets (bakery made)

In Feb ill b completely OGG GRID as of now electric is only thing left. I use savings toward principal of my mortgage. I recycle n burn n woodburner n compost all refuse. That saves me $180 year w no garbage gill and $750, w no water bill. N w/o electric bill save $1200 year. Planting 2 of each Dwarf apple trees , pears, plums, cherries, grapes n blackberries. Wana get few egg layer chickens n a milk goat grow a garden n so on. PRAY

Yes, I enjoyed the video ❤

It’s nice to see a sensible prepper channel I’ll be watching.

This is beyond a recession. I think the only reason it isn't called a depression is the manipulation being done with the numbers. A depression these days wouldn't look like the depression from the 30's because of technology, social safety nets and the governments willingness to keep printing money since it isn't backed by gold.

Great Video!

I also when i work in case of lay offs i save 10 percent of what i make and i don't keep it in the bank i need to put my hands on it immediately in case of emergencies i dont want to haggle with a bank when things go south about my money

I think you had a good test but now that you've tested your prep I'd like to give you an idea or two to maybe make it better like adding some dried fruits plus maybe add some dried meat jerky also think of adding a once a week comfort food I also like putting gamma seal lid on my bucket so it can easily be resealed I've always kinda looked at what the old trappers of the 30s and 40s took to camp with them for the winter trapping season but they usually were able to add meat to their diets just trying to help also think about adding spices they are light and easily packed to make things more palatable

I make MREs and put them in a 6-gal bucket. One MRE is for one day everything you need. So, I made 30, and they fight tight in a 6-gal bucket.

Awesome idea dude

Replace the shortening with lard for a real protein boost and a superior food item

On the same page my dude i have pancake mix in my survival bucket pancake peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are the best 👍

Nice

Ron Foster prepper fiction and non fiction author here, was going to offer you some free paperbacks of my works but you dont have an email adress anywhere, fix that maybe? i am old school prepper been out here a long time

Good video

NFW that is 30 days food for a man on survival. Not personal opinion . Try to total all the calories of all the foods even the Crisco if you think you would eat a tub of that. Take the total caloric sum of all your foods and divide them by thirty . That will give you a daily calories all eaten in one shot a day.

Good idea but man....1200 cal per day? Especially in some emergency situation it you are in a cal deficit. An average 200-pound man burns roughly 2,669 calories a day to maintain a sedentary lifestyle, according to Baylor College of Medicine. I would also have suggested peanut butter instead of just peanuts. You get more fat and calories plus it's easier to digest

If it is ever feasible dehydrator for nutrition. Th food becomes light weight and you get all the vitamins and minerals from your food. Also vacuumed sealer. If it is affordable. Many hands make light work. Support your friends ❤😊

Would be really good to know how much water in (gallons) it would take for all that for a month.

Oh watching this I felt so.sorry for you so bland diet. I would have added dried cranberries rasins and dark chocolate bars just for treats so it would feel like you weren't just surviving but living. Thank you for the video

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An ideal I would like to try. I know you can jar meat. I'm wondering if I could package meat in vacuum mylar bags. Mainly for flavor when cooking other foods

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Rice, beans and pasta are cheap! Get them now!

Oatmeal is great with seasoned ground beef.

How did you use the crisco with pasta rice and oatmeal? I normally think of it for frying. Did you just melt and pour it on your meals? How this makes sense thanks in advance

I had bought 2 years supply dehydrated food from JIM BAKKER MINISTRIES the beef stroganoff was orgasmic. I ate it all during covid lockdown. All gone now n want to get 2 more yrs worth but i cant do it.

Add in some hunting and fishing and you could probably survive off of that for two months and be healthy and happy.

Great vlog but im in England can you tell me what beans are in the soup mix? what the hell is crisco? Iv seen a lot of people prep's but i don't know what it is. thans

8 billion Chinese cannot be wrong, rice goes a long way!

I did the same thing.

Depression. It's beyond just a recession now.

I have one question. Why didn't you add jerky and dehydrated veggies?

Barley is lihht and is s stable bade to add yhings to make soup like wild meat

I have a question what do you do if you have a severe legume allergy (so no beans or peanuts)?

that intro is so long O.o :D

1 handful of cashews does the same for your brain as 2 antidepressants

Can you give an idea of the shelf life of that food?

Video starts at 09:16

Lard would be better than Crisco

Eat like there's NO TOMORROW......

Somehow prepping & preppers have become this fringe kind of crazy tin foil hat wearing culture when all throughout history it was just a way of life & a matter of survival. I don't understand the mindset of our society today. SHTF will be really bad for lots of Americans. I try to convince friends & family to prep but no one ever does :(

Actual bucket at 8:37

I’ve got a few buckets one regular and on with gluten free for my wife is gluten free not by choice Awesome video! SUBSCRIBED

I put 4-5 zip-lock bags in, to store the opened food packets so they don’t go all over the place. Hard lollies. Multivitamin. Good coffee. Home dehydrated orange/lemon slices. Dried onion, garlic, mushrooms. All cheap, all lightweight. LouiseAustralia 🦘

great video