Costco has Emergency food bucket

[birdie_poo]

It's about $109 for 42 days worth of food, all vegetarian.

It's freeze-dried. While I have lots of stuff, I haven't put anything up in quite a while. I was thinking of getting 1 or 2 of the buckets..what do you think? On the whole, each food item is cheaper in this busket than you could get it (even walmartski) anywhere else.

[turtlehead]

42 days for one person, or a family of four?
3 meals per day?

Assuming 3 meals per day, one person, that's 3*42=126 meals so less than $1 per meal. Freeze-dried foods have a half life, not an expiration date, so it sounds lke a good deal to me!

[mightybooboo]

I saw a previous thread about that,folks werent impressed though I dont remember exactly why.

BooBoo

[YoungOne]

I saw it and its for a family of four. rather stock up things I like to eat then the contents of that bucket. That would be hoarding to me since it would definately go to waste before I ate it (unles SHTF).

[WanderingOak]

Do you have a link on their website? I just did a search and only came up with the American Preparedness Emergency Backpack Kit Crew / 4 Person, 3-day. http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...v=&browse=&s=1

[birdie_poo]

It's not on the website, I looked, myself.

I think it was for a family of 4, by the way.

I have been thinking about it since it's suposed to have a really, really long shlef life...20 or 40 years, I think???

[electronrider]

There are issues with that kit, wish I could provide a link, but cannot remember which board I saw it on. Check out the caloric content, it is woefully low. Apparently you could make that kit yourself for considerably less.