Tag: storage

PREPPING TIPS: PREVENT MOLD IN YOUR FOOD STORAGE PRESERVES

Randolph Jason

PREPPING TIPS: PREVENT MOLD IN YOUR FOOD STORAGE PRESERVES by Mac Slavo for SHTFPlan Mold can slowly destroy your food supplies if you let it.  It’s a huge waste of both money and time, so it’s important to understand how to prevent it. Mold is a fungus that can be found both indoors and outdoors, in walls, and on everyday items. No one knows how many species of mold exist, but some professionals estimate that number ranges from tens of thousands to three hundred thousand and possibly more. Mold spores…

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Food Storage: The Basics

Randolph Jason

Food Storage: The Basics by Pete Thorsen for Survival Blog More and more people are seeing the common sense in having some stored food on hand in case of emergencies. Many of these people are not preppers but just want to have the peace of mind knowing they have some extra food on hand for “just in case.” The only problem for some is the question of “Where to start?” With food it is an easy start. Well, then again, maybe not so easy after all. If you decide to…

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Drinking Water Storage – How Long In Plastic Containers?

Randolph Jason

Drinking Water Storage – How Long In Plastic Containers? by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog A lot of people are apparently concerned about the (health) effects of plastic as it pertains to drinking water storage (‘bottles’, jugs, containers, barrels, etc.). I have spent time researching the general subject of various plastics versus their apparent safety for food and water. There is a-lot of opinion and passion about it. Having said that, I have come to my own conclusions about how to best deal with it. That is, the possibility…

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