I've been making a "stash" in my garage

[Horse with no Name]

Canned goods, bottled water, peanut butter, etc.
You just never know.:shrug:
I came up with a good idea however. I am now saving the liquid laundry detergent bottles--they hold a goodly amount, and filling them up WITHOUT rinsing them out. There is always a little bit of soap at the bottom. I know somewhere down the line that if I ever actually do need my "stash", that soapy water will surely be a needed item as well.
Just thought I would pass this along if anyone else would be interested in doing it as well.

[SHRED]

1. Cool

:tinfoilhat:

What happens after that?

[Glorfindel]

2. Here in hurricane country, that's a given...

but your idea about the liquid soap is great. Never thought of it, but I'll start stashing them, too.

[greenbriar]

3. we have a huge stash in our basement

hubby even has gas masks

he isn't worried about terrorist he is worried about freepers

[MrMonk]

4. Good idea about the soap.

I actually have some uses for that idea now.

How long should I keep canned goods? I came across a box that I put aside a while back before I put in new cabinets. That's about 5 years ago. I've got some canned veg, some soup, and a half-dozen cans of tuna. Would that stuff still be safe to eat?

[in_cog_ni_to]

16. Here ya go!

:hi:



Most unopened shelf-stable food should be stored in a cool, dry and dark storage area. Before opening, shelf-stable foods should be safe unless the can or packaging has been damaged. After opening, store products in tightly closed containers.
The storage of many shelf-stable items at room temperature is a quality issue unless the product is contaminated (bugs in flour, for example).
Some foods must be refrigerated after opening, such as tuna or chili.

Baby food jars & cans Unopened Open refrigerated Open on shelf
Fruits & vegetables 2 months after date 2-3 days
Meats & eggs 2 months after date 1 day
Cereal, dry mixes Use-by date 2 months
Formula Use-by date 1-2 days
Baking ingredients Unopened Open refrigerated Open on shelf
Baking powder 6 months 3 months
Baking soda 18 months 6 months
Biscuit or pancake mix 15 months use-by date
Cake, brownie and bread mixes 12-18 months use-by date
Cornmeal, regular degerminated 6-12 months 12 months
stone ground or blue 1 month 2-3 months
Cornstarch 18 months 18 months
Flour, white 6-12 months 6-8 months
Flour, whole wheat 1 month 6-8 months
Frosting, canned 10 months 1 week
Frosting mixes 12 months 3 months
Beans, dried 12 months 12 months
Canned goods, low acid 2-5 years 3-4 days
(such as meat, poultry, fish, gravy, stew, soups, beans, carrots, corn, pasta, peas, potatoes, spinach)
Canned goods, high acid 12-18 months 5-7 days
(such as juices, fruit, pickles, sauerbraut, tomato, soup, and foods in vinegar-based sauce)
Cereal, ready-to-eat 6-12 months 3 months
Cereal, cook-before-eat 12 months 6-12 months
Chocolate 18-24 months 1 year
Chocolate syrup 2 years 6 months
Cocoa and cocoa mixes indefinitely 1 year
Coffee Unopened Open refrigerated Open on shelf
Whole beans, non-vacuum bag 1-3 weeks 3-4 months frozen
Ground, in cans 2 years 2 weeks
Instant, jars and tins 12 months 2-3 months
Condiments Unopened Open refrigerated Open on shelf
Barbecue sauce, bottled 12 months 4 months 1 month
Catsup, tomato; cocktail sauce or chili sauce 12 months 6 months 1 month
Chutney 12 months 1-2 months
Horseradish, in jar 12 months 3-4 months
Mayonnaise, commercial 2-3 months 2 months
Mustard 12 months 1 year 1-2 months
Olives, black and green 12 -18 months 2 weeks
Pickles 12 months 1-2 months
Salad dressings, commercial, bottled 10-12 months 3 months
Salsa, picante and taco sauces 12 months 1 month
Cookies, packaged 2 months 8-12 months frozen 4 weeks
Crackers 8 months freeze or refrig. 3-4 months 1 month
Diet powder mixes 6 months 3 months
Extracts, vanilla, lemon, etc. 3 years 1 year
Fruits, dried 6 months 6 months
Garlic, chopped, commercial jars 18 months Refrigerate; use by date on jar
Gelatin, flavored 18 months reseal 4 months
Gelatin, unflavored 3 years reseal 4 months
Gravy, jars & cans 2-5 years 1-2 days
dry gravy mixes 2 years Mix entire packet
Herbs, dried 1-2 years Store in cool dark place 1 year.
Honey 12 months 12 months
Jams, jellies, preserves 12 months 6 months
Juice, boxes 4-6 months 8-12 days
Lentils, dried 12 months 12 months
Maple syrup, pure genuine 12 months 12 months
Marshmallows, marshmallow creme 2-4 months 1 month
Milk, canned evaporated 12 months 4-5 days
Molasses 12 months 6 months
Mushrooms, dried 6 months 3 months
Oils, olive or vegetable 6 months 4-6 months
walnut, macadamia, other nut oils 6 months 4 months
vegetable oil sprays 2 years 1 year
Nuts, jars or cans 12 months 4-6 months, Freeze 9-12 months
Pasta, dry, made without eggs 2 years 1 year
dry egg noodles 2 years 1-2 months
Peanut butter, commercial 6-9 months 2-3 months
Peas, dried split 12 months 12 months
Pectin Use by package date 1 mo.
Popcorn, dry kernels in jar 2 years 1 year
commercially popped in bags 2-3 months 1-2 weeks
Microwave packets 12 months 1-2 days popped
Potato chips 2 months 1-2 weeks
Potatoes, instant 6-12 months 6-12 months
Pudding mixes 12 months 3-4 months
Rice, white or wild 2 years 1 year
brown 1 year 6 months
flavored or herb mixes 6 months Use entire amt.
Sauce mixes, non dairy (spaghetti, taco, etc.) 2 years Use entire amt.
cream sauces with milk solids 1 year
Shortening, solid 8 months 3 months
Soda Unopened Open refrigerated Open on shelf
Diet sodas, bottles or cans 3 months after date 2-3 days
Regular sodas, bottles 3 months after date 2-3 days
Regular sodas, cans 9 months after date n.a.
Soup mixes 12 months Use entire amt.
Spices, whole 2-4 years sealed 1 year
ground 2-3 years sealed 1 year
Paprika, red pepper, chili powder 2 years Store in refrig.
Sugar, brown Sugar nevers spoils
Granulated Sugar nevers spoils
Confectioners 18 months
Sugar substitutes 2 years
Syrup, pancake, maple & other flavors 12 months 12 months
Tapioca 12 months 12 months
Tea, bags 18 months 12 months
Loose 2 years 6-12 months
Instant 3 years 6-12 months
Toaster pastries, fruit filled 6 months Keep foil packets sealed
non-fruit fillings 9 months
Tomatoes, sun dried, packed in oil 12 months 6-12 months
packed in cellophane 9 months 3-6 months
Vinegar 2 years 12 months
Yeast, dry, packets and jars Use-by date Refrigerate open jars
Water, bottled 1-2 years 3 months
Worcestershire sauce 1 year 1 year


http://www.pastrywiz.com/storage/drygoods.htm

[pitohui]

22. canned tuna lasts 20 years

they used to test for nuclear bomb shelters

canned tomato does not last as long, use it in a couple years

tuna and other fish is fine after 20 years

keep rotating your canned goods, always put the new at the back and take from the front

[RONSTOO]

5. you mean for when

everyone realizes were out of oil


and its head for the hills

[Nevernose]

7. Yes, actually

I have my primary, secondary, and tertiary fallback locations planned and everything.

Not that I'm a paranoid freak or anything :)

[Nevernose]

6. Water, 1st aid supplies, hand-crank radio/flashlight, knife, fishing kit,

A few other things, like an emergency chainsaw, high-test twine, rope, a good multitool. Partly this is out of pure paranoia (chances of an earthquake are slim), but its best to be prepared. I go camping a lot, and used to backpack, and the rope is from rockclimbing, so some of the stuff I had around anyways.

And don't forget bleach. Five gallons at fifty cents or a dollar a gallon, and you should have enough bleach to purify enough water for a small family for as much as a year (clear plastic sheeting is good for this as well). The bleach comes in handy anyway if you keep it next to the washing machine, and the sheeting comes in handy if you ever decide to paint a wall.

[RONSTOO]

8. ummm

plastic sheeting??? can you elaborate?

[karlrschneider]

12. I think he (she?) means using plastic to distill water. You can google it

I'm sure. It's probably a boy scout thing nowadays...welcome to DU!
:D

[Nevernose]

15. I DID learn about that in Boy Scouts

Alas, that was also twenty years ago...

[Nevernose]

17. Take a piece of clear plastic sheeting:

Post the corners on stakes in the ground, then put a rock in the center so the sheet forms an inverted cone that doesn't quite touch the ground.

Take your water collection utensil (cup, bucket, pot, bowl, whatever) and soak the ground under the sheet, then put the collector under the dip in the sheet. As the water evaporates, it condenses on the sheet and drips back down into the collector. Voila! Cryptosporidium free water.

[jim3775]

9. I took that subject line to mean something totally different:

[name not needed]

13. You too?

[MrMonk]

14. You might want to set aside plenty of that, too.

Good barter.

[niallmac]

20. but then you'll eat 5 days of supplies in one night/

[wli]

10. my medicine won't keep unless refrigerated

So I'm dead if the infrastructure goes down for the count anyway.

[uppityperson]

11. I have earthquake supplies stored, no soap

soap is a good idea. Pet food too.

[Walt Starr]

18. Camp food is excellent

Dehydrated and actually tastes very good these days.

Just make sure you have lots of bottled water...

[bonito]

19. You freak. lol.

But drop me a note I'll send you some quarts of ionic silver for your stash.

[solinvictus]

21. You forgot two more essentials..

SPAM and guns.

[dweller]

23. add a couple of bottles of potassium iodide (KI)

for good measure.
link to info and obtaining:
http://www.fda.gov/cder/drugprepare/kiprep.htm


dp

[Lars39]

24. Toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, emergency dental stuff

[pitohui]

25. peanut butter probably a very bad idea

look into aspergillus -- i've probably spelled it wrong

peanut butter kept for any length of time has it

you don't want cancer in a survival situation