Many people have come to rely on emergency services from the government to help them out in cases of natural disasters. However, one only needs to look back into history a short while to see that help is not always on the way when you hope it is. Plus there's always a possibility that a larger catastrophe or emergency could happen and the government wouldn't be able to handle all of the requests for help. The other thing to consider is that most people have an obligation to help their friends, family, and neighbors to a certain extent because not everyone is able or capable of storing away extra food and other important items needed in an emergency. Let's go over some important …show more content…
However, it's important to constantly rotate your stored food, buying new freeze-dried meals, placing them in the back of the shelf and consuming the older food in front. Thus always maintaining a freshly purchased and long lasting supply of survival food.
Homemade Dehydrated Food Is Also Excellent Long-Lasting Survival Food
Many civilizations in the past have learned how to dehydrate their own food in order to go on long hunting expeditions or even fight wars in faraway lands while carrying their own food supply. Nowadays the average person can buy a food dehydrator and learn how to dehydrate their own food as well.
It is important to follow the instructions carefully to make sure that the food that you are going to rely on will be safe to eat after being stored for long period of time. For this reason, you should research online and possibly purchase several books on safely doing the process at home.
A person should also consider buying a vacuum packing machine to store the dehydrated food in the absence of air. This will considerably extend the storage time of any food and guarantee that no bacteria have survived the dehydration process or entered the package later as …show more content…
It's important to keep a minimum of at least 10 days worth of stored food for everyone in the household, but you should also be aware that most likely there will be one or two extra people to feed and some disasters can last up to a month before help arrives. There are plenty of articles to assist in your pursuit of food security that you can read online. This way you will be better able to protect your family and loved ones from catastrophes and