May
17
2008
I noticed on Mountain House Web site that most of their #10 cans are out of stock.
#10 cans are the best bulk freeze dried food for survival as they last up to 25 years.
Here is what Mountain House web site said;
“We are sorry, due to increased sales, many of our #10 cans are currently out of stock .
Please look for our #10 cans to be available on one of our many on-line dealer websites.”
As mentioned in previous post Mountain House #10 cans are still available at Nitro Pak and other online retailers but the lead times have increased to 3-7 weeks.
Hopefully this is just temporary due to some panic buying and supply will be more easy to come by later. I also noticed freeze dried food price increase which are likely due to the same food price increases and food shortages reported widely in the news.
Where to get;
May
15
2008
Due to recent food price increases, orders for freeze dried food are taking longer to ship. Also some prices have increased.
It appears many people are ordering to avoid price increases since news of food prices rising started to appear.
Nitro Pak order lead times have increased to 3 - 7 weeks on some food reserve packages.
May
14
2008
One the online stores I have found to have the lowest prices on MRE cases is MREfoods.com
MREfoods has full MRE meals from A-pack, MRE Star, and Sopakco.
MREfoods is one of the few online retailers to offer free shipping to the continental US for MRE cases.
They also sell Mountain House freeze dried food pouches and 6 packs of #10 cans. They do not have special pricing for 3 month or one year supply packages.
According to their website;
“MREfoods.com is part of a non-profit organization that provides services to disabled individuals within our community. Net proceeds from our sales help fund the programs for these individuals with disabilities.”
They are located in Evansville, Indiana.
May
09
2008
How much space do you need to store an emergency food supply for a family of 4 that will last 3 months?
4′ high and 6′ long by 18″ wide.
It can easily be put along the wall of a storage room in any basement or utility room.
This is 204 Mountain House #10 cans of freeze dried food that are breakfast, lunch, and dinner for one person for a whole year.
Here is a picture;
Variety is important to any survival food strategy. So this “ulitimate” survival food pak has a selection of 19 different Mountain House freeze-dried entrees.
Facts and where to buy the “Ultimate Pak Food Reserve”;
- 204 #10 Cans Mountain House Freeze Dried Food
- 2440 calories per day
- 19 different entrees
- Free Shipping
- 120-Day ‘No-Risk’ Guarantee
- On Sale Now at Nitro Pak
May
06
2008
Mountain House is the commercial brand of Oregon Freeze Dry. On Mountain House’ website they have a good chart on how they freeze dry food and other facts about the freeze drying process.
Also a good reference is the “Introduction to Freeze-Drying Technology” on Freeze-Dry Foods website.
Freeze Dried Food Process Steps
- Fresh or cooked food is “flash frozen”
- The flash frozen food is then placed in a vacuum chamber
- 98% of the moisture is evaporated at temperatures as low as -50 degrees F
- The food is then sealed in oxygen proof packaging
Step 4 can also be done in a nitrogen environment that has no oxygen.
The benefit of a “nitro-packed” container is that inside the container there is the same pressure as outside. During storage the air in the room which contains oxygen is not fighting to get in the container (as is the case with vacuum sealed containers) since both the room air and nitrogen in the container are at the same pressure. For most regular vacuum packed food we buy at the supermarket, air getting into these properly sealed food packages is not an issue since we use them in a relatively short period. But vacuum sealed packages will slowly become pressurized from outside air over long periods, enough to ruin the contents.
Stored at room temperature with nitrogen and therefore no oxygen present, and 98% of the water removed, the freeze dried food will maintain freshness, color, and taste for up to 25 years or more without degrading.
Freeze-Dry foods’ website states;
“The dried product will be the same size and shape as the original frozen material and will be found to have excellent stability and convenient reconstitution when placed in water”. This means freeze dried foods will taste almost as good as fresh when you add water.
Where to get;
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