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Texan here! We THOUGHT we were prepared. We had enough food storage and water BUT we didnt take into account not having power for 6 days, being freezing cold with NO source of heat, no way to cook warm food, no way to boil water, etc. We had water and food but no way to use it. We learned you need a plan A B C and D. Also learned the importance of having comfort foods you usually do eat on a normal basis. Also AFTER the storm was over and electricity was back on, it was really hard to find staples - bread eggs milk and even gasoline. SO important to have temporary alternatives on hand. Sorry this is long, its hard to describe to people who live in that weather all the time and their states are prepared. it really WAS as bad as the media made it out to be surprisingly. I just want to say I havent seen people come together like that in a long time. Neighbors were feeding people and taking families in, even while going without themselves. God told Noah to build a boat and I think He is telling us its time to build our "boat".
I’m in Colorado and always have a small 2 burner camping stove with 8 one pound cans of propane. A can of propane that size can cook on high for appx 1 hour. I remember a blizzard when I was 5 where the whole town lost electricity and we were cooking on our camping stove in the garage (with ventilation). A grill can also be used to cook with a cast iron skillet
Have lived in places where ice storms and electric out happens a lot. Always kept some oil lamps that stayed stationary in each room with back up bottles of oil for them and the wicks. Kept 2 propane tanks in the garage for the grill and a backup charcoal bags. Kept Coleman ice coolers. The big ones. When lights went out and fridged items start to thaw..would grab them put them in coolers stuffed with icecles and snow and set them out in a shady area cool area. Have set ice cube trays on top to freeze on their own to throw in. Always kept flash lights and batteries, radio, and canned goods, etc held us. Back up gas cans.
In 2009 we had the opposite in south Australia. Massive heat wave. The state and some surrounding parts of other states had lost power too. Over 300 people died. It lasted weeks. Power for heating, cooling and cooking is massive. Something I need to look at doing as well on a larger scale. You just never know. So glad it didn't turn out so bad for people in USA.
Simple rule of thumb I realized the Bronx has taught me for life it "Stay ready so you never have to get ready!" With my stockpile when we had job loss, winter storms in CT with no electricity. Living on 1 low income constantly when we experienced job loss and a medical emergency, car repairs etc. Having a plan A,B,C & D took 6 years including debt payoff. Please don't wait for anyone to save you. Have your own contingency and move at your pace. By bff was is in Texas and her husband thought she was crazy to be prepared for anything at home made hoarder jokes. Being a NYer she knew. When the frost happen, they had no electric or water her husband was grateful she kept 20 cases of water and had a grill they never used under the bed. Kept them safe and their baby warm.
I hope that our Texas young adults have learned something from this. They chose to move back to Texas because they hated Michigan winters. I actually had just been down there and got stranded in Chicago on my way home.
Good morning Kimmie, as a fellow Christian we are encouraged to pray for our country my prayer for our country is that people learn from the last year on how delicate are grocery stores are. I pray that people take the time to start preparing for anything and everything. When I walked into grocery stores in late March early April of last year and seeing empty shelves really woke me up. I never again want to be in a situation where I find an elderly woman standing next to the toilet paper with tears in her eyes because there was none. I want to be in the position that if I find that situation again not only do I have plenty for my family but I will have enough to give to those who need it most. Love you thanks for doing this!
I agree...our family actually would buy and help seniors who wouldn't or couldn't get out to get toilet paper, hand sanitizer, cleaning items or just food in general. We would just give it to them. We also would shop and take it there groceries to them. We are our brothers keepers.
The toilet paper hit me hart, I didn't see it coming. I woke up that morning and went to the bathroom, like always, as hubby went to make coffee. I used the last of the roll, then pulled the last one out of the cabinet. I checked the hall bathroom and the was 1 roll. Walked in to the kitchen and made a joke about everyone slacking and not telling me when things are almost empty. We both sat down with our coffee and started scrolling on FB, only to see post after post about stores being out. Thankfully we did have tissue boxes left in the closet because we ended up using 3 boxes. We couldn't find anything for 2 weeks, then my dad showed up with so off brand 1 ply he found at a corner store. I normally have an extra pack or 2 in the house but not that week. We had 2 months of food In The house and went and spent the rest of our months budget before lock down and would have been fine.
I'm in Texas. We had power but lost water when the city system went down. We had some water in storage and we tapped the water heater to flush the toilet. We collected a lot of snow, filtered, boiled and refiltered it. We have food storage, so that was good. We are now upping our water storage game.
Covid hit our house and as soon as we started bouncing back we got hit with the winter storm. 15 inches of snow in south Arkansas. My family (multi generational house hold of 8) was thankful for all the food storage I had been working on! We only lost electricity for a few hours, but we have our black stone griddle that works on propane, a propane grill, a charcole grill, and our camping grill that runs on those small bottles of camp fuel. So we were set. I think my inlaws thought my grocery shopping was excessive until it came in handy. We also had major water issues and the near by town had no water for a week so we decided on a berkey and to Amp up water storage too! I love your videos and your helpful tips and ideas.
I was introduced to case lot sales when my husband was in the military. It is great! Now that he's retired, we still go to them since we live near a base. It's great because our civilian stores don't seem to have them. During our 30 years together we have experienced nearly every kind of natural disaster and our food storage has been a God send. We live in the south and frequently get power outages and I get panicked about our freezers lol. We're on a fixed income now and the thought of losing a freezer is scary. So we have gotten into canning and bought a 2nd hand generator. We've devoted more time to our pantry storage since we have so much meat. Our grown kids think we're a little nuts, but when my husband was diagnosed with covid, we were covered. We had one food order for fresh things. As the prices of things increase, I think it's more important than ever. My husband is a 100% permanently disabled vet and doing some things are very difficult, but we're still growing a container garden to supplement our fresh food. If only we could figure out how to grow toilet paper before the next freak out...lol
East Texas here! I learned having a food storage was our saving grace through the storm. I just recently started to create a food storage in the last two months, but had been buying a tiny bit extra when I shopped throughout Covid-19. Before it was two weeks worth of groceries at a time only. Because I had a few cases of water and plenty of food for my 4 person family, plus my mom who had to stay with us that week, we were set. We didn't have to go out in the weather and were able to leave the food at the stores for the ones who really needed it. I learned having chickens was beneficial because when all the store shelves were cleared out of eggs, we had them. I learned being self reliant, not only with food, but with skills was a major benefit. When we had a couple of busted water lines, my husband and boys, 14 & 11, were able to fix us quickly and get our water back on without having to wait on a plumber. We also learned a wood burning stove or a fireplace is something to think about. When our electricity went out we had our old wood burning stove to keep us warm. We were one of the lucky ones! A few busted lines and a few hours without power was it. My heart broke for all those without power and water for a week. Some are still trying to get their water fixed! And thank you for your videos on food storage. You helped us be more prepared!
Texas here, my best item was a single burner butane stove. This allowed us to heat food and hot drinks. That helped a lot. We were very cold, but I’m a quilter, so you need plenty of quilts of blankets. Our house got down to 42 and we’re without power for 7 days.
I know plenty of people would roll their eyes and shake their heads at me, but the record geek I am, I decided to tackle this project during a week we were snowed in. I know this isn’t for everyone but I’m loving it! I like to keep a good food supply on hand. Even though I try to keep the older items in front on the shelves, sometimes things get “old” before I use them. I don’t like to throw things out, so this is what works for me.I got a notebook and started in the pantry. Then I inventoried. “Pantry, left side, top shelf” I listed items, how many I had with a “tic mark” for each. If it was an item that had an expiration date, I wrote those (instead of just a count) (example: green beans 7/21, 8/21 12/21) I know there are 3 cans of green beans and the 7/21 is the one that needs to be used first. It also gave me a chance to keep a running list of items that needs to be used immediately. (It also helps locate where items are in the pantry..left, back, right, and what shelf. I was so happy with myself I tackled my freezers next to organize them and get a count of how many packs of whatever I have. I know this may seem tedious, but it’s really not. Keep the notebook in the kitchen and when I use something I just erase that little count mark or expiration date count mark out of the notebook (yes, using pencil for that purpose.) also very helpful when getting a grocery list together. I don’t have to even physically stand in the pantry and see what I need.
I did the same thing. I put everything on an excel spread sheet and note 4 the expiration years. I put a tally mark under the year when I add something and erase one when I use it. I also put the expiration dates on each item with a sharpy marker. No more waste. It works great!!
"What I learned in Texas". I live in Houston and we lost power for 35 hours and then 5 pipes burst. What I learned?... 1. Insulate your pipes in the attic and walls (especially the walls that have pipes on an exterior wall). 2. Even if you leave the water dripping or turn off the water and drain it, your pipes can still burst. Alot of people were without water because the water plant in their area was frozen or had no power. I had a friend who never even lost power and her pipes burst. 3. Use fans and baking soda (I used a whole 5 lb bag of it from Costco) on your carpet if it gets wet. It helps absorb the smell and the water. It saved us from ripping it up. 4. We don't have a gas stove, but we do have camping gear with a stove and propane tanks, however it was too cold to even open the garage to use it. So have food on hand that you don't have to actually cook. 5. Use pool water to flush toilets 6. We have a gas fireplace but it didn't provide us with any warmth. Friends from church set up a tent around theirs to help trap the heat. 7. Open your blinds during the day to let the sun heat up the house but close them when it gets dark. 8. We had a generator but the huge propane tanks would only last an hour because it was cold propane. 9. I am currently breastfeeding my 4 month old....apparently breast milk helps regulate the temperature of the baby, so I didn't have to worry about him being cold. 10. Have a great community with your church family. We ended up staying with friends from church for 3 days after the pipes burst.
I live in Houston as well. We were without power for 3 1/2 days. We we lucky to have a friend who had power and stayed there. I had 1 pipe crack and leak under my home. We have cold water, but no hot water and still trying to locate all the plumbing parts needed for repair. What I learned, is that I need to start prepping for winter like I do hurricane season with some additional additions. I like the idea of a food storage, but will have to start small because space is very limited in my home.
@@tanjapayton865 Perhaps you can go under the beds with canned goods? I don't have a lot of room either so I'm looking at everything as "potential real estate". (Tops of cupboards, underbed, garage). I wish you the best in fixing your pipes & your food storage.
Because of you I started a food storage. I am 45 year old disabled living with my parents who are also disabled. Besides milk and eggs we are good for at least 3 months. Thank you so much. I appreciate you.
I love your "buy what you eat. eat what you buy" approach! Everybody is cramming a room full of crap they've never tasted& will never use! People used to have a pantry off their kitchen& USED it!!! My Grandmother didn't have running water(pump on the well!!)we drank from a enamel bucket with a dipper on the pantry counter. Outhouse on the edge of the grove. Had to sneak by the geese to get to it! A million stories of the "good ol days" in my head. Really miss them! They worked hard!!! Couldn't just go buy a loaf of sliced bread. Baked what you used twice a week! Ok... I'll stop now😂😂😂take care everybody!!!
I am a widow and don’t want to be a worry for my kids. I have a 3 month storage of food and water.this storage brings me so much peace. Thank you for the great information and inspiration that you share.
I live in Illinois and I haven’t seen any store in my area do case lot sales, but like you mentioned when things are like .49 or lower like with broth, soups etc., I stock up. I learned to can foods last year, and I usually have a garden so I canned things from my garden and if we found places that had an excellent deal like on potatoes or carrots, I bought a good amount and then canned them. I do most of my shopping at Aldi and Kroger, but we also found a discount store in an Amish town that I find good deals. Just recently I finally inventoried what was in all my freezers and what was in my pantry. In freezer I made a separate sheet for chicken, a separate sheet for beef, etc. This way I know what I have and can cross off when I use something. It also helps me know what we eat the most of. I did the same thing with my pantry, wrote things down in categories. When I come home from grocery store I can just write things down that I got. Crossing things off when I use them has shown me what to keep stocking up on them. The listing also showed me where I was lacking. Sorry such a long comment but it may help someone else.
I also live in Illinois. Would live to see fellow stockers/gardeners spreadsheet they use. Thats one thing i have trouble with. I don’t want to make a new one each time i go shopping
I have a master inventory. I have my storage in under bed boxes with lids, they’re numbered & I print the sheets with box number, items in box with expiration dates, put those sheets in sheet protectors & into a binder. Mark off when I take any, add what I bring home. Eventually pages get messy & I reprint, but this way really helps me to use items with the closest expiration dates. I can just thumb through to find items & go to the appropriate box. Plus, if I’m looking for an item & I’m low, I just add it to my grocery list!
I live in the Houston area, going on 15 years now. Presently, I am in Galveston County. I've gone through Ike, Harvey and this recent Freeze/Snow/Snovid-21. I have always made sure I have several cases of water. We now have a dispenser for water, we keep several 5-gallon bottles on hand. I have a freezer, had 2, the other died. I make sure we have my husband's foods. We have Military MRE's, we have plenty we keep in rotation. I had surgery in this last storm and I shop Costco/Sam's for household things. Where I shop every 2-3 months, Aldi and HEB are my grocery stores of choice.
Yes, it was hard a few weeks ago I live in Magnolia Texas 2 things that I learned #1 we need to have good blankets, we only had 2 good ones and a bunch of the light ones. And we are 6. So we had 2 cold nights. And the #2 was to have disposable plates,cups forks etc.. we didn't have water so we couldn't do the dishes as often (We had some storage water for the necessities) so I am stoking up some platesetc... so I don't have to worry about that. We had foodstorage so we had plenty of food. But PLATES PLATES were the problem. It was hard. And in 2 months we enter huracan season so I have 2 months to stock up for it. Hopefully we don't get any. Thank you for always putting awesome videos. I enjoy watching them.
Southwest Louisiana here. I read we were going to have another active season like last year. I pray not. 2 hurricanes back to back was not fun and so many people are still without homes or waiting on repair.
My brother and sister-in-law are in Plantersville. I had just left Houston, had been visiting my girls and grandkids, got stuck in Chicago overnight trying to get back to Michigan. What a mess y’all had! I grew up down there and never experienced anything like that!!! In Michigan, our homes are built for winters and everyone has generators. Our roads are salted and plowed and life goes on.
I not only do food storage I do personally hygiene items like shampoo and soap we also have a Coleman stove to cook on if power is out I just buy a little at a time it adds up
Yes! Just bought a Coleman stove and a butane stove and got extra canisters of the fuel they use. I will be stocking up on those every month as well as food and hygiene items. Charcoal is also another thing to buy and stock up on. Having a grill could be a extra way to cook foods if there was no power. We also stocked up on flashlight and batteries. I found some flashlight on clearance for dirt cheap at my Walmart in the camping section and they came with the batteries already inside them.
I am so grateful for your calm demeanor. Preparedness is so important but it is good to not approach it from a sense of fear. I have been working on my food storage for over the 10 years and it is not perfect but I am still glad I can just do a little better all the time.
One of the best systems I came up with was getting a large container (54 quart) with a gasket and latches from walmart. I filled 1 container up with all foods that have the same expiration date. So currently I have 1 container in our basement with a variety of foods that we use that all have an expiration date of 2023. Next January (2022) I will take out that container and fill my working pantry with all those canned foods. Then by that time I will already have a 2024 waiting, and I'll be working on a 2025... This way is fool proof to not have canned goods go bad!
Texas resident here, on your last video I commented that I recommend people have a generator/solar options but also when you have no electricity it significantly reduces the ways you can heat food. So whether you choose propane or charcoal it'd be useful to have a grill or fire pit (think of how you would cook/eat if you were camping). I think now that I've gone through it it would be wise to have multiple energy/fuel sources, like wood and propane or wood and charcoal that way if one runs out you still have options.
I live in Arkansas and we got below zero temps, so I learned that I don’t have thick enough socks, don’t have a heavyweight coat and I don’t have waterproof boots. These are things I am working to get for myself and my son. I was pretty well stocked on food and in my pantry so that part I quietly patted myself on the back for. Thanks for all your inspiration and information on being prepared. I have learned a lot over the past year from you and you are the reason I have a full pantry now. I appreciate the continuing prepping videos and encouragement. God Bless and have a nice day 😊
Over the last few months I have felt this pull in my spirit to prepared for a famine. I do not live in Texas but I will say that the situation was a big wake up call for my husband and we are now both doing our research and planning a food storage and some other preps to be self sufficient. We currently live in a small two bedroom duplex with our three children so I don’t have space for much right now. We will be moving into a bigger house sometime this summer and I have so much good anxiety about getting this all started. Covid really should have made everyone aware of how fast things can turn for the worst and how quickly grocery stores will be wiped out if trucks can’t get to them. I heard someone say that grocery stores only have enough food for 3 days in between shipments. That is so scary to think about. I know that I have three little people depending on me so we will be prepared for anything. Thank you for sharing all this info with your followers.
I started on stocking up on my pantry several years ago. It helped so much during the pandemic. Now that my husband has retired things sometimes get tough near the end of the month so being able to go in the pantry and use the stuff we had on hand and in the freezer is so helpful. We don't have case lot sales but our local grocery store from time to time has some great sales on veggies and I will stock up on them. I live in SE Oklahoma and while we did get the subzero temps and snow, we never lost power. We did have some broken pipes but we were able to work around by filling buckets with water for flushing and I had pots of water in case I needed it for cooking. But one thing I do recommend for everyone is always have an alternate heat source for cooking. If you have a gas grill does it have a side burner for cooking, do you have a camp stove? We have a generator that we could use if needed. But have items like canned stew and soups (that don't require water or milk such as the Campbells chunky soups), or even hotdogs you can cook on a grill or a fireplace if you have it. My mom was once without power (we did take them our generator so they could have some lights and such) but she got out her cast iron skillet and cooked steaks in the fireplace.
We live in north central Texas. One big lesson we learned is be sure and have someone to check in on elderly family. My husband and son had to rescue his mom and uncle (both in their 80’s) because they’d lost power and water was frozen and couldn’t even get out of their house because it was so ices over they’d fall. We were lucky we had extra food and blankets for everyone for the week. Also we learned to be sure and fill up your gas tank before a storm. I was on empty and couldn’t fill up anywhere because the pumps were shut down.
I take frequent photos of my pantry with my cell phone. I plan ahead for a shopping trip (have my list) but when I am in the store I just have to look at my phone to see if I need an certain item. If your pantry is organized it works well.
I’d say having more food in storage that doesn’t require cooking. We didn’t have power for two days and live in an apartment with no gas and no area for an outdoor grill.
I've taken to having fully cooked meals in portion size, stored in the freezer. Only need to thaw to enjoy. If the power is out I need to eat them up fairly quickly. Definitely limit opening and closing the doors. Frozen jugs of water can be moved to a cooler, with perishable items as time goes on. I'd also suggest sterno- several of them.
In the uk we were limited to 2 to 4 cans if I remember rightly. It’s been lifted now so I plan to stock up a bit more once the schools reopen next week I can get out more freely.
There's no limit on cans now in the UK. Odd things like flour, gluten free pasta is limited to 3. I bought 12x black beans etc from sainsbury yesterday and 16x soy milk from tesco. 🙂
Where I am, alot if stores have limits. So I always buy the full limit on every trip. It's such a blessing to be able to go into my pantry to grab a can of food instead of going to the store.
5:19 hi Kimmy from San Antonio TX. I stumbled on one of your case hauls about 2 years ago and have been hooked since. I picked some of your ideas and started my own stock up supply. My husband works (in the warehouse) at H.E.B. and people were going crazy with our recent crazy snowstorm. I didn't need to go to the grocery store because I had my own mini grocery store thanks to your videos. I owe you a HUGE THANK YOU!!!! You're really making a difference.
Texas gal here. We learned to have plenty of flashlights, battery backups for phones, and that having a gas stove and a lighter was priceless! Also, having plenty of shelf stable ingredients that can make a meal (even if it isn't fancy!) - soup, pb sandwich/crackers, pancake mix, etc.
I live in East Texas and I was so thankful for the food storage I had accumulated. We only lost power for a few hours over the entire week and never lost water. I had prepped a few food items the day before the snow and ice hit our area just in case we lost power. We purchased a generator the week before the storm which helped a lot for the few hours we did not have power. It was definitely an experience I’ll never forget!
I'm from TX. I actually do food storage and water storage because of your channel. My family was good. I work in a grocery store too and we are finally getting stuff back in our store.
Would love a video on what people have learned from Texas. I went through comments on several videos and the biggest things were water (water bob, aqua pod), safe heat source(tent in house to keep heat in), battery operated carbon monoxide detector to have with you when you sleep (sleep together, especially kids. A way to cook safely indoors. Your BBQ grill is not an adequate cooking resource. Heat and eat meals with little cooking involved. Safe indoor lights/lanterns. A way to charge your phones/iPad/laptop that is not your car. Everyone was out of gas including gas for generators. One lady was adamant to Keep everything together. She said she was digging through the basement with a flashlight. These are things I saw repeated and I wrote down in my emergency planning notebook.
This makes me happy. Buying food this way is how my mom made a very small budget work to feed our family when I was growing up. By stocking up whenever things were on sale, she was able to get a lot more food for the money, and we never ran out of anything; we just had to go get another one from the food storage room.
We are from Dallas! I learned to definitely be more prepared! We used our solar outdoor lights and that kept our house VERY bright and we used our firepit inside and kept us super warm! That helped us a lot in the evenings!
I don’t have any experience with ice storms but as a NE Florida native, I have a lot of experience with Hurricanes and Nor Eastern storms. Disaster prep is similar. Stock plenty to eat, I always make sure I buy several of a product we use on a regular basis. How will you cook without power? For most of us, this our propane grills with side burners but if you don’t have that, invest in a small cylinder gas hotplate from amazon or some other retail. I got one for $25 from amazon and picked up a 3 pack of green gas cylinders from Walmart. Having a back-up is great and I can use it camping. If you keep freezer and refrigerator doors closed, the food will stay fresh for several days. When we have a hurricane coming, I start freezing water in containers and filling trash cans with water. Trash water can flush a toilet. Frozen water keeps my freezer and fridge colder. I also make sure to cook anything that can or needs to be cooked. Best to eat it now than risk it going bad. Never forget drinking water. It’s the first thing to disappear here when a storm’s coming. They will shut down a water plant if there is a possibility of flooding. Everyone takes a shower- whether you need one or not, fill the tub for cleaning water (hands, body) and have several cases of drinking water on hand. This is something I stay stocked up on. I hate dealing with crazy crowds! Also, keep your cars full of gas- if at all possible. Keeping extra cans of gas for your car, should you have to evacuate or for a generator is also a good idea.
I live in Northern Michigan but my family is in Texas. Something they didn’t have enough of, and couldn’t get after the fact was propane. Their 1 lb cans ran out quickly and they got very low on the 20 lb since they were having to cook everything on the grill. Good idea to have extras on hand in an emergency! Also remember to keep your gas tanks full. When the power goes out, it can go out at gas stations, too, and the pumps don’t work.
I live in Houston and our saving grace during a week without power and heat was a gas cooktop. We never lost water but had water stored. So, I could make pancakes, eggs, ramen, and all kinds of cooktop meals. Didnt mess with our grill because everything was literally frozen outside and when you have no heat in your home to stay warm, you avoid the outdoors or even opening the door. I cooked by candlelight.
Keep a storage bin of disposable plates, bowls, cups (w/lids), utensils, straws, napkins, paper towels, etc. When utilities go out, having these things on hand is helpful and saves from having to wash all your dishes once things are back to normal. BONUS TIP: Having these items are part of your "sick kit" helps when you need to take care of others or yourself. Eat, drink, toss. No need to worry about the clean up or spreading gems.
In Texas like so many others. Lost power (including heat) for a week, no water for 6 days. We're from Los Angeles, so we already have the terror of "The Big One" drilled in our heads. I had 100 gallons of water. I discovered I need more (we have 4 dogs and 4 cats). I ended up catching roof runoff and gathering snow, but there was not enough water for bathing -- we agreed on 8oz baths each. Our stove is also electric, so no cooking facilities. But, like any good Southern Californian, I had some wood in the garage along with fire starters. I had to conserve, but we were able to warm up canned foods (in the can, as we had no water to wash dishes with). Thankfully, we kept warm with all 8 animals in bed with us. It was stressful, but we were fairly prepared.
It's amazing that only spending like $5-$20 a week on food storage items adds up soo fast! I've just been adding 2-3 extra items into our weekly grocery haul and our pantry is now capped out lol. So easy to do and not expensive! I tend to just see what's on sale at whole foods and buy those for that week (that we would normally buy anyway.)
I think knowing what is in your back up is like a muscle memory it builds up, I followed the example of my mother who always had a store of items she had periodic ill health so stocked up for those periods. I was so surprised when I grew up and realised people worked from empty cupboards and I knew it was not about money. Even having dried lentils, pasta etc is good
Hey ladies if you live in the NJ/NY/PA area like me we have a store called Shoprite. Twice a year they have a "can can" sale. This is our equivalent of a case lot sale. We just had one in January and it was my first time participating and it was great! I think it should happen again in the summer or fall. Thanks Kimmy for teaching me about this it has been such a blessing!!
Yes I was going to mention Shoprite's can can sale. I unfortunately really wasn't able to take advantage of it this year due to having surgery in the middle of January. I had to quarantine for the week before surgery. Then it took me about 3 weeks post surgery to feel up to going shopping so it was February by then. I had prepped our pantry and freezer before surgery so anything my hubby had to get while I was homebound was only things like milk and other perishables we tend to go through quickly.
I found out the next sale in usually in July so hopefully you can go then. If you're not able to make it see if your store in your town or one in the next town over has delivery or grocery pick up. You can shop online or on the app. I had my mom order stuff on the app because she didn't have a store by her and I picked it up for her. I hope that helps and I hope you feel better soon!
@@thereellifechoices374 the one near me has delivery and I did utilize it while I was recovering. Especially when it was snowing a lot in early February. But I guess because of the post op pain medication I didn't look at any sales. I basically just got the basics we needed that week.
Yes, and stocking up during the can-csn sale is a bit of a workout! Slinging trays of canned food into your cart isn't something you want to do post-surgery. Hope you're well now!
Love this video and all the advice I look forward to seeing the video on what was learned during the deep freeze of the south. These are important lessons to share. Pantries, preparedness knowledge, and certain skills are lost arts to alot of Americans. Its good to see someone touch on this outside of the prepper or homesteading communities. Tfs💚🌱🤗
Wonderful video 😀 Years ago our small town had a grocery store that had case lot sales, I would be so excited when they were advertised. We used to have to pre-order the cases we wanted using a checklist that came in the ad. It was a wonderful way to stock up our pantry. Sadly we no longer have stores that do case lots, but between Costco and Walmart and local grocery sales I still find good deals to stock the pantry. But it was really cool seeing your store’s case lot sale, it brought back good memories. 😀
I know this is not Kally & Fleix’s channel, but can you talk about a food storage plan for a young married couple? Budgets are tight, and do the buy one for now, two for later. But those extras have been getting used quickly. Any ideas what is best for this group of people?
Nice idea! Many of the channels are great and offer wonderful tips, but their families include multiple kiddos and sometimes it's hard to pair that down for a couple.
Stick some things that last longer, in a tote you can't see through, and keep it seperate. If you can fit a week or 2 in there you know you will always have that if your pantry gets low.
Very valuable information especially for those that have not grown up with the idea of food storage and preparedness. You are helping so many people by doing these videos. Everyone can do a little to become more self-sufficient in hard times. When the crap really hits the fan, many people will be so grateful they took your advice. 😇
I used a black permanent marker to put expiration dates on top of cans, boxes, jars and plastic bottles. It only takes a quick glance to know what to use first.
I live in central Texas. My pantry and freezers are well stocked. We have a family with 4 young children with food allergies. We didn’t need any grocery store runs until the end of Snowvid. Our driveway is steep and our neighborhood roads were frozen. It was a literal ice rink. I wasn’t able to get out to work at the hospital. We had ordered covers for our outdoor faucets but they didn’t arrive in time. Fortunately, we didn’t have any water or pipe breaks. My husband rigged up towels and a Costco insulated bag over the exposed pipes. Texas is not equipped for that kind of weather. We do not have salt trucks or snow plows. Luckily we did not lose power or water. I know a lot people who did lose one or both for several days. Things I learned from this experience and from other’s experiences: don’t donate all your extra blankets and comforters, get a generator, learn how to build and use an outdoor cook area (camp cooking), learn how to turn off the water supply, definitely stock up on milk, eggs, bread and bottled water, rely on your neighbors. We have a FB neighborhood group and it was so nice to see people offering to food shop, share eggs, bake bread, offer diapers and formula, etc.
Debbie Stalbaum-Texas. I thought I had stocked up on water but when we got the Winter Freeze, I found out that we did NOT have enough water. I am trying to remedy that problem now!!
I've been working on a food storage pantry for several years. We had a class on it at church to help get me started. My main problem is organizing it all. I seem to have to look for the things that aren't my staples. I'm loving your videos on things to store, so if I am missing anything I can catch up on those when I see it on your video. Thank you for all your help on this.
Something very important to have is powder milk, bread. The first thing that store will run out is milk,eggs,bread,water. I been through 2 huracans and 1 ice storm in Texas and oh boy. So learning how to make bread,cheese. It will be very helpful.
I am glad your parents are fairing well. You asked about lessons learned during the winter storm. My story isn’t food related but I did learn something I won’t forget. New to Arkansas, I am not used to rain turning to sheet ice on, say, a driveway. Not wearing the correct shoes (I put some no-tread shoe on quick to take the dog out), I slipped and fell on the cement. I mean feet slid out from under me and I landed hard on my tush slipped. I literally slipped on different ice again within those same 24 hours. My self-lesson (besides avoiding stepping outside if I can help it when it is icy), is to have shoes akin to the grip of hiking boots around should I ever need to go out in ice again. I am a little older, in my 50’s, so avoiding falls = good thing. Hope it helps. Now to find those boots!
I live in kentucky. Walked into my local Krogers about six weeks ago and they had a blast n of Campbell's cream of chicken soup for .25 per can. I bought a case of 24 cans for $6.00. the next week they were 4/$5.00. I also found barbecue sauce for .49 per bottle if you bought five. Since .99 is my stock up price, I jumped on this. I've been coaching a young wife and mother of two (three on every other weekend) on buying multiples when things were on sale. He made fun of thick cream of chicken soup purchase but seen the reasoning behinD it when the prices went back up. $6.00 for 24 cans versus $30.00 for 24 cans. I'll take that deal anyway. And I use the cream of chicken in my homemade chicken noodle soup (amish thin noodles make all the difference) and white chicken chili. Yum.
Walmart does have 6pks and 12 pk cases on their brand of veggies and tomatoes. At least they do on line and in my stores. It works out to just under .50 a can. They also just sell their individual cans at around .50-.58 cents a can so still amazing prices to stock up (like you mentioned).
Thank you so much for providing a great "gathering place" for us to share what we have learned. I learned to have the simplest of foods ready because you are dealing with things like faulty pipes and/or power outages, so there's no desire or energy for making meals. The odd thing is that the simple stuff was all we even wanted - hot soups were wonderful and comforting and easy. I laugh when I look at the pork chops and steak and things I bought before the storm, thinking we would want a "variety" of meals.
I'm from TX. I learned about kerosene heaters. I had just added 2 propane burners to my emergency stock. So I was able to cook. But we froze. I planned on heat from my fireplace. But it's TX. The fireplace looks nice, but doesn't heat up the house.
Im an Oklahoma girl, on the Ok/TX line... we had power but no water during our ice/snow storm. I learned I do not have enough water bottles. And that we need to do rain water barrels, for toilet flushing, and shower, laundry things like that. And also I need an emergency fund set up for winter bills for when we get these storms. Bills are rolling in from the storm, and oh my its gonna be a rough months bills are more than doubled this month.
Like I said in previous videos. I work at an Ohio based grocery store. Our "store brand" is Food Club. Made me smile to see all of the Food Club products. I hope you enjoy them. It's all we buy. Seriously cannot taste a difference between them and the name brand. Sending love and hugs from Ohio 😚💞
Good morning! Even though we live in Kentucky we had ice and snow. We personally live in a rural area and we lost power and our whole county also lost water due to trees falling on power lines to our water treatment plant. We camp in spring, summer, and fall. We used our camping supplies like camp stove and our gas grill to cook food and make coffee! Yes we have a percolator that we had never used. We did discover that we needed an emergency supply of water for flushing toilet, washing dishes, and miscellaneous stuff. We do live in the country so yes we were able to survive a little easier than someone who say lives in a city. We also have a large food supply both meats and canned goods.
Hi Kimmie! Prayers for Ma & Dad!! Can you please do one on food safety, different ways to rotate the food storage. Also, can you talk about how to plan sides that would go along well with different dinners? What are the main and best spices to have on hand?
Texas local here. Looking back some gallons of water would have been nice to have on hand (never lost water but had to boil for a week). Also was longing for fresh veggies and fruit towards the end. The frozen veggies I had came in handy and would have like to have had a few more. Lastly, when our power was down during the rolling blackouts we used the grill. We were very glad to have a burner on the grill and next time we get a grill I will make sure to have a burner again.
I am in Texas and we didn’t have electricity or water. I learned from Hurricane Rita the importance of having a whole house generator. We were able to run most of our home with propane and Generac. I also have the Berkey Crown water filter and tap water to filter in gallon jugs. I used rainwater heated on stove to wash dishes. I used my Ball electric canner to keep rinse water hot. Bathing was difficult. We had water for flushing toilet from water collection from roof. I felt fortunate that I have a good food storage. My son and his family were stuck here for several days so was very glad to be able to feed everyone well. I learned that I need to work on how to get a hot bath. We also used a wood stove for heat as well.
Ugh I miss Shoprite and Stop & Shop in Jersey. I went to our house Upstate NY and the Shoprite is like 2 1/2 hours away home in Jersey is 3 lol and don't get me started on pizza lol no one knows how to make a good pizza here we are definitely spoiled back home.
Kimmy, Hi, I am an old subscriber of yours from a far away land...Over the years I loved your family, videos and the planning of meals menu and pantry stockpile. In fact being from tropical country we are not much into canned goods, or frozen food, yet I learnt to do the best of it basis the logic and planning, the hedging. Thank you for teaching me and making me a wise homemaker. By the way you are looking good, relaxed and fresh. Seems the new schedule is working well with you. Take care. Love for the Hughes
My husband loves cooked carrots. I puree canned carrots with the liquid, add onion and garlic powder, heat them up and thicken with instant mashed potatoes. add some butter, salt and pepper to taste.
When electric we t off for 2and haf wks I set up tent in living room reflecting space blanket on floor and reg blanket over it then bed roll and sleeping bags in corner Terra cotta flower pots with tea candles inside kept us warm shut off and drained water we had plenty bottled water cooked on porch on grill we were fine a mini vacation
shoprite in new jersey has something called the can can sale twice a year-my family is filipino and we always stock up on canned goods for us and family overseas to send in balakbayan boxes! dont forget to check for coupons. after the holidays the stock that didnt get sold might be on discount! frozen turkeys, hams, etc!
I live in Fort Worth, TX. We were only left without water for 2 days...it was shut off at the main. Luckily, I'm a prepper and we had water and food and heat. One thing I KNOW I need more of is WATER!!! I thought I had a huge stock of water, and quickly learned that if the water had stayed off much longer, we would have run out of water. My prepping has saved us in more ways, too. Hubby lost his job due to outsourcing, but we were o.k. because of our pantry. I have another son still at home, and he's recently found another part time job. It all helps. Back to the water....I had enough for drinking, but I had not thought of flushing a toilet...which takes quite a bit of water. I had not thought about water for the pets, and water for washing hair and body. I need so much more in the water department of my prepping.
I’ve just started your food storage. I have a lot of what you bought for at least 2 1/2 months. Hopefully this year I will have a years supply and your the reason!!! Thanks!!!!
We were pretty prepared for the storm but the most valuable thing that we had was plastic tarp. We used them to shut off the living room so the fireplace only needed to heat one single room.
Using canned potatoes....only add them at the end of cooking time, they only need to warm through. If cooked too long they will dissolve. They are great for breakfast.
spices, don't forget the spices can make the same can of tomatoes taste, different, have back up power sources, including small radios, heat sources like small generators, solar phone chargers, heavy blankets, don't toss old blankets, they can be used to help insulate. have more canned meats as well, i grew up in the aftermath of a cat5 hurricane, having these things made the difference between surviving and not having anything to eat.
I've been really enjoying your series. I live just north of Houston, so I am prepared for hurricanes. I usually start stocking up in February for hurricane season. Then over the winter I use up my reserve. I did ok during the freeze, but that depleted my stock. I'm lucky I have a gas stove so I could use that when we had no power. I learned I need a better plan for meals, so I will be looking at your book suggestions. Here are two great tips I've learned from hurricanes. 1. Find light sources that use aa or aaa batteries. And stock up on them. Battery powered Christmas lights are a good example or solar powered yard lights are excellent and need no batteries. 2. Have a deck of cards or simple games you can play with little light.
I just went to our case lot sale as well! I'm in the greater Boise Idaho area. Our sale happens in a town about 20 min away, and I find it totally worth my while to drive a few times a year when the case lot sale is on. One of the things I really like about the Food Club brand, is that the cans almost always are BPA free - which is really hard to find unless you buy organic.
I learned about food storage many, many years ago on the BYU channel....I started with a 3 month supply, then I upped my game to a 6 month supply (November to April) to get us through the winter....last spring when things fell apart, I achieved a 1 year supply, so I’m good until this April....thank you for this valuable information....
use a marker and write the date on the cans and maybe on top also, ie MAR 2021; that way you already know without reading the small imprint on can, etc.
First of all thank you so much for taking time to help all of us. Yes i have started a 3 months food storage for my family. I love know i can make it if something happens. But i have to say to have to buy what you will eat not just cause it on sale learn that the hard way.
I live on OK, my area got hit hard with the storm. Thankfully we didn’t go without power or water. We do however have a food storage. I have watched you for years so thank you for being the voice in my head when it comes to food storage. Before the storm got bad, we bought a generator incase we needed it. We are total electric, we are looking to run propane lines into our home just incase something goes wrong in the future. Thank you for helping us all out! ❤️😍
Have you ever made beans from dried beans??? Its so easy with the instant pot!!! Or making your own chicken stock from bones? Its basically free, chuck chicken bones in the instant pot as well...and it tastes so good!
Loved this Kimmy :) Food storage is so important! We have no case lot sales here in Scotland, but I often stock up as you've mentioned, when things are on a great sale. Or also when they have cases of things on sale in Csotco.
Kimmie you are amazing! Thank you for letting the Texans turn our tragedy into a learning experience for others. My suggestion (as a past northerner who lived in 10 degree weather) is to listen! Only use antifreeze in your car... never use water in the radiator!!! Drip your faucets... we drip if 35 or lower... if you have to leave... shit off your water! Then open all faucets! We already know to prep for hurricane season. I stay prepped year round! We know how to cool a house with no electricity, learn to heat a house! We have 3 generators. I have one for freezers and fridges, one for heaters or ac and one for misc use. Find a used one... find a good mechanic who will work on them. I’m lucky and my husband is that guy for us! Always use your gut! Never let anyone tell you that you don’t need to prepare! Some key items we use... Camp stove, instant pot, propane griddle (I boiled water with all of these during our collection from the roof time)... camp shower, large totes, barrels or buckets for corners to collect water for toilet or showers! For those in The Woodlands area... hi neighbor! Let’s start getting our stores to leave packaged cases or us to buy! I would love to help anyone needing to learn! Kimmie let’s talk... I’d gladly help with this
In Texas two weeks later, some shelves are still bare because trucks are behind and people panic bought things. Lesson learned here is you have to HAVE back up heat and water source. I’m also working on stocking my house, I’m actually trying not to be obsessed about that right now. 😁
I love your stock up videos. Everyone needs to learn to do this in today’s crazy world. My daughter lives in the Houston area of Texas. She was without power for over four days. There were no restaurants open because of the electric and the water being out, so they were eating anything that they could find that was shelf stable. After the power came on they had to throw all of their food away that was in the refrigerator in their freezer because it did not stay cold. They had even tried putting food out on their patio of their apartment complex to keep it colder out there. They could not shower for days, and she works at a local grocery chain there, they could not open her department because they could not have running water to be sanitary. She tried to find a hotel in Houston where they had electricity but they were all totally booked up. My question is; How do you suggest cooking food when there is no electricity? They live in an apartment complex with no personal patio grills allowed. My husband and I recently purchased a Harvest Right freeze drying machine to preserve food for the future. If you can make water hot, you can rehydrate the foods you preserve. We have an RV with a propane stove & oven and we have a propane Blackstone grill but I know some people do not. We have learned that we can use candles under a saucepan on an elevated metal rack to heat water if needed. We also plan to purchase a few cases of canned heaters like buffets use for emergency heating of water. Also at the warning of any crazy weather, fill every bathtub with water to use for bathing or toilet flushing. 2020 and the Polar Vortex has made us look at things differently than we used to.
You need a perpetual inventory sheet for your for food storage. You take your starting inventory and then keep a weekly use sheet subtract it from your starting inventory add in your new purchases.
In Texas in a small community. We were good on food but we really underestimated the amount of water we needed. We had water in the bathtub to use and it froze. It was THAT cold in the house. We moved out to the travel trailer for the duration and used the generator. Again we went through our gas so fast! Who knew we'd be out of power for 4-5 days straight. We definitely need better winter clothing. Now what we're dealing with in the aftermath is busted water pipes and not being able to locate parts to fix them. So when the shortages on plumbing parts has passed we'll be stockpiling some if those things. Our community was amazing and people were on Facebook posting extra items they had and checking on people to make sure they were ok. It's definitely been an eye opener.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience. You've inspired me to build up my short and long-term food storage. I'm sorry to hear about your parents. I said a prayer for them tonight.
Second question...how much water do you store? Do you have enough food if power is out. From Texas and that happened. Problems that we had were washing dishes, keeping home clean with no water or electricity, where will animals go if weather is too cold for them to be outside? Do you have food and water for them? FYI...You will not want to cook 3 meals a day over a fire. Too difficult with no electricity or way to wash them. Have disposable plates and plasticware. Have easy to fix meals..like open and mix.
We had no water, no electricity, no gas in Texas. Having jugs of water and non-perishable food on hand was key. We also filled the bathtubs with water ahead of time. We were not, however, prepared for the extreme cold. We are typically not trying to find ways to be warmer here in Texas and this time it was COLD. Brrrr. 🥶
I LOVE canned potatoes! When I am lazy but want a soup or stew, I grab them. SO much better than having to peel and cut up when you just are not feeling it. I prefer tuna in water because oil spoils and water lasts longer.
I am moving to Texas this summer and I will definitely be prepared. We need to remember to have a camping stove with plenty of propane. Firewood with starter logs, an outdoor firepit. Really high quality ski gear...thermals...boots...layers. Food and water is only the beginning.
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Texan here! We THOUGHT we were prepared. We had enough food storage and water BUT we didnt take into account not having power for 6 days, being freezing cold with NO source of heat, no way to cook warm food, no way to boil water, etc. We had water and food but no way to use it. We learned you need a plan A B C and D. Also learned the importance of having comfort foods you usually do eat on a normal basis. Also AFTER the storm was over and electricity was back on, it was really hard to find staples - bread eggs milk and even gasoline. SO important to have temporary alternatives on hand. Sorry this is long, its hard to describe to people who live in that weather all the time and their states are prepared. it really WAS as bad as the media made it out to be surprisingly. I just want to say I havent seen people come together like that in a long time. Neighbors were feeding people and taking families in, even while going without themselves.
God told Noah to build a boat and I think He is telling us its time to build our "boat".
It was a stone soup situation If you havent read the childrens book it will explain its self
I also live in Texas and agree!
I’m in Colorado and always have a small 2 burner camping stove with 8 one pound cans of propane. A can of propane that size can cook on high for appx 1 hour. I remember a blizzard when I was 5 where the whole town lost electricity and we were cooking on our camping stove in the garage (with ventilation). A grill can also be used to cook with a cast iron skillet
Have lived in places where ice storms and electric out happens a lot. Always kept some oil lamps that stayed stationary in each room with back up bottles of oil for them and the wicks. Kept 2 propane tanks in the garage for the grill and a backup charcoal bags. Kept Coleman ice coolers. The big ones. When lights went out and fridged items start to thaw..would grab them put them in coolers stuffed with icecles and snow and set them out in a shady area cool area. Have set ice cube trays on top to freeze on their own to throw in. Always kept flash lights and batteries, radio, and canned goods, etc held us. Back up gas cans.
In 2009 we had the opposite in south Australia. Massive heat wave. The state and some surrounding parts of other states had lost power too. Over 300 people died. It lasted weeks. Power for heating, cooling and cooking is massive. Something I need to look at doing as well on a larger scale. You just never know. So glad it didn't turn out so bad for people in USA.
Simple rule of thumb I realized the Bronx has taught me for life it "Stay ready so you never have to get ready!" With my stockpile when we had job loss, winter storms in CT with no electricity. Living on 1 low income constantly when we experienced job loss and a medical emergency, car repairs etc. Having a plan A,B,C & D took 6 years including debt payoff. Please don't wait for anyone to save you. Have your own contingency and move at your pace. By bff was is in Texas and her husband thought she was crazy to be prepared for anything at home made hoarder jokes. Being a NYer she knew. When the frost happen, they had no electric or water her husband was grateful she kept 20 cases of water and had a grill they never used under the bed. Kept them safe and their baby warm.
Such great advice!
I hope that our Texas young adults have learned something from this. They chose to move back to Texas because they hated Michigan winters. I actually had just been down there and got stranded in Chicago on my way home.
I hope you didn't use a grill indoors. Carbon monoxide poison is deadly.
Good morning Kimmie, as a fellow Christian we are encouraged to pray for our country my prayer for our country is that people learn from the last year on how delicate are grocery stores are. I pray that people take the time to start preparing for anything and everything. When I walked into grocery stores in late March early April of last year and seeing empty shelves really woke me up. I never again want to be in a situation where I find an elderly woman standing next to the toilet paper with tears in her eyes because there was none. I want to be in the position that if I find that situation again not only do I have plenty for my family but I will have enough to give to those who need it most. Love you thanks for doing this!
I couldn't agree more. It is not hoarding if it is what you'll use or can use to help others.
I agree...our family actually would buy and help seniors who wouldn't or couldn't get out to get toilet paper, hand sanitizer, cleaning items or just food in general. We would just give it to them. We also would shop and take it there groceries to them. We are our brothers keepers.
God bless you for your obedience!
The toilet paper hit me hart, I didn't see it coming. I woke up that morning and went to the bathroom, like always, as hubby went to make coffee. I used the last of the roll, then pulled the last one out of the cabinet. I checked the hall bathroom and the was 1 roll. Walked in to the kitchen and made a joke about everyone slacking and not telling me when things are almost empty. We both sat down with our coffee and started scrolling on FB, only to see post after post about stores being out. Thankfully we did have tissue boxes left in the closet because we ended up using 3 boxes. We couldn't find anything for 2 weeks, then my dad showed up with so off brand 1 ply he found at a corner store. I normally have an extra pack or 2 in the house but not that week. We had 2 months of food In The house and went and spent the rest of our months budget before lock down and would have been fine.
I'm in Texas. We had power but lost water when the city system went down. We had some water in storage and we tapped the water heater to flush the toilet. We collected a lot of snow, filtered, boiled and refiltered it. We have food storage, so that was good. We are now upping our water storage game.
Covid hit our house and as soon as we started bouncing back we got hit with the winter storm. 15 inches of snow in south Arkansas. My family (multi generational house hold of 8) was thankful for all the food storage I had been working on! We only lost electricity for a few hours, but we have our black stone griddle that works on propane, a propane grill, a charcole grill, and our camping grill that runs on those small bottles of camp fuel. So we were set. I think my inlaws thought my grocery shopping was excessive until it came in handy. We also had major water issues and the near by town had no water for a week so we decided on a berkey and to Amp up water storage too! I love your videos and your helpful tips and ideas.
I was introduced to case lot sales when my husband was in the military. It is great! Now that he's retired, we still go to them since we live near a base. It's great because our civilian stores don't seem to have them. During our 30 years together we have experienced nearly every kind of natural disaster and our food storage has been a God send. We live in the south and frequently get power outages and I get panicked about our freezers lol. We're on a fixed income now and the thought of losing a freezer is scary. So we have gotten into canning and bought a 2nd hand generator. We've devoted more time to our pantry storage since we have so much meat. Our grown kids think we're a little nuts, but when my husband was diagnosed with covid, we were covered. We had one food order for fresh things. As the prices of things increase, I think it's more important than ever. My husband is a 100% permanently disabled vet and doing some things are very difficult, but we're still growing a container garden to supplement our fresh food. If only we could figure out how to grow toilet paper before the next freak out...lol
East Texas here!
I learned having a food storage was our saving grace through the storm. I just recently started to create a food storage in the last two months, but had been buying a tiny bit extra when I shopped throughout Covid-19. Before it was two weeks worth of groceries at a time only. Because I had a few cases of water and plenty of food for my 4 person family, plus my mom who had to stay with us that week, we were set. We didn't have to go out in the weather and were able to leave the food at the stores for the ones who really needed it. I learned having chickens was beneficial because when all the store shelves were cleared out of eggs, we had them. I learned being self reliant, not only with food, but with skills was a major benefit. When we had a couple of busted water lines, my husband and boys, 14 & 11, were able to fix us quickly and get our water back on without having to wait on a plumber. We also learned a wood burning stove or a fireplace is something to think about. When our electricity went out we had our old wood burning stove to keep us warm. We were one of the lucky ones! A few busted lines and a few hours without power was it. My heart broke for all those without power and water for a week. Some are still trying to get their water fixed!
And thank you for your videos on food storage. You helped us be more prepared!
Texas here, my best item was a single burner butane stove. This allowed us to heat food and hot drinks. That helped a lot. We were very cold, but I’m a quilter, so you need plenty of quilts of blankets. Our house got down to 42 and we’re without power for 7 days.
I know plenty of people would roll their eyes and shake their heads at me, but the record geek I am, I decided to tackle this project during a week we were snowed in. I know this isn’t for everyone but I’m loving it! I like to keep a good food supply on hand. Even though I try to keep the older items in front on the shelves, sometimes things get “old” before I use them. I don’t like to throw things out, so this is what works for me.I got a notebook and started in the pantry. Then I inventoried. “Pantry, left side, top shelf” I listed items, how many I had with a “tic mark” for each. If it was an item that had an expiration date, I wrote those (instead of just a count) (example: green beans 7/21, 8/21 12/21) I know there are 3 cans of green beans and the 7/21 is the one that needs to be used first. It also gave me a chance to keep a running list of items that needs to be used immediately. (It also helps locate where items are in the pantry..left, back, right, and what shelf. I was so happy with myself I tackled my freezers next to organize them and get a count of how many packs of whatever I have. I know this may seem tedious, but it’s really not. Keep the notebook in the kitchen and when I use something I just erase that little count mark or expiration date count mark out of the notebook (yes, using pencil for that purpose.) also very helpful when getting a grocery list together. I don’t have to even physically stand in the pantry and see what I need.
I did the same thing. I put everything on an excel spread sheet and note 4 the expiration years. I put a tally mark under the year when I add something and erase one when I use it. I also put the expiration dates on each item with a sharpy marker. No more waste. It works great!!
"What I learned in Texas". I live in Houston and we lost power for 35 hours and then 5 pipes burst.
What I learned?...
1. Insulate your pipes in the attic and walls (especially the walls that have pipes on an exterior wall).
2. Even if you leave the water dripping or turn off the water and drain it, your pipes can still burst. Alot of people were without water because the water plant in their area was frozen or had no power. I had a friend who never even lost power and her pipes burst.
3. Use fans and baking soda (I used a whole 5 lb bag of it from Costco) on your carpet if it gets wet. It helps absorb the smell and the water. It saved us from ripping it up.
4. We don't have a gas stove, but we do have camping gear with a stove and propane tanks, however it was too cold to even open the garage to use it. So have food on hand that you don't have to actually cook.
5. Use pool water to flush toilets
6. We have a gas fireplace but it didn't provide us with any warmth. Friends from church set up a tent around theirs to help trap the heat.
7. Open your blinds during the day to let the sun heat up the house but close them when it gets dark.
8. We had a generator but the huge propane tanks would only last an hour because it was cold propane.
9. I am currently breastfeeding my 4 month old....apparently breast milk helps regulate the temperature of the baby, so I didn't have to worry about him being cold.
10. Have a great community with your church family. We ended up staying with friends from church for 3 days after the pipes burst.
I live in Houston as well. We were without power for 3 1/2 days. We we lucky to have a friend who had power and stayed there. I had 1 pipe crack and leak under my home. We have cold water, but no hot water and still trying to locate all the plumbing parts needed for repair. What I learned, is that I need to start prepping for winter like I do hurricane season with some additional additions. I like the idea of a food storage, but will have to start small because space is very limited in my home.
@@tanjapayton865 Perhaps you can go under the beds with canned goods? I don't have a lot of room either so I'm looking at everything as "potential real estate". (Tops of cupboards, underbed, garage). I wish you the best in fixing your pipes & your food storage.
@@tanjapayton865 I use under bed boxes from Walmart. Also, if you get bed risers, you can stack one box on top of another, so double your storage!
@@kpercy9952 Thank you
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Because of you I started a food storage. I am 45 year old disabled living with my parents who are also disabled. Besides milk and eggs we are good for at least 3 months. Thank you so much. I appreciate you.
I love your "buy what you eat. eat what you buy" approach! Everybody is cramming a room full of crap they've never tasted& will never use! People used to have a pantry off their kitchen& USED it!!! My Grandmother didn't have running water(pump on the well!!)we drank from a enamel bucket with a dipper on the pantry counter. Outhouse on the edge of the grove. Had to sneak by the geese to get to it! A million stories of the "good ol days" in my head. Really miss them! They worked hard!!! Couldn't just go buy a loaf of sliced bread. Baked what you used twice a week! Ok... I'll stop now😂😂😂take care everybody!!!
I am a widow and don’t want to be a worry for my kids. I have a 3 month storage of food and water.this storage brings me so much peace. Thank you for the great information and inspiration that you share.
Prayers for your parents' swift and complete recovery.
Thank you!
How can I find out if my state (Iowa) has bulk sales?
I live in Illinois and I haven’t seen any store in my area do case lot sales, but like you mentioned when things are like .49 or lower like with broth, soups etc., I stock up. I learned to can foods last year, and I usually have a garden so I canned things from my garden and if we found places that had an excellent deal like on potatoes or carrots, I bought a good amount and then canned them. I do most of my shopping at Aldi and Kroger, but we also found a discount store in an Amish town that I find good deals. Just recently I finally inventoried what was in all my freezers and what was in my pantry. In freezer I made a separate sheet for chicken, a separate sheet for beef, etc. This way I know what I have and can cross off when I use something. It also helps me know what we eat the most of. I did the same thing with my pantry, wrote things down in categories. When I come home from grocery store I can just write things down that I got. Crossing things off when I use them has shown me what to keep stocking up on them. The listing also showed me where I was lacking. Sorry such a long comment but it may help someone else.
I also live in Illinois. Would live to see fellow stockers/gardeners spreadsheet they use. Thats one thing i have trouble with. I don’t want to make a new one each time i go shopping
I have a master inventory. I have my storage in under bed boxes with lids, they’re numbered & I print the sheets with box number, items in box with expiration dates, put those sheets in sheet protectors & into a binder. Mark off when I take any, add what I bring home. Eventually pages get messy & I reprint, but this way really helps me to use items with the closest expiration dates. I can just thumb through to find items & go to the appropriate box. Plus, if I’m looking for an item & I’m low, I just add it to my grocery list!
I live in the Houston area, going on 15 years now. Presently, I am in Galveston County. I've gone through Ike, Harvey and this recent Freeze/Snow/Snovid-21. I have always made sure I have several cases of water. We now have a dispenser for water, we keep several 5-gallon bottles on hand. I have a freezer, had 2, the other died. I make sure we have my husband's foods. We have Military MRE's, we have plenty we keep in rotation. I had surgery in this last storm and I shop Costco/Sam's for household things. Where I shop every 2-3 months, Aldi and HEB are my grocery stores of choice.
Yes, it was hard a few weeks ago I live in Magnolia Texas 2 things that I learned
#1 we need to have good blankets, we only had 2 good ones and a bunch of the light ones. And we are 6. So we had 2 cold nights.
And the #2 was to have disposable plates,cups forks etc.. we didn't have water so we couldn't do the dishes as often
(We had some storage water for the necessities) so I am stoking up some platesetc... so I don't have to worry about that.
We had foodstorage so we had plenty of food. But PLATES PLATES were the problem. It was hard. And in 2 months we enter huracan season so I have 2 months to stock up for it. Hopefully we don't get any. Thank you for always putting awesome videos. I enjoy watching them.
Southwest Louisiana here. I read we were going to have another active season like last year. I pray not. 2 hurricanes back to back was not fun and so many people are still without homes or waiting on repair.
Wool blankets ... even wet wool will keep you warm. Worried about the itch? Layer the wool blanket between regular blankets.
My brother and sister-in-law are in Plantersville. I had just left Houston, had been visiting my girls and grandkids, got stuck in Chicago overnight trying to get back to Michigan. What a mess y’all had! I grew up down there and never experienced anything like that!!! In Michigan, our homes are built for winters and everyone has generators. Our roads are salted and plowed and life goes on.
Great tips. Hope you can all recover soon & get ready for hurricane season.
I not only do food storage I do personally hygiene items like shampoo and soap we also have a Coleman stove to cook on if power is out I just buy a little at a time it adds up
Yes!! Same here ❤️
Yes! Just bought a Coleman stove and a butane stove and got extra canisters of the fuel they use. I will be stocking up on those every month as well as food and hygiene items. Charcoal is also another thing to buy and stock up on. Having a grill could be a extra way to cook foods if there was no power. We also stocked up on flashlight and batteries. I found some flashlight on clearance for dirt cheap at my Walmart in the camping section and they came with the batteries already inside them.
Same here
I am so grateful for your calm demeanor. Preparedness is so important but it is good to not approach it from a sense of fear. I have been working on my food storage for over the 10 years and it is not perfect but I am still glad I can just do a little better all the time.
One of the best systems I came up with was getting a large container (54 quart) with a gasket and latches from walmart. I filled 1 container up with all foods that have the same expiration date. So currently I have 1 container in our basement with a variety of foods that we use that all have an expiration date of 2023. Next January (2022) I will take out that container and fill my working pantry with all those canned foods. Then by that time I will already have a 2024 waiting, and I'll be working on a 2025... This way is fool proof to not have canned goods go bad!
Texas resident here, on your last video I commented that I recommend people have a generator/solar options but also when you have no electricity it significantly reduces the ways you can heat food. So whether you choose propane or charcoal it'd be useful to have a grill or fire pit (think of how you would cook/eat if you were camping). I think now that I've gone through it it would be wise to have multiple energy/fuel sources, like wood and propane or wood and charcoal that way if one runs out you still have options.
That is what I'm doing. Make sure I have options for when one or two fail.
I live in Arkansas and we got below zero temps, so I learned that I don’t have thick enough socks, don’t have a heavyweight coat and I don’t have waterproof boots. These are things I am working to get for myself and my son. I was pretty well stocked on food and in my pantry so that part I quietly patted myself on the back for. Thanks for all your inspiration and information on being prepared. I have learned a lot over the past year from you and you are the reason I have a full pantry now. I appreciate the continuing prepping videos and encouragement. God Bless and have a nice day 😊
Over the last few months I have felt this pull in my spirit to prepared for a famine. I do not live in Texas but I will say that the situation was a big wake up call for my husband and we are now both doing our research and planning a food storage and some other preps to be self sufficient. We currently live in a small two bedroom duplex with our three children so I don’t have space for much right now. We will be moving into a bigger house sometime this summer and I have so much good anxiety about getting this all started. Covid really should have made everyone aware of how fast things can turn for the worst and how quickly grocery stores will be wiped out if trucks can’t get to them. I heard someone say that grocery stores only have enough food for 3 days in between shipments. That is so scary to think about. I know that I have three little people depending on me so we will be prepared for anything. Thank you for sharing all this info with your followers.
I started on stocking up on my pantry several years ago. It helped so much during the pandemic. Now that my husband has retired things sometimes get tough near the end of the month so being able to go in the pantry and use the stuff we had on hand and in the freezer is so helpful. We don't have case lot sales but our local grocery store from time to time has some great sales on veggies and I will stock up on them. I live in SE Oklahoma and while we did get the subzero temps and snow, we never lost power. We did have some broken pipes but we were able to work around by filling buckets with water for flushing and I had pots of water in case I needed it for cooking. But one thing I do recommend for everyone is always have an alternate heat source for cooking. If you have a gas grill does it have a side burner for cooking, do you have a camp stove? We have a generator that we could use if needed. But have items like canned stew and soups (that don't require water or milk such as the Campbells chunky soups), or even hotdogs you can cook on a grill or a fireplace if you have it. My mom was once without power (we did take them our generator so they could have some lights and such) but she got out her cast iron skillet and cooked steaks in the fireplace.
We live in north central Texas. One big lesson we learned is be sure and have someone to check in on elderly family. My husband and son had to rescue his mom and uncle (both in their 80’s) because they’d lost power and water was frozen and couldn’t even get out of their house because it was so ices over they’d fall. We were lucky we had extra food and blankets for everyone for the week. Also we learned to be sure and fill up your gas tank before a storm. I was on empty and couldn’t fill up anywhere because the pumps were shut down.
I take frequent photos of my pantry with my cell phone. I plan ahead for a shopping trip (have my list) but when I am in the store I just have to look at my phone to see if I need an certain item. If your pantry is organized it works well.
I’d say having more food in storage that doesn’t require cooking. We didn’t have power for two days and live in an apartment with no gas and no area for an outdoor grill.
Get some of those sterno can food warmers or a small foldable camping stove and use on porch or in front if open window.
Yes! that's so important :)
I've taken to having fully cooked meals in portion size, stored in the freezer. Only need to thaw to enjoy. If the power is out I need to eat them up fairly quickly. Definitely limit opening and closing the doors. Frozen jugs of water can be moved to a cooler, with perishable items as time goes on. I'd also suggest sterno- several of them.
Yasss after this Texas freeze I'm rethinking about solar operated items and propane camping stoves for sure.
Buy yourself a small Colman has stove and heater! They both use reg gas or Colman fuel which is white gas, no lead!
In the uk we were limited to 2 to 4 cans if I remember rightly. It’s been lifted now so I plan to stock up a bit more once the schools reopen next week I can get out more freely.
There's no limit on cans now in the UK. Odd things like flour, gluten free pasta is limited to 3. I bought 12x black beans etc from sainsbury yesterday and 16x soy milk from tesco. 🙂
For those who are leary about canned vegetables. May I suggest after opening the can drain in sifter and rinse. You’ll be good to go.
Where I am, alot if stores have limits. So I always buy the full limit on every trip. It's such a blessing to be able to go into my pantry to grab a can of food instead of going to the store.
5:19 hi Kimmy from San Antonio TX. I stumbled on one of your case hauls about 2 years ago and have been hooked since. I picked some of your ideas and started my own stock up supply. My husband works (in the warehouse) at H.E.B. and people were going crazy with our recent crazy snowstorm. I didn't need to go to the grocery store because I had my own mini grocery store thanks to your videos. I owe you a HUGE THANK YOU!!!!
You're really making a difference.
Texas gal here. We learned to have plenty of flashlights, battery backups for phones, and that having a gas stove and a lighter was priceless!
Also, having plenty of shelf stable ingredients that can make a meal (even if it isn't fancy!) - soup, pb sandwich/crackers, pancake mix, etc.
I live in East Texas and I was so thankful for the food storage I had accumulated. We only lost power for a few hours over the entire week and never lost water. I had prepped a few food items the day before the snow and ice hit our area just in case we lost power. We purchased a generator the week before the storm which helped a lot for the few hours we did not have power. It was definitely an experience I’ll never forget!
I'm from TX. I actually do food storage and water storage because of your channel. My family was good. I work in a grocery store too and we are finally getting stuff back in our store.
Would love a video on what people have learned from Texas. I went through comments on several videos and the biggest things were water (water bob, aqua pod), safe heat source(tent in house to keep heat in), battery operated carbon monoxide detector to have with you when you sleep (sleep together, especially kids. A way to cook safely indoors. Your BBQ grill is not an adequate cooking resource. Heat and eat meals with little cooking involved. Safe indoor lights/lanterns. A way to charge your phones/iPad/laptop that is not your car. Everyone was out of gas including gas for generators. One lady was adamant to Keep everything together. She said she was digging through the basement with a flashlight. These are things I saw repeated and I wrote down in my emergency planning notebook.
Thanks for this list. I just added a few things to my list.
This makes me happy. Buying food this way is how my mom made a very small budget work to feed our family when I was growing up. By stocking up whenever things were on sale, she was able to get a lot more food for the money, and we never ran out of anything; we just had to go get another one from the food storage room.
We are from Dallas! I learned to definitely be more prepared! We used our solar outdoor lights and that kept our house VERY bright and we used our firepit inside and kept us super warm! That helped us a lot in the evenings!
I don’t have any experience with ice storms but as a NE Florida native, I have a lot of experience with Hurricanes and Nor Eastern storms. Disaster prep is similar. Stock plenty to eat, I always make sure I buy several of a product we use on a regular basis. How will you cook without power? For most of us, this our propane grills with side burners but if you don’t have that, invest in a small cylinder gas hotplate from amazon or some other retail. I got one for $25 from amazon and picked up a 3 pack of green gas cylinders from Walmart. Having a back-up is great and I can use it camping. If you keep freezer and refrigerator doors closed, the food will stay fresh for several days. When we have a hurricane coming, I start freezing water in containers and filling trash cans with water. Trash water can flush a toilet. Frozen water keeps my freezer and fridge colder. I also make sure to cook anything that can or needs to be cooked. Best to eat it now than risk it going bad.
Never forget drinking water. It’s the first thing to disappear here when a storm’s coming. They will shut down a water plant if there is a possibility of flooding. Everyone takes a shower- whether you need one or not, fill the tub for cleaning water (hands, body) and have several cases of drinking water on hand. This is something I stay stocked up on. I hate dealing with crazy crowds! Also, keep your cars full of gas- if at all possible. Keeping extra cans of gas for your car, should you have to evacuate or for a generator is also a good idea.
I live in Northern Michigan but my family is in Texas. Something they didn’t have enough of, and couldn’t get after the fact was propane. Their 1 lb cans ran out quickly and they got very low on the 20 lb since they were having to cook everything on the grill. Good idea to have extras on hand in an emergency! Also remember to keep your gas tanks full. When the power goes out, it can go out at gas stations, too, and the pumps don’t work.
I live in Houston and our saving grace during a week without power and heat was a gas cooktop. We never lost water but had water stored. So, I could make pancakes, eggs, ramen, and all kinds of cooktop meals. Didnt mess with our grill because everything was literally frozen outside and when you have no heat in your home to stay warm, you avoid the outdoors or even opening the door. I cooked by candlelight.
Keep a storage bin of disposable plates, bowls, cups (w/lids), utensils, straws, napkins, paper towels, etc. When utilities go out, having these things on hand is helpful and saves from having to wash all your dishes once things are back to normal. BONUS TIP: Having these items are part of your "sick kit" helps when you need to take care of others or yourself. Eat, drink, toss. No need to worry about the clean up or spreading gems.
Great idea!
YES! We do this as well.
In Texas like so many others. Lost power (including heat) for a week, no water for 6 days. We're from Los Angeles, so we already have the terror of "The Big One" drilled in our heads. I had 100 gallons of water. I discovered I need more (we have 4 dogs and 4 cats). I ended up catching roof runoff and gathering snow, but there was not enough water for bathing -- we agreed on 8oz baths each. Our stove is also electric, so no cooking facilities. But, like any good Southern Californian, I had some wood in the garage along with fire starters. I had to conserve, but we were able to warm up canned foods (in the can, as we had no water to wash dishes with). Thankfully, we kept warm with all 8 animals in bed with us. It was stressful, but we were fairly prepared.
It's amazing that only spending like $5-$20 a week on food storage items adds up soo fast! I've just been adding 2-3 extra items into our weekly grocery haul and our pantry is now capped out lol. So easy to do and not expensive! I tend to just see what's on sale at whole foods and buy those for that week (that we would normally buy anyway.)
That’s awesome!!!💃🏼
I think knowing what is in your back up is like a muscle memory it builds up, I followed the example of my mother who always had a store of items she had periodic ill health so stocked up for those periods. I was so surprised when I grew up and realised people worked from empty cupboards and I knew it was not about money. Even having dried lentils, pasta etc is good
Hey ladies if you live in the NJ/NY/PA area like me we have a store called Shoprite. Twice a year they have a "can can" sale. This is our equivalent of a case lot sale. We just had one in January and it was my first time participating and it was great! I think it should happen again in the summer or fall. Thanks Kimmy for teaching me about this it has been such a blessing!!
Yes I was going to mention Shoprite's can can sale. I unfortunately really wasn't able to take advantage of it this year due to having surgery in the middle of January. I had to quarantine for the week before surgery. Then it took me about 3 weeks post surgery to feel up to going shopping so it was February by then. I had prepped our pantry and freezer before surgery so anything my hubby had to get while I was homebound was only things like milk and other perishables we tend to go through quickly.
I found out the next sale in usually in July so hopefully you can go then. If you're not able to make it see if your store in your town or one in the next town over has delivery or grocery pick up. You can shop online or on the app. I had my mom order stuff on the app because she didn't have a store by her and I picked it up for her. I hope that helps and I hope you feel better soon!
@@thereellifechoices374 the one near me has delivery and I did utilize it while I was recovering. Especially when it was snowing a lot in early February. But I guess because of the post op pain medication I didn't look at any sales. I basically just got the basics we needed that week.
Yes, and stocking up during the can-csn sale is a bit of a workout! Slinging trays of canned food into your cart isn't something you want to do post-surgery. Hope you're well now!
Love this video and all the advice
I look forward to seeing the video on what was learned during the deep freeze of the south. These are important lessons to share. Pantries, preparedness knowledge, and certain skills are lost arts to alot of Americans. Its good to see someone touch on this outside of the prepper or homesteading communities.
Tfs💚🌱🤗
Wonderful video 😀 Years ago our small town had a grocery store that had case lot sales, I would be so excited when they were advertised. We used to have to pre-order the cases we wanted using a checklist that came in the ad. It was a wonderful way to stock up our pantry. Sadly we no longer have stores that do case lots, but between Costco and Walmart and local grocery sales I still find good deals to stock the pantry. But it was really cool seeing your store’s case lot sale, it brought back good memories. 😀
I know this is not Kally & Fleix’s channel, but can you talk about a food storage plan for a young married couple? Budgets are tight, and do the buy one for now, two for later. But those extras have been getting used quickly. Any ideas what is best for this group of people?
Great topic. I’ll work on that
Nice idea! Many of the channels are great and offer wonderful tips, but their families include multiple kiddos and sometimes it's hard to pair that down for a couple.
Stick some things that last longer, in a tote you can't see through, and keep it seperate. If you can fit a week or 2 in there you know you will always have that if your pantry gets low.
Very valuable information especially for those that have not grown up with the idea of food storage and preparedness. You are helping so many people by doing these videos. Everyone can do a little to become more self-sufficient in hard times. When the crap really hits the fan, many people will be so grateful they took your advice. 😇
I used a black permanent marker to put expiration dates on top of cans, boxes, jars and plastic bottles.
It only takes a quick glance to know what to use first.
I do that too but I put it on the front of the can or box so I can just look in the pantry and not have to pick it up.
Since I now need reading glasses, I also use the black marker.
I live in central Texas. My pantry and freezers are well stocked. We have a family with 4 young children with food allergies. We didn’t need any grocery store runs until the end of Snowvid. Our driveway is steep and our neighborhood roads were frozen. It was a literal ice rink. I wasn’t able to get out to work at the hospital. We had ordered covers for our outdoor faucets but they didn’t arrive in time. Fortunately, we didn’t have any water or pipe breaks. My husband rigged up towels and a Costco insulated bag over the exposed pipes. Texas is not equipped for that kind of weather. We do not have salt trucks or snow plows. Luckily we did not lose power or water. I know a lot people who did lose one or both for several days. Things I learned from this experience and from other’s experiences: don’t donate all your extra blankets and comforters, get a generator, learn how to build and use an outdoor cook area (camp cooking), learn how to turn off the water supply, definitely stock up on milk, eggs, bread and bottled water, rely on your neighbors. We have a FB neighborhood group and it was so nice to see people offering to food shop, share eggs, bake bread, offer diapers and formula, etc.
Debbie Stalbaum-Texas. I thought I had stocked up on water but when we got the Winter Freeze, I found out that we did NOT have enough water. I am trying to remedy that problem now!!
I've been working on a food storage pantry for several years. We had a class on it at church to help get me started. My main problem is organizing it all. I seem to have to look for the things that aren't my staples. I'm loving your videos on things to store, so if I am missing anything I can catch up on those when I see it on your video. Thank you for all your help on this.
Something very important to have is powder milk, bread. The first thing that store will run out is milk,eggs,bread,water. I been through 2 huracans and 1 ice storm in Texas and oh boy. So learning how to make bread,cheese. It will be very helpful.
I am glad your parents are fairing well.
You asked about lessons learned during the winter storm. My story isn’t food related but I did learn something I won’t forget. New to Arkansas, I am not used to rain turning to sheet ice on, say, a driveway. Not wearing the correct shoes (I put some no-tread shoe on quick to take the dog out), I slipped and fell on the cement. I mean feet slid out from under me and I landed hard on my tush slipped. I literally slipped on different ice again within those same 24 hours. My self-lesson (besides avoiding stepping outside if I can help it when it is icy), is to have shoes akin to the grip of hiking boots around should I ever need to go out in ice again. I am a little older, in my 50’s, so avoiding falls = good thing. Hope it helps. Now to find those boots!
I live in kentucky. Walked into my local Krogers about six weeks ago and they had a blast n of Campbell's cream of chicken soup for .25 per can. I bought a case of 24 cans for $6.00. the next week they were 4/$5.00. I also found barbecue sauce for .49 per bottle if you bought five. Since .99 is my stock up price, I jumped on this. I've been coaching a young wife and mother of two (three on every other weekend) on buying multiples when things were on sale. He made fun of thick cream of chicken soup purchase but seen the reasoning behinD it when the prices went back up. $6.00 for 24 cans versus $30.00 for 24 cans. I'll take that deal anyway. And I use the cream of chicken in my homemade chicken noodle soup (amish thin noodles make all the difference) and white chicken chili. Yum.
Walmart does have 6pks and 12 pk cases on their brand of veggies and tomatoes. At least they do on line and in my stores. It works out to just under .50 a can. They also just sell their individual cans at around .50-.58 cents a can so still amazing prices to stock up (like you mentioned).
Thank you so much for providing a great "gathering place" for us to share what we have learned. I learned to have the simplest of foods ready because you are dealing with things like faulty pipes and/or power outages, so there's no desire or energy for making meals. The odd thing is that the simple stuff was all we even wanted - hot soups were wonderful and comforting and easy. I laugh when I look at the pork chops and steak and things I bought before the storm, thinking we would want a "variety" of meals.
I'm from TX. I learned about kerosene heaters. I had just added 2 propane burners to my emergency stock. So I was able to cook. But we froze. I planned on heat from my fireplace. But it's TX. The fireplace looks nice, but doesn't heat up the house.
Im an Oklahoma girl, on the Ok/TX line... we had power but no water during our ice/snow storm. I learned I do not have enough water bottles. And that we need to do rain water barrels, for toilet flushing, and shower, laundry things like that. And also I need an emergency fund set up for winter bills for when we get these storms. Bills are rolling in from the storm, and oh my its gonna be a rough months bills are more than doubled this month.
Like I said in previous videos. I work at an Ohio based grocery store. Our "store brand" is Food Club. Made me smile to see all of the Food Club products. I hope you enjoy them. It's all we buy. Seriously cannot taste a difference between them and the name brand. Sending love and hugs from Ohio 😚💞
East Tennessee here. Food Club brand is sold here in a store called Food City.
I started during COVID using canned potatoes in soups and stews. They work so well.
Good morning! Even though we live in Kentucky we had ice and snow. We personally live in a rural area and we lost power and our whole county also lost water due to trees falling on power lines to our water treatment plant. We camp in spring, summer, and fall. We used our camping supplies like camp stove and our gas grill to cook food and make coffee! Yes we have a percolator that we had never used. We did discover that we needed an emergency supply of water for flushing toilet, washing dishes, and miscellaneous stuff. We do live in the country so yes we were able to survive a little easier than someone who say lives in a city. We also have a large food supply both meats and canned goods.
Hi Kimmie! Prayers for Ma & Dad!! Can you please do one on food safety, different ways to rotate the food storage. Also, can you talk about how to plan sides that would go along well with different dinners? What are the main and best spices to have on hand?
I learned in Texas that a gas stove is a blessing! We still were stocked with some soup and had water. We also ordered a regular can opener.
Texas local here. Looking back some gallons of water would have been nice to have on hand (never lost water but had to boil for a week). Also was longing for fresh veggies and fruit towards the end. The frozen veggies I had came in handy and would have like to have had a few more. Lastly, when our power was down during the rolling blackouts we used the grill. We were very glad to have a burner on the grill and next time we get a grill I will make sure to have a burner again.
I am in Texas and we didn’t have electricity or water. I learned from Hurricane Rita the importance of having a whole house generator. We were able to run most of our home with propane and Generac. I also have the Berkey Crown water filter and tap water to filter in gallon jugs. I used rainwater heated on stove to wash dishes. I used my Ball electric canner to keep rinse water hot. Bathing was difficult. We had water for flushing toilet from water collection from roof. I felt fortunate that I have a good food storage. My son and his family were stuck here for several days so was very glad to be able to feed everyone well. I learned that I need to work on how to get a hot bath. We also used a wood stove for heat as well.
Shop Rite (I'm in NJ) has a Can-Can Sale a few times a year. It is the best time to stock up. Love your videos. Thank you🙏
Ugh I miss Shoprite and Stop & Shop in Jersey. I went to our house Upstate NY and the Shoprite is like 2 1/2 hours away home in Jersey is 3 lol and don't get me started on pizza lol no one knows how to make a good pizza here we are definitely spoiled back home.
Kimmy, Hi, I am an old subscriber of yours from a far away land...Over the years I loved your family, videos and the planning of meals menu and pantry stockpile. In fact being from tropical country we are not much into canned goods, or frozen food, yet I learnt to do the best of it basis the logic and planning, the hedging. Thank you for teaching me and making me a wise homemaker. By the way you are looking good, relaxed and fresh. Seems the new schedule is working well with you. Take care. Love for the Hughes
Thank you!!!
My husband loves cooked carrots. I puree canned carrots with the liquid, add onion and garlic powder, heat them up and thicken with instant mashed potatoes. add some butter, salt and pepper to taste.
When electric we t off for 2and haf wks I set up tent in living room reflecting space blanket on floor and reg blanket over it then bed roll and sleeping bags in corner Terra cotta flower pots with tea candles inside kept us warm shut off and drained water we had plenty bottled water cooked on porch on grill we were fine a mini vacation
shoprite in new jersey has something called the can can sale twice a year-my family is filipino and we always stock up on canned goods for us and family overseas to send in balakbayan boxes! dont forget to check for coupons. after the holidays the stock that didnt get sold might be on discount! frozen turkeys, hams, etc!
I miss Shoprite in Jersey..
I live in Fort Worth, TX. We were only left without water for 2 days...it was shut off at the main. Luckily, I'm a prepper and we had water and food and heat. One thing I KNOW I need more of is WATER!!! I thought I had a huge stock of water, and quickly learned that if the water had stayed off much longer, we would have run out of water. My prepping has saved us in more ways, too. Hubby lost his job due to outsourcing, but we were o.k. because of our pantry. I have another son still at home, and he's recently found another part time job.
It all helps. Back to the water....I had enough for drinking, but I had not thought of flushing a toilet...which takes quite a bit of water. I had not thought about water for the pets, and water for washing hair and body. I need so much more in the water department of my prepping.
I’ve just started your food storage. I have a lot of what you bought for at least 2 1/2 months. Hopefully this year I will have a years supply and your the reason!!! Thanks!!!!
We were pretty prepared for the storm but the most valuable thing that we had was plastic tarp. We used them to shut off the living room so the fireplace only needed to heat one single room.
Using canned potatoes....only add them at the end of cooking time, they only need to warm through. If cooked too long they will dissolve. They are great for breakfast.
Awesome!
spices, don't forget the spices can make the same can of tomatoes taste, different, have back up power sources, including small radios, heat sources like small generators, solar phone chargers, heavy blankets, don't toss old blankets, they can be used to help insulate. have more canned meats as well, i grew up in the aftermath of a cat5 hurricane, having these things made the difference between surviving and not having anything to eat.
Viewing during my mid morning break from distant learning. Just want to say thank you Kimmie. You inspire me and keep me focused in a good way .🙏🏽💜
I opened tomato sauce last night that had Best Buy date of 2017 and it as perfectly fine. Also canned potatoes are great to throw in with pot roast.
I've been really enjoying your series. I live just north of Houston, so I am prepared for hurricanes. I usually start stocking up in February for hurricane season. Then over the winter I use up my reserve. I did ok during the freeze, but that depleted my stock. I'm lucky I have a gas stove so I could use that when we had no power. I learned I need a better plan for meals, so I will be looking at your book suggestions.
Here are two great tips I've learned from hurricanes. 1. Find light sources that use aa or aaa batteries. And stock up on them. Battery powered Christmas lights are a good example or solar powered yard lights are excellent and need no batteries.
2. Have a deck of cards or simple games you can play with little light.
I just went to our case lot sale as well! I'm in the greater Boise Idaho area. Our sale happens in a town about 20 min away, and I find it totally worth my while to drive a few times a year when the case lot sale is on. One of the things I really like about the Food Club brand, is that the cans almost always are BPA free - which is really hard to find unless you buy organic.
I’m from Texas and the biggest gap in my prep was disposable items. I didn’t have plastic cups and not enough plastic forks.
Great point. You don’t want to be dealing with dishes when water is low.
Love your earrings. We prefer tuna in water. We also get extra food for our fur babies. Have a blessed day Kimmy and Fam💗
I learned about food storage many, many years ago on the BYU channel....I started with a 3 month supply, then I upped my game to a 6 month supply (November to April) to get us through the winter....last spring when things fell apart, I achieved a 1 year supply, so I’m good until this April....thank you for this valuable information....
That’s awesome!
use a marker and write the date on the cans and maybe on top also, ie MAR 2021; that way you already know without reading the small imprint on can, etc.
First of all thank you so much for taking time to help all of us. Yes i have started a 3 months food storage for my family. I love know i can make it if something happens. But i have to say to have to buy what you will eat not just cause it on sale learn that the hard way.
I live on OK, my area got hit hard with the storm. Thankfully we didn’t go without power or water. We do however have a food storage. I have watched you for years so thank you for being the voice in my head when it comes to food storage. Before the storm got bad, we bought a generator incase we needed it. We are total electric, we are looking to run propane lines into our home just incase something goes wrong in the future. Thank you for helping us all out! ❤️😍
Have you ever made beans from dried beans??? Its so easy with the instant pot!!!
Or making your own chicken stock from bones? Its basically free, chuck chicken bones in the instant pot as well...and it tastes so good!
Loved this Kimmy :) Food storage is so important! We have no case lot sales here in Scotland, but I often stock up as you've mentioned, when things are on a great sale. Or also when they have cases of things on sale in Csotco.
Kimmie you are amazing! Thank you for letting the Texans turn our tragedy into a learning experience for others.
My suggestion (as a past northerner who lived in 10 degree weather) is to listen!
Only use antifreeze in your car... never use water in the radiator!!!
Drip your faucets... we drip if 35 or lower... if you have to leave... shit off your water! Then open all faucets!
We already know to prep for hurricane season. I stay prepped year round! We know how to cool a house with no electricity, learn to heat a house!
We have 3 generators. I have one for freezers and fridges, one for heaters or ac and one for misc use.
Find a used one... find a good mechanic who will work on them. I’m lucky and my husband is that guy for us!
Always use your gut! Never let anyone tell you that you don’t need to prepare!
Some key items we use...
Camp stove, instant pot, propane griddle (I boiled water with all of these during our collection from the roof time)... camp shower, large totes, barrels or buckets for corners to collect water for toilet or showers!
For those in The Woodlands area... hi neighbor!
Let’s start getting our stores to leave packaged cases or us to buy!
I would love to help anyone needing to learn! Kimmie let’s talk... I’d gladly help with this
In Texas two weeks later, some shelves are still bare because trucks are behind and people panic bought things. Lesson learned here is you have to HAVE back up heat and water source. I’m also working on stocking my house, I’m actually trying not to be obsessed about that right now. 😁
I love your stock up videos. Everyone needs to learn to do this in today’s crazy world. My daughter lives in the Houston area of Texas. She was without power for over four days. There were no restaurants open because of the electric and the water being out, so they were eating anything that they could find that was shelf stable. After the power came on they had to throw all of their food away that was in the refrigerator in their freezer because it did not stay cold. They had even tried putting food out on their patio of their apartment complex to keep it colder out there. They could not shower for days, and she works at a local grocery chain there, they could not open her department because they could not have running water to be sanitary. She tried to find a hotel in Houston where they had electricity but they were all totally booked up.
My question is; How do you suggest cooking food when there is no electricity? They live in an apartment complex with no personal patio grills allowed.
My husband and I recently purchased a Harvest Right freeze drying machine to preserve food for the future. If you can make water hot, you can rehydrate the foods you preserve. We have an RV with a propane stove & oven and we have a propane Blackstone grill but I know some people do not. We have learned that we can use candles under a saucepan on an elevated metal rack to heat water if needed. We also plan to purchase a few cases of canned heaters like buffets use for emergency heating of water. Also at the warning of any crazy weather, fill every bathtub with water to use for bathing or toilet flushing. 2020 and the Polar Vortex has made us look at things differently than we used to.
You need a perpetual inventory sheet for your for food storage. You take your starting inventory and then keep a weekly use sheet subtract it from your starting inventory add in your new purchases.
In Texas in a small community. We were good on food but we really underestimated the amount of water we needed. We had water in the bathtub to use and it froze. It was THAT cold in the house. We moved out to the travel trailer for the duration and used the generator. Again we went through our gas so fast! Who knew we'd be out of power for 4-5 days straight. We definitely need better winter clothing. Now what we're dealing with in the aftermath is busted water pipes and not being able to locate parts to fix them. So when the shortages on plumbing parts has passed we'll be stockpiling some if those things. Our community was amazing and people were on Facebook posting extra items they had and checking on people to make sure they were ok. It's definitely been an eye opener.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience. You've inspired me to build up my short and long-term food storage. I'm sorry to hear about your parents. I said a prayer for them tonight.
Second question...how much water do you store? Do you have enough food if power is out. From Texas and that happened. Problems that we had were washing dishes, keeping home clean with no water or electricity, where will animals go if weather is too cold for them to be outside? Do you have food and water for them? FYI...You will not want to cook 3 meals a day over a fire. Too difficult with no electricity or way to wash them. Have disposable plates and plasticware. Have easy to fix meals..like open and mix.
We had no water, no electricity, no gas in Texas. Having jugs of water and non-perishable food on hand was key. We also filled the bathtubs with water ahead of time. We were not, however, prepared for the extreme cold. We are typically not trying to find ways to be warmer here in Texas and this time it was COLD. Brrrr. 🥶
I LOVE canned potatoes! When I am lazy but want a soup or stew, I grab them. SO much better than having to peel and cut up when you just are not feeling it. I prefer tuna in water because oil spoils and water lasts longer.
I am moving to Texas this summer and I will definitely be prepared. We need to remember to have a camping stove with plenty of propane. Firewood with starter logs, an outdoor firepit. Really high quality ski gear...thermals...boots...layers. Food and water is only the beginning.