One of my first preps was switching to instant coffee. It's a nessesary psychological toughness. So now everything instant coffee is on sale I buy extra fir long term storage. Side note, my dad gave me a bottle of instant coffee that was 11 years old. It's was perfectly preserved.
Hello from Australia I have both instant coffee and roasted bean coffee in brown paper bags and then I vacuum seal them they then go into a food grade bucket I have my buckets organised so that I have 2 months supplies in each bucket Recently I took a bucket that I packed in 1999 on a 5 camping trip with friends and we all agreed that the food and coffee were still in great shape Thank you
Been thru a few larger natural disasters over my years that knocked out utilities + flooded places for a few weeks. Instant coffee on my camp stove really got the pep back in my and the neighbors step when we started doing damage control once the water went back out. Funny part is I literally was taking to wife how I wanted to add some instant coffee to small amount of things we've started to set aside.
I do enjoy my coffee. I keep beans in their original packaging, then inside mylar bags, which go in a large tupperware tote. However, I also keep a supply of a few jars of (shudder) "instant" coffee for when the situation *really* becomes dire. And of course I have several methods available for brewing. Thanks for the tips, JR!!
@@ragnarmjolnir9654 Sorry - I don't know of any relatives Down South - an uncle and a few cousins in Alberta are all I know about! Grandfather came to Canada in the 1920s with his family and stayed in the area of Montreal, Quebec. Wish I could find a connection to Elmer Bjerke, who was a firearms inspector and foreman at Rock Island Arsenal. (The *real* one - LOL!) Thanks for the message!
As much as I enjoy my cup of Java in the morning, I do have a good reserve vacuum sealed. But I also have a very good reserve of wake up (caffeine pills). If SHTF, not sure I want to be making coffee in the day. It involves risk of getting spotted if I am in the wild. Also wake ups make it easy to store, carry and use. And size vs weight and all. Those pills sure put the kick in. I would reserve coffee making in the wild for moments where I feel safe to do it and desperately need a moral booster. Thank you for your work and content. Peace.
@@alienprepper5918 I am not dependent on caffeine, I do enjoy a cup here and there. Keeping different options for a boost is a way to ensure long term. Of course I will eventually run out if this became long term. When times comes I will resort to chagga and other natural options.
Great video. Thank you for inspiring me to become a Prepper. I just started my channel and uploaded my first video. You’re one of my favorite Preppers. God bless you and your family.
I love coffee!!! You should have called the video "Wake up and smell the coffee". That phrase fits the occasion perfectly lol. Thanks for the video and a good laugh.
This is a huge issue for me as a coffee addict....lol. I did splurge for the Franklin's Finest deal and it's certainly not bad for the Apocalypse. ...probably too expensive for everyday use, but I will be buying more for my preps for sure. Very happy with it overall. Thanks for covering this..... Cheers!
Am not a coffee drinker but am almost rabid about having a supply of my favorite hot drink. I can not easily get hold of it so when I can I bulk buy it. I dub it my sanity tea. Plan to keep at least a few coffee jars on hand for family members and potential trading potential
This video is right up my alley. My first cup is usually the current ground coffee of my choice placed in a re-useable K-cup. The rest of the day (and I do mean the rest of the day) Sometimes right before bed I am consuming Great Value Instant coffee (12 oz. jar or up to 180 cups) which lasts me on average 4 months depending on how hot it is here in SW Florida. Most establishments only serve coffee in the A.M. around here. Of course my preps include a lot of coffee.
I use a seal-a-meal for my coffee, store in a cool dry place. ground and bean, stores for 3-4 years, and its just fine. I try to keep around 20 lbs at all times, a little more lately. I use the s-m for alot of long-term storage of frozen meats, pasta, beans and rice, air tights my dehydrated vegies, crackers, nuts, and hard candy in mason jars as well. I really like it and it works great...
Lucky for me I don’t drink coffee. If I absolutely need caffeine I split a no doze. Any addiction is not good for you...including coffee. I suggest everybody start pushing themselves to overcome their addictions. Besides, stocking up on a few bottles of no doze will save a ton of money, storage space and time.
Soooo, you are advocating for folks to give up drinking coffee, substituting an over-the-counter pharmaceutical in its place? Interesting! Personally, I'll keep my ☕ in the AM ... it tastes better than pills.
@@allengrant No, Im not advocating anyone to be addicted to anything...including caffeine pills. I’m just saying they are cheap, compact, and you might need them to stay awake in a situation where you have to in order to protect your family. Are you telling me you are not going to keep aspirin, ibuprofen, or Tylenol on hand because they comes in a pill bottle? What about antibiotics? To each their own. No one is making you do anything dude. All no doze is is caffeine. Which, can also be addictive. The reason I say people should work on their addictions is because the stock might run out before the economy recovers. I think people should also be aware that caffeine/ coffee is bad for your adrenal glands and bad for those with glaucoma. Can literally cause them to go blind so before anybody takes anything, they should be doing their research.
@@DISASTROPHOLOGY I'm merely stating that coffee is a comfort item, similar to tea (which actually contains more caffeine) in Europe. and hot chocolate for others. It just makes folks feel better. I drink very dark roasted coffee, which contains much less caffeine than a light roast. I don't drink it for the caffeine high. Some folks (like me) just like the taste of coffee. Here's hoping you have a great day. Cheers.
@@allengrant I never said it wasn’t. I’m not disagreeing with you on that. You do you boo, I just don’t understand why you came at me like I was telling everybody they need to stop drinking it.?!?
Costco has house brand coffee prepared by Starbucks (yep, it's starbucks) 2.5# for less than cost of 1# at Starbucks. I got 15#, leave it in original pkg. Done 1 year of coffee. Got some instant for shtf.
Very appropriate topic. Whether you buy vacuum-sealed from the grocery, or BlackOut online... a whole bean manual grinder and a "pour over" setup ($10) is all that's needed for a great cup of morning joe. Thx JR
Thanks for the storage tips. Never thought about it absorbing other strong flavors Just got some instant sealed in jars. Caffeine will be necessary for us.
Good idea, JR! I've been stashing coffee, but I need jolt Java! I have all types stored, instant, pods, beans, etc. Since I use it daily, I do buy more each shopping trip. Thanks for all your great information! 👍
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One of my first preps was switching to instant coffee. It's a nessesary psychological toughness. So now everything instant coffee is on sale I buy extra fir long term storage.
Side note, my dad gave me a bottle of instant coffee that was 11 years old. It's was perfectly preserved.
Thanks for sharing Elizabeth!
Hello from Australia
I have both instant coffee and roasted bean coffee in brown paper bags and then I vacuum seal them they then go into a food grade bucket
I have my buckets organised so that I have 2 months supplies in each bucket
Recently I took a bucket that I packed in 1999 on a 5 camping trip with friends and we all agreed that the food and coffee were still in great shape
Thank you
Coffee!! Most important prep , with chocolate a close second (IMO). I dont want to live in a world without it!!
Been thru a few larger natural disasters over my years that knocked out utilities + flooded places for a few weeks. Instant coffee on my camp stove really got the pep back in my and the neighbors step when we started doing damage control once the water went back out.
Funny part is I literally was taking to wife how I wanted to add some instant coffee to small amount of things we've started to set aside.
Good timing!
I do enjoy my coffee. I keep beans in their original packaging, then inside mylar bags, which go in a large tupperware tote. However, I also keep a supply of a few jars of (shudder) "instant" coffee for when the situation *really* becomes dire. And of course I have several methods available for brewing. Thanks for the tips, JR!!
Thanks Karl! The (shudder) cracked me up. Lol
Knew some Bjerke's in TX. City....any relation?
@@ragnarmjolnir9654 Sorry - I don't know of any relatives Down South - an uncle and a few cousins in Alberta are all I know about! Grandfather came to Canada in the 1920s with his family and stayed in the area of Montreal, Quebec. Wish I could find a connection to Elmer Bjerke, who was a firearms inspector and foreman at Rock Island Arsenal. (The *real* one - LOL!) Thanks for the message!
As much as I enjoy my cup of Java in the morning, I do have a good reserve vacuum sealed. But I also have a very good reserve of wake up (caffeine pills). If SHTF, not sure I want to be making coffee in the day. It involves risk of getting spotted if I am in the wild. Also wake ups make it easy to store, carry and use. And size vs weight and all. Those pills sure put the kick in. I would reserve coffee making in the wild for moments where I feel safe to do it and desperately need a moral booster. Thank you for your work and content. Peace.
Thanks Alan! Good points!
I thought I was the only one to stock caffeine pills. Saved my butt many times!
@@sgtbeau When you have been in the ''heat of the action'' those pills are life savers.
Keeping stimulants in your bug out bag is a great idea. What will you do if you run out if steam?
@@alienprepper5918 I am not dependent on caffeine, I do enjoy a cup here and there. Keeping different options for a boost is a way to ensure long term. Of course I will eventually run out if this became long term. When times comes I will resort to chagga and other natural options.
Great video. Thank you for inspiring me to become a Prepper. I just started my channel and uploaded my first video. You’re one of my favorite Preppers. God bless you and your family.
☕️ Coffee was top of the list years ago when I started prepping. Freeze-dried stores real well. And also I might add……Let’s go Brandon!
Thanks for watching Ronald!
Same here bud, not only coffee for us to drink but to barter with. 👍🏼
I love coffee!!! You should have called the video "Wake up and smell the coffee". That phrase fits the occasion perfectly lol. Thanks for the video and a good laugh.
Absolutely, need that coffee when we have to get going after shtf. As Alan said caffeine pills.
Coffee will also be great barter post shtf.
Thanks for watching!
This is a huge issue for me as a coffee addict....lol. I did splurge for the Franklin's Finest deal and it's certainly not bad for the Apocalypse. ...probably too expensive for everyday use, but I will be buying more for my preps for sure. Very happy with it overall. Thanks for covering this..... Cheers!
Thanks Brad!
This is my one prep I do not skimp on lol I drink Bustelo. They already come vacuum sealed from the factory 🤷🏾♂️
Nice!
I've tried oodles of different coffee, brands, nothing has beat Bustelo. Love the vaccume bricks for long term storage.
Am not a coffee drinker but am almost rabid about having a supply of my favorite hot drink. I can not easily get hold of it so when I can I bulk buy it. I dub it my sanity tea. Plan to keep at least a few coffee jars on hand for family members and potential trading potential
Someday coffee may be worth more then gold
This video is right up my alley. My first cup is usually the current ground coffee of my choice placed in a re-useable K-cup. The rest of the day (and I do mean the rest of the day) Sometimes right before bed I am consuming Great Value Instant coffee (12 oz. jar or up to 180 cups) which lasts me on average 4 months depending on how hot it is here in SW Florida. Most establishments only serve coffee in the A.M. around here. Of course my preps include a lot of coffee.
Thanks for watching Axelbrode!
I use a seal-a-meal for my coffee, store in a cool dry place. ground and bean, stores for 3-4 years, and its just fine. I try to keep around 20 lbs at all times, a little more lately. I use the s-m for alot of long-term storage of frozen meats, pasta, beans and rice, air tights my dehydrated vegies, crackers, nuts, and hard candy in mason jars as well. I really like it and it works great...
Thanks for sharing Kevin!
Lucky for me I don’t drink coffee. If I absolutely need caffeine I split a no doze.
Any addiction is not good for you...including coffee. I suggest everybody start pushing themselves to overcome their addictions. Besides, stocking up on a few bottles of no doze will save a ton of money, storage space and time.
Soooo, you are advocating for folks to give up drinking coffee, substituting an over-the-counter pharmaceutical in its place? Interesting!
Personally, I'll keep my ☕ in the AM ... it tastes better than pills.
@@allengrant No, Im not advocating anyone to be addicted to anything...including caffeine pills. I’m just saying they are cheap, compact, and you might need them to stay awake in a situation where you have to in order to protect your family. Are you telling me you are not going to keep aspirin, ibuprofen, or Tylenol on hand because they comes in a pill bottle? What about antibiotics?
To each their own. No one is making you do anything dude. All no doze is is caffeine. Which, can also be addictive. The reason I say people should work on their addictions is because the stock might run out before the economy recovers.
I think people should also be aware that caffeine/ coffee is bad for your adrenal glands and bad for those with glaucoma. Can literally cause them to go blind so before anybody takes anything, they should be doing their research.
@@DISASTROPHOLOGY I'm merely stating that coffee is a comfort item, similar to tea (which actually contains more caffeine) in Europe. and hot chocolate for others. It just makes folks feel better. I drink very dark roasted coffee, which contains much less caffeine than a light roast. I don't drink it for the caffeine high. Some folks (like me) just like the taste of coffee. Here's hoping you have a great day. Cheers.
@@allengrant I never said it wasn’t. I’m not disagreeing with you on that. You do you boo, I just don’t understand why you came at me like I was telling everybody they need to stop drinking it.?!?
Costco has house brand coffee prepared by Starbucks (yep, it's starbucks) 2.5# for less than cost of 1# at Starbucks. I got 15#, leave it in original pkg. Done 1 year of coffee. Got some instant for shtf.
Very appropriate topic. Whether you buy vacuum-sealed from the grocery, or BlackOut online... a whole bean manual grinder and a "pour over" setup ($10) is all that's needed for a great cup of morning joe.
Thx JR
I have freeze dried coffee, I also took ground coffee and put a O2 absorbers and vacuum sealed them
Thanks for the storage tips. Never thought about it absorbing other strong flavors
Just got some instant sealed in jars. Caffeine will be necessary for us.
Buy beans, vacuum seal and store in a cool location. Or just buy presealed bags at the store.
Do you have a manual bean grinder?
Awesome video and thanks for the honesty.
Thank you Greg!
I store my coffee in vacuum sealer bags and then put the vacuum coffee in milar bags and seal it up
Thanks for watching and commenting Herbert!
Needed this, thanks.
You’re welcome Bob! Thanks for watching!
Good idea, JR! I've been stashing coffee, but I need jolt Java! I have all types stored, instant, pods, beans, etc. Since I use it daily, I do buy more each shopping trip. Thanks for all your great information! 👍
Thank you Millie!
I just simply get freeze dried and put it in half pint mylar bags with 50 cc Oxygen absorbers for long term storage...
@@melmelbry5754 the original bottle is gas permeable
Thanks JR, one of my first stockpile items was coffee😊 great advice 👍👍
Nice! Thanks for watching and commenting!
It's my only vise. Of course I have a ton! Thank you for this!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
My understanding is freeze dried or instant has a really long shelf life. I mylar bag it with oxygen absorbers.
It does, my dad gave me a bottle of 11 year old instant coffee. It's just as awful as the day it left the factory. 😁
Green whole coffee beans store well🌱🇵🇷💛🌾
Haven't been able to find my instant in months.
Sorry to hear that. What kind is it?
@@diypreppertv Tasters Choice. (I live alone. That's why the instant)
thank you
get the instant coffee in the glass jars, those last a LONG time.
thanks jr
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I like to use buckets
Absolutely necessary lol
That's a beautiful wall behind you.
STOCK PILED...CHECK
Never drink coffee its saved me thousands over my lifetime
WHAT DO YOU DRINK?
Yes, of course. Really?
I store my coffee in amo-boxes.
Am a wuss with my coffee too 😂
Onion flavored coffee sounds horrible lol