First time you have a earthquake you will loose half of those jars....put you some some wood strips in front of those jars....Looks good....Take care my friend....
Great video, well done. I'm on a "bean" kick this week. Dollar tree has pintos for 3 cents per oz. One thing I have to say about beans is that when you think you have enough stored, store twice as much. I store for 10 people for 1 year, 1 person for 10 years, or 2 people for 5 years. For beans, I'm aiming for 450 lbs. pintos, then 1,000 lbs. other beans. You definitely need enough for soups and meals for a long, long, time.
I am very impressed by the wide variety of foods that you have dehydrated.You are an inspiration to a new prepper such as myself. Thanks for all the info!
Helping others is the only reason I'm willing to share what I do have in storage. So glad it helps to think about what can you store a little differently. Blessings!
After reading your idea about the plastic cutting board, it gave me an idea. I found a great item at Hobby Lobby, it is a plastic mesh for needle point. I cut it to fit. It is a thick mesh. I was worried about it melting in the dehydrator since it's not made for cooking, but I gave it a try. I have now used it continuously in a temperature of 125 to 130, with no issues at all. They work wonderfully for all of my small goodies. Like hashbrown potatoes, anything cut small. Thank You so much!
As my channel says I'm preparing for life's storms. Have you ever lost a job, lived pay check to pay check. Preparing saves you a lot of money and gets you through whatever is thrown at you including shtf. Blessings!
Hey BexarPrepper, Since watching your video I have started buying 1 bag of frozen vegetables to put in my cold bag when I go grocery shopping.It helps keep the items in the bag cold until I get home. I then dehydrate the frozen vegetables. It has really added to our food storage. I still prefer to home can our food. But dehydrating has allowed me to store a lot more and not take up as much space. Blessings to you! : )
Good gracious ! You are loaded for Bexar ! On the tater tots, you dehydrate while still frozen? Lots of dog food too. What kinda dog you got? Neat idea on the dehydrated peppers...with seeds ! One more question, what things would you NOT dehydrate ? I know, too many questions...but it was a lot of info ! ;-)
I also learned BJ's Wholesale sells Birdseye frozen veggies in the restaurant size bags and all the prep work has been done. Cleaning, sorting, chopping I am going to look into this as a way to build up my storage quicker than going the farmers market route. After sorting and chopping away the unusable portions of the vegetable the yield may be similar also. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!
I'm a beginner and I stand in awe of you. I know you've been at it a while and one day I can only hope to do a fraction of what you have done. Thanks for your hard work it inspires me.
I thought at one time, that I wanted to dehydrate my own, but in a SHTF situation when water will be a "premium commodity" I chose canning then I have the liquid in some of my prepping foods. Just my thoughts. Especially canning meats, chicken ends up in its own liquid, so an advantage t making soups and stews that use the liquid in the jar. Then there is the weight of the canned jars, but......
I need you for my next door neighbor you do such a good job thank you so much I've learned a lot from your video we can all the time just started the dehydrating
Found this video enthralling!!..........Never in my life have I seen such an array of dehydrated food, or indeed, that it was possible to dehydrate so many kinds of foods. I started off on youtube just looking for fruit leather....... I now know I can preserve food almost indefinitely. How brilliant is that??!!!!...Thank you.
I have an opinion, and I mean no disrespect when I say this, because I love your videos. in a lot of peppers videos i see people prepping hundreds and even thousands of pounds of food and stuff. but what i think is most important, is information. know how to grow and harvest foods and store seeds. if u know how to make compost and plant things you won't need to store seasonings and herbs and hundreds of pounds of veggies. people don't necessarily have to consume meat, vegetarians eat mostly veggies. another great source of protein is bugs. if your desperate for meat having a good source of protein makes all the difference. dehydrate and store a big load of bugs as they will be light weight and high in protein, so if you need to get up and run for whatever reason, you can grab a few weeks worth of supplies, your seeds, and light weight proteins, (btw you can eat them raw with salt and you won't know the difference between them or chips. just saying.) so my opinion is: why not make a few months worth of food, so when you grow your food you can use that to eat dehydrate store for winter and save the seeds for next season, and then use the dead plants for compost, make new soil and done! your set for life. this is what I'm focussing on as a pepper myself. gaining loads of information and survival skills for many different situations I'm forced in. relocation is my top worry. if something happens in my neighborhood and i have to leave, i will have to leave behind years of hard prepping work. or i could just grab my seeds, a few months worth of prepped food, and a bug out bag with other essential light weight stuff, and I'm set to rebuild my life and my family's life wherever we feel safe. what is your opinion on my prepping priorities? do they sound good?
Have at least a year worth of food because it can take 3 months for a garden and if the emergency hit in Sept you have to add winter into your calculations. Also if the atmosphere was full of volcanic dust food could be difficult to grow for some time.
oh ok ill see if i can carry a years worth of food, or have a separate tote pack that my husband and i can take turns carrying with al of that food in it. cuz like i said if SHTF and we are forced to move we will need to be able to carry it. thank you for responding.
Tsukani Takuda Okay I now realize you have NO IDEA what is coming upon the earth. You may not be able to grow anything for several years after the pass over. Store the food now or you will starve. I choose to dehydrate because this method is light and portable. I can't do anything else for you God Bless. The Egyptians stored grain for seven years and they made it through the pass over which occurred during the Exodus.
I live on an island. I'm not preparing for an apocalypse, I'm prepping for a hurricane, tsunami, massive flood, island wipe out. we even have a boat packed with salt water purifiers, soil, buckets, tarp poles and a tent so if it becomes over flooded, we can either escape to another close by island or wait out until we come across another ship who will be able to take us to safety, but we have the soil and seeds and stored dehydrated food so we can wait out for a month or so, and not all plants take months to grow, I've grown tomatoes within 1 month, and several other veggies, we also have a packed bag of dehydrated insects on the boat their is about 2 months worth of a supply of proteins, plus the 1 month prepped food i will bring with us if we have to escape. our boat is also up the mountain not next to the water, if it floods we will lose our boat, but if its up the mountain we can hike up and get it. and if the end of the world comes, id rather be one of the first to die than see all the suffering people slowly dying and suffer myself. my point is people prep for all sorts of different things in their world, just because you believe your prepping for the right one, doesn't mean anything else won't happen. say you live in a city prone to earthquakes, if a massive one hits your house and all or most of your supplies are lost. and then the end of the world comes. you won't be prepared if something major happens before the thing you prepped for happens. you have to prep for many different reasons and be prepared and in control of the situation if they do happen. again no disrespect, just stating my opinions.
ML S thank you for you opinion, i wasn't planning on bringing the compost, just the seeds and a bag of miracle grow that would be in my bug out bag, I've hiked a whole week with a light weight tent, a solar shower, and a few other essentials and ate plenty of snakes and fish, i noticed i lost some weight but also gained muscle witch helped me be able to clime some trees to get coconuts. i lived a whole week out of my bug out bag. I'm trying to live a little longer but i keep finding dead ends. I've cut a few items I've added a few others. so instead of a spear gun i found a hand spear works just fine for river fishing. Oh and i live on the caribbean island so everything here is readily available, with almond trees coconut trees fruit trees, everywhere. i have it easy its just the protein I'm interested in however. i find plenty of snakes and land crabs even iguanas. but catching them is another story. and yes i see what you mean if something uncontrollable happens external I'm screwed no matter how much i prepped for. like a nuke that somehow lost its direction and landed on the island I'm gone. but a tsunami or hurricane will definitely be more survivable with some ready to grab food like you said.
A couple things I notice right off. Your mylar storage bags are not vacuum sealed. Vacuum sealing them with oxygen absorbers inside will dramatically increase the shelf life. Another thing, and perhaps the most important, don't put all your eggs in one basket. It's way better to have multiple storage caches (some hidden) for when the SHTF. When hungry people come looking to take your stash (and they will), if you have everything stored in the same place, it will be gone, and all your work will be enjoyed by some other, selfish asshole(s). Create several hidden caches that only you and your family know about. You'll be better off.
I too am curious about your storage of foods. Is this in an outside storage building? I thought I saw daylight through some of the flooring which would allow vermin in for one. And I'm guessing your in a temperate climate? As everything I've read about food storage is not subject it to various temperatures. I.e. In a garage, attic or out building as hot summer vs. cold winter will make foods spoil very quickly. Being I'm in Houston this would be a very bad thing to do. I dehydrate as it saves so much space which is premium trying to store it all indoors. Spaces without temperature control are better suited for soaps, paper products, canning gardening supplies, fuels, etc. You may live in one of the few areas that doesn't experience temperature swings? I did notice your candles were new looking. Mine would look like melted crap. I'm not doubting you but curious I suppose how your able to do this. Do you have temperature control in this space?
Love the storage, I have one very small suggestion which you may have on your list to do anyways, sort your buckets and group all of one thing together like you did with your canning jars, also do the same with your mylar bags. That way you will know better what you have. Keep the videos coming!!! Awesome as always.
I've watched this before. It's great. I have since dehydrated almost everything I can get my hands on. Please keep up the good work. Blessings and Prosperity.
I found mine at a barrel barn for $3 each with lid....Just cover with water (not hot) for about 30 minutes drain on towel and bake being gentle with them once re-hydrated. Blessings!
am i the only one that sees this as excessive, half of it you don't know what it is, you have to look and find out what is in the bag, seems quite excessive?? i understand the thought process behind prepping but when does it become too much..
...when Soldiers break down your door telling you that Martial Law has just been Activated and your large food quantity now belongs to the STATE. I think this person is one smart, diligent person! :)
some of yall are not considering she rotates her food so that she uses anything thats close to expiringso that it does not go to waste. I love what shes doing and if all hell breaks loose if im not set up like her i hope to find someone that is. with everything being how it is would you rather be the" i told you so" or the " i should have listened".
Crystal Cundiff you hit the nail on the head. Storms come in many different forms. Food rotation is a way of life and and turns storms into sprinkles. Blessings
Great question first be thankful that you have your food storage or it could be so much worse. Focus your efforts on how to resolve this storm and then how to prepare for this type of storm in the future. Make notes on things you lack that would have made it so much easier. Once the storm is over you will be prepared to implement your idea. Focus on knowledge not preps during this time. My prayers are with you for a speedy resolution. Blessings!
@JasionJones without power you could convert your car into a dehydrator or just use screens to dehydrate one to set the food on and one to cover to keep the bugs off. To cook without boiling water just increase your soak time until rehydrated and cook over open fire. I hope that answers your question. Blessings!
woah,some is prepared for the end days!!lol... fantastic vid,youre my inspiration now,i just started today,dehydrated mushrooms in oven and made the most aromatic and flavourful powder.. I fully intend to follow your awesome example,a lot of hard work but youve reaped quite a harvest :)
Got a tip about dehydrating tomato slices, then making my own tomato powder. Blanched the tomatoes and removed the peeling, (to DH to make powder) and then sliced and removed seeds to dehydrate. Did this on several trays, and then thought if I am going to dehydrate the skins and the tomato slices, why am I peeling. So just sliced the tomato and DH and what an amazing thing. When the peel shrinks from DH, it pulls up off the DH tray and so easy to remove and vacum seal. Grab one to eat, WOW, like tomato candy. So am going to keep some slices and then powder some for tomato powder. Just a little info that I thought to pass on. Also made DH watermelon, but the melon wasn't very sweet, so am going to try it again with another bought melon. I, too, try to dehydrate everything I get my hands on for prepping/storage. Thanks to videos by Bexar, Noreen and Katzcradul, Mrs Volfie, etc. They give me the confidence to try different things. Thanks to you all for helping us push ourselves to do more.
@SurplusSoldiers Keep us the great work. It's not easy but so worth it. Not only will you be eating food that is so much better for you than what you buy in the store but you will have such a sense of security. Blessings!
BexarPrepper, many thanks for all your informative videos! I've been interested in prepping for a couple of years now, but financial constraints have caused me to put that plan on a back burner. I'm hoping it's not too late to start now, however small, at least I'll have some things put back in case the S does HTF, whether that be on a personal level, a local one, national one, or worldwide. It's far better to be prepared for something that never happens, than to be unprepared and then disaster strikes. Thank you, and thanks to the other knowledgeable peppers as yourself, who share your knowledge with the rest of us. Abundant blessings to you! x
I wish I knew all you do about storing foods. I love looking thru your pantry & bags! I am just now starting myself. I bought a foodsaver, jars, canner, mylar bags, o2 absorbers.. no dessicants.. think I can do it without those? Love your pantry!
You might consider placing the "label" on the side of the bag, so you don't have to pull them out. Also consider color coating the edge of the bag using colored sharpy markers. Another idea would be to also use calkboard paint on the shelf edge, so you can label your shelves so you can readily find the jams, etc based on categories.
@itbthorn briquets disolve over several years just left in their original bag but in mylar no additional o2 or moisture can get to them. Just put the whole bag in mylar and seal no o2 absorber needed. They last indefinatly. So nice to have the family envolved. Blessings!
BTW, I think it's awesome you showed us the types of things possible......who would have thought about shortening powder. And way too many folks forget about the importance of salt. Love your channel!!
I keep my dehydrator out all the time now. I dehydrate the tops of celery, vegetables that haven't spoiled but are getting a little wilted and grind them into a powder and I add that powder to soups and casseroles. It adds flavor and can thicken and everything gets used. I also dehydrate left over potatoes and sauces. Very little good goes to waste that way
I started canning about 35 years ago. A lot of elderly families took me under their wings and taught me daily for 5 years. Canning meat is the most economical savings you can do. Start with pressure canning raw meat it's the easiest. Blessings!
WOW! Thats a lot of hard work! Thanks for sharing what you have done. You are an inspiration. You have a great variety. I wish I had a separate room like that. I have often thought of putting my girls in a bedroom together, but haven't been able to bring myself to do it yet. If things get bad, we have already had an open discussion that it may have to happen. We use every bit of space in our house, under beds, closets and we have lots of buckets at a storage unit off property.
Have you or have you heard of anyone dehydrating pickles or any kind?? Thank you so much for sharing with everyone. It is greatly appreciated!!! You are a natural teacher.
Lotta food there. I haven’t been around prepping in a loooong time, but I got snowed in for six days in 2015 and ate a couple dozen cans of Pork N Beans that had a best by date of 1993. Color was off, but taste wasn’t much different from fresh. Really opened my eyes, because it was only necessity that convinced me to take the risk.
BUT, we never really feel ready enough, do we? I have been canning for the last month and my mom is finally starting to come around. She sees what is stacked up in my kitchen waiting to be put away and realizes that I will have these things. I share with them always, but I think she is finally starting to realize why I do it. Thanks Bexar! Love and Light, Noreen : )
thank you ever so much for getting back to me .i am very new at this i, watch a lot vids . i live in Canada and i do not know one person in my comm. that does any thing like this ,people think i am crazy even to sugest something like storing foods. so i am very greatful for your help.you sound like such a beautiful person best to you and yours.
Ha ha... I was thinking through the whole video, "Now, what would she do with dehydrated lettuce?!" I was planning on asking and then in the last moment you answered my question. You read my mind! :D lol. Thanks so much for the great ideas! I've had my dehydrator running nonstop the past few weeks, and you've given me even more ideas. Wish I would have seen this before I dehydrated a couple heads of cabbage without blanching. Live and learn... :D Thanks!
Hello Bexar Prepper. I ‘am from the Netherlands and I live in Germany now. I love your channel. You and your channel are the reason I also bought the Excalibur. I have a question for you. We can buy avocado very cheap here in the summer. Did you ever tried to dehydrate an avocado ? I hope you have the time between all the dehydrations to answer my question. Blessings,Faiza.
I love your videos. I am reseaching canning and have done a few things in the past. I have a couple of questions though. Can you can pudding and a cake that has been baked(maybe even in the jar) also how do you prepare the tater tots once they have been dehydrated? Thank you for all of your videos. I also am in awe of your storage and am working really hard at building my food storage.
How does the lettuce hold up after rehydrating? You are something else and I mean that in a good way. I have a lot of re-packaging to do. I am going to lighten the load from canning jars to mylar and save the jars for meats. You gave me some wonderful ideas and as always, I thank you.
Yes garages do get hot. If you can introduce so sort of ventilation it will go a long way. If youvdo use your garage (at some point everyone's home storage will be as hot as your garage) just keep in mine that the shelf life will be reduced. My expectations on garage storage would be no more than 3 years for cans and 7-10 for staples. Hope this helps. Blessings!
I have found that most jellies,jams,or syrups when mixed with a little vinegar and water make a wonderful sauce,comparable to sweet-n-sour sauce made for oriental foods.No chemicals like factory produced.Mixed with hot or spicey peppers make great sauces also.As always like your videos,Blessings back to you.
@MrsOhioAlone Lucky you! Yes I blanch it in the microwave. Just put it in a gallon zip lock bag with 2 tblsp water close the bag 3/4 of the way and microwave for 2 - 3 minutes on each side of the bag and toss in your dehydrator. If you don't blanch it won't rehydrate nearly as well with just the few minutes you cook the ramon noodles. I use 2 tblsp dehydrated slaw in the water and boil. They taste so much better. Let me know how it goes. Blessings!
lol you were right I was wondering what is she using the dehydrated lettuce for, but you answered in the video. How do you use your oranges? Do you cook with them, use in teas, or make sauces? Thanks for sharing your impressive food storage.
(regarding everything wonderful you put in jars and bags) I would love for you to invade your stock, and show us how you would prepare and or a recipe using what you are putting in your jars and or bags! Canner not a prepper "yet" but wondering, if I should do "all" this, how would I incorporate it......"Blessings" (humor) you are my new best friend!!!!!! Michelle
The best place to put vanilla beans is in a dark bottle of white rum or vodka, You can fit the beans to the bottle depending on the size of the beans you have, they come in different sizes depending on the cultivore you bought. You can also pack them into jars of Sugar, the Sugar will have a hint of vanilla to it, and the beans won't go bad. I have beans in bottles of white rum (dark brown now) that are 10 years old. Lots of spices aren't native to the USA, the spice trade will be good again!
Plexi-glass cupboard doors might be the ticket to protect from breakage from spilling...earthquakes, etc. My neighbor had that also. Latched each one and a couple had little locks on them to keep his kids out of the chocolate! LOL
Thank You for the great video and information. Yes! You are a Prepper, A real one. Please allow me to ask You a few questions. I have heard from others that if you dehydrate ground beef that when you hydrate it, it is hard like rock. Is that true or are they doing something wrong? On your dehydrated hash browns, The only information that I can find, Is how to dehydrate frozen hash browns. Do you have a way to dehydrate freshly grated hash browns? Any Info. would be a blessing. Again Thank You P.S. Tell the puppy's I said Hi!
Mom's home canned peaches were SO good, like a fresh peach when you opened the can. She didn't put a lot of sugar in them, only a little if they were not peak ripeness.
BexarPrepper. I love your channel. I found you after watching Beverly Volfies Channel for a while. I live in Texas also. Not far from you. My 2 questions are number 1} How does your Food Storage stand up to the Texas Heat? Number 2} How do you keep critters from getting to it? Thank you for what you do.
if you got a jar and the lid is stuck.use a tin opener with a pointed tin & bottle opener at it tip.flip the tip so its facing you,place jar on even surface. gently insert under edge,lever down ward with little effort.now try open jar. works every time.
@pennypinchingmom @pennypinchingmom Yes you can pressure can puddings and cake follow your pressure canner instructions. I rehydrate the tator tots with just enough water to almost cover in a shallow pan and flip them over after about 15 minutes and let them sit until the water is asorbed if you put in too much water pour most of it off after the first 15 minutes. Then I either bake or fry with some oil/butter. Blessings!
You are real good at this. I do what you do with my dehydrator but you make me look like an amateur. Good job and I will scribe and look forward to more.
I have a question. I am new to canning and dehydrating, and running out of room in my home. I was told to store them in a cool dark area. It looks like you have yours in a separate building. I live in the south where it gets very hot in the summer. Is it safe to store home canned goods in a outside building even in the hot summer time. I wish I had a basement, but I don't. I'm very impressed with what you have done. Thanks for sharing.
First time you have a earthquake you will loose half of those jars....put you some some wood strips in front of those jars....Looks good....Take care my friend....
Dave I was thinking the same thing
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Put you sum wood strips... what exactly is a wood strip, fella?
Great video, well done. I'm on a "bean" kick this week. Dollar tree has pintos for 3 cents per oz. One thing I have to say about beans is that when you think you have enough stored, store twice as much. I store for 10 people for 1 year, 1 person for 10 years, or 2 people for 5 years. For beans, I'm aiming for 450 lbs. pintos, then 1,000 lbs. other beans. You definitely need enough for soups and meals for a long, long, time.
This lady don't play son.
Where did you get recipe for strawberry syrup and can I get it to.
This is what i want. and startting on lol.
I am very impressed by the wide variety of foods that you have dehydrated.You are an inspiration to a new prepper such as myself. Thanks for all the info!
I will be thinking of you and how well you're eating when the SHTF!
Humble Dove Ha hahaha most definitely! ! Great one hahaha ha ahhh :-)♡(-:
What dies SHTF mean?
PhobosAnomaly When shit hits the fan. Hstf
Love watching this. Makes me happy seeing the old videos. Got my pantry going. No where near what you had. I canned bacon off of your video.
This is such a great video! I love my dehydrator and can't wait to try some of these I hadn't thought of. Thanks for your time and generosity.
Helping others is the only reason I'm willing to share what I do have in storage. So glad it helps to think about what can you store a little differently. Blessings!
Totally outstanding... Really dehydrate lettuce, Kale Romaine? Awesome. Have you re-hydrated them? How does it come out? You have any vids on it?
After reading your idea about the plastic cutting board, it gave me an idea. I found a great item at Hobby Lobby, it is a plastic mesh for needle point. I cut it to fit. It is a thick mesh. I was worried about it melting in the dehydrator since it's not made for cooking, but I gave it a try. I have now used it continuously in a temperature of 125 to 130, with no issues at all. They work wonderfully for all of my small goodies. Like hashbrown potatoes, anything cut small. Thank You so much!
As my channel says I'm preparing for life's storms. Have you ever lost a job, lived pay check to pay check. Preparing saves you a lot of money and gets you through whatever is thrown at you including shtf. Blessings!
Hey BexarPrepper,
Since watching your video I have started buying 1 bag of frozen vegetables to put in my cold bag when I go grocery shopping.It helps keep the items in the bag cold until I get home. I then dehydrate the frozen vegetables. It has really added to our food storage. I still prefer to home can our food. But dehydrating has allowed me to store a lot more and not take up as much space. Blessings to you! : )
You've inspired me to get a dehydrator and get to work right away!!!!
Good gracious ! You are loaded for Bexar ! On the tater tots, you dehydrate while still frozen? Lots of dog food too. What kinda dog you got? Neat idea on the dehydrated peppers...with seeds ! One more question, what things would you NOT dehydrate ? I know, too many questions...but it was a lot of info ! ;-)
I'm impressed with your storage. Is this in a basement? I am still using wheat that's over 30 years old.
I also learned BJ's Wholesale sells Birdseye frozen veggies in the restaurant size bags and all the prep work has been done. Cleaning, sorting, chopping I am going to look into this as a way to build up my storage quicker than going the farmers market route. After sorting and chopping away the unusable portions of the vegetable the yield may be similar also. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!
Jennifer if shit hits the fan she isn't going to care what the bag looks like lol awesome prepping.
I'm a beginner and I stand in awe of you. I know you've been at it a while and one day I can only hope to do a fraction of what you have done. Thanks for your hard work it inspires me.
Now that is a true preppers food storage. Its great!!!
What a great video. Just as relevant as it was four years ago. Thank you, BP! (:
I thought at one time, that I wanted to dehydrate my own, but in a SHTF situation when water will be a "premium commodity" I chose canning then I have the liquid in some of my prepping foods. Just my thoughts. Especially canning meats, chicken ends up in its own liquid, so an advantage t making soups and stews that use the liquid in the jar. Then there is the weight of the canned jars, but......
I think it's good to have a variety of storage techniques.
I need you for my next door neighbor you do such a good job thank you so much I've learned a lot from your video we can all the time just started the dehydrating
How do you pack your spaghetti noodles in buckets? Do you put box and all in the buckets or what? Thanks
Found this video enthralling!!..........Never in my life have I seen such an array of dehydrated food, or indeed, that it was possible to dehydrate so many kinds of foods. I started off on youtube just looking for fruit leather....... I now know I can preserve food almost indefinitely. How brilliant is that??!!!!...Thank you.
I have an opinion, and I mean no disrespect when I say this, because I love your videos. in a lot of peppers videos i see people prepping hundreds and even thousands of pounds of food and stuff. but what i think is most important, is information. know how to grow and harvest foods and store seeds. if u know how to make compost and plant things you won't need to store seasonings and herbs and hundreds of pounds of veggies. people don't necessarily have to consume meat, vegetarians eat mostly veggies. another great source of protein is bugs. if your desperate for meat having a good source of protein makes all the difference. dehydrate and store a big load of bugs as they will be light weight and high in protein, so if you need to get up and run for whatever reason, you can grab a few weeks worth of supplies, your seeds, and light weight proteins, (btw you can eat them raw with salt and you won't know the difference between them or chips. just saying.)
so my opinion is: why not make a few months worth of food, so when you grow your food you can use that to eat dehydrate store for winter and save the seeds for next season, and then use the dead plants for compost, make new soil and done! your set for life.
this is what I'm focussing on as a pepper myself. gaining loads of information and survival skills for many different situations I'm forced in. relocation is my top worry. if something happens in my neighborhood and i have to leave, i will have to leave behind years of hard prepping work. or i could just grab my seeds, a few months worth of prepped food, and a bug out bag with other essential light weight stuff, and I'm set to rebuild my life and my family's life wherever we feel safe.
what is your opinion on my prepping priorities? do they sound good?
Have at least a year worth of food because it can take 3 months for a garden and if the emergency hit in Sept you have to add winter into your calculations. Also if the atmosphere was full of volcanic dust food could be difficult to grow for some time.
oh ok ill see if i can carry a years worth of food, or have a separate tote pack that my husband and i can take turns carrying with al of that food in it. cuz like i said if SHTF and we are forced to move we will need to be able to carry it. thank you for responding.
Tsukani Takuda Okay I now realize you have NO IDEA what is coming upon the earth. You may not be able to grow anything for several years after the pass over. Store the food now or you will starve. I choose to dehydrate because this method is light and portable. I can't do anything else for you God Bless. The Egyptians stored grain for seven years and they made it through the pass over which occurred during the Exodus.
I live on an island. I'm not preparing for an apocalypse, I'm prepping for a hurricane, tsunami, massive flood, island wipe out. we even have a boat packed with salt water purifiers, soil, buckets, tarp poles and a tent so if it becomes over flooded, we can either escape to another close by island or wait out until we come across another ship who will be able to take us to safety, but we have the soil and seeds and stored dehydrated food so we can wait out for a month or so, and not all plants take months to grow, I've grown tomatoes within 1 month, and several other veggies, we also have a packed bag of dehydrated insects on the boat their is about 2 months worth of a supply of proteins, plus the 1 month prepped food i will bring with us if we have to escape. our boat is also up the mountain not next to the water, if it floods we will lose our boat, but if its up the mountain we can hike up and get it.
and if the end of the world comes, id rather be one of the first to die than see all the suffering people slowly dying and suffer myself.
my point is people prep for all sorts of different things in their world, just because you believe your prepping for the right one, doesn't mean anything else won't happen. say you live in a city prone to earthquakes, if a massive one hits your house and all or most of your supplies are lost. and then the end of the world comes. you won't be prepared if something major happens before the thing you prepped for happens. you have to prep for many different reasons and be prepared and in control of the situation if they do happen. again no disrespect, just stating my opinions.
ML S thank you for you opinion, i wasn't planning on bringing the compost, just the seeds and a bag of miracle grow that would be in my bug out bag, I've hiked a whole week with a light weight tent, a solar shower, and a few other essentials and ate plenty of snakes and fish, i noticed i lost some weight but also gained muscle witch helped me be able to clime some trees to get coconuts. i lived a whole week out of my bug out bag. I'm trying to live a little longer but i keep finding dead ends. I've cut a few items I've added a few others. so instead of a spear gun i found a hand spear works just fine for river fishing. Oh and i live on the caribbean island so everything here is readily available, with almond trees coconut trees fruit trees, everywhere. i have it easy its just the protein I'm interested in however. i find plenty of snakes and land crabs even iguanas. but catching them is another story. and yes i see what you mean if something uncontrollable happens external I'm screwed no matter how much i prepped for. like a nuke that somehow lost its direction and landed on the island I'm gone. but a tsunami or hurricane will definitely be more survivable with some ready to grab food like you said.
Thanks for sharing all that. Its great to see what is possible and its inspirational too!
A couple things I notice right off. Your mylar storage bags are not vacuum sealed. Vacuum sealing them with oxygen absorbers inside will dramatically increase the shelf life. Another thing, and perhaps the most important, don't put all your eggs in one basket. It's way better to have multiple storage caches (some hidden) for when the SHTF. When hungry people come looking to take your stash (and they will), if you have everything stored in the same place, it will be gone, and all your work will be enjoyed by some other, selfish asshole(s). Create several hidden caches that only you and your family know about. You'll be better off.
We have this is the tip of the iceburg. Blessings
I too am curious about your storage of foods. Is this in an outside storage building? I thought I saw daylight through some of the flooring which would allow vermin in for one. And I'm guessing your in a temperate climate? As everything I've read about food storage is not subject it to various temperatures. I.e. In a garage, attic or out building as hot summer vs. cold winter will make foods spoil very quickly. Being I'm in Houston this would be a very bad thing to do. I dehydrate as it saves so much space which is premium trying to store it all indoors. Spaces without temperature control are better suited for soaps, paper products, canning gardening supplies, fuels, etc. You may live in one of the few areas that doesn't experience temperature swings? I did notice your candles were new looking. Mine would look like melted crap. I'm not doubting you but curious I suppose how your able to do this. Do you have temperature control in this space?
Love the storage, I have one very small suggestion which you may have on your list to do anyways, sort your buckets and group all of one thing together like you did with your canning jars, also do the same with your mylar bags. That way you will know better what you have. Keep the videos coming!!! Awesome as always.
WOW do you have a life, I say that as a complement. I do a little canning and dehy my self.
Brilliant idea. Thanks.
I've watched this before. It's great. I have since dehydrated almost everything I can get my hands on. Please keep up the good work. Blessings and Prosperity.
While I like to see what you have dehydrated, the noise from the bags crackling is just too much!
Also she moves the camera around too fast. She'll go to show a few things and it a blurr. Couldn't tell what it was if she hadn't said what it is
I found mine at a barrel barn for $3 each with lid....Just cover with water (not hot) for about 30 minutes drain on towel and bake being gentle with them once re-hydrated. Blessings!
am i the only one that sees this as excessive, half of it you don't know what it is, you have to look and find out what is in the bag, seems quite excessive?? i understand the thought process behind prepping but when does it become too much..
Well she said she was planning for 20 people, So no it's not excessive, In fact It looks like for 20 people she made need more for long term needs.
...when Soldiers break down your door telling you that Martial Law has just been Activated and your large food quantity now belongs to the STATE. I think this person is one smart, diligent person! :)
some of yall are not considering she rotates her food so that she uses anything thats close to expiringso that it does not go to waste. I love what shes doing and if all hell breaks loose if im not set up like her i hope to find someone that is. with everything being how it is would you rather be the" i told you so" or the " i should have listened".
Crystal Cundiff you hit the nail on the head. Storms come in many different forms. Food rotation is a way of life and and turns storms into sprinkles. Blessings
Jennifer Smith this is interesting but as a believer my faith is in god...the just shall live by faith.
Great question first be thankful that you have your food storage or it could be so much worse. Focus your efforts on how to resolve this storm and then how to prepare for this type of storm in the future. Make notes on things you lack that would have made it so much easier. Once the storm is over you will be prepared to implement your idea. Focus on knowledge not preps during this time. My prayers are with you for a speedy resolution. Blessings!
@JasionJones without power you could convert your car into a dehydrator or just use screens to dehydrate one to set the food on and one to cover to keep the bugs off. To cook without boiling water just increase your soak time until rehydrated and cook over open fire. I hope that answers your question. Blessings!
woah,some is prepared for the end days!!lol... fantastic vid,youre my inspiration now,i just started today,dehydrated mushrooms in oven and made the most aromatic and flavourful powder.. I fully intend to follow your awesome example,a lot of hard work but youve reaped quite a harvest :)
Got a tip about dehydrating tomato slices, then making my own tomato powder. Blanched the tomatoes and removed the peeling, (to DH to make powder) and then sliced and removed seeds to dehydrate. Did this on several trays, and then thought if I am going to dehydrate the skins and the tomato slices, why am I peeling. So just sliced the tomato and DH and what an amazing thing. When the peel shrinks from DH, it pulls up off the DH tray and so easy to remove and vacum seal. Grab one to eat, WOW, like tomato candy. So am going to keep some slices and then powder some for tomato powder. Just a little info that I thought to pass on. Also made DH watermelon, but the melon wasn't very sweet, so am going to try it again with another bought melon. I, too, try to dehydrate everything I get my hands on for prepping/storage. Thanks to videos by Bexar, Noreen and Katzcradul, Mrs Volfie, etc. They give me the confidence to try different things. Thanks to you all for helping us push ourselves to do more.
Boy, you sure do well with this. I love watching your vids. Thank you for them. Blessings to you too!
I have been looking for a list of what can be dehydrated. You have answered my question. Thank you. Great video.
I dehydrate too, and boy did I get a lot of new ideas with this one!!!
Thank you so much.
@SurplusSoldiers Keep us the great work. It's not easy but so worth it. Not only will you be eating food that is so much better for you than what you buy in the store but you will have such a sense of security. Blessings!
BexarPrepper, many thanks for all your informative videos! I've been interested in prepping for a couple of years now, but financial constraints have caused me to put that plan on a back burner. I'm hoping it's not too late to start now, however small, at least I'll have some things put back in case the S does HTF, whether that be on a personal level, a local one, national one, or worldwide. It's far better to be prepared for something that never happens, than to be unprepared and then disaster strikes. Thank you, and thanks to the other knowledgeable peppers as yourself, who share your knowledge with the rest of us. Abundant blessings to you! x
I wish I knew all you do about storing foods. I love looking thru your pantry & bags! I am just now starting myself. I bought a foodsaver, jars, canner, mylar bags, o2 absorbers.. no dessicants.. think I can do it without those? Love your pantry!
Good god you've been busy, I've been thinking of getting a dehydrator & you've really inspired me, many thanks & god bless.
All the very best
You are correct for moisture. I've had too many bags reduce down to nothing over time. Blessings!
Wow. That's amazing. I've been prepping for about 2 years now. I hope to get my inventory like yours one day. Blessings to you as well.
one of the things that i think is cool about how you prep is you have all the cool treats put up to.Yor are cool.Thx.for the video
when you started rustling the bags my cats thought it was their treat bag lol they were so disappointed
We all start at the same place one item at a time at least several years. I have been doing this most of my life. Blessings!
Amazing job! And good point about the dog food since I don't see a lot of that in people's storage. Thanks for sharing all you do! :)
You are an Amazing dehydrating woman!!!!!!! Great videos
You might consider placing the "label" on the side of the bag, so you don't have to pull them out. Also consider color coating the edge of the bag using colored sharpy markers. Another idea would be to also use calkboard paint on the shelf edge, so you can label your shelves so you can readily find the jams, etc based on categories.
@itbthorn briquets disolve over several years just left in their original bag but in mylar no additional o2 or moisture can get to them. Just put the whole bag in mylar and seal no o2 absorber needed. They last indefinatly. So nice to have the family envolved. Blessings!
BTW, I think it's awesome you showed us the types of things possible......who would have thought about shortening powder. And way too many folks forget about the importance of salt. Love your channel!!
I would love to know how you use dehydrated lettuce. Do you cook with it? If so, what do you cook?
Use it in place of spinach or chard. My dad steams his all the time.
I peep the HEB storage bags lol, fellow Texan here. I think think is pretty cool what you do.
You have me planning to do a lot of canning this year. Got my dad for consult, he learned from his grandma who raised him.
What an impressive store you have there. It gives me something to aspire to. LoL I love your shelves too!
I keep my dehydrator out all the time now. I dehydrate the tops of celery, vegetables that haven't spoiled but are getting a little wilted and grind them into a powder and I add that powder to soups and casseroles. It adds flavor and can thicken and everything gets used. I also dehydrate left over potatoes and sauces. Very little good goes to waste that way
I started canning about 35 years ago. A lot of elderly families took me under their wings and taught me daily for 5 years. Canning meat is the most economical savings you can do. Start with pressure canning raw meat it's the easiest. Blessings!
WOW! Thats a lot of hard work! Thanks for sharing what you have done. You are an inspiration. You have a great variety. I wish I had a separate room like that. I have often thought of putting my girls in a bedroom together, but haven't been able to bring myself to do it yet. If things get bad, we have already had an open discussion that it may have to happen. We use every bit of space in our house, under beds, closets and we have lots of buckets at a storage unit off property.
Have you or have you heard of anyone dehydrating pickles or any kind?? Thank you so much for sharing with everyone. It is greatly appreciated!!! You are a natural teacher.
Lotta food there. I haven’t been around prepping in a loooong time, but I got snowed in for six days in 2015 and ate a couple dozen cans of Pork N Beans that had a best by date of 1993. Color was off, but taste wasn’t much different from fresh. Really opened my eyes, because it was only necessity that convinced me to take the risk.
What a wonderful collection! Well done
BUT, we never really feel ready enough, do we? I have been canning for the last month and my mom is finally starting to come around. She sees what is stacked up in my kitchen waiting to be put away and realizes that I will have these things. I share with them always, but I think she is finally starting to realize why I do it. Thanks Bexar! Love and Light, Noreen : )
@periz21 you Will get there just take it one step at a time. Blessings!
Now this is a stockpile! You won’t need to leave the house unless you want to or you get hurt.
Lol I just get so many questions about what can be dehydrated I figured it would be easier to show what I have done. Blessings my friend!
thank you ever so much for getting back to me .i am very new at this i, watch a lot vids . i live in Canada and i do not know one person in my comm. that does any thing like this ,people think i am crazy even to sugest something like storing foods. so i am very greatful for your help.you sound like such a beautiful person best to you and yours.
Ha ha... I was thinking through the whole video, "Now, what would she do with dehydrated lettuce?!" I was planning on asking and then in the last moment you answered my question. You read my mind! :D lol. Thanks so much for the great ideas! I've had my dehydrator running nonstop the past few weeks, and you've given me even more ideas. Wish I would have seen this before I dehydrated a couple heads of cabbage without blanching. Live and learn... :D Thanks!
Dehydrated Tater tots!!! That's awesome!!! I am definitely going to try that! Your videos are always so informative!! Thanks for doing them!
I wish I had your kind of storage space for all your canned goods! I am so jealous!
Hello Bexar Prepper.
I ‘am from the Netherlands and I live in Germany now.
I love your channel. You and your channel are the reason I also bought the Excalibur.
I have a question for you.
We can buy avocado very cheap here in the summer.
Did you ever tried to dehydrate an avocado ?
I hope you have the time between all the dehydrations to
answer my question.
Blessings,Faiza.
Thanks so much for doing this video!!! It will be a great reference for me. I have learned so much from you & continue to do so. Hugs
Love to see some live demonstrations of dehydrating stuff! You are a busy woman!
I love your videos. I am reseaching canning and have done a few things in the past. I have a couple of questions though. Can you can pudding and a cake that has been baked(maybe even in the jar) also how do you prepare the tater tots once they have been dehydrated? Thank you for all of your videos. I also am in awe of your storage and am working really hard at building my food storage.
How does the lettuce hold up after rehydrating? You are something else and I mean that in a good way. I have a lot of re-packaging to do. I am going to lighten the load from canning jars to mylar and save the jars for meats. You gave me some wonderful ideas and as always, I thank you.
Yes garages do get hot. If you can introduce so sort of ventilation it will go a long way. If youvdo use your garage (at some point everyone's home storage will be as hot as your garage) just keep in mine that the shelf life will be reduced. My expectations on garage storage would be no more than 3 years for cans and 7-10 for staples. Hope this helps. Blessings!
Sesame sticks? Yum! I LOVE them...one of my favorites. Do you blanch your cabbage before dehydrating? Just curious.
I have found that most jellies,jams,or syrups when mixed with a little vinegar and water make a wonderful sauce,comparable to sweet-n-sour sauce made for oriental foods.No chemicals like factory produced.Mixed with hot or spicey peppers make great sauces also.As always like your videos,Blessings back to you.
@MrsOhioAlone Lucky you! Yes I blanch it in the microwave. Just put it in a gallon zip lock bag with 2 tblsp water close the bag 3/4 of the way and microwave for 2 - 3 minutes on each side of the bag and toss in your dehydrator. If you don't blanch it won't rehydrate nearly as well with just the few minutes you cook the ramon noodles. I use 2 tblsp dehydrated slaw in the water and boil. They taste so much better. Let me know how it goes. Blessings!
lol you were right I was wondering what is she using the dehydrated lettuce for, but you answered in the video. How do you use your oranges? Do you cook with them, use in teas, or make sauces? Thanks for sharing your impressive food storage.
Ofcourse who doesn't but you can't grow everything all the time so learning how to store and how to use what you store is very important. Blessings!
(regarding everything wonderful you put in jars and bags) I would love for you to invade your stock, and show us how you would prepare and or a recipe using what you are putting in your jars and or bags! Canner not a prepper "yet" but wondering, if I should do "all" this, how would I incorporate it......"Blessings" (humor) you are my new best friend!!!!!! Michelle
It rehydrates like spinach and that's what I mix it with as a food extender. I just hate to throw anything away. Blessings!
The best place to put vanilla beans is in a dark bottle of white rum or vodka, You can fit the beans to the bottle depending on the size of the beans you have, they come in different sizes depending on the cultivore you bought. You can also pack them into jars of Sugar, the Sugar will have a hint of vanilla to it, and the beans won't go bad. I have beans in bottles of white rum (dark brown now) that are 10 years old. Lots of spices aren't native to the USA, the spice trade will be good again!
Plexi-glass cupboard doors might be the ticket to protect from breakage from spilling...earthquakes, etc. My neighbor had that also. Latched each one and a couple had little locks on them to keep his kids out of the chocolate! LOL
Thank You for the great video and information. Yes! You are a Prepper, A real one. Please allow me to ask You a few questions. I have heard from others that if you dehydrate ground beef that when you hydrate it, it is hard like rock. Is that true or are they doing something wrong? On your dehydrated hash browns, The only information that I can find, Is how to dehydrate frozen hash browns. Do you have a way to dehydrate freshly grated hash browns? Any Info. would be a blessing. Again Thank You P.S. Tell the puppy's I said Hi!
@Ana Rowells time teaches many things your doing great! Blessings!
Mom's home canned peaches were SO good, like a fresh peach when you opened the can. She didn't put a lot of sugar in them, only a little if they were not peak ripeness.
Awesome food storage!! I just started canning to hoping to have this to add to my food storage soon!
Thanks I wish more people would realize they are not an island. Blessings!
BexarPrepper. I love your channel. I found you after watching Beverly Volfies Channel for a while. I live in Texas also. Not far from you. My 2 questions are number 1} How does your Food Storage stand up to the Texas Heat? Number 2} How do you keep critters from getting to it? Thank you for what you do.
if you got a jar and the lid is stuck.use a tin opener with a pointed tin & bottle opener at it tip.flip the tip so its facing you,place jar on even surface. gently insert under edge,lever down ward with little effort.now try open jar. works every time.
@pennypinchingmom @pennypinchingmom Yes you can pressure can puddings and cake follow your pressure canner instructions. I rehydrate the tator tots with just enough water to almost cover in a shallow pan and flip them over after about 15 minutes and let them sit until the water is asorbed if you put in too much water pour most of it off after the first 15 minutes. Then I either bake or fry with some oil/butter. Blessings!
You are real good at this. I do what you do with my dehydrator but you make me look like an amateur. Good job and I will scribe and look forward to more.
I have a question. I am new to canning and dehydrating, and running out of room in my home. I was told to store them in a cool dark area. It looks like you have yours in a separate building. I live in the south where it gets very hot in the summer. Is it safe to store home canned goods in a outside building even in the hot summer time. I wish I had a basement, but I don't. I'm very impressed with what you have done. Thanks for sharing.
@wolfen26 Your are correct that's why I store more dehydrated then canned much easier and I can get more into a smaller space. Blessings!
Great ideasty!!!
All that work in just year!
Dang! I am itching just watching and listening! My food allergies would go CRAZY if I ate most of that list... Not that it would stop me! Hahaha!