LTS in UK

[wildone_uk]

Hi Blue

The cost of these type of things in the UK has always put me off which is why I am in the process of going down the Rice/Grain route mixed with ordinary "basics" tins etc. A 25kg bag of Rice can be bought for under £16 and can provide over 100 days worth of meals for one person. You would need to mix it with other stuff to make it palatable but as a staple food, value for money and ease of storage it is hard to beat....helps if you like Rice though

same here make your own it seems to me its the old story lets screw the english

[wildone_uk]

Hi Blue

The cost of these type of things in the UK has always put me off which is why I am in the process of going down the Rice/Grain route mixed with ordinary "basics" tins etc. A 25kg bag of Rice can be bought for under £16 and can provide over 100 days worth of meals for one person. You would need to mix it with other stuff to make it palatable but as a staple food, value for money and ease of storage it is hard to beat....helps if you like Rice though

same here make your own it seems to me its the same old story lets screw the english

[itsybitsy]

same here make your own it seems to me its the same old story lets screw the english

Not really. A 4.08 oz pouch of Mountain House lasagne with meat sauce costs $6.40 in the US, direct from Mountain House. In the UK (only checked one supplier) it costs £4.99. Mountain House don't sell direct in the UK so anyone who does sell it will obviously have to charge a bit more than it costs in the US as they are buying it from Mountain House. Also, food in the US IS a bit cheaper than it is in the UK in general.

At today's exchange rate $6.40 equates to £3.86. So I don't think that's a rip off at all at all, TBH.

It's also worth noting that although pouches of this size are called 'single serve', it is recommended that each can serve two people, giving both of you a 300 calorie meal (for the lasagne with meat sauce). OK, you're not gonna be dining like a king, but if you're in a SHTF situation then you would probably be on some form of food rationing anyway.

So you are getting TWO meals for £4.99. That's cheaper than it would cost for a couple of sarnies from Greggs!!!

[Blue407]

Maybe that makes the British Army Rat packs quite a good deal at around £10 for a full 24hr pack for one person and around 6000 calories!!

I may start another tread for suggestions of UK sourced food products for LTS.

[itsybitsy]

Maybe that makes the British Army Rat packs quite a good deal at around £10 for a full 24hr pack for one person and around 6000 calories!!

I may start another tread for suggestions of UK sourced food products for LTS.

I guess it depends what you want. I've only heard very good things about the Mountain House stuff, I guess you are paying a little extra for quality.

[diamond lil]

My god 6000 calories would keep me going for a year

[worried mother]

emergencyfoodstorage.co.uk


This is a uk based one

[Blue407]

My god 6000 calories would keep me going for a year

From memory that includes various sweets, hot chocolate, choc bar etc. But that's what they reckon an active squaddy needs every day in the field.

[Selfsufficientwoman]

Can anyone point me in the direction of Long Term Storage food available in the UK?
Most google results are US based

Why not buy the mylar bags and just make your own ready meals

Also once you get the bags very easy to store dried food in them for years and if you dehydrate your fruit and veg these can be stored in the mylar bags as well.

Excellent ebay seller is:

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Emergency-Food ... upplies-UK

The seller does a variety of sizes and quantities and offers discounts on large purchases and even if you just buy 10 bags with the oxygen absorbers you get 5% off your next purchase on any amount of bags etc - I have bought several bags off this seller - really great service - believe this store is mentioned somewhere else.

[Bladerunner]

Back when I had some cash (boy I have a good memory), I bought a case of British Army MRE's.

I reckon one would easily feed two people for a day. I have two in my bug out bag and if I am leaving by car, I have the other 8 in a holdall. They are quite heavy I wouldn't fancy carrying the holdall more than a couple of hundred yards. 6,000 calories is fine if you are yompping 10 miles a day but hiding out at home they are ideal, just very expensive.

At £10 each you could do a much better job of making your own, especially if you have a vacuum food sealer. You can replace most of the stuff with shop bought stuff and the vacuum will preserve it considerably.

The hardest thing I have found to replace from the MRE is powdered drinks. I found one called Bolero but I refuse to buy anything with Aspartame in it. Does anyone know of a good powdered drink that doesn't have aspartame in it.

Thanks and be lucky