72H buckets

[pseudonym]

Congrats on your job.

Nice idea.

Use tins with ring pulls, saves on tin openers.

Have a look at my "Good-Will boxes", might be something in there you could use:

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HTH

[dangerous dave]

this bucket is just for storing food that can be cooked and keped for the wife and kids

buckets are 5l (the type takeaways get for mayo)

they are long term food suplies for a SHTF
proberly will make them to all be identical

DD

[Yorkshire Andy]

got you now, was thinking you was trying to do a 3 day all in one container not just food



bag of rice

pasta

few MRE pouches to complement the rice and pasta (or a few tins such as meatballs / tinned burgers or hot dogs )

Oxo cubes or similar to flavour rice or pasta

dried fruit (farm foods used to sell 1kg bags cheap)

hi calorie/ sugar sweets (haribo/ polos)

bread mix

big bag of mixed nuts

water

pack of multi vitamins

powdered milk and brew kit

cereal bars

few bars of chocolate

[Bodhihermit]

Congrats on your job. Use tins with ring pulls, saves on tin openers.

Unfortunately not all tins come in ringpull

Alternatively you could pick up some P38 Army issue tin openers and tape one under the lid of each bucket, that way if you do need one it's already there, nothing worse that being hungry and needing one! bitter experience im afraid

Wilkinsons do a version that have a tea spoon end on them as well


Just a thought

[Hamradioop]

I would add a pack of swan vesta matches (Strike any where), some water purification tablets, herbs and spices, Tabasco, sweet chill sauce.

[jansman]

got you now, was thinking you was trying to do a 3 day all in one container not just food



bag of rice

pasta

few MRE pouches to complement the rice and pasta (or a few tins such as meatballs / tinned burgers or hot dogs )

Oxo cubes or similar to flavour rice or pasta

dried fruit (farm foods used to sell 1kg bags cheap)

hi calorie/ sugar sweets (haribo/ polos)

bread mix

big bag of mixed nuts

water

pack of multi vitamins

powdered milk and brew kit

cereal bars

few bars of chocolate

Me too. If 72 hr. it would be no good without cooking method, surely?
I think right now, look at what the Phillipinoes are lacking one week in, then copy it.

[dangerous dave]

i have a supply of wood and stuff to start fires to cook food so cooking shouldn't be an issue

my fire lighting equepment ranges from wind and waterproof matches zippo lighters ( the easy stuff) to magnifying glass and a bow