Budget tight-Buy extra staples now

[Nova]

Okay, this is just my 2 cents. But with the price of wheat commodities up 45%, it easy to see those prices going up in the store soon. So stock up on extra pasta & flour now. Pasta here is $1/lb. In the next month or two, I expect it to be $1.45-$2/lb at a minimum.

[deanne53]

Just took a look at the flour prices while at the store... Its now 3.93 for 5 lbs. Last summer when I was storing up, it was 3.69 for 10 lbs. Oats is another thing that is going up in the stores.
What about coffee, has anyone seen the price on that ???

As far as wheat products, I wouldn't put a minimum on that. One drought, one flood this spring could wipe out the midwest wheat crop, and if that happens.. there won't be any to spare...
Keep watch on the meat prices, they are going to rocket very shortly.

[BeNotAfraid]

Okay, I know this has been talked about a lot so bear with me :)

How can you inexpensively store flour/oats for long term storage? I went on some sites to price wheat in bulk and many of them are sold out! I was considering stocking up with me "rebate" check this summer. Besides freezing flour and oats, how would I store it without spending a lot of money on storage items? I can't justify spending the $ to buy the pails online when the $ I have budgeted will be better spent on food! I've heard some people store rice and such in empty Juicy Juice bottles. Any tips or info on this?

The only info I can seem to find involves buying expensive storage gear. Thanks!

[deanne53]

I use old gallon jars to store my stuff in. You may see if your deli has some old pickle jars, and you can get the pickle smell out of those... Some of my whole wheat is 10 years old and when I go to grind it, its just as good.

As far as flour, I store in ziplock bags in plastic tubs. I use bay leafs to put all around it, and that I have stored up to 3 years, without any problem. I also use a seal and save. I did that with sugar and it also lasted years, without any problem.

[FarmBoy]

Okay, I know this has been talked about a lot so bear with me :)

How can you inexpensively store flour/oats for long term storage? I went on some sites to price wheat in bulk and many of them are sold out! I was considering stocking up with me "rebate" check this summer. Besides freezing flour and oats, how would I store it without spending a lot of money on storage items? I can't justify spending the $ to buy the pails online when the $ I have budgeted will be better spent on food! I've heard some people store rice and such in empty Juicy Juice bottles. Any tips or info on this?

The only info I can seem to find involves buying expensive storage gear. Thanks!

The key is to keep the grain seperate from moisture, air, and contamination by insects. The best of course is grain with an oxygen absorber sealed within a mylar bag packed in a plastic bucket. That said if you can pack your grain in a vacuum sealed bag and put it in a tote (or other protective container) that would suffice. It may not keep indefinately but it will keep a long time.

Hope that helps

[Tall Timbers]

Okay, I know this has been talked about a lot so bear with me :)

How can you inexpensively store flour/oats for long term storage? I went on some sites to price wheat in bulk and many of them are sold out! I was considering stocking up with me "rebate" check this summer. Besides freezing flour and oats, how would I store it without spending a lot of money on storage items? I can't justify spending the $ to buy the pails online when the $ I have budgeted will be better spent on food! I've heard some people store rice and such in empty Juicy Juice bottles. Any tips or info on this?

The only info I can seem to find involves buying expensive storage gear. Thanks!

One thing I do with flour is freeze it first for a while... that's supposed to help make it last a few years... and then make sure it's packaged in a way to stay away from moisture... which isn't an issue if you live in a dry climate.

[can4christ]

Okay, I know this has been talked about a lot so bear with me :)

How can you inexpensively store flour/oats for long term storage? I went on some sites to price wheat in bulk and many of them are sold out! I was considering stocking up with me "rebate" check this summer. Besides freezing flour and oats, how would I store it without spending a lot of money on storage items? I can't justify spending the $ to buy the pails online when the $ I have budgeted will be better spent on food! I've heard some people store rice and such in empty Juicy Juice bottles. Any tips or info on this?

The only info I can seem to find involves buying expensive storage gear. Thanks!



Wheat will last indefinitely in a "super pail" we are expecting a delivery tomorrow of wheat and oats. We have been buying in bulk for a while and it is so much cheaper and better for you than prepackaged food. We also stock up on rice and beans.

Flour does not store very long, wheat can be ground into fresh flour. Same with the other stuff. Juicy Juice bottles as storage will not last very long without mylar and oxygen absorbers. Don't waste your money on buying food and then not store it properly.

This was the best price for goods and shipping to West Texas (my area)
http://waltonfeed.com/

$114.85 Goods Cost
$0.00 Idaho Sales Tax
$10.00 Boxing Fee:
$0.00 Handling Fee
240 lbs Ship Weight
$73.32 Shipping
$88.09 Shipping Total including UPS fuel surcharge
$202.94 Grand Total

I bought 3, 6 gal. pails of hard white wheat and 2 pails of soft white wheat. Each pail holds 45 pounds of wheat. You might want to check the shipping costs to where you live for several companies before you buy.

http://survivalacres.com/
http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=505
http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/gamma_seal_lids_gamma_lid_products.aspx
http://www.endtimesreport.com/

[tygerkittn]

Wheat will last indefinitely in a "super pail" we are expecting a delivery tomorrow of wheat and oats. We have been buying in bulk for a while and it is so much cheaper and better for you than prepackaged food. We also stock up on rice and beans.

Flour does not store very long, wheat can be ground into fresh flour. Same with the other stuff. Juicy Juice bottles as storage will not last very long without mylar and oxygen absorbers. Don't waste your money on buying food and then not store it properly.

This was the best price for goods and shipping to West Texas (my area)
http://waltonfeed.com/

$114.85 Goods Cost
$0.00 Idaho Sales Tax
$10.00 Boxing Fee:
$0.00 Handling Fee
240 lbs Ship Weight
$73.32 Shipping
$88.09 Shipping Total including UPS fuel surcharge
$202.94 Grand Total

I bought 3, 6 gal. pails of hard white wheat and 2 pails of soft white wheat. Each pail holds 45 pounds of wheat. You might want to check the shipping costs to where you live for several companies before you buy.

http://survivalacres.com/
http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=505
http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/gamma_seal_lids_gamma_lid_products.aspx
http://www.endtimesreport.com/

www.beprepared.com is $12 shipping no matter what you buy, time before last I bought 7 superpails of wheat for less than $250, counting shipping. Last order was over $900, over 1000 lbs of wheat, some oats and #10 cans of pancake mix, corn meal, a case of powdered milk, and veggies, and the shipping was still only $12.
We have six kids, so it takes a lot to feed them.
Honeyville grain has gone up so much I can't believe it! If you keep stuff in your cart, it lets you check out at the old price, I did that last month but that was my last order there for awhile!
I'm in zone 7, survival acres and walton's shipping is out of my reach.

[Lynn]

thanks, tygerkitten for the link to beprepared.com They appear to have what any of us might need to survive for awhile, and at least for now, their prices seem to be very reasonable. :)

[tygerkittn]

thanks, tygerkitten for the link to beprepared.com They appear to have what any of us might need to survive for awhile, and at least for now, their prices seem to be very reasonable. :)

Happy to help! :hug