Contributed by RL
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Freeze dried 1 Year Food Pak[/caption]
This past week we had some free-lance writers visiting us at Rainy Day Foods. They were fascinated with our process of and the fact that we take freeze dried, dehydrated and dried food and package them into 6 gallon buckets and can them into #10 and #2.5 cans for long term food storage.
The free-lance reporters from New York decided to come west to see and experience our part of the country. This visit was enlightening for all of us here and for our New York guests as well, or at least we hope.
The concept of storing food for later use is very foreign to them. The writers live in an apartment above a store that has all of their daily needs. They have never been without power for an extended period of time and when there is an impending storm the media gives them a week heads up to get ready so they do not have any real problems. We spoke of winter and snow removal, snow gets deep in New York as well as here, that requires plowing which is done by the city of New York by driving snow plows up the middle of the road throwing the snow to the sides and burying the cars. So it takes a little time to dig the cars out but all is good. Then the plows come back when everyone has moved their cars by shoveling the snow back into the street so they can get out then the snow plows return and push the snow back where the cars had been parked.
So why have a 1 or 2 person 72 hour kit when things square up in a day or so? Why have a 2 month food unit for those possible longer events?
Some reasons are weather related events but others range from economic to personal belief and faith based.
Of course you hear of those who get injured or laid off for extended periods of time who could have used a standard 1 year unit to help out. (https://kfor.com/2018/08/09/
Freeze dried 1 Year Food Pak[/caption]
This past week we had some free-lance writers visiting us at Rainy Day Foods. They were fascinated with our process of and the fact that we take freeze dried, dehydrated and dried food and package them into 6 gallon buckets and can them into #10 and #2.5 cans for long term food storage.
The free-lance reporters from New York decided to come west to see and experience our part of the country. This visit was enlightening for all of us here and for our New York guests as well, or at least we hope.
The concept of storing food for later use is very foreign to them. The writers live in an apartment above a store that has all of their daily needs. They have never been without power for an extended period of time and when there is an impending storm the media gives them a week heads up to get ready so they do not have any real problems. We spoke of winter and snow removal, snow gets deep in New York as well as here, that requires plowing which is done by the city of New York by driving snow plows up the middle of the road throwing the snow to the sides and burying the cars. So it takes a little time to dig the cars out but all is good. Then the plows come back when everyone has moved their cars by shoveling the snow back into the street so they can get out then the snow plows return and push the snow back where the cars had been parked.
So why have a 1 or 2 person 72 hour kit when things square up in a day or so? Why have a 2 month food unit for those possible longer events?
Some reasons are weather related events but others range from economic to personal belief and faith based.
Of course you hear of those who get injured or laid off for extended periods of time who could have used a standard 1 year unit to help out. (https://kfor.com/2018/08/09/