How much beans should I store for a family of four?

Thank you for that information.

I am in a northern, cooler climate but in the summer it does get humid.

Where did you store your food? Climate controlled area or in an area that gets hot?

I plan to store it in my climate controlled basement, that is dry and cool. Rarely ever gets hot.

Haha, you’re only saying that because you never found “the one”, and you threw in the “hookers” part because you’ve never been laid and the far-reaches of your imagination only exists to the point of a stereotypical fantasy. My guess is you just got finished pulling your weewee and are now turning red in the face over what you just read.

Save money eat one of the kids....

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Oatmeal
dehydrated fruit
dehydrated veggies
bullion (beef/chicken/vegetarian)cubes
coffee/tea/cocoa
powdered milk
honey
flour/yeast/salt to make bread
nut butters / jelly / jams
nuts
instant potatoes
comfort snacks (pretzels/popcorn/chips)

long term storage differs depending on climate but the ones that come in the storage buckets/cans do better for long term.

Possible, it really depends on the size of the beans though.

Can't even succeed in life, has to pay a ho to even get any yet he thinks he knows all about how to "survive"! LOLZ LOLZ LOLZL LZOLZ!!!

Can't make this shit up.

1 ton, metric.

No, mine was stored inside a garage, no climate control.

But, vacuum sealed, oxygen absorbers, and Gamma Seal lids.

2 tons if you're a beanner!

Save things you will actually eat.

For us thats spaghetti and pasta not beans n rice. Lots of canned tuna and canned chicken. This way you rotate items with regular life.

Protein powder mix is a staple for me. Just needs water and you have an instant meal in a glass. This is my throw away item. If it gets old just replace and chuck the expired one as I go.

I shoot for 6 months to a year stash. Anything beyond that is another world to me anyway. I can sprout a wheat grass carpet in 8 days; there is your greens.

Proportionate to the amount of toilet paper you are also stockpiling...

Wise comments from a long time prepper there.

If you make what you say your and your wife do I would just go down the route of buying a "Prepackaged Food" package that is already canned and ready for 20 years of storage - though do rotate out all milk/egg related products every 5 years or so.

Also ... in buying your preps take the number in your household and TRIPLE IT!! You WILL end up with others trying to mooch off of your prepping and for the most part those will be people you feel you can NOT turn down (some brothers /sisters and their families, parents, uncles/aunts etc.).

If you have a family of 4 then a YEAR'S supply of food from a prepping outfit will actually serve you for 3 to 4 months if the SHTF in a big way because of the moochers. (this is where basic foods come in ... buy those IN ADDITION so as "stretch out" the time line)

About the only place where moochers are not going to be a BIG issue is if you are in a Mormon Community were the people are also big preppers. Under church doctrine Mormons are supposed to have enough supplies to last them and their family for at least a year (recommended I believe is 2 years, maybe a strong Mormon can chime in).

Finally in getting preps don't forget about the fact that the Mormon Church produces some very good guides for prepping AND they also run canneries that in addition to providing for long term storage prepping food for Mormons some of the canneries also sell to the general public at certain times. The one in my city does open up their location once a month for non-Mormons to buy.

The easier it is for you to substitute your money for your time the quicker it will be for you to get fully stocked up, and probably a storage pantry with fewer voids.

ALSO ... do NOT FORGET WATER!! A way to get it and a way to PURIFY IT. You are going to need a LOT of water over the course of a year when you are talking about several people.

OP, you should consider lentils...they are easy to cook & packed full of nutrition!

Here is info on feeding a family of 4 for a year...

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depends on what you're preparing for

I like the big dark blue Rubbermaid Roughneck Storage bins, they hold over 50 1 pound bags - they're rodent proof, stackable (put the heavy bins on the bottom). I layer the food with diatomaceous earth for bug control (it's non-toxic).

dried beans store forever (see the Egyptians) so go nuts

I think I got about 10, just for little old me

any of you rascals wanna come steal my beans, I got other stuff stored too

ps I admit to frequenting food banks, so they do rather pile up - if you qualify, swallow your pride & go

rise,beans,spaggeti,corn,honey,flour,salt,sugar,can's, are for many years and without need for eletricity (freezers)

ofcourse you full freezers with meat and keep alot of salt to
save the meat if electricity freezers goes out

Survival Knowledge is best.
Preps just make that survival easier.

Learn what grows naturally or wild, that you can live off from.
At the very least, to supplement your diet with.

Preps will probably be stolen or looted from you at gun point, at some point.
Or you many have to abandon them and run for your lives, to escape from looters, or fire or other disaster.
So do not rely solely upon them.

the two together provide all 8 essential amino acids, not that you would understand that; as well both are fairly high on caloric scale, add in some squash and you have the proverbial hispanic "three sisters" to have a high calorie base to provide sustenance while you forage for the rest

Here's the tip of a lifetime: Prep what you 1)know your family will actually eat, 2) what is simple and quick to prepare, or 3) what you know you can barter. It's a mistake to buy 10 years supply worth of beans if they only occasionally like a few types of beans. Beans also require soaking in water for many hours, which will just eat into your already too low water supply...unless you plan on bathing in the bean water.

Here's a good exercise: Do a dry run with your family for 1 week...no food, water, or electricity for a week...live only out of your storage. It will reveal quite a bit.

80 lbs. Beans and rice form almost a complete protein. But get pemmicam.

But not if you can't prepare it or no-one will eat it.

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This is a prepper/homesteader food calculator. You plug in the number of adults and children (based on ages) and it gives you a rough calculation.

ROTATE your food and cognizant of spoilage.

if snowflakes are very soft to eat it let them starve for 3 days and then check again

You always store as much of everything as you can. If you don't need it, others might. Bartering will become necessary if you find yourself subsisting on emergency supplies.

2 pounds of beans for every 1 can of air freshener on hand.

It depends on the fresh air supply of the bunker.

well.....egypt 1200ac

>> They went further, and reached the stage of eating little children. It was not unusual to find people [selling] little children, roasted or boiled. The commandant of the city guard ordered that those who committed this crime should be burned alive, as should those who ate such meats. <<

>> I myself saw a little roast child in a basket. It was brought to the commandant, and led in at the same time were a man and woman who were the child’s father and mother. The commandant condemned them to be burned alive. <<

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