Deal of the Day at Costco.com Emergency Food Kit $69

[Glock Shooter]

Just got an email from Costco, I really don't know if this is a good deal but it seem logical to have something like this on hand just in case. Are there better options?

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...s=3&lang=en-US

Basic preparation will impact the probability of your family’s survival in an emergency. Delicious and easy to prepare. Each bucket contains 275 servings of pre-mixed and pre-seasoned 100% vegetarian and vitamin fortified food. With a 20 year long shelf life, this kit is perfect for the preparation of natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes or even for a camping or hunting trip.

• Easy to Prepare
• Must have water and a heat source
• 275 Servings
• All Meals 100% Vegetarian and Vitamin Fortified
• Sealed in convenient Weather-Proof bucket for easy transport
• 25 Servings - Potato Soup
• 30 Servings - Corn Chowder
• 25 Servings - Cacciatore
• 25 Servings - Western Stew
• 30 Servings - Country Noodle
• 25 Servings - Rice Lentil
• 45 Servings - Whey Milk
• 40 Servings - Blueberry Pancake
• 30 Servings - Barley Vegetable
• Total Weight: 23 lbs.

The Date of Manufacturing is printed on each individual packet. The Expiration Date for all the food is printed on a sticker on the outside of the bucket.


For best taste and nutritional value, use product before:
20 years of manufacturing date when stored at 60° F (16.6° C)
10 years of manufacturing date when stored at 70° F (21.1° C)

[Irving]

Cool, thanks for the heads up.

[StagLefty]

Another survival forum I read has covered this Costco kit and says it's really low on daily calorie intake and is not worth the money. I don't know the details of it but thought I'd pass that on.

[cowboykjohnson]

copied this from a customer review

Top 500 Contributor

Insufficient Calories for Survival
Pros: excellent longevity, minimal storage space used, great waterproof packaging, variety for your emergency supplies
Cons: high in sodium, 20 servings per day needed for necessary calories

"Buyer should be aware that the calorie content is insufficient for human survival. The product specifies that an adult would consume 5 servings per day. Unfortunately, that would provide about 500 calories. Calorie consumption varies from person to person, but is generally at least 2000 calories per day. So you will definitely want to buy a lot more of this product in order to have an adequate earthquake supply"

[ronaldrwl]

Geez, 500 calories? How can they think anyone could survie on that and no meat. I do want to stock up on something besides beans and canned corn.

[cowboykjohnson]

would be good for side dishes, but not to live on.

[hollohas]

I've got one of those buckets that someone got at Costco and gave me. Mine lists a lot more calories than the one online lists. For example, the Western Stew on mine lists 241 calories per serving when the one online lists 110. The bucket I have is a smidge under 40,000 calories total.

I disagree that you need 2000 calories a day to survive unless you’re covering some ground by foot, but if you were going to actually eat that much then this bucket would feed 1 person for 20 days. If you’re just sitting around holding down the fort for those 20 days then I think your belly would be plenty full and happy, but your blood pressure maybe through the roof with all the sodium in these things.

[bjl913]

I've got one of those buckets that someone got at Costco and gave me. Mine lists a lot more calories than the one online lists. For example, the Western Stew on mine lists 241 calories per serving when the one online lists 110. The bucket I have is a smidge under 40,000 calories total.

I disagree that you need 2000 calories a day to survive unless you’re covering some ground by foot, but if you were going to actually eat that much then this bucket would feed 1 person for 20 days. If you’re just sitting around holding down the fort for those 20 days then I think your belly would be plenty full and happy, but your blood pressure maybe through the roof with all the sodium in these things.

Take a look on Google for some base caloric intake calculators. It figures your height weight and age to tell you how many calories your body needs to survive as basicalyjust a bump on a log and not lose or gain weight. I'm 25 and in decent shape and mine is around 1800.

[Mtn.man]

BEER you can live off it indefinately......

[bjl913]

BEER you can live off it indefinately......

+100000 its like liquid bread!