Equipped To Survive Equipped To Survive® Presents
The Survival Forum
Where do you want to go on ETS?

Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
Topic Options
#138681 - 07/04/08 06:54 PM Costco selling 275-serving bucket o' stuff
philip Offline
Addict

Registered: 09/19/05
Posts: 639
Loc: San Francisco Bay Area
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.asp...g=en-US&s=1

Note that it's servings, not meals. Servings are packed in mylar pouches, each of which contains 5 such servings. All vegetarian, most require being simmered in boiling water for 20 minutes.

The shebang is in a 5-gallon bucket weight about 25 lbs, costing $80 including shipping to the lower 48.

See
http://www.foodforhealthint.com/
for additional information from the maker, including full nutrition and contents for each serving.

Having 5 servings in each pouch means if there are one or two persons, you have an open pouch which probably can be stored in the resealable bucket for some period of time. You need boiling water for cooking, which means water, fire, containers, etc.

Top
#138693 - 07/04/08 11:46 PM Re: Costco selling 275-serving bucket o' stuff [Re: philip]
horizonseeker Offline
Journeyman

Registered: 07/12/05
Posts: 84
i almosted ordered until I realized it was all vegetarian! I need some meat in my diet.

did anyone notice on Costco's website they only list 225 servings out of 275? wonder what the other 50 servings are.

Top
#138694 - 07/04/08 11:56 PM Re: Costco selling 275-serving bucket o' stuff [Re: horizonseeker]
climberslacker Offline
Youth of the Nation
Addict

Registered: 09/02/07
Posts: 603
yeah! very interesting...
_________________________
http://jacesadventures.blogspot.com/
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
impossible is just the beginning

though i seek perfection, i wear my scars with pride

Have you seen the arrow?


Top
#138699 - 07/05/08 02:05 AM Re: Costco selling 275-serving bucket o' stuff [Re: horizonseeker]
ironraven Offline
Cranky Geek
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 09/08/05
Posts: 4642
Loc: Vermont
Not too worried about it being vegetarian. Get your own bucket, fill it with canned and pouched and dried meat, expanded staples, and other consumables. Like a brick or two of .22, a couple boxes of something more potent, some fishing tackle, wire, and a couple of rat traps. You've got your meat.
_________________________
-IronRaven

When a man dare not speak without malice for fear of giving insult, that is when truth starts to die. Truth is the truest freedom.

Top
#138700 - 07/05/08 02:12 AM Re: Costco selling 275-serving bucket o' stuff [Re: philip]
MartinFocazio Offline

Pooh-Bah

Registered: 01/21/03
Posts: 2203
Loc: Bucks County PA
Absolute crap nutritional value, absolutely low quality food, you could buy a case of Ramen noodles and some cans of soup and get better quality than this stuff. Low protein levels, lots of extra gunk you don't need, way too much sodium.

Alpinaire is better quality, worth the extra money.



Top
#138706 - 07/05/08 03:14 AM Re: Costco selling 275-serving bucket o' stuff [Re: MartinFocazio]
BobS Offline
Old Hand

Registered: 02/08/08
Posts: 924
Loc: Toledo Ohio
I’m supposed to watch my sodium intake, it’s impossible to get away from the stuff; everything seems to have it in it, even sugar cookies, why is sodium in sugar cookies?????
_________________________



You can run, but you'll only die tired.


Top
#138707 - 07/05/08 03:30 AM Re: Costco selling 275-serving bucket o' stuff [Re: BobS]
climberslacker Offline
Youth of the Nation
Addict

Registered: 09/02/07
Posts: 603
Im sure if Sue reads this she'll fill u in a little bit more, but a lot of times salt is added in pastries and desserts... like donuts
_________________________
http://jacesadventures.blogspot.com/
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
impossible is just the beginning

though i seek perfection, i wear my scars with pride

Have you seen the arrow?


Top
#138713 - 07/05/08 04:13 AM Re: Costco selling 275-serving bucket o' stuff [Re: climberslacker]
Todd W Offline
Product Tester
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 11/14/04
Posts: 1928
Loc: Mountains of CA
I believe they are having legal issues w/this item... something about nutritional value.
_________________________
Self Sufficient Home - Our journey to self sufficiency.

Top
#138716 - 07/05/08 05:02 AM Re: Costco selling 275-serving bucket o' stuff [Re: Todd W]
dweste Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 02/16/08
Posts: 2463
Loc: Central California
Link to legal issue?

Top
#138852 - 07/07/08 03:43 AM Re: Costco selling 275-serving bucket o' stuff [Re: ironraven]
philip Offline
Addict

Registered: 09/19/05
Posts: 639
Loc: San Francisco Bay Area
Well, my theory was to use spam. :->

Top
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >



Moderator:  MartinFocazio, Tyber 
March
Su M Tu W Th F Sa
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Who's Online
1 registered (SRMC), 332 Guests and 70 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
GallenR, Jeebo, NicholasMarshall, Yadav, BenFoakes
5367 Registered Users
Newest Posts
What did you do today to prepare?
by dougwalkabout
Yesterday at 11:21 PM
Zippo Butane Inserts
by dougwalkabout
Yesterday at 11:11 PM
Question about a "Backyard Mutitool"
by Ren
03/17/24 01:00 AM
Problem in my WhatsApp configuration
by Chisel
03/09/24 01:55 PM
New Madrid Seismic Zone
by Jeanette_Isabelle
03/04/24 02:44 PM
EDC Reduction
by EchoingLaugh
03/02/24 04:12 PM
Using a Compass Without a Map
by KenK
02/28/24 12:22 AM
Newest Images
Tiny knife / wrench
Handmade knives
2"x2" Glass Signal Mirror, Retroreflective Mesh
Trade School Tool Kit
My Pocket Kit
Glossary
Test

WARNING & DISCLAIMER: SELECT AND USE OUTDOORS AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES AT YOUR OWN RISK. Information posted on this forum is not reviewed for accuracy and may not be reliable, use at your own risk. Please review the full WARNING & DISCLAIMER about information on this site.