Food storage shopping

A friend of mine told me she's been shopping a lot for food storage in the past 6 months and she send me some info about where she found good deals on different items. I thought you might find it useful, so I'm passing it along.

Happy shopping!

"I ordered butter, ghee and bacon from:  http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/  Ghee is clarified butter.

     I ordered meat from Costco.  Check out: http://www.costco.com/CatalogSearch?storeId=10301&catalogId=10701&langId=-1&keyword=emergency  (for all Costco emergency items)

and Shelf Reliance http://www.costco.com/280-Total-Servings-Of-Premium-Freeze-Dried-Variety-Meat-Pack-By-Shelf-Reliance%c2%ae-THRIVE%e2%84%a2.product.11497782.html  The price at Costco is considerably less than that at the Shelf Reliance web site. 

I also ordered the 6 pack of eggs (now $70 off) which I have not tried: http://www.costco.com/576-Total-Servings-of-Gourmet-Egg-Crystals-Emergency-Food-Kit-by-Chef's-Banquet%c2%ae-.product.100021397.html

and the sprouting kit: http://www.costco.com/Food-For-Health%e2%84%a2-USDA-Certified-Organic-Food-Storage-Sprouting-Kit.product.11599950.html

     I believe the food storage from Lindon Farms that you will find on other web sites is the same as the Chef's Banquet items on the Costco site at considerably lower prices.

     As you know, water is the most important preparation since humans cannot live without it very long. I ordered a Water Bob from Hurricane Prepper:  http://www.hurricaneprepper.com/waterbob.html which is now on sale.  It is just a "bladder" you put in your bathtub to fill before your water source is contaminated. We purchased our large storage tanks from: http://www.surewatertanks.com/  See more information on water at: http://www.grandpappy.info/wwater.htm

     I have also used the following web sites for various items and sign up for the email alerts for sale items.

http://grandmascountryfoods.com/

http://beprepared.com/food-storage.html

http://www.disasterstuff.com/

http://www.shelfreliance.com/

http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/

     For baking items you can check out:

http://www.hodgsonmillstore.com/

http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/

     Prices are not the best, but for tips and plans you might want to look at this site:

http://store.foodstoragemadeeasy.net/default.asp

I ordered the food mill:
http://store.foodstoragemadeeasy.net/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=WONDER-JUNIOR-DELUXE

from Amazon.  I'm using Trader Joe's whole wheat flour instead of grinding my own as I learn to make bread.

     By the way, at the Costco store cans of roast beef and chick can be purchased for shorter term storage.  Trader Joe's is also a good source for canned chicken at a reasonable price. "