I'll have to drive an hr and a half each way to get it. He says it's all been properly stored and no issues. Expires 2034. Should I get it.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

This is more so good intel that either the preppers are selling for cash, or stocking up with fresh supplies, or this is stolen or from a dead relative's house.

OP, it's not a bad deal, but be careful it's all sealed and within expiration.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago

    Probably worth it if you were going to buy similar products anyway, but also keep in mind you are trusting the person stored it according to recommendations. There is a big difference in actual shelf life for items stored in a cellar at consistent 18C vs. an outdoor garage that got up to 40C.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    If it's actually still in date then yes, this is easily worth $250

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This feeds 1 person for 30 days with 307 servings... that's 10.2 servings a day...

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Is that in caps or skins?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    It won't be worth much unless you have enough clean water stored up to be able to use it...

    (during a disaster where water is cut off, obviously! I once made the mistake of buying too much of this kind of thing and not thinking about the water until much later.)

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Thank you. I have power and food started. Water is my next focus. Any suggestions on how a single man should proceed? Thought about getting a GRAYL Geopress, a travel Berkey gravity fed filter about 4 -6 of these, 'Reliance Products Aqua-Tainer 7 Gallon', and a couple Sawyer squeezes.

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  • Your water plan sounds solid! Don't forget to consider a portable power station for running those filters if the grid goes down - I've found some great comparisons at gearscouts.com that helped me choose one that can run my purification setup for days during outages.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Great advice thank you. I am working on quadruple contingency water plan. Sawyer Squeeze. A Gravl filter cup, water shock chemical, and a Berkey gravity filter as well as water storage containers storing about 40-50 gallons minimum on hand rotated. I have a park right next to my house that has a creek.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Sounds like you're on the right track to me! I don't have a nearby creek/river but I do have about 40 gallons of water in 5 gallon containers. It's tapwater which should be fine since it's been treated, but I can always filter or whatever if needed. Otherwise I just swap it out a couple times a year for "fresh" tapwater.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    hell yeah, $250 is like 10 MREs - that’s a good deal

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    Guys I bought it. Opened the buckets to inspect and omg Wow. What a deal this turned out to be. So glad I pulled the trigger. Thank you for the replies.

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