What foods never expire?

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I heard you can live off of tap water? It has nutrients of some sort.. i can't exactly remember. Still a life on nothing but fluids wouldn't be to fun

You heard wrong. Even if there were nutrients in the water (which there aren't, minerals at best) you'd die from water poisoning while trying to drink enough to nourish yourself.

[Mirage]

read on a show once that the last evidence of human existence would be a fruit cake, and right now there is one that is +120 years old and still edible

[zack1234]

Spam I think, yummmm  

-BigBOBCH

+1 spam on toast

spam and eggs
 
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[zack1234]

Is Jack Daniels food?

[rpm]

read on a show once that the last evidence of human existence would be a fruit cake, and right now there is one that is +120 years old and still edible

120 years old, maybe. But edible? It was never edible

[MarineUS]

120 years old, maybe. But edible? It was never edible

 

[Dadsguns]

I heard you can live off of tap water? It has nutrients of some sort.. i can't exactly remember. Still a life on nothing but fluids wouldn't be to fun

Very untrue. 
Keep this in mind as a basis, in survival school we were taught the 3 Threes. 
Three Min without Air, Three Days without water, Three Weeks without Food. 
Many factores will influence these time frames as in physical shape, physical exertion, Temperature but in general depending on these influences this will shorten or lengthen this rule. 
But surely you will eventually expire on water alone no matter, your body will start eating up the muscle tissues to survive and eventually succumb to major organ failure.

[sky25]

This is what I've started to do, though not in the 5gal buckets.  10 Mylar bags with 10 oxygen absorbers on Amazon for about $25.  I've got some rice, beans, and other simple stuff sealed in bags in a box in my closet, about 50,000 calories worth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTexMTQd2eQ

Are you getting ready for 2012 or when China finally invades?

[Jayhawk]

Are you getting ready for 2012 or when China finally invades?

I'm getting ready for any event that might render things like grocery stores or running water inaccessible.  You back-up plan in case of a disaster shouldn't be the Red Cross, they do great work, but I'm not going to stake my life on them showing up. 

[Latrobe]

Getting ready for 2012? 

Maybe. 

Even if 2012 isn't the end of the world (most likey it isn't), the fact that most humans think it is could actually cause a crisis. Everyone will be rushing out to buy everything they think they'll need to survive the end of the world all at once. Supermarkets will run out of stock, traffic will be at a stand still, people will be fighting over the last roll of paper towels. It'll be just like Black Friday, except on a bigger scale and will probably last weeks.

I'm just trying to get ready to survive "December 21, 2012. The day Humanity nearly destroyed itself for no reason." 

[druski85]

In order to make sure you have some more nutritious things on hand, I would stock some canned green beans and peas in your collection.  Both have very low acidity, and can last for at least a few years.  If they have gone bad, you'll know it as soon as you open them.  The other thing to keep in mind is that you don't need to have food lasting 5-6 years.  Use your emergency stock as part of your pantry, and simply replace the ingredients as you use them every once in a while.  That way, you never come close to expiration dates on things you are saving for a very rainy day.  If #@^ hits the fan, you won't have enough food to last more than 2-3 years anyway.   

As was mentioned before, keep your stuff cool and in low humidity to prolong shelf life.  Best of luck during the apocalypse, friend.    

[Jayhawk]

In order to make sure you have some more nutritious things on hand, I would stock some canned green beans and peas in your collection.  Both have very low acidity, and can last for at least a few years.  If they have gone bad, you'll know it as soon as you open them.  The other thing to keep in mind is that you don't need to have food lasting 5-6 years.  Use your emergency stock as part of your pantry, and simply replace the ingredients as you use them every once in a while.  That way, you never come close to expiration dates on things you are saving for a very rainy day.  If #@^ hits the fan, you won't have enough food to last more than 2-3 years anyway.   

As was mentioned before, keep your stuff cool and in low humidity to prolong shelf life.  Best of luck during the apocalypse, friend.    

Yeah, I suppose I kind of assumed this, but to further your point.  Stuff like canned goods that last for a few years can still be valuable if you set up a rotation system.  Figure out how much you want for storage, let's say 20 cans, have 20-25 on hand.  Use them like you would any normal food and just make sure to replace those you used and place them at the back of the rotation.  Using a can feeder device (really don't know what it would be called) where you use the stuff at the front bottom and put the new stuff in at the top will make rotation quick and easy.

[Reaper90]

Is Jack Daniels food?

Bah. Food? No. It is the nectar of the gods.....

[Reaper90]

Are you getting ready for 2012 or when China finally invades?

It China invades, you'll only need to stockpile bullets. There'll be plenty of Chinese for everybody!

[Jebus]

Good Guy to watch on Youtube is YankeePrepper.  He has very good information on the stuff your looking for.  He pretty much focuses off the grind education, and SHTF stuff.

Take it for what its worth, I like listening to some of his stuff.  Some stuff he talks about 

Here is a link to one post called "Path to Self Sufficiently"

 http://www.youtube.com/user/Yankeeprepper?feature=chclk#p/search/0/IWDKh7CDW9Y