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Preppers Freeze Dried Long Life Emergency Survival Food

23 November 2023  |  Admin

Freeze-dried food is a tasty way to fill your long-term emergency food storage cache.  It’s light, portable, and easy to cook, and with a shelf life of 25+ years, freeze-dried food is a good way to invest today towards future preparedness.

In the recent pandemic shutdowns, many food supply chains struggled and stores closed. Survival experts suggested that people should store at least 2 weeks’ worth of food. Survival food companies quickly sold out of freeze-dried food, and just about everyone suddenly wished they were better prepared.

Since 2020, even small issues have shown to have knock-on effects on the fragility of our supply chain and food supply.

WHY STORE CANNED FREEZE-DRIED FOOD

Why store freeze-dried food instead of other types of preserved food (canned, frozen, dehydrated, etc)?

  • It stores for 25+ years without losing quality or nutritional value (dehydrated food only lasts 1-3 years).
  • Just add water and it rehydrates back to the same texture, size, shape, and flavour of the original food.
  • It doesn’t need power or temperature control to keep.  Store it at room temperature without using electricity (unlike frozen food) and it can withstand cold and heat (unlike canned food).
  • Freeze-dried food is incredibly versatile, and you can use it just like fresh ingredients once it’s rehydrated.  (Or, in the case of prepared freeze-dried meals, just add hot water end eat.)

FREEZE DRIED MEALS

Pre-made freeze-dried meals (just add water) are incredibly convenient, and they’re commonly used by backpackers, climbers, explorers as lightweight, easy to prepare food.  It couldn’t be simpler, just pour boiling water over the food and eat.

The sealed pouches (7 year shelf life) are packaged to allow you to pour the water right into the pouch without dirtying dishes beyond your spoon.

If you’re going to invest in freeze-dried meals, choose our Survival Direct quality nutrient-dense meals that incorporate ingredients that would be perishable if they weren’t freeze-dried.  Things like eggs, meat, fruit, and vegetables. 

Of all the freeze-dried meals on the market, Survival Direct have chosen the Fuel your Preparation range as the absolute best freeze-dried meals to store whether in pouches, or in tins. Freeze Dried tins are made for emergency preparedness and have a proven 25 year shelf-life.