“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” — Robert A. Heinlein

Friday, January 30, 2009

All The Eggs- Guest Post

I went for the shed, and made it water tight and lockable. I used that "great stuff" hardening foam to plug any potential leaks. I stored 1.5 tons of hard red winter wheat in it, plus a lot of other goodies and still have room.
I do worry about the temp swings though--even though I have the wheat stored in mylar bags that sucked down on the 02 absorbers, I can't help but think the hot summers out here could do something to kill its ability to germinate. I'm considering a double roof to create some dead air space and maybe keep the temp 15 lower during the hottest parts of the summer.
For a cache container, you might consider a bucket with a gamma lid. They are bitchin--I got larger containers that happened to use gamma lids for my chicken feed, before I knew these types of lids were hip in the prep community. The really seal well--I left one out all year with hydrophilic stuff in it, and not a hint of moisture. They have them at feedstores, but they're not cheap, and of course you can order them online. I think they would bury just fine, and not take forever to get access to if you had to.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

1.5 ton's of wheat???? Not thinking of bugging out,are you?

Anonymous said...

The heat will cut down its storage time dramatically. In addition, you're keeping wheat you hope to be able to plant in an oxygen-free environment? It certainly will inhibit its ability to germinate! Living things stop living when oxygen is eliminated from its environment!

foodstr2 said...

You'll starve to death if that's all you have stored. It's called APPETITE FATIGUE and it sets in from eating the same monotonous diet day-after-day ... unless that's the diet you're ALREADY eating, which I doubt.

See a better variety at http://www.internet-grocer.net/product.html

BTW, if you didn't know, you can pop wheat like you pop corn. Try it. It's delicious!