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freddie4x4
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 5, 2008 @ 6:25p 
bjg31483 said:Due to overwhelming response, this item will be delivered in 10-15 business days.
FW effect? No, Hurricane effect. Think Gustav, Hanna, Ike, Josephine. |
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Mickie3
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 5, 2008 @ 10:34p
Why build a fire? You can set your house on fire with an open fire and its not needed. Long ago, when I was in college, bought something along the lines of this to use where standard grills were not allowed, and they work. Solar cooking anyone? This should take a few minutes to obtain the components for and build, you can even buy the kit cheaply if you cannot find the few parts they actually ship you. This will heat ANY kind of food, rendering it more edible, as long as you can get some sun. They really do NOT take all that much sun to work as they concentrate the sun into one spot to heat. (Think setting a piece of paper on fire with the sun using a magnifying glass.) As for the Costco bucket, no thanks, will opt for the freeze-dried stuff myself. Lasts forever and actually can taste pretty dayum good, especially warmed up.  |
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Wellcum
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 6, 2008 @ 12:15a
Mickie3 said:Why build a fire? You can set your house on fire with an open fire and its not needed.
Long ago, when I was in college, bought something along the lines of this to use where standard grills were not allowed, and they work. Solar cooking anyone? This should take a few minutes to obtain the components for and build, you can even buy the kit cheaply if you cannot find the few parts they actually ship you.
What if it's a nuclear winter |
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thinnestwallet
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 6, 2008 @ 12:25a
tydas said:Keep your family fed in the post apocalyptic earth.
Food I wish I could send this to flood victims in India ... much better than Maggi(similar to Ramen noodles) being distributed there.  |
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kenmarks
- Senior Member - 1K
posted: Sep. 6, 2008 @ 1:06a
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Mickie3
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 6, 2008 @ 6:33a
Wellcum said:Mickie3 said:Why build a fire? You can set your house on fire with an open fire and its not needed.
Long ago, when I was in college, bought something along the lines of this to use where standard grills were not allowed, and they work. Solar cooking anyone? This should take a few minutes to obtain the components for and build, you can even buy the kit cheaply if you cannot find the few parts they actually ship you.
What if it's a nuclear winter In that case, you are so screwed no matter what you do, so have your snow skis ready, (yes, even in Phoenix or Miami) and go skiing, enjoying yourself knowing that you will die rather quickly. Haven't done a search yet, but maybe you can get a "deal" on a "suicide kit", unless you prefer to become a "human ice cube" from the next "Ice Age."  On second thought, in the case of a "true" nuclear winter (war), at least if your turn cannibal, your food will already be irradiated for you! |
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Mickie3
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 6, 2008 @ 6:41a
kenmarks said:So has anyone actually tried this? Any reviews?
Apparently the "meals" only break down to 455 calories per day including only 18 grams of protein 
http://unclutterer.com/2007/07/23/extreme-minimalism-monday-bucket-o-food/
http://www.1913intel.com/2007/07/11/review-costcos-emergency-food-storage/
How about a lawsuit about this product? http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:Qfm4RzX7XvYJ:soundpolitics.com/PopeCostcoLawsuit.pdf%2BCostco%2BSurvival%2BFood%2B#104893&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1
Good find! From the lawsuit:
"12. If the contents of a bucket of Costco “Emergency Food Supply – Three month
food supply for one person” are consumed at 3 servings per day over a 91-2/3 day period as
directed, a person would receive average daily nutrition of 455 calories, with 18 grams of protein. 13. The recommendations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for minimum
nourishment to sustain adult human life are for 2,000 daily calories, with 50 grams of protein. 14. To put things in perspective, the Nazis provided concentration camp inmates at
Auschwitz with a diet of 1,300 calories per day for light work prisoners and 1,700 calories for
hard labor. The average prisoner at Auschwitz died of starvation within three months on this diet.
Of the many millions murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz, probably just as many died from the
effects of starvation as perished in the infamous gas chambers. Costco’s “Emergency Food
Supply – Three month food supply for one person” would therefore provide approximately one-
third the daily caloric intake of the starvation diet that the Nazis imposed at Auschwitz. 15. Consumption of the 455 calories Costco “Emergency Food Supply – Three month
food supply for one person” diet would result in extremely rapid weight loss, starvation, and
death. A pound of fat in the human body is roughly equivalent to 4,000 calories. A pound of
muscle is roughly equivalent to 1,800 calories. These are the dry weight caloric values of human tissue, while the human body consists of over 60% water. Someone consuming this Costco diet would probably lose at least one pound per day on average, with weight loss being slower at first when fat was burned, and faster towards the end as muscle tissue was consumed in the final stages of starvation. It would be unlikely for anyone to survive for three months of one bucket of Costco’s product, and impossible for anyone to survive for one year on four buckets of this." Maybe Costco, et. al. should be selling this as a weight loss diet pack? |
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unicron500
- Happy Member
posted: Sep. 12, 2008 @ 7:34a
AttackCow said:Uh..emergency food that requires not only water but you to boil it for 20 minutes? In pretty much every emergency scenario that is so bad you are cut off from conventional ways of getting food..you won't have easy access to electricity.
Why pitch a fire every time you want to eat?
Just have your producer or camera man give you flint to start the fire. It's really easy on Man vs. Wild.
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Mickie3
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 12, 2008 @ 9:44a
unicron500 said:AttackCow said:Uh..emergency food that requires not only water but you to boil it for 20 minutes? In pretty much every emergency scenario that is so bad you are cut off from conventional ways of getting food..you won't have easy access to electricity.
Why pitch a fire every time you want to eat?
Just have your producer or camera man give you flint to start the fire. It's really easy on Man vs. Wild. You caught that on the episode the other night, huh? |
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sledhed
- Ancient Member
posted: Sep. 12, 2008 @ 6:01p
Mickie3 said:Why build a fire? You can set your house on fire with an open fire and its not needed.
Long ago, when I was in college, bought something along the lines of this to use where standard grills were not allowed, and they work. Solar cooking anyone? This should take a few minutes to obtain the components for and build, you can even buy the kit cheaply if you cannot find the few parts they actually ship you.
This will heat ANY kind of food, rendering it more edible, as long as you can get some sun. They really do NOT take all that much sun to work as they concentrate the sun into one spot to heat. (Think setting a piece of paper on fire with the sun using a magnifying glass.)
As for the Costco bucket, no thanks, will opt for the freeze-dried stuff myself. Lasts forever and actually can taste pretty dayum good, especially warmed up. Wow. I knew I saved that old 12 foot aluminum mesh satellite dish for something... cover it with aluminum foil, point it the right direction, and it should be a tool-time style cooker - BZZZ - done! *L* |
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PHISHBONE
- Senior Member - 3K
posted: Sep. 12, 2008 @ 7:37p
goatssbyday said:OH CRAP looks like a bucket my bird food comes in Close....if you want to see what it really looks like, look in the bottom of your bird cage.... |
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momoman
- Senior Member - 2K
posted: Sep. 13, 2008 @ 12:29a
all of you fw-ers who got in on the bulk slim jim deals from Amazon don't need to buy this kit.........unless you've eaten all your 100's of slim jims. |
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ebradfordrich
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 13, 2008 @ 6:45a
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realdealesq
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 14, 2008 @ 11:55a
Harrkev said:**CAUTION***
***VEGETARIAN***
Not for those who crave meat. Otherwise, fine deal. Seems cheaper than MRE's. Appears to be a dietary supplement for individuals who resort to cannibalism. |
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lamoof
- Tired Member
posted: Sep. 17, 2008 @ 4:48a
Interesting Lawsuit...couldnt they just change the wording from 3 month supply to 1 month That would "increase" the calories to around 1500 per day and and a pamphlet that states you may have to increase servings if your dietary needs differ.... |
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roadman
- Senior Member
posted: Sep. 17, 2008 @ 5:31a
This would not work in Galveston,TX, there is no water there !!! For this to be of any value in an emergency it needs 100% of what you need to survive "INSIDE" this bucket, no extra ingredients needed What no chain and padlock, were do you think a 23lb bucket will get tossed to in a Hurricane, this puppy could end up a few miles from your house after a 'Cane |
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