Ramen in the Prepper Stash?

halfclickwest

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Just wondering what everyone thinks about keeping ramen in our prep stash. Sure, it's not the most nutrient-packed option, but it's cheap, filling, and lasts a while. I've got a few cases set aside but I'm curious about how long they really last past the expiration date. Also, is there a better way to store them than just leaving the packs in the box? Do any of y'all rotate ramen regularly, or have tips on making it more useful in long-term situations? Seems like they might hold up longer than their dates!
 
I think we all need to start somewhere, preparedness is pure common sense. My wife and I don't eat much ramen these days but there was a time...
I look at the "use by" versus the "best by" on the date stamp. Best by indicates it is still good but the quality may or will diminish, like taste, texture, etc..

Something that will greatly enhance the storage time is vacuum sealing, a little pricey at first, and the bags are not cheap either, but it is a great way to get years more out of something. Of course it needs to be vac sealed BEFORE the expiration date. If you get into vacuum sealing, be mindful to vac seal only what you will use in a given situation. You can reseal stuff (with a different bag of course).

Since I am a carnivore we dehydrate and vac seal meats as well, but they need to be cured in my opinion (and we do) unless you get into pemmican and things like that. You can can meats or buy canned meats.
Dry beans is another lightweight example of protein that can be vac sealed as well and will keep for years. Part of the reason to vac seal stuff like beans and rice and flour, etc., is to keep the meal worms from hatching.

Good luck and reach out if you want to know more
 
I am not a prepper in the true sense, but as a pragmatic guy, I have enough food in the house to last two months if I had to, but only because I do not like to food shop, so I lay in the basics pretty deep when I do.

A real prepper would have bulk amounts of iodized salt, and pink salt and kosher salt for preserving food, and vinegar, and chlorine, and iodine tincture, and large drums and vats for water collection, and maybe some denatured alcohol or kerosene for lamps, etc.

I love all kinds of apocalypse movies, and I'm always fascinated by the number of candles the intrepid survivors seem to have in every situation. I think I need to buy some candles.
 

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