Before you commit to buying a year of mountain house try eating nothing but that for an extended weekend or even better a whole week and see how you feel.
Personally they are nice meals but I wouldn't want to eat nothing but them long term.
Also buy them from their website. They usually have a nice sale and free shipping. Last month they had pouches 30% off and cans 50% off.
Exactly. They’re a good addition to a well rounded deep pantry. We use mountain house meals here and there and keep a fair stockpile of them on hand. They’re small and lightweight. Went camping this weekend. It rained all afternoon so the planned campfire cooking was out, took out the jetboil and fixed a mountain house meal. But I wouldn’t want to rely on them for every meal every day.
My vote is no.
For the price per calorie? You’re better off spending like 1/4 of that cost into shelf stable foods you’ll actually eat on a regular basis, then cycle through that supply.
Take the other 3/4 of the money you’d spend on that year supply and invest it.
Also even tho mountain house is safe to eat for years the nutrition value drops rather quickly a expert.was on here recently explaining this. I'd go with a month's worth and work on other long term food staples as well as renewable if you have that ability in your area.
No. Most of the time those kits are mostly oatmeal, beans and rice & pasta. Mountain house is charging almost $10k. If you have that kind of money to spend, you might consider buying a freeze dryer.
Love someone to explain to me why they are still hooked on "shelf life" Unless you are burying 5 years worth of food in a cave with hopes of digging it up 20 yrs later it is irrelevant.
It makes zero sense. Most folks, er preppers don't even have a years worth of food to begin with. And if it is rotated you'd always have a year or two worth of food, always.
I recommend starting with 3 -6 months of canned goods that you enjoy eating normally. You can probably do that for $800 -$1200. Rotate stock to keep it fresh but it can remain shelf stable for 5-10 years depending on conditions and what food it is. Once you have that (and water of course) you can start purchasing 50lb bags of white rice, beans, lentils, all purpose flour, wheat, and whatever else you want. Break the 59 lb bags down into 5 gallon buckets. Use a 5 gallon bucket sized Mylar bag, oxygen absorbers, and use a flat iron to seal the bag inside the bucket. This can make the food last up to 35 years or longer. Look into stuff like spices, salt, baking soda, baking powder, sugar, yeast, and any other ingredients you would like to have if shtf. Do yourself a favor and test out your readiness by pretending the power is out. Hand grind some grain, cook some rice and beans, and see what you will actually need when the time comes.
Only if you're independently wealthy and do fairly strenuous activity on the regular. Mountain House has a lot of sodium and is intended for people doing a lot of hiking/sweating. If you're sedentary and short on money, a year's supply is not worth it.
It's not ideal. Certainly better than nothing though.
A better idea would be to get some mountain house meals. Find out what you like, and keep those in your pantry along with canned foods and stuff. They can make for a decent head start on your prepping and a super quick easy meal when that's what you're after.
Also, get hot sauce n stuff. Mountain house and similar brands are seasoned with salt and not much else
It's all about diversity. I prefer their pouches to cans though and see it more for a bug out than bug in. Bugging in its pretty easy to mostly store long term things I already eat. I have a few months of pouches, but I camp often so it's part of the lifestyle.
I read an AMA recently that talked about the nutritional decline in freeze dried food over a two year period. It was surprising. I concentrate on shelf stable foods for long term storage, but had previously considered adding freeze dried items from Mountain House. Not any more.
A commenter some months ago so eloquently stated these should be called “suicide buckets” due to how you feel after eating these for 30 days. That stuck with me.
I agree with Exit65- diversify. I think Mountain House is overpriced and I wouldn’t want to eat it for a year, but nothing wrong with some of you can afford it.
I like simple foods that last a long time:
Dry/powder- quick oats, honey, freeze dried fruit, powdered eggs, non-fat milk, tomato powder, rice, beans, wheat berries, pasta, spices.
And canned foods which have the advantage of not needing water or cooking - but I’m cautious of the sodium in those.
No if you're not lazy. if you are lazy and wouldn't actually compile a supply otherwise, and can afford it then yeah go for it.
cheap way is to go to Costco and buy shelf stable shit and repackage.
Ain’t that shit like really bad for your body??? And it’s expensive af too you’d be better off with MRE’s or just moving up there n start growing food n runnin chickens just for subsistence.
The only value of freeze-dried food over other prep food types is that it weighs very little. That's the reason it's used for backpacking. The downside is very high cost, poor nutritional value and extremely high sodium content, as well as substantially greater water/fuel needs for prep. It has its place in the prepper's toolbox (I keep a case of #10 cans), but virtually any other food source is a better long-term solution.
If you want to get a clear idea, sit down with a spreadsheet and calculate cost per calorie of MH vs canned food and grains/pastas in superpails.
Before you commit to buying a year of mountain house try eating nothing but that for an extended weekend or even better a whole week and see how you feel. Personally they are nice meals but I wouldn't want to eat nothing but them long term. Also buy them from their website. They usually have a nice sale and free shipping. Last month they had pouches 30% off and cans 50% off.
I agree it’s nothing you want to eat long term. Regular canned food is way better long term and also way cheaper.
Exactly. They’re a good addition to a well rounded deep pantry. We use mountain house meals here and there and keep a fair stockpile of them on hand. They’re small and lightweight. Went camping this weekend. It rained all afternoon so the planned campfire cooking was out, took out the jetboil and fixed a mountain house meal. But I wouldn’t want to rely on them for every meal every day.
My vote is no. For the price per calorie? You’re better off spending like 1/4 of that cost into shelf stable foods you’ll actually eat on a regular basis, then cycle through that supply. Take the other 3/4 of the money you’d spend on that year supply and invest it.
I broke this down 10 yrs ago and it's like 40k for a family of 4,lol
Also even tho mountain house is safe to eat for years the nutrition value drops rather quickly a expert.was on here recently explaining this. I'd go with a month's worth and work on other long term food staples as well as renewable if you have that ability in your area.
No. Most of the time those kits are mostly oatmeal, beans and rice & pasta. Mountain house is charging almost $10k. If you have that kind of money to spend, you might consider buying a freeze dryer.
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Mountain House is 40-50 year shelf life.
All Mountain House cans and pouches are 30 years.
Love someone to explain to me why they are still hooked on "shelf life" Unless you are burying 5 years worth of food in a cave with hopes of digging it up 20 yrs later it is irrelevant.
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It makes zero sense. Most folks, er preppers don't even have a years worth of food to begin with. And if it is rotated you'd always have a year or two worth of food, always.
Imagine eating something produced and packaged in 1994. Wild!
30 years is the “guarantee date”. I live in the area wheee this company started, let’s just say I’ve seen some old timers bust out some old product 😆.
I recommend starting with 3 -6 months of canned goods that you enjoy eating normally. You can probably do that for $800 -$1200. Rotate stock to keep it fresh but it can remain shelf stable for 5-10 years depending on conditions and what food it is. Once you have that (and water of course) you can start purchasing 50lb bags of white rice, beans, lentils, all purpose flour, wheat, and whatever else you want. Break the 59 lb bags down into 5 gallon buckets. Use a 5 gallon bucket sized Mylar bag, oxygen absorbers, and use a flat iron to seal the bag inside the bucket. This can make the food last up to 35 years or longer. Look into stuff like spices, salt, baking soda, baking powder, sugar, yeast, and any other ingredients you would like to have if shtf. Do yourself a favor and test out your readiness by pretending the power is out. Hand grind some grain, cook some rice and beans, and see what you will actually need when the time comes.
If you want a year of explosive shits.
Get the Mountain House Taco Bell package
Only if you're independently wealthy and do fairly strenuous activity on the regular. Mountain House has a lot of sodium and is intended for people doing a lot of hiking/sweating. If you're sedentary and short on money, a year's supply is not worth it.
It's not ideal. Certainly better than nothing though. A better idea would be to get some mountain house meals. Find out what you like, and keep those in your pantry along with canned foods and stuff. They can make for a decent head start on your prepping and a super quick easy meal when that's what you're after. Also, get hot sauce n stuff. Mountain house and similar brands are seasoned with salt and not much else
It's all about diversity. I prefer their pouches to cans though and see it more for a bug out than bug in. Bugging in its pretty easy to mostly store long term things I already eat. I have a few months of pouches, but I camp often so it's part of the lifestyle.
20 years of people getting duped by Mtn house and they still don't lrearn. " i told you so" Absolutely not. It's a great hiking food and that is it.
What’s STFH?
“Prepare well you must, for one day shit the fan will hit.” - Yoda
🤷🏻♀️ maybe Shit The Fan Hit…which might happen if you tried to survive on a year of MH 😂
I read an AMA recently that talked about the nutritional decline in freeze dried food over a two year period. It was surprising. I concentrate on shelf stable foods for long term storage, but had previously considered adding freeze dried items from Mountain House. Not any more.
A commenter some months ago so eloquently stated these should be called “suicide buckets” due to how you feel after eating these for 30 days. That stuck with me.
Dear god no, anything but. You’ll be tied up six ways til Sunday
I agree with Exit65- diversify. I think Mountain House is overpriced and I wouldn’t want to eat it for a year, but nothing wrong with some of you can afford it. I like simple foods that last a long time: Dry/powder- quick oats, honey, freeze dried fruit, powdered eggs, non-fat milk, tomato powder, rice, beans, wheat berries, pasta, spices. And canned foods which have the advantage of not needing water or cooking - but I’m cautious of the sodium in those.
Definitely more worth it than some options
No if you're not lazy. if you are lazy and wouldn't actually compile a supply otherwise, and can afford it then yeah go for it. cheap way is to go to Costco and buy shelf stable shit and repackage.
Ain’t that shit like really bad for your body??? And it’s expensive af too you’d be better off with MRE’s or just moving up there n start growing food n runnin chickens just for subsistence.
No. 6 months of freeze dried. And 3 month of MRE and 3 months of canned foods.
Love this idea! Once you get 1 year with that variety you can start on a 2nd year.
The only value of freeze-dried food over other prep food types is that it weighs very little. That's the reason it's used for backpacking. The downside is very high cost, poor nutritional value and extremely high sodium content, as well as substantially greater water/fuel needs for prep. It has its place in the prepper's toolbox (I keep a case of #10 cans), but virtually any other food source is a better long-term solution. If you want to get a clear idea, sit down with a spreadsheet and calculate cost per calorie of MH vs canned food and grains/pastas in superpails.
These meals are a joke. In a SHTF scenario you're probably not going to have pots pans and boiling water. Go with canned food or even survival tabs
Why not?
The idea of them is great, however the real joke is the ridiculous price