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Old 01-09-2023, 07:19 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
Agreed. It's risk analysis. Cycling through high calorie food to keep it fresh would more likely subtract good years from my overall lifespan, in exchange for providing a potentially better outcome in the case of a rare event.

Speaking of cycling - I look at it a bit like bicycling, where more collective lifespan is lost from inactivity than accidents, on average.

Not that I won't wear a helmet, or having some emergency rations.
I suppose I was thinking only of storing a cache of emergency food for a long duration, but cycling through food regularly means you should consider storing food you want to eat regularly.

One of my coworkers cycles through canned food with a first-in, first-out method. I doubt his food has the shelf-life of freeze dried food, but then you don't need extreme longevity when you're cycling through it.
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