Grainstore

[Ian2day]

I'm thinking about stockpiling a stash of grain somewhere. Can a grain store be in soil or gravel or sand even. I think I already know the answer to this. That it has to be kept cool, dry and away from vermin. So it has to be above ground and sealed. Would something like a hollowed out tree lined with plastic sheeting work or am I far off of the mark. I want to be able to travel about with what I can carry easily and leave long term provisions hidden in plain site so to speak. Also is there any tree sap in the UK which is edible and sweet? I'm thinking of the middle of winter and the need for some sugar in the diet.

[the norseman]

Ian2day,

There is nothing wrong with cache-ing supplies along say a route you intend to travel should displacement occur or even cache-ing supplies at a site that you intend to move to however why grain? Grain does store well - vaccumed sealed would be best or in 5 gallon buckets with o2 absorbers / dry ice etc however, will you have the means to process grain? How will you grind it ? You will need some form of oven to process it into bread etc.

To me rice and beans would be a better bet if you want to store a raw material. They are easy to process, combining the two helps to make a complete protein. They are very easy to purchase. And cooking wise all you need is a fire / hexi burner / calor gas stove and pot and you are away. You can add raw materials to this mix easily also. They are certainly not labour intensive.

You can drink birch sap - however make sure you know how to extract it to avoid damaging the tree and that it is only really truely available at certain times of the year.

The Norseman.

[Ian2day]

Ian2day,

There is nothing wrong with cache-ing supplies along say a route you intend to travel should displacement occur or even cache-ing supplies at a site that you intend to move to however why grain? Grain does store well - vaccumed sealed would be best or in 5 gallon buckets with o2 absorbers / dry ice etc however, will you have the means to process grain? How will you grind it ? You will need some form of oven to process it into bread etc.

To me rice and beans would be a better bet if you want to store a raw material. They are easy to process, combining the two helps to make a complete protein. They are very easy to purchase. And cooking wise all you need is a fire / hexi burner / calor gas stove and pot and you are away. You can add raw materials to this mix easily also. They are certainly not labour intensive.

You can drink birch sap - however make sure you know how to extract it to avoid damaging the tree and that it is only really truely available at certain times of the year.

The Norseman.

The Norseman it looks like wholefood has come to my rescue again it would seem. Any idea where can I get wholegrain rice and beans in large sacks. Not the little bags that you get at the local shop. Probably the big sacks like potatoes use to come in.