Chile Forum

by **Gloria** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:15 pm

admin wrote:I thought it was going to be called, "welcome to Chile, here have a grape".

Naaaah! That's another book! :lol:

by **patagoniax** » Mon May 02, 2011 1:55 am

A little bump for the topic... always a timely subject...

A friend in the US pointed this (below) out to me...no he isn't LDS.... and the possibility that some of the dehydrated food items might be importable to Chile, and light enough to economically air-ship a few of the high-value components. Or if someone is sending a container, and importation is allowed, this might be attractive to several foreros as a cooperative project. Would need a SAG go-ahead letter first.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.as ... BC&topnav=

"1 Month Food Storage Supply -- 2000 Calories/Day for One Person for One Month"

* Delicious just-add-water meals and beverages
* Easy to Open zip-seal mylar foil pouches
* Oxygen absorber in every pouch
* Easily Transportable
* 6.5 gallon square bucket
* Shelf Life - Up to 15 years - if stored in a dry, cool environment
* No High Fructose Corn-Syrup

* 2000 Calories/Day for one person for one month
* Gourmet Hashbrowns (23 servings per ARK)
* Orange Breakfast Drink (55 servings per ARK)
* Instant Mashed Potatoes (16 servings per ARK)
* Cheddar Broccoli Soup (16 servings per ARK)
* Hearty Potato Soup (17 servings per ARK)
* Regular Whey Milk (34 servings per ARK)
* Chicken Vegetable Stew (17 servings per ARK)
* Beef Vegetable Stew (17 servings per ARK)
* Pasta with Alfredo Sauce (20 servings per ARK)
* Pasta with Cheddar Cheese Sauce (20 servings per ARK)
* Chocolate Whey Milk (34 servings per ARK)

by **admin** » Mon May 02, 2011 10:45 am

When I was teenager I worked as a canoe guide for a couple summers on the Canadian boarder.

Back in those days dehydrated food packages were incredibly expensive. I recall something like $20 per meal, and it tasted like crap. Our clients were not very enthusiastic about eating it after a day of paddling in the rain, and we were not very enthusiastic about the cost for feeding 7-14 people for a week or two 3 times a day.

We figured out that with a food dehydrator, an oven, and seal-a-meal machine we could reproduce almost all of the meals and better with a trip to the grocery store. With a little research and thought, you can produce the same stuff, and just as compact. Hell, most of the processed food on the shelves these days has a half life rivaling that of most atomic elements because of all the chemicals and preservatives, along with plastic packaging. They put experimentation dates on it, but most of it will be around for some anthropologist to find in the next civilization.

Get the water and air out of most things (stop the biological activity), and it will keep nearly indefinitely. High protein / calorie / starches type foods for emergency are the name of the game.

by **Gloria** » Mon May 02, 2011 8:45 pm

patagoniax wrote:

* 2000 Calories/Day for one person for one month
* Gourmet Hashbrowns (23 servings per ARK)
* Orange Breakfast Drink (55 servings per ARK)
* Instant Mashed Potatoes (16 servings per ARK)
* Cheddar Broccoli Soup (16 servings per ARK)
* Hearty Potato Soup (17 servings per ARK)
* Regular Whey Milk (34 servings per ARK)
* Chicken Vegetable Stew (17 servings per ARK)
* Beef Vegetable Stew (17 servings per ARK)
* Pasta with Alfredo Sauce (20 servings per ARK)
* Pasta with Cheddar Cheese Sauce (20 servings per ARK)
* Chocolate Whey Milk (34 servings per ARK)

I doubt chileans would eat that stuff. If it is not "cazuela" or "porotos con rienda", it won't fly. :mrgreen:

by **mlightheart** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:58 pm

admin wrote:When I was teenager I worked as a canoe guide for a couple summers on the Canadian boarder.

Back in those days dehydrated food packages were incredibly expensive. I recall something like $20 per meal, and it tasted like crap. Our clients were not very enthusiastic about eating it after a day of paddling in the rain, and we were not very enthusiastic about the cost for feeding 7-14 people for a week or two 3 times a day.

We figured out that with a food dehydrator, an oven, and seal-a-meal machine we could reproduce almost all of the meals and better with a trip to the grocery store. With a little research and thought, you can produce the same stuff, and just as compact. Hell, most of the processed food on the shelves these days has a half life rivaling that of most atomic elements because of all the chemicals and preservatives, along with plastic packaging. They put experimentation dates on it, but most of it will be around for some anthropologist to find in the next civilization.

Get the water and air out of most things (stop the biological activity), and it will keep nearly indefinitely. High protein / calorie / starches type foods for emergency are the name of the game.