Preppers Should Invest in Coffee

[montanabill]

on our grocery run today I bought another 215 cup jar of instant for $10, added it to the stash. It will help when there is nothing else.

 

[lonewolf]

if someone cant live without coffee then they wont survive post SHTF, all supplies are finite and will run out, then they are left with a craving/addiction they cannot fill, not the sort to be around if we want to survive.

 

[montanabill]

if someone cant live without coffee then they wont survive post SHTF, all supplies are finite and will run out, then they are left with a craving/addiction they cannot fill, not the sort to be around if we want to survive.

Those that volunteer for the 12 to 4AM guard shift can have a cup. I stock some items such as coffee and twinkees to ease into the first year of shtf. There will be enough stress just from the situations and outside forces so some comfort supplies are a simple way to ease into the harsh life.
Coffee addictions can be beat, it will just take a couple of weeks of illness and mental anguish. I have a spare caravan parked out back they can live in while detoxing..

 

[LadyLocust]

if someone cant live without coffee then they wont survive post SHTF, all supplies are finite and will run out, then they are left with a craving/addiction they cannot fill, not the sort to be around if we want to survive.

I try to keep enough that I can wean myself off of it asap if it hits the fan. I only drink 2 cups per day but have done so since I was about 13 years old and at random prior to that.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

if someone cant live without coffee then they wont survive post SHTF, all supplies are finite and will run out, then they are left with a craving/addiction they cannot fill, not the sort to be around if we want to survive.

I could survive post SHTF.
You on the other hand would be little worn in the world.

 

[lonewolf]

I could survive post SHTF.
You on the other hand would be little worn in the world.

you dont know me and havent a clue what I am capable of and should therefore refrain from making such comments.

 

[montanabill]

Time for decaf or what I stock heavy on, Pero which is a nice sorta bitter finelyground mixture of roots and things. No caffiene but taken hot and black it fills a need in the morning.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

you dont know me and havent a clue what I am capable of and should therefore refrain from making such comments.

Nor do you know me.
Nor do you know what I am capable of.
Nor do you where I have been.
Nor do you know what I have seen.
So maybe you should refrain from comments.

 

[Flight]

Out of curiosity, what brand of coffee do you guys like? My wife and I drink Canadian Tim Horton's coffee.

 

[Cabin Fever]

Out of curiosity, what brand of coffee do you guys like? My wife and I drink Canadian Tim Horton's coffee.

We buy 4# bags of Cameron's whole bean coffee (Intense French) when we get emails saying it's 15% or 20% off.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Out of curiosity, what brand of coffee do you guys like? My wife and I drink Canadian Tim Horton's coffee.

Black Rifle Company-Just Black(Veteran owned).

 

[Caribou]

Not the best I’ve ever had but Dunkin’ Donuts is good enough that it is what I make most often. My niece gave out about half a pound bags of coffee to those that attended her wedding. She is a barista and that coffee was excellent, very smooth, and her own blend. Sorry, I don’t have a clue what the mix was.

 

[jazzy]

ive learned instant coffee will last many many years. freeze dried longer. to me, i think it will be like the new money.
no such thing as too much instant coffee to set aside.

 

[montanabill]

ive learned instant coffee will last many many years. freeze dried longer. to me, i think it will be like the new money.
no such thing as too much instant coffee to set aside.

I thought the instant in the jars was freeze dried. I have a freeze dryer but it would take a while to do a tray full of liquid coffee and that would only be about a quart and a half.

 

[LadyLocust]

During the week just folgers or hills bros. On the weekends, True Mountain Coffee - specializes in coffees from Costa Rica . Our favorite is processed using the historical method.

 

[jazzy]

I thought the instant in the jars was freeze dried. I have a freeze dryer but it would take a while to do a tray full of liquid coffee and that would only be about a quart and a half.

not all instant coffee is the freeze dried typw. its just a notch above the regular instant. some prefer it. i had instant maxwell house in the old style glass jar that i fuond way back on a shelf--several years old--at least 8--and it was still great. the plastic jars--i vac seal them.
id think that buying the freeze dried in long run would be cheaper than doing it yourself---im guessing per electric usage but honestly not sure. just a guess.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I've never acquired the taste for coffee. Don't even have the equipment to make it.

 

[LadyLocust]

I've never acquired the taste for coffee. Don't even have the equipment to make it.

I’ll drink your share

 

[MoBookworm1957]

I've never acquired the taste for coffee. Don't even have the equipment to make it.

I could send you a campfire small coffee pot.
Lady Locust,I'll flip you for his share.

 

[Flight]

Not the best I’ve ever had but Dunkin’ Donuts is good enough that it is what I make most often. My niece gave out about half a pound bags of coffee to those that attended her wedding. She is a barista and that coffee was excellent, very smooth, and her own blend. Sorry, I don’t have a clue what the mix was.

When I used to travel to the USA I absolutely hated Dunkin Donits, as far as I'm concerned, I'll go without coffee if it's the only choice. Lol

 

[Tirediron]

Maxwell house dark roast works well with my water, I have tried all manner of other stuff, I just keep going back, and it comes on sale for a really decent price. If the supply dwindles, I can ween off, done it before, dark roast has less caffeine kick anyway. Roasted dandelion root has a very similar taste,

 

[Tacitus]

When I used to travel to the USA I absolutely hated Dunkin Donits, as far as I'm concerned, I'll go without coffee if it's the only choice. Lol

So, yeah, I agree. I don't get it. I won't drink their coffee, and their donuts can't beat the local grocery store's donuts.

But, many otherwise reasonable people love Dunkin Donuts. There is a clear divide in this country. Alas, my wife is one of the ones who likes Dunkin' Donuts. She thinks their coffee is the best. Then again...she drinks Diet Coke almost every morning, so there you go.

 

[LadyLocust]

So, yeah, I agree. I don't get it. I won't drink their coffee, and their donuts can't beat the local grocery store's donuts.

But, many otherwise reasonable people love Dunkin Donuts. There is a clear divide in this country. Alas, my wife is one of the ones who likes Dunkin' Donuts. She thinks their coffee is the best. Then again...she drinks Diet Coke almost every morning, so there you go.

It always surprises me when I hear of someone drinking soda pop in the morning . It’s probably been 8-9 years since I had a swallow of root beer to see if I liked it- eh not so much.