I spent 10 years in the Kelowna area, the only company I can recommend is located in Canmore, Alberta ( http://www.bridensolutions.ca/ ).

Sadly, I'm not aware of any decent survival supply type company anywhere in the Okanagan. I guess with their mild climate they don't think they need to worry about anything too catastrophic except maybe the occassional Landslide and/or Earthquake 😀

Costco.ca is good too. hey don't forget forestfire too!

http://www.costco.ca/Common/Category.aspx?cat=22869&eCat=BCCA|20418|22869&whse=BCCA&topnav=&hierPath=20418*22869*&lang=en-CA

Gook luck!

Hi Emegazena

You are my first post as I just registered. I've gotten alot of my stock from the bulk section of a grocery store. beans, lentals etc, also packages of ramano noodles and things for instance like no name brand pasta + creamy garlic The $ stores have cheap pastas. If you google longevity of can foods you can get alist from there for cannned meats etc.I put all my beans, lentals, peas into serving sizes and seal them in ether a food sealer or milar bag. Also any army surplus store has mititary packeaged foods. Fun to hunt down these bargans. Enjoy.

thanks for the help everyone...... 😀

:geek: With regards to survival food in Kelowna, I would recommend the Bulk Foods store on Spall. Otherwise, the best thing is to go with 'bulk size' from Superstore or Costco. Some of these survival sites look good, but I've checked them out and found that it's far easier and more cost effective to do it yourself. I bought the large bags of rice, flour sugar and assorted beans wherever they were on sale, and have built up a nice food storage little by little.

I guess I should have asked "what kind of survival food?" Are you talking of MREs (meals ready to eat?). If you are looking to begin serious prepping for the coming economic collapse, then I would advise you to begin by buying sacks of rice and other basic staples. Those are easy to get from the big stores. From there, you can find a lot of information online and through Amazon, to combine the basics and make your own MREs. One thing I would recommend also, would be a pressure canner. Canning meat, poultry and fish - not to mention prepared meals such as soups, stews and everything in between - will really add to your survival pantry. These will be especially essential if the grid goes down (no power) and you don't have enough water to use for cooking. Just open the jar and eat. Best MRE you will ever have, and they will last 3+ years on your shelf.

What type(s) of survival food re you looking for?
I have found that almost all the companies that make survival foods are interested in only their own survival by charging outrageous prices.
One example I saw was a sealed 1 lb. can of macaroni and cheese that they say will have a shelf life of 25 years and they only wanted $33.95 US. I looked at Costco and found a case of 12 packages of Kraft dinner for a lot less than that. Kraft dinner will last years in the box unopened.
What my wife and I are doing is researching putting together a list of the regular foods that are already able to last years and available at places like the Bulk Food store in Kelowna, I know I used Kraft Dinner as an example but almost all pasta will last. It is already dried and all you have to do is add water, some veggies or meat and sauce and voila - a healthy meal.
Don't fall for all the hype surrounding overpriced - freeze dried foods: yeas they last a long time but so do a lot of other regular products and you can quite easily dehydrate and store your own food.
Just my opinion though.

Captian Ahab,
I have to comment on the kraft dinner. From experience I have found that from the best before date to one year more, and its edible, by two years no way, I cant choke it down.Its not the noodles its the chesse that goes bad.If you have old stock use the noodles only.
One food that does not seem to go bad is Sapporo ichiban noodles( red and white package).I openned up a case last week. The expiry date was Feb of 2007. This stuff tasted the same as the day I bought it, and thats now 5 years past the best before date.

I have to agree with the part about not being able to "choke it down" as I have always had trouble trying to enjoy it while my 2 daughters sat there eating it as though it were the best tasting stuff in the world. I just used Kraft Dinner as an example comparing a case with a thirty some odd dollar can of so called specialized survival food. Using common sense and taking a page out of the Mormons (LDS) book could help most folks get through a disaster while eating quite well. They (LDS) have a website where they list what is good to store, how long it lasts and how much you shod store per family based on how many are in your family.
We rotate our stored foods and replenish with fresh on a regular basis so that in the event of an emergency nothing in our pantry or storage room is more than 30 days old.

Dollar stores are great for caned goods if one is planning to stay put that is. Check dates though!

I'm lucky, my retreat has a good well and a third of a mile of riverfront. Almost all of my food storage is dried (pastas, rice, dried beans, oatmeal, etc.) Of course I've included a good variety of spices too. One of the things that I have to keep an eye on though, is the expiry date on my vitamin supplements.
Like a couple have said here, survival food specialty store prices are pretty outragous. Check out the Mormon food storage calculator online for ideas of what to buy and how much you'll need. Then hit the bulk food aisle, it's better than MRE's any day.

Hi I am a new member.

You can purchase some Mountain House and Thrive Freeze-Dried products in # 10 cans online from Costco.ca. Delivery and shipping is usually free.

We live in the Kootenays and have found this option usefull

Just found this blog today and trying to meet other people in the Kelowna area.. to share ideas etc

Hi I am a new member.

You can purchase some Mountain House and Thrive Freeze-Dried products in # 10 cans online from Costco.ca. Delivery and shipping is usually free.

We live in the Kootenays and have found this option usefull

I never realized Mountain House and Thrive had packages available through Costco. Very Cool. Thank You.

Hi Omegazena,

not sure what or how much you're after...
try here: 101-1865 Dilworth Drive Kelowna, ph 778-478-2171
cnfbuyingclub@gmail.com

also the Waldorf School down in the Mission would be able to direct you to someone who knows best, especially if you want organic.
There are quite a few groups availabe to connect with in Kelowna.
Good Luck
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