Submitted by Kevin (not verified) on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 12:21am.
Recent news about food shortages has resulted in a stock out situation for long shelf life freeze dried food especially in #10 cans. Order lead times are as long as 7 weeks.
Best bet to be ready this year is to stock up on the pouches of freeze dried food you can find at local camping stores. Recommended shelf life of freeze dried food in pouches is only 5-7 years depending on storage (cool dry place). #10 Cans last up to 25 years, but as mentioned above are now hard to come by.
Freeze Dried Food Shortage