Costco Offers 25-Year Shelf Life Emergency Food Bucket

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For those seeking preparedness for any eventuality, from a natural disaster to a doomsday scenario, Costco offers a solution – an emergency food bucket with a shelf life extending up to 25 years.

This contains a total of 150 servings of freeze-dried and dehydrated foods, along with beverages. Priced at $79.99 at the wholesale retailer, the bucket features meals such as pasta alfredo, cheesy macaroni, and chicken noodle soup, with options like teriyaki rice and tomato basil soup with pasta for those with gluten sensitivities.

“This carefully curated package goes beyond just providing food—it’s about being ready in the face of uncertainty,” according to the product description on Costco’s website. 

“In a world where unpredictability has become the norm, our assortment plays a crucial role in emergency preparedness,” the product description continued. “Imagine the sudden onset of severe weather, the challenges of unexpected job changes, or the unsettling thought of food shortages. These are the moments when having a reliable source of sustenance becomes a game-changer.”

The bucket includes 80 servings of entrees and sides, 30 servings for breakfasts, and 40 drink servings. Each meal requires only the addition of water for preparation. With a total of 25,280 calories, the product description details that Costco also offers similar buckets in varying sizes, including a .

The exact duration of Costco’s sales of these buckets remains unclear. However, they have gained national attention after social media users began sharing posts about them, with some labeling them “Costco Apocalypse Dinner Kits.” On June 30, cookbook author Jeffrey Eisner of the Readywise Emergency Food Bucket—a 132 serving one that he observed at a Costco selling for $62.99.

“I guess this is for when the apocalypse hits, which could be any time now, right? Who knows?” Eisner said in the video. “So you know, when the world collapses and caves in, as long as you have your Readywise Emergency Food Supply, all’s right with the world.”

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