10 Canned Foods That Smart Preppers Stockpile Which Never Expire (UNDER $2)

My books are on sale now 📖 Do or Die, and the set of three. Grab them here: https://doughaskett.com September 2026 was the warmest September on record at both National Weather Service stations nearest the Texas Hill Country, and Austin hit 104 on September 11. USDA says canned food keeps best below 85°F and never in a damp garage: low-acid cans hold their best quality 2 to 5 years, high-acid cans 12 to 18 months. In the February 2021 freeze, about half of Texans in one survey lost running water and 3 in 4 had trouble getting food, and a case of condensed soup asks for about a gallon of water, one person's whole day. Doug's garage gets past 100 on an August afternoon, and his cans sat in it for two summers. Nine of these ten cans keep for years. One doesn't. Subscribe to the channel: @doughaskett In this video, we talk about 10 canned foods posted under $2 this week, including the ready-to-eat chicken noodle soup against the condensed can that spends your water, pinto beans and the 12-pack that only sometimes wins, 86-cent Vienna sausage for the get-home bag, the 5 oz tuna against the big can that costs more per ounce, evaporated milk singles against the 4-pack, diced potatoes instead of rice, 50-cent green beans and the case that sold out, corn for a drill-night supper, pull-tab carrots and the $3.97 manual can opener, and sliced peaches, the one can on the list that doesn't keep. 🔔 Subscribe so the next list reaches you before the shelves in town empty. 💬 Comment where you're watching from and what the thermometer reads where your cans live. 📢 Send this to the person you know with a garage full of cases, on Facebook, Reddit or the family group chat. You're the reason this channel exists. Chapters: 00:00 Opening 00:52 The can that drinks your water 05:05 Beans that need no pot of water 11:12 The big can that costs more 13:27 When the milk goes first 15:40 A starch that never touches the jugs 18:08 The shelf that empties first 23:24 A can you can't open 25:38 The one can that doesn't keep 28:32 The shelf that ruins all ten Sources: USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, Shelf-Stable Food Safety https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/shelf-stable-food USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, Food Product Dating https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/food-product-dating FEMA Ready.gov, Food https://www.ready.gov/food FoodSafety.gov, Food Safety During a Power Outage https://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/food-safety-during-power-outage Clemson Home and Garden Information Center, Safe Handling of Canned Goods https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/safe-handling-of-canned-goods/ National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio, February 2021 winter storm summary https://www.weather.gov/media/ewx/wxevents/ewx-20210218.pdf Texas Tribune, Texans running out of food as weather crisis disrupts supply chain https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/17/texas-food-supply-power-outage/ DISCLAIMER: Educational content from one man's experience. Prices and methods are real and researched, and prices vary by store, region and season. Nothing here is instruction in first aid, firearms, self-defence, hunting, or any gas or electrical repair; take the class and call the licensed man. Nothing here replaces an order, a warning or an alert from your county or the National Weather Service. When they say leave, leave. #DougHaskett #CannedFood #FoodStorage #ShelfLife #PantryStorage #Stockpile #BudgetPrepping #PowerOutage #TexasFreeze #HillCountry #Texas #TexasHeat #EmergencyFood #CanOpener #EvaporatedMilk #ViennaSausage #Tuna #Prepping #Prepper #EmergencyPreparedness