Understanding the necessity of storing food for long-term use is a crucial part of survival preparation. But what if your storage space is limited, or you want to keep your food stash out of sight?

"Sadly [weevils] are part and parcel of long term food storage. They are not harmful ... and I can freeze stuff to kill any bugs. Thanks reddit preppers!" ...

"What you're probably wanting is something with TVP (textured vegetable protein) in it, assuming you're specifically looking for long term storage," wrote another. "Seitan in my mind is a great meat ...

One Reddit user's post on r/preppers shared a few ways to use these buckets ... grown tomatoes and peppers in them they work fine), mylar bag allow for food storage," suggested the original poster.