American Survivor https://americansurvivor.org en-US 2026 American Survivor Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:13:30 +0000 Preparedness · Self-Reliance · Responsibility hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://americansurvivor.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-Live-Free-Logo-150x150.jpg Home Freez-Drying Machine - American Survivor https://americansurvivor.org/2014/06/home-freez-drying-machine/ 32 32 187992999 Home Freez-Drying Machine At a recent preparedness expo I observed a demonstration of an “in home” freeze drying machine.  Up until now, freeze-drying was been the one food preservation option not available to most preppers.  We can dehydrated, smoke, pickle, cure and can, but we have to pay a high price for freeze-dried...

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]]> The manufacturer claims that 97% of the nutritional value of the food is preserved with a shelf life of over 25-years.  At this point the machine sells for a hefty $4,000.00.  You would save about $5.00 to $6.00 per freeze-dried meal so you would need to do about 600 to 800 meals to pay off the machine.  This may not be cost effective for a person or family, but could be a good business investment or cooperative purchase for a survival/preparedness group.  Cost may come down some, but the need for the refrigeration, dehydration and vacuum systems will probably sustain prices well above $1,000.00 for years to come. For more information go to:  Harvestright.com or call 1-800-923=4673. [caption id="attachment_1250" align="alignnone" width="300"]Home Freez-Dry machine demo. Home Freez-Dry machine demo.[/caption]]]> James C. Jones, EMT, CHCM http://americansurvivor.org/?p=1268 http://americansurvivor.org/?p=1268 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:53:28 +0000