Any thoughts on Augason Farms?
Posted by jaejaeok@reddit | preppers | View on Reddit | 41 comments
We’ve mostly purchased 4Patriots since we’ve started prepping but I like the product range Augason shows. But curious if anyone here recommends them? Not sure who the top emergency food folks are (by actual community standards, not just big companies).
Anyone love Augason or different suggestion?
ImJustHereForItt@reddit
Well, chat GPT puts Augason Farms as Best overall and then Mountain House for Runner Up, and then most Nutritionally Optimized being is Nutrient Survival.
Honorable mention is ready wise because they have Gluten Free/Vegan variety.
And then Patriot supply. Which is well balanced kit, a good variety, and has vitamins and minerals. 25-year shelf life, a little more expensive than Augason. But they also have Gluten Free.
whozwat@reddit
I eat Auguson farms dehydrated veggies almost everyday in my $3/day live forever instant pot soup. Much easier and cheaper than fresh veggies.
soffacc@reddit
Ya i fancy Augason Farms too, for me, Augason Farms offers a wide variety of products that basically meet all my emergency food needs,of course, the most important thing is that the price is affordable.
i_make_it_look_easy@reddit
Every time I buy the pancake mix my kids scavenge it out of the preps and use it immediately, so that's something.
Onaru@reddit
Every kit I bought had unsealed/leaking packets. I won't buy them anymore.
emorymom@reddit
I buy them for “ingredient cans” based on price and I would not be surprised if many of the ingredient cans (LDS, Ready Hour, Readywise, EE etc) were not all canned at the same SLC facility with different labels.
I only buy the “food supply” type buckets when they are on super clearance, to hurl at my enemies.
kirksmith626@reddit
My prepping mentality conflicts with being a bit frugal. Check the sales at various sites, look at cost vs servings. Remember that with #10 and other cans you can add basics (rice, beans, lentils, etc) with little effort to extend them for a small family.
IlliniWarrior6@reddit
want a great bullshit show - call their customer service department and ask them why mylar bagging isn't used in their bulk bucket foods like the rst of the prepper world ......
don;t accept the amatuer customer service idiot - you'll get transfered to The Boss to get an even more polished bullshit show ......
when you get tired of the show >>> tell them you know allllll about Granddad Auguson's boycott against Dupont for the last 35 years ......
Due-Presentation8585@reddit
This is tea I need to know.
Imagirl48@reddit
Well, that was helpful 🤷♀️
tehdamonkey@reddit
Solid stuff in the cans. Just opened some that were now almost 10 years old and they were like they were put away yesterday.
Eredani@reddit
Auguson is great. No complaints.
I avoid any sites or brands with the words "patriot" or "ready" in the name.
joelnicity@reddit
They do have some good individual pouches, I avoid the big pre-packaged 30 day or two week ones or anything like that
HamRadio_73@reddit
Haven't purchased AF meals but do purchase buckets of wheat berries to mill into flour. We bake two loaves of bread per week and have been happy with the quality of the wheat. Shopping around the web generally yields a good price.
TheAmazingGrippando@reddit
Same. They scream grift to me.
gilbert2gilbert@reddit
The stuff in cans is good. The buckets of pouches are not up to par. The standard is Mountain House.
jaejaeok@reddit (OP)
Why mountain house? So I know what I’m looking for. Augason is in cans too.
gilbert2gilbert@reddit
Ya, I meant Augusons cans are good but not the buckets that are full of pouches. Mountain house tastes good and has a 30 year guarantee.
jaejaeok@reddit (OP)
Ahh that’s helpful. I didn’t realize there are pouches inside. Ty
gilbert2gilbert@reddit
Ya, if you're looking at an auguson 30 day survival bucket, its usually just pouches of oatmeal, pancake mix, beans, rice, and things that will keep you alive.
Hobobo2024@reddit
Theres some items with meat in them too. Id love to buy mountain house but its almost 3 times as much. August farms is like between mountain house and the crap brands like readywise.
Unique-Sock3366@reddit
Mountain House meals are superior in taste to others. They have been favored by campers and hikers for decades.
Individual components in #10 cans are more standard across manufacturers.
Avoid anything with “patriot” or “ready” in the name. They’re scammy and full of low quality carbs.
FlashyImprovement5@reddit
I don't buy the meals. I buy individual ingredients to make into meals in jars.
Auguston Farms is good but I can often find cheaper on Amazon sales.
gold_cajones@reddit
I buy food I can eat whenever. This includes well packed dry goods, cans, MREs and freeze dried food from peak refuel. I made a dinner last week of 3 year old pasta, herbs, bouillon and canned chicken. Mostly to test out how long they'd last and let me tell ya... pretty damn good. I have some augason farms but I got the powdered butter, milk, eggs, etc. More as emergency cooking ingredients than emergency food
jkubus94@reddit
The freeze dried tomato powder is really good for just putting a little in your potato's, or as a base for a red sauce too.
throwawayt44c@reddit
Agree with this take, the butter and cheese are decent value compared to other options. Until December my local Walmart had the #10 butter for $12
silasmoeckel@reddit
For individual ingredients they are great.
MH is the best of the packaged food and they are still awful.
wishinforfishin@reddit
I can vouch for the Auguson Farms powdered cheese sauce. I have a No. 10 can in my freezer so I can make cheese sauce whenever.
I'm not exactly storing it for doomsday, but if S ever does HTF, I like knowing I can still have cheese.
nakedonmygoat@reddit
I'm another fan of Augason Farms for ingredients. Their #10 cans have a crazy-long shelf life if stored properly.
For short-term, Mountain House and Peak Refuel are simple, tasty, and good for camping or even road trips if you find yourself pulling into a small town late at night and hungry after everything but your lodging has closed. My husband and I found this out the hard way before I got good at prepping. But as long as you have a way to heat some water, you can have a decent meal anywhere instead of just Clif bars and wishful thinking. This makes packets more versatile than cans in some respects because once you've opened a #10 can, quality will start to degrade. It won't go bad overnight, but it also won't last decades.
Packets only last about 5 years though. The food will still be edible but it won't be as nice. I've also found that with most freeze-dried food, it's a good idea to let it sit a bit longer than the instructions indicate.
shadowlid@reddit
Ive got a ton of Augason farms #10 cans great stuff and they run great sales, Im out of room for any more. The chocolate milk is amazing as is the orange delight but they haven't ran that on sale in a while. I also bought two cans with garden seeds and after 3 years opened one up and planted in my garden this year everything I planted came up, I ate some cucumbers with my lunch tonight!
Winter_Owl6097@reddit
I highly recommend just about everything they sell. I've used a lot of the meals, all the baking products, all the veggies and fruits, beans and oatmeal.
Gotherapizeyoself@reddit
I use there dried milk and veggies. I like them. Haven’t tried dehydrated meals tho.
ResolutionMaterial81@reddit
I have millions of calories of various Augason Farms products & they are great products. Main negative issue I have experienced is frequent poor packing by Amazon or Walmart...& that is not Augason Farms fault. Items ordered directly from Augason Farms were packed properly.
SunLillyFairy@reddit
I have bought and taste-tested many brands of emergency or long-term storage foods. IMO Augason Farms is pretty standard and reliable. That said, it does depend what type of food you are buying. I think Augason is good at simple foods - butter powder, banana chips, pancake mix... pretty much all of their one ingredient foods like freeze-dried fruits or veggies. I don't think they are so great at the meal type stuff, like the emergency buckets with "creamy rice" or "marinara pasta." TBH though, I don't like most of those just add water meals. If you want them, the expensive ones have better nutrition and taste better (Mountain House, Peak). They are edible and I'm sure I'd be grateful for them if I lost food access for a while, but I'd honestly rather eat tuna and rice than "creamy broccoli soup" that is full of salt and fillers.
For our household, I really prefer to buy simple ingredient foods, and for those I've found Augason to be as good or better than others.
GigabitISDN@reddit
I'd say about two thirds of our freeze dried stuff is Augason Farms. Overall quality has been somewhere between "acceptable" and "very good" across the board. Some things are spectacular, like their bean burger (you will never ever mistake it for hamburger but it makes an excellent hot sandwich).
What I really like is that they sell individual ingredients, like diced onions or butter powder. That goes a long way towards punching up your supplies.
You didn't ask but of the remaining third or so, it's a mostly mix of MyFoodStorage (who was very good but sadly appears to be defunct), MyPatriotSupply, and Mountain House. There are a few other odds and ends in there like Backpackers Pantry. Mountain House is considered the gold standard but to be honest, freeze dried food just isn't that good. I don't think they have the huge quality lead that they once did, so it's not worth the price premium for me.
livestrong2109@reddit
4patriots has too much sea food. I've got a whole box of estate sales grabs that only my wife can eat.
gilbert2gilbert@reddit
What kind of seafood do they put in 4patriots?
livestrong2109@reddit
I believe they had some with shimp that would basically end my life...
np8790@reddit
I’ve been pleasantly surprised with their dried whole egg powder. Decent enough scrambled, good when baking. All in all I’d still prefer fresh, but I keep some around as a prep just in case.
Few-Lawyer3707@reddit
The fruits and veggies are great. Fantastic bang for buck.
The meals are not so great. Go with Mountain House. Well worth the premium IMO.
theusualsalamander@reddit
just don’t underestimate how much water it takes to make those meals. A 30 day bucket can take like 80 gallons of water just to make the food, plus daily drinking water. So make sure you have a steady water supply or one of those bathtub bags.