@DB
I’ve never heard about not needing potable water. I’ve never come across any like that either and I would question any(one) that made that kind of claim. In fact I would say the cleaner the water the better.
I think the water doesn’t go IN the food, only outside the package to warm it up. That’s my understanding of why potable is not required.
@tolik
Ya, I would be looking for aquire little by little. a 15yr shelf life would help that process. So, do you just pop over to Amazon and search MCWs?
I was thinking of these as an interim solution, like grab and go, or in case of total garden failure these could suppliment.
I had a vacuum sealer once. Sealed some backpacking snacks with it. Had a couple that didn’t get eaten and forgot about them in the back of the cupboard. It didn’t end well. Then the sealer broke and I never replaced it.