(Video) The Canned Foods That Have the Longest Shelf Life Are Astounding

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Time to evaluate your choices of canned foods! If you're looking for longevity, the canned foods that last the longest may surprise you. Check out which ones will last you the longest in a survival situation.

You don't have to spend a lot of money to stock up on long-lasting items. I can't believe that can of Spam can last up to two years! Are there any other long-lasting items that didn't make the list? Share below!


37 Comments

  1. Deborah Collett said:

    Is it because they are high in salt. Or can all can good last if kept in cool place

  2. Rob Anderson said:

    How old is this video? If he was bragging about the pink salmon date was 2016 it must be a few years old.

  3. Richard Hottenstine said:

    I looked it up on YouTube, the video was uploaded on 19 April 2011. The guy’s channel is survivor 2012.

  4. Albert Jones said:

    Deborah Collett. Yes it is because they are high in salt. Not all canned goods can last more then a year. If you are looking for foods that will last for many years your best bet to avoid high salt content are dried foods. Beans, rice, pastas, dried potatoes and such items. The best thing to remember is Oxygen is the enemy of all things. So if you buy a large bag of rice and want to store it you should also buy mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. You can get them online and find instructions to use them properly. For example. Rice stored properly can last in a cool dry place for up to 35 years.

  5. Les Gene Herring said:

    And of course a recent study has shown this information is wrong. If the can isn’t rusted, bulging, crushed or emitting a bad smell then most likely it is good. Of course the swedes can rotten fish, so just eat that$#%&!@*anyway, its supposed to be swollen and smell like rotten fish…

  6. Edward Brehm said:

    I’ve eaten beef out of the freezer that was six years old. I’m still here.

  7. billy bob said:

    spam pizza in the moning,yum.

  8. tim said:

    survivor 2012? looks like he made it. lol

  9. Snyder Smith said:

    I found out working in retail that ‘sell by’ dates are set mainly by the manufacturer and based on sales cycles more than food spoiling.

  10. Surviving In Chaos said:

    I don’t store pull-top cans (except freeze dried). I’m afraid they won’t last as long because air can leak in more easily if they are accidentally dropped or banged up.

  11. A Michael Gautreaux said:

    I just started canning my own meats in mason jars. Curious to see how long they’ll last. Plus I’d much rather fresh, preservative free meat I’ve inspected myself than spam or that other crap

  12. Clyde Joslin said:

    If you like this stuff, then check out Keystone Meats. It’s canned beef, Pork, or Chicken , canned in nothing but sea salt and water. Good stuff.

  13. Paul Bonner said:

    In 1972 we ate k rations from 1944.It didn’t taste too bad,,the cookies were rock hard and the cigarette s were stale.

  14. Joseph Blackthorn Ravensnight said:

    Good video, I hope to see more info videos or articles on Inexpensive long term food items , he was right about the cost of mountain house and other brands, some of us are on a very tight budget.

  15. Debi Funkhouser said:

    Can your own foods. Just bought ham for 97¢ per pound. Pressure can it! Home canned foods (most) last for years.

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