Salt: Why It Is Essential and How to Store It Right

Salt should be a basic staple in every prepper’s pantry. Today salt is inexpensive and easy to obtain. Tomorrow this valuable resource may become a rare commodity and you may be very glad you had the wisdom to stock up on salt when it was cheap and readily available.

Why Should I Store Salt? The ideal food storage will contain all of the basic dietary ingredients necessary to maintain health. Salt is an essential element for your very survival. Take a moment and imagine what your diet would be like without any salt. Have you included salt in your basic food storage?

In this video, we are going to discuss why it is important to include salt in your food storage, how long salt will store, which varieties of salt are good candidates for long term storage, and the best practices for long term storage of salt.

Be sure to visit the post this video was based on to learn more about storing salt for emergencies.

Salt: Why It Is Essential and How to Store It Right
https://theprovidentprepper.org/salt-why-it-is-essential-and-how-to-store-it-right/

Sources:

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Check out our personal recommendations for quality long term food storage shelving and suppliers at:
https://theprovidentprepper.org/recommended-products/food-storage-and-storage-room-shelving-recommended-products/

Some great posts on building your food storage can be found at The Provident Prepper:

Long Term Food Storage: Creative Solutions to Build a Critical Asset
https://theprovidentprepper.org/long-term-food-storage-creative-solutions-to-build-a-critical-asset/

3 Months Supply of Food: Great Peace of Mind
https://theprovidentprepper.org/3-months-supply-of-food-amazing-peace-of-mind/

Ingenious Places to Store Your Emergency Food Supply
https://theprovidentprepper.org/ingenious-places-to-store-your-emergency-food-supply/

Other articles by The Provident Prepper on food storage that might interest you include:

How to Know When Food Storage is Too Old
https://theprovidentprepper.org/food-storage-how-old-is-too-old/

8 Food Storage Enemies and How to Slay Them
https://theprovidentprepper.org/8-food-storage-enemies-and-how-to-slay-them/

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