I also have the Cold Steel. It's my go to for almost every thing. Up close I would not want to fight someone who was armed with one. It's one hell of an edged weapon.
Not really a lot when you store it by the bucket. A mylar bag and some 02 absorbers and its good to go for a few years. Just stock up on soy sauce and bullion coubes. Plain rice gets old after a while.
The wife and I stopped in for some dog food and I saw a sale going on. You buy two cans of Campbella chunky soup and get a 3lb bag of rice for free. Limited one per person, glad I have three kids. 15 lbs free today and stopping in tomorrow too. Just wanted to give a heads up to everyone, also...
I am thinking smaller mylar bags, the ones that hold about 2-3 Lbs. each.
Seal each one with a 02 absorber in each bag, almost vaccume seals the bag.That way I'm only opening about 2-3 Lbs at a time not the whole bucket.
Got to know one of the guys at the local Chinese place. He ordered me an extra 100 Lbs. of white rice at no extra cost. It wasn't but $30.00 so the wife didn't kill me.
Now to deal with storage? I have several food grade 5-gal. buckets already. I'm thinking sealing it in several smaller bags...