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Its my understanding that the LDS don't allow outsiders to use their equipment unless a member sponsors them.
At least thats what I remember reading on some websites.
This varies by cannery, Myself and 3 other arfcommers went out to the Detroit cannery about 4 months ago unsponsored and canned up a bunch of stuff. They have to have an opening avalable and you dont really seem to get first choice of dates.I have not tried Naperville , but calling them was on my list for when I got some more money saved up. The first time I wanted to go with someone that had done it before, Besides I had some other business in Detroit that needed doing.
I will say many of the staples are pre packaged in cases of 6 , 10 lb cans already, so if all you wanted was red wheat, pinto beans or Oats, you would not even have to use their equipment. (the starter kit is something like 2 cans of oats , 2 of red wheat and 2 of something else)
my other observation is 6 people is about perfect , more then that and you start tripping over each other , less and you end up doing multiple job, which is less efficient.
If you call them let me know what they say, or if I get around to calling them I will let you know. Or if someone really wanted to go and Naperville was not available to non members, I am pretty sure I could set up another day in Detroit. I do need more then I got that one trip
Cannery price list .... FYI
http://providentliving.org/pfw/multimedia/files/pfw/pdf/122384_Jan2010WE_HomeStoragePriceSheet_US_71140_000_pdf.pdf
The stuff on the bottom left is prepackaged cases