Anyone know best deals on MRE type foods for storage? Month or two supplies for 5-7 people?

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https://harvestright.com/scientific-freeze-dryer/?gclid=CjwKCAjwi_b3BRAGEiwAemPNU_yGTH_xPLdVH3freHyvyNFfKPaz7JSKXKYKOdC1nQFllSNWzzFGPRoCIlMQAvD_BwE

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/topics/food-storage/longer-term-food-supply?lang=eng#1

https://store.churchofjesuschrist.org/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10151&urlLangId=-1&beginIndex=0&urlRequestType=Ajax&categoryId=3074457345616678849&pageView=grid&langId=-1&catalogId=3074457345616676768

https://readywise.com/

https://beprepared.com/

https://www.infowarsstore.com/preparedness/emergency-survival-foods

https://mypatriotsupply.com/products/organic-survival-seed-vault?variant=27986490032221

Huzzah! Church of Jesus Christ do be lit

I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, so I guess I rely a lot on their resources because I am familiar. 😁👍💖

2 MREs a day for normal work and physical activity. Each one should have 1200 calories. If you plan on road marching 20 miles and also doing normal activities, 3 a day. Expect to drink up to a gallon of water or more per person, per day.

Your bugout bag should have enough food and water for 3 days, minimum. Sleeping accommodations, basic first aid, various tools, extra ammo, etc.

I'll post picts and a list of my bob

I need to make a shopping/Amazon list for it for a couple friends

This is going to sound strange... But has anyone thought about keeping a small compacted garbage bag just incase you need it to look like its trash thrown aside? Or keep a mobile battery charger and 1.5w solar panel? I peobably went overboard and my bag is light and half way done. I need to look like i'm not homeless and not hauling a ton of stuff while walking so i'm hoping someone might have the perfect look to share

i've been thinking about getting into prepping more where should i start?

maybe learn about freeze-drying or vacuum sealing

if u have money to burn....build a bunker to store everything u might need and might not need but can trade for what u need

and start learning new and old skills ....something is useful and can be traded

I have a mobile solar charger on my backpack

Its just ment for small things. Phone, iPod, rechargeable flashlight.

It just clips on the oitside of my bag and charges when I walk

nice

I'll post my bag and supplies in here soon. Just been too busy to bust it out. Lol

> i've been thinking about getting into prepping more where should i start?
@Innocentsmith S.C.A https://www.skilledsurvival.com/free-bug-out-bag-checklist/

This is what i followed

for me i got the bag first and then tools/ shelter. Amazon has some pretty good deals

rechargable/ solar stuff are the best

Do you recommend making a bug out bag, considering the current circumstances?

Who wants to see my purse EDC? Lol

Does a "bug out" make sense in your situation? Does "bugging in"? Do you have a get home kit in your car? Where would you bug out to? Lots of questions you need to ask yourself.

Bugging out means packing up and heading to the boonies

Yeap. And I always have my bob in my truck.

Comes in handy a lot actually.

> Bugging out means packing up and heading to the boonies
@KumquatLord Ehhh, it means packing up and heading elsewhere. Just "the boonies" isn't really a destination, and living off the land is a LOT harder than a lot of people think it is.

This thread was a good idea 🙂👍🏻

3 rain ponchos
Face paint (camo)
Waterproof playing cards
Black ski mask
Passport
Solid fuel tabs
2x flashlight (one USB chargable)
Paracord
Weeks worth of food rations (calorie bars & tabs)
Deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap.
First aid kit (extras include mole skin, celox, stitching equipment, extra pain killers, (need epy pens))
Small compactable backpack
Waterproof socks
Shovel
Hatchet
Dry sac
5x glow sticks
Emergen-c packets (vitamin c and water flavor)
4 space blankets
Seasonings(salt pepper hot sauce, ketchup etc...)
Tac bivy
Mp3 player & headphones
50 rounds 9mm
M&P 9mm handgun
5 rolls of toilet paper (survival size)
Snares (metal and amazing)
4 different fishing kits
Vitamins
Butane
Torch
Flint, matches, small candles, magnésium shavings and sap wood tinder (small amount)
Survival straw w/ 2 bags and extra filters
Bug spray
Mosquito netting (2 person size)
Solar usb charger
Knife
Aqua tabs (water purification tabs)
Lockpick kit
Camp cooking kit (pot pan spoon etc)
Lighter
Condoms
Bottle.of water
Bottle.of vodka
Collapsible dog bowl
2 smoke bombs
Sling shot plus ball bearings.
Potassium iodine tabs
Compass

.05 micron filter

And it also screws into the standard plastic bottle

Lol!

You have two?!?! <@722152971831345152>

Damn... and i thought I had backups. Lol.

I'll boil it if need be. There's so much fresh water here in oregon/northwest.

Oh I also have aqua tabs too

Thats my backup. Lol

I have a mini one that can screw into propane cans, but I dont carry any tanks with me. (I have some in my truck tho)

Theyre too bulky for a bob

Nice

Picts!

I was just doing that to mine. Lol.

Yeah, i don't really use things that expire... never know when ill forget about replacing it. 🤣

My next purchase is a small camping tent and small sleeping bag. And a gas mask.

Tac bivy is good and all... but only for emergencies

My bag is heavy... but im a big guy and can carry it.

35ish lbs without water and vodka

Nvm. 42 lbs. Lol. Just weighed it

Without water or vodka bottles attached.

Yes. Vodka. Lol. One bottle of it. KRU. It comes in nice steel bottle

Just a little 8 gig. Has a bunch of music.

I have vodka for 2 reasons. Its boring alone in the woods. And it can be traded.

Its a good antiseptic too.

And the bottle can be used for water

Or boiling purposes

Yeah. I wana get a bunch of 1gram and half oz gold chips

Theyre just expensive af... lol

And its only going up more

Yeah. I really need to get some.

Then I think I'm ready for the apocalypse

🤣

I always have my bob in my truck

Ahhh

Yeah, I live in oregon out in the country.

I always carry it, never know when I'm gonna break down or get stuck or injured or someone else ya know.

I dont have a change of clothes in my bag. But I live in Oregon... we all carry extra clothes either on us or with us. Every day. Lol

The weather here changes so much and its such a diverse landscape. The only time you dont have extra clothing is mid summer.

Or good. Depending on your point of view

I have since dismantled my bug out bag. I have a bug out vehicle. I chose a minivan. Took a hint from the van dwellers and realized that I can have all the modern commodities minus a bathroom and be able to move it anywhere in the country, in the matter of hours. 30mpg allows for 500 miles on one tank. Loaded with all my gear, I can pack 1,000 pounds of extras.

I've been looking into doing that

And a bugout/camping trailer

You can go 20 miles a day on foot, or 1,000 miles a day in a car.

Just to haul tents and supplies and shit

Yup. I see it as a more sustainable prepping system

For long term GOOD scenarios

GOOD = Get Out Of Dodge.

My diesel heater is in my cart along with 2 200 watt solar panels, 2 100ah batteries, a solar charger, a fridge with freezer, microwave, etc. Im decking this puppy out

Picts!@Ironman

Ill be posting a build log. Trust me.

@Deleted User Inside the van is my TA50. At any point I can dismount and deploy. Mormon style.

Been hunting, camping, and fishing since I was old enough to walk. My dad taught me everything from snare traps to how to cook fish over an open fire.

Theres a reason I live in missouri. Used to live in Utah.

Utah is fun and all but it really lacks wild edible plants.

I dont remember the manual codes. Been out since 2009

This is the perfect place. Wild blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries, etc. Mushrooms everywhere (just go for morels, hen of the woods, and oysters, easy to identify and almost no poisonous lookalikes)

And everyone is a farmer around here so there is livestock and gardens to pilfer from if need be

Boxer and snapper turtles are edible, but Id space them out. Turtles can eat really toxic stuff.

Plenty of bullfrogs for frog legs, rabbits, coons, possums, etc.

Every river has catfish too.

So much food its incredible

In utah its sagebrush as far as the eye can see. Very few rivers. And jackrabbits that have parasites and rocky mountain fever.

Mercury is a problem...

Yup. They are a winter game. Oh and the turkeys around here are nuts. They are everywhere. And deer too. Never seen so many