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Survival kit food??

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erik the red

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Anybody have favs. regarding food choices that they use in their survival kits? Being a former Marine, I am partial to a case or two of MRE's, but geez, they sure have gone up in prices since I got out (2000). I used to be hard pressed to sell cases to surplus stores for 45 bucks, but now the going rate is $60 and up, not even including shipping!!! :eek: :mad:

What about meal replacement bars? http://www.amazon.com/3600-Calorie-...4652?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1259714212&sr=8-14

Other choices?? I know about Backpackers Pantry, Natural High etc. but honestly, I am a cheap bastard, and 5 bucks per meal is about the max I wanna spend for something that I'll probably just end up eating while backpacking (before the expiration date ;)) which means the end of the world hasn't happened yet.....:D
 
For my suppers I use backpacking dehydrated ones, I do end up using them for backpacking and then rotate new ones into the kits- works pretty good as none go to waste. Taste wise you'd be pretty hard pressed to beat them- they've gotten much better in the last 5-10 years, some of them borderline gourmet (Cajun, Tai, etc) :)

I split the two person meals in half, costs comes out to pretty close to $5 a pop.

There are a lot of guys who have invested in dehydrators and they make their own meals up- they get to choose their own ingredients, spice them to their liking, etc- I've thought about it, but it's so easy to order them online and such a wide variety I haven't
 
I take it Power Bars and ramen noodles are out of the question :P $1.50 well spent!
 
Usually for me it's tins of smoked oysters or clams....sometimes sardines. The cans are nice and flat and store easily and they are a good source of protien. The large tubes from heavy duty masonry drill bits make good containers to store crackers in. I do keep several of the flavor packets from ramen around...great for making warm broth drinks to knock the chill off.
 
probar,ramen,boullion and moose goo....right now im onlying carrying a probar and boullion in my kit.

i also agree with sasha on the salami,cheese,crackers combo...easy to keep and no cooking necessary! high in fat and carbs.tastes good to boot
 
mcjhrobinson said:
probar,ramen,boullion and moose goo....right now im onlying carrying a probar and boullion in my kit.

i also agree with sasha on the salami,cheese,crackers combo...easy to keep and no cooking necessary! high in fat and carbs.tastes good to boot
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Yeah...I forgot to mention the summer sausage, it is a favorite....cheese is allways a fav no matter where or when, but I don't like packing it in the warm months here unless it's the stuff in the tins.
 
Sardines. Peanut butter. Not high class grub, but they provide fat/protein and will keep you alive.
 
For survival kits, I use Datrex or Mainstay lifeboat bars. They are the only things that will survive the summer heat here for any period of time.
 
Mountain House Pro Paks. 500-700 cals apiece, small, light, and you can feed two, or feed yourself twice. Sardines, kipper snacks, summer sausage, homemade beef jerky, trail mix, cliff bars, and MREs. I strip down the MREs to minimal packaging, and what I will use. Check out all the ethnic food stores. They offer a huge variety of dried foods, canned goods, and spices that are not available in normal stores. I also get my butane cannisters there for less $ than anyplace else. Dried squid is mighty tasty. A nice big container of Kimchi is better than Viagra.
 
I pack several types of dehydrated or add water and eggs kinds of meal stuff from the grocery store, $3 or less. I smoke my own meat to take, pack eggs, sardines, tortillias and the like.
 
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. I'm not sure of the nutritional value, but with enough of them I can survive anything.
 
The Government said:
On the RC forum there was a thread about Quinoa as a great survival food. I am looking forward to trying it -never even eaten it before.

I dont know what kind of "kit" you would put it in though. -Probably the same kit you would find ramen noodles in.


http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=695073
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i eat quinoa on the regular...its a super food. ive found quinoa with beans wrapped in a tortilla with some tapatio is heaven. also its great with fish...you really should try some...way healthier than rice.
 
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