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@paw9568 why not? I emptied it by drinking the hs. 🙃 ~joking We can agree to disagree. I think it's safe enough for me. Anyone else should decide for themselves. I washed and rinsed the inside very well. Of course, there may be residue seeped into the plastic. I mean, I'm sure what we eat every day is packaged better and far safer. 🙄

@rachel3682 I think you've completely missed the point. It isn't hoarding because we built our stocks up over time without causing any issues for anyone else. It isn't hoarding because we're not buying and storing items we'll never use or need. When there were shortages and people needed things, many of us stayed home because we were set. This helped our communities when they needed it. And I don't know anyone who cares how many purses or shoes someone has and wouldn't dream of accusing them of hoarding. I'm not sure where that idea is coming from. 🤔

@@NextStepSurvival i haven't missed the point, everyone is taking my comment as literal. It is some form of hoarding. If you're calling it hoarding before someone said something. Theres completely nothing wrong with some form of hoarding as long as it benefits you in some way. This is what I meant. Like me, I don't just stock up on food and supplies. I literally go to antique stores and get old fashioned items like clothing irons that you heat up on the stove, paracord to hang up clothes or I stock up on a bunch of different kinds of wash boards. Water purification tablets, lifestraws, baking soda and coconut oil things that you can use for multi-purpose. Or even some other old fashioned items so I can do everything by hand if things go down. And I buy multiples and multiples of them just in case one fails. That's a form of hoarding. I hoard all of those things. And believe it or not before I switch to this I used to stock up on purses and shoes and jewelry and I would use them all the time I would switch it up. Like I said people get things to benefit them for their own comfort. So it is indeed a form of hoarding. So for people to tell me I missed the point actually missed my point and took it as literally. Even if I did buy a bunch of things that I didn't need I would still buy them and I would still use them. I don't need a lot of the antiques but I still buy them just in case. I no longer hoard purses or shoes or buy certain outfits. But at this point I've been starting to use and reuse everything. I'll even take fabric that I got from some of my other clothes that I bought or that are old and use them for something else or shape them and something else because I used to be in fashion design as well. So I know how to crochet I know how to sew blankets or any kind of clothes and do everything by hand etc. Everything you said I already knew especially the part where their were shortages. Mainly the only reason I hoarded purses and shoes and all that even though I have used them I sold them to people in order to make extra money and it hasn't failed me yet

@Lost_soul1975 I can handle heat and off-grid electricity for about a month. Beyond that, I'm in the same boat as everyone else if it's winter. Mason jars can take our winter temps, as well as the canned goods. I know this from what's in our unheated garage. I'm not sure what you consider 'most' of the food. I'd be more concerned with our family in an unheated home over the food.

@@NextStepSurvival Well...a wood stove and ample supply of firewood or pellets would remedy both issues. If the grid goes down for any length of time in the cold months...food AND a heated home are equally important. Personally, I have a wood stove, pellet stove and propane heat for my home. Along with a lot of food that can freeze without issue.

@@NextStepSurvival Good Navy Seal rule of thumb...."one is none, two is one" Always have multiple layers of back up

@Lost_soul1975 Great point. I just mentioned that yesterday on Mic Roland's podcast (Will be aired within the next couple of weeks). My fireplace is gas, which is problematic. I want a word stove. I almost put in a pellet stove a couple of years ago, but I like the availability of firewood. Although, at the time, I could buy a winter's supply of pellets for around $500.

@@NextStepSurvival My main is pellet...but I think in a real emergency...wood would be the way to go. You can burn almost anything in a wood stove, but not pellet. I have looked at the price of a pellet machine...not feasible .

@@lei27603 Thanks. I'm glad it helped.

@HWGAFoundation Apparently, one of did. Sorry to disappoint. 😞

@aresmaximus1 Not sure why you think I'm going into the wild. 🤔 Even if this was a bugout bag, and it's not, the idea that every SHTF event means grid down is a little strange. Isn't it? And the woods? Really? And you don't have a little solar backup?

@@RustedPlastic11111 Rule #1 to survival is don't die. ✔️ I know because I made the rules. You might be following the wrong people. 😉

@@sleepnclass Thanks. I'm glad you found it useful. I have a couple more pack videos coming soon.

I love that you have thought things through for your situation. That's important. This was a video on starting a pantry. Not a blackout cook kit. Look around my channel, and you will find videos on cooking from the pantry. Every SHTF event doesn't mean no electricity or water, but we prep for those. I try to show options. If someone prefers green beans with pasta, they can store those. I wouldn't assume that 'most' people prefer a particular meal plan over another. Just as I wouldn't assume the female does the cooking. My idea of a working pantry doesn't assume there's no electricity, water, or gas, and it doesn't group everything into ready to eat meals. We rotate these pantry items into our daily lives and have built it up as we went. Today, we have well over a year's supply of food. But you do what works best for you. There's no one solution for all. The important thing is that you're planning for potential emergencies.

The price of canned meat has gone way up.

Great advice. I keep both a reflective vest and arm bands in my med pack. Assuming I may end up helping in a car accident, I wouldn't want to be hit by a car. I keep another one in my car kit for changing a tire or something.

Not being a paramedic or professional, I'd be happy to never use any of it. Just like homeowner's insurance, I have it just in case, but I'd be happy if nothing bad happens.

It really is. Someone needs to slow down a bit. 😁

I agree. We're not hoarders if we use what we store. Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂

Yep, desserts are fun. I think a video on SHTF desserts would be a good idea.

Thanks. A whistle is a good idea.

I don't have any patches or merch. Not big enough. I just had a few made for my packs.

Thanks, Brenda. I'll add it to my list.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thanks Jim

A little much for me too. LOL I get out of control when it comes to kit and gear. My weakness. I was thinking @maxpedition should send me a pack or something for all the free promotion. ;)

Thanks Cheryl.

That took years. Everything fit into a single laundry basket in the beginning. A few extra cans of this or that builds up pretty fast. Don't let years of effort discourage you. Every day of stored food puts you that much better off.

True and good advice. Thank you.

Funny how the tourniquet is becoming the topic of choice for a get-home pack. If you watch my EDC pack video, you'll see I carry a tourniquet daily. In this case, a walk home when everything is shut down due to a severe SHTF event, my focus is to get home. Considering we're talking about the unlikely situation where cars are not even running, how effective will a tourniquet be? If there won't be an ambulance coming, how far is that tourniquet going to get me? It's just a comment I made in the video. I also said I would grab my med kit from my EDC pack if needed. If I was walking home for anything short of an EMP, I'd have my trauma kit, including a tourniquet. Although, if cars are running, I'd like to think I'm resourceful enough to get a ride home. My thoughts anyway.

The longest was around three years and it was fine.

You completely misunderstood what I said.

53yrs on this ball and I’ve used/needed to applied a tourniquet zero times which included 5 yrs with ems. Nice to have and I do carry them at certain times but I think he’s trying to avoid carrying a duffel bag and choosing to move expeditiously. By the sounds of it he’s in a more urban environment so avoiding cars is his biggest challenge.

​@@edrodabaugh2598Exactly. Thank you.

Send me your mailing address and I'll ship it to you free of charge Maddawg. briandhawkins.com (AT) gmail dot com (Two dot coms in my email address). I pulled it off my pack and don't use it.

@@NextStepSurvival are you serious??? Dude, THANKS!!!

I just made a few of those for my personal packs. I don't have the following yet to offer merch to viewers. Maybe someday. 😊

Thanks, Jean. 🙂

@@NextStepSurvival Thank you and others who have put themselves on the line to try to help us to think and protect our families. Awesome job on your preparedness!!!

Thank you.

I know the feeling. Funny how attached we get to gear and packs. I gave my son a couple of my best packs and I've come close to replacing them with new ones.

I never got the monsoon to work for me either after two attempts...

I addressed that a few times in the video, even showing a photo of the 20-foot walk I have. I don't carry the pack any further than from vehicle to vehicle. I'm a driver, the cab of my truck is my office. It's 25 lbs. with the water bottle.

@@NextStepSurvival I have a similar off brand bag and it weighs 20 lbs with my water bottle and I carry it to work (pistol and fixed blade come out as I work in a hospital) and at least for me I still don't mind the weight. I just adjusted the straps so it sits comfortably.

Thanks.

I have and it's coming soon. It's set up and ready to record. I may do that before my get home pack just to mix things up a bit. Thanks for watching.

I forgot to come back and let you know that video is up. You can see it at ruclips.net/video/33d9kcB-etE/видео.html If you get a chance to watch it, let me know your thoughts.

It can be a challenge sometimes. I imagine some people might say the same with any abundance, right? How many people have said they wouldn't want a lot of money because whatever work they perceive it costs? A big house takes more effort. A big pantry is no different. It all depends on our individual priorities.

A lot of people don't consider things we keep close as every day carry but I do. I have an EDC pack I carry each day. As long as you have what you need when you need it. And those things are unique to us and our circumstances.

@@NextStepSurvival I bring an EDC bag with me as well, and while not working in the KZ, I carry as well. If there's a problem, I normally have a solution for the situation for myself and others.