I've never been in the military, but I remember my great uncles telling me about WWII. The new soldiers would stuff their bags with ammo but the soldiers that were there a while stuffed as much food as they could where they had extra room. That always stuck with me since I was a little kid., over 40 years ago. Good food is hard to find.
My INCH bag is roughly 50lb with roughly 2 weeks of food. However, the INCH bag MUST be more robust than the typical bug-out-bag people talk about. WHAT is an INCH bag? It pretty much means you AREN'T leaving home unless something completely off-the-wall happens and you CAN'T go home. In such a LONG-TERM situation (INCH) you need to have just as much weight in TOOLS as you have in FOOD. TOOLS, for methods to procure Food and Water and build Shelter. Fishing kit + pole, yoyos, REAL traps and snares, axe/hatchet/hawk, a REAL saw of some kind. The FOOD in my INCH is mostly homemade Vacuum sealed rice and veggy pouches. >> Fried Rice in the field. Sardines, vacuum sealed flatbread, energy bars and such, with all the little spices, cooking oil, salt n such. My wife's pack has just as much food, but she's carrying more shelter, while i carry the tools.
The wife and I have a get home bag each at about 10 to 11 lbs in weight for each one. With the main goal of getting home within 72 hours on foot, we each carry life boat rations as our main source of calories. No heating of water necessary. Add some hard candies and maybe some slim jims or jerky. Main idea is to travel as fast as possible and eat on the go. The rest of the bag/s are made up of the basics of survival items and each bag is a stand alone kit for one person. Additional items including personal protection(CCW) a treking pole each, and appropriate clothing are also carried in the car/van/truck to be donned before setting out on foot.
Good sound info. For immediate food I am a big fan of peanut butter mixed with dried fruit. It works great on patrol... there is a lot of calories in a jar of peanut butter. It's easy to digest and if you throw in some dried fruit or granola it can give it a little texture. Likewise kids will eat it willingly. As long as no one has a nut allergy. You can Store the peanut butter and dried fruit separately to enhance shelf life. I know it's not a real extended storage item but that's what the mountain house and backpackers pantry items are for! Great start to your inch bag series...
I usually have mixed nuts and dried fruit as well, people often don't realise the importance of KYBO (keeping your bowel open) a good dump is one of life's simplest most underrated pleasures. 😁 But seriously as we've discussed before if you don't learn & practice fishing, foraging, trapping, tracking & hunting now, it's not miraculously become a skillwhen your life depends on it, that message can't be stressed enough! got a friend coming up in the next few weeks & I am taking him & my son out on an overnight camp/fish to practice skills. it's funny his dad is my best friend of 26+ years, he's 10 years my senior, Alex his son is 26, my son is 18, I'm 50, yet we all speak to eachother with respect, learn from one another, view one another as equal & value the strengths, weakness, practical skills & knowledge we have as individuals & as a collective, age is no barrier to true friendship.
I found at Wal-Mart a bucket from Augason Farms that contains a 4 person 5 meal varieties 48 hour life saving kit. The bucket was 19.98 for 55 servings of food. I wanted to share this info as it may help someone. All you need is a fire a mess kit and some clean water.
Very practical ideas. I'm living/working in Middle East (don't want to type the country.... but the one currently under land/air/sea blockade by its neighbours 😳) so I'm updating my bags currently based on a few possible scenarios. Your vids & advice are always appreciated 👍
Great video on food! MREs will definitely clog a fella up...good idea to chew the gum, if it's there. Wally world is a great place to find affordable food for the inch bag. As you were!
I'm glad I know how to trap, fish, and know what will plants to eat. That food takes up a lot of space in your bug out that could be utilized for more important assets. Hoorah
This is a good show. Good to see we share the same views on food. Now I carry the french mess kit. With the lid on it I pack it full of water pouches. I also agree on stripping mre's down. The name of the game is to keep things as normal as possible in a shtf event.
Great video SSGT Bad A$$, as far as heating food from my pack i use a nato standard hexamine/trioxane folding stove and a cheap 650ml titanium mug i bought in a sale, the mug fits in a pouch i carry a nalgene bottle in, as for food i generally have a few (4-8) individual portion pouches of M/House scrambled egg and a squeeze vac pack of home made jerky (anywhere from 100-300g) other stuff like potato flakes, oatmeal or pop-tarts in standard mylar packets, keep all my packs as light as possible so if needed i can rig em all onto my pack frame and comfortably carry over 25kg/55lb for days on end.
Food! One of the most important items in the BOB! I carry bags of gorp, fruit and veggie leather, homemade granola and a few freeze dried meals. Good and tasty mix of foods and requires a minimum of preparation. I carry an MSR Pocket Rocket stove and a large fuel can, so it is lightweight and takes up very little room.
I'm on my way to the woods right now. Probably gonna do the ester and fire portion from my pack for your inch series. Planning on breaking it up into a few vids also.
excellent vid i bin experimenting with different easy carry food items so far this vid covers questions i had thanks very much very informative stay frosty
A regenerative heating element used with a Nintinol thermal electric generator incorporated into an absorption refrigeration unit to keep food cold and run a fan to circulate air and power LED light in your bug out fridge and to keep medications useful. 😁
Really hate "Product Placement", but for me, Quick Calories on the Go, gotta have my Nature Valley Granola Bars ORIGINAL FLAVOR. Took them with me on my first Submarine Patrol back in 1980, and I've yet to find anything that can take both a Hot Car in Summer or a Cold Car in Winter. Yeah, gotta rotate them every 3 months, but since I live with Four Solid Seasons here in Northern Ohio, I do an Audit every 3 months as it is. 190 Calories, and if they break apart, just pour it into your hand. Hope this helps.
That's a good idea modding that old mess kit like that. I like to pack several sardines b/c they're fairly lightweight w/multiple flavors and they last fairly well. I do like the MH stuff too, I have a lot of that put up and put back. Great video as usual, have a nice day.
I keep a few freeze dried packs in my BOB, I also have one of those food ration bar packs from Walmart in there as a just in case and keep a pack in my truck, but man you are right they're heavy as hell and taste terribleeee! lol I'm gonna eventually swap em outta my pack. Def to heavy for an INCH bag...but for $5 they'll do the trick for now
Matt Aliperti yeah I keep them in my truck I know I have a few in the other vehicles. nothing wrong with them temporarily but as Peppers we all know overtime affordability get swapped out with better stuff
Back in the day when the U.S. Survival Mess Kit was in use, there use to be a knife, fork and spoon with them. If you can find an original set with those, the silverware can be used for a weapon as well. I've not tried this, but the idea has come to mind, cordage and the spoon can be used as a make-shift flail; the fork and knife can be attached to a long stick for spears. Sharp and large, plus don't forget to throw in a little seasoning. A combo salt/pepper shaker or just a small bag of paper packets from a fast food place, cause c'mon, who likes bland food? I know weight is an issue with some of this, especially the ancient silverware I mentioned, thats where your hobo kit comes in, or if you want to decrease the weight even more, I've been finding some neat hard plastic-ware at Walmart. I've tried them out and they are decent for being plastic. Just food for thought, ok rambling on, shutting up now, lol, on to the next video of yours. Info is awesome, learning alot.
Uh-oh. I'm on the list. Guess I better get busy. Fortunately, I already have a vid in mind and a plan (sort of) to do it. Nice video Staff. MRE's seem to have changed since I last used them. Accessory packet B and a pack of M&M's was the top of the heap. I NEVER found a pack of Skittles in one.
I've put fiber con tabs in with all my mre main courses. So far so good. Not disagreeing with you, just decided I like mre's ok enough that I'd try to overcome the impacted bowl factor.
I've gotten some of the dried meals that we sell on menards.com... I will admit they are definitely not the worst that I've had of the freeze dried camp foods! Your right about the military MRE backing you up. But sadly I love them...I loved them back when I was a kids and my dad would bring them home from the "guards" witch he did after he got out of the Air Force.
Step One survival they said the damn had actually broken. We had to leave in an instant. I'm telling you it was great having all my gear. No need to stop for gas. Constant comms on the local repeater and we had hot MREs that night. It all came together! I hope your info helps someone like that someday. I've been at it since Y2K. :)
I wonder if taking the food out of the packs and then vacuum seal it would effect the expiration date or could you open then vacuum seal those bags? Saving space would be key I think.
Awesome video...just an idea but nalgene makes a stainless steel bottle and klean kanteens are stainless steel as well...they're good for using over a fire. I believe they would fit inside your cup as well. Survival popcorn is the best 😉
I have the camp cup shown in the video. The handles get a little hot when you try to boil things. Even when the handles are extended. Edit: thanks for the heart.
Great video SSgt. Water is a no brainer. I don't know why prepping channels have to remind people. Get a few dozen life straws to filter your water, as well as books on how to build a water filter. Then get some water treatment tenture or a large enough container to boil water in to kill the nasties and you got drinking water after it cools. Pretty simple. Are you gonna do the video to show how to do powdered eggs and dehydrated powdered milk?
Invest in a FoodSaver. Vacuum pack Minute Rice, those packs of instant flavored oatmeal, instant Grits, even some kind of pasta. To go with those packs of tuna and Spam. A cup of boiled water with a tablespoon or 2 of raw organic honey will be a nice evening drink to satisfy your sweet tooth with a 🍵 tea bag or even instant ☕ coffee.
I like the mores the most I have tried the freeze dried meals and the horrible spam but not the nutrient blocks I have to say though that I love mres pack some prune juice because I have learned the gum doesn't work well as laxative don't forget to pack sugar and tea
I did a little research on some alternative food to survival rations, bars, MRE... and found there are plenty of cheap over the counter foods that last around 2 years and provide about the same calories as those nasty emergency ration bars. Those bars run about 133 calories per ounce. I was looking therefore for foods that were at least 100 calories per ounce. Tuna is not one of them as it is something like 27 calories. While it provides protein you will starve eating it. The Spam pouches are better at 84 calories. These are the calories per ounce... Tropical Trail Mix - 120 calories Quaker Instant Oatmeal - 106 calories Lipton Cup of Soup - 111 calories Old Wisconsin Beef and Cheese sticks - 100 calories Slim Jim Smoked Snack Sticks - 141 calories Idahoan Mashed Potatoes - 110 calories Quaker Chewy Granola Bars - 119 calories Hershey's Chocolate Bar - 142 calories Knorr Rice or Pasta Sides - 120 calories Ritz peanut butter crackers - 145 calories Cream Cheese and Chives Crackers - 145 calories Peanut Butter - 167 calories Snickers - 138 calories Nestle Hot Cocoa Mix - 113 I even found some small shake and pour pancake mix in little plastic containers... just add water and shake. Those where 105 calories and after a few days on the trail something like pancakes with some honey packs would be a treat. Even Pop Tarts are over 100 calories/oz. The best part is the rice, pasta, and mashed potatoes as those would be great with any meat you catch.... fish, squirrel, rabbit... Even the cup of noodles makes a good base for a game stew or soup. Be creative, but just make sure whatever food you get can be eaten as is or mixed with water and has a good shelf life. Avoid cans or anything with a lot of liquids as these just add weight.
have u tried instant noodles.they are really light if u have to carry a lot of food,also i love yeast extract.u can have it on bread or toast or crackers or make a hot drink by adding hot water and u can mix it into soups and stews for extra flavor.
No kidding I had "smoked" spam it was awesome, take the single packet of spam on your next camp out, grill with garlic it's very tasty (if you take garlic salt or garlic pepper) sprinkle lightly while grilling, try it! but then again I like garlic,
Great video but there are a couple of principles of INCH that need to be discussed in relation to food. I'm a firm believer in bugging in at all cost unless there is an overwhelming reason for me to leave. Everything I have to survive long term is in my home so I don't mess with 72 hour BOBs. My INCH bag is the only bag I have aside from a small Get Home bag. I don't see the point of a 72hr bag. What ever problem that caused you to leave could easily last longer than 3 days. Because of this reasoning some priorities have to change. One of course being food. I'm in an urban environment so I carry as much food as I possibly can even if I have to sacrifice other things. For me freeze dried is the best way to carry the most amount as possible. I would caution relying on the serving amounts on the package however. I don't look at the serving number rather the calorie count of the pouch. Some of those "2 Servings" pouches may have as little as 250 calories per serving or 500 calories for the whole pouch. On a 2000 calorie diet you'd have to 4 of the 2 serving pouches or 8 servings per day!!!! Most people think that they can get by with just 1 of the 2 serving pouches per day not realizing they may be only getting 400 - 500 calories. When you're moving carrying a heavy pack 500 calories won't cut it. When shopping buy only the freeze dried foods with the highest calorie counts. Adding caned meats to the mix will add to calories and protein. Another thing you might consider is adding bags of rice and dried beans to your food preps. They don't weigh much and offer carbs and protein that your muscles will need to stay on the move. Thanks for sharing.
I work with three other guys and I tell them all the time they should get some sort of emergency Preps. or inch bag just in case. and they look at me like I have three heads .and tell me nothing's going to happen... it's kind of disturbing.
One thing I have in every bag I make is two bags of fried peanuts, a bag being 350g and around 1900 calories per bag, at least the brand that I buy. I can't afford fancy stuff like MREs and specific brands so I stick with these. They're the cheapest brand here but man, they saved my ass more than once! I like the fact that I can eat them without any prepping and even while moving so that's a bit plus for me. It's not the most consistent food, but it lasts for a long time, it's tasty, it's actually quite good to keep you pushing to get home and even last a few days only on those two bags alone, at least I can. I like your ideas, gonna write some of them down because we might never know what will hit us in the face tomorrow. Thanks for the video!
If you have a hard time with "spam".. try the spam Lite. To me the flavor is not as strong or salty, and much easier to eat.. :) The do come in single serve pouches like the one you have.
Mike Albert hmm I've heard that before. I definitely want to keep the weight down in shtf. being in the Marines for years definitely taught me how heavy a bag can get. if I get stuck walking I can't carry real food on my back the wait will definitely kill me before the sodium. I appreciate you looking out for me though
one advantage of the salt content in many foods like mountain house or thrive or MRE is if you are physically active and sweating like a pig in a bacon factory the salts may help replace what you lose through sweating, btw an added bonus with the gum in MRE is old folks may need it if they cant get regular laxatives. grams = lbs = pain, rather be able to function well enough to get wherever I'm going than be crippled by a load a mule wouldn't carry.
Too much salt can be bad, but if I'm humping a pack or otherwise using lots of physical exertion, I'll be losing salt (sweating, etc.) at least as fast as it's coming in with food. I remember in high school & even jr. high sports, especially football, there was always a big container of salt tablets for us. We used to eat 'em like candy. No ill effects I can recall.
I vaguely remember from my high school years one of my friends passed out after running a mile in 7 minutes in 32C heat, school nurse emptied a sachet of salt into a Dr Pepper, he was okay before the ambulance picked him up.
Dave, that's also a great remedy if someone's throwing-up and can't stop, can't keep anything in them even ice chips. Somewhat heavily salted Coke is what I've always used, but I expect Dr. Pepper would work as well. Been using that remedy since the 60's (well, my mom used it then) with great results.
If you go to chic filla you can get honey packets for free. Honey never goes bad if sealed. I always bring tea bags. Tea can be a calming agent, a laxative, or a caffeine boost depending on the type. They improve the taste of purified water. Add honey and it's even better. Oatmeal packets also light and cheap. The tuna has varying expiration dates, some only a few months. How seriously would you take those? I have tried canned tuna way past it's date with no issue but idk if it's the same with packets. Anyone have thoughts on this?
I hear ya, as a precaution I always carry two liters in my GHB and multiple ways to get water. I saw your INCH bag water video and I carry the same filters and chemicals too, however I also use Clor-Floc for the real scummy water sources. Clor-Floc has an added chemical that coagulates the fine particulates and make them sink to the bottom of the container the water is in, similar to the process that the municipal water treatment plant uses. As for the food, I learned that if I add extra water to the Backpacker's Pantry it almost makes a soup and you can get more fluids in your system. Another thing I use are the New Millennium energy bars, I first had one that was in an MRE some years back, they are similar to those ration bars but taste a heck of a LOT better - except coconut, I hate coconut. Each bar is about 400 calories and stable for 5 years, the same as those emergency/lifeboat ration bars (but smaller) - I carry 6 in my GHB.
the way my dad taught me was... two changes of clothes....three pairs of sox one on my back....one in my pack. minimalism....gives way to fexibility....in travel especially in a shft....scenario. food....is definitely not something we store for years ahead.... it's unhealthy. requires....cooking.....water......utensils..... storage....etc.etc. spam..... oh hell no.... your body needs....citrus.... electrolytes....minerals.....like sea salt. not spam. spam will clog u up....
Y'all see those jumbo toilet paper pellet's compressed down? Dual use make them out of plant fiber's that have vitamin and mineral content. If it get's down to it? Y'all could boil a few of them up and make a soup out of them. # Unused of course! 😱😲😞😟😕😖😂
Don't just focus on serving size. Look at calories, carbs and proteins. Some freeze dried meals ( not the ones you have) have calories under 200 per serving and those are main meals
I've never been in the military, but I remember my great uncles telling me about WWII. The new soldiers would stuff their bags with ammo but the soldiers that were there a while stuffed as much food as they could where they had extra room. That always stuck with me since I was a little kid., over 40 years ago. Good food is hard to find.
My INCH bag is roughly 50lb with roughly 2 weeks of food. However, the INCH bag MUST be more robust than the typical bug-out-bag people talk about. WHAT is an INCH bag? It pretty much means you AREN'T leaving home unless something completely off-the-wall happens and you CAN'T go home. In such a LONG-TERM situation (INCH) you need to have just as much weight in TOOLS as you have in FOOD. TOOLS, for methods to procure Food and Water and build Shelter. Fishing kit + pole, yoyos, REAL traps and snares, axe/hatchet/hawk, a REAL saw of some kind. The FOOD in my INCH is mostly homemade Vacuum sealed rice and veggy pouches. >> Fried Rice in the field. Sardines, vacuum sealed flatbread, energy bars and such, with all the little spices, cooking oil, salt n such. My wife's pack has just as much food, but she's carrying more shelter, while i carry the tools.
The wife and I have a get home bag each at about 10 to 11 lbs in weight for each one. With the main goal of getting home within 72 hours on foot, we each carry life boat rations as our main source of calories. No heating of water necessary. Add some hard candies and maybe some slim jims or jerky. Main idea is to travel as fast as possible and eat on the go. The rest of the bag/s are made up of the basics of survival items and each bag is a stand alone kit for one person. Additional items including personal protection(CCW) a treking pole each, and appropriate clothing are also carried in the car/van/truck to be donned before setting out on foot.
Good sound info. For immediate food I am a big fan of peanut butter mixed with dried fruit. It works great on patrol... there is a lot of calories in a jar of peanut butter. It's easy to digest and if you throw in some dried fruit or granola it can give it a little texture. Likewise kids will eat it willingly. As long as no one has a nut allergy. You can Store the peanut butter and dried fruit separately to enhance shelf life. I know it's not a real extended storage item but that's what the mountain house and backpackers pantry items are for! Great start to your inch bag series...
Amen on the peanut butter!
Peanut butter great for energy and morale. Totally agree
For some real excitement, PB and Hoe-Knee.
I usually have mixed nuts and dried fruit as well, people often don't realise the importance of KYBO (keeping your bowel open)
a good dump is one of life's simplest most underrated pleasures. 😁 But seriously as we've discussed before if you don't learn & practice fishing, foraging, trapping, tracking & hunting now, it's not miraculously become a skillwhen your life depends on it, that message can't be stressed enough!
got a friend coming up in the next few weeks & I am taking him & my son out on an overnight camp/fish to practice skills.
it's funny his dad is my best friend of 26+ years, he's 10 years my senior, Alex his son is 26, my son is 18, I'm 50, yet we all speak to eachother with respect, learn from one another, view one another as equal & value the strengths, weakness, practical skills & knowledge we have as individuals & as a collective, age is no barrier to true friendship.
I found at Wal-Mart a bucket from Augason Farms that contains a 4 person 5 meal varieties 48 hour life saving kit. The bucket was 19.98 for 55 servings of food. I wanted to share this info as it may help someone. All you need is a fire a mess kit and some clean water.
I get those too, and you can use the bucket for transporting water!
Great Video!! If you shake and press the bag meals you can get them to lay flatter and fit in a vac bag like you mentioned. Thanks for sharing
Very practical ideas. I'm living/working in Middle East (don't want to type the country.... but the one currently under land/air/sea blockade by its neighbours 😳) so I'm updating my bags currently based on a few possible scenarios. Your vids & advice are always appreciated 👍
Daddy Dave thank you 👍
Great video on food! MREs will definitely clog a fella up...good idea to chew the gum, if it's there. Wally world is a great place to find affordable food for the inch bag.
As you were!
I'm glad I know how to trap, fish, and know what will plants to eat. That food takes up a lot of space in your bug out that could be utilized for more important assets. Hoorah
Confed Vet amen
This is a good show. Good to see we share the same views on food. Now I carry the french mess kit. With the lid on it I pack it full of water pouches. I also agree on stripping mre's down. The name of the game is to keep things as normal as possible in a shtf event.
Great video SSGT Bad A$$, as far as heating food from my pack i use a nato standard hexamine/trioxane folding stove and a cheap 650ml titanium mug i bought in a sale, the mug fits in a pouch i carry a nalgene bottle in, as for food i generally have a few (4-8) individual portion pouches of M/House scrambled egg and a squeeze vac pack of home made jerky (anywhere from 100-300g) other stuff like potato flakes, oatmeal or pop-tarts in standard mylar packets, keep all my packs as light as possible so if needed i can rig em all onto my pack frame and comfortably carry over 25kg/55lb for days on end.
Food! One of the most important items in the BOB! I carry bags of gorp, fruit and veggie leather, homemade granola and a few freeze dried meals. Good and tasty mix of foods and requires a minimum of preparation. I carry an MSR Pocket Rocket stove and a large fuel can, so it is lightweight and takes up very little room.
Thanks for the smile on a day that needed one.
I'm on my way to the woods right now. Probably gonna do the ester and fire portion from my pack for your inch series. Planning on breaking it up into a few vids also.
37South let me know when you post I'll let people know
Step One survival will do
Step One survival you talking about the pic of me and my dog? I'm still not real sure how to properly set up my channel as far as that stuff goes.
If you need help, let me know.
Step One survival I can always use tech help. I'll maybe hit you up with some random questions here and there. Thanks
Might want to add an arctic canteen cup. Very good for cooking
Definitely
excellent vid i bin experimenting with different easy carry food items so far this vid covers questions i had thanks very much very informative stay frosty
lgwjr white thank you
A regenerative heating element used with a Nintinol thermal electric generator incorporated into an absorption refrigeration unit to keep food cold and run a fan to circulate air and power LED light in your bug out fridge and to keep medications useful. 😁
Really hate "Product Placement", but for me, Quick Calories on the Go, gotta have my Nature Valley Granola Bars ORIGINAL FLAVOR. Took them with me on my first Submarine Patrol back in 1980, and I've yet to find anything that can take both a Hot Car in Summer or a Cold Car in Winter. Yeah, gotta rotate them every 3 months, but since I live with Four Solid Seasons here in Northern Ohio, I do an Audit every 3 months as it is. 190 Calories, and if they break apart, just pour it into your hand. Hope this helps.
Leslie Kovacs , crumbled into peanut butter idea (see above)
That's a good idea modding that old mess kit like that. I like to pack several sardines b/c they're fairly lightweight w/multiple flavors and they last fairly well. I do like the MH stuff too, I have a lot of that put up and put back. Great video as usual, have a nice day.
fumasterchu12 thank you
I have not heard anybody say behoove you in so long thank you so much
I keep a few freeze dried packs in my BOB, I also have one of those food ration bar packs from Walmart in there as a just in case and keep a pack in my truck, but man you are right they're heavy as hell and taste terribleeee! lol I'm gonna eventually swap em outta my pack. Def to heavy for an INCH bag...but for $5 they'll do the trick for now
Matt Aliperti yeah I keep them in my truck I know I have a few in the other vehicles. nothing wrong with them temporarily but as Peppers we all know overtime affordability get swapped out with better stuff
Back in the day when the U.S. Survival Mess Kit was in use, there use to be a knife, fork and spoon with them. If you can find an original set with those, the silverware can be used for a weapon as well. I've not tried this, but the idea has come to mind, cordage and the spoon can be used as a make-shift flail; the fork and knife can be attached to a long stick for spears. Sharp and large, plus don't forget to throw in a little seasoning. A combo salt/pepper shaker or just a small bag of paper packets from a fast food place, cause c'mon, who likes bland food? I know weight is an issue with some of this, especially the ancient silverware I mentioned, thats where your hobo kit comes in, or if you want to decrease the weight even more, I've been finding some neat hard plastic-ware at Walmart. I've tried them out and they are decent for being plastic. Just food for thought, ok rambling on, shutting up now, lol, on to the next video of yours. Info is awesome, learning alot.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm doing this bag TODAY!!! Great vid.
Laura Partlow thank you
Uh-oh. I'm on the list. Guess I better get busy. Fortunately, I already have a vid in mind and a plan (sort of) to do it. Nice video Staff. MRE's seem to have changed since I last used them. Accessory packet B and a pack of M&M's was the top of the heap. I NEVER found a pack of Skittles in one.
I've put fiber con tabs in with all my mre main courses. So far so good. Not disagreeing with you, just decided I like mre's ok enough that I'd try to overcome the impacted bowl factor.
I've gotten some of the dried meals that we sell on menards.com...
I will admit they are definitely not the worst that I've had of the freeze dried camp foods! Your right about the military MRE backing you up. But sadly I love them...I loved them back when I was a kids and my dad would bring them home from the "guards" witch he did after he got out of the Air Force.
We evacuated due to Oroville damn and I can assure you it was a bug out. No time. And my BOB was soooo much of a help!
Joe Maples good to know
Step One survival they said the damn had actually broken. We had to leave in an instant. I'm telling you it was great having all my gear. No need to stop for gas. Constant comms on the local repeater and we had hot MREs that night. It all came together! I hope your info helps someone like that someday. I've been at it since Y2K. :)
Joe Maples definitely awesome you had it.
another awesome one. thanks ssgt
chris s thank you
just a heads up you can get chicken in the foil packs as well, its a little harder to find best bet is walmart
IntoTheForge I've seen that at wally world
Nice love mtn house I am doing an inch tools video soon
Georgia Prepper OK I'll be on the look out
I like your logic on food.
Tom Olofsson Thank you
Awesome video.. thanks..
Fire kit video for I.N.C.H. bag is now uploaded. Thanks for the invite to do the I.N.C.H. bag videos and take care brother.
I wonder if taking the food out of the packs and then vacuum seal it would effect the expiration date or could you open then vacuum seal those bags? Saving space would be key I think.
COPPERHEAD 5811 I'm going to have to try it
I willl only use MRE's as a last resort.I pack Mountain House because of variety and weight.
what the heck do yo need all that food fer? just tie a burrito, and some catnip on yer pack and the food will walk along behind you! love the video!
Awesome video...just an idea but nalgene makes a stainless steel bottle and klean kanteens are stainless steel as well...they're good for using over a fire. I believe they would fit inside your cup as well. Survival popcorn is the best 😉
I have the camp cup shown in the video. The handles get a little hot when you try to boil things. Even when the handles are extended.
Edit: thanks for the heart.
Great video SSgt. Water is a no brainer. I don't know why prepping channels have to remind people. Get a few dozen life straws to filter your water, as well as books on how to build a water filter. Then get some water treatment tenture or a large enough container to boil water in to kill the nasties and you got drinking water after it cools. Pretty simple. Are you gonna do the video to show how to do powdered eggs and dehydrated powdered milk?
David Genthner Jr sure I can do that.
Invest in a FoodSaver. Vacuum pack Minute Rice, those packs of instant flavored oatmeal, instant Grits, even some kind of pasta. To go with those packs of tuna and Spam. A cup of boiled water with a tablespoon or 2 of raw organic honey will be a nice evening drink to satisfy your sweet tooth with a 🍵 tea bag or even instant ☕ coffee.
great job.
Jeff Clayton thank you
I like the mores the most I have tried the freeze dried meals and the horrible spam but not the nutrient blocks I have to say though that I love mres pack some prune juice because I have learned the gum doesn't work well as laxative don't forget to pack sugar and tea
I did a little research on some alternative food to survival rations, bars, MRE... and found there are plenty of cheap over the counter foods that last around 2 years and provide about the same calories as those nasty emergency ration bars. Those bars run about 133 calories per ounce. I was looking therefore for foods that were at least 100 calories per ounce. Tuna is not one of them as it is something like 27 calories. While it provides protein you will starve eating it. The Spam pouches are better at 84 calories. These are the calories per ounce...
Tropical Trail Mix - 120 calories
Quaker Instant Oatmeal - 106 calories
Lipton Cup of Soup - 111 calories
Old Wisconsin Beef and Cheese sticks - 100 calories
Slim Jim Smoked Snack Sticks - 141 calories
Idahoan Mashed Potatoes - 110 calories
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars - 119 calories
Hershey's Chocolate Bar - 142 calories
Knorr Rice or Pasta Sides - 120 calories
Ritz peanut butter crackers - 145 calories
Cream Cheese and Chives Crackers - 145 calories
Peanut Butter - 167 calories
Snickers - 138 calories
Nestle Hot Cocoa Mix - 113
I even found some small shake and pour pancake mix in little plastic containers... just add water and shake. Those where 105 calories and after a few days on the trail something like pancakes with some honey packs would be a treat. Even Pop Tarts are over 100 calories/oz. The best part is the rice, pasta, and mashed potatoes as those would be great with any meat you catch.... fish, squirrel, rabbit... Even the cup of noodles makes a good base for a game stew or soup. Be creative, but just make sure whatever food you get can be eaten as is or mixed with water and has a good shelf life. Avoid cans or anything with a lot of liquids as these just add weight.
I think that gum comment was a little lax btw
chris s lol
Har, har. ;-)
chris s lol! He recovered nicely by following with toilet paper
yep
I loooooooooove that dinosaur, but where is his cover. Aaaaaand I love Mexican floor tuna
Jenny Garcia lol. the Mexican tuna is the best. I gotta thank my buddy Gun's Mcpewpew for that one.
The first time he said jalapeño I laughed too hard!
I like MH especially The Granola, Biscuits and gravy, and Rice and Chicken
Gum is to help you pass the MRE for those that never ate them. (and clean your teeth a little)
Great series
oh yeah I totally love spam
pukes
Thanks you let us know
What menu number was that sloppy joe? I’ve been trying to find it. Thanks
have u tried instant noodles.they are really light if u have to carry a lot of food,also i love yeast extract.u can have it on bread or toast or crackers or make a hot drink by adding hot water and u can mix it into soups and stews for extra flavor.
No kidding I had "smoked" spam it was awesome, take the single packet of spam on your next camp out, grill with garlic it's very tasty (if you take garlic salt or garlic pepper) sprinkle lightly while grilling, try it! but then again I like garlic,
I like spam if it's cooked right
Thank you.
Dont forget the rattelsnake 😁😁😁grubs wild onions
I hiked the AT for months and mt house will give you serious heartburn so pack some meds too
What does INCH stand for?
I'm never coming home
what kind of radio are you using in the beginning of the video
Kasper Rørvang beofung 8watt
The heating element can also make a bomb
Great video but there are a couple of principles of INCH that need to be discussed in relation to food. I'm a firm believer in bugging in at all cost unless there is an overwhelming reason for me to leave. Everything I have to survive long term is in my home so I don't mess with 72 hour BOBs. My INCH bag is the only bag I have aside from a small Get Home bag. I don't see the point of a 72hr bag. What ever problem that caused you to leave could easily last longer than 3 days. Because of this reasoning some priorities have to change. One of course being food. I'm in an urban environment so I carry as much food as I possibly can even if I have to sacrifice other things. For me freeze dried is the best way to carry the most amount as possible. I would caution relying on the serving amounts on the package however. I don't look at the serving number rather the calorie count of the pouch. Some of those "2 Servings" pouches may have as little as 250 calories per serving or 500 calories for the whole pouch. On a 2000 calorie diet you'd have to 4 of the 2 serving pouches or 8 servings per day!!!! Most people think that they can get by with just 1 of the 2 serving pouches per day not realizing they may be only getting 400 - 500 calories. When you're moving carrying a heavy pack 500 calories won't cut it. When shopping buy only the freeze dried foods with the highest calorie counts. Adding caned meats to the mix will add to calories and protein. Another thing you might consider is adding bags of rice and dried beans to your food preps. They don't weigh much and offer carbs and protein that your muscles will need to stay on the move. Thanks for sharing.
I work with three other guys and I tell them all the time they should get some sort of emergency Preps. or inch bag just in case. and they look at me like I have three heads .and tell me nothing's going to happen... it's kind of disturbing.
how does someone send you items
Very good ideas, thanks for sharing..And your gonna have to try harder than that to offend me lol.
One thing I have in every bag I make is two bags of fried peanuts, a bag being 350g and around 1900 calories per bag, at least the brand that I buy.
I can't afford fancy stuff like MREs and specific brands so I stick with these. They're the cheapest brand here but man, they saved my ass more than once! I like the fact that I can eat them without any prepping and even while moving so that's a bit plus for me.
It's not the most consistent food, but it lasts for a long time, it's tasty, it's actually quite good to keep you pushing to get home and even last a few days only on those two bags alone, at least I can.
I like your ideas, gonna write some of them down because we might never know what will hit us in the face tomorrow.
Thanks for the video!
it would be coming from canada so it would probly take time through customs
If you have a hard time with "spam".. try the spam Lite. To me the flavor is not as strong or salty, and much easier to eat.. :) The do come in single serve pouches like the one you have.
Lone Wolf? I'm more like a 16 year old Labrador....
The food section of your bag is fantastic but what about the rest
It's in the inch bag playlist it's a series
cool vid , food is a priority. yes mre WILL bind you up...lol
You could do the pack of mash potatoes that are carbs which is light and everyone loves there mash potatoes
are you considering how manu calories in a serving?
I can make my own freeze dried food and meals.
great vidoe!!
Hey Sarge what do u think of the S W Governor?
ken Pomerantz it's a little bit bigger than a judge and cost more.
That mt. house sodium will kill u quickly, also with mre's u need xanthium its found in chewing gum sp just pack gum too for digestion
Mike Albert hmm I've heard that before. I definitely want to keep the weight down in shtf. being in the Marines for years definitely taught me how heavy a bag can get. if I get stuck walking I can't carry real food on my back the wait will definitely kill me before the sodium. I appreciate you looking out for me though
one advantage of the salt content in many foods like mountain house or thrive or MRE is if you are physically active and sweating like a pig in a bacon factory the salts may help replace what you lose through sweating, btw an added bonus with the gum in MRE is old folks may need it if they cant get regular laxatives. grams = lbs = pain, rather be able to function well enough to get wherever I'm going than be crippled by a load a mule wouldn't carry.
Too much salt can be bad, but if I'm humping a pack or otherwise using lots of physical exertion, I'll be losing salt (sweating, etc.) at least as fast as it's coming in with food. I remember in high school & even jr. high sports, especially football, there was always a big container of salt tablets for us. We used to eat 'em like candy. No ill effects I can recall.
I vaguely remember from my high school years one of my friends passed out after running a mile in 7 minutes in 32C heat, school nurse emptied a sachet of salt into a Dr Pepper, he was okay before the ambulance picked him up.
Dave, that's also a great remedy if someone's throwing-up and can't stop, can't keep anything in them even ice chips. Somewhat heavily salted Coke is what I've always used, but I expect Dr. Pepper would work as well. Been using that remedy since the 60's (well, my mom used it then) with great results.
If you go to chic filla you can get honey packets for free. Honey never goes bad if sealed. I always bring tea bags. Tea can be a calming agent, a laxative, or a caffeine boost depending on the type. They improve the taste of purified water. Add honey and it's even better. Oatmeal packets also light and cheap. The tuna has varying expiration dates, some only a few months. How seriously would you take those? I have tried canned tuna way past it's date with no issue but idk if it's the same with packets. Anyone have thoughts on this?
I would settle for some nice biscuits and gravy in a MRE oh wait I ate it crap.
How about powdered peanut butter? It’s lightweight and highly caloric!
Could you humor an old guy like me and show us how to cook a MRE?
Timothy Euler I sure can
In the year 2047 I will be 98, if i'm still alive.
I wouldn't say that food is heavy (depending on what it is), it's water that is the heaviest in your bag.
ronstryker yeah it gets pretty heavy always hate having to carry water not knowing how far I'm going before I find a river Creek
I hear ya, as a precaution I always carry two liters in my GHB and multiple ways to get water. I saw your INCH bag water video and I carry the same filters and chemicals too, however I also use Clor-Floc for the real scummy water sources. Clor-Floc has an added chemical that coagulates the fine particulates and make them sink to the bottom of the container the water is in, similar to the process that the municipal water treatment plant uses.
As for the food, I learned that if I add extra water to the Backpacker's Pantry it almost makes a soup and you can get more fluids in your system. Another thing I use are the New Millennium energy bars, I first had one that was in an MRE some years back, they are similar to those ration bars but taste a heck of a LOT better - except coconut, I hate coconut. Each bar is about 400 calories and stable for 5 years, the same as those emergency/lifeboat ration bars (but smaller) - I carry 6 in my GHB.
I prefer the Stanley cook set.
Great video, just enough detail. I like doing my own menus. MRE's are restricted to what they put in it. Your idea of parting them out is 100%
I find that what they call a serving is only enough for a very small child
The problem WITH MRE's if a person has medical issues. They are loaded with high amounts if sugar ad and sodium.
I got a box of MREs last week and there was a tuna MRE lemon pepper pretty good I didn't think they made tuna but they're researching Pizza MREs
Jimmy Walls I think the pizza. MRE's are already being used in the military. I hear it's not that bad😎
the way my dad taught me was...
two changes of clothes....three pairs of sox
one on my back....one in my pack.
minimalism....gives way to fexibility....in travel especially in a shft....scenario.
food....is definitely not something we store for years ahead....
it's unhealthy.
requires....cooking.....water......utensils.....
storage....etc.etc.
spam.....
oh hell no....
your body needs....citrus....
electrolytes....minerals.....like sea salt.
not spam.
spam will clog u up....
Have you tried the Mexican Tuna yet?
Nice Punisher Tee... Sloppy Joe MRE's?
Lol oh yeah!! some sloppy joe. It's got a bun and sloppy mix in it.
Y'all see those jumbo toilet paper pellet's compressed down? Dual use make them out of plant fiber's that have vitamin and mineral content. If it get's down to it? Y'all could boil a few of them up and make a soup out of them. # Unused of course! 😱😲😞😟😕😖😂
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What is the Dinosaurs name
I also feed great value tuna to my cats
👍😉Have you seen the movie”Downsizing ?” L🌈L...” keep on Rockin...”
Think so
Don't just focus on serving size. Look at calories, carbs and proteins. Some freeze dried meals ( not the ones you have) have calories under 200 per serving and those are main meals
i got food stored at my bugout location.
Jase Amcroja just hope it nothing will stop you from getting there because if it does you might get hungry
Why don't you make some bags up and sale them and it would give people that doesn't know how to get started
after the water is added to the back its the same weight
do you ride?
Try Mountain House LRPS rations, find then at the epicenter. Com