A beer. I keep one frequently rotated throughout my bags. Just in case!!

 

Good call, hadn't thought of that!

 

mine isnt something i would pack lol its good old Squirrel. Love the taste, i always have. SHTF im eating good where i live.

 

I have to admit, I've never eaten squirrel, I shot a few with some buddies camping, they tried them, made faces like death warmed over, I threw my steak on the grill

 

About once a month I try to go through my bags. And I rotate the stock, mostly snack crap for my lunch box bit also 1 yuengling that gets put in the fridge and promptly finished off before it goes bad.. Yeah that's what I tell myself at least.. It puts a touch of fun in all the seriousness

 

My thanksgiving dinner always has squirrel in it and never a bite left. My whole family loves to eat anything that is wild. Most of the time its ppl who have never thought of where food really comes from that turn their noses to wild meat. Then again i was raised if you kill it you eat it.

 

Squirrel will get the job done but that's all there is to it... I hate tree rats , but they are fun to shoot!

 

Dark chocolate chips. I like my chocolate without sugar, and unlike milk chocolate it holds up pretty well in warm weather. It can still melt into a solid lump if left in a hot car all day, but is quite edible once broken back up into bits.

The worst situations always seem better after a few tastes of chocolate.

 

Bakers chocolate i think would be better in a bugout bag. More uses like baking and bait for traps different things. Plus if you had kids they wont eat it all up.

 

Ok, I'm an addicted poster, I know....

The first step to solving a problem is admitting there is one.

I'd suggest spending some time with the search engine. Use advanced search. The basic search totally sucks! :

You can also use google site search. Just type "site:survivalistboards.com" before your search terms and it will search only this site. But google and the site's search engine each have their own strengths and weaknesses. So it's good to learn to use both. I can find anything I need in less than a minute with them.

 

I tend to keep some trail mix in my BOB along with my Datrex and MRE peanut butter and crackers packs. The Datrex and MRE stuff tolerates heat and lasts well, but of course trail mix doesn't. So I rotate it frequently. That's a chore that I don't mine doing. I love good trail mix! :

 

I just ate a whole bag of my trail mix tonight posting and reading forums. Guess I need to buy another one for the bag.

 

I use my smoker as much as I do the oven, a wood fired iron beast -- not some little girl's electric job. There is always elk or deer jerky in my pack just in case I have to go a day or two without a real fire.

 

Beans, lentils and rice.

 

Having lived in Japan, my comfort food would be Curry Rice (Japan sells an emergency ration pack that stores for 5-8 years). Although over priced online, they are very cheap directly off the shelves in a Japanese store. I have someone that buys and ships me what I need.

Rescue Foods one meal box curry rice three years save emergency food-stockpiling for white rice 200g, beef curry 180g: Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food

 

Proof you need to read more:
http://www.survivalistboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=115

 

Read Brek Porridge, I think you call that oatmeal in the USA.

 

Soda (yea it doesn't keep too long)
Candy (M&M or Snickers, good energy snacks)
Beef Jerky

 

Corned Beef Hash would probably be my ideal meal in a SHTF situation, baked beans, corned beef and some canned potatoes + an onion and some worcestershire sauce if possible.. Can't go wrong :thumb:

Chocolate would be a great morale booster I'd imagine.

 

Corned Beef Hash ...

MMM, hadn't thought of that, yummie and full of calories

 

I don't stock food like that. Interesting thought though. May need to add some jerky; love the stuff.

 

Probably not really a food but mine is coffee. Morning just isn't the same without a couple cups of coffee.

 

Broccoli chedder soup. Warmth is a great morale booster
Cashews. And maybe peanut butter
Beer
Wife would probably have to be black olives. She goes thru them like crazy

 

anything filling such as a previous poster mentioned jerky, baked beans, hash, not things you go to every day but have in your stock in normal situations. A lot has to do with the smells of certain foods cooking that make you impatient while cooking them because they smell wonderful...the pop and sizzle of bacon or hash, onions and potatoes. I personally carry in my GHB, BOB etc as well as long term storage, dehydrated potato slices (red ones of course) as well as sweet onion chopped and tossed in, I have small packets of green onion sliced rings I store in those glorious Capri Sun juice pouches since they are mylar if you didnt know for an addition and motivator item.

This is going another direction from the OP but consider the use of Capri Sun pouches cut below the straw insert , cleaned of course, these little pouches I use for instant coffee, bits of caramel chews, garlic powder and so on. Use your imagination! Just think, a simple empty beer can has a few uses, the tab...fish hook, obvious a short term container, fire starter and when uncoiled, rescue mirror. If you crush those frito chips into a chunk like powder and fill the cleaned and dried can and was able to keep it air tight sealed in a way, you have one hellova fire starter. Yes, fritos burn....like charcoal.

 

Again off topic- but I like the Capri bags too.

You can put anything in them. I pack up .22 ammo in em. 100 rds per bag. No moisture no corrosion. Carry in the pocket quite well.

MED kits. Sewing kits. Food like beans rice & bullion. And yeah - you can do trail mix in em too.

It was a good thread on here that gave me that "Ahaaa".

Tip - don't use your wife's hair straightener- go buy one for $9 bucks & stay in good graces.

TANSTAFL

 

Beef jerky

 

Bourbon. :thumb:

 

I keep instant cinnamon and brown sugar oatmeal in the BoB's and steel cut oats at home. Also, a good supply of canned pumpkin so with some sugar, spices and milk (powdered or boxed) we can make crustless pumpkin pie. I don't like the crust anyway.
Pumpkin is also a great way to up the Vitamin A levels in your food storage.

 

Millennium Bars. Vanilla, Blueberry, Orange and Lemon flavors to be exact. Got them in both my GHB, BOB and keep more in the kitchen.

 

im going with mac and cheese, which is nice because the knorr pasta sides last a good long while, quick to cook, and provides good energy/calories.

but I do want to comment on another post of yours, that was locked, about situational awareness.

my concealed carry license class touched on this, but that might have just been a good instructor that was retired law enforcement. but a good martial arts or self defense class will/should also teach this. also some good people watching will go a long way. not sure where I read or heard this, might even be this forum... but next time you go to a bar or restaurant look around and try and read people... see who just met, dating, married, not having a good time, etc. you will hone your skills with practice.

sorry about the derail!

 

No problem on the derail, appreciate the response to my closed post. Good points you bring up; things to consider to help with situational awareness

Thanks,
Anonymous Prepper