I've been looking into storing water after reading an article about the Cascadia Subduction Zone recently. Latest info seem to indicate how if we get hit by this quake in the Portland Metro, normal FEMA recommended 3-day kit would not be enough.
If I survive the quake or tsunami in the first place(not really worried about the tsunami lol). One article I read on it said that freeze dried MRE's used to last long time, but modern day MRE's tend to have short shelf life. I think I'll stick with canned foods & maybe retail freeze dried stuff.
I've been looking into storing water after reading an article about the Cascadia Subduction Zone recently. Latest info seem to indicate how if we get hit by this quake in the Portland Metro, normal FEMA recommended 3-day kit would not be enough.
I always stocked my cupboard with bottled water, batteries & non-perishable food, enough to last me a week, so I didn't really worry about anything. I don't know if this article was exaggerating or what, but it suggested even the 2-week supply may not be enough, because Cascadia quake would destroy most of the bridges & roads. There will be no Federal help arriving for weeks.
First thing I did was order couple of these Waterbricks. That's 7 gallons, but if help really didn't arrive for couple of weeks or more, 7G won't cut it. My coworker suggested straw, or other filtration system, so I was thinking about looking into those. Just for me, 7 gallons in Waterbrick, probably another couple gallons in retail water bottles + some way to filter water should be maybe enough.
My local grocery store got some MRE last year, and I've always wanted to try them out? I bought some & was super surprised when I found out how short shelf life they had. Packets had codes printed on instead of expiration dates & when I looked them up online, they were all expiring within months.
I want a review.
I want a review.
MRE Santa Fe Beans & Rice were gross. It had "expired" couple of months prior, but it was fine. My impression: "Survival Food"
I also tried Mountain House brand freeze dried meal a year or two ago, they tasted like survival food, too. My expectations seem to be too high. I like how MRE you can eat them straight out of the package if you needed to. Freeze dried, you have to boil water first, but I definitely preferred them over MREs. More I think about it, I think I prefer canned food.
If you find out which filtration straw you have, please let me know. I'll probably look into them sometime & go that route also. 👍
I want a review.
MRE Santa Fe Beans & Rice were gross. It had "expired" couple of months prior, but it was fine. My impression: "Survival Food"
I also tried Mountain House brand freeze dried meal a year or two ago, they tasted like survival food, too. My expectations seem to be too high. I like how MRE you can eat them straight out of the package if you needed to. Freeze dried, you have to boil water first, but I definitely preferred them over MREs. More I think about it, I think I prefer canned food.
Considering, canned food's like ten times better than MREs or freeze dried in my book. While may not be a good option for "survival", like in the woods or something, but for emergency food to keep around the house, I think they are great.
If things go bad, you can be guaranteed that there is going to be looting all over the country, especially in and around cities. In fact, depending on the situation, we even have plans to do a bit of looting. We plan on hitting up every pharmacy we can. My wife has a form of urticaria that causes her whole body to itch all the timeas well as requiring anti-seizure meds. We can stock up on allegra for the itching, but the other we can only ever have a month worth supply of. Without either one, my wife's quality of life will begin to diminish quite quickly.Considering, canned food's like ten times better than MREs or freeze dried in my book. While may not be a good option for "survival", like in the woods or something, but for emergency food to keep around the house, I think they are great.
In the Pacific Northwest, we aren't really worried about typical doomsday prepper scenarios like storms, civil unrest, etc. However, one real threat is the earthquake from the Cascadia Subduction Zone & I didn't think the typical FEMA suggested 72 hour kit be enough. I guessed I should probably store couple weeks worth of food & water, but in the very link provided, it does say to expect the services to be out for at least two weeks, if not more.
I should invest in the water filtration you recommended already. You can never have enough water(not lucky like @Rallywagon ). I sure would hope for some government help in that department, but man, there are so many frigging people in Pacific NW & some people around here are self-centered even when everything's going good. I don't even want to think about their behavior when they run out of something as basic as food & water. Will we be the community that comes to aid of others when disaster hits, or one that go looting the neighbors?
I appreciate your honesty + I can't really see authorities looking to prosecute families who took medication from deserted pharmacies. If you take along things you don't need for survival though, that's criminal in my book.
Reminds me of those old school G.I. canteen cups. So many different uses. 👍
