Let's Build a Survival Kit(Part 11) - More Food!

We’re going to have some fun designing and building this survival kit together and we are well on our way. Here is Part 11 in the series where each week we will vote on a new item(s) to add to the kit and see the results from the previous week. Well – sorta. This week we will discuss defense items, but, no voting. Be patient – you’ll see below.

Back when I first got involved in preparedness there were lots of discussions about “survival kits.” Nowadays, there are INCH bags, Bug Out bags, Get Home bags, and many more. I may be a bit old school but I’m going back to my roots and survival kit it is.

Here’s the bag we started with: The Paratus 3-Day Operator’s Pack. The Paratus is a popular pack and often considered the “Prepper’s Backpack” as it is high quality, rugged, extremely versatile, and budget-friendly. Cost is phenomenal at well under $100.

Here’s what we’re going to do. Every week(or so) I’ll post a category of products along with several choices to choose from. Everyone will vote on which items to put in the bag. When the voting is over I’ll buy the selected item and add it to the bag. With each new week, I’ll update what we’ve put in the bag until the kit is completed.

LAST INSTALLMENT: We discussed defensive tools related to a survival kit and situations where a survival kit might be needed.

THIS WEEK: We’ve got the bag, a water filter, a knife, a bit of food, some first aid supplies, a flashlight, a cookstove, an ax, cook set, and a tent, various supplies, the 3V water bladder, and a method to defend ourselves – – Let’s discuss food once again.

FOOD

Without food, we simply do not have the energy to perform much-needed tasks even in normal modern times let alone when the feces hit the oscillating blades. While we cannot accurately predict how exactly this survival kit might come into play – I can make some assumptions that caloric expenditures will be much higher than normal.

Food.

We’ve already added some emergency food bars and freeze-dried food to the kit. It’s not enough. What’s next?

More. To me, freeze-dried food is ideal for a survival kit due to its low weight and easy preparation. There are some other shorter shelf-life foods that also work well.

So….here’s the selection for this round. Vote for THREE selections:

Which foods to include this round?