We’re going to have some fun designing and building a survival kit together. Here is Part 3 in the series where each week we will vote on a new item to add to the kit and see the results from the previous week.
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 WEEK: Last week we looked at adding a knife to the kit and it was a close vote. The Ontario Air Force Survival Knife came out on top with the Mora a close second. I have a feeling the Mora may make another appearance. The classic Ontario AF Survival Knife has been ordered and will be added to the bag as soon as it arrives.
THIS WEEK: We’ve got the bag, a water filter, a knife, so now let’s take a look at another category of survival gear: FOOD
Vote below to chose which TWO food items needs to go in the bag.
Which TWO food items go in the survival kit this week?
- Emergency Food Rations - 3600 Calorie(Bar) (31%, 23 Votes)
- Mountain House Chili Mac(pouch) (28%, 21 Votes)
- Mountain House Scrambled Eggs with Bacon(pouch) (19%, 14 Votes)
- Mountain House Spaghetti with Meat Sauce(pouch) (15%, 11 Votes)
- Mountain House Granola with Milk & Blueberries(pouch) (8%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Food will be looked at multiple times. This is merely the first.
Interested in any of these food options?
Mountain House Scrambled Eggs & Bacon
Mountain House Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Emergency Ration Bar – 3600 Calories
Mountain House Gramola with Milk & Blueberries
Take care all –
Rourke
Here’s the survival kit so far:
Ontario Air Force Survival Knife
Next week I’ll throw some pictures up to show how the kit is coming along.