Agree on the food. Eating ration bars to survive would suck ass. Sorry, but no other way to really say it. As for MREs, they are great but remember shelf live when stored in hot temps (since as TX where you reside). The nutrition content drops. Some things in the MRE will not last 3 months when stored at 120*, think how hot the inside of your rig is in the summer... FD foods are much better in this regard. I keep MH pouches in my kit bag. But you also need water and something to cook them with since cold FD foods take literally hours to re-hydrate and still taste like butt crack, unless you are packing the MH granola milk and blueberry cereal, which I find tasty hot or cold and since it cereal it does not need to re-hydrate. I have 20+ #10 cans of this meal in my home food storage.
As for meals, just pick up a few, and try them over the course of a week or 2. You will see what you like and what you don't. My favorite I am down to just a bags of out of the cases of it I ordered. Unfortunately MH discontinued it. But it was the beef patties and potatoes/ cheese/ broccoli. Dam is it good.
As for water I keep a few Dasani 1liter bottles in a kit box. The dasani brand has the thickest bottle, so less likely to puncture, I will go thru them during outings, at work, or parages/ events. I just keep buying them as I go thru them and remember FIFO, first in first out.
Other things. You have matches, but no tinder. Just a small quart freezer bag with 2 dozen cotton balls heavily saturated in petroleum jelly will light almost anything on fire, and even a novice can light one with a flint and steel, they go up FAST. I use them during the winter hunts and everyone who has seen them burn are amazed. Plus they can be used as the best lip balm when you are stranded.
Shouldnt have to say it since your from TX, but defense? Do you have a CCW permit? If so, cleaning kit, spare ammo/ magazines. I keep my carry piece on me, but also have a second pistol hidden in the truck.
Sunglasses (nothign worse than burned eyes)
Bandana, couple with the headgear AND prefilter for your lifestraw or other water filter, which I recommend something that allows you to store water on the go. The sawyer squeeze are amazing, I keep one in the truck. And can be used as a life straw, but the stars are small so keep it in the glove box JIC.
I also keep one of those USB battery deals in my kit bag, allows you to charge the phone a few times on the go if needed (). The radio is nice, but cranking to charge a phone would get old FAST. I would rather keep a Baofeng handheld VHF/ UHF and the USB battery deal instead of the larger crank radio, but thats just me, your results will vary.
Last, make sure you pack has a bladder option to carry water incase you need to go out on foot. But great job on the preps so far man.
As for meals, just pick up a few, and try them over the course of a week or 2. You will see what you like and what you don't. My favorite I am down to just a bags of out of the cases of it I ordered. Unfortunately MH discontinued it. But it was the beef patties and potatoes/ cheese/ broccoli. Dam is it good.
As for water I keep a few Dasani 1liter bottles in a kit box. The dasani brand has the thickest bottle, so less likely to puncture, I will go thru them during outings, at work, or parages/ events. I just keep buying them as I go thru them and remember FIFO, first in first out.
Other things. You have matches, but no tinder. Just a small quart freezer bag with 2 dozen cotton balls heavily saturated in petroleum jelly will light almost anything on fire, and even a novice can light one with a flint and steel, they go up FAST. I use them during the winter hunts and everyone who has seen them burn are amazed. Plus they can be used as the best lip balm when you are stranded.
Shouldnt have to say it since your from TX, but defense? Do you have a CCW permit? If so, cleaning kit, spare ammo/ magazines. I keep my carry piece on me, but also have a second pistol hidden in the truck.
Sunglasses (nothign worse than burned eyes)
Bandana, couple with the headgear AND prefilter for your lifestraw or other water filter, which I recommend something that allows you to store water on the go. The sawyer squeeze are amazing, I keep one in the truck. And can be used as a life straw, but the stars are small so keep it in the glove box JIC.
I also keep one of those USB battery deals in my kit bag, allows you to charge the phone a few times on the go if needed (). The radio is nice, but cranking to charge a phone would get old FAST. I would rather keep a Baofeng handheld VHF/ UHF and the USB battery deal instead of the larger crank radio, but thats just me, your results will vary.
Last, make sure you pack has a bladder option to carry water incase you need to go out on foot. But great job on the preps so far man.
