Survival Food – Freeze Dried & MRE

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Chapter 1: Introduction
- Survival Actions
- Pattern for Survival

Chapter 2: PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL
- A Look at Stress
- Natural Reactions
- Preparing Yourself

Chapter 3: SURVIVAL PLANNING AND SURVIVAL KITS
- Importance of Planning
- Survival Kits

Chapter 4: BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE
- Requirements for Maintenance of Health
- Medical Emergencies
- Lifesaving Steps
- Bone and Joint Injury
- Bites and Stings
- Wounds
- Environmental Injuries
- Herbal Medicines

Chapter 5: SHELTERS
- Primary Shelter—Uniform
- Shelter Site Selection
- Types of Shelters

Chapter 6: WATER PROCUREMENT
- Water Sources
- Still Construction
- Water Purification
- Water Filtration Devices

Chapter 7: FIRECRAFT
- Basic Fire Principles
- Site Selection and Preparation
- Fire Material Selection
- How to Build a Fire
- How to Light a Fire

Chapter 8: FOOD PROCUREMENT
- Animals for Food
- Traps and Snares
- Killing Devices
- Fishing Devices
- Cooking and Storage of Fish and Game

Chapter 9: SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS
- Edibility of Plants
- Plants for Medicine
- Miscellaneous Uses of Plants

Chapter 10: POISONOUS PLANTS
- How Plants Poison
- All About Plants
- Rules for Avoiding Poisonous Plants
- Contact Dermatitis
- Ingestion Poisoning

Chapter 11: DANGEROUS ANIMALS
- Insects and Arachnids
- Leeches
- Bats
- Venomous Snakes
- Snake-Free Areas
- Dangerous Lizards
- Dangers in Rivers
- Dangers in Bays and Estuaries
- Saltwater Dangers
- Other Dangerous Sea Creatures

Chapter 12: FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT
- Staffs
- Clubs
- Edged Weapons
- Other Expedient Weapons
- Cordage and Lashing
- Rucksack Construction
- Clothing and Insulation
- Cooking and Eating Utensils

Chapter 13: DESERT SURVIVAL
- Terrain
- Environmental Factors
- Need for Water
- Heat Casualties
- Precautions
- Desert Hazards

Chapter 14: TROPICAL SURVIVAL
- Tropical Weather
- Jungle Types
- Travel Through Jungle Areas
- Immediate Considerations
- Water Procurement
- Food
- Poisonous Plants

Chapter 15: COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL
- Cold Regions and Locations
- Windchill
- Basic Principles of Cold Weather Survival
- Hygiene
- Medical Aspects
- Cold Injuries
- Shelters
- Fire
- Water
- Food
- Travel
- Weather Signs

Chapter 16: SEA SURVIVAL
- The Open Sea
- Seashores

Chapter 17: EXPEDIENT WATER CROSSINGS
- Rivers and Streams
- Rapids
- Rafts
- Flotation Devices
- Other Water Obstacles
- Vegetation Obstacles

Chapter 18: FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING
- Using the Sun and Shadows
- Using the Moon
- Using the Stars
- Making Improvised Compasses
- Other Means of Determining Direction

Chapter 19: SIGNALING TECHNIQUES
-Application
-Means for Signaling
-Codes and Signals
-Aircraft Vectoring Procedures

Chapter 20: Survival Movement In Hostile Areas
-Phases of Planning

Chapter 21: Camouflage
-Personal Camouflage
-Methods of Stalking

Chapter 22: Contact With People
-Contact with Local People
-Survival Behavior
-Changes to Political Allegiance

Chapter 23: Survival In Man-Made Hazards
-The Nuclear Environment
-Biological Environments
-Chemical Environments

Appendix A: Survival Kits

Appendix B: Edible and Medicinal Plants

Appendix C: Poisonous Plants

Appendix D: Dangerous Insects and Arachnids

Appendix E: Venomous Snakes and Mollusks

Appendix F: Dangerous Fish and Mollusks

Appendix G: Ropes and Knots

Appendix H: Clouds Foretellers of Weather

Appendix I: Evasion of Action Format

By Chris Haven

Freeze Drying is the process used to remove most all water from food. It removes on average 98% of water content. The freeze dry process is different from dehydration. The main difference between dehydrated and freeze dry food is how it is dried. Although the process is more complicated than the few steps that I’ll detail the basic process of freeze dried food is that it’s first flash frozen and then put into a vacuum chamber that dries the food. When dehydrating food, the food is also placed into a drying chamber where air removes the water. Both techniques yield great results and either method is used depending on the type of food that needs to be dried. Different foods are better suited for freeze drying vs. dehydrating and visa-versa. Fresh vegetables work better to freeze dry where noodles are better dehydrated. Here are some of the key benefits:

1. State – It keeps the foods original flavor, nutritional and dietary value and it’s food color, size and shape. The food is maintained just as it was before the freeze dry process, just without all of the water.

 

2. Size – This process reduces the size of the food and in turn the amount of space required to store it. This allows for companies that make food freeze dried to package the food in unique and often space saving packaging.

 

3. Weight – With nearly all of the water removed, the weight is dramatically reduced. This creates a very portable product. Something you could stick in a backpack for an overnight camping trip and not even know it’s there.

 

4. Shelf Life – In the freeze dry state, the food can carry a very long shelf life. It greatly reduces food spoilage. For this reason, bulk freeze dried food is commonly used for emergency food storage.

Another huge benefit is when it comes time to prepare a meal consisting of freeze-dried ingredients, water is all that is required to reconstitute the contents back to its original form. The process of freeze drying food has to be done right and it’s essential to look for a dried food supplier or manufacturer that is reputable and can provide this long term food storage option. Some of these companies are taking the freeze dried and dehydrated food products and using professional chefs to create gourmet food entrees and meals specifically designed for the dried freeze process. In summary, freeze dried food has a lot of benefits even for the everyday Joe like myself and believe it or not, it can actually taste really good.

A great resource for Freeze Dried Food – http://www.survivalistfood.com

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