Freeze Dried & MRE - Survival Food

72 Hour Survival Kits

Having a good 72 hour survival kit ready at all times can be make a huge difference in the event of an emergency or disaster. One backpack can carry all you need if you pack the right items in it.

Rather than having one 2-person kit or one large four-person kit, I recommend getting 2-3 one person kits that you keep in each car and at home. You never know where you will be when you need them so I believe this is the best strategy.

The best one person kit I could find is the Executive 72 hour survival kit with solar radio upgrade.

This kit contains;

• Premium Quality Water Resistant Nylon Backpack
  with padded Shoulder Straps
• Heavy-Duty Tube Tent Shelter
• Deluxe Knucklemender™ 60 item First-Aid Kit
• 5 Year Shelf-Life Cookie Flavored Food Rations
• 5 Year U.S. Coast Guard Water Rations
• Emergency Space® Blankets
• 36 Hour Light/Heat Candle
• Protective Leather Gloves & Dust Masks
• Quality AM/FM Radio

CONTENTS INCLUDES:

Warmth & Shelter
• 2 - Compact Emergency USA Made Space® Blankets
• 1 - Deluxe Heavy-Duty Tube Tent
• 2 - Emergency Rain/Wind Ponchos

Cooking, Heating, & Light
• 1 - 36 hr. Emergency Candle
• 1 - Industrial “AA” Size Flashlight with Batteries
• 2 - Pair of Hand/Pocket Warmer Heat-Paks
• 1 - 12 hr. Instant Lightstick
• 1 - Box of Waterproof Matches (45 matches)

Water & Hygiene Items
• 24 - Purified Drinking Water Pouches (4.2 ounces each)
• 18 - Wet-Wipe Packets
• 2 - Compact Sanitation/Toilet Toilet Rolls
• 2 - Disposable Sanitation Bags

First-Aid
• 1 - 60 Item Knuckle Mender II™ First Aid Kit w/ Instruction Book

Food Items
• 2 - 3600 Calorie Cookie Tasting Ration Bars
• 1 - Bag of Survival Candy
• 6 - E-mer’gen-C® Energy Drink Packets

Miscellaneous
• 1 - Premium Heavy Duty Nylon Backpack
• 1 - 15-Function Swiss Army Style Pocket Knife
• 1 - Deluxe AM/FM Radio Flashlight w/ Batteries
• 1 - Emergency Survival Whistle
• 1 - 50′ Nylon Cord
• 1 - Pair of Leather Gloves (for digging through or clearing debris)
  or hand warming in cold weather
• 1 - Writing Pad, Pencil, and Ink Pen
• 1 - Deck of Playing Cards (time occupier for kids & adult at shelter or
  if stuck at work or school. Helps time pass much faster).
• 2 - N95 Hospital Grade Dust Masks

This is kit is available at Nitro-pak for $154.99 at the time of this post.

* Emergency Indentification Cards

Here is a good idea that is recommended by the American Safety and Health Institute;
EMERGENCY Preparedness Notification Cards - EMERGENCY Notification Cards for emergency preparedness and peace of mind.

The US army has shown new MRE and new “first strike rations” today, the associated press and ArmyTimes reports.

The demonstration featured new menu items for “Meal, Ready-to-Eat” and “First Strike Rations”.

The new items won’t be available anytime soon, with buffalo wings slated for release in 2009, and southwest beef and blackbeans coming out in 2010.

The first strike ration for more mobile forces are less bulky and lighter. They are scheduled to be released this summer. The meals are packed with high-protein, high-carbohydrate foods upto 3000 calories to provide energy for fast moving forces.

Helpful Advice on Food for a Backpacking Trip
By Yohanes Tantama(Yohanes Tantama)
Another idea is buying army MRE’s or Meals Ready to Eat. These are made to be easy to carry, easy to prepare and healthy. When you are planning your meals for your backpacking trip you need to keep these basic tips in mind. …
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