People don’t realize this is about survival and not nutrition. You need sustenance. You just don’t want to be hungry. I like your channel bc you share what’s practical and affordable. I am going to vacuum pack MREs this weekend. I got the idea from you. At least 2 for a total of 9 people. So, 18 MREs. 2 for each bag. I have a baby granddaughter who is 1. I’m making hers a little different. Fruit & veggie pouch, Fruit & yogurt pouch, peanut butter ‘to go’ & calcium fortified juice boxes. I appreciate your idea so don’t worry bout the trolls. I had a relative tell me recently ‘I’m just going to trust God.’ I trust God but God also gave us common sense!
Amen to that....why did Joseph interpret pharaoh's dream and tell pharaoh to store 7yrs(?) worth of food then? (Srry about that lol) btw....we might want to prep bibles just incase
Those little chicken packages work very well with a packet of chicken noodle soup. Makes for a more robust meal, and they pack together nicely. And Spam in the can keeps indefinitely. It’s packed in a salt brine and will never go bad if the can stays intact.
the last time you did vid for the homemade mre's I went and got the veetee rice.....it was really good! I made several mre's and added jif peanut butter in the single serve cups and tuna and chicken pouches! thanks for the tips!! very helpful as usual!
Just resub. Trying to remember my old channels. This is a good idea. I try to plan a meal, and look for a new ingredients that go with that. And put them. together. It's fun and a challenge. Thank you, Miss Loretta
I did some of these 1.5 years ago and I put slim jim in them I open them a year later and the slim jim was no good and few other things was bad so I need to learn more before I can redo them. I been watching videos and studying so i can redo them. Thanks for sharing with us God bless you my friend
Qeustion how much do you have invested in 1 of those meals? The reason I ask is some of those things I seen you pack cost alot here in California. I have a local military surplus store here that sell MRE for $5 a piece do you think I would be better off buying the MRE or making my own money wise? Thanks again
I’ve always thought that, surely the standard MRE isn’t consumed in one sitting, it’s A LOT of food. I love this, I recently started trying the MRE packs, but I’ve been making my own forever. Awesome vacuum sealer, I’ll have to check Amazon. Great video 👍🏼
This is great! I’m really glad I found your channel. There’s a lot of great ideas on this for someone who’s on a shoestring budget. Great channel and great content.
We used to live on Tough Girl Rd and were both with Front Sight (now defunct & replaced). I really didn't like living there, as I'm from Texas and it's green, lol, and Pahrump is anything but green. I often buy the individual pouches of chicken, tuna, and salmon to add to our MREs. Since my husband is Army (nearing retirement after 37 years and a full-timer right now), I literally go by Warfighter guidelines. It makes packing my homemade much easier. I even made a spreadsheet to make it easy at a glance. God bless & hope this finds you well out in the desert!
I'm in the process of ordering my Vacuum sealer, and thought I'd see which one you bought, and ask the KPA on it, as it looks like it would really hold up! I can imagine I'm going to be obsessed with vacuum packing EVERYTHING in my pantry!! As for the sachets of sauce, etc, you can collect plastic milkshake straws from your fast food place (I have to buy them as places here now have paper ones!) and fill portions by heating a knife and sealing the ends with whatever you want, even salt & pepper incorporated. Even making a small tube of hand sanitizer and putting it in will ensure proper hygiene. Really love your down to earth approach, which really breaches the US/UK divide. 😁
I was sitting here waiting for the hurricane to hit binge watching prepping videos and stumbled across your channel and now I’m a subscriber. Thank you for the great content!
Thanks, and welcome to the channel, I have loads of other prepping videos and prepping/survival product review vids so check out the older ones too for ideas!
Iridium242 I have watched about 20 of your videos love them all .you do a great job of making things simple for people who are on a budget. I’m a subscriber for life. Keep up the great job.
Here it is about 3 years later. I've been Prepping for many many years and I have cases of MRE's, Freeze Dried Foods, Dehydrated Foods, Home & Store Canned Foods and Fresh Foods. I've made some homemade MRE's also. Even though I don't drink coffee, I put the single serve coffee, hot cocoa and flavored drink mixes in my homemade MRE's along with plastic spoon, salt, sugar, napkin and sealed package of hand sanitizer. M&Ms, Skittles and Tootsie Rolls are nice too. Be safe my friends.
This always the most fun way to do stuff that lasts about a year or so. I personally wanting a Harvest Right Medium so I can really do long term. Cheers
What a great video. I just found your channel. I purchased heavy duty reusable baggies from amazon. I am a diabetic and eat low carb so I made my own bags. I also got freeze dried veggies and chicken and knorrs chicken cubes. Purchased single serving ghee and olive oil. So I could make chicken vegetable soup. With spam and MRE cheese spread with dehydrated cauliflower I can make low carb Mac and cheese. Then with tuna and salmon foil packs I can mix with a single serve mayo. Jerky is my snack with single servings of raw almonds. There is a brand of electrolytes named sqwencher that does not raise my blood sugars. And of course good ole freeze dried coffee. You can also get Parmesan cheese crisp for the tuna and salmon. I thought I was the only one who made my own emergency meals
haha thanks, they are knock offs, not real, if they were real they would probably be worth a good deal of money. I got them on Amazon around 18 bucks each!
oh man! I'm so hungry right now! LOL Thanks Mr Iridium! Always informative! Don't listen to the trolls. LIke you said, SHTF you eat what is on hand not what is home made in jars unless of course you're at home !
Yep, coronavirus got me here😩... but I really love these MRE videos 🙌🏼You have the best ones!! It’s difficult to find stuff that’s vegan-friendly and those beans seem like a great idea. Thank you
I’ve watched many videos on homemade mres and I’ve drawn the most suggestion from your videos. I put together 6 similar to yours. I added peanutbutter packets and franks red hot sauce packets. I also added a shooter of Crown Royal and a Werthers Original to boost morale.
Thanks, many years ago the Italian MRE had shot of a brandy-like liquor in a plastic bottle. Not a bad idea! That's what I like about making your own, you can customize them any way you want.
Iridium242 actually, 2 of them have E&J. I’m not a big booze drinker in regular life, but if I need to rely on these, I’m going to want a shot at the end of the day. I keep all 6 of them in my line 3 bag. Maybe at some point I’ll do a VR and mention you.
Great video! My wife and I have been making our own as well for the past few years,its nice having wjat you like in them for your own comfort. We did find freeze dried fruit at our local Wal Mart relatively cheap and put in into our meals. We have the food saver vacuum sealer and make our own bags but I will look into the bags you are using too.
good video, I build my 'MREs' to be 'about 1.5 meals each,if you're really hungry eat it, if not, eat parts of it now, save rest for later..... in about every 3rd or 4th one I add one of those 'starbucks' instant milky coffee thingys... as a treat...
Great idea, but if you want to eat healthier, you can do retort canning. It's done with special bags that replace the mason jars. You need more equipment and that equipment may cost you a few bills, but you will eat smarter and cheaper.
Great idea on the home made mre's, have been utilizing this idea for some time. They have worked out great so far during hunting season. Thanks for sharing... ATB
What are the pros and cons of something like a can of chicken, versus those pouches? I'm looking at a tyson one which seems to be a fraction of the cost, has 5 times as much chicken inside... My guess is the reason the pouches work better is because they're easier to pack in the bags? Cans might be kind of an odd shape/take up more space?
Great Job!! I hope you know that you have me looking all over Walmart now a days. Also that is a good basic vacum sealer, mine has lasted over 3 years sealing everything from food to ammo. The bags are durable and last. Thanks again and have a safe holiday weekend.
I've been keeping condiments packets for years. I do rotate them out if they start to look or smell. They seem to last forever. TIP: If you do not eat at take out/fast food restaurants but have family and friends that do then get them to save those condiments packets for you. I've been looking for a vacuum sealer mainly for my mobile food business and I was willing to spend a pretty penny on one but I like the one in this video so I might just get it.
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Great ideas once again! I didn't even know Ziploc made sealers. I gotta check it out and get one! I was not interested in shopping at Wal-Mart for a long time. But I'll tell you what, they have the best prices and selection on food so I decided to give them a try. I like to buy little snacks from them and other random things. They also have some cool meat bars by Wild Zora brand. It's a soft, tender, tasty version of jerky. I highly recommend them.
Fantastic Especially with Hurricane Dorian that just went down last week. Everyone should have a few of these homemade kits ready in a backpack. I will say that if you crush that Ramen and put it in a ziplock bag with the corner left open then pack it in with the rest your bags will be thinner and your soup cooks faster. I'd also suggest for everyone to invest in a mess kit from walmart for $5.00 and throw a lighter into it with one of those sporks for $1.98
We used to live in Pahrump, and you're right, Walmart is basically the most economical place to shop there. Smith's is great too. If you have the ability to shop at Nellis, I'd advise there as well.
That's a cool idea! I started watching the MRE videos a while back through Steve1989MRE. I like that you even thought enough to give the calorie count of each bag too! 👍 Nice!
I love that you are doing this. I would like it if you had a listing of the foods you use. Our Walmart seems to have troubles stocking their shelves so I order lots online and having the names of some of these products would be so helpful! I am blessed with a freeze dryer so I can put in some home cooked things but I feel like you do n an emergency we just need food to eat.
Good one ... new to me ... have always figured BUG IN ... but done with that. Thoughts: Wipes and toiler paper. Dental wipes/floss, every 3rd one? Other "go bags" with ... Matches. Tea Candle? Tiparillo cigar? ("Why not?" ... the world's ending ... be careful with smell ... got it.)
My thing is many of us may need to adapt our "MRE"s to suit our individual needs. If you are needing to follow special diet requirements, (diabetic, low sodium, low fat, gluten free, food allergies) then you will need to pack your own. Also, when you pack your own you can size it to your needs or situation. If I was going out on an EMA deployment I might lean towards snacks which are caloric dense, but light weight and not requiring heating or extra water.
Here's an adaptation you can do: The Mountain House products. Don't laugh; bear with me here. Open the Mountain House Meal... Pour the contents into a Vacuum Seal Bag... Add a NEW Oxygen Absorber.... Seal the Bag.... Use a Marker to write the instructions on the Vacuum Seal Bag... What you've done here is reduce the space the Mtn. Hse. Entree takes up in your pack by up to FIFTY PERCENT! I happen to have a Titanium Camp Cook set. The Pot holds just over Two Cups of Water. Heat your water to a boil, as normal, open the Vacuum Seal bag, pour the contents into the boiling pot, stir, remove the pot from the heat source, and cover it. Wait the 15 Minutes as normal and boom-you're eating! The reason I do this in my Kit is this way I can have 15 Entree's in my Pack instead of 8! These simple hacks now COULD be the difference between Life and Death later!
@@Iridium242 I was also wondering if you could take the 'Boil'n'bag rice packets Vacuum Seal Them, then mix in the spam or tuna or whatever you prefer along with the Salsa or seasoning pack for a really quick meal?
Love your videos. Always helpful information. Question, I'm thinking about what to pack if you don't have a way to cook, like stranded in a snowstorm. The helpful thing about MREs is the heater. Also, about what is the cost of each vs an mre? Thanks!
They make cheap foldable small stove that will fit in your bag. The average mre cost 14-18 dollars for one. Homemade MREs can cost as little as 7 dollars.
Vacuum sealing is not the same as canning. If you are thinking of putting a slice of spam in a food saver bag and not refrigerating or freezing it, please don't!
Internal data cards are much better then writing on the outside. A index card and sharpie will let you put the important info on it like the date packed and the daily value of the contents along with a rotate by date in case some get mixed up in rotation. You are making something that will get moved around and might be going into bad weather so a label that can't ware off or get washed off is always good. Human minds are bad at remembering important info when it is needed so writing it all out now when you can remember it lets you put it inside a protective case for when you need it. You also might hand it to someone else who would have no clue on some of the things so even simple directions can be useful along with any paper you add now can have any blank sides/areas used to record on in the case of an emergency when supplies are harder to get.
meals ready to eat, packed with salt so it will last a long time. when I was in they gave us 5 years after date to eat, still good. ready to eat, things that don't need to be cooked. if I had to I could eat dry ramen but that would suck. spam tuna vac packed crakers. nuts go rancid.coffee drink powder and salt good but no cals.
Dude. You can use TVP. I'm not a vegan but, I was curious. It's not bad in burritos and ramen. You cant really tell the difference. It's relatively cheap and it's light. I'm hyperglycemic so, mine are atleast 1600 calories.
Working on one, however it will be a bit different, going to package some freeze dried eggs and some of those dehydrated hash browns as well, Just want to see how long it will last stored in less than optimal conditions.
Rather then a meal in a bag have you thought about making a daily/weekly hygiene kit in a sealed bag so you know everything will stay just how it is when you pack it and that items can't be removed as it is sealed? Keeping clean can have a big impact on how you feel in an emergency and can be one of the last thoughts so best to get them made and out of the way as they will have a much longer shelf life then food so you can pack them now for years. The other thought is a sealed bag of parts, oil and a cleaning kit for each firearm you own/carry. something small you can just keep at the bottom of a go bag now as it has no real shelf life so is make and forget about it till you are in an emergency and need to break out the bag/kit.
Fabulous! Btw..I love raw ramen lol. Crushed up, as a snack, no flavor packet. Kinda like potato chips as a snack. And yes..I thought it was gross too and my teen made me try it bc all the kids bring it as a snack now at school lol. And..its a fun different snack n cheap. 😊
They are reproductions, Got them off amazon. I have always been a big civil defense geek so when I saw all this stuff I had to get them. The bench I do a lot of my videos on is also my work bench, so the wall was getting really dirty when cleaning guns or working on other projects, so I decided to do the whole wall in civil defense stuff :)
Thanks for your insight on this subject and others. I subscribed about 3 weeks ago. Haven’t yet seen all of the videos yet. I’ve first did prepping in 1999 for Y2K but stopped after nothing happened, but I want to get back into prepping again. Question about the vacuum sealer, have you had any other issues other than the ones you mentioned on the video with the Zip Lock brand sealer? I’ve been comparing brands this weekend online. So many to choose from. I also want to get one that just seals for protecting important documents and alike. Thanks, Jeff.
No problems with the vac sealer in the video, I got it about 6 months ago and its worked great ever since. It was rather inexpensive as well so it had that going for it. I started prepping at the same time as well, when nothing happened for Y2K I just kept on prepping figuing something some day would happen. I think it all really hit me a few years later on the morning of 9.11. I realized that I was pretty well set if things got worse so then I really stepped it up and kept on prepping!
People don’t realize this is about survival and not nutrition. You need sustenance. You just don’t want to be hungry. I like your channel bc you share what’s practical and affordable. I am going to vacuum pack MREs this weekend. I got the idea from you. At least 2 for a total of 9 people. So, 18 MREs. 2 for each bag. I have a baby granddaughter who is 1. I’m making hers a little different. Fruit & veggie pouch, Fruit & yogurt pouch, peanut butter ‘to go’ & calcium fortified juice boxes. I appreciate your idea so don’t worry bout the trolls. I had a relative tell me recently ‘I’m just going to trust God.’ I trust God but God also gave us common sense!
Yeah that relative will be knocking on your door if the SHTF.
Amen Everyone
Amen to that....why did Joseph interpret pharaoh's dream and tell pharaoh to store 7yrs(?) worth of food then? (Srry about that lol) btw....we might want to prep bibles just incase
this is a great idea, i do a lot of hiking, this would be perfect for that as well.
Those little chicken packages work very well with a packet of chicken noodle soup.
Makes for a more robust meal, and they pack together nicely.
And Spam in the can keeps indefinitely. It’s packed in a salt brine and will never go bad if the can stays intact.
the last time you did vid for the homemade mre's I went and got the veetee rice.....it was really good! I made several mre's and added jif peanut butter in the single serve cups and tuna and chicken pouches! thanks for the tips!! very helpful as usual!
Just resub. Trying to remember my old channels.
This is a good idea. I try to plan a meal, and look for a new ingredients that go with that. And put them.
together. It's fun and a challenge. Thank you,
Miss Loretta
I did some of these 1.5 years ago and I put slim jim in them I open them a year later and the slim jim was no good and few other things was bad so I need to learn more before I can redo them. I been watching videos and studying so i can redo them. Thanks for sharing with us God bless you my friend
Qeustion how much do you have invested in 1 of those meals? The reason I ask is some of those things I seen you pack cost alot here in California. I have a local military surplus store here that sell MRE for $5 a piece do you think I would be better off buying the MRE or making my own money wise? Thanks again
Awesome video! I use to make my own MREs, you just got me going to start making them again and new stuff I just learned from you! Thanks!!!
I didnt know they made those bags , wow your awesome thanks for the share , Stay safe , God Bless
I’ve always thought that, surely the standard MRE isn’t consumed in one sitting, it’s A LOT of food.
I love this, I recently started trying the MRE packs, but I’ve been making my own forever. Awesome vacuum sealer, I’ll have to check Amazon. Great video 👍🏼
Nice kits I might try to make a few. The rice looked really good. They introduced in the beginning of the video.
For those who don't have a vacuum sealer, you can use the pot shop odor seal bags.
This is great! I’m really glad I found your channel. There’s a lot of great ideas on this for someone who’s on a shoestring budget. Great channel and great content.
Thank you, George.
Great idea indeed... i'll do some myself... thanks for the tip...
We used to live on Tough Girl Rd and were both with Front Sight (now defunct & replaced). I really didn't like living there, as I'm from Texas and it's green, lol, and Pahrump is anything but green. I often buy the individual pouches of chicken, tuna, and salmon to add to our MREs. Since my husband is Army (nearing retirement after 37 years and a full-timer right now), I literally go by Warfighter guidelines. It makes packing my homemade much easier. I even made a spreadsheet to make it easy at a glance. God bless & hope this finds you well out in the desert!
I'm in the process of ordering my Vacuum sealer, and thought I'd see which one you bought, and ask the KPA on it, as it looks like it would really hold up! I can imagine I'm going to be obsessed with vacuum packing EVERYTHING in my pantry!! As for the sachets of sauce, etc, you can collect plastic milkshake straws from your fast food place (I have to buy them as places here now have paper ones!) and fill portions by heating a knife and sealing the ends with whatever you want, even salt & pepper incorporated. Even making a small tube of hand sanitizer and putting it in will ensure proper hygiene. Really love your down to earth approach, which really breaches the US/UK divide. 😁
I.like the new items you found! I want to do a video on my new MRE's I've put together! Enjoy your weekend George!
I just found a vacuum sealer today to use for this exact project. Awesome video.
I was sitting here waiting for the hurricane to hit binge watching prepping videos and stumbled across your channel and now I’m a subscriber. Thank you for the great content!
Thanks, and welcome to the channel, I have loads of other prepping videos and prepping/survival product review vids so check out the older ones too for ideas!
Iridium242 I have watched about 20 of your videos love them all .you do a great job of making things simple for people who are on a budget. I’m a subscriber for life. Keep up the great job.
Thanks for sharing these valuable tips. I love survivalism since I was a child and keep a variety of EDC in pocket at all times JIC.
wow actual ready to eat home made mre well done
Great video. You gave me some great ideas on how to make meals for emergencies. Here in Florida, emergencies are a way of life. Thanks I242
Great tips ! Grouping stuff together really helps. Thanks for sharing !
Here it is about 3 years later. I've been Prepping for many many years and I have cases of MRE's, Freeze Dried Foods, Dehydrated Foods, Home & Store Canned Foods and Fresh Foods. I've made some homemade MRE's also. Even though I don't drink coffee, I put the single serve coffee, hot cocoa and flavored drink mixes in my homemade MRE's along with plastic spoon, salt, sugar, napkin and sealed package of hand sanitizer. M&Ms, Skittles and Tootsie Rolls are nice too. Be safe my friends.
Stay classy San Diego
This always the most fun way to do stuff that lasts about a year or so. I personally wanting a Harvest Right Medium so I can really do long term. Cheers
Very creative buddy imma gonna try this lol
I was just thinking of making some new MRE’s and these are some great additional ideas. Thanks!
All your videos are good. Keep up the good work. A howdy from TEXAS !
Great video man. When i do mine ill crunch up the ramen and load them into a smaller baggie. You can fit 3 bricks in the same space as one.
I do the same - The cup of noodles works great broken up and vacuum sealed. Perfect size for a 1 L pot with 8 oz of water.
What a great video. I just found your channel. I purchased heavy duty reusable baggies from amazon. I am a diabetic and eat low carb so I made my own bags. I also got freeze dried veggies and chicken and knorrs chicken cubes. Purchased single serving ghee and olive oil. So I could make chicken vegetable soup. With spam and MRE cheese spread with dehydrated cauliflower I can make low carb Mac and cheese. Then with tuna and salmon foil packs I can mix with a single serve mayo. Jerky is my snack with single servings of raw almonds. There is a brand of electrolytes named sqwencher that does not raise my blood sugars. And of course good ole freeze dried coffee. You can also get Parmesan cheese crisp for the tuna and salmon. I thought I was the only one who made my own emergency meals
I also finally added caprisun pouches for each mre plus electrolyte pouches.
I like all your old signs! Totally envious!
haha thanks, they are knock offs, not real, if they were real they would probably be worth a good deal of money. I got them on Amazon around 18 bucks each!
oh man! I'm so hungry right now! LOL Thanks Mr Iridium! Always informative! Don't listen to the trolls. LIke you said, SHTF you eat what is on hand not what is home made in jars unless of course you're at home !
Yep, coronavirus got me here😩... but I really love these MRE videos 🙌🏼You have the best ones!! It’s difficult to find stuff that’s vegan-friendly and those beans seem like a great idea. Thank you
You can also get the electrolytes from the coconut water walmart brand packets as well as the propel.
I’ve watched many videos on homemade mres and I’ve drawn the most suggestion from your videos. I put together 6 similar to yours. I added peanutbutter packets and franks red hot sauce packets. I also added a shooter of Crown Royal and a Werthers Original to boost morale.
Thanks, many years ago the Italian MRE had shot of a brandy-like liquor in a plastic bottle. Not a bad idea! That's what I like about making your own, you can customize them any way you want.
Iridium242 actually, 2 of them have E&J. I’m not a big booze drinker in regular life, but if I need to rely on these, I’m going to want a shot at the end of the day. I keep all 6 of them in my line 3 bag. Maybe at some point I’ll do a VR and mention you.
Love that set up
excellent video on DIY MRE's and as you said before pack what you like to eat, very important
Great video! My wife and I have been making our own as well for the past few years,its nice having wjat you like in them for your own comfort. We did find freeze dried fruit at our local Wal Mart relatively cheap and put in into our meals. We have the food saver vacuum sealer and make our own bags but I will look into the bags you are using too.
good video, I build my 'MREs' to be 'about 1.5 meals each,if you're really hungry eat it, if not, eat parts of it now, save rest for later..... in about every 3rd or 4th one I add one of those 'starbucks' instant milky coffee thingys... as a treat...
you should add T.P.and/or wet naps
Great idea, but if you want to eat healthier, you can do retort canning. It's done with special bags that replace the mason jars. You need more equipment and that equipment may cost you a few bills, but you will eat smarter and cheaper.
Great idea on the home made mre's, have been utilizing this idea for some time. They have worked out great so far during hunting season. Thanks for sharing... ATB
What are the pros and cons of something like a can of chicken, versus those pouches? I'm looking at a tyson one which seems to be a fraction of the cost, has 5 times as much chicken inside... My guess is the reason the pouches work better is because they're easier to pack in the bags? Cans might be kind of an odd shape/take up more space?
So creative !
EXCELLENT upload
Great advice😀😀 thanks 242!
That’s great, really idea for camping too.
After the meal is done you can use the bag to collect water. Multi purpose.
Tom Kiker Exactly. I always carry a spent MRE bag with my Sawyer.
Tom Kiker Or to dress a sucking chest wound. 😉
Great work thank you
I like your channel! Good energy, and ideas. Keep at it. Thanks
I got your back, George. Thanks for the share
Thanks for the great ideas. You make some insightful videos.
Great Job!! I hope you know that you have me looking all over Walmart now a days. Also that is a good basic vacum sealer, mine has lasted over 3 years sealing everything from food to ammo. The bags are durable and last. Thanks again and have a safe holiday weekend.
Excellent video and gave me some new ideas, thanks 🙂
I've been keeping condiments packets for years. I do rotate them out if they start to look or smell. They seem to last forever.
TIP: If you do not eat at take out/fast food restaurants but have family and friends that do then get them to save those condiments packets for you.
I've been looking for a vacuum sealer mainly for my mobile food business and I was willing to spend a pretty penny on one but I like the one in this video so I might just get it.
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Great ideas once again! I didn't even know Ziploc made sealers. I gotta check it out and get one!
I was not interested in shopping at Wal-Mart for a long time. But I'll tell you what, they have the best prices and selection on food so I decided to give them a try. I like to buy little snacks from them and other random things. They also have some cool meat bars by Wild Zora brand. It's a soft, tender, tasty version of jerky. I highly recommend them.
Ty for doing this video
Fantastic Especially with Hurricane Dorian that just went down last week. Everyone should have a few of these homemade kits ready in a backpack. I will say that if you crush that Ramen and put it in a ziplock bag with the corner left open then pack it in with the rest your bags will be thinner and your soup cooks faster. I'd also suggest for everyone to invest in a mess kit from walmart for $5.00 and throw a lighter into it with one of those sporks for $1.98
We used to live in Pahrump, and you're right, Walmart is basically the most economical place to shop there. Smith's is great too. If you have the ability to shop at Nellis, I'd advise there as well.
Great ideas. Several things in this vid that will help me improve my process. Plus I like that sealer, seems better than my Food Saver! Thanks!
That's a cool idea! I started watching the MRE videos a while back through Steve1989MRE. I like that you even thought enough to give the calorie count of each bag too! 👍 Nice!
I love that you are doing this. I would like it if you had a listing of the foods you use. Our Walmart seems to have troubles stocking their shelves so I order lots online and having the names of some of these products would be so helpful! I am blessed with a freeze dryer so I can put in some home cooked things but I feel like you do n an emergency we just need food to eat.
I will go through what i use and post a list!
@@Iridium242
thank you!
Good one ... new to me ... have always figured BUG IN ... but done with that. Thoughts: Wipes and toiler paper. Dental wipes/floss, every 3rd one?
Other "go bags" with ... Matches. Tea Candle? Tiparillo cigar? ("Why not?" ... the world's ending ... be careful with smell ... got it.)
Good looking rations. Lots of those foods are hard to get up here. Thank you for the video, George
My thing is many of us may need to adapt our "MRE"s to suit our individual needs. If you are needing to follow special diet requirements, (diabetic, low sodium, low fat, gluten free, food allergies) then you will need to pack your own. Also, when you pack your own you can size it to your needs or situation. If I was going out on an EMA deployment I might lean towards snacks which are caloric dense, but light weight and not requiring heating or extra water.
I stocked up on the MIO flavor drops. I got them for .99. They have the sport/electrolyte drops. Small bottle. 18- 25 servings.
These are great videos. You have given me some great idess.
AWESOME, PERIOD!
Here's an adaptation you can do:
The Mountain House products. Don't laugh; bear with me here.
Open the Mountain House Meal...
Pour the contents into a Vacuum Seal Bag...
Add a NEW Oxygen Absorber....
Seal the Bag....
Use a Marker to write the instructions on the Vacuum Seal Bag...
What you've done here is reduce the space the Mtn. Hse. Entree takes up in your pack by up to FIFTY PERCENT!
I happen to have a Titanium Camp Cook set. The Pot holds just over Two Cups of Water. Heat your water to a boil, as normal, open the Vacuum Seal bag, pour the contents into the boiling pot, stir, remove the pot from the heat source, and cover it. Wait the 15 Minutes as normal and boom-you're eating!
The reason I do this in my Kit is this way I can have 15 Entree's in my Pack instead of 8!
These simple hacks now COULD be the difference between Life and Death later!
Not a bad idea to reduce space
@@Iridium242 I was also wondering if you could take the 'Boil'n'bag rice packets Vacuum Seal Them, then mix in the spam or tuna or whatever you prefer along with the Salsa or seasoning pack for a really quick meal?
Great video! Heading to Wal Mart now..
Parump! Awsome, i live in Winnemucca. It would be nice if more people would do more desert survival/bushcraft vids. Love your vids. Very informative.
Yeah once it cools off I can get outside and do some more outdoor vids, thanks!
Love your videos. Always helpful information. Question, I'm thinking about what to pack if you don't have a way to cook, like stranded in a snowstorm. The helpful thing about MREs is the heater. Also, about what is the cost of each vs an mre? Thanks!
They make cheap foldable small stove that will fit in your bag. The average mre cost 14-18 dollars for one. Homemade MREs can cost as little as 7 dollars.
Does sealing food like this extend the expiration?
Now that I'm getting a vacuum food sealer, I can slice my beloved Spam and use it my MRE's!! 😁 😁 😁 Yay!! ♥️
Vacuum sealing is not the same as canning. If you are thinking of putting a slice of spam in a food saver bag and not refrigerating or freezing it, please don't!
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Great job. Only thing I’m trying to find is tang
Can you take a can of Dinty Moore stew add it to a small mylar bag and seal . Will this last long term like a can does ?
Really enjoy the content this is a really good idea always enjoy your content. Have a good day and stay safe Jimmy from Massachusetts
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Love your stuff just subscribed
Going to have to look at Walmart more. VERY interesting new items. Also, that vacuum sealer...
Load up on your condiments at the gas stations that serve food.
Internal data cards are much better then writing on the outside. A index card and sharpie will let you put the important info on it like the date packed and the daily value of the contents along with a rotate by date in case some get mixed up in rotation. You are making something that will get moved around and might be going into bad weather so a label that can't ware off or get washed off is always good.
Human minds are bad at remembering important info when it is needed so writing it all out now when you can remember it lets you put it inside a protective case for when you need it. You also might hand it to someone else who would have no clue on some of the things so even simple directions can be useful along with any paper you add now can have any blank sides/areas used to record on in the case of an emergency when supplies are harder to get.
homemade mre's are so useful. many regular mre's have stuff many people won't ever eat, hence the vegetarian omelet
I like the veggie MRE's better than the ones with meat. Be safe my friend.
meals ready to eat, packed with salt so it will last a long time. when I was in they gave us 5 years after date to eat, still good. ready to eat, things that don't need to be cooked. if I had to I could eat dry ramen but that would suck. spam tuna vac packed crakers. nuts go rancid.coffee drink powder and salt good but no cals.
Thanks for sharing ,atb
Bonne idée de préparer une trousse d'urgence avec des rations de survie en cas d'évacuation.
Dude. You can use TVP. I'm not a vegan but, I was curious. It's not bad in burritos and ramen. You cant really tell the difference. It's relatively cheap and it's light. I'm hyperglycemic so, mine are atleast 1600 calories.
Watched several of your MRE videos focusing on lunch/dinner meals and was just wondering if you have any suggestions for a self-made breakfast MREs.
Working on one, however it will be a bit different, going to package some freeze dried eggs and some of those dehydrated hash browns as well, Just want to see how long it will last stored in less than optimal conditions.
Good idea. How long do you store the MREs and what is your rotation plan? How many meals would you suggest bagging?
Add plastic/bamboo earing utensils to each pack along with tissues. Terrible to have food but nothing to eat eat with or tidy up with after.
Thanks for excellent vids . New subscriber here .
Welcome aboard!
Rather then a meal in a bag have you thought about making a daily/weekly hygiene kit in a sealed bag so you know everything will stay just how it is when you pack it and that items can't be removed as it is sealed? Keeping clean can have a big impact on how you feel in an emergency and can be one of the last thoughts so best to get them made and out of the way as they will have a much longer shelf life then food so you can pack them now for years.
The other thought is a sealed bag of parts, oil and a cleaning kit for each firearm you own/carry. something small you can just keep at the bottom of a go bag now as it has no real shelf life so is make and forget about it till you are in an emergency and need to break out the bag/kit.
Wait you are from Over the Hump in Pahrump?! Nice! I am from Henderson!
Yes I am! Yeah its nice and quiet over on this side. :)
Fabulous! Btw..I love raw ramen lol. Crushed up, as a snack, no flavor packet. Kinda like potato chips as a snack. And yes..I thought it was gross too and my teen made me try it bc all the kids bring it as a snack now at school lol. And..its a fun different snack n cheap. 😊
True. Walmart is also in China. I like going to Walmart even in China
Those Earthly Choice options look great!! except my local Walmarts don't seem to be carrying them :( maybe they will eventually.
Yeah they are brand new in ours, so they may make it to yours soon.
Seriously, you are spot on-Store what you EAT: Eat what you STORE!
News Flash:
Fight breaks out in Seafood Restaurant-Battered Fish everywhere!
Love your Sticker Collection where'd you get the civil defense sticker that is awesome I thought they quit making those
They are reproductions, Got them off amazon. I have always been a big civil defense geek so when I saw all this stuff I had to get them. The bench I do a lot of my videos on is also my work bench, so the wall was getting really dirty when cleaning guns or working on other projects, so I decided to do the whole wall in civil defense stuff :)
@@Iridium242 im old ESAR 1984 Olympia Washington i love the old cd things
Thanks for your insight on this subject and others. I subscribed about 3 weeks ago. Haven’t yet seen all of the videos yet. I’ve first did prepping in 1999 for Y2K but stopped after nothing happened, but I want to get back into prepping again. Question about the vacuum sealer, have you had any other issues other than the ones you mentioned on the video with the Zip Lock brand sealer? I’ve been comparing brands this weekend online. So many to choose from. I also want to get one that just seals for protecting important documents and alike. Thanks, Jeff.
No problems with the vac sealer in the video, I got it about 6 months ago and its worked great ever since. It was rather inexpensive as well so it had that going for it. I started prepping at the same time as well, when nothing happened for Y2K I just kept on prepping figuing something some day would happen. I think it all really hit me a few years later on the morning of 9.11. I realized that I was pretty well set if things got worse so then I really stepped it up and kept on prepping!
George, how is the use by date affected by vacuum sealing? Great video. Keep up the good work.
No idea, I suspect it might keep things a tiny big longer but really not sure.. I will have to check into that and see if I can find any info on it!
Will this vacuum and seal real mre bags?
I tried it and it did seal it up but not well, My new Vevor sealer will do it