What prep items did you get recently?

ENDuRUN · Jun 14, 2021

Dry Beans and rice. Started keeping ~25 lbs of dry beans and 25lbs of brown rice in my pantry rotation which is a pretty simple process. Beans and rice doesn't constitute complete protein, but pretty close. 1lb of beans and 1lb of rice is about ~2000 calories. This is something I just regularly do now.

Mightydog · Jun 14, 2021

Saw these the other day. Has anyone tried them?

Arcamm · Jun 14, 2021

Archeryrob said:
But this is the stuff you need to watch out for. Thousands to Millions of people are killed from excessive exposure to Dihydrogen Monoxide

http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html

This is so true! If you breath enough of this stuff it will kill you!

Pale Ryder · Jun 14, 2021

Mightydog said:
Saw these the other day. Has anyone tried them?

Sopakco has been a government contractor for MRE’s for decades, going back to the beginning. I would have no problem with their products. Price is pretty decent too.

Pinecone · Jun 15, 2021

Mightydog said:
Saw these the other day. Has anyone tried them?

What is it?

The purpose of this ration is to provide an alternative operational training meal in lieu of "sack lunches" and catered commercial meals to organizations that engage in inactive duty training (IDT) for usage in situations where employment of traditional operational ration meals is not mandated. The TOTM became available on May 2001. This effort is being executed to promote doctrine requirements and the "train as you fight" philosophy, while meeting the customers' budgetary needs. As a training tool, this meal will aid units in gaining familiarity with the preparation, usage, consumption, and disposal of a pre-packed meal similar to the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE). This meal is similar to the standard MRE in packaging and contains many of the same components. However, it employs commercial packaging to reduce costs. The TOTM is not an MRE, nor is it designed to take the place of the MRE. The Tailored Operational Training Meal (TOTM) is a totally self-contained packet consisting of a meal packed in a flexible meal bag that is lightweight and fits easily into military field clothing pockets. There are 3 sets of menus available (see menu descriptions below). Each set is comprised of twelve menus. There are twelve meals per case. The TOTM may also be easily adapted for disaster relief efforts. The net weight per case is approximately 20 lbs. and .95 cubic feet, while each pallet weighs approximately 1,023 lbs. and is approximately 52.7 cubic feet.

What's in it?

This ration employs many of the same components as the MRE. Menus typically contain a MRE entree, wet-pack fruit, a beverage base, flameless heater, dining kit, and other assorted components. The contents of one TOTM meal bag provide an average of 997 calories.

Shelf life is much shorter. Designed for 18 months cool, 12 months at 80F.

Mightydog · Jun 15, 2021

Pinecone said:
Shelf life is much shorter. Designed for 18 months cool, 12 months at 80F.

But where the hell did the chicklets and cigarettes go? I hope they didn’t also forget the pack of TP!

Harrys · Jun 15, 2021

GoalZero

I have used this little solar charging system when camping and hunting. I used the 12 VDC side to even trickle charge a boat battery.

adit · Jun 16, 2021

The Walmart in Georgetown, DE had a selection of MRE's last night on the shelf. Don't recall the brand, or ever seeing (never thought of looking) any MRE's there before.

jollymon · Jun 16, 2021

Mightydog said:
But where the hell did the chicklets and cigarettes go? I hope they didn’t also forget the pack of TP!

That and most of the young troops don't know what a P38

Harrys · Jun 16, 2021

jollymon said:
That and most of the young troops don't know what a P38

They were part of our C-Rats in our life rafts with canned water. Use to shake the water if it shook it was OK if it did not make noise it was bad. It was nasty stuff anyway.

Mightydog · Jun 16, 2021

jollymon said:
That and most of the young troops don't know what a P38

Carried one on my key ring along with a handcuff key for 30 years!

E.Shell · Jun 16, 2021

Mightydog said:
Carried one on my key ring along with a handcuff key for 30 years!

Still have a couple from the '70s myself.

kstone803 · Jun 16, 2021

Hell I'm not even 40 and I've got John Wayne's stashed all over and in every bag. I bought a bunch in bulk years ago and put em everywhere. Never know when you'll need to open a can of hash!

GunBum · Jun 16, 2021

jollymon said:
That and most of the young troops don't know what a P38

That’s the thing you only put on your key ring if you want your pockets ripped open. :lol2:

IronDuck · Jun 30, 2021

Added a new flint and striker fire starter,
8 more (mixed manufacturer) 2 person meals,
14 more MRE's, "rotated oldest to the top newest to the bottom",
Purchased a tactical walking stick, it has hollow sections, I am filling with GO products, First aid, small fire starter, roll of wire, Emer. blanket, pencil and roll of paper, thus far

Doctor_M · Jun 30, 2021

I've been cleaning up the garage to make more storage space and slowly filling it in with useful prep items. Since last year, I've wanted to lay in a really good stock of TP, but it is so damned bulky. I've started picking up 100 pack bags of compressible towelette tabs (just add a little water and they basically turn into a compostable wet wipe). Can store lots of those in a plastic tub for a true TP emergency... not quite Angle Soft, but better than a corn-cob. Also making a spare well bailer this weekend, just because. Have gotten some rubber sheeting for a check-valve, and the rest is just PVC tubing/end cap, a bolt, and a couple of nuts and washers. Also ordering a 100 count of empty sand bags. Hope to God I will never need them, but... you never know. Could serve double duty as flood prevention as well as securing sliding glass doors or making a defensive position.

jollymon · Jun 30, 2021

Doctor_M said:
I've been cleaning up the garage to make more storage space and slowly filling it in with useful prep items. Since last year, I've wanted to lay in a really good stock of TP, but it is so damned bulky. I've started picking up 100 pack bags of compressible towelette tabs (just add a little water and they basically turn into a compostable wet wipe). Can store lots of those in a plastic tub for a true TP emergency... not quite Angle Soft, but better than a corn-cob.

I've seen those before but till now didn't think much of them , Your right you can store a lot in a relatively small area compared to TP, If you have a attic it makes a good place to store lots of TP.

Trepang · Jun 30, 2021

Pinecone said:
Those shelves will sag over time.

You need to add cross bracing.

Shelves have been there for three months - they are doing fine. U-Line builds good stuff.

Not really prepping items, just supplies for the boat but I guess some of it might prove useful in a tight spot.

Sealion · Jul 4, 2021

Not necessarily a prep item I bought, but I created a spreadsheet to inventory the items I have purchased. It's a way for me to track what I have purchased and expiration dates. Over the years, I have bought things and I've forgotten what stuff I've got and when. Heck, I'm not even sure where I put some stuff, so I've added a location column.

Mark75H · Jul 4, 2021

Trepang said:
Shelves have been there for three months - they are doing fine. U-Line builds good stuff.

Not really prepping items, just supplies for the boat but I guess some of it might prove useful in a tight spot.

Dual use is practical

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