Second, have the right food packed inside. Sure, Mainstay or Lifeboat ration bars are handy, but I prefer to have those as retort food only. My bag has plenty of regular protein bars, trail mix, dried fruit and chocolate as short term "go to" food for times when movement matters and cooking is out.
However, I also keep plenty of cooking food in my BOB as well. Rice, packets of tuna, noodles, and so on are lightweight, last long and pack plenty of energy and protein.
At some point, the food in my BOB is going to be gone or run low and I will have to find more which includes hunting, fishing, and foraging. When that happens, taste is going to matter big time.
For that reason, I also include a variety of spices and condiments in my BOB all of which are cheap and easy to obtain now. Here's a quick list:
- Packets of catchup, soy sauce, salt, pepper and pepper flakes all of which come with meals at fast food and other restaurants. Put these in a zip lock bag and avoid crushing the catchup packets!
- Salt. I prefer kosher salt and have a small zip lock bag with about 5 or 6 ounces.
- Garlic powder. Can make anything, even a gamey old squirrel, taste better.
- Tony Cachere's Original Seasoning. Makes anything edible.
- Tabasco sauce. They have it in small bottles which can fit in any pocket or pouch.
- Dried onion and garlic. Add to the pot.
- Bullion cubes. They make a base for soup or can be eaten alone with hot water for a short term fix.
Remember to repackage everything into zip lock bags as the original containers might break or get wet. Also, most of these spices and condiments will last months without rotation as long as they are kept dry.
I wonder how many people, prepared really well, had everything in store, only to have the entire contents of their house blown away by the recent storms as they buit their houses from wood, be prepared, build brick houses xxx froogs xx
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