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>> No. 2052 Anonymous
6th July 2012
Friday 3:14 am
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Foods. I'm not talking stuff to keep you barely going on a walk like trailmix, I'm talking a good solid meal to eat before going to sleep so you don't die of hunger.

What would you take with you? Assume you're 3 days from civilisation and need to stay like that for maybe a week.
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>> No. 2053 Anonymous
6th July 2012
Friday 10:02 am
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>>2052
How much are you willing to spend?
How much are you willing to carry?
How well do you want to eat?
How much food prep are you willing to do?
How much access to water will you have?
Are you with a group or pottering around on your larry?

I don't know whether I'm meant to suggest dehydrated food or help you plan a luxury picnic hamper.

Also if you're days from civilisation I suggest you take some emergency rations.
>> No. 2054 Anonymous
6th July 2012
Friday 4:30 pm
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>>2053

I'm not going anywhere, I just want the knowledge. Let's say however much you need to, however much you need to, well enough, as much as you need to, sporadic streams, either.
>> No. 2055 Anonymous
6th July 2012
Friday 5:07 pm
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>>2054
If I had lots of money, I'd take a shit load of boil in the bag or dehydrated stuff.

If I was doing it on the cheap I'd take a sack of rice, a sack of beans and maybe some freeze dried meat.
>> No. 2056 Anonymous
8th July 2012
Sunday 1:41 am
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If you're 3 days from civilisation then water is your main concern, dehydration fucks you up quicker than starvation. So you'll either want to take water with you, or use natural water sources. In which case you'll need a filtration device and a means to boil the water to make sure you can drink it.
>> No. 2067 Anonymous
25th July 2012
Wednesday 1:53 am
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>>2052

Get a mini water filter. High quality. They come in small bottle or straw formats. Will fit in a normal trouser to large coat pocket, depending on which one you get. Will easily last one person that journey even if the water is contaminated.

Chose one that can filter bio and chemical hazards (not all do) if you can't be sure of the potential risks. You're good to go then.

Unless you are on death's door already you will not starve in 3-7 days even if you get not a crumb of food. Pack chocolate and some salty biscuits for short term (if it was only 3 days), if a week was in mind and I wanted comfort then I'd go for MRE's if I was flush, dehydrated or freeze dried (if I was semi-flush) but only if water wasn't a problem and some canned food and water (plus filter) if it was potentially a risk that I'd have no water at all. A can of food a day (corned beef, ham, tuna or stewed steak or even good quality canned meals ready to eat which usually have some water anyway), perhaps plus the biscuits and chocolate and you'll have plenty energy. Remember you'll have body fat too. Really it all depends on what you have in mind. Will you be working TO THE MAX with the risk of even longer than the 7 days or more obstacles and deprivation after it or are you hiding out for 7 days in inactivity before returning straight to safety? For the latter water and/or a filter and anything dense in the tummy but light enough to suppress hunger would do. You'd get away with all sorts of half-arsed preparations to tide you until you stumble home or into the refugee camp. For the first scenario though you'd have to prepare to a much greater extent and ration more. It's not like you have to worry about vitamins or balanced diets if you're only out of the comforts of home for 7 days. A bag of All Bran and water would keep you going easily for that time, if not happy.

Rice and beans are great for home preps or longer term stuff where you are better prepared, but it needs proper cooking obviously. Are you also taking a stove and enough fuel and companion tools to cook it all too? Have you tested how long it takes reliably several times to know this or will you run out and be left sucking on raw beans hard as stones once the meat is gone? Something to think on.

ALL PREPS NEED A SCENARIO IN MIND, just as >>2053 indicated. A trip out for a week and returning to home is different to a trip out for a week and returning to something out of STALKER.
>> No. 2086 Anonymous
27th August 2012
Monday 7:59 pm
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The rule I heard is that you need about 1-1.5 litters of water for drinking if you are constantly walking, per day. obviously if you are sitting on your arse that number goes down, and goes up for if you'll be using it for cooking and cleaning, I wouldn't want to carry a weeks worth on my back though. Filtering tables are I guess the better way to go then, but I've never used them.

In terms of food, how long is a piece of string? ask yourself how much food you would eat normally in a week and bring that if you want to be comforatable. personally I wouldn't go with rice or pasta as your staple if you are expected to carry your water since they both require a fair bit of weight in water, if you have access to water I think my entire rant is moot.
>> No. 2087 Anonymous
31st August 2012
Friday 12:23 pm
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>>2086

Maybe you could cook your rice or pasta in the water, put the water in a container and then drink that water the day afterwards, like you're drinking water in arrears.

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