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Post by Joey on Jan 29, 2016 9:36:35 GMT 10
Just curious if anybody knows any food that is alright to keep in the car emergency kit that won't go off in the heat and can last a little while. Would just like to add say 24hr worth of food to my kit so if I'm stranded for whatever reason on one of these lonely outback roads I have some food to go with my rescue/shelter kit
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Post by Joey on Jan 29, 2016 10:19:58 GMT 10
Ideally something that doesn't come with a jail sentence or the hefty price tag of the aftermarket kits from Kit Bag
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Post by tyburn on Jan 29, 2016 11:07:19 GMT 10
We usually keep a half dozen muesli bar type snack bars, a couple of packets of biscuits and at least a half dozen 600ml bottles of water in the car. There has been a problem with heat affecting the bottled water (although we've kept them in case need for topping up the radiator etc), but this small amount has worked OK in the past -- we've not really needed them, but have been caught in a couple of long traffic jams where some food has come in handy.
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Post by shinester on Jan 29, 2016 12:11:54 GMT 10
Anything that's in a can, being in the car the extra weight isn't a big issue. Lower levels of fat will last longer [fat goes rancid in time]. I keep my BOB in my car as a serves many purposes [have done so for a couple of years], I'm using mostly dry food, soups, rice, beans and aussielent, a geek food that only needs water.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2016 14:54:09 GMT 10
Army ration pack? They get carried around in afghan and iraq in some serious heat. But not for weeks or months at a time?
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Post by SA Hunter on Jan 30, 2016 8:42:02 GMT 10
Rat packs are stored on bases in iron sheds, in metal boxes for years on end. They still taste ok.
In my car I keep dehydrated foods, about 4l water, muesli bars, dried fruits etc. I did try keeping tinned foods, but they got too hot in the summer. I also have a small hezi stove, hexi tablets, and a dixie cups canteen to cook in.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2016 20:28:37 GMT 10
Yep I'm with jay for the car BOB. The pkt's of dehydrated side dishes in pasta or rice are great for the car as well as muesli bars and plenty of water! The Hexi stoves are great and safer than gas bottles or metho sitting in a hot car!
I wait till they come on special at coles or wollies for a $1 per packet! OH, the pkt soups are great to store as well and you can mix them with the pasta or rice pkt's to add more flavor!
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Post by Frank on Jan 30, 2016 21:30:52 GMT 10
For my car I try to keep it small, light, need little preperation and can survive large variations in temperature. I generally rotate between Dehydrated meals (very good but need boiling water) ad breakfast/musli bars etc but now have a few of the Mainstay long-life energy bars. Got mine through Survival Storehouse, one of the sponsors: shop.survivalstorehouse.com.au/
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Post by Joey on Jan 31, 2016 0:35:35 GMT 10
Yeah I'm thinking of getting a couple of mainstay bars to throw in the kit. When I get my business setup with my sewing gear again, I'll knock out a nice bag for everything to go in the car instead of the cheap plastic tub. I'll do a writeup of this in my other thread when the time comes. In the meantime still hunting for a machine, and pickings are slim, even back in Brissy where my sewing machine mechanic can't even get his hands on one
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Post by Peter on Jan 31, 2016 9:47:13 GMT 10
I got a heap of the Mainstay bars a while back. I actually don't mind the taste.
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Post by Frank on Jan 31, 2016 13:47:31 GMT 10
Yeah, I find the Mainstay are better tasting then the Mayday bars
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