I have 4 cases of CRations left from my Army days. I pray that there will never be a disaster cause eating them things would probably be worse off.
Oh IC I love C-Rats & abhor MRE's, there is a difference of day and night between the two in my opinion!!! I laughed when you said you do not like them, I had them as a kid when the Firefighters gave them to us kids when they were fighting a huge wildfire in the Everglades! I did not have the refined palette then that I do now, so I wonder if I would still love them! But as I remember them I can still feel the excitement and enthusiasm I felt getting and eating them way back when:)
Now CanMan if a disater hits I feel you are the best prepared! I am similar to you only I include Sterno, Water Purification tablets, water proof matches, and I keep lots of bottled water for the initial week following the disaster.
During Hurricane Katrina we lived perfectly comfortable lives due to excellent preparation, and a terrific supply of needed items in our Hurricane Kit I put together. The only inconvienience was the lack of A/C, due to no electric. But we ate and drank and used the "facilities" and slept in our own comfy beds and had my son and his family were there with us as their home was lost to the flood waters. I believe in being prepared. If you are all electric my goodness purchase a generator for emergency use (which we did not have) or at the very least have a kerosene heater and some kerosene available to keep warm with if the lights go out in the winter.
***PLEASE NOTE***
There are many good reasons to be perpared and no good reason not to be. If cost is the reason you do not have one, please just purchase a little along every now & then until you complete your kit. It does not have to be anything fancy...use items you may already have on hand for instance I used a little fondue stand to hold my sterno and cooked over that. Save empty gallon milk jugs that you have thoroughly cleaned to hold extra water if need be, etc...... Use your head, think things through and plan knowing that stores will be closed, gas pumps will be down, and you ARE going to be roughing it for a while, and you will have to be self-reliant and self-dependant for a while. People do come together after natural disasters and help each other and everyone kind of looks after the other, but if no one prepares in advance who is going to be able to help another?
P.S. My Eddie has his original military issue P-38 or nicknamed "John Wayne" any of you guys remember what that is??? I know CanMan does!
Now CanMan if a disater hits I feel you are the best prepared! I am similar to you only I include Sterno, Water Purification tablets, water proof matches, and I keep lots of bottled water for the initial week following the disaster.
During Hurricane Katrina we lived perfectly comfortable lives due to excellent preparation, and a terrific supply of needed items in our Hurricane Kit I put together. The only inconvienience was the lack of A/C, due to no electric. But we ate and drank and used the "facilities" and slept in our own comfy beds and had my son and his family were there with us as their home was lost to the flood waters. I believe in being prepared. If you are all electric my goodness purchase a generator for emergency use (which we did not have) or at the very least have a kerosene heater and some kerosene available to keep warm with if the lights go out in the winter.
***PLEASE NOTE***
There are many good reasons to be perpared and no good reason not to be. If cost is the reason you do not have one, please just purchase a little along every now & then until you complete your kit. It does not have to be anything fancy...use items you may already have on hand for instance I used a little fondue stand to hold my sterno and cooked over that. Save empty gallon milk jugs that you have thoroughly cleaned to hold extra water if need be, etc...... Use your head, think things through and plan knowing that stores will be closed, gas pumps will be down, and you ARE going to be roughing it for a while, and you will have to be self-reliant and self-dependant for a while. People do come together after natural disasters and help each other and everyone kind of looks after the other, but if no one prepares in advance who is going to be able to help another?
P.S. My Eddie has his original military issue P-38 or nicknamed "John Wayne" any of you guys remember what that is??? I know CanMan does!
where I live - during the winter months you need an emergency kit in the car - a couple warm up suits, extra tees, long underwear, extra socks and gloves, canned goods, water, pillows, blankets - you name it - and that is just for those that go to work everyday!
25 minute commutes here can be several hours long when the weather hits - one year - 20 minutes to work and 7 days to get home!
25 minute commutes here can be several hours long when the weather hits - one year - 20 minutes to work and 7 days to get home!
I still wear my p38 on my dog tags chain to this day. You can never tell when a stray can of peaches may need opening, lol. We also nick named the chocolate in the c-rats a John Wayne bar and the crackers, well, you ate one of them and they would suck whatever moisture you had in your body right out.
Just a note. Chef Boy R D got his start making his spaghetti for those C Rats. He wasactually awarded a Medal Of Honor for it. If you look close at a picture of him you can actually pick out the medal.
Just a note. Chef Boy R D got his start making his spaghetti for those C Rats. He wasactually awarded a Medal Of Honor for it. If you look close at a picture of him you can actually pick out the medal.
The Ironic Chef wrote:I still wear my p38 on my dog tags chain to this day. You can never tell when a stray can of peaches may need opening, lol. We also nick named the chocolate in the c-rats a John Wayne bar and the crackers, well, you ate one of them and they would suck whatever moisture you had in your body right out.
Just a note. Chef Boy R D got his start making his spaghetti for those C Rats. He wasactually awarded a Medal Of Honor for it. If you look close at a picture of him you can actually pick out the medal.
Just a note. Chef Boy R D got his start making his spaghetti for those C Rats. He wasactually awarded a Medal Of Honor for it. If you look close at a picture of him you can actually pick out the medal.
Man can you imagine a medal just for canning something decent? I got some ribbons and a little cash from the County Fair one time for my called goods, and I was ecstatic!!! I was like 9 months pregnant and jumping up and down and so happy I am surprised I didn't go into labor right there:D But he was born on 10/31 Happy Halloween!!!! The County Fair was always held in October:D I will never forget that as long as I live, a Big City girl came into a Po-Dunk Alabama one-horse town and taught myself how to can and make jelly and then went to winning some ribbons, and boy was my sis-in-law mad and jealous as a wet-hen!!! Hee-Hee