Homemade DIY MREs | Putting together a day's worth of meals
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Putting together a day's worth of meals for our bug out bags; using my Hamburger Veggie Soup meal-in-a-bag. Three meals and snacks in a vacuum sealed bag weighing in at only 19.5 ounces. Not bad at all.
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I love these ideas! this is fantastic
Thank you 🙂. And thank you for watching! God bless!!
Great job Joy and the paper towel to protect the vacuum bag is a great tip that also ensures even post apocalypse you'll have a napkin
Win-win 👍
Take care
Roo
Thank you Roo 😊 Although, I must admit that I saw the paper towel trick on someone else's YT video and thought it was a brilliant idea! Thank you for watching, it's always nice to have your feedback and support!
Take care & God bless,
Joy
❤️ this!!
Thank you 😊❤
Hi! Awesome video. Very well thought out, well presented, and full of great information. I make similar packs for my meals when back country camping.. I've never used a vacuum sealer though! Seem like a great addition! Thanks for a great video. Have a blessed one
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I actually learned how to make my meals-in-a-bag from watching camping/backpacking videos, lol. You should look into getting a vacuum sealer, there are so many things you can use it for. Blessings!
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I love these videos. Please keep them coming and Thank you!
Specifically the long term ideas.
@@reneesouther6076 Thank you so much for watching my videos! I'm really glad that you enjoy them and hope they help you :) God bless you and yours this holiday season!
Just found your awesome channel and subbed! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more.
Take care, Steve. 👍👍
Thank you Steve! I truly appreciate it 😊. God bless you and yours!
Good stuff thanks!!!
You're welcome, happy to help. Thanks for watching! God bless!
Good idea. Consider tracking down some of the survival water packets. About 5 ounces each. They are designed to allow for freezing. Add one or two, enough to rehydrate meals. Packet of matches, some hot sauce. Add a couple four wipes and some TP and you are good to go, so to speak. I randomly put in a toothbrush, toothpaste, small floss, comb, Kleenex pack and other items like nail clippers any small useful item, kinda like the treat that was in the crackerjack box, if you recall. Best
Thank you for your comment and the suggestions! I already have all of those items in my bug out bag, except the hot sauce, lol. Take care & God bless!
Great video. I will have to grab those bags, much easier with the zip top. I started making dehydrated fruit and jerky because I have Celiac disease. New subscriber 🤗
Thank you! I love the zip tops! I even get my quart size mylar bags with zip tops, lol. What's really great about making your own emergency food is that you can choose what you put into it! Great for people with food allergies, health issues, or just plain picky eaters (like I have in my house, lol). Thank you for subbing 😊. Take care, and God bless!
Really great ideas! How long will these items last before you have to open and use the contents? Will the crackers last longer this way or is it the normal allotted time? That is the only thing that I see that will spoil the fastest. I once had a uneaten pop tart that I had stored in a baggie (fell out of my beach bag into a trunk ) for 8 months in the Ga. sun. It still looked the exact same.
In all honesty I am not sure how long each product used will last. I would recommend updating and repacking the contents at least yearly. But, of course that would depend on the actual contents used. I know that vacuum sealing will help food last beyond the best buy dates, but again, how long is dependant upon the type of food...such as the crackers and Slim Jim's, I'm sure those would go rancid before the others in this instance. Thanks for your question, I hope I've helped you 🙂. Thanks for watching! God bless!
Oatmeal ‘OR’ a cliff bar ‘OR’ slim Jim’s but you got the idea!!!!
Yes, good ideas! Thank you 😊.
Where do you get the bags like the one you put all of your bags into? What is it called? (Zipper on one end and you seal the other end when bag is loaded.) Thanks, Lynda
Hi Lynda! I got them on Amazon. They are just called Zipper Vacuum Sealer Bags. Here's a link to the ones I buy that are gallon sized, they do have 3 sizes to choose from: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077ZJJB8G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
To veganize this for veg people do vegan pop tarts without frosting. Pb packets. Crackers. CLIF bars or go macro bars, oatmeal, vegan protein shake or powder.
Great ideas! You can use whatever works best for you. This was just to give people an idea of how to make them. Thanks for watching and for your input! God bless!
Do you prefer vaccum seal bags or mylar bags for long term storage? Thank you.
I personally prefer mylar bags for the meals in a bag.
Can your cut off the bottom of the zip-lock bag and reseal to use again? Hope that made sense. You make it look so easy!!!! I always get lost trying to think of things. How many of these do you make up at a time? How many would you put in your BOB? I live in a very cold and snowy place with temps in the winter staying in the negatives a lot of the time. Do you have any ideas of ways to heat up frozen water? Say if you got stuck in the snow and had to spend a day or two in the car. Thanks
Hi Kristi! Thanks for watching 😊. Yes, you can cut off the bottom of the zip lock bag and re-seal it as long as it hasn't developed any tiny holes or anything.
I usually make up 4 of these at a time, one for each household member. As far as how many I would put in my BOB, I would put as many as I can get! I haven't begun to fill up our BOBs with these yet, so I don't really know how many will actually fit. It will depend upon how much other stuff you have in your BOB. I am considering having separate backpacks or some type of bags to carry these meals in for each of us though, since they don't weigh much, they could be carried by hand and not weigh a person down too much.
I too live in cold, snowy winter weather here in the upper Midwest. I would suggest a small portable camp stove (with fuel) to keep in your car for winter, along with an aluminum cup. You can get folding stoves at Walmart and fuel packets for them at a very reasonable price. They actually fold up into a flat square. That's what I would use if I went anywhere other than local in the winter. They are great for backups in the BOB also, as they weigh so little and take up little space. It's always good to have a backup or two. Oh, and don't forget to have a good lighter in the car to light the stove with.
Again, thanks for watching. I hope the video and my answers to your questions have helped you.
Take care & God bless,
Joy
@@ChristianPrepperGal Thanks for all the info. It never entered my mind about the small foldable stoves!!! Definitely a DUH moment. LOL Glad you can reseal the gal. bags. I've never tried them before so will definitely have to give them a try.
@@kristidennis2779 You're welcome 😊 I have those DUH moments too, all too often, lol. I use those gallon bags for lots of things, so very convenient with the zip lock!
I am new and hope we can support each other. Just came across your channel and love it so far!
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you like my channel. Thank you for subscribing 🙂 Take care & God bless!
Love this idea much more than prepping with the MRE's that I have been purchasing. I especially like the idea of having a pack to hand out to family members that include all their daily meal rations that they can choose to eat when they are hungry or snacky rather than a schedule that might be hard to maintain in a SHTF scenario. I have some great ideas that have spun off of your initial idea that I am going to put into practice here. 6 cases of MRE's are approximately the same price with shipping etc for the same amount of packs as making my own. The biggest difference however is an MRE offers the consumer 1 meal plan, whereas the 24 hour pack is 3 meals plus snacks. Brillant !!
I do have a question though. I have searched Amazon.com high and low for the particular bags you are using and have not been able to find them. Could you please share your source for your Mylar bags/sizes so that we can use them as well. Thanks so much in advance. P.S. wish you were one of my neighbors so we could collaborate and join together as a community of like-minded preppers. None of my neighbors are prepping and think I'm eccentric for doing so. Oh well
Thank you! I'm glad the video was helpful. Making my own MREs has saved me a lot of money also, and a lot of hassle as well. I have very picky eaters to provide for, lol. Plus, the nutritional value is so much better than the commercially prepared ones! I agree, it would be so nice to have like-minded preppers living nearby. I don't have any neighbors on board either. Hopefully some day (before it's too late) your neighbors will see that you are actually being wise and will follow your footsteps in prepping. I do pray that they will.
Here are the links for the mylar bags that I use:
Pint size mylar bags
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N62M1VC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Quart size mylar bags
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DL9DDKY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I love these because they are heavy and not easily punctured.
Also, just in case, here's a link to the gallon sized vacuum sealer bags I used in the video:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077ZJJB8G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thank you for watching my video! You are welcome to join me in my facebook group where we can share ideas and get to know one another. Here's a link: facebook.com/groups/598165677304274
Take care & God bless!
Joy
@@ChristianPrepperGal Thank you Joy, thanks for the links. I was looking for the clear bags you used in your video though. I don't really care for the bags that are colored and have the foil.
@@americanfluer8037 You're welcome 😊 I apologize for the misunderstanding. The clear bags are the vacuum sealer bags.
Here is the link for the gallon sized vacuum sealer bags that I put the day's worth of the meals in:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077ZJJB8G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Here is the link for the smaller vacuum sealer bags (pint sized) that hold the individual meals:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017LFHKEK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I hope this helps!
Take care & God bless!
Joy
Looks great you did a fantastic job. Have you thought about putting oxygen absorbers in there?
Thank you! I hadn't really thought about it since the vacuum sealer removes the oxygen. But, it wouldn't hurt to put one in, just as an added measure of safety, if one wanted to though. Kind of like when I first started vacuum sealing my dehydrated foods in mason jars...I would throw an oxygen absorber in "just to be sure" it was working properly. Good suggestion 🙂. God bless!