OrangeBirdGirl
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2014
We were without power for 5 days this summer. But we had a backup generator so that really helped. Wasn't powerful enough to do the stove though. So I cooked in the instant pot and used the charcoal grill. Fridge was plugged in so having pantry foods wasn't a requirement.
However, we do have an emergency stash of about 24 MRE's. Some actually taste decent and they are high in calories to fill you up. We also backpack so we have a lot of mountain house dehydrated foods and a jet boil stove (plus fuel) to cook that. Where we live when our power goes out we will still have water until the backup at the water tower fails so if I was concerned with water I'd probably fill our bathtubs with water then boil it before using.
IMO if you were planning for a long term disaster and didn't care about, the cost MRE is the way to go. They don't require a heat source or water to have the meal. Each one has about 1200 calories so I'd think just eating MRE an adult could get by on 2 per day. Plus however many gallons of water you think you'd need to stay hydrated and basic cleansing (or you the premoistened wipes for cleaning), and you should be set.
However, we do have an emergency stash of about 24 MRE's. Some actually taste decent and they are high in calories to fill you up. We also backpack so we have a lot of mountain house dehydrated foods and a jet boil stove (plus fuel) to cook that. Where we live when our power goes out we will still have water until the backup at the water tower fails so if I was concerned with water I'd probably fill our bathtubs with water then boil it before using.
IMO if you were planning for a long term disaster and didn't care about, the cost MRE is the way to go. They don't require a heat source or water to have the meal. Each one has about 1200 calories so I'd think just eating MRE an adult could get by on 2 per day. Plus however many gallons of water you think you'd need to stay hydrated and basic cleansing (or you the premoistened wipes for cleaning), and you should be set.