B.O.B. and stuff with a shelf life

Originally Posted by analog_kidd

My plan for food is to use the Mountain House freeze dried packs. I go backpacking several times a year, so I'm just going to buy a new pack before I go on my trip and replace it for the oldest one in my BOB. I'm writing my purchase date on the pack with a Sharpie marker so I know which one is the oldest.

I'm sure the Ibuprofin in my BOB won't last past the experation

Sounds like a good plan, but I would go by the "best by" dates already on the packs, because sometimes when I pick them up online or on clearance at an outfitter they might already be a year or two from the best by date.

Also online you can go to the mountain house website and sometimes they run specials and also have the 7day food packs, etc. For a long term situation though the big cans of their food would be better. I would love to have about 50 big cans of their beef stroganoff...never get tired of that stuff.

Originally Posted by Mark@Sea

I'm looking for a good online source for the mountain house foods... any suggestions?

Our Walmart sells them for around $5 a pouch, which is cheaper than I've seen anywhere. Of course, they only have Lasagna, Beef stew, and Scrambled eggs.

Originally Posted by analog_kidd

My plan for food is to use the Mountain House freeze dried packs. I go backpacking several times a year, so I'm just going to buy a new pack before I go on my trip and replace it for the oldest one in my BOB. I'm writing my purchase date on the pack with a Sharpie marker so I know which one is the oldest.

I'm sure the Ibuprofin in my BOB won't last past the experation

Do they need water to prepair?

Originally Posted by redbarron06

Do they need water to prepair?

Yes, two cups per pouch. I have a little Soda Can Stove and some alcohol fuel packed in there too, with a large metal cup to boil water in. Each pouch says "serves two", which may be true in an emergency situation, but after a full day of backpacking, I can easily down a whole one.

They are packaged in a metalic kind of material with a ziplok seal at the top. Just pour in boiling water, zip it up and let it sit a few minutes. Eat it right out of the pouch and throw it away when done. No clean-up!

Or save the pouch, clean it out, and fill it from a number ten can or your own dehydrated food.

Excellent point Suntzu! That sounds like a very valuable bag to clean and keep after the first use. I think in a survival situation, you'd want to save most everything if possible. With the exception of used TP or whatever it is that one might be using, like poison ivy or oak leaves.

Originally Posted by Mark@Sea

I'm looking for a good online source for the mountain house foods... any suggestions?

Mark - check it out. 25% off Mountain House for the rest of the month.

Originally Posted by Big C

I have carried my bag for 20 years and i go thru it once a year and make sure every thing is in order. I change out the things that I update. Even put new line on my collapsible fishing pole.

it says you are 32 ....are you telling me you have had a b.o.b. since you were 12....i guess when i was 12 it was bycycles and hunting and fishing and wasnt too worried about catastrophes LOL

TNTITAN, thanks for the heads up. I think.

That was expensive...