recipe for a survival bread..

Here is a recipe for a survival bread that will keep for a very long time, it also will provide an adult a days worth of nutrition and calories,, that is one whole loaf.

Survival Bread

2 cups oats

2 ½ cups powdered milk

1 cup sugar

3 Tbl Honey

3 Tbl water

1 pkg lemon or orange jello (3oz)

Mix dry ingredients , in a medium sauce pan mix jello and honey. Bring to a boil, add dry ingredients and mix well. If dough is too dry add small amounts of water a teaspoon at a time, shape dough into a loaf, place on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes, let cool wrap in foil and store. This bread should keep indefinitely and provides the nutrition for 1 adult for 1 day.

Here is one for Hardtack..

 

Hardtack recipe

2 cups whole wheat flour

2 cups unbleached flour

2 cups whole rolled oats

2 cups pecans or nuts of choice

1 cup raisins or any dried fruit

1 cup olive oil

1 Tbs baking soda

1 tsp sea salt

2 cups butter milk

Mix dry ingredients and then wet ingredients separate, then combine them. Roll to about 3/8 of an inch thick. Cut into squares or rounds, then bake at 375f for about 40 minutes, let cool then enjoy..

What to do with parts of MRE's you dont use/ Homemade MRE/ Contest!

OK,, so what do we do with the parts of the MRE's we don't use. Well I save them and break them down. I am going to redistribute them into new MRE accessory packs. Like adding a little bit extra sugar to them, etc. Also I have a pluthera  of cheese packs, drink packs, and food items that I haven't finished from past meals. Well I will use these and work them into some homemade MRE style packs. Yes,,, I will try to build a home made MRE, I need to first figure out what I need to put into one and then go from there,, Spam of course is a good one to add and if you have any other good ones let me know! Remember it must be close to the size of a current MRE. Tuna packs and Salmon packs are another good choice.. So Ideas are welcome! How about this.... Best idea will get 50ft of parachute cord,, authentic 550! So please give me some input and ideas.. I will build and try them out!!

Commercial Biosand Filter

So, saw a link for this company that produces slow sand water filters. Looks very very interesting and of course the science is very sound. One thing I noticed is they don't seem to have prices posted if you wish to purchase one. If your not a do it yourself-er, you might want to look into a few of these for your place. If things go south you can at least know that you can provide your family with a safe source of water. If you can afford several of these, you can have some for barter or set them up for the neighbors to use.

 http://www.hydraid.org/

Here is an other company that builds them

http://bluefuturefilters.com/home.html

anyways,, these filters are a time proven and science proven technology,, you should look into either purchasing one or building one for your family in case the shit does hit the fan! At least you will know there wont be any shit in your water...

Emergency blankets

So the other day I scored a box of these military emergency blankets. These things are awesome! Due to cedar season my wife has sent me to the couch. So I have been using one of these for a blanket at night when it has been cool or cold.It has me sweating most of the time I use it.. First thing is these are two layer blankets, they have an olive drab side and of course the shiny reflective side. They are also stitched quit well with a small pattern to help minimize any tearing. They also have grommets!!!  A huge bonus!!! Two of these stuffed into your ruck or BOB could mean a huge difference in survival situations when dealing with cold weather or hypothermia. One could be set up as a shelter half and the other you wrap around yourself or tie up like a bag and crawl into. The shelter half facing a fire would reflect a lot of heat back you and of course that means more warmth! If you can build a fire wall as well, well you would be might toasty!......

  Nice Olive drab color, great for keeping a low profile if needed. It is a bit noisy but being that it is essentially a foil material that is to be expected.

 Also note the grommet, great for using as a shelter half or fold in half tie and use as a sleeping bag. The stitch pattern keeps the two materials together and also helps act as a rip stop.

this folds out to a nice 3x6 size which makes it versatile, packable and very multi use.It has almost no weight at all. For you weight counters it comes in at 9 3/4 ounces.  It was a sunny day and I could feel the heat being reflected back up.... This blanket works really well..
You should see some of these at your local military surplus store if not start asking for them! This is undoubtedly a great addition to any kit!!!