Augason Farms 48 Hour Emergency Food Supply 4 Person Kit

[cowbatboots]

I bought this over a year ago. My fiance left me 5 months ago and I'm now not living a financially stable life. Just remembered I have this because I can't afford food. I'm so glad you say it tastes good. Gonna make this after work.

[KaylynnStrain]

I have this same bucket that I bought online--local Wal-mart does not sell anything like this. I opened mine up not to use the food inside but I saw there was enough space to put in 4 additional 4 serving pouches I got from another company then put the lid back on, that way I maximize the available space in that bucket

[bigkenny]

Add canned white chicken to each serving of creamy chicken rice would for sure do it to take care of your protein needs.

[williamj.dovejr.]

My local Walmart neighborhood market sells these... about 25 dollars ... glad I saw this.

[Bill]

You can use your EBT card to buy this at Walmart stores.

[AlaskaPrepper]

Good deal on that bucket, thanks for the review Iridium...

[honestgbfan]

Use the pancake mix at home to make room for other items like a small jar of honey and cans of spam, chicken, or tuna. Maybe even some small fishing gear, or trap making items to supplement what you have. In a survival/bugout situation, where you are moving constantly, trying to pan fry or gridddle the pancakes could be a problem. And I dont think you would want to drink the batter :) The other items can use cold water if you have to, just let it sit and stir longer.

[braindeadnewyorker]

That is good to give to a family members that don’t prep

[captaincodebook]

Thanks. I saw this at WM for $20 and tossed one in the cart after seeing this.
I have lots of rice and beans. Good to have stuff to extend those.

[jeremyb]

I got a few of theses. $20 is what I paid. If you look at the bucket as part of it. $20 is okay deal. Just one use of the bucket could be for getting water from somewhere.

[schizofrenzia]

Stocking up one per family member since I'm the only prepper here

[ronsmith]

Ty, for the review, for the price it definitely wouldn't hurt anything to keep a few around..

[gonefishing]

Augason Farms also makes one-person 72-hour kits that are in smaller buckets and will fit better into tight spaces in your vehicle. All these small grab-n-go buckets are good for no-notice emergency evacuations. I keep some in the hall closet close to the front door. Just make sure you also bring a nesting camp cookware set, a packet of disposable paper or plastic bowls, disposable flatware, enough containers of drinking water, some plastic trash bags and a one-burner butane stove with extra butane cylinders so you can do tailgate cooking during rest stops or safely cook meals in your motel room or inside your van.

Do pay attention to the contents of these food buckets and the cooking instructions. Many of the foods in these buckets, such as the pancake mix, actually have to be cooked not just steeped in hot water. And be sure to bring a small bottle of cooking oil and a small bottle of pancake syrup or honey if you will be cooking pancakes. And bring a box of quart size Zip Lock bags because these Mylar food pouches do not reseal and usually contain more than one serving. And bring a small, plastic measuring cup. You can bring along some canned meat and canned veggies to supplement meals made from these food buckets. A small bottle of Tabasco sauce and a little plastic shaker of garlic powder will greatly improve the flavor of the lunch and dinner meals.

If you do not want to have to cook your food or bring along cookware and disposable bowls or wash up used cookware, just buy pouches of Mt. House meals if you can afford these. You will still need a way to boil the drinking water you add to the Mt. House pouches and you will need a re-usable spork for each person, but there will be little clean-up because you eat your meal directly from the food pouch.

Whatever option you choose for your emergency food, do road test that food under realistic conditions before you commit to buying more than just one little food kit. You will be surprised at the hidden flaws you discover in your emergency food planning. Better to discover the flaws during testing than during a real emergency.

[Guiltless]

We have around 8 of these stored away now.Adding the bigger buckets as we can but these 48 hour one's are great.We have added 2 of the small white chicken cans to ea bucket and wrote the cans expiration dates on outside for rotation purposes. Tyvm for the review.

[jessicahunsberger]

My mom saw these and we were going to be picking some of these up. Especially after my friend found them at her Walmart for $5.97 each. We also have been canning a lot this year. From veggies and fruit to meats and whole cooked meals and soups.

[baileyradel]

Thanks for sharing. I know this was awhile ago. How much total water did you use?

[jchiliw]

Looks good.
Thanks for the review.
Before I would store them, I would open a bucket and put in a measuring cup and spoons.

[pamt]

So the bags don't reseal..good to know. Will be adding binder clips to my bucket and canned chicken as someone suggested. Thanks for the review

[shovelhead]

I wish Walmart up here in Canada had stuff like this. Thank you for the review

[CoastalConservancy]

I've seen a lot of MRE videos and this was pretty straight forward and decently informative. Good job man!