Emergency rations

[Nesting Zombie]

Six cans of deodorant is to keep the stink of dead body he has eaten down somewhat.:scared:

Bang on, It’s hard trying to go in noticed as it is, I need something to keep the Flies away !.

 

[Nesting Zombie]

We keep as "stock"
Crackers, biscuits & cereal bars
Cous cous
Porridge oats
Ready cooked rice
Tins of Beans...baked & kidney
Tinned tuna & pink salmon
Noodles
Dried pasta tortellini
Pesto
Stir fry sauce...Satay, hoisin
Soya sauce, mayo, mustard plus some odd sachets filched from cafés
Various spices
Lemon juice
Flour ( for bread, pizza bases, pancakes, scones, thickening sauce etc)
Sugar, tea, coffee, cupasoup, hot choc sachets
Powdered milk

Impressed with NZ's 6 cans of deodorant!.

Trouble is as we go to various shops on our journeys I always pick up other "come in useful" extras which rarely are...get eaten on return home!

Ahhh They was on offer, & I’ve been in North Yorkshire for a few months now ‘

 

[Nesting Zombie]

And thats one days rations.:scared:

You just don’t realise, It really does take A LOT of effort to maintain a figure like mine !.

 

[shaunr68]

Loads of tins, packets and jars. As others have said Fray Bentos pies are brilliant as is part baked bread. I used to love the large tins of Chilli con carne that Aldi used to sell, perfect camping food, ideal for a quick meal for two after a long drive. They discontinued it a number of years ago, one of the greatest disappointments of my life

 

[mariesnowgoose]

I've a siege mentality a bit like Jac & Jeanette.

Couldn't believe how much stuff we unloaded when we sold the old Autosleeper a few weeks back, enough tins & packets to stock a supermarket

When we went to see Banjo Billy a while ago he insisted on giving us a packet of Lux flakes and some Fairy soaps (see pic below).
Almost museum age!!




Apparently after his folks died he discovered cupboards stuffed full of them. Would have taken a lifetime to use them all. War mentality kicking in... or maybe they thought they'd live forever like we all do! :scared: :lol-061:

 

[Nabsim]

During my recent Bear Grills stage where I was snowed out for a week I did an inventory as Caz was worried I didn’t have enough food. What with messages from her and daily calls from Del checking I was still alive I had the full shelf (okay it is a big shelf) out.

The end result was that from bulk melting fresh snow the lowest I got was 6 days fresh water (and that was when I went home) and over a months supply of food although fresh ran out.

As to dates on tins, when I was a nipper there was the Gray Bentos corned beef thing where people were dying after eating from the tins (remember it?). Well the advice given was if there was rust INSIDE the tin throw it away. I have been like that with tins since then, take notice of dates on nothing at all e crept Caz’s birthday date. I can smell see (shurrup Dell) feel and taste okay for food.

Edit: I think those tins has lead in the solder as well lol

 

[rockape]

Aside from a tin of
Potatoes
Butter beans
Sweet corn
Kidney beans
Jar of dolmio type sauce

For flinging in the slow cooker...

You cood do worse than a couple MRE (Meal ready to eat) packs for extreme times....
Especially now they do pizza ;-)

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MRE actually stands for Meals rejected by Ethiopians.

 

[Dezi]

The Murvi has a decent storage area near the cooker that I can just fit a Fortnum & Mason luxury emergency hamper into.

Absolutely essential when a waitrose is unavailable.

Dezi :camper: :cheers:

 

[Herbenny]

I've a siege mentality a bit like Jac & Jeanette.

Couldn't believe how much stuff we unloaded when we sold the old Autosleeper a few weeks back, enough tins & packets to stock a supermarket

When we went to see Banjo Billy a while ago he insisted on giving us a packet of Lux flakes and some Fairy soaps (see pic below).
Almost museum age!!

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Apparently after his folks died he discovered cupboards stuffed full of them. Would have taken a lifetime to use them all. War mentality


kicking in... or maybe they thought they'd live forever like we all do! :scared: :lol-061:

Oh they brings back memories Marie

Paul came home after a week away and I had such a mad busy week that I hadn't done the shopping ..
But I could hear him muttering under his breath ... "I might starve to death but least I'll have a clean arse" after he found the 10 multi packs of toilet roll

 

[kensowerby]

What's with the sell by date, when I did my national service, 1958 to 1960, we were eating compo rations packed in 1942, they used them as ammo in the ww2 but the jerries fired em back.
In Portugal near Sagres getting my knees brown at the moment.
Enjoy the uk winter.
Ken

 

[mariesnowgoose]

What's with the sell by date, when I did my national service, 1958 to 1960, we were eating compo rations packed in 1942, they used them as ammo in the ww2 but the jerries fired em back.
In Portugal near Sagres getting my knees brown at the moment.
Enjoy the uk winter.
Ken

The UK winter is doing nicely, Ken. It's 16 degrees here just now, blue skies and blazing sun and it's only 9:33am!

But don't worry, forecast has us back to cold & rain for next week, so you & Marjorie stay where you are! xx

 

[jeanette]

Why is it that we pack too much tin ‘stuff’ and too many clothes, is it because those words “just in case” or is that just me??

 

[mariesnowgoose]

Why is it that we pack too much tin ‘stuff’ and too many clothes, is it because those words “just in case” or is that just me??

No. It's a sensible 'be prepared' attitude, Jeanette.
It's just that our vans are a finite size and we always need more than the on board kitchen sink! :lol-061::lol-053:

 

[r4dent]

Emergency Rations:-

Long Life Milk

Meal 1
Tinned Potatoes; Salmon; Veg (usually something a bit unusual e.g artichokes because we may need cheering up)


Meal 2 (Corned Beef Hash)
Sainsbury Instant Mash (the only instant we like); Corned Beef; baked Beans.

 

[jagmanx]

Rosti potatoes (Long-life)

Ready to heat
sometimes with bacon included
Pasta with a packet of sauce powder for re-hydrating.
Quick cup-a-soups which can easily be enhanced with a few vegetables.
For breakfast ....... Porridge

 

[rockape]

The Murvi has a decent storage area near the cooker that I can just fit a Fortnum & Mason luxury emergency hamper into.

Absolutely essential when a waitrose is unavailable.

Dezi :camper: :cheers:

Name dropper,,, any space left for your Harvey Nicks champers and Harrods caviar???

 

[Dezi]

Name dropper,,, any space left for your Harvey Nicks champers and Harrods caviar???

My dear chap, the only way I quaff champagne is in Rémy Martin Champagne Cognac. V.S.O.P dontcha know.

Dezi :cheers:

 

[peter palance]

yes

Generally speaking we buy local when we’re on a trip, shopping every other day or so, and using farm shops etc when we can. But I keep some emergency rations on board just in case. We’ve actually only used them once, I think, in Scotland when it was foul weather and we had a problem with the van. I’m restocking and wondered what other people keep in reserve? I’m going to pack

Mineral water and ano soft drink
Baked beans
Can of soup
Packet of pasta sauce (always have rice and pasta anyway)
Can of tuna or some meat or other
Emergency dog food; we can go hungry but I don’t think the dog would ever forgive us

We always have tea, coffee etc so that doesn’t count.

Plus of course, a bottle or two....

yes it all counts, and include the dog, ok pj.

 

[antiqueman]

tins

The trouble of leaving tins in the van is finding one that is long past it’s sell by date ,mind you I like to except a challenge ,I have never thrown anything out yet and am still breathing.

tin with a sell by date, never heard of that.

 

[antiqueman]

same as at home

cook does same in shed as a home so roast beef or chicken etc fresh veg potatoe or meat pies, full brakfasts so my diet never changes and always lots of meat for bbq. oh lots of cake and biskwits.