Recon Racoon 49 Posted December 2, 2013 So last week or so I placed a fairly sizeable order (at least for me) at the Epicenter. They deal mostly with MRE components, MRE pack trays, some camping gear, and other prepper-esque gear. For the most part, they're fairly priced, good selection, and some reviews on their products. Ended up ordering about 70 dollars worth of MRE pieces. Ended up with Beef stew, mac and cheese, chicken fajita, hash browns, pork patty in BBQ sauce, sausage gravy, chili etc etc. I'm weird, because I do like MRE's so this was an obvious choice to add to my preps. And over all I think I got a good deal. I'll probably end up buying one of these boxes once a month or so. Shipping was a little slow, but its coming from the other side of the country, so I can't complain to much. http://theepicenter.com If you're looking into a quick way to obtain assets for prepping, or know a friend that wants to do it, but doesn't know where to start, this wouldn't be a bad place to start IMO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gun Guy in NJ 10 Posted December 2, 2013 Great place to get MRE's from. I like that they list the production date so i know when to rotate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recon Racoon 49 Posted December 3, 2013 Nice Website.....thanks for sharing...I have been look at the #10 cans for sometime.just never ordered any....... This is something I've been looking into for a while as well, just not sure what to think about them. I honestly don't know much about #10 cans other than its a lot of food. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recon Racoon 49 Posted December 3, 2013 Yeah the shelf life on them is pretty nice. I was looking at them last night, and like the idea but I don't know how fast I'd use so much of one can. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recon Racoon 49 Posted December 3, 2013 This is true. It's a supposed two week shelf life once open with ten servings per container, so I can see it going kinda fast. May definitely be something to look into later on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMJeepster 2,777 Posted December 3, 2013 I honestly don't know much about #10 cans other than its a lot of food. Fine for staying put, but not so good if you need to bug out on foot. ;-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vlad G 345 Posted December 3, 2013 Fine for staying put, but not so good if you need to bug out on foot. ;-) How likely are you to bug out on foot? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recon Racoon 49 Posted December 4, 2013 As likely as Elvis walking through my door. Unless there is a chemical, biological, nuclear or fire threat then I'm staying put. Granted there are a couple other instances that would require me to bug out, but I don't see some of them happening quickly or in a way that wouldn't allow me to plan for them in advance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMJeepster 2,777 Posted December 4, 2013 How likely are you to bug out on foot? Depends what the circumstances are at the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vlad G 345 Posted December 4, 2013 Sure, so let me rephrase, under what circumstances would you bug out on foot, in NJ, and how likely is that scenario? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CMJeepster 2,777 Posted December 4, 2013 I don't believe that leaving my property on foot would have to be done except if all of the roads and trails (I live near open space / nature area / preserved farmland) would be blocked. We were isolated after Snowmaggedon, Irene and Sandy to some extent, but nothing that would have prevented me from taking the Jeep offroad to get out. With that in mind, I'd take it as far as I could, but might need to abandone it and hike out with the B.O.B. In that case, I'm not carrying #10 cans, just dehydrated food or MREs. That's worst case of course. Plan A is to shelter in-place. Plan B is to drive out. Plan C is to hike out. My point? Be prepared! Be prepared for any scenario and be able to adapt should the circumstances change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vlad G 345 Posted December 4, 2013 Well the interesting thing about #10 cans is that in this application they don't hold stewed tomatoes, they hold dehydrated or freeze dried goods which means they are VERY light. Sure, not convenient to carry, on the other hand nothing says you have to leave the content in them and while the content is in them it is as safe and comfortable as it can be. For 99.95% of life, when you are not bugging out on foot, they are probably one of the best long term food storage methods. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njpilot 671 Posted December 4, 2013 Anyone have any info on this company? Good or bad? http://www.mypatriotsupply.com/Articles.asp?ID=321&Click=48096 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recon Racoon 49 Posted December 4, 2013 I might have heard of them in passing, but I don't have any first hand knowledge on the company. Get the 72 hour sampler kit and try it out. I'd do it, but I'm so broke I can't pay attention right now hahaha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
