Everyone has there own plan for what to do when the SHTF...

First, military trained or not, survival is survival, and if you have to hike, then I'm sure you will whether you want to or not. If you have to hole up, then you will do that whether you like to or not.

And since water seems to be the overly stressed topic of the day LOL.

1. If you can't find water somewhere, then you might want to rethink your entire survival plan!!

2. The main goal of survival is to reduce competition for sustenance, hence the reason for go-bag's and bug-out kits, to get away from population in first vital moments.

3. The reason they invented backpack filters and chemical purifiers.

4. Getting to it is just a matter of ingenuity. Like I said, if you can't find it - rethink your plan... or become super human and be able to survive for more than 3 days without water.

In regards to your bars. ---

Amount Per Serving
Calories 400
Calories from Fat 150
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% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 35mg 1%
Total Carb 55g 18%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 14g
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Protein 7g
Trans Fatty Acids 0g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.



The average person uses 1500 to 2000 calories just sitting on their ass in a 24hr period. So now add survival to that. you are over 4000 calories a day at a minimum.

Just based on the 2000 calorie diet, you have to eat 4-5 bars to sit around and do nothing.
Are you going to eat 10 bars a day???

Mil-Spec foods are not a requirement, but they are handy - Food manufacturers for backpacking make the same stuff, with the same shelf life. Mountain House being one of them.

Survival is not about how much you can store - its about how well you can prepare.