Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Food

Finding edible food that we can digest is a must. Remember ever plant isn't edible. Some will kill you. Learn your basics. All food resources can go here.

  1. Finding Edible Animals and Bugs

    Discussions about finding edible animal products and bugs in the wilderness.
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    Finding Edible Animals and Bugs

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    1. Bug Eating

    Latest: Ants EarlyMarksman, Apr 4, 2020
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  2. Trail Food

    Foods on the go that can sustain energy without being a burden.
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    2
    Messages:
    21
    Latest: Dried, Parched & Popped Corn. Keith H., Mar 24, 2019
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  3. Edible Plants, Berries, and Roots

    Find edible plants, berries, roots, fruit, nuts, etc. How to prepare and store them.
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    Latest: Foraging And Storing Black Walnuts poltiregist, Oct 25, 2021
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  1. Jason

    Food is everywhere

    Jason, Jan 17, 2016
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    lonewolf
    May 20, 2016
  2. branchd77

    How do you know if a Berry or Plant is poisonous.

    branchd77, Jan 17, 2016
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    Dustin
    Jan 19, 2016
  3. branchd77

    What type of salt should I stock up on?

    branchd77, Jan 19, 2016
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    Ystranc
    Jul 15, 2017
  4. Darrell

    Snacking on Bugs?

    Darrell, Jan 19, 2016
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    1,586
    lonewolf
    Jan 30, 2016
  5. branchd77

    The Universal Edibility Test

    branchd77, Jan 20, 2016
    The Universal Edibility Test 5 5 1votes
    5/5, 1 vote
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    acheno84
    May 22, 2016
  6. Aneye4theshot

    Some Basic Foods for Survival

    Aneye4theshot, Jan 20, 2016
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    Aneye4theshot
    Jan 20, 2016
  7. Aneye4theshot

    How To Prepare Food in the Wild

    Aneye4theshot, Jan 20, 2016
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    Tom Williams
    Feb 8, 2016
  8. Aneye4theshot

    Cooking Method Suggestions

    Aneye4theshot, Jan 20, 2016
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    Aneye4theshot
    Jan 20, 2016
  9. Aneye4theshot

    Ways to Store Food

    Aneye4theshot, Jan 20, 2016
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    Aneye4theshot
    Jan 20, 2016
  10. Aneye4theshot

    Where To Find Food

    Aneye4theshot, Jan 20, 2016
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    Aneye4theshot
    Jan 20, 2016
  11. Aneye4theshot

    Foods That Last the Longest

    Aneye4theshot, Jan 20, 2016
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    Deeishere
    Jun 2, 2016
  12. Aneye4theshot

    How To Tell if Food Has Gone Bad or Not

    Aneye4theshot, Jan 20, 2016
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    Aneye4theshot
    Jan 20, 2016
  13. Aneye4theshot

    How To Prevent Food Poisoning

    Aneye4theshot, Jan 20, 2016
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    Lisa Davis
    May 19, 2016
  14. Stevie

    Big discounts and promo codes for special savings on food storage!

    Stevie, Mar 11, 2016
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    Stevie
    Mar 11, 2016
  15. Arkane

    What I store

    Arkane, Apr 19, 2016
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    Arkane
    Apr 19, 2016
  16. Lunasurvivor

    When to Eat in a Survival Situation

    Lunasurvivor, Apr 26, 2016
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    1,859
    OfTheEarth
    Jun 14, 2016
  17. Lunasurvivor

    How Much Food Do You Need to Survive?

    Lunasurvivor, Apr 26, 2016
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    Corzhens
    May 20, 2016
  18. SurvivalGirl87

    What Are the Best Foods in a Survival Situation

    SurvivalGirl87, Apr 26, 2016
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    1,524
    Arkane
    Apr 26, 2016
  19. SurvivalGirl87

    Where to Find Food

    SurvivalGirl87, Apr 26, 2016
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    1,506
    SurvivalGirl87
    Apr 26, 2016
  20. Tom Williams

    Cooking

    Tom Williams, May 9, 2016
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    1,716
    Lisa Davis
    May 18, 2016
  21. Vash

    What food should you store?

    Vash, May 19, 2016 ... 2
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    6,033
    Keith H.
    Jan 12, 2019
  22. Correy

    Acorns and how to eat them.

    Correy, May 19, 2016
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    1,272
    Correy
    May 19, 2016
  23. Lisa Davis

    MRE suggestions?

    Lisa Davis, May 19, 2016
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    1,857
    Keith H.
    May 20, 2016
  24. BigD

    What's the best kind of food to have stored in your car?

    BigD, May 19, 2016
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    1,724
    Caribou
    Jun 8, 2019
  25. Keith H.

    Learning From The Past.

    Keith H., May 19, 2016
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    1,556
    Keith H.
    May 19, 2016
  26. John Snort

    What To Eat If There's No Food?

    John Snort, May 21, 2016
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    28
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    2,966
    Keith H.
    May 30, 2016
  27. Deeishere

    Quick and cheap food ideas

    Deeishere, May 23, 2016
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    13
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    1,822
    remnant
    Jul 4, 2017
  28. Corzhens

    Frogs for dinner

    Corzhens, May 24, 2016
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    1
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    1,435
    Keith H.
    May 24, 2016
  29. cluckeyo

    Keep a generator on hand

    cluckeyo, May 24, 2016
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    1,755
    Arkane
    May 24, 2016
  30. cluckeyo

    If your lucky enough to have land...

    cluckeyo, May 24, 2016
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    6
    Views:
    1,324
    PracticalToby
    May 25, 2016
  31. cluckeyo

    Sustainable Farming

    cluckeyo, May 24, 2016
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    11
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    1,534
    lonewolf
    Jan 26, 2022
  32. remnant

    Maintaining weight with little food

    remnant, May 24, 2016
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    10
    Views:
    1,556
    HealthandVitality
    May 30, 2016
  33. Corzhens

    Food in the grassy field

    Corzhens, May 24, 2016
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    7
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    1,482
    lonewolf
    Jul 22, 2021
  34. Corzhens

    The coconut

    Corzhens, May 25, 2016
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    7
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    1,896
    Kev Brown
    May 29, 2016
  35. cluckeyo

    Glenn's Campfire Potatoes

    cluckeyo, May 26, 2016
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    1,412
    cluckeyo
    Jun 3, 2016
  36. Corzhens

    Plantain

    Corzhens, May 27, 2016
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    1,113
    Keith H.
    May 27, 2016
  37. Lisa

    Allergies

    Lisa, May 27, 2016
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    1,362
    Finman0507
    Jun 17, 2016
  38. John Snort

    What To Do When Cooking Will Attract Hungry People Your Way?

    John Snort, May 28, 2016
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    1,773
    Old Geezer
    Jul 5, 2017
  39. Lisa

    Food preservation.

    Lisa, May 29, 2016
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    3,377
    lonewolf
    Jul 25, 2022
  40. Keith H.

    Drying Foods.

    Keith H., May 29, 2016
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    1,877
    HealthandVitality
    May 30, 2016
  41. Damorale

    Fermenting as preservation

    Damorale, May 30, 2016
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    3
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    1,431
    Tumbleweed
    Jul 7, 2017
  42. lucidcuber

    Have you ever let your stash go out of date?

    lucidcuber, May 30, 2016
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    5
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    1,217
    lonewolf
    Jun 2, 2016
  43. lucidcuber

    Fad prep foods are very inefficient

    lucidcuber, May 30, 2016
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    2
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    1,374
    filmjunkie08
    Jun 4, 2016
  44. Keith H.

    Drying Corn On The Cob.

    Keith H., May 30, 2016
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    1,405
    Keith H.
    May 30, 2016
  45. Keith H.

    Dried, Parched & Popped Corn

    Keith H., May 30, 2016
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    1,303
    Keith H.
    May 30, 2016
  46. tb65

    When living off the grid, we can learn alot from the Amish when it comes to food.

    tb65, May 30, 2016
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    1,509
    lonewolf
    Jun 2, 2016
  47. Corzhens

    Surviving on cassava only

    Corzhens, May 31, 2016
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    6
    Views:
    1,980
    explorerx7
    Jul 1, 2017
  48. John Snort

    Learn How To Cook Low Cost Meals

    John Snort, May 31, 2016
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    11
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    3,397
    Keith H.
    Jun 2, 2016
  49. lucidcuber

    How cheaply could you supply your pantry for a month?

    lucidcuber, May 31, 2016
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    6
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    1,545
    overcast
    Jul 20, 2017
  50. Damorale

    The very basic essentials for a dried food stash

    Damorale, May 31, 2016
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    1,751
    Deeishere
    Jun 8, 2016
  51. lucidcuber

    What is the cheapest protein source per gram?

    lucidcuber, Jun 1, 2016
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    2,089
    judyd1
    Jun 2, 2016
  52. Correy

    An infographic article on how much food a family needs to survive all year.

    Correy, Jun 1, 2016
    An infographic article on how much food a family needs to survive all year. 3 5 1votes
    3/5, 1 vote
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    2
    Views:
    1,854
    Reviews:
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    lonewolf
    Oct 3, 2019
  53. lucidcuber

    Do you grow potatoes?

    lucidcuber, Jun 4, 2016
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    25
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    3,575
    jeager
    May 14, 2017
  54. Keith H.

    Jerusalem Artichokes. You Will Never Starve.

    Keith H., Jun 4, 2016
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    6
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    2,905
    Tumbleweed
    Jul 14, 2017
  55. Derek Moore

    How to get food in the wild?

    Derek Moore, Jun 5, 2016
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    12
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    2,317
    tb65
    Jun 10, 2016
  56. cyclistbabe

    Seeds in survival pack?

    cyclistbabe, Jun 6, 2016
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    8
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    2,076
    DecMikashimota
    Jun 14, 2016
  57. remnant

    Which insects would you survive on?

    remnant, Jun 7, 2016
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    13
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    2,152
    ToTang45
    Jun 12, 2016
  58. Nero-Bianco

    Poisonous food

    Nero-Bianco, Jun 7, 2016
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    15
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    2,502
    hades_leae
    Jul 3, 2016
  59. John Snort

    Bee Keeping

    John Snort, Jun 8, 2016
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    4
    Views:
    1,658
    joshposh
    Jun 13, 2016
  60. Endure

    Preparing plants for cooking

    Endure, Jun 8, 2016
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    5
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    1,822
    PriscillaKing
    May 18, 2017
  61. DecMikashimota

    Substitutes For Toilet Paper In The Wild

    DecMikashimota, Jun 10, 2016
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    2,777
    OfTheEarth
    Jun 12, 2016
  62. acheno84

    Favorite food while on a hike?

    acheno84, Jun 11, 2016
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    2,131
    kamar19
    Jun 1, 2017
  63. SirJoe

    Mushroom picking.

    SirJoe, Jun 11, 2016
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    7
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    8,424
    DecMikashimota
    Jun 14, 2016
  64. richj8am30

    Eating Tree Bark?

    richj8am30, Jun 13, 2016
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    9
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    2,067
    carkli23
    Jun 14, 2016
  65. richj8am30

    Delicious Survivalist Recipes

    richj8am30, Jun 13, 2016
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    2,179
    Corzhens
    Jun 17, 2016
  66. joshposh

    Solar Cooker

    joshposh, Jun 13, 2016
    Solar Cooker 5 5 1votes
    5/5, 1 vote
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    14
    Views:
    2,266
    Reviews:
    1
    overcast
    Jul 19, 2017
  67. ziskasun

    Coyote Melon

    ziskasun, Jun 15, 2016
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    4,225
    thePENofGODx0x0xz7
    Jun 20, 2016
  68. remnant

    How to eat less food

    remnant, Jun 16, 2016
    How to eat less food 5 5 1votes
    5/5, 1 vote
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    24
    Views:
    2,806
    Reviews:
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    overcast
    Jul 19, 2017
  69. thePENofGODx0x0xz7

    What are the food uses of cacti?

    thePENofGODx0x0xz7, Jun 16, 2016
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    1,433
    Xilkozuf
    Jul 16, 2017
  70. remnant

    Would you eat birds?

    remnant, Jun 17, 2016 ... 2
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    6,243
    Keith H.
    Mar 27, 2019
  71. Corzhens

    Surviving on frogs and snails

    Corzhens, Jun 18, 2016
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    14
    Views:
    2,095
    iseeyou
    Jun 23, 2016
  72. SirJoe

    Square Foot Gardening

    SirJoe, Jun 18, 2016
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    8
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    3,016
    SirJoe
    Jun 30, 2016
  73. Corzhens

    When there is shortage of staple

    Corzhens, Jun 19, 2016
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    4
    Views:
    1,706
    My3Sons_NJ
    Jun 19, 2016
  74. DecMikashimota

    Foraging Bitter Nuts

    DecMikashimota, Jun 19, 2016
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    2,076
    Endure
    Jun 20, 2016
  75. Toast

    What Insect Tastes The Best?

    Toast, Jun 20, 2016
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    17
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    2,053
    jeager
    Apr 7, 2017
  76. SirJoe

    Aquaponics

    SirJoe, Jun 20, 2016
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    1
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    1,566
    Zyphir
    May 15, 2017
  77. SirJoe

    Poisonous berries.

    SirJoe, Jun 20, 2016
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    8
    Views:
    2,335
    John Snort
    Jul 1, 2016
  78. Eric Graham

    Bring your own food?

    Eric Graham, Jun 21, 2016
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    12
    Views:
    2,366
    emmaruthnagano
    Jul 8, 2016
  79. FuZyOn

    Eating the same thing everyday

    FuZyOn, Jun 21, 2016
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    28
    Views:
    2,313
    m33kuh
    Jul 18, 2017
  80. ally79

    Pressure Canning

    ally79, Jun 22, 2016
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    5
    Views:
    2,264
    JimLE
    Nov 6, 2016
  81. Keith H.

    18th Century Cooking. Military Rations.

    Keith H., Jun 24, 2016
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    1
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    2,143
    Endure
    Jun 30, 2016
  82. Keith H.

    Cooking Stews On The Trail.

    Keith H., Jun 24, 2016
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    1
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    1,570
    Jaydon A.
    Jun 30, 2016
  83. SirJoe

    Dry meat.

    SirJoe, Jun 30, 2016
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    7
    Views:
    2,194
    joshposh
    Jul 1, 2016
  84. SirJoe

    Living in the wild for 25 years

    SirJoe, Jul 1, 2016
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    1,700
    Endure
    Jul 4, 2016
  85. Deeishere

    Survival and couponing

    Deeishere, Jul 1, 2016
    Replies:
    6
    Views:
    1,728
    amelia88
    Jul 9, 2016
  86. Arctic21

    Is grass edible in a emergency?

    Arctic21, Jul 1, 2016 ... 2
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    Views:
    9,106
    varuna
    Jun 6, 2020
  87. RichE8475

    "Rotating" through Food Supply

    RichE8475, Jul 2, 2016
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    14
    Views:
    1,989
    m33kuh
    Jul 19, 2017
  88. SirJoe

    Eating seaweed.

    SirJoe, Jul 2, 2016
    Replies:
    5
    Views:
    2,178
    emmaruthnagano
    Jul 9, 2016
  89. Corzhens

    Living by the ricefield

    Corzhens, Jul 4, 2016
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    0
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    1,196
    Corzhens
    Jul 4, 2016
  90. ziskasun

    Expired Cans Of Food - How Long Does Can Food Last?

    ziskasun, Jul 4, 2016
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    18
    Views:
    3,867
    m33kuh
    Jul 18, 2017
  91. lexinonomous

    Must have travel food

    lexinonomous, Jul 4, 2016
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    18
    Views:
    1,998
    lonewolf
    Apr 13, 2019
  92. CarlosTL

    Where to buy legit MREs?

    CarlosTL, Jul 5, 2016
    Replies:
    9
    Views:
    6,032
    Old Geezer
    Mar 5, 2017
  93. schiavonecalvin

    What is the most exotic animal that you have ever hunted?

    schiavonecalvin, Jul 5, 2016
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    12
    Views:
    2,251
    Doubletap45
    Jul 21, 2016
  94. QuakeringInTokyo

    City foraging

    QuakeringInTokyo, Jul 6, 2016
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    13
    Views:
    2,310
    lonewolf
    Jul 13, 2016
  95. Corzhens

    Subsisting on 1 hectare

    Corzhens, Jul 7, 2016
    Replies:
    3
    Views:
    1,150
    My3Sons_NJ
    Jul 7, 2016
  96. Wes Morgan

    My favorite meal.

    Wes Morgan, Jul 23, 2016
    Replies:
    16
    Views:
    2,265
    TexDanm
    Sep 15, 2017
  97. Keith H.

    Wartime Farm Part 1 of 8

    Keith H., Aug 12, 2016
    Replies:
    0
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    1,437
    Keith H.
    Aug 12, 2016
  98. Keith H.

    Victorian Farm Episode I

    Keith H., Aug 12, 2016
    Replies:
    0
    Views:
    1,612
    Keith H.
    Aug 12, 2016
  99. beepete

    How to harvest protein using your eyes, ears, nose and hands.

    beepete, Oct 8, 2016
    Replies:
    6
    Views:
    2,096
    beepete
    Oct 9, 2016
  100. jeager

    Cattails Anyone?

    jeager, Apr 16, 2017
    Replies:
    1
    Views:
    1,712
    Keith H.
    Apr 17, 2017
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