Here is what preppers can learn from the food preparation used on the Oregon Trail for when SHTF!
As all good preppers know, it is crucial to your survival to stockpile plenty of food and water if a collapse occurs. This way we can be prepared for just about any situation.
This is why many preppers look to how people survived on the land in the past to know how much food they need to include in their stockpile. One of the most important events about surviving off the land and facing new challenges every day is how pioneers survived on the Oregon trail. It may seem like so long enough but they had to deal with many of the same situations you may have to face if SHTF.
This is why it is important that we understand how much food they carried and why. This way we can follow their example and help keep our families well feed even in the harshest of conditions just like the pioneers once did!
To learn how much food they carried on the Oregon Trail, Please head on over to the next page where we will tell you exactly how they prepared for rough conditions.
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Ok I understand the need for food and water stockpiles. I have a pretty good supply for my family of six. My concern is after things start getting more scarce. I am a fairly proficient hunter of local animals and can prepare them for eating. When things start getting more scarce I feel like the best bet is to go mobile. Like cross country. Probably to more remote areas. Is there any sort of guide book for preparing animals I am not as familiar with? I am in northeast iowa. I can clean and cook fish and the critters native here. So can my wife. (Shes actually a better shot than me so hunting is covered. ) We have given our kids a love for fishing and the older 2 are about big enough to hold and accurately fire a rifle or shot gun. But if we head toward the rockies we will encounter things unfamiliar to us. Is there a guide book for cleaning and cooking these types of animals. More specifically is there a guide to storing the meat without proper refrigeration?
Most of them caused dysentery.