Survival - Taco Sauce Edition

[Ben]

Hopefully he didn't share his taco sauce packets with his dog. I'm glad the guy got out okay, but come one - if you're going off-roading, even for just half a day, especially in the snow, at least bring a couple of energy bars if you won't put a proper survival kit in your ride.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-man-dog-survive-5-days-in-vehicle-stuck-in-snow-eating-taco-sauce

[French G.]

He needed exactly zero food to survive five days. That said, I keep 2-3 mountain House meals, tea bags, sugar, coffee and a life boat food bar in my car. And maybe a few packs of honey I swiped from Jesus chicken.

[Ben]

He needed exactly zero food to survive five days. That said, I keep 2-3 mountain House meals, tea bags, sugar, coffee and a life boat food bar in my car. And maybe a few packs of honey I swiped from Jesus chicken.

Well, yeah, there's "survive" and survive. He could have "survived" without food for a lot longer than five days, but the longer he goes, the less energy - or even desire -  he has to help himself. Even just a Coast  Guard ration bar (what I keep in my vehicles) a day (split with the dog of course) would have given him the energy to at least make survival more than his body telling him to sit and not move because there's no calories available.

Plus, while I know I can go for much longer than a day without food, ask me, and the other guys here who have done the colonoscopy fast, what the first thing we do is when we're done. 

[RoadKingLarry]

ask me, and the other guys here who have done the colonoscopy fast, what the first thing we do is when we're done.  laugh

You mean after the farting?

[Jamisjockey]

If I'm going on a bike ride anywhere there isn't cell service or a gas station I take at least 2 extra protein bars.
When I would off-road, I had a bag for the jeep that had a mini stove, beef bullion, instant coffee, water purification, an MRE for each person riding with me, and a box or two of granola bars.  Minimum.

[Ben]

You mean after the farting?

Hey, pipe down. Do you want AOC to read that and expand her cow ban to APS? 

[French G.]

Oh I know food is more optimum than none, just can't stand the zomg headline MAN SURVIVES ON TACO SAUCE!!!!

I'd be more impressed if he was stranded and survived on taco Bell for five days. Wilderness rescue and colonoscopy prep!