They did you a favor imo, why you'd want 6 months worth of MREs that only keep for 5 years max life in ideal conditions is beyond me. You can fill a lot of 5 gallon buckets w/ beans, rice, etc that will store 30+ years for $600.
Vehicle or home isn't enough, you need to carry medical ON YOUR BODY. Whether that's an ankle kit, cargo pocket, or just a TQ in your pants pocket, there's no time to go looking for medical when you need to be using it.
IMO, gold is only good to store value for the long term. You should have EVERYTHING you need to survive prior to investing heavily in it: long term food and water, security, communication, community, medical, etc. In a starving world, no one is going to trade you food for gold.
I've had no problems getting plenty of each from Kroger/Clicklist in small bags at a good price, Amazon has some good deals at times. I'm sure Costco/Sam's has some if you are a member.
The comment I responded to was talking about cans in his pantry, but glass jars can bulge too (at the lid, if it loses the seal or there's a problem with the canning process).
As long as the can is intact and isn't bulging (botulism), it should be good to go. Canned food loses nutrition value, texture, taste over time but never really goes bad. If you want to put a number on it, I'd say 10 years if stored properly. I remember reading a story about a family finding...
It really depends on what the SHTF is, but probably a Glock 19. A concealed handgun can go with you most anywhere and can be used to obtain battlefield pickups.
I remember ordering some on Amazon before that storm last year...took about 3 months for delivery. Luckily I was able to stock up on yellow diesel gas cans, after researching to make sure they were safe lol.
While shotguns aren't useless, they are very specialized to a few things (extreme close quarters combat, taking small fast game like birds and rabbits, breaching doors). They are a poor choice to hand out to inexperienced shooters or children due the high recoil (I'm assuming we're talking...
Pack light, you can move much faster/farther with less load.
Shelter:
USGI Poncho
USGI Poncho liner (woobie)
Paracord
Water:
Aluminum bottle and cup
Iodine tablets
Lifestraw or Sawyer mini water filter
Fire:
Lighter
Fire tinder (vasoline soaked dryer lint works well)
Firesteel
Fixed blade...