- Oh my god, you know what? - Yeah.
- There's two white people and one black guy in the woods.
I'm not sure...
- I'm Becky. - Hey, I'm Destiny.
- I'm Q. - I'm Jackie,
(together) and today, we're gonna be eating
disaster prep food.
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- My parents were military, so I used to eat MRE's.
- Oh, I didn't know that! - Yeah.
I used to take MRE's on, like, sporting events.
- My parents weren't around.
- Oh!
- So I had to, just a lot of prepared food.
(laughs) Does that count?
- I've had freeze-dried ice cream.
And it kind of just tastes like sweet styrofoam. (nibbles)
- I've never had freeze-dried food,
but I've definitely had some freezer burnt food.
- We're both great for this. - Yeah!
- Let's do it, let's jump in. - Prepare.
- You would think that I would,
because I'm terrified of disaster,
and I have a lot of anxiety about them,
but it doesn't seem to equal being,
in any way, prepared for them.
- I do, I actually have a really small kit,
I've been meaning to refurbish it,
it's basically I have a lot of water,
and I have a little kit that has bandages.
- I don't have an emergency kit.
I remember the first time I moved to LA.
It was with my school,
and they gave us an earthquake-ready kit
that apparently is, like, $500, a bucket.
- Ooh.
- I've never been prepared for, like, a disaster,
and I don't have anything for disaster-prep.
I do have a bottle of water, but-
- One bottle of water?
- (chuckles) No, I have several,
but I just like to drink water.
- All right, I'm ready for the end of the world, let's go.
- Let's do it.
- This looks horrible. - Oh, no, it's warm, ugh.
- Ooh, this is hot, oh.
- Why is it warm?
- Okay, hold up, hold up, - You warmed it.
- I have the breakfast skillet.
- And what's in there?
- It's got some hashbrowns, scrambled eggs,
mixed with pork sausage patty, pepper and onions.
- I have freeze-dried, pre-cut scrambled eggs
with ham and peppers.
- This looks really good, I have chili mac with beef,
and it has spicy sauce with macaroni, beef and beans.
- I have chicken fried rice with vegetables.
- That sounds good.
- And honestly, it smells nice, looks nice.
Can I eat it?
- Oh my god, you know what? - Yeah.
- It's two white people and one black guy in the woods.
I'm not sure...
- Do I have to eat it? (chuckles)
That's what I'm here for, huh.
- Oh, it's pretty good.
You should try this one.
Cause this one be comforting.
In a bad situation. - No, no.
I will starve.
- (laughs loudly)
- I wasn't sure what was gonna go down in this video,
I was actually kind of upset,
but now we're here, I'm happy.
- I'm upset that I'm in this video.
- This is good.
- Yeah, I guess.
- Try this one. - Okay.
We're switching it up.
- Do you wanna switch for a second?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- It tastes almost like,
you can taste that it was powdered first,
and then made into something.
- Maybe they do that on purpose,
so they can make sure that you pace yourself.
- That's pretty good, right?
- Yeah, yeah. - It's like chili.
- They both just taste like, cheap, like, food.
- Oh, this one's good!
- Right, I know!
This is not.
- I told you.
- This is not good at all.
- (laughs)
- Oh my god, the texture's bad,
the smell's bad, the flavor's bad,
there's like nothing endearing about this package.
There are many situations in which an emergency
prepared kit could be necessary,
including but not limited to wildfires-
oh god, this is gonna give me such anxiety.
- Hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorist attacks,
floods, and earthquakes.
- Ready.gov has recommendations and tips
for many of these emergency situations and others,
even like biological and chemical attacks,
- Cyber incidents, droughts, landslides,
home fires, snowstorms, and escape weather.
- Preparing for natural disasters
is important to decrease your risk
in an uncertain climate for safety and hygiene.
- If I'm ever caught in a tornado,
I want my last meal.
- And literally in the tornado.
- Yeah, oh no, no,
I'm not gonna wait until I'm out of the tornado.
- I didn't think until I realized right now
how many ways I can die.
- Just imagine somebody did a cyber attack on your house,
shut off everything, you're in the dark,
- But you have chili mac with beef.
What's the hacker gonna do then?
- Exactly.
- I've been prepared for all of those.
- No, you have not.
- Except, - No, you have not.
- Terrorist attack.
I know what to do in every situation,
aside from a terrorist attack.
That was never on my apocalypse checklist.
- Emergency kits should be stored in
airtight plastic bags and put into easy-to-carry containers,
like a duffle bag.
- Know what I was hoping for?
I was hoping for you guys bringing us here
and showing us things that we could eat
to make me feel like leaving here,
I could be more prepared,
but I just feel more in danger.
- (laughs loudly)
- We don't know anything.
We're not prepared for a disaster.
That's why we're in this video.
- Basic necessities for
an emergency supply kit include water,
- At least one gallon of water per person and each pet.
- Food.
- At least a three-day supply of non-perishable food.
- Battery-powered hand crank radio,
- As well as a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert.
- Flashlight,
- Your phone doesn't count.
Get a real flashlight.
- First aid kit,
- A whistle to signal for help.
- Dust mask, plastic sheeting and duct tape,
- Moist towels, garbage bags, and plastic ties.
This is a lot of stuff to have.
- Wrench or pliers, manual can opener, local maps.
- Who uses local maps anymore?
You'd better get you-
- What?
You think you're gonna have a GPS in the afterlife?
- (laughs) - No.
- Cell phone with charger and a backup battery.
- If you have a pet, pet food and extra water for your pet.
- That's a lot. - That's a lot.
- Okay, here's also my mindset, right?
You want me to have all of that,
and an extra pair of clothes?
Like, I'm supposed to carry all this to where?
- If I kept this in my pantry,
I would imagine
I might crack it open on a day
that I didn't go food shopping.
- I would keep these in my house.
I don't they'd make it to the disaster prep
because they're pretty good,
and if my groceries are low, I'd probably eat it,
which means I wouldn't have anything left for disaster, so.
- I would eat the chicken friend rice.
If you were to put that on a place and been like, here,
I'd go like, oh, okay, food.
- Yeah, if I had a lot of this,
I would be very lenient as to what I would call a disaster.
- Yeah.
- I'd be like, oh, it's a rainy day.
- Yeah.
- Time to crack it open.
- Yeah, I got the munchies.
- The only problem I have is that this expires pretty soon,
it expires in 2048, so,
I don't know if this has a place in my home.
- Okay, so would you buy this one,
and what are your thoughts on this one?
(both laughing)
- I would buy this one over this one
for the simple fact I know I will not open this.
- Whoa, curveball, I didn't know you were gonna say that.
- So it would serve its purpose.
It will serve its purpose, it will last me
through the disaster.
I can ration it, because I won't want to eat it.
- I feel like I learned a lot of stuff that I already knew,
but it kind of reinforced things,
that like, we need to be prepared.
You really never know when things are gonna go down.
- The producer is reading us, asking us
if we think this is smart to be prepared for,
yes, we know that this is
what you're supposed to prepare for.
It is a good idea to have these things.
- Yeah, it is.
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