>>> Water and canned food, (not gardens) can and do keep armies going for *years*.
It’s “MRE’s” not gardens...<<<
LOL, cans were in all those C Rations I ate... Nothing like a really cold day and a can of beef stew - chunks of congealed fat the size of strawberries - ooooh how they protected your teeth with their slick film that lasted all day... And those 20 year old ‘crackers’ (or whatever they were) - Mmmmmm
Actually in the field we tried to get some hot freshly cooked meals whenever we were in base camp.
>>>Canned food is what feeds armies.<<<
With MRE’s, should that be pouches???
But, really, hunkering down with 3600 calories a day MRE’s might pack on a few pounds... LOL
Don’t get me wrong...Gardens are great, but for the millions not able to have a garden, a large stash of canned food/dried food, and stored water is imperative when it comes to survival.