Reddit reviews Datrex 3600 Emergency Food Bar - 3 Day/72 Hour Bar - Single Pack
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Package of 18 survival bars with 200 Calories per bar, 3600 Calories per packTabletized and sub packaged for ease of rationing and storage in your survival and disaster kitNON GMO and NO NUTS - all natural ingredients with no preservatives and superior coconut flavorUSCG approved; small and lightweight with a 5 year shelf lifeHigh energy value; ready to eat; non thirst provoking
I would look at survival rations. ER Bar, S.O.S. Rations, Mainstay, and Datrex were the brands I looked at. I ended up with Mainstay after a little research. There honestly appears to be little difference overall though so you could actually get whatever you can find cheapest or whatever little differences you prefer. One 3600 calorie package is supposed to last 3 days giving you 400 calories per day.
The biggest thing to remember is that these are made specifically to be light, compact, and the minimum you need to keep going for 3 days. You would not want to pack them for living for months off of but for 3 days they were the best alternative I could find.
K, will do. My new money saving idea is to buy one of these and eat for a month!
http://www.amazon.com/Banquet-Storage-Supply-Servings-13-0x13-0x13-0/dp/B005A15YUU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1347549344&sr=8-5&keywords=emergency+food
Almost as cheap as 5lbs of muscle milk, but with variety! Also, think I could live off of these alone? http://www.amazon.com/Datrex-3600-Emergency-Food-Bar/dp/B001CSAHW0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347549344&sr=8-1&keywords=emergency+food
My idea is that if I can make each bar last for three days, it will be cheaper than a pure rice diet. Ideas?
Yeah, you can get yourself a kickin' raft with an onboard computer system, and still have plenty money left over for a lot of grub and water inside little packets
I just finished off eating a pack of DATREX bars. I had them in my GHB for 5 years and since they reached the end of their shelf life I rotated them out with some more practical energy bar snacks. The shelf life is shorter on the energy bars but I decided that emergency ration bars like the ones OP pictured should be a last resort kind of food source. FWIW - the 5 year old bars tasted just like fresh ones.
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There are several ways you can pack a tasty meal that doesn't take up much space. Something quick and easy would be a pouch of chicken/tuna, two tortillas, and some cheese to make quesadillas. Or some crackers instead. Rice also makes a light weight filling meal, and as the guy above said, stuffing works really well too.
Edit: Of course, I'm referring to extended trips. On a weekend hike cliff bars and all that are perfectly fine. I've just been planning to through hike the AT. While my personal gear may weigh ~25lbs, I only have a small portion of my ultralight gear purchased. Like the guy said, ultralight gear is expensive.