🌟 Fuel Your Adventure: Stay Prepared, Stay Nourished!
The Mainstay Emergency Food Rations pack offers a robust 3600 calories in a single, convenient package, featuring 9 pre-measured meals. With a remarkable 5-year shelf life and compliance with US Coast Guard standards, this food ration is both Halal and Kosher certified, ensuring it meets diverse dietary needs. It is free from cholesterol and tropical oils, and designed to withstand extreme temperatures, making it an essential addition to any emergency preparedness kit.
Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 7.6 x 6.22 x 2.44 inches |
Package Weight | 0.68 Kilograms |
Item Weight | 0.01 Ounces |
Brand Name | Mainstay |
Model Name | Mainstay 3600 1pk |
Material | Blend |
Suggested Users | unisex-adult |
Number of Items | 4 |
Manufacturer | Mainstay |
Part Number | FBA_SIF-1 |
Included Components | 1 food ration |
Size | 1Pack |
L**K
Quick energy in emergency situation, long shelf life
I read some of the reviews of this product before writing my own. First of all I'd like to say that these bars aren't meant to be a nutritionally balanced, filling, enjoyable snack. They're designed to give someone in extreme conditions much needed calories so they can wait to be rescued or walk out of whatever emergency they are facing. Our own 72-hour bags contains Mainstay Emergency Food Bars, some mylar packets of drinking water, a small jar of peanut butter, some mylar packets of tuna, some beef jerky, a personal water purifier and other items. Since we may have to carry those packs on our backs for a long distance, how much it all weighs is important. Mainstay bars are the most calories you can pack into a little packet.The bars themselves aren't bad. They taste like a dense lemon shortcake breakfast type bar. They're a little pasty, but totally edible. And if I'm hungry enough, they'll taste great. They don't leave you feeling thirsty, which is also good in an emergency when water might be rationed. Each person's backpack should have one packet to see them through to their next hot meal. Because they're sealed in heavy mylar packaging, they will last for several years without spoiling, which adds to my peace of mind.Each 400 calorie portion (there are 9 in each packet) contains 400 calories, 3 grams of fiber, 46 grams of carbs, 69 grams of fat, vitamins A (16%), C (30%), D (16%), calcium (16%), and lesser amounts of niacin, iron, folic acid, magnesium and thiamine.If you really don't like these bars, try Datrex Emergency Food bars. They are coconut flavored, and have similar packaging and calories.
T**A
Best tasting rations!
I've read about several emergency rations and seen YouTube reviews about emergency rations. Then I taste-tested these and have had friends taste these and everyone and my family tried these and they're very filling and taste good. Eating these and a whole bar for a meal substitute you'll be very full and won't need much else to eat. Non-thirst-provoking and are thick but easily broken apart. Probably the best-tasting emergency rations.
A**
Tiny humans II
MW101 posted a review titled “Tiny Humans” and I would like to follow up with my own review;I have bought these for different activities three times now, once for fun with my own twin boys, once for a weekend of hiking (ultra lightweight) and now…just because, you know what I am talking about.All three of us have tried different freeze dried foods, dehydrated foods, survival pills, powders and MRE’s.The top spot for lightweight “on the go/run” type foods with long shelf life is definitely the “RecPak”…these are still in second place only to those little pouches though.1) Flavor is very pleasant, especially for survival mode. Out of the life-raft type bars, this one has easily THE best flavor in our opinion…I just wish they could throw some vitamin C in there for your immune system etc.2) a lot of dry goods and foods are dependent on a lot of water in one way, shape or form. By design, these are not. This lowers the overall weight in a sense, you don’t get that thirsty feeling during or after you eat them…again, it’s for life-rafts where water is an absolute PREMIUM.3) Again, these are “kid friendly/approved” which is a big deal for me, as a single father of twin 7yo boys…if they don’t really want to eat them there’s going to be friction. Whatever situation you find yourself in where you would actually eat these to stay functional - things will be hard and stressful without arguing with a couple of kids!Seriously guys, I have tried more brands and types of survival foods than I can count during my 12 years as a SERE qualified light infantryman with numerous deployments. If you are looking for a lightweight option that actually tastes good enough to comfort you while keeping you moving, give these a try.Ninja Squirrel
G**A
Good survival rations, but...
They're lightweight, good vitamins, tons of calories. Package can survive most mayhem (most things they wouldn't survive, you wouldn't either). But I heard a rumor about them when I was considering buying a couple cases, so I bought an extra 3600 pack to test it.The rumor was that if you eat too many at once, they'll make you sick. Turns out it's true. I'd recommend buying an extra pack and doing a taste test, to find out where your tolerance for the things is. In my own test, the first tasted like a slightly too crunchy lemon shortbread cookie. The second was almost as good as the first. The third, I noticed an odd, not unpleasant, but hard to define after taste. The fourth the after taste got stronger. And halfway through the fifth, it suddenly turned into the most revolting thing I had ever had in my mouth, and it was all I could do not to spit it out on the floor.The exact point varies from one individual to another. Some people never get sick from them, others (as described in their own reviews) hit that point on the first or second bite. So it's good, in my opinion, to try them out, so you know where your limit is, before you find yourself relying on them for survival (being unable to swallow the first bite of your 6+ months of food during a major disaster would not be good).
W**M
Upon delivery, found item damaged.
The bar inside is divided along horizontal and vertical lines to be separated into squares. This item was broken inside the packaging into multiple pieces, not along the dividing lines, but at angles. While there are no tears in the packaging, which means the bar is still edible, it would make it harder to keep that which is not eaten during an emergency inside the packaging….. Not happy, but not worth the hassle to return it…. I will say this as well, I have several of these and have never had this issue before.
Trustpilot
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