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This is on their monthly sale and is a good buy. 5 year shelf life, almost ALL the nutrients, tastes good. Shipping apears to be $6 no matter how many you buy. 3600 calories is about a 3 days supply of food in a survival situation(obviously depending on the scenario).

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MAINSTAY� 3,600 Calorie Food Bar


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Mainstay� food rations are prepared under strict supervision in their own bakery to ensure consistent quality and freshness. KEY BENEFITS: *5 year shelf life. *Non-Thirst Provoking. *Withstands Temperatures of -40 deg F to 300 deg F. *Ready to Eat: Each package contains 9 pre-measured 400 calorie meals. *Individualized portions eliminate the messy breaking-up that occurs with other bars. *Allows for on-land emergency consumption in a high-stress active situation. *Contains no cholesterol or tropical oils. *Meets the US Coast Guard standards. It's new modern packaging even meets the stringent guidelines set by the Department of Defense. *Enriched with vitamins and minerals exceeding the RDA requirements. Mainstay� is Kosher and it meets the dictates for Halal. *Pleasant lemon flavor which appeals to everyone. Enough to sustain and individual for 24 hours. AVAILABLE SIZES: 3,600 Calorie Size (9 pre-measured 400 Calorie Meals); 2,400 Calorie Size (6 pre-measured 400 Calorie Meals); and 1,200 Calorie Size (3 pre-measured 400 Calorie Meals).
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Re: sale items at Emergency Essentials
 

SB, I wonder how these would hold up in the car. I have all my bug out stuff but like to keep an extra blanket a gallon of water and some type of food like this in case of being stranded in the car.. This might be a good candidate

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I bought an emergency auto kit from beprepared.com and it included one of these food bars, so it should be fine for that.

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I agree Avalon about having goodies like this in the car

Great link SB :ok:

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We used to have something like this for survival rations in the Air Force. The old ones could really get hard, and tough to chew, so having water available was important. They were tastie though, especially when hungry and out in the woods with no Burger Kings around. Most people don't realize how lethargic you get when you haven't eaten much in 3 or 4 days and then have to go walk 10 miles.

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It says they are okay up to 300 degreesF. I bought some of these around Y2K. They've been stored since.

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The most important question: has anyone ever EATEN one of those?!

Just kidding...how are they in taste & texture, really?

NEED FIELD REPORT
 

9 years old now, why dont you open one up and see if the dog will eat it?
We could use a field report, and YOU are it.

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How do you store your water and how often do you rotate it?

I've read that the high temps in your car can do bad things for stored water and am wondering about the best methods for this.

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LOL! I did try the stuff when I first bought it. Not the greatest tasting stuff, but if it keeps you alive, it's worth it. I'll dig some out and see if my Dobie will eat it. I'm guessing she will, since She'll eat most anything. I'll report back with the findings!

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Gets too cold to store water in a car up where I am, but you are right. High temps and water stored in plastic can be a problem. Just rotate it.

Long term survival water is usually stored in cans.

Or: http://beprepared.com/category.asp?c=137

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I haven't eaten THIS particular brand, but I store the Datrex compressed bars and HAVE eaten them.

They were OK. The only side effect seems to be that you WILL NEED to have TP on hand, because when it works it's way through your system, you have a ... hmm, how to say this delicately... a MOVING experience.

This site also sells Datrex compressed food bar as well as this one.

I will say that I tried these during my daily routine. I was not starving hungry. I had eaten earlier in the day. So I was not a 'true survival' tester.

But I COULD eat it. And it didn't taste too bad. I would imagine if you are in a real SHTF scenario and found yourself extremely hungry, these or the Datrex would work for you.

As an aside, my wife and I make our own MRE's. We buy small white cardboard boxes. Then we fill them with canned and dried food WE actually eat on a daily basis. My entree is beanie weanies. My breakfast entree is two packs of brown sugar/cinnamon oatmeal. My wife's entree is tuna and crackers, which she eats all the time. Her breakfast entree is the same as mine. We both have tea, coffee and a tang/lemonade mix that we make ourselves and store in airtight containers. Plus chewing gum, hard candy, etc. Plus several single portion hand cleaner towels. And a deck of playing cards in each box we make (staves off boredom).

In a seperate box, we carry two rolls of TP, a box of kitchen matches, trioxane fuel and a folding trioxane stove (two of them actually), plus two french mil surp two nested square pans with handles which allows us to cook things in or just heat water fairly easily. And yes, I have used the trioxane tabs and stoves to heat water and other items with. They work well, though sometimes you need two tabs to really get water boiling, but I live in Denver, where the air is very thin.

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thanks.. I have been looking for an indestructible food to keep in the car that wont poison me if I have to eat it.. We had an ice storm here a few years ago that came out of nowhere and trapped thousands of commuters on all the highways for over 12 hours. I would feel dumb being prepared for Armageddon and not a situation like that..

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I buy a lot of bottled water so I rotate it at least twice a week. I try to have a gallon in the trunk at all times and just rotate the last one out when I take in groceries....

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The dog test would probably not work with my mutt she'll eat anything:111:

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I have.
It's like a hard, chewy yet crumbly lemon cake.

Not delicious, but quite edible.

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Exactly. The sh*t doesn't need to hit the fan in order to envision a scenario where having this type of bar in one's vehicle would be extremely advantageous. For example, I went to a Phish festival in VT a few years back, and there were people who were stuck in line (on the highway) for DAYS trying to get in. I got in reasonably quick but I might not be so lucky next time around.

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I keep a small cooler thats just big enough to fit 6 water bottles in it. Putting it in the cooler keeps the temp more stable and I can't recall ever pulling a frozen bottle out of it. It's been as low as -15 here since I've done it. I keep it in the back of the trail blazer.

I drink the water out of it regularly so rotation isn't an issue. I have drank water that was in my trunk for a good 2 years (regular water bottle sealed ice mountain) without ill effects. Bottle was distorted a bit. Went down easy.

IMO provided the water is factory sealed in a sturdy bottle no worries.

FYI I had some of those 3 liter milk gallon like plastic bottles spontainiously spring leaks in under 6 months of storage in my pantry. I refuse to buy anything other than milk in those things now.

Thanks for the heads up on the bars. Wanted to try one. Free shipping means now I can, lol.

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was that the coventry debacle??? i think its a trip how many deadhead types we have on the board.

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I have a friend that has been ready for the end of Modern Civilization for at least 20 years, I asked him for a filed report on the viability of these " life boat/Bomb shelter foods"....................... I quote here his response:
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"This is a "live" report.. I have an open Datrex bar in my hand. Smells like coconut and is oily to the touch. Nice texture and a bit crumbly. Leaves a filmy feel in your mouth like a big mac does. Flavor?? I can't name it. It is not bad per say. But no matter what level of hunger i can not invision ever longing for the taste of a datrex food bar. One bar does not give the sensation of having eaten anything.
End of "live" report."
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..There ya have it.
I myself have 14 units ordered and in transit.

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Review
http://www.popularmechanics.com/scie...html?series=29

Cheaper case price:
http://www.survivalunlimited.com/mainstay.htm

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$48 per case at amazon.com

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Initially I thought wow, great find, but shipping for my area is $17 vs $6 so it comes out about the same. Evidently everyone has this on sale.

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