Datrex 3600 Calorie Emergency Food Bar for Survival Kits, Disaster Preparedness, Survival Gear, Sur

My friends ask, "What do you need 3-days of food in your car for?" so I tell them just in case, because if I explained all the terrible things that could possibly happen at any given moment, they'd feel uncomfortable and I'd look paranoid.

-15 bucks

-6 Days of Food

-Lasts up to 5 years.

Because McDonald's won't be there when your dying.

This stuff is kinda tasty, stays fresh for a long time, and packs small.

I suggest it for any survival kit where space is limited but still available. In other words, get cheaper bulkier stuff for your home. (Mountain House Hardtack is good there, along with some peanut butter and canned goods). This is for your car, boat, plane, or office. It's standard issue in many lifeboats. It does not require cooking and is moist enough so that it's not thirst provoking.

*WARNING!* Contains coconut, and not just a trace. Do NOT buy or consume if you have coconut allergies! I had a friend break out in hives just for being in the same room

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I have several stashes (office, home, car, storage locker) of emergency rations and several 'bug-out' bags as I cannot be certain where I'll be if and when the poop hits the propeller.

I have had to re-order this item on several occasions to replenish my office stash as I keep snacking on the darn things.

Several Points:

1) The 'brick' is aluminized plastic vacuum wrapped around 18 individually wrapped bars.

2) The brick is heavier than you would expect as the moisture content is very low to allow a tightly packed food source in minimal space.

3) Due to the low moisture content you will want a liquid to drink although the bars themselves DO NOT enhance thirst.

4) Once the outer wrapper has been breached, the 5 year shelf life is no longer applicable. The individual bars are wrapped in ultra thin cellophane.

5) The 18 separate bars TOTAL 3600 calories. The Three day calculation is bases on 1,200 calories per day (3 meals a day for 3 days at 2 bars per meal).

6) For those of you who rightly observe that 1,200 calories per day is below the prescribed minimum...keep in mind these bars are coast guard approved emergency rations. They are MISSION SPECIFIC. I.E.: They were designed for the relatively low caloric consumption of sitting, inactive, in a life boat while awaiting rescue.

That fact, however, does not diminsh the wisdom of having a supply on hand for emergencies and/or bug-out ration suppliments.

One Complaint: as I mentioned before, they use a thin cellophane wrap on each bar (no doubt to further minimize bulk of packaging).

The problem is that it is a B*TCH to unwrap. If you do it wrong, the bar will crumble. My technique is to sliide the side of a pocket knife around the flat side of the bar (Much like you were honing the knife on a whet stone) until the edge of the knife catches the edge of the wrapper and then gently work the wrapper off.

Bon Appetit'

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I ordered this 2 pack about a week ago, the package came today, and only had one bar in it. I left the seller a message saying theyre mistake, and they almost immediately (less than an hour) contacted me back saying they will correct theyre mistake. fantastic service. Ive never gotten such quick responses from anyone.

As for the product, top quality stuff. Its smaller than i expected, which is good as its easier to pack away. Its not a bad taste at all, strong coconut flavor. also, with many of these 5 year shelf life items, you need to worry about getting one thats already a year or so into its life, but these were manufactured june 2010, giving me almost a full five years on them.

Top notch stuff.

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This product makes a lot of sense. The challenge for me has been that the packaging is weak I had 3 in a backpack, surrounded by soft clothing, 1 week, no hiking, just sitting there in a closet, and 2 of 4 lost their vacuum seal (now how long will it last?). Better to learn the lesson while you have options.

With the 2 that did not fail, I plan to pack them inside of a hard container by themselves.

The best option, even if more expensive, would be for the manufacturer to individually wrap each bar (more redundancy), or provide a hard outer container anything to make this more field worthy would be great.

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