Mainstay 3600 Emergency Food Rations

[FPrice]

Needed to replenish some items, saw these on 4Patriots and decided to get more. They were out of the smaller size so I got two boxes of 10 packages each, figured I could manage their shelf life better and share some with close family.

As people have said before, these do have a pleasant smell and taste, lemony. They are easy to bite and chew, but they do crumble a bit (my only "complaint" besides the weight).

The Box is a survival kit that dates back to 2003. They came with one Mainstay package, some (6?) packages of water, a candle, matches, and a first aid kit (if I remember everything accurately). I am debating whether I want to open that Mainstay to see how it survived.

I figure that one of the Mainstay packages along with at least 2 ready-to-eat MRS in my BOB could do me for about a week as long as I could get enough water.

 

[MrsStrangeNH]

I opened a pack of similar rations by Datrex that were sitting in the trunk of my car year-round for 7 years. At that point they were 2 years past date. There was absolutely nothing wrong with them. Did a head-to-head comparison with new product and there was almost no difference. Just a /slight/ change in flavor and color. The water packets I had in with them were fine.

Please post up the results if you do go ahead and try them. I'd love to know how much longer I can leave this kind of stuff in my car.

 

[radar's girl]

Are these or something like them worth getting to add to my freeze dried foods, bottled water, tp, and ammo stash? I won't say where I live, and both spouse and I are pretty good shots, we practice regularly at a local fish and game club.

 

[FPrice]

They can't hurt. It gives you some easy to access food which requires no preparation. It AUGMENTS your other food supplies, it does not replace them.

They have a 5 year shelf life so I would not get a whole lot to start out with. Build up your store of them so that they all don't expire at once. Something which I am sure you probably already do with other items.

They are just about tasty enough to have as a snack food. I like mine with a nice cup of coffee.

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[MrsStrangeNH]

Are these or something like them worth getting to add to my freeze dried foods, bottled water, tp, and ammo stash? I won't say where I live, and both spouse and I are pretty good shots, we practice regularly at a local fish and game club.

Definitely a nice addition. Keep in mind that they are strictly for survival calories and not a nutritionally complete food. The ones I have are really meant for lifeboat rations - they are certified to last through their expiry date under a wide variety of weather/storage conditions. That's why I put mine in my GHB in the car.