I wanted to know if anyone has any place where I can find emergency bars or other forms of food that offer high calories in a single form. I am experimenting with several bars that have 150-300 calories per serving as well as the liferaft bars which have 3600 for a vaccuum pack. I have used MRE's in the past, but they are expensive (I am running low on the ones I was issued)and they take up a lot of room. Thanks.

Hi CBTENGR

There are mainstay rations available at http://www.survivorind.com/3600.html



or there is Traditional Scottish Shortbread and Highland Oatcakes available at http://www.walkersus.com/products/gift-tins-more/03702



or if you want to bake Dundee Cake yourself you can follow the recipe at http://www.rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecipe_dundee.htm



Dundee Cake when stored in a tin will last quite a while (up to 6 months if stored correctly in a cool dark place)

You might try some of these, This is what I use in all of my kits. http://beprepared.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_FM+R043_A_name_E_Raspberry+Millennium+Energy+Bar

You could make your own. Here is the recipe for Hudson Bay Bread, a tasty snack, and my waistline thinks that it has plenty of everthing, 400 calories per serving. After whipping them up you just vacuum seal them...

Hudson Bay Bread
Recipe Ingredients
• 1 Cup butter, softened
• 1 Cup of sugar
• 3 Tablespoons light corn syrup (or a little more)
• 3 Tablespoons of honey (or a little more)
• 1/2 Teaspoon vanilla
• 9 1/2 Cups finely ground rolled oats (I can only get 6-7 cups in, it gets too hard to mix)
• 1/2 Cup sliced almonds (I never use ‘em)
Serves: 6
This was a European staple before workers of the Hudson Bay Company packed it along on beaver-trapping excursions into what is now the American West. No light snack, this early energy bar reportedly stoked the metabolic fires of Sir Edmund Hillary as he ascended Everest.
At Home: Cream together the butter, sugar, syrup, honey, and vanilla. Grind the oats using a food processor or coffee grinder, then slowly stir in the almonds and oats. Press it all into a 13 x 9-inch pan. Bake at 325:F for 15 to 20 minutes. Don_t overcook; it crumbles. As soon as you remove it from the oven, press the mix firmly with a spatula (VERY important). Cut into squares and let cool in the pan.
Calories: 400 Carbohydrates: 54.36 Cholesterol: 33 Dietary Fiber : 2.8 Fiber: 3.4
Protein: 9.1 Saturated Fat: 8.3 Sodium: 129 Total Fat: 17.4

The Hudson Bay Bread was good and filling when I was in the BWCA last month. You can also add different flavorings to the mix, I've seen recipes with maple syrup, nuts, etc added.

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Image of Raw unprocessed Leporine Merda

Available in Strawberry, Raspberry and Citrus Flavours.

Look like moose droppings...

The Merda Bar also has an extremely long shelf life

Actually, rabbit or hare poop:

Leporine: rabbit or hare
Merda: Feces or poop


Methinks someone is trying to have a little fun.

Pete

Yeah, I am a cliff bar, & Snickers bar fan myself. The Snickers are good for moral. Probably because I love chocolate!
I read somewhere they use them on Mt. Everest.