Does anyone stock their 72 hour/ BOB/ SAR kit with caffeine drinks/ pills like 5 hour energy? I thought about including 2 or 3 5 hour energy because a total of 3 ounces or so sounds like a small price to pay for my caffeine addiction

It's not in my kit per se but I do keep 2 or 3 Five Hour Awesomes in the center console of my car, along with one in my laptop bag. I rarely use it but it works wonders when I do.

Only coffee, which is a basic survival necessity. It has caffeine, the real vitamin C.

Both coffee (Via) and tea sprinkled just about everywhere

I need to try Starbucks' Via. I prefer my caffeine in the form of coffee or tea, rather than taking it straight up as a concentrate.

5 Hour E works, just not sure what that concentration of chemicals will do to your brain over time. I have a few available if I need to go another 300 miles or so, but as a routine I don't touch the stuff.

Black tea is light, but a bottle of 200mg caffeine tablets is lighter

One thing I like about coffee or tea is that one is ingesting water, almost always a good thing and also it usually requires one to pause,and thus one has the opportunity to contemplate and think, often a good strategy.

This is not mine. It was said on this forum If you have everything to make a cup of tea you can survive. I think it was said by a British survival expert. First you need to make a fire to heat the water. To me that means an axe or saw, knife and a fire making kit or a stove. Then you need a pot to boil water in. Personally I would like to enjoy my tea while sitting under something like a tarp. A nice hot drink under my tarp while in hte woods. What can be better than that.....

BOATMAN
John

I gave up coffee some time ago but still enjoy a tea brew every time I am out. One of the most memorable trips was about 40 miles in the middle of almost nowhere, sitting and enjoying the morning view (no tarp needed) while waiting for the tea water to heat up.

I don't stock them in my kits, even though I am a frequent user I am pretty sure either they would be long expired or "borrowed" when the situation arose to use them.

That said I would question if a survival situation/bug out would be a good time to use them. In my experience they can add to irritation and impatience. Though 5 hour energy is pretty mellow to me there are many who get rather jittery. To me caffeine is a known quantity and easy to use to maximum effect.

Last point for consideration, the burst of energy (even if the duration is several hours) comes at a price. When the effects wear off you crash, regardless of your current situation. This peculiarity could lead to some interesting situations.

just my .02