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#64010 - 04/17/06 04:44 AM emergency food bars
Dean Offline
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Registered: 10/16/05
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Loc: Davis, CA
I'm researching emergency food bars. Else where on this site there is information and recommmendations about MAINSTAY and MAYDAY food bars. There is also DATREX and I just learned of another ER BAR. I would appreciate hearing opinions about these food items from those of you that have actually eaten them.

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#64011 - 04/17/06 11:29 AM Re: emergency food bars
JIM Offline
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Registered: 03/18/06
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Loc: The Netherlands
I would use the SOS Lab survival rations. The big advantage is that the portions are individually packed.
http://www.dougritter.com/DR-Aeromedix_survival_pak_faq.htm

( scroll to food group)
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#168471 - 03/02/09 11:52 PM Re: emergency food bars [Re: JIM]
Mike_H Offline
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I wanted to pop this discussion back to the top of the threads.

Has anyone tried the SOS Food Lab bars? How is the taste?

I wanted to buy a few packs of food bars to keep stashed.
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#168479 - 03/03/09 12:29 AM Re: emergency food bars [Re: Mike_H]
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Registered: 02/09/01
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SOS bars taste like a shortbread cookie, an excellent cultural comfort for us tea drinkers.The individual packaging is superior.
It's not fruitcake, but then some of mine broke my SAS saw trying to cut it recently.

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#168482 - 03/03/09 01:11 AM Re: emergency food bars [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
Mike_H Offline
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Oh my... I hear the Mainstay ones taste like lemon pound cake.

The packaging seems to be a draw for me...
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#168490 - 03/03/09 01:57 AM Re: emergency food bars [Re: Mike_H]
2005RedTJ Offline
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I have the Mainstays in my bag, but haven't tried them yet. I wish I'd gotten 9 of the individually-wrapped ones or 3 of the 1200 calorie packs instead of getting one 3600 calorie pack though.

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#168494 - 03/03/09 02:40 AM Re: emergency food bars [Re: 2005RedTJ]
Chris Kavanaugh Offline
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Well this is an opportunity to learn and use up your present brand. Take one day and live on the ration alone, monitoring your water intake and problems repacking the unused portion.
You can make a bulliun cube broth, brew some instant coffee and pour that small bottle of tobassco sauce on rabbit roadkill.
Now once again: who would rather pack 5 knives in their BOB or
some chocolate bars, a few cans of Dinty Moore stew and a '58 Chateau laFitte Rothschild?

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#168497 - 03/03/09 04:02 AM Re: emergency food bars [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
2005RedTJ Offline
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Yeah, I'm thinking I might have to order the smaller ones and maybe keep the 3600 in there also.

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#168525 - 03/03/09 04:20 PM Re: emergency food bars [Re: 2005RedTJ]
comms Offline
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Registered: 07/23/08
Posts: 1502
Loc: Mesa, AZ
I've tried the MayDay Bars. Not bad. A bit dry but don't require a lot of water to process.
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#168529 - 03/03/09 05:25 PM Re: emergency food bars [Re: Chris Kavanaugh]
MDinana Offline
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Registered: 03/08/07
Posts: 2208
Loc: Beer&Cheese country
Originally Posted By: Chris Kavanaugh
Well this is an opportunity to learn and use up your present brand. Take one day and live on the ration alone, monitoring your water intake and problems repacking the unused portion.
You can make a bulliun cube broth, brew some instant coffee and pour that small bottle of tobassco sauce on rabbit roadkill.
Now once again: who would rather pack 5 knives in their BOB or
some chocolate bars, a few cans of Dinty Moore stew and a '58 Chateau laFitte Rothschild?


I did that once for 3 days. It wasn't bad - food wise I actually felt full most of the time. Did get a bit thirsty after each one. But, boring it certainly was. That being said, I did replace them with the same product (forget the name, it't the yellow package with black stripes). Didn't have any true "flavor" like lemon, but it was kind of dry-cookie texture. Very crumbly.

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