If you want, you can study the 7-day survival packs put together by the commercial folks to see what their contents are. I don't know how they stack up for nutrition.

hopefully your adren doesn't take over(as in being in survive mode) and you keep goin w/o proper supps

I guess I'll have to try that and eat Mainstay's for a week and see how it goes.

My gripe about the 7 day kit (Mountain House) is that everyone who has reviewed it says the breakfast every day is crap and a lot of the entrees are very salty (like barely edible salty).

Okay, so Mainstay's alone isn't very likely gonna do it. Maybe some jerky or trail mix to spice things up a little. Maybe a few Mountain House entrees too if I can find some that aren't too salty.

So, Mainstays 1x3600, 2x2400 (I already have the 3600 and the 2400's or I'd put all 1200's or 2400's in there), 4 or so MH entrees, 8 granola bars, jerky, trail mix, and some hard candy... think that'd work for 7 days worth?

I think they are Mountain House, but there is a blueberry granola breakfast that I like a lot. In fact it may have been mentioned earlier in this thread.

Oatmeal with raisins, cinnamon and whatever else you like works real well for me also.

Eat what you plan to carry at home when you can just dump it if it won't work for you. Find your own favories. Remember the groocery store has lots of dried food, foil vacuum-wrapped stuff, etcetera that you do not have to buy ar specialty house prices.

Pemmican?
(Awful stuff but very nourishing)

+1 with dweste on the grocery stores.There are several products that they carry that pack well.Uncle Ben's and Zatarans have ready to eat rice dishes in a packet.They are pre-cooked and vacuum sealed.Just open and eat or boil in the bag.Spam,tuna and chicken come in foil packets now.You could add a packet of tuna or chicken to a Knorr brand noodle side and it is a palatible meal for two.Some of the pre packaged foodin stores are packed just like MRE components.They even taist better and don'tcost as much.

BOATMAN
John

Kind of tongue in cheek, but if you're looking at caloric density in foods... and judging by the Mainstay bars, you are... then 64oz jar of Mayo ought to hold you over for, what, about a month??

http://www.hellmanns.com/products/nutritional_info/NutritionInfo.aspx?ProdId=HELLMANNSREAL

"Pemmican?
(Awful stuff but very nourishing)"

Now hold it right there. Pemmican need not be awful. In fact it can be very good if it's put together with good ingredients and properly prepared. You can do just about anything with it.

Ounce for ounce, they can contain more calories than mainstay or any other survival food out there. They can be packed full of nutrition and variety as well.

Don't knock the Pemmican. If it's bad, it is the fault of the person who's making it.

A big jar of mayo? I think I'll pass, rofl.

I had forgotten about the Zatarains stuff, I friggin' LOVE their jambalaya. Anything I don't have to do a lot of cooking is a plus. I'm not currently packing a lot of cooking supplies. I can boil water easy enough to add to something that requires it.

I don't think I've ever tried pemmican, is it like trail mix? I'm thinking some freeze-dried or dehydrated fruit would be good too. Maybe bananas, strawberrys, or something. I know MH makes some of those.

Millennium bars are available in several flavors and I think they are pretty good in the area of calorie/storage life/flavor/value: http://www.emprep.com/sos%20rations%20energy%20bars.htm

It is important to have a variety. Beef jerkey, individual packs of nuts, dehydrated fruit, dehydrated food, etc.

Whatever packaging items come in, I usually put a ration into the smallest freezer zip-loc I can for extra protection, which gives you another (almost) waterproof container for whatever.

Man, I miss fizzies...

OMG, they're back: http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...sl_4189edgl7a_b