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Reply to: (Official discussion) Emergency preparedness checklist: Prepping for beginners Posted January 18, 2019

And the Mainstay bar is very similar to Grizzly Gear- greasy cookie dough

Reply to: (Official discussion) Emergency preparedness checklist: Prepping for beginners Posted January 16, 2019

I tried SOS Food labs ration bar (in cinnamon) – I think this was from the same company as the New Millenium bars, the texture was similar but it was 9 bars wrapped in one package resulting in a similar size to the Datrex package, 5 years shelf life, 3600 caloriesGrizzly Gear emergency rations- packaged as 3 breakable bars, like sugar cookie dough with extra vegetable shortening, greasy, 5 year shelf life, 3600 caloriesSurvival Tabs-yuck, mostly made of whey, so they taste like eating a dried clump of protein powder, but they have a 25 year shelf lifeI’m waiting on a Mainstay bar

Reply to: (Official discussion) Emergency preparedness checklist: Prepping for beginners Posted January 13, 2019

I just ordered and taste tested a bunch of ration bars and other “survival foods” and found I liked SOS New Millenium bars better-they also have a 5 year shelf life, claim to stand up to hot and cold and are also Coast Guard approved. I did find the Datrex more conveniently packaged as a solid block with individually wrapped “rations”, however, just enjoyed the fruit flavored shortbread quality of New Millenium better. Do you know of any other advantages of Datrex to these?

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Reply to: (Official discussion) Emergency preparedness checklist: Prepping for beginners Posted January 18, 2019

And the Mainstay bar is very similar to Grizzly Gear- greasy cookie dough

Reply to: (Official discussion) Emergency preparedness checklist: Prepping for beginners Posted January 16, 2019

I tried SOS Food labs ration bar (in cinnamon) – I think this was from the same company as the New Millenium bars, the texture was similar but it was 9 bars wrapped in one package resulting in a similar size to the Datrex package, 5 years shelf life, 3600 caloriesGrizzly Gear emergency rations- packaged as 3 breakable bars, like sugar cookie dough with extra vegetable shortening, greasy, 5 year shelf life, 3600 caloriesSurvival Tabs-yuck, mostly made of whey, so they taste like eating a dried clump of protein powder, but they have a 25 year shelf lifeI’m waiting on a Mainstay bar

Reply to: (Official discussion) Emergency preparedness checklist: Prepping for beginners Posted January 13, 2019

I just ordered and taste tested a bunch of ration bars and other “survival foods” and found I liked SOS New Millenium bars better-they also have a 5 year shelf life, claim to stand up to hot and cold and are also Coast Guard approved. I did find the Datrex more conveniently packaged as a solid block with individually wrapped “rations”, however, just enjoyed the fruit flavored shortbread quality of New Millenium better. Do you know of any other advantages of Datrex to these?