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Datrex 3600 Emergency Food Ration
Datrex
Lifeboat ration of 18 individually wrapped 200 calorie bars with a 5-year shelf life.
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What you get
Each package holds 18 wrapped bars of 200 calories for 3,600 in total. The bars are ready to eat with no water or heat. The maker sells the case of 20 packages.
- 18 individually wrapped 200 kcal bars per 3,600 kcal pack
- Vacuum-bagged polymer-foil package for land and sea
- 5-year shelf life
- Baked and packaged in the USA; non-thirst provoking
Pros and cons of the Datrex 3600 Emergency Food Ration
Pros
- Bars are individually wrapped so a package can be opened without exposing the rest.
- No preparation is needed and the maker describes the bars as non-thirst provoking.
- The vacuum-bagged foil package is made for land and sea.
Cons
- Shelf life is rated at 5 years which is below every freeze-dried kit on this list.
- The brand store sells the bars by the case of 20 only.
Specs
- Calories in total
- 3,600 per package (20 packages per case)
- Shelf lifemaker's claim
- 5 years
- Preparation
- none: ready to eat
- Meals
- ration bar (lifeboat ration)
Why it scores 8.0
8.0/10
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Emergency features
- Shelf life of 20 years or more
- 2,000 kcal or more per day
- Calories listed by the maker
- Ready to eat without cooking
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