Datrex 3600 Emergency Food Bar - Case of 20

by Datrex

Product Features

• 5 Year Shelf Life
• Approved by U. S. Coast Guard

Product Description

With a shelf-life of 5 full years, our Emergency Rations are simply the best source of emergency nutrition available. Unlike MRE's, which are high in sodium and only suitable for use by those with an extremely large pure water supply, our rations are low in sodium, balanced with our Emergency Water Pouches to provide full nutrition and energy 24 hours a day without dehydrating the consumer. Lightweight, compact, and portable, these rations will last an individual for 3 days, providing 4 meals each day. They are easy to digest and have a pleasing coconut cookie flavor. With such unbeatable nutrition, portability, and practicality, it's no wonder the U.S. Coastguard has certified these Emergency rations for use anywhere. Rations contain coconut and wheat. Please consult your physician if you have any special dietary conditions such as active Crohn's Disease or Diabetes. Young children can be fed a half ration, and ration can be mixed with water for babies and others with sensitive digestion or missing teeth. Available for individual purchase or purchase by the case. Case contains 30 individually wrapped 2400 calorie ration bars. Shelf life: 5 years.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 42 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000VAYDF2
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,863 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as they can be, December 10, 2010

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hotojucie - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Datrex 3600 Emergency Food Bar - Case of 20 (Misc.)

Received promptly. Excellent packaging (box within a box with ample polystyrene 'peanuts'). The inner, main, box was in perfect condition, so none of the product was damaged, as I have read in other reviews. The Mfg. date was 11/2010 (last month). Pleased that we will get the whole 5 years shelf life. The food bars taste great, coconut flavor is not too strong, crumbly like a cookie, and each of the 18 bars per package are individually wrapped in a weaker clear plastic. Each bar is 2 1/2"x1 3/4"x1/2". I had to pick an emergency food bar with no first-hand knowledge or experience. Happy with these.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Added Datrex to my Emergency Suppies, November 24, 2010

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Louis H. (NJ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Datrex 3600 Emergency Food Bar - Case of 20 (Misc.)

Box of food bars arrived quickly and safely. They are rather tasty and highly nutritious. Long storage life and a quick means of moderate caloric consumption.
Priced right; I will be purchasing additional boxes soon.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just about as good as it gets for this type of product, December 16, 2011

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Robert C. Babcock (Sioux Falls, SD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Datrex 3600 Emergency Food Bar - Case of 20 (Misc.)

After eating a good amount of these Datrex rations over the last decade, it's time to write up my review on them. In a word: Awesome. These rations are about as good as it gets for what they are, and that's a very basic survival food that's compact, lightweight and long lasting. The Datrex rations are comprised of many small, individually sealed/wrapped bars bundled together and vacuum sealed in a metalized retort-type pouch. The tough outer wrapper does a good job protecting the bars for many years. Once the outer wrap is opened the individual bars will remain edible for a few months.

How do they taste? I might be in the minority but I absolutely love them! I'd easily choose them over most commercial cookies or energy bars. They're flaky, somewhat crumbly, and taste like a coconut cookie. They're a bit dry but not especially thirst provoking. I could definitely eat them any time if they weren't so calorie dense...but of course, that's why they're a good survival food. Obviously if you look at the calories you're not gonna be livin' large but that's not what survival rations are about.

These things really do last as long as they say. About a year ago I came upon two packages that I left in my folks garage after a fishing trip we took to Canada. Since we were going in pretty remote I had a "boat bucket", a watertight 5 gallon pail, packed with emergency supplies including these rations. I forget to take them out of the boat and they sat in the garage for over 5 years. In the summer the temps were over 100 F while they were repeatedly subjected to winter temps of -40 F (yeah, North Dakota). When I found them they were just past the 5 year expiration date. I figured the worst they could do was kill me, so I tried them. ;-)

And you know, they weren't bad. A couple of them had the inner wrap melted/stuck to the bar a bit and they were a bit more crumbly than new ones. But they tasted virtually the same and fresh ones and were completely palatable. I'd have no reservation eating them within the "use by" date.

I'd suggest you try one package before buying in bulk; some people love 'em and others can't stand 'em. But I really like them and consider them the best product of their type available today.