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product_id: 4456682
title: "Emergency Food Rations. One Pack. (3600-cal-1pk)"
brand: "mainstay"
price: "₨983"
currency: SCR
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reviews_count: 8
category: "Mainstay"
url: https://www.desertcart.sc/products/4456682-emergency-food-rations-one-pack-3600-cal-1pk
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# Halal & Kosher certified 5-year shelf life 3600 calories Emergency Food Rations. One Pack. (3600-cal-1pk)

**Brand:** mainstay
**Price:** ₨983
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌟 Fuel Your Adventure: Stay Prepared, Stay Nourished!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Emergency Food Rations. One Pack. (3600-cal-1pk) by mainstay
- **How much does it cost?** ₨983 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sc](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/4456682-emergency-food-rations-one-pack-3600-cal-1pk)

## Best For

- mainstay enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted mainstay brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Emergency Ready:** Be prepared for anything with 3600 calories of sustenance.
- • **Universal Appeal:** Halal and Kosher certified for inclusive consumption.
- • **Extreme Resilience:** Withstands temperatures from -40°F to 300°F, ready for any environment.
- • **Long-lasting Nutrition:** Enjoy peace of mind with a 5-year shelf life.
- • **Health-Conscious Choice:** No cholesterol or tropical oils, keeping your health in check.

## Overview

The Mainstay Emergency Food Rations pack offers a robust 3600 calories in a single, convenient package, featuring 9 pre-measured meals. With a remarkable 5-year shelf life and compliance with US Coast Guard standards, this food ration is both Halal and Kosher certified, ensuring it meets diverse dietary needs. It is free from cholesterol and tropical oils, and designed to withstand extreme temperatures, making it an essential addition to any emergency preparedness kit.

## Description

Mainstay is an emergency food product unlike any other. Before it came into the picture, emergency food bars were only being made for short-term use. Survivor Industries changed all that when it created a great-tasting, non-thirst provoking product with an extraordinary five-year shelf life. Mainstay is specially formulated for land-based high stress situations. Each package contains 9 pre-measured 400 calorie meals, which allows a person to get their full nutrition in a challenging situation.

Review: Quick energy in emergency situation, long shelf life - I read some of the reviews of this product before writing my own. First of all I'd like to say that these bars aren't meant to be a nutritionally balanced, filling, enjoyable snack. They're designed to give someone in extreme conditions much needed calories so they can wait to be rescued or walk out of whatever emergency they are facing. Our own 72-hour bags contains Mainstay Emergency Food Bars, some mylar packets of drinking water, a small jar of peanut butter, some mylar packets of tuna, some beef jerky, a personal water purifier and other items. Since we may have to carry those packs on our backs for a long distance, how much it all weighs is important. Mainstay bars are the most calories you can pack into a little packet. The bars themselves aren't bad. They taste like a dense lemon shortcake breakfast type bar. They're a little pasty, but totally edible. And if I'm hungry enough, they'll taste great. They don't leave you feeling thirsty, which is also good in an emergency when water might be rationed. Each person's backpack should have one packet to see them through to their next hot meal. Because they're sealed in heavy mylar packaging, they will last for several years without spoiling, which adds to my peace of mind. Each 400 calorie portion (there are 9 in each packet) contains 400 calories, 3 grams of fiber, 46 grams of carbs, 69 grams of fat, vitamins A (16%), C (30%), D (16%), calcium (16%), and lesser amounts of niacin, iron, folic acid, magnesium and thiamine. If you really don't like these bars, try Datrex Emergency Food bars. They are coconut flavored, and have similar packaging and calories.
Review: Good for uses besides emergencies - I bought them to into the car emergency kit after reading about a family trapped in their car on a forest road during the winter and a woman trapped in her car on an Arizona road during the summer. I like them for their long shelf life and that they wouldn't melt like chocolate bars and would have their shelf life drastically shorten due to heat like MREs. As other reviewers have noted, the rations are actually one large "brick" with "break" lines dividing the brick into 9 (400-calorie) cubes. I have mine in a 1-gallon ziploc bag. If you need to open the mylar packaging, the ziploc bag should keep it from drying out. I have sampled the rations. The cubes have a slightly oily texture and crumble in the mouth. They have a moist shortbread quality. They are not awful and they are not gourmet cookies. I have used them when I have been driving and missed a meal. There is also a possible secondary use for them. If you have a family member than needs caloric supplementation, these maybe crumbled and stirred into oatmeal or porridge. I'M NO DOCTOR THOUGH. Overall, the rations are convenient and calorie-dense.

## Features

- One pack of 3600 calories emergency food ration (9 pre-measured 400 calorie meals) with 5 year shelf life.
- Meets the US Coast Guard standards. Meets SOLAS 74/83 requirement
- Halal and Kosher Certified. High in Vitamins and Minerals.
- No Cholesterol or Tropical Oils. No Peanuts or Peanut Oil.
- Non-Thirst Provoking. Withstands Temperatures of -40° F to 300°F (-40°C to 149°C).

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 7.6 x 6.22 x 2.44 inches |
| Package Weight | 0.68 Kilograms |
| Item Weight | 0.01 Ounces |
| Brand Name | Mainstay |
| Model Name | Mainstay 3600 1pk |
| Material | Blend |
| Suggested Users | unisex-adult |
| Number of Items | 4 |
| Manufacturer | Mainstay |
| Part Number | FBA_SIF-1 |
| Included Components | 1 food ration |
| Size | 1Pack |

## Images

![Emergency Food Rations. One Pack. (3600-cal-1pk) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/816GNTinVML.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can someone post the ingredients list?**
A: Enriched Flour With Vitamins A, B-1, B-2, D, E, B-6, B-12, Niacin, Iron, Folic Acid, Magnesium, Pantothenic Acid, Calcium, PhosphorusVegetable Shortening, (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oils)Granulated SugarCorn StarchCorn SyrupNatural Lemon FlavorArtificial Butter FlavorArtificial Vanilla Flavor(Tartrazine, FD&C Yellow#5, FD&C Red #40)*Artificial ColorAscorbic Acid (Vitamin C)Gamma/Delta Tocopherols as a "natural antioxidant"**I'm not sure what these mean-I just copied them.Hope this helps.

**Q: Does it have coconut in it?**
A: I didn't notice any coconut flavor, and I didn't see coconut among the ingredients.

**Q: The mainstay i got has not expiration date.  It is blank where it says "Exp date:"
Is there another way to find out?**
A: Our current stock was manufactured in April 2019. Expiration date is April 2024.

**Q: Neg reviews of this product are due to the fact that they are halfway through their shelf life when they're received. How old is your product?**
A: We try our best to have at least  4 to 4 and half years shelf life on our Mainstay products. My stock right now expires 09/2022. Thank you, Best Glide Customer Service

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quick energy in emergency situation, long shelf life
*by L***K on April 5, 2012*

I read some of the reviews of this product before writing my own. First of all I'd like to say that these bars aren't meant to be a nutritionally balanced, filling, enjoyable snack. They're designed to give someone in extreme conditions much needed calories so they can wait to be rescued or walk out of whatever emergency they are facing. Our own 72-hour bags contains Mainstay Emergency Food Bars, some mylar packets of drinking water, a small jar of peanut butter, some mylar packets of tuna, some beef jerky, a personal water purifier and other items. Since we may have to carry those packs on our backs for a long distance, how much it all weighs is important. Mainstay bars are the most calories you can pack into a little packet. The bars themselves aren't bad. They taste like a dense lemon shortcake breakfast type bar. They're a little pasty, but totally edible. And if I'm hungry enough, they'll taste great. They don't leave you feeling thirsty, which is also good in an emergency when water might be rationed. Each person's backpack should have one packet to see them through to their next hot meal. Because they're sealed in heavy mylar packaging, they will last for several years without spoiling, which adds to my peace of mind. Each 400 calorie portion (there are 9 in each packet) contains 400 calories, 3 grams of fiber, 46 grams of carbs, 69 grams of fat, vitamins A (16%), C (30%), D (16%), calcium (16%), and lesser amounts of niacin, iron, folic acid, magnesium and thiamine. If you really don't like these bars, try Datrex Emergency Food bars. They are coconut flavored, and have similar packaging and calories.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good for uses besides emergencies
*by R***N on February 16, 2012*

I bought them to into the car emergency kit after reading about a family trapped in their car on a forest road during the winter and a woman trapped in her car on an Arizona road during the summer. I like them for their long shelf life and that they wouldn't melt like chocolate bars and would have their shelf life drastically shorten due to heat like MREs. As other reviewers have noted, the rations are actually one large "brick" with "break" lines dividing the brick into 9 (400-calorie) cubes. I have mine in a 1-gallon ziploc bag. If you need to open the mylar packaging, the ziploc bag should keep it from drying out. I have sampled the rations. The cubes have a slightly oily texture and crumble in the mouth. They have a moist shortbread quality. They are not awful and they are not gourmet cookies. I have used them when I have been driving and missed a meal. There is also a possible secondary use for them. If you have a family member than needs caloric supplementation, these maybe crumbled and stirred into oatmeal or porridge. I'M NO DOCTOR THOUGH. Overall, the rations are convenient and calorie-dense.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Taste okay, could keep me going in emergency
*by M***T on October 6, 2012*

While this is not gourmet eating, it is food. Purchased 8/2012 with an expiration date of 7/2017, so it's prettty "fresh". I tried a package on a recent backpacking trip to test bugout equipment and It got old really, really fast (the taste that is). However when faced with a survival situation I am sure eating one of these will not be an issue. My package came sealed neatly and when opened the 9 bars within broke apart easily into the proper portion size. Though a little but cumbly, they did not fall apart in crumbs when I took a bite and I was able to eat them without any trouble. They say non thirst-provoking however I found myself (like most other reviewers) wanting a drink after every couple small bites. Overall for $8 it's a great addition to ANY emergency kit as you will at least have some kind of food for 3 days for one person. I recommend these at this price.

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*Store origin: SC*
*Last updated: 2026-02-26*