SOS Food Labs, Inc.185000825 S.O.S. Rations Emergency 3600 Calorie Food bar - 3 Day/ 72 Hour Package with 5 Year Shelf Life, 5" Height, 2" Wide, 4.5" Length, white

First, let me preface this review by saying this product is not a culinary work of art designed to stimulate your senses. It is purely to save your life and give you much needed calories for energy in the simplest most convenient way.That being said, the taste is okay; I couldn’t taste any flavor of coconut or lemon like some bars, it’s actually just quite bland and has a taste and texture of shortbread. It’s really not bad at all in my opinion, certainly easy enough to eat when in need. It took me only about 2-3 minutes to eat one bar.As for keeping my hunger at bay, here’s my experience. I ate dinner last night around 6pm, snacked on some nuts around 8pm, went to bed around 10pm. I got up at 4:30am and didn’t eat a thing until around 9:45am, so I was hungry. I opened the pack and ate one bar, the hunger went away and I felt content, it wasn’t until around 3 hours later that I started to notice a feeling of hunger again.These things are heavy, more so than I expected, weighing in at over 1.5 lbs per pack. Something to keep in mind if this stays in your vehicle or get home bag, as is my intention.Finally , some reviews mention receiving bars with a short shelf life due to receiving ‘old’ bars. I received mine yesterday (11/6/19) and these bars have a manufacturing date of September 2019, good through September 2024, so they are only 2 months old.

They pack well in my rucksack and take minimal space. They are tasty, but you will need water to wash it down. Very good when crumbled and mixed with warm water in the mess kit.

I tried this out as part of my emergency kit, and I can say it definitely delivers on its promise—you will feel full. The bar is dense and packed with calories (3600 total), and while the taste isn’t amazing, it’s decent enough for a survival situation. It reminds me of a dry, slightly sweet shortbread.This isn’t something you eat for fun, but if you're in a pinch or preparing for emergencies, it's a reliable option.

Compared to other long-term-storage items like MREs or dehydrated goods these definitely have their place. What you get is a brick of 9 individually-wrapped "cookies". Each has 410 cals, 54g carbs (mostly sugar), 18g fat, 6g protein. Honestly I found the taste rather pleasant - you're not eating beef stroganoff, but it's basically a shortbread cookie, sweet, slightly apple flavored.If I have any complaint it's secondary things. First, they aren't very well rounded in terms of secondary nutrients like vitamins. There's no vitamin C at all, just a small amount of calcium and iron. I'd really prefer a survival ration have vitamin C in it, so plan on adding some kind of vitamin supplement to your emergency kit. What's weird is the ingredient list contains citric acid, but maybe it's too little to be worth listing?Second, they're actually very hard to open by hand. There's a tear notch but the vacuum plastic is so thick it's hard to tear across. I had to use a knife, so make sure to include a small blade in your kit as well. If you're in survival mode and possibly weak from fatigue or stress, the last thing you want to have happen is be staring at your salvation and can't get it open...

Long shelf life. Great to set aside just in case.

Good product for the price. Just a little delay in shipping and delivery but arrive in perfect condition, 100% recommended product and seller.

These food bars are very well packaged and don't crumble easily. Their are separate meal bars in a larger outer secure pack. The inner meal bars are easy to unwrap and eat even with one hand. And the outer packaging is simple enough to open without a knife or scissors. Each individual bar is satisfying and doesn't taste too bad while giving a decent amount of energy. Instructions state three bars a day at 400 calories per bar. Each bar is sufficient for a meal although keep in mind each meal bar only has 6g of protein. These are for emergencies and will not sustain a person for long periods of time but certainly good for limited use and difficult situations for a few days. Great for taking backpacking or in the boat or even to leave in the trunk of your car for emergencies. I've tried others and this brand seems better than most for the price. They hold together well, don't taste too bad and are filling while providing energy that is needed in emergency.

Bought 2, one to keep, the other to try and bring to work for those days when I skip a lunch or breakfast. As a general contractor I burn tons of calories all day. Since the picture clearly shows they were individually wrapped I thought they would be. BUT THEY WERE NOT! They are all loose in the outer package and the first one I pulled out was broken. So was the second. (So far i ate only two.) I did not sense any sort of vacuum seal to the package, although it did appear to be "shrunk" around the bars. The coconut flavor is slight, but they are crumbly sweet, and I actually do like the taste so thumbs up for that. They do have a floury after taste but i would expect that in a long shelf life product. Now i need to take saran wrap and wrap them or put them in bags for work. Tighter packaging would have kept them less broken, and showing them individually wrapped when they were not gives them a 3 out of 5. If i was a prepper or apocalypse believer, I would include some of these in the hoarded supplies. They are good for traveling on trips, and in life rafts. I really hate it when stuff is misrepresented. Someone at this company KNOWS and made the decision to save a few beans making them to line their pockets more. Shameful is what that is. Dishonest and shameful.