BOB rations

[skippy]

If you have limited space in your BOB or GHB then you could try these.

http://evaq8.co.uk/EMERGENCY-FOOD-RATIO ... cuits.html

They taste like you are trying to eat polystyrine crossed with ryvita however at just 500g in a box 12cmx4cm or broken down into individual packets just .5cm wide they will weigh less and take up a lot less room than tins, packets and hexamine stoves.
They will sustain life and give you enough energy to perform survival tasks. they are designed for liferafts and lifeboats in offshore situations when help can be days away and are also stocked by NATO "god knows what they are planning for".
A thought for those wanting lightweight kits

skips

[the-gnole]

they are designed for liferafts and lifeboats in offshore situations

I have some of these things, silver foiled and vacuum packed, but as you mentioned are designed for people in lifeboats or life-rafts, not a great deal of activity going on in them most of the time.

A 24 hr rat pack is far more appetising, a bit more weighty, but most kit bags are full of excess kit which can be chucked out

[skippy]

not a great deal of activity going on in them most of the time.

True .. these do say that the pack will provide 2500 cal so enough.... but then again I think I would be ready for a hot meal and a bucket of tea after a day of that!


Skips

[bulldogeagle]

i use the meal packs you get in camping shops in my GHB £5 per pack.

[Carrot Cruncher]

They look very good for instances where heating food isn't an option, I would imagine they have a good shelf life as well if they are used for lifeboats etc

[skippy]

I would imagine they have a good shelf life as well if they are used for lifeboats etc

5Years on the best before date

S

[metatron]

Heater meals come in packs of six and I've seen them as low as £9 at a camping store in Southampton. They taste okay and don't take up much room.