Are You Buying The Right Mainstay Food Ration Bar?

[Ken]

Are you buying the right Mainstay Food Ration Bar?

There are two very different types of Mainstay Food Ration Bars. AS STUPID AS IT MAY BE, the manufacturer, Mainstay Products, Inc., has chosen to package them in virtually IDENTICAL WRAPPERS! Dumb, Dumb, Dumb!

If you use this product, make sure you are purchasing the one you actually want.

Read the information below and click on the link for more information.

"One of the developing programs at Survivor was to develop our food product to accommodate the needs of people under extreme needs.

To accommodate on this program, we have developed two different food programs.

(Both packages look alike, but are different!)

http://www.survivorind.com/aid.html

(Used for Emergency Situations)
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[Pal334]

And they paid good money for that MBA

[crashdive123]

Ken - what is your opinion of the taste of the Mainstay bars?

[Rick]

Jeeze....Take it easy on the MBAs, will ya?

I assume you have both so what's the difference in packaging? If I have both in hand, how do I tell the difference?

[Ken]

Ken - what is your opinion of the taste of the Mainstay bars?

They taste okay, Crash - like a mild lemon flavored biscuit. Not objectionable at all..........

Not bad with a glass of milk.

Jeeze....Take it easy on the MBAs, will ya?

I assume you have both so what's the difference in packaging? If I have both in hand, how do I tell the difference?

Rick, to my knowledge, I only have the "emergency" bars, not the long term ones. I guess that's the point. The audio link in the ad says that they look "exactly alike." If that's the case, who knows what you're actually getting depending on where you order from?

[Rick]

The only difference I can discern from the examples is the amount of protein. Perhaps that's the key to knowing which is which. (shrug)

[Swamprat1958]

Having two types of bars is a good idea, but they need some easy way to differentiate between the two. I understand making them look similar to reduce costs, but why not different labels?

[AlexSmith]

It gives great information to identify the difference between the two. The taste idea is also known.

[swenlet]

too expensive for me. I'll stick with hard wheat, molasses, salt, and various ("only 2 year lifespan" but cheap, locally available stuff). I don't care if I have to replace $200 worth of stuff per year. That's nothing. Less than the price of a candy bar or a pop, every day for a year.

[Amoral]

How viable are these bars as hiking food? (Not intending to use them as such, but I am curious)

[Rick]

There's no reason you can't carry them. Each individual bar is 400 calories.

[ElevenBravo]

Last time I ate one it gave me the runs, then I needed to worry about hydrate... I was caught out on the AT during a long hike for which I didnt anticipate an overnight but it turned into one.

[Lifer Prepper]

Good find. That's good info to have.