High energy food for stashing in the car

DiggingDeep

What would you recommend that one can survive on for a couple of days, doesn't take up much space and will last a year preferably more? I was building up a nice supply of MAOAM bars, but they're only 60 calories each. Would nutri grain bars or their lidl equivalent be the way to go?

the monk5845

you could try fig rolls they are around 60 calories per biscuit, though i don't know about shelf life

Rhinocharge

DiggingDeep wrote: »

What would you recommend that one can survive on for a couple of days, doesn't take up much space and will last a year preferably more? I was building up a nice supply of MAOAM bars, but they're only 60 calories each. Would nutri grain bars or their lidl equivalent be the way to go?

Your best choice would be:
Emergency ration bars or sea biscuits.
Shelf life is up to 10 years.
Cal content is 460 cal per 100g.
One pack will do you 2 days.

For something sweeter, dark chocolate as it's shelf life is 12+ months.
Even it gets bloom, that white colouring effect it's still edible, it was just stored badly.
The calorie content is very high, normally in the region of 5.5 cal per gram.
100 gram bar would be 550 cal.
The higher the cocoa butter level the longer it lasts.

For a fuller you, you won't go wrong with jerky.
Vacuum sealed packs last well over 18 months.
100 gram bags of beef would equate to around 400+ cal.
They come in a range of flavours & are reasonable to buy but cheaper to make at home.

For the kids, I'd recommend ginger nut biscuits, 12+ months shelf life, longer if you vacuum seal the packet.
Roughly 55 cal per biscuit.

If like me you don't have access to a vacuum packer, ask your local butcher would he mind doing it for you. Just throw him an euro towards the bag & electric.
Vacuum sealing can increase shelf life up to 3 times normal life.

wolfeye

Nuts,seeds,dried fruit would be pretty high in calories.
Granola bars also.Problem with bars heat in car would turn them into a soggy goo.Maybe keep in booth, dark and cooler.

Could throw in a few tins,tuna,beans.
Hex stove,small light saucepan,bag pasta .
Need prob 2 to 3 litres water per day for cooking and drinking.
Water purification tablets handy to have if cant get/dont have drinking water.

Check best before dates on packs /tins,keeping in cool dark place prolongs shelf life.

you'd need 2500 calories day,depending how active you were.
concentration camp prisoners survived many months on 300 too 600 it's said.

Or you could just get the NRG-5 compact food emergency rations high energy biscuit).
Last 10 years from production.
http://shop.conserva.de/en/compact-food/157-nrg-5-kompakt-notration-500g-2000100000038.html

If you just want to "survive" for a few days,all you need is water!.

Unsinnig

wolfeye wrote: »

Or you could just get the NRG-5 compact food emergency rations high energy biscuit).
Last 10 years from production.
http://shop.conserva.de/en/compact-food/157-nrg-5-kompakt-notration-500g-2000100000038.html

Rhinocharge has NRG-5 in his shop (shameless punt from myself as I've bought from them before )

Deerhound

Found this blog a while back and thought you might like this article.

http://foodstorageandsurvival.com/make-your-own-homemade-survival-bars/

If you decide to try it let me know how it turns out.

bonniebede

I have dried fruit (cheap raisins from tesco less than a euro, 3000+ in the one bag) tins of rice pudding (less than a euro, tesco, several hundred cals per tin, don't forget a spoon and a tin opener, you can eat it cold) also tinned beans, same deal. Also water. also tinned fish. Can't remember what else:rolleyes:

My 'this is really food i eat collection is nuts, dried friut, apples and water, that stuff gets renewed regularly, the rest is a 72hr bag tucked away in the boot, I check it over annually.

Tigger

No mres ?
I carry enough food and water on me to keep me 100% for 2 days
But those mres seem like something I'd invest in if I thought shtf was imminent

bonniebede

Tigger wrote: »

No mres ?
I carry enough food and water on me to keep me 100% for 2 days
But those mres seem like something I'd invest in if I thought shtf was imminent

tinned beans and rice pud is a MEAL, READY TO EAT!

its just that i have enough cals for three days for no more than a couple of euro from local tesco instead of ridiculously overpriced mre's from some specialist store.

and of course, i i can't make it to the shops in the snow, nothing like a bit of rice pud and jam to keep you warm and happy.

Tigger

I wasn't referring to you but to the thread as a whole
I carry nuts and cans in the car and nuts and fruit in my bag so I agree with you On the cheap and tasty thing

wolfeye

Unsinnig wrote: »

Rhinocharge has NRG-5 in his shop (shameless punt from myself as I've bought from them before )

Where be this shop?


ok i see it now.

http://www.seairsoft.net/product_details.php?id=1496&sub=163&subcat=MRE's

FISMA

DiggingDeep wrote: »

What would you recommend that one can survive on for a couple of days, doesn't take up much space and will last a year preferably more? I was building up a nice supply of MAOAM bars, but they're only 60 calories each. Would nutri grain bars or their lidl equivalent be the way to go?

Check out some of the "food" that cyclists use such as gels and chews.

If you want to keep it simple, get something with a lot of sugars. Sugar is acidic, so it is basically a preservative.

Also, it is nice quick cheap energy on demand.

Personally, I have used the Vanilla Gu and the Sports Jelly beans and found them to be nice fast energy.

Get some honey, which should last for a few thousand years, and store it. Maybe it can liven up those energy bars that tend to taste like compacted sawdust to me.