I am a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)team member. I keep my gear bag in my truck year round for deployment. I thought I would ask you guys about this question I have since you guys are the experts in the field.

I already stock two blocks of the standard lifeboat 2800 cal. foil packaged ration packs but I would also like something a bit more handy. Has anyone created a temperature stable 1 year shelf life energy bar that I could stock? Thanks for your help.

As far as I know, those lifeboat rations are the only thing that will take the heat.

Energy bars usually have too much stuff that turns rancid in heat.

Sorry.

I have a pack that is going to expire and I want to try them out to see what they are like.


I am afraid I wlll end up on the toilet for a whole weekend however.

You will probably be fine. More likely you will get constipation than diarreah. I have some that are about a year out of date and used myself as a guinie pig. I was fine.

Of course if you have a touchy digestive tract you might still have issues. I have a cast iron stomach.