SAR food rations

[Spikepretorius]

What food do you carry in your backpack?
I'm looking for your suggestions for lightweight sustenance for 12 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours.
Also what food rations do you keep in your 4x4 permanently for SAR call outs?

Edit:
Up till now I've carried packets of nuts n raisins plus some energy drink powder. I'm a lazy sod and don't want to carry excess weight but I'm getting a bit sick of this diet now.

[Gooseberry]

First of all my Pack is 72 hour pack is if I'm being dropped off and a 12 hour if I'm walking away from my car.

12 hour
trail mix
bars of some kind
bag of Jelly belly's
emeg c drink mix
sandwich maybe


72 hour
above plus
mountain house oatmeal blue berry 5 packets. makes a great lunch
mix of MH meals for dinner 2 to 3
Starbucks instant COFFEE

with this said I have used what ever is in base camp to break it up. I have also had Bacon & eggs, Steaks and stuff horse packed into us.

On top of that I have 3 days of Dog food for my K9

[Jnich77]

4 MRE's per day... nothing more.. nothing less...lol

[Gooseberry]

I do get the nps MRE but they are heavy and I don't need the strawberry shake. these do stay in the vehicle.

4 MRE's per day... nothing more.. nothing less...lol

[ShastaSAR]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/2400-Calorie-ER-Bar-Emergency/dp/B0007MW2PW"]This[/ame] is probably not the most tasty thing out there but it seems to be light weight, takes up little space and will sustain an individual. That coupled with [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Mainstay-Emergency-Drinking-Water-Pack/dp/B000GFJV7M/ref=pd_sim_gro_9"]these[/ame] water packs would save space and weight in the pack.

[RVR2RSQ]

Although I carry a similar bar to ShastaSAR, I also carry some easy macs & instant oatmeal (maple and brownsugar). Since I live in Ohio most of the callouts we go on, I can hike out of easily so we rarely go overnight.

I keep my K9s food in individual servings in ziplock bags and enough for 72 hours for him as well.

Most of the time I just eat nature valley sweet and salty bars

Brian

[DarkHelmet]

For 12-24 hours I carry a quart size Ziploc stuffed with a couple Costco packages of Trail Mix, Peanut M&M's and a Snickers Bar. A few packets of Gu gel and Jelly Belly Sport Beans with Caffeine; Sharkie's (fruit chews), Shot Bloks, and Gu20 drink mix. A small Peak 1 canister stove stored inside a Titanium SnowPeak cup with fuel canister and Ti spork and a baggie with hot chocolate, cider, instant soup and tea bags inside. It makes for a compact, light package to make a quick meal. Then usually a package of Top Ramen.

For 48+ hours I will add Mountain House Pro-Paks or Mary Janes meals (1 or 2), a package or two of instant potatoes (breakfast) and another package of Ramen.

In the winter I use an MSR White Gas stove and larger pot to allow for melting snow.

Occasionally, if our team is working with Military Helo's or NPS/USFS personnel we'll get MRE's to take. I have carried MRE's but I find they are heavy, overpackaged, and have too many things I won't eat or don't need so I try to strip them down to the essentials if I do carry them.

- DH

[Wintersgill]

I plan for a 24 hour stay. I take trail mix, couple of bars, gummi bears and instant soup packs or instant oatmeal. I like to have something in my pack in case we come across a small kid like candy of some sort (hence the gummy bears).

[Spikepretorius]

I was chatting to a guy recently who only carries packets of whey protein powder. Mix with water, down the hatch, and done. Might be good idea.

The gummi bear idea is a good one. I must do that.

[LandCruiserPhil]

Mountain house, all you need is hot water and you are done! Yum-Yum

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