S.O.S. 72 Hour Challenge: Day 1 by TheUrbanPrepper
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- The S.O.S. Emergency Food Rations are a common Prepper item for emergency food storage. I have tasted this specific bar before, but I have never tried to go 72 hours with ONLY eating this bar for food. This video is Day 1 of my S.O.S. Emergency Food Ration 72 Hour Challenge.
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MANUFACTURE DESCRIPTION:
Looking for an affordable and long-lasting disaster preparedness food? Don’t purchase cans of food that go bad after a few months. Stock up your emergency supplies with SOS food bars. With a five-year shelf life and an affordable cost, these wafers are the perfect emergency food rations. This particular pack comes with nine food bars totaling 3600 calories. All nine taste like a coconut cookie and are delicious! The SOS emergency food ration bar is US Coast Guard approved and is able to stand up to hot and cold temperatures. As such, they’re one of the best disaster foods on the market. Buy enough for the whole family today. You’ll be glad you did when disaster strikes.
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My experience (very condensed). I went hunting one year with my dad and I, and in a separate vehicle, my brother in law and nephew. We were in Weed New Mexico out in the middle of an 8000 acre ranch. It's a half days drive to the road from "The Ranch". Anyhow, my BIL broke down on the side of a mountain in the middle of nowhere on that ranch. None of us had eaten for 12 hours due to the logistics of the trip. My dad and I went out to pick them up. Then we got broke down. After almost freezing to death and starving. I alone walked back to the house. It took me 19 hrs as I got lost and walked in circles in the dark with no light. When I got back the only thing there was to eat was one of these ration bars and a can of Dr.Pepper, it was the best food I ever ate. My point is, when you starving, stressed out, cold and in a SHTF situation, the last thing you are going to think about is what this bar tastes like. You're just going to be thankful they are there for you to eat.
I'm not sure but ,if anyone else needs to find out about
make your own survival food
try Franaar Spies Control Formula (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my friend got great success with it.
Definitely. They'll keep you going.
I feel bad saying this but the miserable look on your face is priceless!!! Good luck and thank you for having the guts to do this!!!
+2dividedby3 LOL! Thanks buddy. :)
You know, its interesting that the prepper community doesn't do more videos like this. Am very glad you're going with this idea and taking charge so to speak. Its one thing to have preps and what have you, and obviously preparations are key. However, living on a day by day with those preps and running isolated experiments/research into food/medical/preps will give folks a much greater insight as to what kind of things they could tweak and how they/others would respond to certain scenarios. Very glad you did this man. Look forward to more vids!
+ZyPhReX mostly because its pointless
Not when you've had people almost die in various emergencies during hurricanes/blackouts because they didn't bother to double check their inventory. Not pointless at all. Some value life, but guess not everybody. But to each their own.
ZyPhReX Its pointless to make a video and eat hard tack for 3 days is what im saying.
+ZyPhReX Thank you so much for the kind words! These type of videos probably aren't the most popular, especially when you compare them with knife/gun videos. However, I enjoy compiling the data points for TH-cam and taking one for the team. It really challenges your testicular fortitude!
Excellent Video! Excuse me for chiming in, I am interested in your thoughts. Have you thought about - Franaar Spies Control Formula (Sure I saw it on Google)? It is a good one of a kind guide for learning how to make the ultimate survival food minus the headache. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my mate finally got great success with it.
i recently "stocked up" on these a few weeks ago and was extremely curious what they tasted like...thank you for the vid, as i am a stickler when it comes to opening my rations..great vid!
Your expressions are priceless! When we went through our prep gear a few years back, we found that our SOS brand emergency bars had expired. Out of curiosity, my wife and I decided to eat some before we tossed them. I expected it to taste very bad but rather it didn't taste bad at all. Like you said you wouldn't make a habit of eating them but if you're hungry and out of food, these things are excellent! I like to carry Clif bars in my shelter-in-place bags whilst traveling. They aren't very tasty at all so I'm not tempted to eat them as I do with the Kind bars. Thank you for all of the deep research that you do. It makes it so much easier for your fans to put together proper kits.
When we are so used to eating big meals or snacking throughout the day or whatever, you're right, we need an adjustment/detoxing period when we do these challenges for our bodies to get used to the new food/lack of food. But man, I wanna try this! Looking forward to day 2 and 3!
+Armed Rogue The adjustment period definitely sucks. It makes me feel bad, as I should probably eat much less calories in general for health purposes.
Thank you I am glad there are people out there that are doing this so we know what to expect. The way the world is going I wouldn't be surprised if we will need these. It's better to be fully prepared. 😊
thnx for ur sacrifice!
Your aproach to do this challenge kind of last minute makes sense. If an emergency were to occur where use of these products would be required, you likely wouldn't have any sort of notice to prepare, so in that light, your test will be more accurate to a real world use of this product under the circumstances it was designed for.Kudos for doing it for us.
Cliff - good on you for doing this. You are an example that I wish other "preppers" on youtube would follow. Namely giving info that is data oriented and not slanted; giving well thought out presentations in your videos; and keeping it real by doing things like this.
Looking forward to seeing the next videos. I've watched all your emergency food bar challenges so far and appreciate that you'll actually do them! Good luck!
These things taste FANTASTIC to me. I imagine in my mind that these taste exactly like Lembas Bread in Lord of the Rings. (They taste like shortbread cookies with strong hints of coconut).
I have one from another company that I got recently that I was going to do a test on when I do an outing next. Its good to see you testing it as well. I think people need to test their products like this as well.
No matter what words you say, your face says they are awful.
+Crassulaargentea47 Haha.... It's hard to lie with my facial expressions.
Still funny.
@@nunyabusiness863 lol
If I were in an actual prepping situation, I would pack away a bottle of multivitamins along with these ration bars along with garlic supplements.
you cant understate how important it is to keep your vitamins up whilst doing physically intensive tasks, and garlic is one of the best immune system boosters out there
Vitamins dont last so long tbh
@@xx_iphone_xx7127 Freeze dried garlic does though! :-)
I'm thinking about keeping those in my get home bag, maybe one or two. They may not taste great, but they'll keep you going.
Found this link thanks to the Canadian Prepper. Thank you for making this great video.
Individualy wrapped is a BIG plus.
For dinner you should make really nice place setting at your table : )
Wine glass w/water. Fine dishes... .
:)
+PREPFORIT one of those REALLY big plates too
Thanks for the sacrifice Cliff I hope a fifth company comes up with a ration bar that blows all the others away with better taste/texture and even a better shelf life. And I hope you give us your verdict on the winner of the present four.
I have been waiting for and dreading another one of these. You always handle it like a boss.
+ryunin69 Haha... Thanks. I've been dreading this challenge.
As a married man I can appreciate you having to look at your wife while telling the camera your being cranky.
Just to put out an update I just bought the exact same package and they are NOT individually wrapped... I bought these because they were supposed to be warped individually but very disappointing that they are not. The bar does not taste bad but it is definitely dry and is easier to eat with water on hand.
More power to you man. Can't say I would like to do what your doing.
wow I think its very brave what you do!
Good luck!!!!
Oohh man. I just laught really hard when I saw you eating the bars. Doesn't seem to be real tasty! Hahaha!!
Can't wait to see day 2 and 3! Good luck Cliff!!
+Ferry Berkhout Thanks F! It's hard to hide my initial reactions.
Your face was like "Eww and then meh" at your first bite. Thanks for testing.
I am getting to the point of laughing out of enjoyment and watching every second of the self inflicted pain that happens within these challenges. haha I do want to say thank you though, as you are making me really see the good kinds and bad kinds. Thank you, your agony does not go unappreciated!
Haha... Happy to entertain, Jeff. Hopefully my testing helps people make more informed purchase decisions.
Just what I needed
"Snickers bar challenge... I think I would pass with flying colors" haha that was great!
Weird, I actually liked those. They didn't taste coconutty to you? My wife and kid liked them too, the little bite of mine they had. To make it easier I split mine into 2 pieces. I'd eat 2/3 for a meal and a couple hours later eat the other 1/3 like a snack. It was a piece of cake! Good videos, love this series. Thanks!
I opened a pack to try one out but once it's open you lose that shelf life. Because of that I took a bar on every day hike and a couple on any backpacking trip. I can't imagine living 3 days on just those things though. They're so sweet and starchy. Great pick-me-up food but not good filler. I'd say drink a lot of water so you don't get too hungry. Good luck!
+JayXX Yep. Water is the main item to make me feel full.
+TheUrbanPrepper I thought they had a lemony taste to them. When it's freezing out those things turn to bricks!
I wonder if you could dunk these in milk or water to soak up some moisture. milk and cookies is always good. that might make a big difference
*Peanut butter and honey* , both last forever and taste a lot better. Natural honey is antibacterial, can alleviate allergy if local and it's great quick energy boost. Peanut butter on other hand has the same energy density as these bars and it's full of nutrition.
I agree! I would much prefer to eat peanut butter and honey. :)
I appreciate your suffering for us! Subscribed!
Cliff, Bon appetit!!! Perhaps a daily 30ml swig of Milk of Magnesia with a 500ml water chaser. To keep the pipes open. Cheers, Mate.
All bars has the same taste?, If this is true I can't imagine a 15 day streak eating the same bar over and over again
It’s “survival food” it’s not what you normally would eat but it will keep you going. A lot of people on here commenting would never survive in a real oh shit situation. Mental toughness goes along way.
Can you talk about your water bottle and holder.
I have some that are expired 6 years ago. I heard they are still safe to eat? is this true? Says made in 2009 expired 2014. But the vacuum seal is still solid with no leakage. Thought you might have the answer, by the way, I love your Channel bro.. been prepping because of you.
Hey there, I'm new to your channel, just watched this video from start to finish and am about to go check out number 2. I have to agree with ZyPhRex, I LOVE that you are doing videos like this one, I think things like this are way too often overlooked, and while I am getting things organized and trying to stay within my budget on preparedness it is very helpful for me to not have to buy a bunch and find out what I don't like and waste money. I'm eager to check out the rest of your videos, I'm glad I discovered your channel.
I think you should definitely do the snickers bar challenge. I know eating them would be a piece of cake but just to see the difference in your weight and how your body reacts compared to the ration bars. Just a thought. Thanks for the great vid.
+elviswawa I can definitely look into that. Never actually thought about doing that, but it would make for a good data point. Do you think I should stick with 1200 calories per day?
+TheUrbanPrepper according to snickers website the fun size bars are 2 bars for 160 calories or 80 each so you could do 15 fun size bars or 5 a day for 1200 calories total .... Might be the way to go .... I'm glad it's you doing these challenges and not me brother .... Keep up the great work .... PS pick up a couple extra fun size bars for kid prepper
If it's sugary sweet, I would love it :D But, my teeth probably wont.
5 yrs shelf life...wow ;-) Way to walk the Talk with your Preps U.P. !! *"BETTER THAN NOTHING" Rations* sure beats eating bugs of Bangkok . Reminds me of K-Rations . Not as heavy as the C-Rations. Cheers ;-)
Nice work. Looking forward to the final analysis.
Rock On
Hi great review, New reviewer and subscriber, Cheers
We need to team you up with Andrew Zimmern, the Bizarre Foods guy....thanks for taking "several" for the team!
+James Moncrief He would dominate this type of challenge. That dude is awesome!
I thought that for every meal you have to eat 3 bars or at least 2, given the calories.
Am I wrong?
Thanks
Fella I don’t know how your taste buds are but I have those particular emergency survival bars SOS, those are delicious they taste like a sweet potato pie crust I don’t know what type of taste buds you have but those are delicious better than any other type of survival food ration bars I’ve tasted before if you don’t want yours ship them to me down here in Florida I’ll eat them….
I have seen some recipes You Tube for making survival bars/protein bars at home. Have you thought about doing a review of some of those recipes, and see which ones would be reasonable to make (cost and easiness) as well as the potential caloric content and nutrient content?
Great vid, I used to hate living off ration packs when I was in the field and they had a mix of meals, fruit and chocolate. So I can't imagine living off what looks like chunks of cardboard!
Thinking of the price point and longevity of the bars, do you think you could make your own either from scratch or a combination of other items to make a 72 hr pack?
Well they have to get all the calories in there somehow and that's where the sugar comes in
Appreciate the video.
Not bad on carb content, but light on the protein. The fat looked fairly low. My big issue is the carbs are mostly sugars. The first ingredient is sugar on the label.
There must be different "makes" of these bars. I've seen videos where they are described as having a coconut taste to them. The one I tried is the same packaging outside, but it had 9 cube shaped "bars" in it that had the consistency of fine sand and had almost no flavor. It did make you feel a bit bloated after eating each one. I guess that's to make your body think you've have a big meal.
I had to laugh when I stumbled across this series of videos... I too have tried these bars... the taste like sort of lemon-flavoured sweetened sawdust... not an ideal survival food. But that is what they are. A survival food. They are designed to keep you alive as you bob around in a life raft or shit under a tree waiting to be rescued after you crashed.
During the Aircrew Land Survival Course we went three days with only ejection seat pack rations for "food". After the second day, the leaves and bugs were starting to look might tasty. I would have kicked the instructors in the ankles and called them all sorts of naughty words in exchange for a couple of those bars.
Hate to be that guy but 10 years ago I could have done this with ease. I was young, just moved out and when you stay broke stuff like "meals" become a luxury item. In all seriousness tho about the only time I ever ate was the days I worked at McDonald's.
It was absolutely nothing for me to go 2-3 days without eating and while I know this sounds like BS it's essentially fasting (you can research it if you like it's common for the feeling of bunger to go away after a few days.) After a bit your body starts breaking down body fat and you for the most part lose the hunger feeling after awhile.
If you where to drink a lot of water tho after not eating in two days it was pretty much near instant stomach cramps. I lose over 60 pounds in those two years so but that standard a meal for 3 straight days would have been an improvement.
Need to do the 7 wing challenge at wing dome!
Nice, Im going to do the survival tabs soon, have you tried them?
+Wandering Beast I've been meaning too. I'm looking forward to watching your thoughts based on your testing of them.
these things are not the best tasting thing out there but in a emergency u would eat almost anything if ur hungry so.
Tbh does anyone else just order emergency food just to eat because you like it I always or emergency food bars and meal to eat because there good to me
i some times just eat rations
Sugar is the first ingredient listed. They spent the least amount of money possible to make a crappy survival bar.
I love these, especially since I don't have to do them!
+TiaMimi Haha... I'm happy to help!
please do the snickers bar challenge!
Did Kid Prepper ever try any of the other food rations? I know I've watched all of them before, but I can't remember. I'm thinking about buying some of each and trying them out with my family to see how we all like them.
+Whitfield Parham Yes. He has tried all of them. So far he likes Datrex the best. He'll be making his appearance on Day 3 of this challenge.
That would kill me. Why can't someone make these without wheat and soy?
Some of the comments on here are implying you have to be brave to try these things. I bought a case of these exact bars in 2011 and have just started bringing a few out to test. I think they have maybe gotten a little harder over the last years so I take a small hammer and lightly tap them in a few places and it creates smaller pieces.
I find the flavor very palatable. I will break one up and munch it while watching tv. I think their shelf life is gonna stretch out for a few more years without a hitch.
I am not sure how you get all the tastes that you seem to have noticed while sampling them. To me they just have a medium kind of sweet taste and not bad at all. I would most definitely buy these again if I ran out. I guess I have eaten about 9-10 full packs now over the course of time.
A couple years ago I added one to each protein shake I was making to put on a couple pounds since I am a naturally slender person.
I guarantee it beats, by a 1000%, eating bugs, roots, bark, etc.... I would grab these over some canned goods in a bug out situation and as a matter of fact I have several full 9-bar packs as a mainstay in my bag.
Did you weigh yourself before starting to do this? I would be curious if you did a weigh in in the morning of day one and the end of the day and so on, to see how or if there is any weight fluctuations. Its odd, whenever I see someone eat something, it makes me hungry, even thought you did not seem to be particularly enjoying it haha. I am also curious if, as this is mostly sugar, of there is an initial rush of energy and then a crash. Like, if you really needed to survive on something like this and trek across wilderness, would you think that this would be enough if you had to travel like 20 miles or so over the course of the 72 hours?
From the front, the package looks like it says "OOD", not "FOOD".
I don't like the ingredient list on those things....but I suppose, for survival, it'll do. Last resort food....
I Just saw it for a second, but that is one Beefy paracord bracelet. have a link or a name for it??
+HoYin1600p I order my paracord bracelets from Matt Lbs at "Custom Paracord Creations". Go to his Facebook page and he'll get you all squared away with a custom order.
These emergency bars are a really great idea and I can't decide whether I would want MRE type foods or these in the BOB?! Help!!!
Joe Betts use both
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Could you heat it or moisten it to change the consistency?
Are you black or white?
keep it up! you can do it.
is the individual bar wrapping/packaging suitable for long term storage? (i.e., will that packaging last the 5 year shelf life? Thanks
No those individual wrappings are plastic. Plastic is not an oxygen barrier. You probably have 5 days to finish the whole pack once it's open like most ration bars.
Tried that before. The MRE challenge is way more easy lol
Truth Cliff, did you use that knife because it's named after you?
Rather you than me :-)
I looked at these a while ago (because everyone else was), and quickly looked away.
Shelf life is kinda useful - for a remote cache - but especially for an urban prepper, the average kitchen cupboards, fridge, freezer , garage _etc._ contain massive amounts of food, being constantly rotated. If you get through all of that and still need the bars, you're f*cked.
A lot of fresh food will last 72 hours in a pack, and fresh food that wouldn't last that long, almost certainly will if cooked.
So, if your "bug out" system is constantly refreshed, there's little to no benefit with these bars.
Also, dried fruits (including nuts), seeds desiccated foods, vacuum sealed, pickled _etc. etc._
Really, there are so many other options that are better balanced, just as easy to use, and taste great!
_"Designed for life rafts"_ - and that's where they belong.
However, I'm supportive of your experiment.
Next: The 72 hour Beef Jerky and Beer Challenge! ;-)
+Fred Gandt I'm liking that idea for a Beef Jerky and Beer challenge!
;-)
Heh, deez nuts
Did you try soaking part of the bar in a cup of water ? Maybe combine with hot cereal or hot chocolate ! tjl
+Tim Lipinski I've tried that in the past but didn't really enjoy it. It made me feel like I was eating that much from The Matrix, with a nice snotty consistency.
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how would calorie mate be for emergency/survival food?
Good Luck!
mines expired last month. Any wisdom you want to share? thanks brother.
They should be fine more many years past the expiration date. From what I've learned, life boat want to regulate the rotation even if they aren't necessarily bad.
thank you brother. mines stays inside in a dark cool place. i appreciate the prompt advise.
I appreciate the sacrifice(s) haha
+Alex J You're welcome, Alex. Happy to take another one for the team.
You don't look very happy eating the bar on day one.
I'm hungry
cool I bought some of those I eat anything lol.
I can see that they would support life on a boat with very limited exercise and calorie burning. You try running on 1200 calories on an emergency where you probably will be running and huffing weight around. Dunno. I will stick with the probars and stuff like that. And honey, it keep forever and has a ton of uses.
I mean, I find a lot of comfort in food, I really don't see why I would torture myself with this.
agreed
+Carmen Cruz I agree. I would prefer to only use these if they were complimented with other food items to help avoid torturing myself. Food is definitely a morale item.
You're invited to Participate in the #CDDPChallenge.
wouldn't be good for someone without teeth.
Urb: Ain't you all done this here test before! Taste buds of steel, (tbos)...Me i will pack peanut butter, jelly and crackers, hell ya!!!
In all of these tests One thing can not be stressed enough. In an actual SHTF scenario. Even sitting still will burn more calories just due to stress. If you are talking a grid down scenario lasting a week as shown. th-cam.com/video/QPRCRk-Atx8/w-d-xo.html here and th-cam.com/video/9WrCI0W37zw/w-d-xo.html. The average person will be busy trying to make up for not having prepped enough. A lot more calories burned. I am going through your food bar videos as I am filling out my own supplies.
haha you wont many guys doing this. but I guess thats why we hsve you! ;)
Funny after the first bit....it's going to be a long 72 hrs....
after the 3 rd one you lost your smile...
Did you checked your weight before?
that's 1200 cals a day you said 1600 cals
you need a shave