Emergency food supply, brand by brand
We compared 69 one-person emergency kits from 8 US brands, checked on each brand's own store on October 27, 2026, on the numbers the labels bury: calories per person per day, cost per 1,000 kcal, and real shelf life. Pick a brand below, or line them all up at once.
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Compare all 69 kits
Sort and filter every kit on calories/day, cost and shelf life.
Roundup
The category winners
Best value, most protein, longest shelf life - picked on verified figures.
By brand
4Patriots
7 kits · 1,302-2,133 kcal/day · up to 25 yr
Augason Farms
no longer sold direct · 2 kits · 1,236-1,634 kcal/day · up to 30 yr
Emergency Essentials ★
7 kits · 1,543-2,225 kcal/day · up to 30 yr
Mountain House ★
7 kits · 1,706-1,732 kcal/day · up to 30 yr
Nutrient Survival
6 kits · 1,319-1,567 kcal/day · up to 25 yr
ReadyWise ★
17 kits · 1,800-2,260 kcal/day · up to 25 yr
The Ready Store
15 kits · 1,700-2,088 kcal/day · up to 25 yr
Valley Food Storage
9 kits · 1,676-2,079 kcal/day · up to 25 yr
My Patriot Supply, which sells the Ready Hour food line, has one kit in our set, so it sits in the full comparison rather than on a separate page.