Mountain House emergency food, by the numbers
Mountain House sells 8 one-person emergency kits we could compare on the numbers that matter. Here is what they really deliver per person, per day - and how Mountain House stacks up against the field. Every figure is from Mountain House's own page.
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Every Mountain House kit we measured lands below a full 2,000-calorie day - as low as 1,706 kcal, about 81% of the 2,100 kcal humanitarian minimum. Mountain House does not publish a direct list price on the kits we tracked, so a like-for-like cost figure is not available here - check the linked product pages. Stated shelf life runs up to 30 years - real, but conditional on cool, dry storage.
Mountain House kits, compared
| Kit | Supply | kcal/day | $/1,000 kcal | Shelf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 day | 1,732 | - | 30 yr | |
| 1 mo | 1,732 | - | 30 yr | |
| 6 mo | 1,732 | - | - | |
| 3 mo | 1,732 | - | - | |
| 1 yr | 1,732 | - | - | |
| 2 day | 1,720 | - | - | |
| 14 day | 1,719 | - | - | |
| 3 day | 1,706 | - | - |
kcal/day = each kit's own published total divided by the days it claims to feed one person; green clears a full 2,000-calorie day, amber falls short. Cost is brand-direct MSRP per 1,000 kcal. Shelf life is manufacturer-stated and depends on cool storage.
See Mountain House lined up against every brand in the emergency food supply comparison (58 kits, sortable and filterable), or read the best emergency food supply roundup for the category winners.
Data source: Mountain House's own product pages, captured 2026-09-16. We compare one-person, single-supply kits on calories per person per day (total calories ÷ advertised days), cost per 1,000 kcal (brand-direct MSRP) and stated shelf life. Prices are not live - confirm on the brand's page before buying. No brand paid for placement; there are no affiliate links here.