Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These buckets are a TERRIBLE idea unless you have no other options (and money to burn). Prospective buyers should look at this item with a critical focus on their survival needs. How much are you spending for what you get in return? Sixty servings of meat entrees plus another twenty servings of rice sounds like a lot, but you MUST consider the quantity and sustenance you get. In this case, the 'Meat Bucket' offers a grand total of only 7,720 calories - 3,400 of which comes from the twenty 'bonus' servings of white rice. That means the sixty servings of 'meat' only provides 4,320 calories. When you consider that the average daily caloric intake for adult women is 1,600 to 2,400 calories per day and 2,000 to 3,000 calories per day for adult men, you can quickly determine that an entire '80-serving' bucket will only last one person about three days. Each 'serving' only amounts to 96.5 calories each. Put another way, in order to get just your MINIMUM caloric intake from one of these buckets, you'll have to consume ~17 to ~21 'servings' per day. And if you'll be active while relying on this item's contents, you have to consume ~25 to ~31 'servings' per day. It's painfully obvious that the 'serving' numbers have been overoptimistically presented. I'm definitely feeling cheated here, but that's what I get for not running the numbers before buying. For those still considering a purchase of survival food, divide the cost of the item by the total calories. A case of MREs is running $0.007 to $0.008 per calorie. A 50lb case of dehydrated eggs is $0.002 per calorie. This bucket is $0.028 per calorie. One final observation... the 'Meat Bucket' net weight is 3 lbs 12.6 oz. Compare that against what you're paying to get a cost per pound.