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You will learn a lot from going through an emergency situation and relying on emergency products. I take my purchases of emergency supplies very serious and here are some things that I noted about this product. First of all, the tote that the meals come in is NOT airtight or sealed in anyway. Just a Sterlite tote straight off the shelf from W-mart, probably costs $3.00. The tote is impractical for emergency situations. It's not airtight and takes two hand to carry. I opened the tote and was met with a spicy aroma coming from the inside. The food package on top was Pioneer Chili-mac and I picked it up and noticed that the aroma was coming from this package. I gave it a slight squeeze and could feel the air leaving the package from a small hole where the package wasn't sealed correctly at the seam. If this hole was not detected at the facility, that would mean there is a lack of quality control for the packaging process. So I do not have confidence in the packaging for long term storage. THIS IS IMPORTANT !!! The food packages only have a manufacturing date (mfg date) There are NO EXPIRATION DATES printed on the packages. Patriot Pantry claims that their products "May last up to 25 years" on the web advertising. However, this claim is not printed on the label or packaging. "May Last ? " "Up to ?" 25 years ? Maybe if you live in a vacuumed-sealed house.... or they could be hard as-a-rock by next year...and that would still meet their claim of "up to 25 years". This company does not tell you who manufactures their products. The print on the packaging states the the contents was " manufactured for and packaged by Patriot Pantry" Manufactured by who ?? Probably some bulk processing mfg facility that makes the same products for various other packaging facilities. Too much marketing smoke and mirrors for me. Overall I am disappointed with this purchase for the purpose of actual emergency preparedness.There are much better options available