Augason Farms 30-Day 1-Person Premium Emergency Food Supply Kit, Extra Calories Per Day, Survival Food, Just Add Water, 307 Servings

I have bought many of these. Great value for the price, quality of food is good, tastes good, is storable and stackable and the amount of food for the size is amazing. The seal has always worked and is great for long term storage and protecting it from the elements.

Good value, easy to store, and a decent taste.

I opened this up to test out the food before I purchased any more, and I have to say, so far I am impressed. I very much enjoyed what I have I tried so far.Been using the water bottle, and it does that job pretty well. One fire starter will not get you through the month, but it will let you make that first fire and you can create char cloth from that if you really need to... it is more of a bonus than a key feature of the kit.The bucket comes packed with food... Everything is packed in 6-15 serving sized vacuum packed bags. I cannot get everything to fit back in... even after eating 3 of the bags worth of food. The meals provided really are more of a side dish type items... so while it can serve as a month worth of food, I find the real value is as a base to build around.It seems to be pretty easy to find this for around $100 including shipping... so the price for this much food would be pretty hard to beat.Potato Soup: Very good. I added salt and pepper. The potatoes do separate from the rest of the soup mix in the bag, so you do have to mix it up before cooking if you are making less than the 6 servings that each bag contains. You get 5 bags.Macaroni and Cheese: I also liked that. Also added salt and pepper... but I like salty food. Cheese powder and Macaroni come separated. You get 4 bags of macaroni. Each contain 7.5 servings. The cheese comes in 2 bags with 15 servings each. Bags are not resealable. Benefit of the separation on noodles and cheese is that you control how much cheese you want in the dish. Also, as both the pasta and the cheese can easily be used in other types of dishes, you are able to do so without being forced to make just Mac & Cheese.Morning Moo: It is not milk powder... there are other ingredients... but it basically tastes like powdered milk. If you have the option, it tastes better cold rather than room temp. You get 4 bags of 20 servings.I have not tried the other items, but I will list how many servings of everything that is included in the kit:Cheese (30 servings)Cheesy Broccoli Rice (30 servings)Creamy Potato Soup (30 servings)Creamy Chicken Rice (30 servings)Hearty Vegetable Blend (30 servings)Instant Potatoes (30 servings)Macaroni (30 servings)Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal (40 servings)Morning Moo Milk Mix (80 servings)Each bag also includes an oxygen absorber.I plan on taking several of the packets that I have not used yet and put it in my emergency bag. Just keep in mind that if you do the same, almost everything needs to be cooked, so this is only good if you have a pan and fire/heat access.The cooking instructions are printed on the back of each bag as well as on a flier included in the pack. The flier also includes a 30 and 45 day meal planner.I was so impressed at the value and taste so far, I ordered 3 more of these for actual storage.

It's nice to know when you need customer service, they are there... I bought two containers and it is recommended that you open the container(s) up and inspect the bags individually as there might be micro breaches in the pouch bags. Sure enough I found two of them. One was a pin size hole, another was a slight rip - both making the individual bags compromised. I wrote Augason Farms customer support and within 15 minutes they wrote back and were happy to fix the problem. I identified the bags that were breached and within a few hours - they sent proof that the bags are being shipped to my house. THAT'S customer service and I'm a loyal fan now. :-)

Update August 3, 2017I really had not paid much attention to this, but the bucket being shipped now is a larger bucket than what this package used to come in. I had an old empty bucket out and noticed the difference. (I use the buckets for storage.) The previous buckets from this company were 5 gallon buckets. This is a 7 gallon bucket. And like before, it is packed to the top and squeezed under the lid.Augason Farm foods are the basics, without a lot of frills. They have some things which tastes great, and others which I can pass on. It's a matter of taste. For tastes and ease of preparation, I prefer the Mountain House brand. But for basic good food for the buck ($$$$), this is the best deal. Their "Morning Moo's" is the best powdered milk that I have ever tasted. So my money seems to go to these guys here on Amazon.Previous review below:---------------------------------------------I figured that it was time to re-order one of these buckets. I am in the process of finishing off a bucket that I opened about 4 years ago. You can buy this bucket in Sam’s Club, but I like having it delivered to my door. Plus I think it is slightly more expense at Sam’s Club.The food is basic, but very good. The powdered milk in these buckets is the best powered milk that I have ever had in my life. I normally hate powdered milk, but I like this. It does not have that typical powdered milk taste.I made some “Hearty Vegetables” tonight. It’s basically macaroni, rice, carrots, lentils, and I am not sure what else. It tastes good, as if it just came from a garden. One of the ingredients in it still seems slightly dried out even after being cooked. I am not sure which one. But I add butter, slat, and pepper to it and it tastes fine.I had some “Chicken and Rice” from the bucket last night. This probably takes longer to cook, more then anything else in the bucket.One down side, or up-side, depending on your point of view. The food here is seriously dried, with ALL moisture removed from the food in this bucket. You can’t just add hot water to any of this, except the milk. You really do have to cook it for awhile in boiling water before the food will soften up. This is great for preserving it. But it also taxes your patience while you are waiting for it to be done.The food will definitely fill you up. No questions there. Like all of these dried survival foods, there are somethings that you like better than others.One thing about it, if you are traveling or without access to refrigeration, this is the way to go. I don’t know about the 30 day part since my last bucket has lasted me 4 years. But I just pull something out of it occasionally, and when I happen to even think about it.But I have met people who buy these buckets on a regular basis to feed their families. I remember meeting a guy wheeling 10 of these buckets out to his car at Sam’s Club. And these buckets was all that he had purchased.I am uploading photos of my “Hearty Vegetables” and milk for my meal tonight, from my 4 year old bucket.Update July 145, 2017The local Sam's Club appears to be dropping these. The local Des Moines Sam's Club is currently selling their in-stock buckets for $30.