My Patriot Supply vs 4Patriots

[@marinebrat1888]

Something else to take in to consideration is, witch company makes their products in the USA not outside, and that is why I went with my patriot supply

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Valid point

[@flpirate4565]

Great test. Nice to see Dad and Daughter doing things together ❤️

[@roguescholar6370]

It looks like you guys had fun. I really appreciate the effort at comparison.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We try our best!

[@G2theOriginal]

Great bonding event for father & daughter 👍🏻‼️ Appreciate the review, because I have both 😊.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Your welcome and thanks for taking the time to watch and leave the comment. We’re trying to take every moment we can to make these memories.

[@1111anna1111]

I agree! It's great info but it's very heartwarming to see father and daughter doing this together!

[@absolutelyfookinnobody2843]

You should have included what you thought on the product too

[@carlosperegrin5935]

Could you tell me How much cost a 3 month supply? Thank you

[@cjones8127]

@@carlosperegrin5935 The prices change , just go to the web sites, easy to find.

[@BarbieMike]

Thank you for the video, great job! Very informative.

[@Tipsby_blake603]

I have two daughters (8 and 10) I share my survival interest with them. They love checking things out in the woods and trying new tactics. Love seeing you and your daughter. Raise her strong! God bless

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thanks for the support, glad to hear you’re doing similar things with your daughters. Keep up the good work.

[@bjty5615]

Daughter of the father that took time to train daughter to be strong. I thank him, and miss him.

[@ginagraham3554]

Spot on parenting and daughtering!

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thank you, we sure try.

[@Briway]

After doing a fair amount of research, I ordered quite a bit of the ready hour from my patriot supply, as well as a sample from legacy foods, a sample from valley food storage, and I have a couple buckets of the wise food storage from about 7 years ago. I agree with you, the ready hour is pretty good for what it is. They offer a good value for the serving size. I still stock more than the recommended serving size because it’s a little unrealistic, but they all seem to be that way. Good review sir, and young lady.

[@Charlie18tc]

The biscuits and gravy are awesome

[@cjones8127]

Thanks for the honest feedback. Great video including your daughter! Thanks again.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thank you, we try to put out non bias reviews on them because it’s important to us with the small kids to be sure it’s something they will actually want to eat if we need to. Appreciate you watch and taking the time to comment you support.

[@moderndaypirate8931]

Keep up the videos, I’m a fan with how you use your daughter in the taste test. Kids reactions help me make up my mind lol

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We plan to keep them up👍🏻. It started as something she was interested in and as a fun thing we could do together but I realized pretty quick the importance of having the kids opinions on what they would and wouldn’t eat if we had to. Where as I’m not picky and could manage eating about anything if needs be I’m sure you know it’s now always that simple with children. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave the feedback.

[@moderndaypirate8931]

@@TheFamilyAdventurer for sure, I’ll definitely keep watching! In todays world it’s always best to be prepared. I have to rely on people more than what I used to have to. Considering I got in a bad auto accident a few years ago. Take care

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

@@moderndaypirate8931 it sure is. Hate to hear about your accident. Keep getting after it and take care of yourself too man.

[@browncountyindianaasmr9751]

VERY honest review

[@cynthiastallones9753]

Glad to see your adventures and comparisons I purchased one of products....interesting values and packaging

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. Hope you enjoy your purchase

[@ericwitt4586]

I’m glad I saw this my grand babies will enjoy it at my cabin I bought several buckets and haven’t tried them yet thanks for the info y’all 😀

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Glad you found it useful and we appreciate you taking the time to watch and let us know you enjoyed it.

[@The_Great_Darino]

Wasn’t sure to get ‘My Patriot’ or ‘4Patriot’. Then I saw something called ‘Patriotic Patriots Patriot for Patriots (now with even MORE Patriot!)’. I knew THIS one had to be the best, because there was just SO much more ‘Patriot’. Turns out it was overwhelmingly patriotic, with just the right amount of Patriot to keep it patriotic when you just need that extra Patriot to get you through the day. The only thing that could have made it BETTER is if they had added some ‘tactical’. Hopefully next time.

[@christinabarnesful]

Omg hahaha!!!! Yes only patriots will survive.

[@kennyw871]

If you want to start a new business in Idaho, just name it Patriot for instant success. Now we have, Patriot gay bars, Patriot abortion clinics, Patriot divorce service and Patriot pedophilia support groups, just to name a few.

[@AE-yz5fm]

Looks like your video got the wrong items in the my patriot package... lol... you were supposed to get oatmeal... Click on the food names below to view their nutrition facts. Homestyle Potato Soup - 4 Servings Creamy Chicken Flavored Rice - 4 Servings Maple Grove Oatmeal - 8 Servings Mac & Cheese - 4 Servings

[@agneim]

Best comment award; I can stop reading - but I won’t. ;)

[@Jenna-q6w]

ridiculous post

[@josefwitt9772]

Lucky kid you've got there! I love my mountain house for outdoors fun - just dump some hot water in the pouch and let it soak and it's always tasty enough that I'd eat it on the daily. But I'm a pig that eats anything. For the price and quality it seems like either of those are good enough emergency rations that are still tsty enough to grab in pinch for non-emergency use such as being an idiot that doesn't have enough mountain house chili mac for a fishing trip (not that I'd ever make a mistake like that). Part of my emergency food stash is a couple jars of cheap cajun seasoning, italian seasoning, and chili powder. Every 3 or so years I rotate those out. Good for morale or seasoning up some random protien, but would also make a mediocre freeze dried pouch in a food supply kit more interesting. Now I'm hungry

[@kimnicks8590]

Thanks for doing this! I couldn't decide before! And thanks for doing this with your daughter! Daddy time is so so important to little girl's

[@gordonfreeman3072]

Whoever is the first to market with dehydrated water packets the clear winner for me.

[@Snailmailtrucker]

Great job Adventure Girl... *You Rock !* You too Dad ! Liked/Subscribed !

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Appreciate the support, we try.

[@kingofascalon]

Appreciate the live review , leaving a like and a comment and I shared!

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Glad you found it useful and thank you for the support. We really appreciate it and it means a lot.

[@nedda102]

Good Reporting

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thank you

[@lesliemower9617]

Thank you for making this video!

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thank you for taking the time to watch, we appreciate it.

[@KevinHarry-dg1mq]

Thank you

[@utinker]

Very Cool...Thanks for doing this comparison :-)

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Appreciate the support and glad you enjoyed it.

[@SoCalCigars]

Thanks for doing this comparison. Like you said, you see these ads all the time on various social medias. But I think many people are afraid to order without knowing what you will really be getting. Here there was a clear victor. That being said...I haven't seen anything out there that beats Mountain House. But, for what these are for...an actual emergency situation...I would be glad to have any of them. Keep up the good work. Glad to see its a family effort too!

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thanks for the support and we agree, so far Mountain House is the standard.

[@vongalaxygg4216]

@@santanaephraim5410 are you real?

[@Dragon-Lady]

I love Mountain House, but they're expensive as heck. I can buy 110 servings of food from My Patriot Supply in their one month kit for $250. With Mountain House, $250 will buy 50 servings of food. Each brand has pluses and minuses, so I buy both.

[@nkingofficial]

That's good to hear ☺ - ready hour is what 95% of my stock pile is lol. Mostly the ready hour #10 cans, and I have bucket of mountain house lol

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Have you had good results with the #10 cans. We have never tried any of them.

[@Sirrehpotsirch]

Rather than buying super expensive prepper food packs, I picked up a 2nd -hand vacuum food sealer ($10) to package off-the-shelf items from the grocery store in air-tight envelopes. So far, these have remained 100% sealed, safe and tasty up to 6.5 years (so far and counting). While most commercial prepper food packs claim to last for 20 - 25 years, I can't see a realistic need to keeping the same food on the shelf for a quarter century. The food is better tasting with a wider meal selection variety. I'd rather cycle the food out at least every 5 - 7 years.

[@pfwag]

Good but you still should add an oxygen absorber or purge with nitrogen.

[@rlsullivan85]

I was curious what items you have been sealing yourself? I have some of these kits in my house, but I’d like to find some cheaper ways to store for emergencies.

[@stephanieroberts1394]

Love the father and daughter team.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thank you

[@ericwitt4586]

The mouton house spaghetti with meat sauce is my favorite I just wished it was cheaper and made in bulk ! Lol I’d buy a bunch of it !!

[@mejw1]

i just bought a 3 Month Supply from 4Patriot. plus they give 2 -72 hour, the Solar Cooker and a bunch of other stuff for $597. not bad price. can't wait to see how many Bins and packs ill get when it arrives lol

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Was curious if your order had arrived and how many packs were included in your 3 month supply.

[@mejw1]

@@TheFamilyAdventurer unfortunately I couldn't receive my order. Apparently they had trouble sending the order through customs in Canada. They canceled my order. I ordered a 240 Meal from 72Hours in Canada and received it in 5 days. It's almost a 3 month supply. 2 Big buckets. Now 4patriots took away the Canadian shipping I see

[@bonmcook]

I won't buy from 4 Patriots because some of their items are made in China. I'd rather spend the extra money and have it made in America. Made in America by Americans to support Americans

[@AntonioMartinez-qn9xx]

Thank you adventure girl! Just bought the 2 week tub of ready hour.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

I hope you enjoy them, I like ready hour better than 4Patriots. -AG

[@stevenshelley9345]

I have both of these companies in my stack which I have not tried ,so I'm glad you and your little princess are doing a taste test ,thanks for sharing 👍🤗

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We appreciate you tuning in.

[@stevenshelley9345]

@@TheFamilyAdventurer 👍

[@IMMoreThanUSee]

I haven't tried it yet. I ordered from 4Patriots but want a big kit, so I'm watching to see which is better.

[@voncelemondragon8254]

I have both of them and I like both.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We’ve been happy with different items from both companies. Like the nutritional value on ReadyHour better but definitely had to add the potato soup and freeze dried sweets from 4Patriots.

[@waynetodd3620]

You want a great tasting freeze dried food try "Happy Yak" made in Quebec Canada. Real food like home made - lots of interesting choices like, "Mom's Dried Tomatoe and cheese Macaroni, or Shrimp Curry with Rice, and Coconut Thai soup, many more, all better then even equivalent Mountain House. Go on line well worth trying.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

It’s on the list. We’ll try to try it out soon.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We finally got some Happy Yak and I was not disappointed, thanks for the suggestion Happy Yak Freeze Dried Food | First Impressions kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6nJaXdmf9J8kJI

[@peted7687]

I got the 3 month supply Ready - Hour. Made the right choice. Thank you

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Glad to hear it. Hope you enjoy them and appreciate you leaving the feedback.👍🏻

[@angelahamon6730]

New subscriber. thank you for the content.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thank you for taking the time to watch and leave the feedback. Glad you found it helpful and entertaining.

[@fu1945.]

lol adventure girl and dad great! Keep doing it!!

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thanks for the support!

[@pinehawk9600]

I love MY PATRIOTS SUPPLY

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We’ve been happy with everything we’ve tried so far. Appreciate the feedback

[@glockman9c]

Thanks AD and AG!

[@johnormike811]

If you have water to reconstitute the meal you can overcome the higher sodium content. Tastes better and you might need salts to keep water inside your body.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

This is very true. Appreciate the input.

[@gonefishing3644]

All these processed, dried, food storage meals can be improved nutritionally and become tastier with the addition of vegetables and some kind of meat. That is why I also store #10 cans of freeze-dried or dehydrated green beans, English peas, diced carrots, broccoli, spinach, celery, onions, tomato dices and butternut squash as well as #10 cans or Mylar pouches of freeze-dried ground beef, roast beef, ham, roast pork, sausage, chicken and turkey. One thing I dislike about a lot of these processed and packaged food storage meals that come in food buckets or boxes compared to Mountain House meal pouches is how long they need to cook and how much propane or butane fuel you have to use on your camp stove. With Mountain House pouch meals you just have to bring water to boil and then stir it into the pouch of dried food and wait a few minutes. And you can eat directly from the pouch instead of having to wash a cooking pot and a dinner plate with some of your stored water that you had to heat on the camp stove. With Mountain House you just have to wash a spork or spoon and clean-up is done. For my money, if I am actually going to have to cook the food and then wash the cook pot and dinner plate, I'll just save some money and pack in Mylar with oxygen absorbers some inexpensive dry food from the supermarket. So many of the calories in these food storage buckets come from oatmeal, dried pasta, white rice and instant potato flakes -- all foods I can buy much cheaper at the supermarket. I can make my own dried sauces for these basic starchy high calorie foods (powdered milk, sugar or honey powder and ground cinnamon for the oatmeal; cheese sauce powder, flavored salt, tomato powder, butter powder, garlic powder, chili powder etc. for the savory dishes).

[@dellaangel]

Where do you get those powders? I've not been able.to find cheese, etc reasonably priced

[@gonefishing3644]

@@dellaangel You can find #10 cans of freeze-dried tomato powder, cheese powder, butter powder and different types of freeze-dried shredded cheese from vendors on Amazon. Some of the listed #10 cans of storage food have shown recent slight price drops. A few others such as pancake mix, shredded potatoes and the bread and roll mix are sometimes offered for sale at close to pre-pandemic prices. Even before all the pandemic price jumps, the freeze-dried beef, chicken, cheese and scrambled egg mix were expensive. But then you are paying for a 20 year shelf life for many of these products.

[@gregoryeverson741]

i just use canned goods they last 1-2 yrs, and i have some MREs

[@thankyou737]

MRE?

[@thankyou737]

What's sustainable for 3yrs in cans?

[@Levikrw]

I try to buy evenly from both companies for the slight menu differences, price point is better on my patriot than patriot supply. But over all I try to buy from both. My patriots is awesome because they have 25 year shelf life pet food as well

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Haven’t checked in to their pet food but that’s good to know. We try to keep a variety of several different brands as well.

[@larrymorris7328]

What was the cost difference between the two? I just bought some stuff recently from 4patriots because of the offer they were running. Everyone needs to stock up on some shelf ready supplies.

[@louispower7822]

Devil's advocate means pretending to against the popular choice in an argument, just to ensure it is discussed fully.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Kind of like how I chose the opposite of AG based on nothing else besides her choice so that each kit would have someone representing it.

[@louispower7822]

@@TheFamilyAdventurer Yes, a contrarian. On the contrary. Not devil's advocate.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

@@louispower7822 👍🏻

[@shaylajay190]

I have not tried any of the survival foods.if I ever have to eat them I will like them and just be thankful that I have them..I keep herbs and spices to help enhance whatever I eat...Good taste testing Adventurers...thanks. ✌️❤️💥😇🖖

[@schafferstephen2]

I got mainly 4patriots food storage. I got a ready wise pack. I may get some mypatriots supply also

[@annademo]

Watching you and Adventure Girl inspired me to try one of my emergency pack foods. I made the 4Patriots Grammy's sweet oatmeal. I don't care for oatmeal either but my hubby does. The pack serves 8 and I made it as instructed. It was watery when I followed the directions so I let it stand for about 10 minutes and then put it back on the stove until it bubbled again. It was pretty tasty. Adding fruit would be excellent. The only thing I didn't like was having to make 8 servings at once. The pack was not resealable.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We found the same issue with their larger packs. Glad we were able to help you decide to try your meals out and thank you for watching and letting us know. Also good to hear you liked the oatmeal, we’ll be trying it soon as well.

[@gadgetsage]

And you're philosophically opposed to ziplocks or Tupperware or something?

[@annademo]

@@gadgetsage Tupperware and zip lock bags may not be available during the Zombie Apocalypse, so there's that....

[@gadgetsage]

@@annademo but you have ziplocks and Tupperware NOW though right?

[@annademo]

@@gadgetsage Of course, I do, but I don't buy survival food to have as my regular evening's meal or my daily breakfast. As I wrote, the bag contents were too much and in a survival situation, you don't have a fridge or a Tupperware container.

[@melissa2957-mc]

Have you tried Readywise or Augason Farms?

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We have tried Readywise, will look into Augason Farms and might have to add them to the “to try” list. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@savemoney911]

Where can you buy Mountain House emergency food for the lowest price?

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Amazon, Walmart, Dicks Sporting Goods, and the other box store retailers we’ve seen them at all seem to be within a dollar of each other and all seem to be about a dollar cheaper than buying direct from mountain house online. If anyone has a cheaper source we’d like to know as well. 😅

[@ancapftw9113]

I'm suprised. I looked at 4patriots and Ready Hour a few days ago and the 4Patriots costs more. I'd assume it had better ingredient or nutrition.

[@user-zy8ct8yr7n]

Nothing extra spectacular about 4Patriots. It’s just a price tag.

[@Zhello79]

Bonjour friend, packets/buckets can be stored anywhere, attic, garage, basement, etc and they don't need to be refrigerated? 🤔

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Yes they can be store anywhere without refrigeration but it recommended they are in a stable environment so you don’t have extreme cold, heat, or the fluctuations between the two.

[@Zhello79]

@@TheFamilyAdventurer Thank you very much brother 😁👍🏾

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

@@Zhello79 You’re welcome, glad you found the video helpful and we appreciate you following along.

[@bevintx5440]

Thanks so much for this informative video. I looked up the current numbers of calories/day for each of these. My Patriot Supply: 2,000+ calories/day 4Patriots: 1,253 calories/day So, there is a dramatic difference is how well you are going to function and feel between these two packages. In fact the 4Patriots website contains warnings about this issue. Unfortunately, I can’t have either of these, as I can’t have any milk products. I would be very interested in a video about what, if anything, is available for those with food allergies.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Appreciate you taking the time to watch and pointing this out. We’ll do some research and see what we can find on some brands that might address good allergies.

[@qaudit1612]

great job young girl 👌 great video both of you 👍 i will go with ready hour , 4 weeks kit plus a proteine kit , plus a fruit kit , plus their milk powder , and maybe their dry bars . like 1000$ cad maybe ... Maybe add some pills like calcium , fiber , vitamins , and make sure to have plenty of water , should be very good 😋 if needed

[@lindatimmons3675]

Ive ordered the 4patriot food kits because thats the first one i saw and had heard of. The mac & cheese is really good, and the creamy vegetable & rice is too I had 2 72 hr kits from 4patriots ladt winter when i couldnt get out as i dont hav a car and have to rely on public transit. It was very good that i had them. But i suppose it comes down to personal choice. Ive not tried any other brand. But i will, thanks for the review. Ive ample of 4patriots and will be giving half of my supply to my son as its just me and he has a wife and 2 children.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

It’s good to hear that you enjoyed them and glad to know you were able to actually put them to good use. Thank you for sharing your story with us.

[@victoriarose3478]

How much 💰, did u pay for each 72 hour kit ??? I'm thinking of buying both, because I like to have a variety/assortment of different foods.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Each kit runs around $27.00 usd. At the time we bought the readyhour I believe they were running a promo for s&h only on the 72hour kits

[@groovybuddha667]

Adventure girl? That will inspire her for life, she will not even know that she is following that name it will be subconscious. 👍

[@Bob-ed9tc]

Nice, wholesome and not woke. Very good!

[@thankyou737]

What do you mean not woke?

[@melissahannah587]

Thank you so very much . Are they both run by vets ???

[@Levikrw]

I believe so

[@bbf6176]

4Patriots is a marketing company that is repackaging the foods of other companies, not a survival food company. That's according to a web search

[@richarddemas5262]

Thanks for the comparison. It is in line with some other reviews. Agree that mountain house is the standard to beat. I can’t tell from the video if the pots are non-stick, but if they are I would avoid using metal utensils because it may scrape the non-stick coating off into the food.

[@AE-yz5fm]

The my patriot/ready hour kit in the video was incorrectly packaged... it should have :::... Click on the food names below to view their nutrition facts. Homestyle Potato Soup - 4 Servings Creamy Chicken Flavored Rice - 4 Servings Maple Grove Oatmeal - 8 Servings Mac & Cheese - 4 Servings The oatmeal was supposed to be in the kit... they got a bean product ... most kirs will have oatmeal and mac/cheese... so always look before you leap into a purchase

[@jerrya4329]

would you tell me, at what altitude you cooked these meals? ( Mac and Cheese) dinners. I live at 7,000 feet elevation and the 4 patritots packs don't cook well at this altitude! Hard and crunchy elbows which you can not eat! Help! Looking for long lasting foods to eat just in case!

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We’re more around 700 feet. Look at some of the freeze dried meals like happy yak or mountain house? We haven’t had an issue like this but again we haven’t tried cooking at an altitude like that.

[@jerrya4329]

Thanks for your response.

[@lyndadilley7192]

Compared Mountain House with 4 Patriots Mac & cheese. Patriot was for ,4 people. You must boil 8 cups water, stir in, stir and stir for 20 minutes. Then you need bowls to serve in. Truthfully I don't believe the macaroni was pre cooked before freeze dried. The macaroni is the same size was what I have in my shelf. That's why it took 20 minutes to cook. Not tasty, but filling..would only eat in dire need. The Mountain House is two serving Boil extra water, I needed extra water. It smells good, looks good. No question is was precooked then freeze dried. You add boiling water to the pouch, stir and seal with zip lock. The bottom has a fold that holds bag up, no spilling. Added more boiling water. It was creamy, moist, flavorful. Plus it only took 5 minutes. Nothing needed to add for flavor. If feeding adults, may need a van of corn to fill up on. It was hands down the better choice. I did not compare price because it was about taste, plus you only need a spoon. No clean up!!!

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Definitely enjoy the Mountain House meals we’ve had. General consensus seems to be that they’re the standard on taste, time, and ease.

[@johnunderwood3132]

The one looks like Cheddar and the other looks like white cheddar

[@rrcaniglia]

Might I suggest that it’s not the ounces, but the calories that matter most.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Very true, calories would outweigh ounces of serving size. Thank you for suggesting that.

[@henrypierce8010]

The problem with your analysis is that is not the ounces, but how many calories.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Agreed, nutrition/calories out weights quantity. The nutritional values on these were pretty negligible for pound to pound nutrition v. volume.

[@henrypierce8010]

@@TheFamilyAdventurer I should have been clearer: In terms of cost, cost per calorie is much more meaningful than cost per ounce. When looking at so called "72 hour kits": 4paitriots kit is 2.23lbs ($12.11/lbs) and lists as having 3,760 calories and is .70 cents/ 100 calories; The Ready kit is 2.6lbs ($9.60/lbs) has 6160calories making it 44 cents/ 100 calories. So, looking at calories, the 4patriots kit is actually twice as expensive at the Read Hour. Thank you for taking the time to review.

[@Lolaandcassidyadventures]

I buy a mix of all brands for variety.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

This is always a good practice, I think we’ve touched on about six different brands so far and have a few more we still need to get to. Always looking for options and different brands to try out and keep stocked if we like them.

[@jrad2721]

Adventure Girl's first pick was right! I've tested at least 16 different emergency food rations and Ready Hour by Patriots Supply was one of my favorites for volume and taste. 4Patriots was near the bottom, not worth the price, for what you get in volume or taste.

[@roguetrooper2138]

Thank You. Beautiful Video. This is what is all about. God Bless.

[@kevinlytle6215]

Thanks Adventure Girl! Oh and tell your dad to let you choose when it is important! Rules of thumb on freeze dried foods. Mountain House and a few other major backpacker brands are so very accurate in the water requirements. With other brands following the directions often leads to soupy sloppy goop. So watered down it is almost unpalatable. But try a couple or more of the different meal items and adjust water amounts. They need tweaking to get amounts of water right. Why I don't know. That isn't ok with me but if you have a budget the lower cost options can be made better. You know those little packets of cheese and pepper flakes at the pizza place as well as other flavor packets you can find. They can be added to up the flavor of the less palatable brands. Adding canned ham or other meats helps them too. Fry the ham or Vienna sausages etc. for more flavor.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thank you for the good comment, we really appreciate it, and thanks for the good idea on the pizza place packets. -AG

[@DirtEveryWeekend]

Valley Food Storage expensive but high and quality and delicious also Peak.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Appreciate the tip, we’ll have to give valley a try.

[@MoxieMiss]

4Patriot has payment options. Unsure about the My Patriot Supply, huge for a lot of folks 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@karldesimone203]

My Patriot Supply offers payments through Affirm

[@MoxieMiss]

@@karldesimone203 but that requires a credit check. It is good if your credit is great 🙂 I'm glad that those with financial challenges have other options.

[@crazycritterlady8788]

Have you tried Thrive Life freeze dried foods?

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We have not tried them yet but will add them to the list to try. Is there a menu item you’d recommend?

[@crazycritterlady8788]

No I haven't tried them either but a friend is a consultant and trying to get me to order some foods, of course she gets a commission so I'd like to hear an unbiased account of how it tastes before I buy. I'll be watching for that video.

[@sbender3787]

Thrive Life is excellent quality, sold as single ingredients not meal packets. I recommend the sausage crumbles and the ground beef crumbles. The red grapes are amazing! They have cheeses, eggs, sauces, fruits, vegetables and meats and beans.

[@Daisybug7]

We just opened one of our 72 hr packs from 4 Patriots. The oatmeal was nothing special at all. We did like the Mac and cheese. The creamy rice and chicken smelled rancid as I opened the bag. I added the water and boiled the contents according to directions, the smell was still present .I served it and almost gagged as the first spoonful went down. It had a horrible aftertaste and stung the back of my throat. We will never eat that again! We thought this brand had a 25yr shelf life especially when it contains preservatives that they claim could last that long. Buy your own staples and spices to get you through, we can come up with much better than 4 Patriots! Thx for comparing.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

That’s crazy! I hate to hear you had such a bad experience. We’ve never come across one like that but will be sure to keep our eyes out for anything suspicious now. Thanks for sharing.

[@delCallao84]

Correct me if I’m wrong but you are going to want sodium in a SHTF scenario, no? High fat, high sodium (aka electrolytes)

[@TMac817]

Enjoyable and informative video!

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Thank you. We appreciate the feedback and hope the video was useful.

[@codycampbell1147]

Would freeze dried food be better than what comes in like MREs? Or does it matter? I guess it depends on how much it is and the taste quality. It probably doesn't matter about how it taste since It would be food for an emergency/camping but I'd like it to taste okay at least

[@codycampbell1147]

I suppose it would also be wise to have both because it's a possibility that I wouldn't be able to heat water up so might need the flameless ration heaters in different situations

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

That’s most of why we are trying them now when we don’t need them. To be sure we will like the taste when we do. Yes we could eat anything if we had to but would prefer to have stuff we like when we do. I prefer MREs for the convenience and on most of them the taste to be honest. It really comes down to shelf life, storage, and variety. We keep a decent amount of MREs on hand but depending on storage environment they age faster than the freeze dried foods in my experience.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

@@codycampbell1147 different options for preparation and menus is always good

[@codycampbell1147]

@@TheFamilyAdventurer thank you for your comment and for the video it gave me some ideas on what I should get when I do. if you and your daughter like the ready hour then it's probably good to start buying and storing some of them

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

@@codycampbell1147 glad you found it helpful and thanks for tuning in. We haven’t been disappointed in them. I’d always recommend getting a small amount to try before you commit to a large supply to be sure you find them as satisfactory as we did.

[@adamscease4126]

You know what is patriotic? Not ripping off your fellow countrymen for a quick buck.

[@Jeffs40K]

another site weighed it, its 10 ozs difference. , basically One extra package

[@thankyou737]

I need more veggies, is there a reason these are mostly starch? Is that because veggies wouldn't last???

[@letmeseethat1]

Did you vote for Biden? Dun lie!

[@youtubeisasshoe8153]

I knew that accent was a Carolina one 🤔 I said I bet he's either from north or south Carolina and I called it south but I was close dang it 👌👍🤣

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Good call either way. 😂

[@iamlucy2308]

Same here! I love the accent!! I lived in SC before and also have dear friends in NC!

[@LoudUpstairsNeighbor]

What's the little stove called that didnt have to he plugged in? If we stocked up on like jugs of distilled water are those safe to drink/use indefinitely?

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

The stove from the video is the built in gas stove in the camper

[@optionstraderman]

Um, I think I saw some videos on drinking distilled water, and from what I saw, I would never do that. Check the tube's and see what you think.

[@LoudUpstairsNeighbor]

@@optionstraderman thanks!!

[@LoudUpstairsNeighbor]

@@TheFamilyAdventurer thanks so much!

[@melissahannah587]

Instead bought a three month supply from 4 Patriots but I have never tried any before yet ??

[@robp9696]

How much was a 3 month supply?

[@robertpennington1381]

The problem I have with all these things is allot of it I can't eat do to a combination of food allergies and being diabetic with a bad heart (high fat and sodium is so not good). I have looked over several of these and because of my limitations, it would be a waste of money for me to get any of them. Which is kind of sad if you think about it.

[@therottinzombie]

seems like a lot of fuel vs something like mountain house that just needs boiled water

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Agreed, took a lot of extra time and fuel

[@franksmith944]

The 4 bag kit is $25 and the 3 bag kit is $27 both on amazon. I'd say ready hour is a better deal

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Especially when you look at calories per serving, bang for your buck it comes out on top.

[@user-zy8ct8yr7n]

I’d have to agree

[@Cyber_Productions1998]

Very interesting video I wish more people did these taste test reviews. My problem with all this freeze dried foods and mres is I cant have gluten and dairy primarily but also alot of other things I'm supposed to avoid that upset my stomach because of my crohns I found that ready hour has good options for me with their beans rice trio kit and the bulk chicken and beef and their vegetables and fruits. Wish more companies made dairy free and gluten free options that also didn't have alot of chemicals and ingredients you can't read or you know are probably bad for you. Anyone have any recommendations please let me know.

[@iresearched6873]

You can buy bulk can goods that are good for you...like black beans, chicken broth, parboiled rice, dehydrate some fruit and meat, most can goods last for a few years...research what you can do with your health situation. Hope that helps a little...

[@fin59shaw]

I don't know how old your daughter is, but she seems pretty smart.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

She sure thinks she is. (Kidding) We try our best to keep our kiddos learning and thinking outside of the box whenever we can. That’s part of the reason we started “adventuring” with them.

[@soonerbear5731]

Is mt house better,and you don’t have to cook which is more convenient for big out

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

We do like the Mountain House meals we’ve ate, and it is most definitely more convenient just adding the boiling water to them. Thanks for the input.

[@buckrowley1506]

4 patriots is bland but wont upset your stomach and hands down 4 patriots in an emergency

[@franklingrantjacksonlincol6657]

You're the only video comparing 4 patriots to the competition and they're just now doing ads. Luckily I review before I buy. I really don't want that oatmeal!!

[@robertraymond458]

I ordered the three months supply of food from 4 patriots for $597 and I am so disappointed every thing that was on the video the woman unpacked in the two tubs a third of was was promised to me was not even in the boxes now I seen your video and wish I knew about ready hour if 4patriots don't make it right I will no longer order from them so I hope they honors there word and silvers what I paid for

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Any update on your situation with 4Patriots? Just curious how it worked out.

[@robertraymond458]

@@TheFamilyAdventurer they just sent me another tub but there is still stuff missing not much though I hope they get it right

[@user-zy8ct8yr7n]

When I ordered from them they didn’t send me everything on same day. It was a couple tubs per delivery. Maybe your other Tubs coming later.

[@christineczyryca5820]

Wow that is a lot of sodium! Not exactly Himalayan.

[@2fuzy]

well i have a weird rule of not purchasing from those that for lack of a better terminology virtue signal by stating things like how patriotic or holy or honest they are

[@haroldsimpson3308]

My Grandson and I tried the ready hour mac.we couldn't eat it.I tried some soup.it was tolerable.

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

I hate you were unable to eat the Mac. In a pinch I don’t know that we’ve tried anything we wouldn’t be able to make work. That’s part of why we’re reviewing them at home now though, so we know what we like before we’re left with limited choices.

[@carlosperegrin5935]

How much?

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Looks like you can still get MPS for around $25 and 4P for $27. There are links in the description if you want to check them out.

[@carlosperegrin5935]

Thank you

[@jidic1845]

So than, Ready Hour has more Sodium?

[@cynthiastallones9753]

Mac and cheese always salty- purifies cheese

[@TheFamilyAdventurer]

Makes sense.

[@ploopknight]

Looks like I made the right decision......whew

[@cdv.8244]

Thanks for this info guys. Well done. Adventure Girl was great. I haven’t tried any freeze dried food but this video made me lean AWAY from 4Patriot. Thanks.

[@jesse1257]

I thought that said white pride on the ready hour pouch at the very beginning 😅