Buyer Beware-4Patriots 72-Hour Survival Kit, used to entice the consumer. Tell and Share w/ others.
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- 4Patriots uses their 72-Hour Survival Food Kit as an incentive to the consumer, so the consumer purchases other items that 4Patriot is selling. For instance, they offer 2 Free 72-hour Survival Food Kits when you purchase their 3-Month Survival Food Kit for $699.95. This 72-hour (3-day) Survival Food Kit is a joke. Inside this kit, they put their Grammy's Sweet Oatmeal, Creamy Rice and Vegetable Dinner, and America's Finest Mac & Cheese. This kit is supposed to help you survive for 3 days. However, the packages come in a mylar bag that cannot be re-sealed, nor do they provide you with the ability to make single servings, so you have to mix the entire container at once. They provide no recommendations on how to save what you don't eat, so you can have something later in the day and the calorie count for each of these items ranges from 210 calories to 260 calories per day. Not enough for anyone to survive. I believe that 4Patriots is misleading the consumer and I am warning the consumer who is thinking of purchasing survival food from 4Patriots to beware and think before investing in this product. If you still choose to buy from 4Patriots you need to do your due diligence and do samples to test the taste of their product, how it cooks, how much water will be required, etc. Overall, I give 4Patriots an F for their 72-hour Survival Food Kit incentive primarily because of their misleading advertising and truthfulness. Stay tuned to my channel as there are some real issues out there from these companies who peddle their fear porn and their very overpriced survival food. Some of these foods aren't good enough to feed hogs. On my channel, I show you and demonstrate how each of these products looks and how they are prepared. You would hate to purchase these very expensive items, only to discover that what you purchased was a waste of preparation, time, and money and now you will be hard-pressed to survive an emergency situation. Try a small sampling of these survival foods before making any large purchase. Ask questions. How are these survival foods to be stored, and can the items be used as a single serving or multiple servings, how much water does it take, and how long do they need to cook, does it require any special cookware to prepare these survival foods, can the food that has already been prepared be saved and does it require refrigeration, or how do I reheat the leftover food, etc. Don't fall for the fear porn that is being peddled but start planning and make sure what you purchase is what you need personally or for your family. When the SHTF hits, you want to be confident that what you have is what you'll need to survive.
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"There's a sucker born every minute." I think that was P..T. Barnum of Barnum & Bailey Circus. They charge $29.00 for this. It's 5$ worth of dried food. You can do better building your own 72 hour kit, maybe add a can of spam.
What’s wrong with putting scissors and zip lock bags in the container you store the food in?
Back in the early “70’s I took a survival course and that was one of the additions to the food MRE’s case we were taught to add
yes and a can opener.... if things get bad.... will be glad to have this.....
Their meals are for families of four not 1 person. The one we had was very sweet not sure why yours wasn't.
Most people have sizzors and zip lock bags in there home
Great video! You had mentioned storing 1gal per person per day. We recommend 2gal per person per day minimum for the very same reason you showed here. We use considerably more water then we realize. Water is our source of life:-) Keep the good stuff coming!!!!
Thanks reasonablyprepared for the kind comments.
Thanks for a great review, I came to the same conclusion as you about 4Patriots. And their customer service sucks also.
My problem with those things is that they all need to be cooked. Not warmed, not heated, but actually cooked.
If you're in a situation to need this food (like the Texas ice storm of 2021), you may not have all that water. Even if you do, most of those people had electric stoves, and thus won't be able to boil all that water. You can't even boil all that water on a grill on your patio! If you stocked cans of soup and chili, you can warm them over a candle. Even eat it cold, if you had to.
Those are great points. That's exactly the awareness that needs to be brought to people so they have a solid plan and things in place for these issues of no electricity or that your normal water supply is disrupted and why you'll need a alternative cooking source and water storage as part of your survival plans. Thanks for contributing by commenting. I appreciate your comments.
Buy a freaking Colman stove and stock up on propane or Colman fuel. Duh! A grill and some dry branches from a downed tree, an old pallet could heat your water.
Stockpile water or secure a reliable water source, the later the better!
Thanks for your honesty as well as an honest review
Thank you.
I actually made the same kind of investment with My Patriot Supply, after I found out about 4Patriots had no resealable bags. So far, I have been relatively happy with the products, but that Sir, is my opinion. Have you tried them?
I also went there with Nutrient Survival, being a retired SEAL. They have a good product as well
I haven't tried My Patriots yet.
I can get a big bag of dried mixed vegetables at my local herbs store for less than $15. A fruit cup full will make the wife and I a crockpot full of vegetable soup, which then add some beef to and some beef bullion cubes. A 1# bag of dried beans or rice is only $1,25 at the Dollar Tree of which we can add meat to it and make it a meal. Keep it dry and it will keep...
I found this after looking at their site, I was curious what it actually looked like as the whole site seemed a bit off... More show than anything really, and reading the fine print is really concerning. I mean they average 1500 cals. per bag(at least on the ones I was looking at) so they can sell more for less, they also exaggerate the hell out of the shelf life. And the nail in the coffin was reading the reviews where people were spending all their money on their big sets when they just aren't worth it. Stick to MRE's or actual camping style MRE's. Thank you for the review!
You are correct. Thanks for your comments.
Entertaining and thorough review. 👍🏻
Much appreciated!
Jim. great info...so many folks are afraid and are spending hard earned money for this stuff which could be purchased for less than 100.00
You are so right. It's a shame. Many are just scammed out of their hard-earned money. Thanks, and make it a great day.
You are sooooooo right!!!!!👍👍👍👍
I was thinking the same thing. All that stuff you can buy at the grocery store for way cheaper and package it up yourself. A vacuum is only about $100, way cheaper than that kit.
I absolutely love their oatmeal and it is very sweet. Seems like a brown sugar. I cooked single servings based on one cup water and oats.
That’s a hell a lot of water,vital water, if you’re already trying to preserve water to drink.
For Sierra treks in Scouts, to save weight, we brought lots of freeze- dried water.
@@williamevans6522RRRRRIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGHHHHHTTTTTTT!!!!!!!
That's why pressure can pinto beans, navy beans and potatoes. If my power goes off so does my well pump. I need things I can heat on a fire and not need any water.
We are ordering a solar panel for our well pump. We would be ok without power, but need that well working.
I wish I had seen this video before I purchased their product. They had a: buy one 72 hr. kit and get 2 free. Plus reduced shipping for veterans. I believe in supporting US companies. We opened one kit to see what was in it and found the oatmeal had a bad seal. Contacted company for replacement. They had me send photos to claims department and now NO ONE will answer their emails. BUYER BEWARE indeed. Kraft Mac & Cheese takes 7 mins to cook. If I have to cook items for 20 mins I could cook a full meal. Thanks for the video.
Cool review! Theoretically you don’t need to cook in such large volumes you can just scale down and either vacuum seal or put away the rest
Except the Mac & cheese of course cause that’s REALLY poorly designed, like a third grader would realize the problem you’re going to run into there
I could potentially scale down. However, I believe for the price they should offer that on their package plus I don't believe lots of people have the equipment to vacuum seal their bag nor should a customer have to purchase something like a vacuum seal to use 4Patriots products. Having a resealable package would not drive their cost up drastically. They do have a few of their packages in resealable packages, but the majority are not. Thanks for watching the video, as I will have some new videos drop today. One video is showing what they give you on a 3-month survival kit, and another is a short video on their buttermilk pancakes.
Cant seal it if your bugged out.
And what if the powers out
@@donnywilkes6417 I agree on both points.
That looks like more than one serving…Couldn’t you use half now half later?
Thanks for posting this. People need to know about these things so they don't get misled and screwed over.
Well, if the SHTF, who has 20 minutes to cook something? Especially considering the power will probably be out and your stove may be useless. So you'd have to resort to using a small propane or butane camping stove. IMO those little stoves are not something that's designed to be used for 20 minutes at a stretch. Let alone for 20 minutes EACH package. That's not a viable option.
Canned stuff is easier and can be eaten cold from the can or just *heated up* versus cooked. Using an open fire, sterno, or small camp stove far quicker. Cans will also last a long time, but they are harder to lug around and store. Also, the large number of single serve "cuppa" type foods require far less water, cook within minutes, and are light and easy to cart and store. Also, 8 quarts of water needed for cooking when water may also be in short supply? Sorry that's a fail on too many levels for me to consider. There are literally tons of videos that teach you how to make your own MRE's. You'd be far better served doing it yourself.
Thanks, Carl. Some people don't get it like your comments show you understand the issue. I had a couple trying to defend 4 Patriots, which they are probably working for them as an influencer, or they know someone who sells this crap. Thanks again for your comments you are spot on.
730 total calories is a starvation diet. I would have to add sugar and cinnamon to the oatmeal, chicken to the rice and add Vienna sausages to the mac/cheese....or get rid of the mac/cheese and find an alternate more palatable mac/cheese. However, since we have to cook the entire packages; that's a deal breaker for me.
I can make my own MRE packages with better foods from Walmart a lot cheaper. Downside to that is at best a 1 year shelf life. But at least I don't have to lug around 2 gallons of water.
I have 4 of thies kits also and put the 12 packets in to the 3 month supply kit and ordered 9 Peak Refuel packets to make a custom 3 day kit ($125) .
Thanks for doing a non sponsored review. Everyone else was clearly sponsored, with links, but didn't even mention it. Guess they really need that affiliate money.
Based on some of what you said in the video I feel like I need to point out to you that putting half a gallon of water in the oatmeal means that when all of that oatmeal is consumed the half gallon of water will be consumed as well. (Miniscule amount will have boiled off)
It's not different than eating a dry potato chip and then taking a drink . It's just that in this case you mixed the "drink" directly in with the food
Think of it like this : if all you ate was oranges you'd need to drink very little water, because you're getting a ton in the food you're eating
The oatmeal contains a lot of water. Means you don't have to drink as much.
It misses the balance of proteins. The mac and cheese looks more like dye than cheese. Wheres the veg? Looks like a lot of fillers.
This is a band-aid solution for people too lazy and uninformed to adequately prepare for emergency situations. This gives them the mental security band aid that allows them to "feel" that they have "done something". There is no short cut to a well planned capability. Daily caloric needs, cooking capability, water quantity, and fuel source are only a few of the considerations. Better than nothing...but not much.
Very good I enjoyed this
I wonder how many people buy these things, toss them into a corner somewhere, and only AFTER a catastrophe happens, THEN open them up? Good luck with that tactic!!!
I always try out anything, but especially anything EDIBLE, the moment I get my hands on it the first time. I want to KNOW if they're worth MY $$$ and trust, before my life and the lives of those I care about are on the line!
Good video, *GREAT* advice!
Thank you!
Unfortunately, I was that person. Bought this stuff and put it under the bed. However, something came to me, and I said to myself not to continue being stupid and decided to find out how all this stuff tasted, how it was prepped, how much water is needed, etc. I found out just how bad this product was. It has put me on the journey to improve all my preps, plus water storage and other sources for cooking besides a stove. Now, I'm able to better cook items over a firepit. I am now canning food, creating my own mylar storage bags, and looking into dehydrating my own food instead of buying this overpriced 4 Patriots stuff. Thanks for your comments.
@@thegoodstuff7619
We all make mistakes. The intelligent amongst us learn from them (Or those made by others), and grow in wisdom.
You're doin' just fine!
:-)
Youll need at least 500-1000 gallons to live on in an emegency with their food
I believe you're right.
Dude, you forgot to buy the water purifier filter and the 4 water bricks to store your water.
Would be great if the directions had directions for 1 serving because I wouldn’t eat that much oatmeal for breakfast. It needs to be split in days and have a zip to reseal it. Jmho
I would say it would be two cups of boiling water for a quarter of the package, which just figure out the weight and divide it by 4. Not sure why you are complicating things.
My survival food will keep my family from starving. If we are eating it, the world has gone to hell.
Too much water, too much fuel, too much time, not enough calories. The last thing you want to carry for a 3 day survival kit, but since you can survive 3 weeks without food maybe you will last for a few days longer. I would measure out 1/2 the food and add 1/2 the water then roll up the package and wrap a rubber band around it. That should get you by for 2 days comfortably.
I only saw 3 packs there. How much do they charge for this? It's about 3-4$ of dried food you can get at the supermarket. You can get the big ass can of quaker oats if you want bland oatmeal. Those died things are like Korr's
They give these 3 day food kits as a spiff for buying their 3-month food kit. Hardly a spiff to entice someone, but you don't really know what's inside until you get the larger kit, but now they are explaining on their site what comes in these 3 day survival bags. Which is just oatmeal, macncheese, creamy rice. Just a sucker who got robbed. Jessie James used a gun to rob, but these people use cleaver market and language to rob. Thanks for your comments.
@@thegoodstuff7619 , I thank you, sir for letting us know what was in it. You can rest in the satisfaction that you prevented thousands of people from being bilked out their money. I don't know if you saw my other comment. They sell these for $29.00. I have always been sceptical of these companies that hawk their stuff to preppers. They put the word patriot in their company name and try to appeal to the stereotypical survivalist types. They sell generators too. Last place I'd buy a generator from. I wonder about the big kits too. These meals appeal to people because they take away the hassle of figuring out how to preserve food and estimating and building your own supply.
I would add butter and brown sugar
regular oatmeal is easy to keep and is much cheaper. so you are supposed to eat a whole pot of one thing each day? no protein? the calories are per serving, you have to eat more than a one cup. a lot of water and cook time. may as well use real food.
Good video
Thank you
Their website states that they don't guarantee any food conditions or nutritional value. How does that work if you are selling food?
"INSOFAR AS WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE CONDITION OF ANY FOOD PRODUCTS THAT YOU PURCHASE IN RELIANCE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS SET FORTH ON THE SITE OR IN PROGRAM MATERIALS, WE DO NOT WARRANT THE QUALITY, CONDITION OR NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF THE FOOD PRODUCTS WHICH YOU MAY ACQUIRE."
I have to look at the site closet. Thanks.
I get waht you're saying and appreciate your video. It does use allot of water, it would be nice if the bags could be closed and cut into smaller servings. The idea is that armeggedon has happened and you're trying to survive, we don't get steak, pork, hamburger at that point, we "survive", that's it. If things got that bad, who the heck would want to live anyway?? I'm sure the people that offer this stuff are worth millions, the fear mongering has made them wealthy.
These look like just plain old grocery store instant foods....imho
What if you don’t have fire wood. Or a gas stove. For 2 products you have used an hour of gas.
Anyone try to cook this over a log fire… 😫 don’t think I’ll have my stovetop during the blackout
You microphone took that meal too seriously, but At least you survived the oatmeal!!
That's funny. Thanks for the comment.
The package says 210 calories per serving and each package has 8 servings. If you were to eat the entire package it would be 1,680 calories.
I added a can of chicken to the one I tried it was pretty good
Put a Lid on the pot and it will Boil Faster.??
Jim. The stove.
Not sure what you mean when you say stove? Maybe that in an emergency, this big old stove probably won't work, and you'll need another option to cook, or you'll have to clean the stove as well? Let me know, and I appreciate the comment.
lol no. Just when you were doing the chicken rice the stove kept going on and off. I have a similar one at home and well you know my adhd kicked in and that’s all I noticed and watched for it for the remainder of the video.
@JB-fl2gm that's funny. I would do that now if I rewatched it. Thanks.
Is ready hour doing the same as 4patriots
Yes, they appear to be doing the same, but there a slight change in food recipes and going buckets, which 4 Patriot doesn't do buckets.
Their survival food is geared towards people sheltering in. You do not have to cook it all at once. You can just as easily divvy it up, store the rest of the dry mix in a ziplock. It will get eaten up as needed during the emergency conditions that caused the need for sheltering in. If I took their product on a mission into the woods, I would do prep prior or better yet, bring a few empty gallon ziplocks w me. Again their product is not geared so much to packing into a remote area on foot (freeze dried foods, MRE's etc or like the guy on Drop Forge Tactical who forages, fishes, digs clams out of the creek bed etc. ). I recommend him btw as he is a charming, funny, likeable guy. (BTW it does appear there are food wars going on between the various entities who produce these products..)
Turn off your stove!!!!........lol
Just curious...why do you say that you cannot portion out the content and that you have to cook it all at once? Hmm? I beg to differ with you on that issue. Think about it.
Do you own any 4 Patriots products? If you do, you know that their Mac and cheese can not be made into individual serving size because the cheese mix is also loose in the package. So that means I have to separate the noodles from the cheese mix. Now, how much cheese mix should I use to make an individual serving size? They provide no info on the ratio of cheese mix to noodles. I bought this, and it was promoted as a convenience. If I have to do extra things to use, like doing individual serving size, is that convenient? No. Lastly, I paid $700 dollars for this 3 month survival kit, and yes, I probably could mix most of their items individually if I wanted to. Maybe you don't have expectations from a company you spend hundreds and even thousands of dollars with to provide details for individual servings. They don't provide that information because they want you to mix the entire contents. How do I ensure that if I do an individual serving that I am able to get the precise ratio of the seasoning they have in their product and how do I precisely disperse those seasonings in my single serving as a lot of their products have their seasoning in clumps. You must benefit financially from 4 Patriots based on your comments. Think about it.
For instance, their Mac and cheese have the cheese mix with the noodles. It doesn't supply you info if you separate out the cheese mix and noodles to provide the amount of cheese mix to use for 2 servings. Also, a lot of the seasoning is very clumpy. Again, in those meals how much of the seasoning would you use to the rice and noodles that are for that meal? It's things like that, which is why you can't just simply do a small amount easily. That's my reasoning. Mathematically I am not challenged it's a lack of info on the packaging to let me know how I can do smaller servings than fixing the entire container.
I got some at an estate sale for cheap.
I'll keep it around, but it will be the last thing I eat. It's all heavy on starch, sugar, chemical additives.
Short on protein and taste.
Waste of money.
You are right. Thanks for your comments.
The rice dish is 260 calories per serving. It has more than one serving in that package. So multiply the 260 by the servings and that is the total calories. These are also for a number of people in your party, not for one person. You said you have a wife, the two of you can survive on this. My guess would be 260 x 4 servings for 1,040. Also yes, you would have this with some type of protein, maybe fish you caught in the creek? Or rabbit? Or whatever other protein you have captured and prepared.
Just buy MRE's cheeper and just as good.
I just started buy some MREs and you are right they are pretty good. I did a video on the new XMRE 1300XT Vegetarian taco pasta mre and it was very good.
I like ready hour foods which is my patriots brand
I purchased these and the salt content was more then I could bare. Made me sick.
I have noticed some items are very salty. Other items like their chili Mac were bland and needed salt. They are just inconsistent on their products.
The serving size is a little sparse.
Did you take into effect that they had to make it a certain way? Because not everybody can eat it the way you would because of diabetes, high Blood Pressure and so on, and so on. So they had to make it sort of at a base, should I say or a little bland and in that way, if somebody can have salt plenty salt, they can add more salt on there, or if they want to. They can maybe add little cheese in there. I mean playing ahead of time. Because of that, but some people with high Blood Pressure. They can't have a lot of salt in there something think about
This company will not deliver what you payed for!!
Resealing the package is easy, just fold it up and use a clip on it. It is a 72 hour kit, meaning food for 3 days, that is 72 hours. I am not defending their food, I don't even have any, I am merely explaining these things that you are reading incorrectly on the package.
How good u expect it to taste tho, it's yt food
Break the instructions down for your individual need
There is an issue with the water consumption, I will agree with you there. But these are not meant to be full meals. You would have to provide your own protein since protein is perishable, they are not going to provide you with any.
You have to use so much water because this food is all dehydrated, which is an issue.
The price is way too much for what you are getting so I personally would never purchase it. But the main thing you are not doing is reading the serving label correctly.
Cheap shit all way around!!!!
In true survival
You’d eat anything
This product is not that great, they lie.
shit i did it then cancaled my card f them
I believe you made the right choice. Had I really done my homework or saw a video like this before I bought into the pitch, I would have just added the Kraft Mac n cheese to my storage because it tastes better anyway. Now that I am trying this stuff out and thinking about a potential situation, I am really reconsidering what I do for food storage. Cause I realize I need a different heat source to cook, I need to improve and increase my water storage and collection and finally doing my own packaging by get mylar bags, oxygen absorbers and vacuum seal machine and storing it in a food grade buckets that seal. At least I'll know that food will be tasteful.
Any kit with pancake mix , mac n cheese and chkn flavored rice is garbage. Pancake mix really ? Honey did you bring butter and syrup ? No ? Garbage.
peak refual great food pluse thay dont do indorsements our spend money on addvertisement our should i say lies like patriots.
I just checked peak refuel there 30 day kit is over $1000 😮not sure how that's cheaper than 4patriot?
no... you are MISLEADING... it is 210 per serving (8) servings = 1680 calories for oatmeal
rice .... 260 per servings (4) servings = 1040 calories
mac and cheese is 260 calories (the serving info was covered...so i will say 4) = 1040 calories
for a grand total of 3760 calories....if this was for a family of 3 to 4 would totally work
No, I'm not misleading. I'm not eating all 8 servings. I won't eat more than 1 serving, and therefore, if I eat just one serving, who can survive on 210 calories? No one, and therefore, I'm not misleading anyone. You miss the point of the whole video. They gave the buyer one meal/ item for a day, and I'm not going to eat the same thing all day. Plus, how do I store or re-heat? The 3 so-called meals aren't meals, and that is 4 Patriots misleading the consumer. You must be a paid influencer for 4 Patriots. Why are you defending them?
@@thegoodstuff7619 no...not paid by anyone...I am retired and worry about the future for my daughter's fam...2 girls.....and the way I see it....I stock up on reg canned food...and have also gotten these....bc if we run out of the reg food....and nothing on shelves at store....YOU and everyone else would be glad to eat what you cooked in video....way I see it....she and her husband and 2 girls could live for 1 day on that 72 hr pack....
@@thegoodstuff7619 no I am not paid by anyone....I am retired....and the way I see it....I do stock up on canned food from store....but you can only keep it so long b4 it goes out of date....and if something really bad happens in the next "25" years... that is back up so if there is no food on the shelves.....my daughter's fam could use a 72 hr pack for their a days worth of meals...(2 adults/2 kids under 10) the four could eat all 3 pack in one day....and if YOU or anyone else was hungry....they would be glad to get
@loislamm1317 I will be grateful for any food, if it gets that bad. My point is if you're preparing for this type of event, people need to know how it's cooked, water usage, and taste. I have purchased thousands of dollars of this stuff blindly, believing and trusting this company. The food isn't what I want to have in an emergency if I can help it as I have a large storage of food, but from trying and working with this food, I definitely need more water storage. But I learned that I don't want to have all my eggs in one basket, and I definitely don't want it to be 4 Patriots. I do canned foods and now adding MREs, and I am making my own vacuum sealed food preps, which is much cheaper than buying 4 Patriots.
I have to tell you, All the Excessive Over Talking is just Mind-Boggling. Please, just Get to the Point!!! The human ear can only hear so much, and the Tone of Voice is "Mind Numbing" Almost couldn't finish the video!!
Use your brain! What did you expect? There’s always a marketing gimmick! Most oatmeal you sweeten yourself!
You got suckered in. I would never buy this kind of shit for shtf! It’s not healthy for you at all!
Economy is booming and gas is lower than its been for 4 years, so I’m prepping incase Trump gets in and screws things up again
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This has got to be a troll 🤣
You mean lower taxes, worse inflation, and a stronger nation? That'd what trump gave us. Biden has made us weak, done nothing about inflation or shrink flation until literly now. Dudes a roomba who can't find his way around. Good troll comment
Satire maybe? Hopefully.
If trump doesn’t get in you will need this because Biden is starting ww lll
140dollars for 24serveings of real food. meat go buy the meat kit too at patriots and see its shit