When building emergency food reserves, the focus is often on freeze-dried meals, MREs, and survival bars. But no well-stocked bunker or bug out bag is complete without a supply of hardtack.
Hardtack is essentially an ultra hardy biscuit or cracker, baked to remove all moisture. The result is an almost indestructible survival food that provides essential calories and nutrients when options are scarce. As leaders in survival food, Yoo Shing produces authentic, delicious hardtack complete with all the benefits preppers need.
What is Hardtack?
With origins dating back to the ancient Roman army, hardtack is essentially a primitive survival ration. The biscuits are baked multiple times at low heat to remove all moisture. This creates a hard, compact item that resists spoilage.
Historically, hardtack sustained armies, explorers, and travelers around the world for months or years at a time. It was a staple among pioneers, gold miners, and homesteaders as well. Today, modernized hardtack is a must-have prepper item that delivers:
Highly compact calories and nutrients
Indefinite shelf life without preservatives
Resistance to weather, pests, and time
Simple preparation
Great taste when toasted or softened
Why Every Prepper Needs Hardtack
No food in your stockpile or bug out bag can compete with hardtack for portability and durability. Here are the key benefits that make it invaluable when SHTF:
Calorie Dense Just a few biscuits provides you with energy for hours of hiking, building, standing guard, or whatever the day brings.
Indestructible Hardtack can get wet, sit in the sun, be tossed around and still be perfectly edible for years.
Non-Perishable With zero moisture, hardtack resists mold, pests, and decay for decades with no special storage.
Ultra-Portable Hardtack weighs almost nothing and packs flat. It's the perfect food for bug out bags and your person.
No Prep Needed Simply break off a piece and eat. No water, cooking, or dishes needed!
Delicious Flavors from Yoo Shing
Our proprietary baking process results in hardtack with all the classic texture but none of the jaw-breaking hardness. We add delicious flavors to make nutritious hardtack you'll look forward to eating. Favorites include:
Onion Herb Savory and satisfying
Honey Graham Sweet and wholesome
Chocolate Espresso Perk up your ration
Apple Cinnamon Comforting taste of home
Sea Salt Simple, classic flavor
The variety keeps taste fatigue away so you can enjoy nourishing hardtack day after day in uncertain times.
Nutrition that Powers You Through
Hardtack provides more than just empty calories. Yoo Shing enriches our hardtack with nutrients to optimize survival capacity:
Protein Meat, egg, and milk powders to maintain strength.
Fiber Aids digestion and nutrient absorption.
Vitamin/mineral blend Supports energy, healing, immunity and focus.
Probiotics Boosts gut health with varied survival diets.
Healthy fats Provides fuel for the brain and body.
Just a few biscuits deliver a powerful dose of nourishment to start your day or refuel on the go.
Versatile for Any Situation
Yoo Shing Hardtack works for all your needs:
Everyday Carry Toss a baggie in your purse, car, backpack for emergency calories.
Bug Out Bag Packs flat and provides instant food without preparation.
Bunker Stores Practically indestructible calories to supplement your stockpile.
Hunting/Fishing Tuck into your tackle box or vest energy food wherever you roam.
Hardtack from Yoo Shing provides versatile nourishment and piece of mind. Try our hardtack and other survival foods at www.yooshing.com. Stay fueled and keep crunching on through whatever comes your way.
