My Patriot Supply Review (2026): Is It Worth It? We Ran the Numbers on Every Kit

You're here because you're about to spend real money on food you hope you never eat. My Patriot Supply is one of the biggest names in emergency food, and its ads are everywhere. The question isn't whether the company is real. It's whether the kits are worth the price, which one to buy, and what the marketing doesn't tell you.

So we did the math on every kit instead of repeating the sales page: price, total calories, what one day of food actually costs, what's inside the buckets, what owners say on and off My Patriot Supply's site, and the fine print on returns. Every number below comes from My Patriot Supply's own listings and policies, checked on September 24, 2026.

How we reviewed My Patriot Supply

This is a research-based review, not a taste test. We haven't eaten these kits for this article, and we'll update the page when we do. What we did do: pulled the price, total calories, servings, weight and water requirement of every emergency food kit My Patriot Supply sells. We divided price by calories to get an honest cost per day, broke down what's actually in a kit, and read the ratings. That's 11,443 reviews on MPS's own site across the kits below, plus the company's independent Trustpilot profile. We also read the refund and shipping policies line by line.

My Patriot Supply sells its food under the Ready Hour brand. The company lists its address as Sandpoint, Idaho, and describes itself as an A+ rated, BBB-accredited business. Every kit uses the same core formula: resealable four-layer pouches with oxygen absorbers, packed in stackable buckets, averaging about 2,000 calories per person per day, with a claimed shelf life of up to 25 years when stored between 55°F and 70°F.

Every My Patriot Supply kit at a glance

Prices, calories, servings and weights from each kit's listing on mypatriotsupply.com, September 24, 2026. The 1-Week Ammo Can's calorie total comes from its listing graphic. Ratings are My Patriot Supply's own on-site reviews. Prices change often.

The pattern is simple: the bigger the kit, the cheaper each day of food. The 1-Week Ammo Can costs $12.17 a day, and the 1-Year Supply costs $8.24. The one exception is the MEGA 1-Year. It costs more per calorie than the regular 1-Year because a chunk of its extra calories comes from real-meat protein and brand-name entrées, which are more expensive to make.

Which My Patriot Supply kit to buy

Buy this first

72-Hour Food Kit Sample Pack: $29.99

3 days · 6,240 calories · 20 servings · 2.75 lb · $9.61 per 2,000-calorie day · 4.8/5 from 2,885 reviews on MPS's site

Before you spend hundreds, spend $29.99. The sample pack is 20 servings across four meals (potato soup, oatmeal, chicken-flavored rice, mac & cheese), about 2,000 calories a day for three days. It exists so you can taste the food. That matters because My Patriot Supply only takes back unopened products within 30 days. You can't open a big kit, decide you hate it, and send it back. The whole sample kit needs about 1.4 gallons of water to prepare.

See the 72-Hour Sample Pack at My Patriot Supply →

Best starter kit

4-Week Emergency Food Supply: $277.95

28 days · 56,460 calories · 250 servings · 31 lb · $9.85 per 2,000-calorie day · 4.9/5 from 3,439 reviews on MPS's site

Four weeks is the point where you're covered for a real disaster, not just a long weekend. $277.95 buys 250 servings and 56,460 calories across 16 foods, packed in two stackable buckets (31 lb of food). It works out to $9.85 per 2,000-calorie day. It's also the most-reviewed of the kits we checked: 3,439 reviews averaging 4.9/5.

See the 4-Week Supply at My Patriot Supply →

Best value per dollar for most families

3-Month Emergency Food Supply: $797.95

90 days · 181,960 calories · 846 servings · 102.5 lb · $8.77 per 2,000-calorie day · 4.9/5 from 3,043 reviews on MPS's site

The 3-Month kit drops the cost to $8.77 a day: 846 servings, 181,960 calories and 22 foods in six buckets (102.5 lb) for $797.95. Three months per person is the baseline preparedness advisers recommend, as My Patriot Supply's own listings point out. It's the sweet spot between cost per day and not turning your garage into a warehouse.

See the 3-Month Supply at My Patriot Supply →

Lowest cost per day

1-Year Emergency Food Supply: $2,997.95

360 days · 727,840 calories · 3,384 servings · 410 lb · $8.24 per 2,000-calorie day · 4.9/5 from 616 reviews on MPS's site

At $2,997.95, the 1-Year Supply is the cheapest food per day in the lineup: $8.24 for 2,000 calories. Know what you're buying, though. It's 24 buckets and 410 lb of food, 727,840 calories, which MPS says lasts one person "just over 360 days" at 2,000 a day. By MPS's own numbers, you'll also want roughly 155 gallons of stored water to prepare all of it.

See the 1-Year Supply at My Patriot Supply →

Best if protein matters to you

MEGA 1-Year Emergency Food & Protein Supply: $4,299.48

365 days · 880,880 calories · 4,632 servings · 490 lb · $9.76 per 2,000-calorie day · 4.8/5 from 95 reviews on MPS's site

The MEGA 1-Year ($4,299.48, 43 varieties, 880,880 calories) is the regular 1-Year Supply plus extra kits: two MEGA Protein Kits with real meat, fruit-veggie-snack mixes, breakfast and bean kits, Beyond Outdoor Meals entrées and ration bars. That raises the average to 2,400+ calories a day, fixes the core kits' biggest weakness (protein), and costs $9.76 per 2,000-calorie day instead of $8.24.

See the MEGA 1-Year at My Patriot Supply →

What's actually inside a kit

Here's the part the sales page glosses over. We went through the contents list of the 3-Month Supply, the kit most families would buy. It's built around cheap, filling carbohydrates:

• Breakfasts: 130 servings of buttermilk pancake mix, 112 of maple oatmeal, 16 of creamy wheat.
• Sides: 100 servings of long-grain white rice, plus risotto, Southwest rice, honey wheat bread, cornbread and mashed potatoes.
• Entrées: mac & cheese, creamy chicken-flavored rice, stroganoff, Alfredo pasta, chili beans & mac, pasta marinara and two soups.
• Extras: orange energy drink mix, powdered whey milk, chocolate and rice pudding, banana chips.

That's not a knock. Carbs are the cheapest way to pack calories that keep for decades, and every big emergency-food brand leans on them. But know what you're getting: the standard kits are light on protein. My Patriot Supply's own graphic for the 2-Week Supply lists 626 grams of protein for the whole kit. Over 14 days, that's roughly 45 grams a day, below the commonly cited adult minimums of about 46 grams for women and 56 for men. MPS also says every kit delivers 100% of the daily value of 12 vitamins and minerals, but only when you eat a variety of items from the kit each day.

If you're buying for a hard-working adult, fix the protein gap. Either buy a MEGA kit, which bundles real-meat protein kits, or add canned meat, peanut butter or a protein kit on your own. One more detail from the listings: My Patriot Supply "may substitute a food or drink product or bucket with similar items of equal or greater value" when inventory is short, so your exact menu can differ from the list.

What owners say

There are two very different pictures, and both are worth knowing.

On My Patriot Supply's own site, the ratings are excellent: 4.8 to 4.9 stars across the kits, from thousands of reviews. The 4-Week Supply alone shows 3,439 reviews averaging 4.9/5, and the 72-Hour Sample Pack 2,885 at 4.8/5. Keep in mind that these reviews are collected and displayed by the seller.

On Trustpilot, My Patriot Supply scores 2.8 out of 5, but from only 43 reviews. Trustpilot notes that the company hasn't invited customers to review recently, so the sample leans toward people who went looking for a place to complain. Long-time buyers there report smooth orders, and one says the food tastes "amazing for the most part." The complaints are about the order itself: a missing packing list, and one customer unhappy that their stockpile was heavy on creamy wheat, drink mix and pudding. That matches what the contents list shows. For comparison, 4Patriots sits at 2.5 from 532 Trustpilot reviews.

Our read: the food is broadly well liked, but the order details are where people get frustrated. Taste it before you commit, and check your shipment against the contents list the day it arrives.

Shipping, returns and the fine print

• Shipping: free on orders over $149 to the lower 48 states and APOs. Orders placed by 3 PM ship the same business day, and most arrive in 2–3 days. Alaska and Hawaii pay shipping and wait 3–4 weeks.
• Returns: 30 days, but only unopened, unused products in original packaging. You pay return shipping. If your order shipped free, MPS deducts what it actually paid for shipping from your refund.
• What that means: a big kit is effectively a final sale once you open a pouch. That's why we tell everyone to start with the $29.99 sample pack.
• Water: everything is just-add-water. MPS says the full 1-Year Supply needs about 155 gallons of water to prepare. Store water, or a way to filter it, alongside your food. See our water filter guide.
• Storage: "up to 25 years" assumes a dry, cool, dark spot between 55°F and 70°F. A hot garage or attic will shorten that.

Pros and cons

Who should buy My Patriot Supply, and who shouldn't

Buy it if you want a hands-off, stack-it-and-forget-it food reserve for your family, you have a cool, dry place to store buckets, and you'd rather pay a company than spend weekends canning and rotating a pantry. The 3-Month Supply per person is the sweet spot for most households.

Skip it, or build your own, if you already rotate a deep pantry of rice, beans, canned meat and peanut butter. That route is cheaper per calorie and gives you more protein, though it takes more work and shelf space. Also skip it if you need a specific diet. The listings flag MSG-free recipes, but they aren't built around gluten-free or low-carb eating.

Building out the rest of your preparedness plan? Read why every American family needs a one-year food supply and our look at the 4Patriots 30-day preparedness trifecta.

Frequently asked questions

Is My Patriot Supply legit?

Yes. It's an established emergency-food company that sells under the Ready Hour brand, lists its address in Sandpoint, Idaho, and describes itself as an A+ rated, BBB-accredited business. Its on-site reviews are strong (4.8–4.9 stars from thousands of buyers). Its independent Trustpilot score is weaker (2.8 from 43 reviews), mostly because of order and packing issues, not the food.

How long does My Patriot Supply food last?

Up to 25 years, according to My Patriot Supply, if stored dry, cool and dark between 55°F and 70°F. Unopened pouches keep their shelf life even after you open the bucket they came in. Heat shortens shelf life, so avoid garages and attics.

How much does My Patriot Supply cost per day?

From $8.24 (1-Year Supply) to $12.17 (1-Week Ammo Can) per 2,000-calorie day, based on each kit's listed price and total calories as of September 24, 2026. Bigger kits are cheaper per day.

Can I return My Patriot Supply food if I don't like it?

Only if it's unopened, unused and in its original packaging, within 30 days. You pay return shipping, and any free-shipping cost is deducted from the refund. Taste the $29.99 72-Hour Sample Pack before buying a large kit.

Is there enough protein in My Patriot Supply kits?

Not in the standard kits, for most adults. MPS's own graphic puts the 2-Week Supply at 626 grams of protein, about 45 grams a day. The MEGA kits add real-meat protein kits. Otherwise, add canned meat or a protein kit to your stockpile.

My Patriot Supply or 4Patriots?

They're similar just-add-water, long-shelf-life kits, and both have weak independent Trustpilot scores (2.8 vs 2.5). My Patriot Supply's advantage is transparency: every kit lists total calories, so you can compare cost per day, as we did above. Check calories per day, not "servings," on any kit you compare.

The bottom line

My Patriot Supply is a solid way to put a long-lasting food reserve in your home without turning food storage into a hobby. The math favors bigger kits: the 3-Month Supply at $8.77 a day is the best balance for most families, and the 1-Year Supply is the cheapest per day at $8.24. Go in with eyes open: plan to add protein, store water alongside it, and since you can't return opened food, spend $29.99 on the sample pack first. If your family likes it, you'll buy the big kit with confidence. That's buy once, cry once.

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