Military Surplus Ready To Eat Hardtack Army Bread
Built to last. Ready when you are. This Military Surplus Hardtack Army Bread is the ultimate in time-tested survival food—baked to be tough, packed to endure, and sealed for a 30-year shelf life. This is the same style of hard bread that sustained soldiers and sailors through history, now modernized and sealed in a durable #10 can for long-term emergency preparedness. Whether you’re stocking up for disasters, prepping your bug-out bag, or just paying homage to rugged history, this hardtack delivers.
Let’s take it back to the basics—way back, like 1800s frontier back. Before fast food, before the corner store, before refrigerators, before preservatives, before canning, before the first meal-ready-to-eat (MRE), before Pop-Tarts and protein bars, there was Hardtack - the flat, hard cracker that stood the test of time. This humble disc of flour and salt WAS the survival ration. As an ancient survival ration, hardtack (aka Ship’s Biscuit or Hard Bread), powered sailors, soldiers, and settlers across oceans, battlefields, and untamed frontiers. A simple, rock-hard biscuit made to survive harsh weather, long journeys, and the kind of storage conditions that would make a loaf of modern bread cry. Made from simple ingredients: flour, water, and salt, this sturdy cracker would provide sustenance even under the harshest conditions.
Used by soldiers, pioneers, and adventurers alike, hardtack was the ORIGINAL emergency food: sturdy, shelf-stable, and nearly indestructible. And now? It’s still got a place in today’s world—whether you're building an emergency food kit, heading off-grid, or just fascinated by historical cooking.
While not the most flavorful food item at the time, hardtack served its purpose by providing much-needed calories and energy for soldiers enduring long marches and battles. It was part of the Holy Trinity of a soldier’s diet, alongside salt pork and beans/peas—and in many cases, all three would be combined for an unforgettable meal.
Flash Facts:
- #10 Cans (aka Gallon size can)
- 34 to 36 Hardtacks per can (31.5 oz per can)
- US Government/Military Surplus
- 30+ years shelf life
- February/March 2025 production date
