[Iron Munro]

Sorta like the crackers in K rations

We called the K-rats crackers "John Wayne crackers".

Do you know if the pilot crackers have any sort of oil, butter or shortening as an ingredient?

I have been trying different kinds of crackers, biscotti, etc. to see how long they remain palatible under normal storage conditions. Sooner or later anything with oil or shortening in them has gone rancid. The time element varies but I would say storage life is usually a year or less.

[Kartographer]

I wonder how long they keep vacuum packed with and oxygen absorber in mylar?

[ChildOfThe60s]

There are approx 12 crackers/can and 12 #2.5 Cans to a case (also available by the half case).

Pilot Bread Crackers are the perfect choice for daytime snacking or a crunchy companion to soups or casseroles. These lightweight snacks are used as survival rations in pilot emergency kits since there is no cooking, preparation, or rehydration needed—just pop the lid and enjoy! These freeze-dried crackers are known for their 30 year shelf life.

NGREDIENTS: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Shortening (Contains one or more of the following partially hydrogenated oils: soybean, canola, cottonseed), Sugar, Corn Syrup, Whey, Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt.