For one person at 2,000 calories a day, the 4-week kits from My Patriot Supply and Ready Hour cover about 28 days for $277.95. The 3-month kits cover about 91 days for $797.95. The 1-year kit covers about 364 days, at $2,977.95 or $3,191.80 depending on the page. Prices read 2026-10-14.
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The three tiers at a glance
Long-term food kits come in a few standard sizes, and the sizes are named for a single person eating a full day's calories. That is the part buyers tend to miss when they shop for a household: a "3-Month" kit is three months for one person, not three months for the family. The best survival food kits overview compares the sellers side by side; this page lines up the same kits by how long they last for one eater.
The arithmetic is simple. Divide the calories printed on the kit by 2,000 to get days at a standard reference intake. FDA describes 2,000 calories a day as a general guide for nutrition advice, with needs running higher or lower by age, sex, height, weight and activity. Divide the price by those days and you have a cost per day.
| Tier (one person) | Kit | Price (read 2026-10-14) | Calories | Days at 2,000 cal | Cost per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | My Patriot Supply or Ready Hour 4-Week | $277.95 | 56,460 | 28.2 | $9.85 |
| 30 days | 4Patriots 4-Week | $299 | 36,480 | 18.2 | $16.39 |
| 3 months | My Patriot Supply or Ready Hour 3-Month | $797.95 | 181,960 | 91.0 | $8.77 |
| 3 months | 4Patriots 3-Month | $799 | 139,600 | 69.8 | $11.45 |
| 1 year | My Patriot Supply 1-Year | $3,191.80 | 727,840 | 363.9 | $8.77 |
| 1 year | Ready Hour "1-Year" listing | $2,977.95 | 727,840 | 363.9 | $8.18 |
| 1 year | 4Patriots 1-Year | $2,799 (list $3,199) | 558,400 | 279.2 | $10.03 |
Two notes on reading the table. First, the My Patriot Supply and Ready Hour rows match in name, calories, servings and (below the 1-year tier) price, because My Patriot Supply's own product pages call these kits "Ready Hour" kits; see the My Patriot Supply review and the Ready Hour review for what the pages do and do not say about the relationship. Second, the 4Patriots rows are sized at about 1,302 calories per day for the 4-week kit and about 1,551 for the 3-month and 1-year kits, by its own listings. Against a 2,000-calorie day each of its kits lasts fewer days than its name suggests, which is why its cost per day is higher in the table even where the sticker price is close.
30 days: the 4-week kit
The 4-week kit is the smallest size that is a real month of meals. At 56,460 calories and 250 servings, it works out to 28.2 days at 2,000 calories, or $9.85 per day. Ready Hour's page lists it at 31.65 pounds of food, and My Patriot Supply's pages describe it as two buckets. To prepare every serving, the My Patriot Supply pages give 9.14 gallons of water, which is separate from drinking water. Ready.gov's baseline is at least one gallon per person per day for drinking and sanitation.
The 4Patriots 4-week kit is $299 for 192 servings and 36,480 calories, which is 18.2 days at 2,000 calories. Its page shows a Buy 1, Get 1 Free offer, seen 2026-10-14; this page does not compute a cost per day for that offer because it depends on the buyer adding both kits to the cart. At its own stated 1,302 calories per day the kit does cover 28 days, so it is fair to say it is a month at a lower daily intake.
3 months: the 3-month kit
The 3-month kit is the middle tier and the one that most comparisons use as a common yardstick. At $797.95 for 181,960 calories and 846 servings, My Patriot Supply and Ready Hour list it at 91.0 days at 2,000 calories and $8.77 per day. The My Patriot Supply pages give 102.53 pounds of food in six buckets, and 36.12 gallons of water to prepare the whole kit.
The 4Patriots 3-month kit is $799 for 712 servings and 139,600 calories, which is 69.8 days at 2,000 calories and $11.45 per day. Its own page shows 4.7 from 5,513 reviews (seller-displayed, 2026-10-14). Its preparation is described as boil, simmer and serve, about 15 minutes.
1 year: the 1-year kit and the price gap
The 1-year kit is the same 727,840 calories and 3,384 servings on both My Patriot Supply and Ready Hour, which comes to 363.9 days at 2,000 calories. The pages give 410.13 pounds of food, and My Patriot Supply's pages show 24 buckets and 144.5 gallons of water to prepare all of it.
There is one real price gap between the two linked sellers. Ready Hour lists a "Ready Hour 1-Year Emergency Food Supply" at $2,977.95. My Patriot Supply lists its 1-Year kit at $3,191.80, and Ready Hour also lists a kit at $3,191.80. The difference between the two is $213.85, about 6.7 percent of the higher price. Per 1,000 calories that is $4.09 against $4.39. This is a read-date fact from 2026-10-14, not a promise that the gap will hold; both prices can change at any time, and the two listings' pages should be re-read before an order.
The 4Patriots 1-year kit is $2,799 with a list price of $3,199, 2,848 servings and 558,400 calories, which is 279.2 days at 2,000 calories. At a lower sticker price it still costs $5.01 per 1,000 calories against $4.09 to $4.39 for the 727,840-calorie kits, because it holds fewer calories.
Four My Patriot Supply 3-month kits at $797.95 come to $3,191.80, exactly its 1-year price, so that seller's 1-year kit is the same price per calorie in one purchase.
Where most buyers stop
No seller publishes what most buyers choose, so there is no figure for it here and none should be implied. What can be said is what the published guidance asks for. Ready.gov's food page asks only for a "several-day" stock of items that need no refrigeration, and the pages read here put no figure on how many days that is. A 4-week kit is already several times that. A 3-month kit is a plan for a longer disruption than most household emergencies, such as a long job loss or a supply interruption, and a 1-year kit is a plan for that plus space and budget to hold it.
Pick the length you can name a reason for, then check that you can store and prepare it.
How to stage purchases
Buying in steps costs no more per calorie at My Patriot Supply or Ready Hour, because the 3-month and 1-year kits are both $4.39 per 1,000 calories there and the 4-week kit is $4.92. A staged plan looks like this:
- Start with one 4-week kit, $277.95, about 28 days for one person.
- Add a 3-month kit later, $797.95. Together that is $1,075.90 for about 119 days.
- Decide on the long tier after you have found out where six buckets live and whether you actually use the water-preparation steps.
The staged route costs more per calorie than going straight to a 3-month kit ($4.92 against $4.39 for the first kit), so the trade is a small premium for a first step you can reverse. Both sellers state a 30-day return window on unopened, unused kits in original packaging, with the buyer paying return shipping and the original shipping not refunded, and 4Patriots states a 90-day guarantee with return at the customer's expense. Read the full terms on each seller's page before ordering. See how long survival food lasts before you size a year-long purchase, because a kit bought now is eaten or rotated on the seller's stated shelf life, not on your timeline.
Which tier fits which plan
- A month of one person's meals: the 4-week kit. It is the size where cost per day is highest, because it is the highest-priced per calorie of the three tiers at $4.92 per 1,000 calories.
- A season, or a household of two for six weeks: the 3-month kit, $797.95. My Patriot Supply states that it covers two people for 6 weeks.
- A year for one, six months for two: the 1-year kit. Its pages give the figures: 727,840 calories, 24 buckets, 410.13 pounds.
If the question is a family rather than one eater, the family sizing guide works the arithmetic for 2, 4 and 6 people.
FAQ
How many days does a 3-month kit really last?
For one person at 2,000 calories a day, the My Patriot Supply and Ready Hour 3-month kits come to about 91 days (181,960 calories divided by 2,000). The 4Patriots 3-month kit comes to about 70 days at that same intake, because it is sized at about 1,551 calories per day.
Is the 1-year kit cheaper per day than the 4-week kit?
Yes, on the pages read. The 4-week kit is $9.85 per day at 2,000 calories. The My Patriot Supply 1-year kit is $8.77 per day and the Ready Hour 1-Year listing is $8.18 per day.
Why is the same 1-year kit two prices?
Ready Hour lists a kit named "Ready Hour 1-Year Emergency Food Supply" at $2,977.95 and a kit at $3,191.80, both with 727,840 calories and 3,384 servings. My Patriot Supply lists $3,191.80. The pages do not explain the gap.
How much space does a year of food need?
The My Patriot Supply 1-year kit page lists 24 buckets and 410.13 pounds of food. 4Patriots' storage dimensions were not read for this page, so no comparison is made.
Do I need extra water for these kits?
Most items in the My Patriot Supply and Ready Hour kits are prepared with water. The My Patriot Supply pages list 9.14 gallons for the 4-week kit, 36.12 for the 3-month kit and 144.5 for the 1-year kit, in addition to drinking water.
Sources
- My Patriot Supply 4-week, 3-month and 1-year product pages, https://www.mypatriotsupply.com/products/3-month-emergency-food-supply-2-000-calories-day (read 2026-10-14)
- Ready Hour 1-year kit page, https://readyhour.com/products/1-year-food-supply-2000-calories-per-day (read 2026-10-14)
- Ready Hour refund policy, https://readyhour.com/policies/refund-policy (read 2026-10-14)
- 4Patriots 3-month and 1-year pages, https://4patriots.com/products/3-month-emergency-survival-food-kit (read 2026-10-14)
- 4Patriots refund policy, https://4patriots.com/policies/refund-policy (read 2026-10-14)
- Ready.gov water, https://www.ready.gov/water (read 2026-10-14)
- Ready.gov food, https://www.ready.gov/food (read 2026-10-14)
- FDA, calories on the Nutrition Facts label, https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-facts-label/calories-nutrition-facts-label (read 2026-10-14)
Update history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | First published |