Sailor Boy Pilot Bread Crackers, 2 lb

I've been wanting to try pilot bread, but they seem to be impossible to find in most of the lower 48's. Decided to order although I'm not entirely sure if I can get through 2 Lbs before they either go moldy or stale. We'll see I guess.Good tasting crackers. Not sure if I miss having salt or not. Part of me thinks they'd be tastier and part says that would kind of defeat the purpose as they might dry out from the salt and go stale. They hold up well when you're biting them. They don't seem to flake (as badly, they do flake a bit) or break like saltines. Seem to have a slightly more bread like texture than saltines. So far I've only tried them with peanut butter but plan to test them with either tuna or chicken salad in the next day of two. They should be fine. Better, in fact, then regular crackers.In case anyone is wondering, I sealed up 8 crackers (2x4@crackers) in my vacuum sealer and they held up well sealing. I plan on testing them in a couple of months to see how well they hold up to sort of make your own home-made MREs. I'll update this if they don't hold up, but I don't foresee that being a problem unless the seal gets punctured.My box arrived in good shape. Had two broken, on on each end. That should be expected. For crying out loud, they're crackers! A few were also "chipped" but, again, they're crackers! I didn't see anything different from what I buy crackers in my local grocery. Of course if the delivery truck runs over them...

Pretty decent tasting food, kinda expensive to eat as a snack and not as good as other crackers but they will last way longer.I opened these when I bought them and tried a few, put them back in the box in my closet. A year later, they still taste exactly the same and seem to be doing ok. Definitely a great item to have around in the back of the car, or around the house just in case things go wrong. I also took some hiking and while they do break, its not as easy as other crackers so it's a great option with some peanut butter or jerky for a meal or as a backup in case a trip goes longer than planned.Package doesn't seal, just has a plastic bag with a twist tie in it so if you want really long-term storage in a humid environment I might put some in a vacuum bag.

I guess if you tried you could make your Sailor Boy Pilot Bread Crackers turn stale, but it's hard. They stay fresh in their resealable bag for a looooong time.Which is the idea, since Sailor Boy Pilot Bread Crackers are modern day hardtack. Survival food.But outside of survival, they make a nice base to pile food on. Good with pnut butter, or chili. Sturdy, thick.

Having read about hardtack for many tens of years, I bought Sailor Boy Pilot Bread Crackers, 2 lb because it was advertised as a modern version of traditional sailor’s bread. Over a period of many months they did not go stale. The last cracker was of the same quality as the first. I am an armchair sailor, so this is based on the fact that the humidity in Houston gets to most anything intended to be eaten crisp. Your money’s worth in large crackers.The crackers are thick making them a solid platform for larger snacks. They are rather bland, with a mild toasted flavor. This means they will not conflict with topping's from cheese to peanut butter. As a dipping cracker they will stand up to anything, from soup to chili. Given their shelf life, Sailor Boy Pilot Bread Crackers make for good emergency stores.They are brittle. Other reviewers mention that there is a certain amount of breakage, more like chipping from the simple packaging. I am not sure I would want to trade off crackers for shock proofing as I suspect reducing breakage would mean more box and less product. They can shatter into many pieces with every bite. They are not perforated in a way to make them easy to snap into smaller portions. Indoors, you are always going to want to eat them with a napkin in hand to limit the scatter of crumbs. On deck, make sure to eat them to leeward.

These crackers came in immaculate condition (not a single crumb in the bag), and tasted crisp and fresh - I'd never had them before, and couldn't be happier with my purchase. Value for money may seem low compared to conventional crackers, but given their promised shelf life (and the even greater shelf life reported by long-time consumers), they seem like a good bargain to me. Will definitely be purchasing again (in fact, I subscribed).Don't be misled by one-star reviews that refer only to the condition these crackers arrived in - how they're allowed to remain up when they don't relate to the product itself at all is beyond me.NB: Amazon - there NEEDS to be an option to report feedback that is not relevant to the product, but to the shipper et al. As it is, the only option is to report a review for "inappropriate content". I've contacted support about this before, and would urge anyone reading this to do the same.

These pilot crackers are good, bit shipping took forever. In fact, I tried to cancel the order to get my money back, but I could not cancel.

Bought a box in 2020 and forgot about it. Opened it up yesterday. Sealed with just a twist tie but dry, crunchy and tasted pretty good.