Premise
In committed mountain travel and forward tasks, mass and volume tax tempo and decision quality. Every gram must earn its place. QRR is a compact 100 g, ≈ 400 kcal unit designed for intake while moving in cold, wet and low-light conditions. It is not confectionery and not a replacement for hot food.

What problem QRR solves

• Converts one cooked meal per phase into moving intake without forcing a halt

• Reduces stove time and gas use when weather or time windows are tight

• Simplifies rationing via predictable energy per unit and cold-viable texture

Design constraints that shaped the bar

• Fixed energy per unit for simple counting in the field

• High kcal per volume to minimise pack footprint and allow pocket carry

• Matrix tuned for bite and chew below 0 °C without jaw fatigue

• Wrapper operable with gloves; contains crumbs for clean pack-out

• Clear per-100 g and per-bar labelling to support dosing and debriefs

Nutritional architecture (per 100 g; typical)

• Energy ≈ 400 kcal

• Protein ≈ 24 g

• Carbohydrate ≈ 40 g

• Fat ≈ 14 g

• Fibre ≈ 6,1 g

• Salt ≈ 0,5 g
  Carbohydrate leads to protect tempo and glycogen. Protein supports muscle resilience under load. Fats add compact energy. Electrolytes and naturally occurring micronutrients are set to complement deliberate hydration, not replace it.

Cold-weather usability
Most bars harden in the cold and slow intake. QRR remains biteable below freezing when body-warmed in a pocket. Fracture lines permit half portions without shattering. Wrapper friction aids grip with wet or insulated gloves. Small choices that remove seconds and frustration.

Time, fuel and decision load
Cooking adds morale and hot fluids, but it is a time and fuel commitment. QRR lets one mid-day decision shift from cook to move when conditions compress. Over a day this typically removes one sit-down, one ignition and one clean-down. Over several days, the cumulative saving is material.

Waste and field discipline
Leave-no-trace depends on behaviour at fatigue. The wrapper is robust enough to re-bag crumbs and sit in a pocket without shedding. A simple pack-out cue on the wrapper keeps the habit explicit.

Where it belongs in a kit

• Next to freeze-dried meals in the camp-kitchen system as the moving-meal option

• On-body in a hip belt or chest pocket for glove-on access

• In resupply as a predictable 400 kcal building block that scales cleanly

Planning with QRR

• Define energy targets per phase based on work rate and temperature

• Allocate one moving meal to the most time-compressed phase

• Use cooked meals at deliberate halts for fluids, recovery and morale

• Track intake against effort; pull the moving meal forward if weather closes in

What QRR is not

• Not confectionery

• Not a fix for poor hydration or pacing

• Not a replacement for hot food when heat and morale are priorities

Why every gram matters
Grams compound into kilos; kilos become minutes lost and errors made. QRR earns its grams through steady energy delivery, low handling friction and reduced fuel use. That is how equipment becomes capability.

Technical notes for spec sheets

• Unit mass 100 g; dimensions ≈ 12 × 4 × 2 cm

• Energy density ≈ 4,0 kcal/g

• Thermal stability tested from −20 °C to +70 °C

• Multilayer high-barrier film; typical foil thickness around 50 μm

• Opens with gloves; designed to limit opening noise and odour escape