Hard Candy Christmas

Not the country western song, but prepping. After-Christmas sales feature large amounts of minty hard candy goodness, at half-off or better. The disadvantages of hard candy is that it is nothing but calories and the taste can get old quickly. The advantages include the almost indefinite storage and tolerance of temperature extremes. This makes it a great choice for a car trunk and bug-out bags. Some hard candy should also find its' way into your larder as a treat or way to liven up a monotonous diet.
A warning, though, do not seal anything up with that bag of starlite mints (or anything similar) unless you want that food to smell and taste the same. That bag may be sealed, but it still gets out, and minty raisins are low on my consumption list (an unfortunate personal example).