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soexcited Member
Joined: 02 Jan 2015 Posts: 3 | TRs | Pics
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Good alternative for food on the (wild) go, right?
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Dante Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 2815 | TRs | Pics
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Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:34 am
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They're not terrible, IMO, but they are not lightweight or particularly compact. They are designed for un-refrigerated shelf life, calorif content (fuel) and basic nutrition. They only have to be appetizing enough to ensure that a hungry soldier, sailor or Marine will eat them.
I haven't eaten any recently, but was in the Army when they were new and haven't felt a need to try them again since. Draw your own conclusions from that
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graffiti Member
Joined: 17 Oct 2011 Posts: 287 | TRs | Pics Location: Olympia, WA |
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Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:15 pm
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Most of the ones I've tried have been anything from just ok to pretty good depending on what it was (and the fact that I'm a finicky eater) but as mentioned, they're not exactly lightweight. I normally break them all down and just take parts of the meal instead of leaving them in the bag and taking the whole thing. If you leave them in the bags, you won't have much room for anything else.
And the meek shall inherit the Earth...um...if that's ok with you.
And the meek shall inherit the Earth...um...if that's ok with you.
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forest gnome Forest nut...
Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 3520 | TRs | Pics Location: north cascades!! |
and now it's time for the gnome to mention PACKITGOURMET...WHY would u eat anything else!!??
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Jaberwock Member
Joined: 30 Jan 2013 Posts: 722 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellingham |
Knorr pasta and rice sides
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Jake Neiffer Member
Joined: 07 Dec 2011 Posts: 825 | TRs | Pics Location: Lexington, OR |
ate a lot on fires working for the FS. nothing to write home about. i wont repeat some of the derogatory terms i heard used to describe them
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williswall poser
Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 1968 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
Some years ago, in the desert outside Cairo, this was all I ate for a week until some mess tents were set up. I didn't have a BM for 6 days. Draw your own conclusions.
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Voxxjin made of hamburger
Joined: 05 Sep 2013 Posts: 657 | TRs | Pics Location: Dupont |
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Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:18 am
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graffiti wrote: | I normally break them all down and just take parts of the meal instead of leaving them in the bag and taking the whole thing. |
Most soldiers do the same. I hear they have gotten better since when I last had them about 15 years ago. The crackers are still the driest thing on Earth.
And williswall is also correct about them being able to 'stop' you up. That's why the tootsie rolls they had then also supposedly contained a laxative.
Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war
Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war
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Ranger Smith Member
Joined: 14 Aug 2010 Posts: 1016 | TRs | Pics Location: Kapowsin, Wa. |
I personally think they are much better than most dehydrated meals but the weight and bulk are prohibitive for backpacking.
I'm a man, I can change, if I have to, I guess.
I'm a man, I can change, if I have to, I guess.
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harrymalamute Member
Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 852 | TRs | Pics Location: Spokane |
I really like MRE's for certain trips like a single overnite or a big day hike or mtn climb.
Its all relative to mountain hunger. at home they aren't so good but when your cranking calories some hot or cold chicken ala king goo works like few other food sources.. But then I didn't think the old C rations (in a can) during boot camp 1980 was that bad either.
definitely too heavy for multi day trips but great for the single day with out a stove. another way to look at it. If its good enough for our troops then its more than good enough for you! its malamute approved
hikes and climbs with malamute
hikes and climbs with malamute
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Bandanabraids Plodding along
Joined: 15 Aug 2010 Posts: 341 | TRs | Pics Location: Federal Wayward |
They aren't horrible tasting, but they are bulky just because of the way they're packed. I agree with harrymalamute, for certain things like a longer day trip or an overnight trip where you're not too far out, an MRE would work great. You could probably even get away with taking just one with some extra snacks.
I pick one up almost every time I go to the commissary for our emergency bucket.
"Do or do not. There is no try" --Yoda
"Do or do not. There is no try" --Yoda
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graywolf Member
Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 808 | TRs | Pics Location: Sequim |
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Tue May 26, 2015 7:05 pm
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"Meal Refusing to Exit".
The only easy day was yesterday...
The only easy day was yesterday...
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Voxxjin made of hamburger
Joined: 05 Sep 2013 Posts: 657 | TRs | Pics Location: Dupont |
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Wed May 27, 2015 3:00 pm
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We always said it was Meals Refused by Ethiopians
Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war
Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war
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TheProfessor Member
Joined: 15 Apr 2013 Posts: 9 | TRs | Pics Location: Eugene, OR |
Not that I eat these, but you can get just the "pieces" from beprepared.com (or Emergency Essentials...same group) for $2-3 an item.
Sites like: http://www.prepper-resources.com/mres-the-best-and-the-worst/
will give opinions as to what is edible, and what to stay away from.
I had heard the "rear-end cork" reaction, and for my sensitivities have not gotten involved. I tend to go FD from the same supplier.
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cdestroyer Member
Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Posts: 1251 | TRs | Pics Location: montana |
In the national guard we were used as a test case for a then new food item for the military called LRRP (long range ration patrol) they were dehydrated and you had to reconstitute them before eating..precursor to todays freeze dried I think. Later the mre's came about. For my money mre's are expensive and the bulk it to much for extended hikes. The commercial freeze dried foods are also to expensive for me. I carry my own home food supply, tried and tested over many hikes. The list is way to long to post here..
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