Are MRE any good?

[Gray Wolf]

Plus the prices for their MRE's include FREE SHIPPING!

[Rick]

That's $6.25 a meal. APack's Ready Meals are $5.00 a meal and they are "about" the same thing as MREs. It's the civilian version of their MREs.

http://www.readymeal.com/store/home.php

[Gray Wolf]

That's $6.25 a meal. APack's Ready Meals are $5.00 a meal and they are "about" the same thing as MREs. It's the civilian version of their MREs.

A big difference is that APack's MRE's are only good for up to 3 years, Long Life's MRE's are good for over 6 years kept at the same storage conditions as APack's, and up to 10 years if kept @ 60 degrees.

[crashdive123]

and some of use just like the meatloaf.

[Rick]

I don't think I'll be storing anything edible for 3 or 6 years. Six months, maybe.

[Gray Wolf]

I don't think I'll be storing anything edible for 3 or 6 years. Six months, maybe.

Personally I like the mental comfort in knowing that I have my family BOB, guns, ammo, camp axe, a wooden reinforced box with food (MRE's), next to another one that has 6 - 2 1/2 gal jugs of water (that I rotate out every month) and a pallet of dry logs, tent etc. So if something happens I know I can get us to the mountains or hold up for a couple of weeks without outside food or water.

It's just the Boy Scout in me - BE PREPARED

[Rick]

Oh, I have the same kind of stuff. I just rotate my food and water so nothing sits around that long. Being in a bad situation is not a good time to find out they were a little off on just how long stuff will last.

Mountain House Foods or any of the other backpacking foods are good as well and in the same price range.

[Gray Wolf]

Something is better than nothing, just be prepared. Because when the handwriting is on the wall that something bad is about to happen, the prices will go through the roof and the stock will disappear. I should have noted besides for rotating the water, I do the same with the MRE's and dehydrated foods when I go hunting, fishing or camping (FIFO). Everything is labeled with a date, and we keep a stock chart.

[Rick]

et. al - I would suggest trying different brands and buy what you know you will eat. Look for the lowest price foods that taste good. I think folks get too hung up on MREs. If you like them and they are a good price then fine. Just keep your options open.