Please school me on MREs (or equivalent)

[bellavite1]

If you have no intention of going anywhere and have room. The nice part is everything is canned and or in sealed bags, ready to go. the IMO bad thing, is you're no longer able to can your own dry goods. Still worth the drive. Exit south on chambers off 70, to 35th, right then left on fraser.

https://www.lds.org/?lang=eng

LDS Bishops Storehouse
3233 Fraser St, Aurora, CO 80011
(303) 371-7650

Thanks but I think I would choke or break up in hyves...

[TEAMRICO]

Around here in The Springs guys are selling cases for as low as $40 on Craigslist.
Check there to save some money.
Found this:
http://www.armslist.com/posts/952186...l-ready-to-eat

[brutal]

Thanks but I think I would choke or break up in hyves...

You misspelled "burst into flames."

LOL

[brutal]

When private industry can't make food as well as government, you really have to wonder about the quality. Haha

Well, there is the cheese.

[def90]

Around here in The Springs guys are selling cases for as low as $40 on Craigslist.
Check there to save some money.
Found this:
http://www.armslist.com/posts/952186...l-ready-to-eat

That same guy has them listed at $60 on craigslist.

[def90]

For a survival food I would keep a few around for that situation where you aren’t able to cook something. I used to get MREs from a friend that could buy them on base. I like them for quick camping trips, they are heavy and bulky as a camping item but you get a trade off as you don’t need to pack a stove or any cookware amd honestly the ones I’ve had were better than any mountain house stuff I’ve had. They dont keep as long as you might think so you need to use them up and rotate them. I wouldnt buy any that have a package date older than 2 years.

[fitz19d]

If you have no intention of going anywhere and have room. The nice part is everything is canned and or in sealed bags, ready to go. the IMO bad thing, is you're no longer able to can your own dry goods. Still worth the drive. Exit south on chambers off 70, to 35th, right then left on fraser.

https://www.lds.org/?lang=eng

LDS Bishops Storehouse
3233 Fraser St, Aurora, CO 80011
(303) 371-7650

I was just coming to post them, though looks like link changed. After some navigating this should go to the store page w/ the food prep stuff.

https://store.lds.org/CategoryDispla...57345616676768

[Justin]

The only good MREs are the .gov property ones. I?ve tried a few of the commercial ones that are passed off as the real deal at surplus stores and the heaters never work in them and the food quality isnt as good either.

Are you sure they weren't just old? The MRE heaters lose potency over time. Evidently you can mitigate this somewhat by pouring the salt packet that comes with the MRE into the ration heater.

[Jamnanc]

I’d say the bad about dehydrated is it consumes your water source.

[bellavite1]

My point exactly...
Cans do not sound that bad after all...
Can canned food be bad even though there is no swelling in the can itself?