Re: school me on MREs for a hunting trip
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Strive4More</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Everytime I go to the field I simply ratf*ck any MREs they give us for Peanutbutter and the crackers. I have survived for weeks only eating that. Alot of the extras in there are garbage and just take up space and weight. Otherwise the vaccuum packed salmon and tuna steaks seem like a good choice also. I'm packing some for JRTC next month. Remember most military MREs have between 1800-2500 calories per meal. Usually 1 is enough for a day not just a meal. I've seen plenty of guys eat 3 a day in the field and come back 5 or 10 lbs heavier. Beef jerky/ some sort of peanut butter packs/ and crackers keep it simple and light</div></div>
MRE's, to put it bluntly, are basically dog feed for humans. Keep that in mind. You buy dog food because of convenience, not because your dog prefers that to fresh slow cooked rump roast or pork loin. Army buys them out of convenience too. They are also heavy as shit, keep that in mind. Strip 'em down if you do use 'em, that would be good advice.
No joke, I'm kinda in here with him. Lots of soldiers are, but when you get hungry enough you'll eat it. One time I didn't pack any food at all for a week other than a big hard loaf of bread and a container of humus. But some guys became MRE chefs, mixing shit from different packs and coming up with pudding, cakes and all kinds of stuff.
The MRE's are rich, but in the field you burn up calories faster. As a grunt, I've seen folks LOSE 5-10lbs eating 3 a day. We were always told to never diet in the field.
Still, if I were you I'd pack anything BUT MRE's. If you are deadset on getting them, just get a case or two. They change them up from time to time, what you get now isn't all the same as in '00 or even '04. I'm sure they are all completely different now.
But typically the stuff that sounds like it might be good out of a packet is better than not. Wet stuff is better than dried stuff; the "hamburger" was SHIT!!! I hated that worse than the damn bean burrito.
One time in NTC, we got so damn sick of them, ate them for a month straight with nothing else to break up the monotony, NOTHING no fresh kills or mermites, so our platoon ended up with a 5ton truck FULL of ratf*cked MRE's. Everything was there except the snacks and the heaters.
We packed the heaters in empty bottles (about 50 or so per) and wrapped them up in duct tape, added a little water and threw them in the air driving around the desert for a big bang --dangerous as shit, but when you're bored... The heaters are actually quite useful in the field for other stuff, especially the hard thin square of crushed magnesium!
Yeah, MRE heaters are GREAT for starting fires in the wet woods if nothing else. Of course they come with matches...
NASA food is supposed to be pretty good, I don't know if there is a viable source for it or if they only sell it to civvies as a novelty. But some of that stuff looked decent. I'd look into that before an MRE. I had several cases I stocked away a decade ago and sold them to a guy in the end. I used to keep a few in the truck and car, they are good for that if you pick the stuff that will last in heat. MRE's, btw, are supposed to be stored in a refrigerator. I don't think they keep as long as the Vietnam C rations and stuff I STILL see for sale in Tillicum.
Funny, MRE's are such a popular topic!
