MRE's

JeepRecoveryINC. · 07-30-2009, 02:37 AM

Am I the only one that likes a good MRE when out on the trail? Don't get me wrong I love a good wildernes stew but MRE's get you full and back on the trail fast.

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ocdropzone · 07-30-2009, 03:58 AM

Try eating them for several months straight, you develop a dislike for Meals Ready to Excrete.

JeepRecoveryINC. · 07-30-2009, 04:35 AM

I know the feeling when it comes to long periods of time on them. When I responded to Katrina that's all we had and after a while you'd be suprised what I would eat...Road kill gumbo anyone?

desertcamper67 · 07-30-2009, 08:15 AM

I had to eat them for weeks too when fighting the dry lightning fires in Northern California last year. Its not too bad if you get to pick a flavor but sometimes you get stuck with the crappiest, no meat meal.

okie81 · 07-30-2009, 09:09 AM

I have no experience with the traditional MRE's, but some of the commercially available freeze-dried meals (mountain house, natural high, etc) are pretty darn tasty. I could see how eating them for weeks on-end would burn you out though.

dport · 07-30-2009, 01:31 PM

Oh no, there's no comparing commercial meals with the mil-spec ones. I think coyotes would turn their nose up at a few of the military ones. But yeah, I can eat the majority of them whenever they're around. I just don't use my money for them, I'll find something else to eat.

troyboy162 · 09-15-2009, 08:40 PM

haha yea there is some rough ones especialy the omlet. but theres some real desent ones; chichen fajita, chicken noodle, beef tew, beef and mushroom....

also yes these are only good for about 9 consecutive meals. any more and your boot starts looking good

its a shame there so expensive though. if they were cheap id have a case on hand

seanmearse · 09-15-2009, 09:02 PM

I love MRE's! Had them for 3 months straight as advance party at NTC. Best one ever- Jambalaya. Take the jalapeno cheese packet, put it in the heater pack with the jambalaya, mix'em together, ad the bottle of tabasco, and BAM!!! Then trade of the rest for a pound cake, MMMMMMMMMM........

seanmearse · 09-15-2009, 09:03 PM

They also work when its a couple days to payday and your sitting in the barracks, but dont want to go to the D-fac, just bust open a box and take your pick of gourmet meal.

Rusty Boots · 09-15-2009, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by troyboy162

haha yea there is some rough ones especialy the omlet. but theres some real desent ones; chichen fajita, chicken noodle, beef tew, beef and mushroom....

also yes these are only good for about 9 consecutive meals. any more and your boot starts looking good

its a shame there so expensive though. if they were cheap id have a case on hand

My top 3:

1. chicken fajita
2. chili mac
3. chicken noodle

pennywize · 09-15-2009, 11:15 PM

whenever i go backpacking i take some mre's, i love 'em but wouldnt want to eat them everyday for too long. im going deer hunting in the yolla bolly wilderness in northern cali this weekend and i've already got my mre's packed.

seanmearse · 09-15-2009, 11:23 PM

Jambalaya FTW!!!!!!!!!

muddpigg · 10-17-2009, 07:25 PM

I think my favorite depends on if I've got the oportunity to use a "heater" or not. How much time to prepare. And the mood. The new menu is better than the original. Had a #35 biscuits and gravy test menu, holy moly it was awesome but that may have been just the novelty of a new flavor. Don't know, don't care.

Doug18 · 10-24-2009, 11:09 AM

eh MREs arnt too bad but they do produce alot of trash

toyospearo · 10-24-2009, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seanmearse

Jambalaya FTW!!!!!!!!!

Right about now that actually doesn't look too bad

Dalriaden · 10-28-2009, 09:38 PM

Beef stew with cheese and crackers are the best. Guess I was lucky we got to go on the iwa jima to eat hot food when I
Went to new orleans for katrina relief

07-30-2009, 03:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
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07-30-2009, 09:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
okie81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nor, CAL Posts: 1,158	I have no experience with the traditional MRE's, but some of the commercially available freeze-dried meals (mountain house, natural high, etc) are pretty darn tasty. I could see how eating them for weeks on-end would burn you out though. __________________ 2001 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4-Dub TRD supercharger, Thorley Headers, URD 7th, Toytec Coilovers, OME 890's, baseball card in spokes

07-30-2009, 01:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
dport Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 329	Oh no, there's no comparing commercial meals with the mil-spec ones. I think coyotes would turn their nose up at a few of the military ones. But yeah, I can eat the majority of them whenever they're around. I just don't use my money for them, I'll find something else to eat. __________________ My truck's not stock, I got BFG A/T's!

09-15-2009, 08:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
troyboy162 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 56	haha yea there is some rough ones especialy the omlet. but theres some real desent ones; chichen fajita, chicken noodle, beef tew, beef and mushroom.... also yes these are only good for about 9 consecutive meals. any more and your boot starts looking good its a shame there so expensive though. if they were cheap id have a case on hand __________________ www.ultimateyota.com

09-15-2009, 09:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
seanmearse Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ridgecrest, Ca Posts: 1,116	I love MRE's! Had them for 3 months straight as advance party at NTC. Best one ever- Jambalaya. Take the jalapeno cheese packet, put it in the heater pack with the jambalaya, mix'em together, ad the bottle of tabasco, and BAM!!! Then trade of the rest for a pound cake, MMMMMMMMMM........ __________________ The Internet, where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents. Proud sponsor of the re-poster thread. http://www.yotatech.com/f5/you-re-poster-193103/ 84 SR5 pickup, Mostly stock 22R, K&N air filter, Mobil 1 oil filter, Cherry Bomb, Mobil 1 engine, Royal Purple diff and trans fluid, 15X8 street locks, 3 inch procomp front springs, waiting to buy rears, rancho RS9000XL's up front. 2003 Vstar 650, straight pipe, loud and fast baby!

07-30-2009, 04:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
JeepRecoveryINC. Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Arthur, Tx Posts: 67	I know the feeling when it comes to long periods of time on them. When I responded to Katrina that's all we had and after a while you'd be suprised what I would eat...Road kill gumbo anyone?

09-15-2009, 09:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
seanmearse Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ridgecrest, Ca Posts: 1,116	They also work when its a couple days to payday and your sitting in the barracks, but dont want to go to the D-fac, just bust open a box and take your pick of gourmet meal. __________________ The Internet, where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents. Proud sponsor of the re-poster thread. http://www.yotatech.com/f5/you-re-poster-193103/ 84 SR5 pickup, Mostly stock 22R, K&N air filter, Mobil 1 oil filter, Cherry Bomb, Mobil 1 engine, Royal Purple diff and trans fluid, 15X8 street locks, 3 inch procomp front springs, waiting to buy rears, rancho RS9000XL's up front. 2003 Vstar 650, straight pipe, loud and fast baby!

09-15-2009, 11:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
pennywize Contributing Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Humboldt County, CA Posts: 285	whenever i go backpacking i take some mre's, i love 'em but wouldnt want to eat them everyday for too long. im going deer hunting in the yolla bolly wilderness in northern cali this weekend and i've already got my mre's packed.

09-15-2009, 11:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
seanmearse Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ridgecrest, Ca Posts: 1,116	Jambalaya FTW!!!!!!!!! __________________ The Internet, where men are men, women are men, and children are FBI agents. Proud sponsor of the re-poster thread. http://www.yotatech.com/f5/you-re-poster-193103/ 84 SR5 pickup, Mostly stock 22R, K&N air filter, Mobil 1 oil filter, Cherry Bomb, Mobil 1 engine, Royal Purple diff and trans fluid, 15X8 street locks, 3 inch procomp front springs, waiting to buy rears, rancho RS9000XL's up front. 2003 Vstar 650, straight pipe, loud and fast baby!

10-17-2009, 07:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
muddpigg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: injured and stateside :( Posts: 1,388	I think my favorite depends on if I've got the oportunity to use a "heater" or not. How much time to prepare. And the mood. The new menu is better than the original. Had a #35 biscuits and gravy test menu, holy moly it was awesome but that may have been just the novelty of a new flavor. Don't know, don't care. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqtr_RvR3sY Balljoints for sale. Open to trades and offers. http://www.yotatech.com/f11/ball-joi.../#post51278784

10-24-2009, 11:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
Doug18 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	eh MREs arnt too bad but they do produce alot of trash

10-28-2009, 09:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
Dalriaden Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Tollhouse Ca Posts: 16	Beef stew with cheese and crackers are the best. Guess I was lucky we got to go on the iwa jima to eat hot food when I Went to new orleans for katrina relief

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