US Army MREs- *56k warning too lazy to resize

[Lakonian]

Originally Posted by Dracheous

http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations...mre/mreabt.htm

Found the link above from reading DonP's post, and on this one it says this:

How long will it last?
The shelf life of the MRE is three (3) years at 80 degrees F. However, the shelf life can be extended through the use of cold storage facilities prior to distribution.


THREE YEARS?!... And it can be EXTENDED?!... am I the only scared of eating that stuff because of that fact?!..I mean if they were to say a general maximum of 3 years for shelf life, I'd be ",Cool, sounds fair." But to say it can be extended beyond that!... Wow, just think the next time you take a bite out of your government supplied food cartridge, this may have been cooked in a proccess plant, over 3 years ago!...

Okay okay, when you're hungry, cardboard will do, so this is that much better.

hey, if you have high preservative content , and an air tight seal ..you can perform miracles :P ask mcdonalds

[Groombug]

Aren't MREs and other field meals specifically designed to last a long goddamn time? I mean, wouldn't it suck for you to draw the wrong box of MREs in prep for a two-week hump in some god-forsaken mountainous region, HALO out, set up camp, sit down for your first meal, and realize your MRE is expired?

Good MREs are supposed to cause constipation or other bowel-modifying movements. Imagine what expired/bad MREs would do.

[Lakonian]

Originally Posted by Groombug

Good MREs are supposed to cause constipation or other bowel-modifying movements. Imagine what expired/bad MREs would do.

that's the good ones too :tup: YEEUUUPPP ... i'll be in the latrine for a while...*waddles away*

[firemachine69]

Dam, so much for just getting MRE boxes for when I move out again... :lol:

[Eddie]

Well MREs may have good longevity but it won't survive a nuclear holocaust. :lol:

[The Saint]

Originally Posted by Eddie

Well MREs may have good longevity but it won't survive a nuclear holocaust. :lol:

No, that honour is reserved for the Twinky and it alone. :lol:

[Eddie]

Yes! The TWINKIE!!! and mybe even the DINGDONG

[SockMonkey]

umm just dont foget to eat your desert if your on a longer game/excersize...

[QuiN]

I can recommend the German EPA ('Einmannpackung'), that is not so practical, cause it has no Heater (it must be warmed up with an esbit cooker) and the menu selection is not so large, but in the comparison to the MRE it is tastier and enough for a whole day in the field.

[Iceman]

anyone have contacts to buy those? I'd sure be interested in a box or two... good stuff for lunch at work

[Amgoosen]

I can't possibly understand why anyone would want to eat rations by choice. Anyone care to explain it to me?

[QuiN]

I don't think you'll get one in canada, so I recommend ebay.de, if the seller ship's worldwide - it's cheaper than some german army shops which sell it for the 1,5x of the normal price (8,90 euros - I bought my supply for 5 euro per piece).

btw: they are durable for 20-30 years, if stored cool and dry.


@Amgoosen: If you are really hungry you will even eat that.

[CDN_Stalker]

Originally Posted by kos

hey, if you have high preservative content , and an air tight seal ..you can perform miracles :P ask mcdonalds

Book I'm reading now, One Bullet Away, has the author (1/1 Recon Marine) in Iraq just before the US made their push towards Baghdad, and opens up an MRE to eat the Tootsie Roll or some other snack, and on the wrapper it said

"You could win a trip for four to Barcelona to watch the Olympics!"

Ya, as in the 1992 Olympics, and this guy was one of the first Americans across the Kuwait/Iraq border............ March/April 2003. :lol:

[Laike]

stalker, we got that book at work, it's very good. If you haven't read the book written by the journalist that follows him around, Generation Kill, you should read that too

[Eddie]

1993 Tootsie roll ewww... Well my brothers friends maybe retarded because they drank 1995 Pepsi and 7up because they were.... thirsty (July 2005). :lol: