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

onefofo · February 25th, 2006, 06:14

US army MREs:
Came across some of these. I think they're kinda neat so I thought id share.

Blastyman · February 25th, 2006, 11:11

Hmm is there a point? lol

Most guys I know already seen MRE's and Many many eat them at airsoft milsims.

You want cool you should check out the Brit 24hr rations. Enough Sugar and Candy to sweeten a Barrel of Lemon juice. And some other Amazing if not entirely edible entities. heh.

Rico · February 25th, 2006, 11:53

Hey, I've never seen the contents of an MRE before

Crack open the one of the bags, I wanna see if the stuff is visually appealing.

Yeoman · February 25th, 2006, 11:59

so much better then what we get.
I gladly traded mine with the marines last october. still swipping em at work, I hate our IMP's.
Greg

mcguyver · February 25th, 2006, 12:16

I prefer the MRE's to IMP's. I usually get a couple of cases every year as they are dirt cheap in the U.S.. Last time I paid $40 per case, no shipping as my mother brings them back from her place in Arizona. I hope to get some more soon as I'm down to my last one. And there wasn't one in the menu "B" group that I didn't like.

Polo609 · February 25th, 2006, 15:41

MRE's are awesome, they taste pretty damn good actually. Ive had american and canadian. Looks like new packaging.

Dozer_01 · February 25th, 2006, 15:57

Turkey breast with gravy and potatoes- Its is serparated or just mashed together?

The Saint · February 25th, 2006, 16:09

Damn, shouldn't have refused the offer for a box of it back when I had a friend in the US Army. :|

Amgoosen · February 25th, 2006, 16:35

I prefer our IMPs for the meals, but the MREs have better snacks, except for those awful cinnamon heart thingies...

onefofo · February 25th, 2006, 18:05

Just food but this is the first time ive ever seen them.
I got mine in a country outside of north america, I didnt even know u could buy these here hehe.
Apparently, US soldiers abroad sell this food to locals in exchange for real food. Also, people, mainly US soldiers, steal supply and sell it on the street.
The US Army

Polo609 · February 25th, 2006, 18:19

mmmm lasagna..

DonP · February 25th, 2006, 19:37

http://www.mreinfo.com/mres.html

Take a look at some of the rations from other countries. Somewhere in there I remember it saying the going trade rate for French rations was 5 to 1 (5 MREs = 1 French) since they are very good quality. I think that was on some peacekeeping mission or other.

Check out the Russian rations. "I would not eat the ration again. The taste and quality were not good." I thought it was just exaggeration that they were bad!

I had some British 24 hour ones too. Some good stuff in there, but holy moses talk about sugar! Their sugar package is probably 3 times the size of our sugar packages (you know, the paper ones you get in restaurants). Plus, even if you added one triple-size sugar to EVERYTHING that could possibly take sugar, you'd STILL have some left over!

Even the desserts are really sweet. The treacle pudding was not bad but I had to stop eating cause my teeth were starting to hurt it was so sweet....

Dracheous · February 25th, 2006, 21:41

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.

The Saint · February 25th, 2006, 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonP

I had some British 24 hour ones too. Some good stuff in there, but holy moses talk about sugar! Their sugar package is probably 3 times the size of our sugar packages (you know, the paper ones you get in restaurants). Plus, even if you added one triple-size sugar to EVERYTHING that could possibly take sugar, you'd STILL have some left over!

Hell, apparently even British Army's kitchen food is rather odd, something about an unusual insistance on frying just about everything.

mcguyver · February 26th, 2006, 00:24

The box that my last group of MRE's came in (manufactured by SOPAKCO) gave a chart of shelf life vs. temperature. At 20c, the shelf life was 72 months and at 4c or fridge temperature, the life was 112 months. That's over 9 years! The stuff I had was made in 2003 and I ate them all in 2005 and they were all good.

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February 25th, 2006, 06:14	#1
onefofo AGE VERIFIED REVOKED! Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver B.C.	*US Army MREs- 56k warning too lazy to resize** US army MREs: Came across some of these. I think they're kinda neat so I thought id share. __________________ My old feedback http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthr...ht=onefofo(its been a while)

February 25th, 2006, 12:16	#5
mcguyver Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Alberta	I prefer the MRE's to IMP's. I usually get a couple of cases every year as they are dirt cheap in the U.S.. Last time I paid $40 per case, no shipping as my mother brings them back from her place in Arizona. I hope to get some more soon as I'm down to my last one. And there wasn't one in the menu "B" group that I didn't like. __________________ Age verifier Northern Alberta Democracy is two wolves and a sheep discussing what's for dinner. Freedom is the wolves limping away while the sheep reloads. Never confuse freedom with democracy.

February 25th, 2006, 15:41	#6
Polo609 Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Montreal/Saskatoon	MRE's are awesome, they taste pretty damn good actually. Ive had american and canadian. Looks like new packaging. __________________ N Sask R Infantry Reservist Coming soon... Vltor + 553+Surefire = win

February 25th, 2006, 11:11	#2
Blastyman Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Edmonton ,AB	Hmm is there a point? lol Most guys I know already seen MRE's and Many many eat them at airsoft milsims. You want cool you should check out the Brit 24hr rations. Enough Sugar and Candy to sweeten a Barrel of Lemon juice. And some other Amazing if not entirely edible entities. heh.

February 25th, 2006, 11:53	#3
Rico Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mississauga, On	Hey, I've never seen the contents of an MRE before Crack open the one of the bags, I wanna see if the stuff is visually appealing.

February 25th, 2006, 11:59	#4
Yeoman Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada	so much better then what we get. I gladly traded mine with the marines last october. still swipping em at work, I hate our IMP's. Greg

February 25th, 2006, 15:57	#7
Dozer_01 Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ontario	Turkey breast with gravy and potatoes- Its is serparated or just mashed together? __________________ LLTP

February 25th, 2006, 16:09	#8
The Saint Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebec	Damn, shouldn't have refused the offer for a box of it back when I had a friend in the US Army. :\| __________________ "The Bird of Hermes is My Name, Eating My Wings to Make Me Tame."

February 25th, 2006, 18:05	#10
onefofo AGE VERIFIED REVOKED! Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver B.C.	Just food but this is the first time ive ever seen them. I got mine in a country outside of north america, I didnt even know u could buy these here hehe. Apparently, US soldiers abroad sell this food to locals in exchange for real food. Also, people, mainly US soldiers, steal supply and sell it on the street. The US Army __________________ My old feedback http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthr...ht=onefofo(its been a while)

February 25th, 2006, 18:19	#11
Polo609 Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Montreal/Saskatoon	mmmm lasagna.. __________________ N Sask R Infantry Reservist Coming soon... Vltor + 553+Surefire = win

February 25th, 2006, 19:37	#12
DonP Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	http://www.mreinfo.com/mres.html Take a look at some of the rations from other countries. Somewhere in there I remember it saying the going trade rate for French rations was 5 to 1 (5 MREs = 1 French) since they are very good quality. I think that was on some peacekeeping mission or other. Check out the Russian rations. "I would not eat the ration again. The taste and quality were not good." I thought it was just exaggeration that they were bad! I had some British 24 hour ones too. Some good stuff in there, but holy moses talk about sugar! Their sugar package is probably 3 times the size of our sugar packages (you know, the paper ones you get in restaurants). Plus, even if you added one triple-size sugar to EVERYTHING that could possibly take sugar, you'd STILL have some left over! Even the desserts are really sweet. The treacle pudding was not bad but I had to stop eating cause my teeth were starting to hurt it was so sweet....

February 25th, 2006, 21:41	#13
Dracheous Lego Head Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Gatineau, that's right I'm in QUEBEC!	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.

February 26th, 2006, 00:24	#15
mcguyver Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Alberta	The box that my last group of MRE's came in (manufactured by SOPAKCO) gave a chart of shelf life vs. temperature. At 20c, the shelf life was 72 months and at 4c or fridge temperature, the life was 112 months. That's over 9 years! The stuff I had was made in 2003 and I ate them all in 2005 and they were all good. __________________ Age verifier Northern Alberta Democracy is two wolves and a sheep discussing what's for dinner. Freedom is the wolves limping away while the sheep reloads. Never confuse freedom with democracy.

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