Most Helpful Customer Reviews
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
MRE's (Meals Ready To Eat), December 10, 2007
I'm a backpacker/bike rider who loves to go deep into the wilds with my mountain bike, and these meals are okay for that. With a shelf life, in cool dry conditions, of about ten years means it is the best to keep around for all emergencies and your camping needs. But I would eat them up about every five years or so and then replace them just to be on the safe side.
They typically provide utensils, salt and pepper and even coffee or tea packet. Oh yes, even matches. They do vary to some degree on these items, but that is the average contents.
The food packets are typically a few of the following:
Beef Enchilada
Cajun Rice w/Beans and Sausage
Cheese Omelet w/Vegetables
Chili Macaroni
Meatloaf
Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce
Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stew
BBQ Chicken with Black Beans and Potatoes
Chicken Noodle Stew
Cheese Tortellini
Vegetarian Chili with Beans
Some food packets are rare, over others, I do not know why.
The best way to get any real flavor from them is to heat them up, AND bring along your own seasoning for each type of food packet you are taking along (example for beef I use Grill Mates Montreal Steak seasoning). All the meals taste better that way. From the selections given you are provided a chance to find your own favorites. But, even so, you will find at the very least one MRE that you won't be able to stand the flavor (or lack of) to eat it!!! And none of them, ever, while cold.
I cannot speak for you, but I go outdoors to enjoy myself, just to get away from work--not for the food.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
emergency food, April 24, 2009
MRE is excellent emergency food. Especially in certain parts of the United States during Hurricane Season.
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5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
I feel ripped off, October 2, 2009
The entrees average less than 300 calories per package. I think there's about 500 calories total per package, from what I've opened so far.
The coffee is 97% CAFFEINE FREE!!! WHY PUT IN COFFEE IF THERE IS NO CAFFEINE?
Now I have to go buy coffee for every damn package so I have real coffee. This is NOT a good survival choice in my opinion, once you know what is in the packages.
The packages come in individual clear plastic bags. They are not packaged in airtight bags, or at least mine weren't. I have seen no MRE heater with the meal. There is a flimsy plastic spoon, and a packet of salt like you would get at McDonald's. I am VERY disappointed with this. Perhaps there is a small packet of black pepper, and oh joy how my spirits would be lifted.
Kind of too late for me now, since I already ordered these 4 cases. You could buy all of this stuff yourself and probably spend half of what they are charging for these MREs.
If you are looking for MREs, I don't know where the better deal is, but I don't think it's with these guys.
I feel like they took advantage of me. I will not be ordering from them again.
Ask them what the hell they were thinking before you order, and you will be doing yourself a big favor.
Don't blindly order like I did.
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