Customer Reviews

SurePak 12 MRE's- Meals ready to eat.

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Over the past few months I have become interested in disaster preparedness, especially since the blizzard of 09. As a result I went online and ordered a number of half cases of MREs to try with my family in the interest of determining which brands that I should purchase.

To do this I had all three members of my family taste each entrée and rate it on a four point scale: Check plus - very good, Check -acceptable to good, Check minus - I'd eat it, and X - I'd rather starve.

I also had everyone rate the general quality of the MRE on the same scale. This includes the raw amount of food, the overall quality of the side dishes (if any) and the sides, and the overall taste of the sides and snacks.

After eating MREs for the entire New Year's three day weekend these Sopacs tied for first place with the A-Packs. (There was one MRE that did better then both of these, but they are almost impossible to find and are expensive because shipping is not included in the price per case. Since these were originally made for a certain security company that used to be named after dark "water" and were sold after they scaled back their operations in Iraq you can understand their scarcity.)

The quality of the Sopacs is excellent. There is plenty of food. Every Sopac MRE comes with a moist side dish like a military MRE. This is a slight plus over the A-packs because it helps to give greater variety to the meals. Besides, if you are in a survival situation you want to be reminded of the "good ole days" through the foods that you eat. I imagine most people have corn, rice, and the like as side dishes most nights... and that's exactly what you get in each Sopac. However no-one in my family was really thrilled with the "Mexican corn" or the "fried rice" sides. I guess we eat too much authentic ethnic cuisine to enjoy either one.

With that said I have purchased a supply of Sopacs in case of a "rainy day" and I plan on purchasing more in the near future. I also have a few cases of the other two brands on hand just in case. Remember that during a multi -week disaster situation you will need to eat a variety of foods to avoid "menu fatigue" - you don't want to get so tired of eating the same thing over and over to the point that you just don't want to eat anything. Thus it's a good idea to include multiple types of entrees in your disaster store for variety. You also need to remember that the U.S. government has stated that a person shouldn't eat MREs for more then 20 days at the time. So if you're planning to store more then three weeks worth of food you will want to include some freeze dried foods in addition to MREs. You will also need some multi vitamins as well...

Good luck with your disaster preparedness purchases. Remember, you need to prepare now because when a disaster strikes it is too late.

These MRE's tasted better than I thought they would! They are very easy to heat up and convenient to take on camping/hiking trips. I will be purchasing some more in the near future.

I was planning to use this for our emergency food supply for the summertime Hurricane season. We first wanted to find what tasted ok, at least and could be kept for a long time. Each packs of food are sealed in plastic bag. The meats tasted okay. Very fattening but okay. But the side were all the same and refried beans with a spicy kick. I can understand if this was for a mexican main dish...BUT NOT ALL OF THEM....really disappointed with the sides. Each pack also comes with something they call coffee,sugar,cream,napkin, and a orange powdered drink that is added to water.Oh and pack of crackers and grape jelly. Desert is a very large Oatmeal Cookie, only...in each pack. I guess this would work if you're not picky like I am. I'm sticking with box and canned foods.

As a military member, I've eaten MRE's since 1984. I've had good ones, OK ones, and even some not so tasteful ones. I was excited to order a pack of 12 for emergencies. I was highly disappointed in the quality of the main course, as well as those extras in the packs. EVERY MRE had the same side - refried beans. EVERY MRE had 2 rye crackers (cardboard but less flavor). EVERY MRE also had decaf coffee pack and a pack of grape jelly (I guess for the rye cracker??!!). Will give as gag gifts - will not eat. Moral of the story - stick with military issue MRE's.

I didn't realize how meaty these meals are until I got the package. My mistake. The cardboard on the box was very worn down and it appeared the box had been shipped around the world a few times. Kinda gives me an uneasy feeling about the authenticity or freshness of these meals. I bought them as emergency food so I hope I never have to use them anyway.

Received very fast, in 2 days I think. Great shape, great packaging!! Husband, son, & father in law were thrilled to have them for their trip to the Ozarks.

Haven't consumed as of yet...Did come in a timely manner, and was all it claimed to be. As expected, is loaded with high amounts of sodium, and I believe the snacks, even with all bad things being said, contain trans-fats...

Have bought MREs in the past. All had a heat source. This one does not. Good if you like cold food. No mention of it being a repack in the description. M