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Me and my buddy who will be out of the army in april/june of 2013 are going SOBO and are planning on stocking up for an early june 2013 trip are MRE's a good idea?
Disregard, i found a post pertaining to this, i do apologize!
No, I find them abit heavy and costly. Your better off with freeze dried . Also MRE have that off the wall one use heating element that is just going to create bulk. I think if you go thru any grocery store you'll find alot of better off the shief options also. Did a good amount of the trail back in 76 when my ets came up. Carried c rations for awhile out of habit. Big mistake. Thanks for your service.
Do bring one of those spoons out of an MRE though. They are awesome.
Trailbender
07-01-2011, 11:03
You could field strip them, bring the entree and that fruit bar thing, along with a spoon.
vamelungeon
07-01-2011, 11:59
There are useful items in MRE's, like said above break them down and take out what you want. I like the little bottles of Tabasco, the gum, matches, etc. I wouldn't carry all that packaging. The entrees can be a welcome change from regular hiker's freeze dried/dehydrated meals, but they are heavy/bulky since they aren't dried.
Thank you for your service!
BobTheBuilder
07-01-2011, 13:34
A book of matches from a post-Katrina MRE in a small ziplock are my backup fire starter to my mini-bic.