I saw and ad and it made me think (Emer Survival Food)

[NightWatcher]

I miss the good ol MRE's with the green heater bag in the brown heavy duty pouch

I'd love to get a few cases of these to take camping or to keep on hand just in case. I know it's getting harder to find legitimate recently made mre's, and I dont want to wheel and deal with people at gun shows for them either.

So I started looking at the Survival buckets of food that are sold all over the internet (and on wacko radio)

I was just wondering if anyone here had any recs on which were good, which to stay away from....

They sell Mountain House at REI and other outdoor stores but those get pricey.

Thanks for anything you've got

[rdharma]

1. I'm not a big MRE fan ..... but if you want them, here's a good source...

Emergency Essentials http://beprepared.com/#default

They also carry the freeze dried Mountain House and Provident Pantry.

I recommend staying away from anything you find at the gun shows. These creeps are probably selling their outdated "survival" stock. Armageddon and "the race" war are taking a very long time to happen....... so they need to rotate out their old stuff now and then.

Even when I had access to fresh MREs at the base exchange, I seldom bought them. They have a shelf life of only about 5 years, they're bulky, have a lot of unnecessary crap in them, and as Crocodile Dundee would say, "You can survive on them, but they taste like s**t!".

That said, I keep a few MRE entrees and heaters. The advantage of MREs, is that you can eat them right out of the pouch..... No water or heat source needed.

Whatever you decide works best for you, Emergency Essentials is a good reputable source.

[gejohnston]

2. I ate them only because

I had to. The old C rations were better IMHO. Just pop open a Del Monte can and eat it, same difference.
My rec is trail mix, roman, and jerky.