Looking to store away some food, can I get a case of genuine MRE's for less than $80?

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I am trying to get about 4 weeks of sustainability together to store at my house. It is only my wife and I, and we keep far more than that much food in the pantry, but most of it has to be prepared. I like to prepare for TEOFTWAWKI situations just as much as the next guy, but I don't realistically see that happening and think that preparing for 2-4 weeks of sustainability is much more practical (I know somebody who stores away seeds, so I'm all set if it does all come down:rolleyes:). I've had MRE's on several occasions and I actually really like them. I know it's illegal to buy MRE's that have already been purchased by the government, but you can get overruns at some places. Is this the best deal around, or do any of you know of something better? Also other food option suggestions are appreciated.
 
Mike
This site goes over the differences of the MRE brands out there and gives some links to the makers and sites where they are sold. Some of the MRE's available to civilians are a little less expensive.
MRE INFO
Hope this helps.
trldad
 
michaelmcgo said:
Also other food option suggestions are appreciated.
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I'd suggest an investment in a dehydrator, a vacuum sealer, and a deep freeze. I have a ton of food, all bought in bulk when on sale, stored up using these methods. Also, learning to do your own canning is a great idea especially if you're able to grow your own produce or have access to locally grown stuff on the cheap.
 
I keep a couple of cases of MRE'saround as a supplement to canned and dried foods i.e. rice, milk etc.

The MRE's are more for tossing in the Suburban on my way out of Dodge since a long term supply would be too expensive for us and would not get rotated into the regular food chain like our canned and dried foods do. If we run out of something, we take it from the larder then add it to the shopping list to be replaced.

Price you're looking at looks about average but shipping is also expensive.

I found this book while browsing in downtown Moses Lake last summer. It was a book store run by a nice LDS lady.

http://books.google.com/books?id=iK...resnum=3&ved=0CBAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
 
There's also the option of picking up a tub of "Food for Health Emergency Food Kit" from Costco. It's a giant bucket of 275 servings of vegetarian entrées. It'd probably be best to pick up a few of these, as each bucket is only about 23 pounds. At least the shelf-life of these is anywhere from ten to 20 years.
 
http://www.longlifefood.com/

I can highly recommend these guys because I have purchased from them over the years several times and know quite a few others who have. The company I work for also purchased large pallet loads of MRE's from them also as part of their hurricane preparedness plans.

Their prices include shipping and as heavy as MRE's are that can save you some serious money. I like to buy the individual components rather than the full MRE's because that way you buy exactly the food items you like and don't pay for what you don't need or like. You can mix and match all you like that way.

They have been in business for many, many years and their food is usually very fresh since they have a high turnover.
 
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