MREs what brand?

kyhunt said:
Where do you find issue ones?
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eBay.

And no, they aren't supposed to be sold to the public.



The civilian ones made by Ameriqual, Eversafe, etc do use the same components as Issue MREs, but they have 6 selections per box, don't often change them from box to box, and have fewer selections in side dishes, snacks and desserts.
They aren't BAD, just not as much variety in their menus, and their caloric content is usually lower than issue MREs. Go to MRE Info.com for more than you ever wanted to know.


IMO, since my tax money buys the issue MREs, if some GI Joe wants to buy some at the PX, and sell them to me, the government has nothing to bitch about, since it got its money for them, twice (tax money, a nd the guy buying them at the PX), and can now buy more and end up turning a profit.
 
tarditi said:
Actual military MREs are not supposed to be for the public, nor are they supposed to be sold surplus.
Just sayin.
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Silly technicalities, just like how all my Glock magazines say "for law enforcement use only" on them.

They are available and everyone knows they're out there but silly rules are kept in place. Helps the guys who sell them to keep the prices high, making unsuspecting buyers think they're getting a back alley deal. Poor fools leave the surplus store or gun show looking over their shoulders, covering the crate in the back of the SUV just in case they happen to pass a military caravan on the way back home. Those MP's can be real hardasses.....:D

Unnamed pentagon source on the issue:

There aren't any laws that "specifically" prohibit anyone from reselling the goods, the GAO report notes. But according to internal supply center regulations, they can be sold only to "a limited number of organizations, including, among others, U.S. military organizations and federally funded activities."

"Military MREs are procured by government entities using taxpayer dollars, and are intended to be consumed by individuals from authorized organizations and activities," the letter said. "Consequently, if military MREs are sold to the general public on eBay, then they are clearly not reaching their intended recipients and represent a waste of taxpayer dollars and possible criminal activity."
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What that doesn't mention is the massive overruns that are sold off to the highest bidder at a slightly higher pricepoint by the company that makes them. They ramp up production when there's global conflict or disasters and end up with pretty impressive overruns that the .gov doesn't want and they get sold to civilian sources.
 
Tan package, the brand is "Property of the US Govt. Commercial sale is unlawful".

Man, that's not a very catchy brand name. :D

My local army surplus place (which is actually an online retailer as well) has 2 case deals for $89, very current production. He has a clipboard on the wall of what cases have what meals so you can pick the cases you like best.

There's a lot of BS out there, but supposedly his last shipment was for a security contract company that was supposed to go to Iraq that had their contract cancelled. These didn't come in the marked MRE box with US Gov. on the outside, they had something else written on them and just said "Meal Plan B" etc.

Oh and since our tax dollars already paid for them, I have no issue paying for them again and keeping them in my preps.

As Jeff mentioned, you could eat for a couple days off 1 MRE. In fact if you eat one in one sitting you might not shit for a week. :D There's a lot of excess packaging to them for storage, etc. but if you take them apart you can actually fit like 3 MREs in one of the tan bags.

I had some old MREs with an inspection date of 1997 on them. I honestly forgot I had them, got them from a .mil family member. I opened it up a few years ago and it was still good. Well as good as MREs are.
 
The only problems I've had with old MREs (like way out of date, stored in a HOT shed), are that the peanut butter and cheese spreads separate into oil and gunk. Just squeeze the tube back and forth to make sure it's fairly reconstituted, and the M&Ms were crushed, melted and tasted horrible (maybe an oil in the chocolate went rancid?). Everything else was fine.

I personally like MREs, except he "Vegetable omelet with cheese" -- I don't think there vegetable, omelet or cheese in it -- but at the cost, I don't stock up on them a lot, preferring canned goods instead -- much cheaper, and if I'm stocking up for the house, it just makes more sense. But I do like to keep a few cases around for camping trips, and if I have to bug out for some reason.
 
Cpl Punishment said:
The only problems I've had with old MREs (like way out of date, stored in a HOT shed), are that the peanut butter and cheese spreads separate into oil and gunk. Just squeeze the tube back and forth to make sure it's fairly reconstituted, and the M&Ms were crushed, melted and tasted horrible (maybe an oil in the chocolate went rancid?). Everything else was fine.

I personally like MREs, except he "Vegetable omelet with cheese" -- I don't think there vegetable, omelet or cheese in it -- but at the cost, I don't stock up on them a lot, preferring canned goods instead -- much cheaper, and if I'm stocking up for the house, it just makes more sense. But I do like to keep a few cases around for camping trips, and if I have to bug out for some reason.
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I share those sentiments, especially about the omlet. One time when I went to pick up a couple cases, the guy at the surplus store came out of the bathroom and goes "Ugh...I shouldn't have eaten the chicken enchilads...." Haha. MREs are handy to have a few of and are high calorie and generally palatable.
 
Just be sure to carry a putty knife to wipe your butt with after living on these things very long.
 
Why?

Last time I ate them for 2 weeks straight (in the Army), I pooped out a cement block -- square corners and all -- no TP/putty knife/sandblaster needed!

:D
 
the issue ones, come in non colored cardboard box, and are tan. you never know when youll be out deer huntin, freezin your ass off, when one of those heaters comes in real handy.
dave
 
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