MRE'S

[bornhunter]

Anyone know where to get a couple of cases of military MRE's? 12 packs.

[getreal711]

Commisary at jblm or Smokey point for us north Seattle area.

[jrebel]

Internet or any army surplus store. 


Bigger question.....why MRE's???  I guess if you are starving they may taste good.  Mountain house is so much better. 

[bornhunter]

Nevdr tried Mountain house. Do they have heaters like mres   

[10thmountainarcher]

Internet or any army surplus store. 


Bigger question.....why MRE's???  I guess if you are starving they may taste good.  Mountain house is so much better. 

Man I love MREs.. The newer ones are great.

[bornhunter]

Me too. Good variety and with a heater they are tasty and easy to use.

[Alpine Mojo]

Interesting perspective...MREs are so bad that they make Mountain House taste good.   

[cbond3318]

I got a case from my nephew who is in the Marines currently, they were deliciuos. He was doing cold weather training at the time so not sure if I got different kits but I could hardly finish everything in one.

[PlateauNDN]

Heaters??? I remember in the Marines they'd say you dont need a damn heater, you wanna get shot!!! Eat it and shut the f... up.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Heaters??? I remember in the Marines they'd say you dont need a damn heater, you wanna get shot!!! Eat it and shut the f... up.

Why would a heater get you shot?

[PlateauNDN]

Heaters??? I remember in the Marines they'd say you dont need a damn heater, you wanna get shot!!! Eat it and shut the f... up.

Why would a heater get you shot?

Who knows, but I wasnt brave enough to question my drill instructor.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Heaters??? I remember in the Marines they'd say you dont need a damn heater, you wanna get shot!!! Eat it and shut the f... up.

Why would a heater get you shot?

Who knows, but I wasnt brave enough to question my drill instructor.

You were born a brave come on now, can’t believe you let a DI intimidate you like that.

[Hilltop123]

Heaters??? I remember in the Marines they'd say you dont need a damn heater, you wanna get shot!!! Eat it and shut the f... up.

Why would a heater get you shot?

Who knows, but I wasnt brave enough to question my drill instructor.

You were born a brave come on now, can’t believe you let a DI intimidate you like that.

I thought, you jarheads just ate the guts of your enemies.

[jaymark6655]

Heaters??? I remember in the Marines they'd say you dont need a damn heater, you wanna get shot!!! Eat it and shut the f... up.

Why would a heater get you shot?

Who knows, but I wasnt brave enough to question my drill instructor.

You were born a brave come on now, can’t believe you let a DI intimidate you like that.

I thought, you jarheads just ate the guts of your enemies.

Sometimes they're just too scrawny. Heaters put off a nice thermal image  , I figured it was more of a you don't have time to heat. Is MH that much better tasting? I think MREs might be better for not carrying a stove or a container to heat water in and extra water. The MRE heater uses very little in comparison to the MH I saw cooked on youtube (it was chili mac also a good MRE).

[Fl0und3rz]

Heaters??? I remember in the Marines they'd say you dont need a damn heater, you wanna get shot!!! Eat it and shut the f... up.

Why would a heater get you shot?

Who knows, but I wasnt brave enough to question my drill instructor.

Don't know about eating them cold or getting shot for heating them, but I prefer to buy individual entrees.

[fowl smacker]

Amazon has them.  I do like some of the newer MREs,  however I actually love some of the Mountain House meals.  Often times weight is a concern of mine so I rarely carry MREs when hiking in. 

[jackelope]

Biggest problem I've seen with MRE's is the size and the weight. This may not matter too much on a day hunt or a 1 night'er, but if you're packing for bigger trips, they're too big and too heavy. Pound for pound you can do a lot better calorie and protein wise with other stuff. There's more to it than just Mountain Houses.
 

[Alchase]

Heaters??? I remember in the Marines they'd say you dont need a damn heater, you wanna get shot!!! Eat it and shut the f... up.

Why would a heater get you shot?

Who knows, but I wasnt brave enough to question my drill instructor.

He was probably a Vietnam veteran, and was thinking of MCIs (also called C-rats) they burned trioxane tablets to warm them. Small balls of C-4 plastic explosive were often used as well. In a pinch, the C-rat peanut butter could also be used, it burned like Sterno, LOL

MREs use a chemical reaction to water in the box to heat them