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Offline bornhunter

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MRE'S
« on: September 04, 2018, 09:26:54 PM »
Anyone know where to get a couple of cases of military MRE's? 12 packs.
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2018, 09:40:30 PM »
Commisary at jblm or Smokey point for us north Seattle area.
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2018, 09:50:16 PM »
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. 
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2018, 09:53:13 PM »
Nevdr tried Mountain house. Do they have heaters like mres   
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2018, 09:56:11 PM »
Quote from: jrebel on September 04, 2018, 09:50:16 PM
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.
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2018, 10:04:13 PM »
Me too. Good variety and with a heater they are tasty and easy to use.
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2018, 02:56:57 PM »
Interesting perspective...MREs are so bad that they make Mountain House taste good.   :chuckle:
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2018, 03:31:44 PM »
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.
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2018, 03:33:23 PM »
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. :chuckle:
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2018, 04:03:10 PM »
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 03:33:23 PM
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. :chuckle:

Why would a heater get you shot? :dunno:
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2018, 04:05:51 PM »
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 19, 2018, 04:03:10 PM
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 03:33:23 PM
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. :chuckle:

Why would a heater get you shot? :dunno:

Who knows, but I wasnt brave enough to question my drill instructor. :bdid:
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2018, 04:07:43 PM »
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 04:05:51 PM
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 19, 2018, 04:03:10 PM
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 03:33:23 PM
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. :chuckle:

Why would a heater get you shot? :dunno:

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

You were born a brave come on now, can’t believe you let a DI intimidate you like that. :chuckle:
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2018, 04:14:24 PM »
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 19, 2018, 04:07:43 PM
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 04:05:51 PM
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 19, 2018, 04:03:10 PM
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 03:33:23 PM
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. :chuckle:

Why would a heater get you shot? :dunno:

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

You were born a brave come on now, can’t believe you let a DI intimidate you like that. :chuckle:
I thought, you jarheads just ate the guts of your enemies.
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2018, 04:17:56 PM »
Quote from: Hilltop123 on September 19, 2018, 04:14:24 PM
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 19, 2018, 04:07:43 PM
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 04:05:51 PM
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 19, 2018, 04:03:10 PM
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 03:33:23 PM
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. :chuckle:

Why would a heater get you shot? :dunno:

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

You were born a brave come on now, can’t believe you let a DI intimidate you like that. :chuckle:
I thought, you jarheads just ate the guts of your enemies.

Sometimes they're just too scrawny. Heaters put off a nice thermal image  :dunno:, 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).
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2018, 04:24:15 PM »
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 04:05:51 PM
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 19, 2018, 04:03:10 PM
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 03:33:23 PM
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. :chuckle:

Why would a heater get you shot? :dunno:

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

:chuckle:

Don't know about eating them cold or getting shot for heating them, but I prefer to buy individual entrees.
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2018, 04:24:31 PM »
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. 
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2018, 04:37:14 PM »
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.
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Re: MRE'S
« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2018, 07:13:10 PM »
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 04:05:51 PM
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 19, 2018, 04:03:10 PM
Quote from: PlateauNDN on September 19, 2018, 03:33:23 PM
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. :chuckle:

Why would a heater get you shot? :dunno:

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

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
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