[pct-l] Meals Ready to Eat. Or MRE's

[Mike Chapman]

I was on a snow trip(5 days) last year and a guy had some really good
ones(high tech mres) ive never seen before. He busted out a giant vegi
lasagna that looked so good I wanted to grab it and bail off a snow
cliff! But for the $,he even said that there too much $. I did find
that some marinated chicken breasts come in packages that dont need
frig,look hard in some supermarkets,not sure of the calories,but the
taste and size of package were great. Hike on,and hide those great
meals when I walk by.

On 2/6/11, Russell Garner <russell.garner at att.net> wrote:
> I retired from the Army 3 years ago...skip the MREs...
> 1) they are significantly heavier than dehydrated food
> 2) you can minimize weight by stripping off excess packaging, but still they
> will weigh more
> 3) prolonged usage can lead to dehydration and constipation (as a battalion
> commander I was under retsrictions as to the number of continuous days that
> we could eat 3 MREs/day
>
> On the other hand..
> 1) they come in a wide variety of flavors
> 2) can be eaten cold, if necessary
> 3) usually taste good with Tabasco sauce
>
> Russ Garner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Scott Bryce
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 12:18 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Meals Ready to Eat. Or MRE's
>
> On 2/6/2011 12:36 PM, Gerry Zamora wrote:
>> I have alot of friends in the military and I have been talking to them
>> about my hike they all recommend MRE's as my food source as they
>> provide around 3500cal at a couple of ounces per meal.
>
> According to Wikipedia, a typical MRE weighs between 18 and 26 oz and
> provides 1200 calories. That comes out to between 66 and 46 calories per
> ounce. Typical backpacking food provides twice as many calories per ounce.
> And at a cost of about $7.50 per meal, they are very pricey.
>
> As someone else already pointed out, you will wind up with a lot of trash.
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