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

[T F]

I think they are irradiated so they last pretty much forever....but they are
irradiated...not sure I would want to eat that unless I had to.  Also very
bulky.


On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Scott Bryce <sbryce at scottbryce.com> wrote:

> 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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