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<blockquote data-quote="pnuner" data-source="post: 2519859" data-attributes="member: 211"><p>They have their pluses and minuses.</p><p></p><p>+'s They contain their own water. You don't have to have water/heat to be able to eat them. They can be eaten "on the run" if need be. You don't have to stop, boil water let it sit for 15 minutes before you eat it. This may or may not be a plus but most MRE's are going to be higher in calories than say a package of Wise foods. An entire MRE is on average around 1,200 calories. A wise food meal is around 300-400 calories I think.</p><p></p><p>-'s They contain their own water. They are heavy/bulky. If you are on foot carrying a 3 day supply can weigh you down for the first couple of days. You can carry several dehydrated meals with the same weight as an MRE. Now the MRE can be broken down and made smaller but it will still weigh more than dehydrated. Shelf life is another problem with MRE. Depending on how they are stored the "recommended" shelf life is about 5 years where dehydrated is 10+ and storage conditions are not quite as critical</p><p></p><p>What I do in my get home bag is keep two broken down MRE's in case I need to eat in a hurry, then keep four Mountain house meals plus a few cliff bars. This will give me two meals a day and should keep me going for at least three days.</p><p></p><p>So if you are asking only about long term storage in a bug out or bug in location I would say go with dehydrated simply for longevity of storage. I say a mix of both is best though.</p><p></p><p>As to where to get them? That's a good question. There are lots on E-bay but you have to be careful about dates. I have heard very good things about armygear.net, I have ordered from beprepared.com with good luck. There are tons of places to get them from but they are $$ and you have to watch shipping costs also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pnuner, post: 2519859, member: 211"] They have their pluses and minuses. +'s They contain their own water. You don't have to have water/heat to be able to eat them. They can be eaten "on the run" if need be. You don't have to stop, boil water let it sit for 15 minutes before you eat it. This may or may not be a plus but most MRE's are going to be higher in calories than say a package of Wise foods. An entire MRE is on average around 1,200 calories. A wise food meal is around 300-400 calories I think. -'s They contain their own water. They are heavy/bulky. If you are on foot carrying a 3 day supply can weigh you down for the first couple of days. You can carry several dehydrated meals with the same weight as an MRE. Now the MRE can be broken down and made smaller but it will still weigh more than dehydrated. Shelf life is another problem with MRE. Depending on how they are stored the "recommended" shelf life is about 5 years where dehydrated is 10+ and storage conditions are not quite as critical What I do in my get home bag is keep two broken down MRE's in case I need to eat in a hurry, then keep four Mountain house meals plus a few cliff bars. This will give me two meals a day and should keep me going for at least three days. So if you are asking only about long term storage in a bug out or bug in location I would say go with dehydrated simply for longevity of storage. I say a mix of both is best though. As to where to get them? That's a good question. There are lots on E-bay but you have to be careful about dates. I have heard very good things about armygear.net, I have ordered from beprepared.com with good luck. There are tons of places to get them from but they are $$ and you have to watch shipping costs also. [/QUOTE]
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