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Old 01-05-2010, 09:50 PM
 
Location: NW San Antonio
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Hubby & I want to buy several MRE's to have on hand "just incase". I am certain I saw some for sale several mos. ago at one of the base commissaries but can't remember which one & I don't want to run from base to base.
Have any of you seen them at the comm.? If so, would you mind telling me which one(s)?

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Old 01-06-2010, 04:21 AM
 
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Randolph has a small rack of MREs up front near the checkout line...
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Old 01-06-2010, 04:48 AM
 
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
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Lackland has them, but they're around $8. I always wanted to try one (somehow did 20 years without ever getting an opportunity), but not willing to pay $8 for something that might taste awful.
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Old 01-06-2010, 06:04 AM
 
Location: NW San Antonio
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Lackland has them, but they're around $8. I always wanted to try one (somehow did 20 years without ever getting an opportunity), but not willing to pay $8 for something that might taste awful.
I've tried certain items from them. Hubby saved some things from the ones he had in a training a couple years ago. The items that the kids & I tried were pretty decent!

$8 per meal sounds pretty high Anyone have any other ideas for long shelf life foods to keep on hand "just incase"? We are keeping lots of canned things, some of those heat & eat entrees & dried beef. I'm wondering if there are any places that may have freeze dried or that type thing in San Antonio?

Other suggestions I may not have thought of?
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Old 01-06-2010, 07:07 AM
 
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
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UHT milk is always a good idea and I really like its taste, plus it comes in regular, chocolate, and strawberry. There is a shelf life on it, but I'm pretty sure it's at least a year. I've seen it in several stores around town; it's usually by the powdered milk.
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Old 01-06-2010, 07:13 AM
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Location: Ohio
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Someone who ate them while deployed told me that MREs contain several thousand calories. A meal like that makes sense for a hardworking soldier in the field, but would probably add 2-3 pounds to the bulk of the average city-dwelling couch potato.
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Old 01-06-2010, 07:36 AM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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hmmmmmm... sorry.... what is MRE???
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Old 01-06-2010, 07:38 AM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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... oh, I see....
http://www.mreinfo.com/

http://www.mreinfo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3125&start=0 (broken link)
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Old 01-06-2010, 07:44 AM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Someone who ate them while deployed told me that MREs contain several thousand calories. A meal like that makes sense for a hardworking soldier in the field, but would probably add 2-3 pounds to the bulk of the average city-dwelling couch potato.
Bowie, that's a heart attack food!!
http://www.mreinfo.com/images/ameriqual/apack_label.jpg
http://www.mreinfo.com/images/ameriqual/apack_front.jpg

check the prices: http://www.theepicenter.com/mre_mili...dy_to_eat.html
http://www.mrefoods.com/
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Old 01-06-2010, 07:49 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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You can also find long shelf life items at Costco and Sams online....

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