MRE meals. any good??

[pateco]

Here is a link to a list of foods to pack that I shared in another post.

Food Packing Suggestions.

I would bulk up on these before I bought MREs

 

[RussC]

This thread is about us now

I'm down with that. as long as I still get my share.

 

[Jackdaw]

I am enjoying all the replies, but please also note my original post is much more inclusive than just the military MRE as a refresher it was:
"Just curious if anyone uses freeze dried or other MRE type meals onboard, and if any in particular are better than others."
I know back in the 70s there were (freeze dried?) meals that you dumped hot water in the bag and had a decent tasting meal.

That was my point in post #30. If you can boil water, freeze dried and and add-boiling-water-and-eat meals are the way to go. Light, tasty, no refrigeration.

 

[RussC]

That was my point in post #30. If you can boil water, freeze dried and and add-boiling-water-and-eat meals are the way to go. Light, tasty, no refrigeration.

Any brand/flavor that you like in particular?

 

[Gunni]

Any brand/flavor that you like in particular?

I suppose if I had to, it would be Mountain House. Also produce the bucket of dinner. They make LRPs, a cut above the MRE.

 

[Jackdaw]

Any brand/flavor that you like in particular?

Hmm Freeze-dried, Mountain House was the old standby, but now also Good-To-Go rocks it. Both on Amazon.

Broths, Soups and Ramen are great and cheap. Mac-and-cheese with Tuna mixed in will keep you going all night.

 

[Terry Cox]

Had these before during our backpacking adventures over the years, but never on the boat. Especially good include beef stroganoff. Veggies and desserts also very good and light weight.

https://www.mountainhouse.com/m/ctus.html

 

[Jackdaw]

Another Mt House tip: If you do the freeze dried eggs for breakfast, BE SURE to get a brick of compressed bacon to chip off of and add to the eggs. They make the resulting scramble about 1000x more edible.

 

[RussC]

NOW we're getting' somewhere! I'll start investigating these suggestions.

Thanks!

 

[shemandr]

Another Mt House tip: If you do the freeze dried eggs for breakfast, BE SURE to get a brick of compressed bacon to chip off of and add to the eggs. They make the resulting scramble about 1000x more edible.

Tabasco solves all taste deficiencies.

 

[RussC]

Tabasco solves all taste deficiencies.

Stir for 20 seconds and then throw the whole works overboard. problem solved.

 

[Roland5048]

Mac-and-cheese with Tuna mixed in will keep you going all night.

I'm flashin' back to my college days. Now, what happened to the real flashbacks I was promised? Still waitin'!

 

[Jackdaw]

I'm flashin' back to my college days. Now, what happened to the real flashbacks I was promised? Still waitin'!

LOL that’s where I learned that! I have to say some days I still crave it. We can work on the flashbacks.

 

[vetch]

We keep a few bags of Mountain House on board as emergency chow. But normally we just meal plan and par-cook and freeze. Working with an ice box I want everything as cold as possible when it goes in. Marinate a steak put it in a zip lock bag and freeze it. It's just more ice in the box until steak night.

The main thing is make sure you re-hydrate it. Eating it dehydrated will make you very sick.