I looked online at MREs and couldn't believe the price of them these days. I see where they are $10 - 12 per meal. Are they that much better than in the old days, or is it just inflation causing the high price?

Heard they stopped sending tabasco with them?

They got a pizza on now that's pretty good. Honestly the best thing to do if you want some of find the local guard unit aaannnnnd

Yeeeep round 2014 I think

They are about the same as they've always been, I order a case every year and hand a few out when I give a Veterans day speech to the local 1st grade class. Can't believe how expensive they are

I think MyPatriotSupply has better prices for long term food supply.

Loved that chicken-ala-king back in Desert Storm.

Somebody said there is no inflation !!!

Are you trying to get this thread axed that could turn it political. 🤔


No Paul they are not any better just like everything else prices have just gone up. I have a few cases and take a few out when the boys and I go on all day hunts. The boys like them becust it's Military stuff and more of a treat. Ya like a kid with theìr first pair of camo pants.

I've done that. Knew a guy who was active military. Got a few cases for free as he owed me a couple favors.

I looked into MRE and dried foods it’s nuts what they want for a bag of spiced carbs. Once I look at the ingredients most don’t appeal to me anyway. The individual meals are 10-14 bucks but they claim 2 portions on the package. I wanted to get away from cooking in the camper but it looks like I’ll be doing some microwave cooking and cereal/fruit breakfast meals.

I still have a couple of cases, mine were free from the national guard

after hurricane Sally, they really ain't bad taste wise

The Ham Slice was my favorite but Chicken Ala Kitty wasn't bad. We got a bunch of surplus ones from the first Gulf War. When you opened the cases it was like they were packed with silica sand and it had worn all the writing off the meals. If was a real surprise to see what you got when you opened one.

We had C Rations when I was in the army. My favorite was the ham and lima beans. Never had any problem trading with anybody for them.

Think I had the bean and weenie once I could not tell if I was biting into a bean or apiece of hotdog .

Now that wasn't what they were actually called.

My favorite C ration was the ham and eggs chopped. Those old C-rats also had a four pack of cigarettes. They could be Pall Malls, Chesterfields, and some others that I don't recall.

Convenience. Kinda like $6 for a bag of tater chips at the market

Me to Paul, looked like Alpo but tasted pretty good. Most didn't like it so I traded for it, used cigs for trade of peaches, fruit cocktail and nut roll and hot chocolate.

I will say these preppers willing to pay an arm and a leg for any mil spec doesn't help at all