Medvedya
Master Sergeant
Oh my word - that's gotta be kept as a quote!
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cheddar cheese
Major General
Haha 
The Rat packs ive had are sick, doesnt make for good eating...
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They dont. They do have the right amount of calories to get you through the day and you can survive off of them but they taste like shit and I would not recommend them to anyone. I dont care how much you want to be in the army, you are out of your right mind to say you would rather eat MRE's than sandwiches. P38 Pilot ask anyone whos in the army and they will tell you that.
evangilder
"Shooter"
Or the USAF, USMC or USN. MREs are disgusting. You can live on them, but they are not something I would prefer to sustain me. Blech!
I remember one op, I snuck in a bunch of PB&J sandwiches. I was the hero of the op and I wouldn't doubt that I could have sold one for $20. It wasn't worth selling them to me though. Seeing the guys enjoy something other than a bag-nasty was enough for me.
I remember one op, I snuck in a bunch of PB&J sandwiches. I was the hero of the op and I wouldn't doubt that I could have sold one for $20. It wasn't worth selling them to me though. Seeing the guys enjoy something other than a bag-nasty was enough for me.
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evangilder said:
I did the same thing the last time we went to the field. I flew out a small footlocker with a camp stove. I also brought bread and peanut butter and jelly as well as soups and spam. Everytime I opened up my box people came wandering over. I should have set up shop and made some money.
evangilder
"Shooter"
Yep, you probably could have too.
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- #288
Same thing normally goes with cigarettes also.
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
The one thing, well two things, that I carried with me, were granola bars and pop tarts.... I didnt like the bulk of an MRE...
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- #290
Neither did I. I also took a lot of pop tarts and granola bars. Oh and dont forget the trail mix. Great for snacking on and the beef jerkey!
evangilder
"Shooter"
Those beef and cheese sticks that didn't require refrigeration were one of the things I carried, along with assorted nuts and M&Ms. I don't care much for trail mix, but will eat it if there's nothing else.
P38 Pilot
Tech Sergeant
DerAdlerIstGelandet said:
Oh yes i freaking have!
I think they are freaking delicious!!! I especially like the Beef Stew or The Pork Rinds or the Spaghetti and meatballs! I always ate them whenever we went turkey hunting or when just traveling in the woods!
evangilder
"Shooter"
I guess there's one in every unit.
Nonskimmer
Captain
Huss may have something to say about this, but I've tried the Canadian equivalent of the MRE (I can't remember what we call them), and I didn't find them too bad. I don't know if I'd want to have to live on them everyday, but they weren't bad little meals really.
P38 Pilot
Tech Sergeant
I would!
lesofprimus
Brigadier General
That's proof positive of 2 things....
First: You are absolutely out of ur mind..
Second: That you are DEFINATLY one hellova Redneck...
First: You are absolutely out of ur mind..
Second: That you are DEFINATLY one hellova Redneck...
cheddar cheese
Major General
Ours are horrid...The treacle pudding is solid, the paté is runny and the ham and cheese pasta is all gristly...the Boiled sweets are the only decent things, dont even have kendal mint cakes any more...
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P38 Pilot said:DerAdlerIstGelandet said:
Oh yes i freaking have!
They do not make Pork Rinds in real military MRE's.
Second if you really think they are good, then you have no idea what good food is, or are just entirely insane.
evengilder said:
Negative, there is not a single one in my unit that thinks the things taste remotely good. When we were in Kosovo we traded them for the German MRE's because they actually tasted like real food. In Iraq we only ate them because we did not want to starve.
P38 Pilot
Tech Sergeant
I know but i LIKE the MREs. I could live off these things! I really like them and there are some pretty good ones that you find. If you ask me, their probably better than K Rations that they used to serve.
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The best ones believe it or not were the old C Rats. MRE's are just more easy to use.
You are insane P38 to like them and be able to live off of them.
You are insane P38 to like them and be able to live off of them.
