[pct-l] Meals Ready to Eat. Or MRE's

[Ate Tuna]

Heavy
Bulky
Lots of trash

And 3500 calories in a couple ounces is impossible.  Wildly impossible for a
food to offer that.  Wikipedia says it's 1200 calories per meal, which seems
about right from my vague memory of what's offered in those packages.

On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have alot of friends in the military and I have been talking to them
> about
> my hike they all recommend MRE's as my food source as they provide around
> 3500cal at a couple of ounces per meal.  Best part u need no stove as each
> meal comes with a heating source.  U can prep your MRE set up camp and your
> hot dinner is ready.  I have been warned to stick to select few meal
> choices
> as some are just wrong as others are good and packed with cal.
> Just wondering if anyone has tried this method?  I think I would still
> bring
> a stove just for hot coffee or tea and to boil water just in case.  But
> overall with some granola to snack on thru out the day and candy.  Not sure
> about the cost of MRE's yet.
> Gerry0625
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