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

[Gerry Zamora]

Thanks for the input that's why I asked they were all gun hoe about mre but
I guess for my purpose it doesn't make sence just the trash alone is to much
I plan on not leaving a trace behind.  Pasta and granola here we come.  Good
think I love trail mix. Lol
Gerry0625
On Feb 6, 2011 12:09 PM, "Ate Tuna" <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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