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[pct-l] MRE's and Lurps



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> Hey
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> About ten years ago I bought some LURPs from cheaperthendirt.com. Had a
> problem with taste and called the manufacture they said to immediately
> discard them. Shelf life expired. Cheaperthendirt has some good deals on
> MRI's but not recommended for backpacking. That is except if you are like
> "Pit Bull"my son who weight 280 lbs and is six feet eight and an ex
> wrestler.
> Lonetrail




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>> MRE's I think have 3,500 cal. in them. BUT it takes 3,000 cals. of energy
>> to
>> open all the packages and after two days half the volume of your pack will
>> be
>> empty MRE packages.
>>     Lurps? I bought some last summer at a junk store( looking for stoves
>> and
>> lanterns) I think they were made about 1973 . The candy bars had turned an
>> off white color and tasted like soap.  But the rest of this 30 year old
>> food
>> tasted better than I remember our hot lunches at high school being.
>>    MRE's for the thu-hiker would be a poor choice. Lurps, I've been told
>> ,haven't been made for years now.
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