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Old 09-26-2011, 09:28 AM   #21
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I do have my original P38 still hanging on my key ring.
I can recall in basic training, after we were given a P38, we all hung them from our dog tags...then the damn thing would work it's way open and you would stab yourself in the chest every so often when you had to get in the prone position. Then they went on key rings.


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Have had it open on a key ring poke holes in a pair of jeans. Luckily it was the jeans and not me.


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I never take MRE's but I do like the bars. I know a lot of people complain about them but I think they taste good. I do admit though that after three or four days of bars I'm ready for a real meal.


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If you're dead set on MRE's, do this: Open the packs. Then open the cardboard boxes. Then take out all the little food packs. Bring the packs of food, the heating elements, one of the heating bags, and one of the big brown bags. Leave the other 40lbs of packaging behind.

Most MRE's have about 1200 calories. 2 per day is probably all you need.
Completely agree on this - Once you open them up you'll see a lot of stuff you probably DONT need. The coffee creamer, a spoon in each meal, extra toilet paper (you're hopefully already packing), stuff you don't like (those oily raisins are NASTY). They make a LOT of trash you have to pack out.
I would suggest, if you're dead set on MREs - buy a couple of boxes. Learn what you like and what you don't like. I love the wheat bread thing, some don't. Figure out how to use the heater things, there's a knack to doing it properly.

My favorites are the vegetarian meals - although I'm not vegetarian. Ill fight you for the Spicy Penne Pasta...
But considering the cost, its probably a lot cheaper to go Mountain House or something else. They work out to around $9 a meal in the box, and if you start throwing stuff out or giving it away, that's cash in the trash.

*I'm a noob hiker, but I've been eating MREs for years with our summer kids program at work. We have four MRE meals each summer, so I've had a lot of them.


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Either "Cheaper Than Dirt" or "Sportsman Guide" sell main entrees of MRE's. You can buy just the main meal without all the other junk. But then again, If you were to go that route, why not just buy a better quality meal in the first place. Like I said before about MRE's, it's all about that alpolicious flavor...Mmmmm Mmmm!


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try mountainhouse dehydrate food


seriously, give hammocks a thought: hammockforums.net
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Yes, I've checked out their site before. They all look very tasty, but I haven't ordered from them yet.

Will you let us know what you think of them after you've tried them?


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Yes, I've checked out their site before. They all look very tasty, but I haven't ordered from them yet.

Will you let us know what you think of them after you've tried them?
One of my fellow hikers had packit gourmet last year and said they were great.


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The regular grocery store has plenty of food items that work for backpacking like ponderosa said. When you are in country with plenty of water dehydrated food is a big advantage. I went to Big Bend on the other hand, and knew that we would have to carry water. Hydrated food had some benefits under those conditions. Pulling out lettuce and an avocado out of pack is unconventional but really cheered up the group out in the desert.


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Hi...


Emergency Essentials also has a variety of MREs (complete, or main dish only), and quite a variety of dehydrated and freeze-dried foods...plus emergency food bars.


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