 If you spend much time outdoors, either dirt time or family camping, there's a good chance you've had an MRE. Of course the MRE was developed for the US military, but is now available to us civilians and we sell them like hotcakes. MRE's are so great because they have everything you need for food preparedness and more in one little approximately 1.5 pound plastic pouch that can have up to a 10 year shelf life or more. There are generally 6 different complete meals per case (2 of each) and are all brand new. Each case comes with 12 mains (entree's 2 of each), 12 side dishes (applesauce ect.), 12 dessert packs (cookie bar ect.), 12 cracker packs (8 squares each), 12 spreads (jelly ect.), 12 beverage powders, 12 coffees, creamer, sugar, salt, napkin, wet nap and a spoon. There are still many more uses for the various components if you have a little imagination which can be valuable in a survival or other situation. For example, you could use the pouch that it comes in as a water carrier or to gather rain water even. Continue reading at Dirt Time
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