Buying MRE's...Civilian or Military???? Lets find out,

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[ralphreinhardt]

I was kinda hoping you'd get those onto a tray, so I could say. Nice ! 😅🤣😄😂😆

[Hackenberg]

I came back from the field and gave an entire box of MREs to my father. I came back a couple of days later and asked him if he had tried a couple.
"We ate the whole box."
"You just plowed down 24, 000 calories in two days!"

[FrednDeeDee]

Hi Brad, I remember wolfing down 1945 packed C rations back in 1972 during my Army days. Trying MREs a few years ago I preferred the old C-Rats. A Hershey Bar would start my plumbing back up again. Cigarettes, Matches, and toilet paper were packed into the C-rats also. I still have a P38 can opener hooked on my keychain I've been carrying around for 45 years now along with one of my dog tags. Almost everything I used in the Army is now in museums somewhere. I'm 70 now but remember my Army days like it was yesterday.

[cooldispatch]

I was a kid during the war in Bosnia (1995) and US soldier gave me one MRE. The best Xmass present EVER! even today I do have a few pieces in my car. So useful for any outdoor activities.

[Theofficiallonewanderer]

Some of us veterans would argue about what you are and aren’t missing out on. I remember when they used to contract through Tobasco for the hot sauce and gave us literally mini bottles of tobasco also anyone else remember getting water proof matches in their MREs? Cause I had a collection of those match books

Update: Ordered 6 MREs from this company. While I am missing out on the items stated above. The QUALITY of the good items(pound cake, corn bread, etc…) is better than the original. And a lot more fresh. I would say FOR ME this makes up for the difference. And in fact makes this a good replacement MRE

[JamesMiller-lqrd]

The Military dropped the freeze-dried fruit mix because during the 1st gulf war an innovative Sgt MTM from Tennessee cooked up "Hootch" aka: Moonshine with it! P.S. was some excellent stuff!

[darylefleming]

I use to give MREs as Christmas presents to non-military friends/family. We had bins where we would store unused items. When it was time for me to leave the area of operation, I took a box the the mini Tabasco bottles home.

[BennysThoughts]

7g is a quarter ounce. 14g in a half. 28g per ounce. Don't ask me how I know that, but it's the only metric conversion us American civilians are likely to know.

[TheWtfnonamez]

I got hold of a bunch of short dated US military MREs over here in the UK.
I am ashamed to admit that I actually love eating them. If I had to choose between ordering in pizza for 30 bucks and eating an MRE, I would eat the MRE.
I would also note that the MRE has a strong psychological value, that eating cold beans and rice does not afford. Its like a little activity centre for adults, its not just about the raw nutrition. I find the whole process of heating up the food, opening the little packets and setting up my spread, quite entertaining. Im sure if you have served you are probably bored of them, but as someone who did not, MREs are quite good fun as a treat.

[Mjk]

I loved the yanks MRE in iraq, we had a few americans attached to my platoon and they where given boxes full of ration packs, i am not going to lie i used to choose eating the MREs over going to the cook house at times, I never forget the look on those amercian soldiers faces when they saw a British army cook house the look of disapointment is a understatment 🤣🤣🤣 well i was lucky enough to get to go in a american cook house a couple of times, they where great so much choice oh and the free coke, gateraid, milkshakes ect.

[Jerry]

The military also has the Training MREs that come in a clear bag, They have slightly less than the combat MREs. No TP in them either. At half the price of the combat ones. I bought a case of them at the commissary for around $50 or so.

[steeledriver]

I had the pleasure of experiencing both C-Rats and Mre's during the 80's. The biggest thing I preferred over Mre's was the ability to simply heat the c-rat cans on the transom of the jeep while driving in the woods during a night exercise not allowed any fires. Altho I missed out on the Mre's with heat tabs. That transom had no insulation and got hotter then hell :)

[Stacker_Actual]

The MRE’s being wrapped in another package is something new (within last 5-6 years) when i was in my infantry unit they didn’t do that. They even started making 2 day MRE packs as well which was mind blowing to us. GREAT video!

[Quirll]

MREs are a great thing to have, especially if you live in an area that has some natural disasters on a regular basis - flood, blizzard, high winds that knock down power lines. Having them as an emergency supply is good. You can either go to the store and buy them individually or go on line and pick them to put in a case to buy. Like you said, it's best to try them first so you know what you're getting and whether or not they are what you want. A great vid, thanks. You remind me of the Gray Bearded Green Beret. Take care and stay well. You got a new subscriber.

[ryant]

These things are great if you are planning to do some major off-the-grid camping or hiking but the only reason to go with an actual MRE from the military would be for the pure curiosity or novelty of it.

[TheLawrence]

As a civilian I truly like having MREs while camping and hiking, Ive used them loads in the Boy Scouts on long treks and its nice when treking a while and having an all in one kit for food. I really enjoyed watching this video on the differences.

[JesseCase]

Looks like the military MREs have been down graded slightly since I was in the Army (2003-2009). No big differences, just some small downgrades, slight packaging differences, and a little less food. They use to come with everything you see in this one, but also with an additional side item like applesauce, peaches, or something similar. They also ALWAYS had a 2 pack of the big square crackers or on occasion in place of the crackers it would be a god awful piece of so called bread that was dry, dense, and flat 😂. Also in most of them except for a few you would usually in addition to your desert item get either a pack of M&Ms or Skittles! Everyone always knew the few menus that didn't include candy and those would always be the last ones to get ate 😂. As far as packaging goes back then they didn't have the second clear bag, just the main outside bag with everything loose inside it. The main entree and the side item always came with the pouch inside of their own cardboard box and that box was what you put it in with the heater to heat it up, instead of the cardboard sleeve it comes with now. The last downgrade I noticed was the accessory pack. Use to they came with what you seen in this one, but always also included the famous tiny glass bottle of Tabasco sauce, a pack of matches, and most of the time a packet of crushed red pepper or some other seasoning. To give an idea of what an MRE came with back then I'll list off a hypothetical example of a likely menu. Chili mac entree, sliced peaches side, chocolate brownie, big square crackers pack, cheese spread, grape drink powder packet, hot cocoa packet, pack of M&Ms, heater and accessories pack.

[rodmueller]

Biggest difference I found out (from working in Army/Navy surplus) is the entrees in civilian MRE's are only 6 oz, where the military version is 8 oz!

[cfowlercf]

I'm a truck driver and I have been thinking of stocking my truck with MREs instead of eating truck stop food so this video actually helped me make up my mind to buy some for a trial run

[ChemicalU]

Growing up mres were a treat for me. I loved the freeze dried fruit cocktail brick and those chocolate bar things. Im 38 now and still enjoy the occasional mre as a treat to myself to bring back memories. I should point out dad coming home ment mres so u can understand why to me its a joy thing.