I just bought a 10 pack of US humanitarian daily rations for a little over $30, which seems cheap as hell for MRE-type meals. They seem suitable enough for camping and emergency situations. Has anyone tried them? Am I gonna be suffering through these when I take them in the woods?

>>63849294 (OP)
That 3.33 days of food will result in 5-7 days of not shitting

Look at the schnoz on that guy!

>>63849303
ackshually they're day rations so it's 10 days of food. the "not shitting" part is probably similar though.

>>63849294 (OP)
They're edible if incredibly bland, honestly they're not much worse or better than a standard military MRE. The cookie is pretty good though

>>63849330
Nice, really I was just hoping they weren't offensively bad.

>>63849294 (OP)
just see what steve has to say, he wont steer you wrong
https://youtu.be/RXyPw0UsKoI

>>63849349
It's beans, rice, and a scientifically calculated blend of calories and macronutrients to keep people alive and not offend any major religious dietary restrictions.

>>63849294 (OP)
Check Amazon OP,
I just got a 12 case for $32

>>63849357
I watched his video before I bought but I've seen his goofy ass eat rotted Chinese rations and severely downplay how awful it was lmao. He's more man than I am.
>>63849363
Post link, the one I bought was the same price but was only 10.

>>63849294 (OP)
ive had 2 of those they were edible and you get a plain poptart and 2 cookies, they werent the same food stuff as actual mres. the food part was ehhhhh. if im starving okay. not bad tasting just bland. was lentils and some vegetarian thing.

>>63849294 (OP)
Yes. I have a couple cases in my basement. The mains are kinda meh. The jam is always bad. Eat the giant crackers with the pranut butter. The gigantic fig newton looks nasty but is good. The short bread cookie(s) are fine.

>>63849294 (OP)
They're one of the only food items I've ever had where I didn't hate them at first, but got incredibly tired of them within days. Just seeing one makes my appetite disappear even today.

And that's impressive given that there's nothing in there that's offensive or tastes *bad*.

>>63849294 (OP)
No meat.

>>63849449
yeah if you ignore the cookie the best way to describe it is bland and inoffesive.
its not one of those survival foods where its suffering to eat but not something youd willingly pick like an mre.

>>63849486
Yeah, even Canadian MREs were more enjoyable

The best stuff in terms of taste will always be the civilian camping food, because it doesn't need to meet as long of shelf life requirements and isn't intended to be dropped out of airplanes on huge pallets.

>>63849294 (OP)
I like those, but standard mil mres are $34.75 a case right now, lowest they've ever been online and much more fun, better meals, better extras.

>>63849486
>>63849502
Where are you seeing bricks of actual MREs this cheap? I'll buy them next time and compare the two.
>>63849500
REI camping food goes hard as fuck but yeah it's a bit pricey and feels a bit too posh for camping.

>>63849521
Might have something to do with all the online stock hitting the expiration date marked on the packs either really soon or already

>>63849294 (OP)
i bought a case last year to try because they were so cheap and they are meh. the cookies and poptarts taste fine and the crackers with peanut butter and strawberry are legit but the mains are all around meh. zero flavor and bland taste, you really have to add the entire salt and pepper packet in it just to taste anything and i'd recommend bringing whatever particular brand of hot sauce with you. if youre hungry then its fine but i'd def bring some real food and alternate between the two because if i had to eat that shit 3 days in a row it wouldnt be very fun

tl;dr
its all carbs and zero protein in these things (minus the peanut butter) so expect to get hungry again soon if doing strenuous activity and I wouldnt buy it again

>>63849502
this would be the smarter buy as of now because they are surprisingly cheap BUT 1 HDR is 2 meals vs 1 MRE being just one so technically if you want max food/cheap the HDR is better value but the mains sucks. MRE has "better" mains plus a heater

>>63849294 (OP)
Mres are all bags. Bag in a bag in a bag. Half their fucking weight is bags.
Immense waste.
That being said. I bought 72 humanitarian mres. I keep them around and occasionally eat one.
They are very bland and boring

I do not recommend them for camping

>>63849581
saying the mains suck is too harsh. they are just bland. like there are some foods you think that was awful id never eat that again. the humanitarian ones are yeah ill eat this again if its the only food there. inoffensively tasteless neutrality.

>>63849294 (OP)
Protein content is deliberately low to prevent refeeding syndrome, and the micronutrient balance isn't great. You should probably add jerky and a multivitamin if you're going to be active.

>>63849362
>a scientifically calculated blend of calories and macronutrients to keep people alive
It doesn’t have EVERYTHING the body needs...

>>63849436
>the food part was ehhhhh. if im starving okay.
>>63849449
>got incredibly tired of them within days. Just seeing one makes my appetite disappear even today
>>63849581
>if i had to eat that shit 3 days in a row it wouldnt be very fun
>>63849638
>They are very bland and boring
>I do not recommend them for camping
Faggy zoomers
Back in my day we lived on tinned spam and tuna, instant noodles, hard tack and Snickers, and that was the only menu for days and days on end.
The vegetarian options were "fuck off" and "fuck off and die"

>>63849728
you clearly havent eaten em.

>>63849349
Think of it as a step above freeze dried space food.

>>63849735
Nigga which part of INSTANT NOODLES did you not understand?
Beans and pasta in tomato sauce was nearly a luxury as far as we were concerned
We carried those for longer excursions, because instant noodles three meals a day does get you down after a week

>>63849294 (OP)

>>63849349
The prototype HDRs (which were on Sportsmans Guide a couple years back) were terrible, almost no protein, menus that made no sense, but these are supposed to be OK. Seriously, one of the prototype meals was spanish rice and cheesy potatoes with tortillas and sunflower butter.

Nothing wrong with any of the ingredients, but just no thought given to whatever combination of items was Kosher, Halal, Vegitarian, hypoallergenic, and 2700 calories, just whatever shit they had extra of.
>>63849357
Steve is fun to watch but he glazes the shit out of almost everything that isn't basically inedible.

>>63849728
>Back in my day we lived on tinned spam and tuna
Both of those have a lot of flavor, spam is fucking great
Also all of these MREs are vegetarian, so that's not a great comparison
>and Snickers
Quality candy bar

>>63849766
>Nigga which part of INSTANT NOODLES did you not understand?
Instant noodles have a lot of salt in a broth which helps

Also going by the fact that you say nigga, I don't think you're even a millenial

>>63849766
instant noodles have flavor. i could eat instant noodles for a month straight and be happy. probably malnourished but happy to eat them.
you havent tasted the humanitarian rations.

>>63849521
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08N1NDDRS/

Price fluctuates, they are .50 more now than I paid this afternoon. It is pretty unusual to see them this cheap if you were curious but were thinking of waiting a month or two. $80 a case is more standard. Not sure where that anon found a $32 case.

>>63849577
They don't expire as such, they have an inspection date 3 years after manufacture, they last well after that, easily another 5 years if stored at a reasonably cool temperature.

>>63849294 (OP)
I lived on these for a while. I got a couple of cases of Sopakco, and then a couple cases of Wornick. The Sopakco were actually pretty tasty, no complaints at all. Wornick is fucking disgusting and the reason why I stopped buying them, the price isn't as compelling if you buy from places that handpick the cases by brand and buying random isn't worth the risk of paying $30 for a case of inedible garbage. I never got an Ameriqual so I can't comment on them, but from what I've seen they look edible but with a more limited menu than Sopakco.

>>63849294 (OP)
Why is it pink? Thats gay, fucking DEI

>>63849294 (OP)
>I just bought a 10 pack of US humanitarian daily rations
why? those are literally indian food for poors. they contain no meat

>>63849728
>The vegetarian options were "fuck off" and "fuck off and die"
HDRs are all vegetarian retard. Glad to hear you like them.

>>63850084
They used to make them yellow but that ended up being too close to the color of bomblettes that were also sometimes dropped by american aircraft

>>63849581
They aren't 1:2, a case of 10 humanitarian mres is 25lbs, a case of 12 military ones weights 20.6lbs.

>>63849850
>Instant noodles have a lot of salt in a broth which helps
The flavours were dead dull however
>going by the fact that you say nigga, I don't think you're even a millenial
Gen X invented this slang, kiddo

>>63850003
There's at least as much variety and very probably more flavour in HADRs than the ersatz ramen rations we used to rely on

>>63849728
>Back in my day blah blah

Not my fault your life sucked. Love hitting boomers with that.

>>63849325
>>63849303
Is the not shitting part and parcel of all of these?

>>63850107
You have to eat all the eggs?

>>63851003
It sucked but it also made me grateful for the conveniences and luxuries we have today, and it equipped me to be able to withstand with equanimity conditions which more dainty people would consider "hardships".
What's so terrible about that?

>>63849728
Not sure why you’re suddenly bringing up zoomers. I’m 22 and regularly eat beans and rice with kimchi or sauerkraut for dinner simply because it’s easy to make

>>63851003
Who cares they at least could buy a house and weren’t grappling with inceldom. Tax dollars are currently keeping boomers alive through social security so ultimately they won in the end

>>63850428
im talking about the individual pouch. 1 hdr is 2200 calories and 1 mre is 1200 calories
so by case youre getting 20 hdr meals vs 12 mre meals

>>63849294 (OP)
I have a couple cases and they're not that bad. For a third of the price of mres they're great. I have some canned beef and tuna to mix in and heat the pouches in boiling water since no fre. Ignore all the fags here who won't touch anything outside of dino nuggets and ketchup unless it's stamped military.

Also cause there's so much lentils it gives me amazing shits. Like I shit better eating these than any corposlop sandwich chain. Just a nice smooth hearty log with minimal wiping. HDR is g2g

>>63851488
with how many of them say they include beans or other legumes i was really surprised people said they got blocked up from them. i understand when this happens from actual military MREs but these are almost all fiber.

>>63851014
Retards don't drink enough water

>>63851527
>>63851488
See >>63851547

It's literally just idiots not drinking enough water, or any water. The probably have them with energy drinks which also has salts in it.

>>63851527
Probably they can only touch the pop tarts, peanut butter and crackers. HDR is perfectly okay even being meat free. Thinking about it, having a good poo is a huge morale boost, so while the mains aren't as tasty they're overall better for someone in a shituation.

I think I'm gonna crack one this weekend with some easy cheese, tapatio and spam to see if they still retain poopability

>>63851574
gobbless, keep us updated

OP post the HDR nutrition facts panel so we can have a gander

>>63851792
They come in Thursday, I'll post them then.

do you guys recommend keeping MREs as emergency food? or are you better off just hoarding canned beans and tuna? which one last longer in a cool dry place?

>>63852766
if you're at all serious about it, you'd store tinned food, rice and beans; and eat them regularly on a first in first out basis. this accustoms you to the food, and avoids waste. it's an Amish or Quaker practice, I think

this was a great example that was probably missed by most viewers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AnDTLGs98k&t=40s

>>63849294 (OP)
Is the poptart good on any of yours? All 10 of mine had a bad poptart despite only being like 2 years old.

>>63850007
>hey last well after that, easily another 5 years if stored at a reasonably cool temperature.

Indeed. Ideally get some with an inspection date in the future, but those tend to be more expensive.

Check for the TTI sticker; if the inner circle is darker than the outer circle it wasn't stored well.

With HDR, consider supplementing with spam, tuna, or even a bag of beef jerky.

>>63851488
>1488
>comfy slop
>comfy shits
This dude is cool

>>63851568
I shat pure soft serve when I had an MRE on my last camping trip. I drank lots of water

>>63852766
The best things as emergency food is freeze dried or nitrogen preserved buckets you can buy and forget about. Get the ones with 20-25+ year shelf lives. In 25 years you can buy more and think about eating the old ones, let them sit as plan b extras, or throw them out after they have served their purpose of insuring you against hunger. If you don't have a budget for that standard shelf stable food you can buy an abundance of and eat on a first in last out basis is ideal.
If you get mres or other things you earmark as emergency food they generally aren't cost effective and you have to be aware of expiration dates, add to that when those start to roll around you may not want to eat life boat rations/ spam/tuna packs

>>63849294 (OP)
I picked up a few cases a year or two ago, and they are decent enough. Especially at the price. They don't taste awful. Some of the menus are a little bland. The no frh isn't an big deal for me. The cookie and jam are pretty tits. And the accessory pack has most of the normal stuff. Minus any hot sauce.

>>63851792
I'll pop one

>>63854721
Even 2000 calories, of note the pack of poptarts is more calorie dense at 420 than either of the two entrees.

>>63854721
>>63851792
Different anon here, here's a Warnick menu. Lentil stew is fine, pasta sauce is absolutely vile. Maybe it's just got a way shorter shelf life than everything else, I'm not sure.

>>63849294 (OP)
They're gay. They have to comply with all dietary restrictions. No meat, nothing non-kosher, etc. Enjoy your pea soup and vegan crackers.

>>63849294 (OP)
I bought a case a few months ago for shits and giggles. The menus are bland but palatable, mostly beans and rice. The sides are also fine, the peanut butter ends being the tastiest thing in the pack but it's not like anything is inedible either. The beans and simple menus make them easily digestible, if these things are backing you up then it's your fault, not the HDR's. Bare in mind that these are supposed to be the bare minimum to keep one person alive for one day who's not moving around much, so they're not packed with energy the same way an MRE is. If your intent is to keep these as emergency rations then you'd really want to supplement with a salted meat of your choice, multivitamin, and drink mix to make it a little more well rounded. Maybe some aftermarket FRH's as well since these have no heaters.

tl;dr they're okay, just buy them when they're cheap

>>63852766
They're fine if you intend to use them within a few years of purchase, any longer than that and you're better off just buying a bucket of freeze dried food, hoarding canned goods, or storing beans and rice. Properly stored freeze dried food can easily last decades, MRE's simply can't.

>>63849294 (OP)
>consuming preservative laden gmo american food daily
Have you ever wondered why that stevie guy that reviews MREs talks like a retard?

>>63849303
That's 300% efficiency!

>>63849414
>Post link, the one I bought was the same price but was only 10.
Diff anon here. Found it
>https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJGP8W4L?ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_mwn_dp_411C8216TJR8F629SZAJ

>>63851228
>I’m 22
You are a zoomer

>>63854957
Taking smack about Steve? Yep, that's reddit!

>>63854753
i remember many years ago when my brother was in his first year in the marines he'd bring home cases of mre's every time hed visit. id eat most of a bag for lunch and never really think about why i felt so heavy the rest of the day

>>63854753
MRE brown sugar pop tarts are the best toaster pastries ever made.

>>63854753
yes
after years of MRE reviews I realise the only way to pack in that level of calorie density is sugar and fat
candy bars being the easiest to achieve that

>>63854721
thanks
the dietary fibre content is actually pretty high at 11g total
maybe that explains the Nazi shits
still a terrible amount of sodium however

>>63854759
this one has even more dietary fibre and protein
looks like the answer is lentils and beans, fibrebros
how bad was the pasta sauce?
usually, commercial tomato sauces need a touch of salt or tabasco

>>63855582
I know. I just don’t get his point of hating zoomers being unable to deal with “bland food.” My generation is broke and more than likely has to eat bland stuff

>>63857702
>I just don’t get his point of hating zoomers being unable to deal with “bland food."
because you're weak, impatient, and overspending as a result
>My generation is broke
your generation isn't broke, it's just terminally impatient
when adjusted for age, zoomers both earn more and own more than boomers
that is, a 25yo zoomer earns more and is richer than a 25yo boomer
so why do you keep bitching that you're "broke"? because you looked at people richer than you are because they are OLDER than you are, and thought "gee, why don't I have the savings of 60 year olds at the age of 20?"
>and more than likely has to eat bland stuff
food quality and variety has gone up so much that the market share of generic and cheap foodstuffs is lower than ever before
for example, in America, white sliced sandwich bread (wonderbread) has less than half the market share today than it did in the 60s, because Americans are eating more old-style loaves

>>63851488
hey how did you break into my house and take that picture?
i kid, i have the same boxes and similar boots.
i figure if shit hits the fan and im starving, i have at least a month worth of food.
i also stocked up on 3 months worth of onions. yes, soilent. its is literal powered food. 1lb bag = 2k calories. its good to start your day off with a scoop too, get around 25% of all your nutrients.

>>63857727
If a boomer spent 1/3 of his monthly pay for mortgage and food he'd live like a king.
A zoomer can't even pay rent with 1/3 of his wage, not to mention the food inflation of the past few years.

>>63857727
>that is, a 25yo zoomer earns more and is richer than a 25yo boomer
What?

>>63858736
>If a boomer spent 1/3 of his monthly pay for mortgage and food he'd live like a king
and if a boomer bought as many consumer appliances, ate out, and travelled as often as a zoomer did, he would live like a pauper

If zoomers lived like boomers they wouldn't have any financial problems
that means cooking 20 out of 21 meals a week, buying modest houses ~1 hour's travel time from city centres, buying cheaper cars, buying fewer consumer electronics appliances, flying for holidays only once every few years, etc

Folger's costs a few cents a cup. Starbucks is what, $5 a cup? $6? (I don't know, I've never bought a drink at Starbucks since Covid19)
that fucking adds up
apply the Folger's treatment across all spending categories, suddenly you'll afford rent

>A zoomer can't even pay rent with 1/3 of his wage, not to mention the food inflation of the past few years
this is true and we are all feeling the pinch, but welcome to babby's first recession
the ratio of rent to other components of the basket of goods has changed
but that's fine because the other components have changed as well, e.g. appliances and entertainment is dirt cheap
that is why we are unknowingly overspending on these categories and need to REBALANCE

>>63858756
yes
>https://ofdollarsanddata.com/no-millennials-arent-poorer-than-previous-generations/

can you two niggers get a room

>>63851488
Aryan Digits

>>63850007
Down to $31.48 now
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N1NDDRS/

Might even be competitive with grocery store prices.

>>63857742
It's a pair of lizard skin Justin's I got for 20 bucks and a Wyoming winter killed them :( Bought a new pair of Wayne's and they're fucking amazing, I don't think I'd buy used again.

I figure if I don't get shit sorted or meet people within a month I'm destined to be a loot drop. I forgot about soilent, I had a friend live off that shit for a bit and it seemed ok. I also stack picrel cause it's a great inoffensive food to eat at work that fills you up and is 80 bucks a case of 40 boxes on Amazon

>>63858835
>If zoomers lived like boomers they wouldn't have any financial problems
If zoomers could live like boomers, they'd still have to deal with boomer's sunk-cost economy bullshit and would be still living in apartments.

>>63860341
Cutting back on food, entertainment and appliance expenditure would free up enough cash to cover the rental increase.

>sunk-cost economy bullshit
You don't know what you're blabbering about
>and would be still living in apartments
In European cities and very dense American cities, yes
In most cities, no

And even so, modern apartments aren't terrible to live in. Boomer houses weren't built to today's standards. It's the suburbs full of McMansions that eat up real estate land. Townhouses are a good halfway compromise, and are also good for housing three-generation families. The real boomer lifestyle, once upon a time, was living with one's parents until one got married, because it was cheaper.

>>63851014
the issue isn't the not shitting, it's the shitting after the not shitting. plus there's chemicals in those things that will fuck up your guts for a lifetime.

>>63860403
>>63858835
Boomers spent more and saved less than Zoomers do at the same age.

>>63849303
those humanitarian rations gave me a rash and wicked devil shits.

i befouled the bathroom at bed bath and beyond in 2023 after having ate one.

nice thread. coincidentally I had been looking at MREs on amazon because I’m trying to go on a kayak camping trip this summer and MREs are perfect for what I have planned. I had actually ordered a case 10 or so years ago when I worked an office job in Manhattan. I was usually stuck at my desk from 2p to 10p, so it was nice having an instant dinner while wage cucking.

>>63849294 (OP)
I bought a few cases of these for emergencies and ate one just to see what they were like, they're not bad. Not good, but not bad. Which is kind of what you want emergency food to taste like. I recommend them to people as part of an emergency kit, I keep a few of them in my car alongside a few gallons of water, and about a month's worth at home.
General rule of thumb, you should have ~60k calories of nonperishable food and 50 gallons of water (or nonperishable, hydrating fluids like seltzers, electrolyte drinks, etc) per person in your home.

>>63849362
>expel all heebs and darkies, then tell all bleeding hearts to fuck off and die
Now you not only have a massive fiscal surplus to spend on war, the wars will actually like the slop they are given. Thank me when you are Master of Asia.

>>63864518
Are you concerned about the constant heat/cold cycle in your car?

>>63864518
How can you reasonably store 100 gallons for a 2 person household? Or 400 gallons for a 4 person household?

>>63865781
NTA but get a big water tank
I have a 260gal tank in addition to the usual cistern, it's not that big really

>>63865781
I have a 55 gallon drum in the basement with a pump filter if I ever need it, easier than changing out the water every few years, and a rack of half a dozen 7 gallon containers I fill with purified water and rotate through for drinking. Keeps the teflon byproducts and microplastic levels down and leaves me with plenty of water when hurricanes roll through.

>>63849294 (OP)
EAT ONE FIRST. Why would you not?

In survival foods flavor is a defect because if you aren't hungry then eating wastes resources, but this being 4chan LARP on.

>>63849303
so would these be good to eat before getting butt fucked?

>>63868916
quite the opposite

>>63865781
Using polyurethane barrels which previously held either food grade syrup or chlorine bleach, both are rather plentiful in the US near bottling plants.

I buy mine in quantity since they make great easily sealed UV-proof containers by decapitating one and debottoming another than capping the first with the bottom of the second. This seals so well I use it to store grain for my chickens and survives just fine for years outdoors.

I use them for storing clothing, engine parts I'm not using soon and anything else I want to keep dry that fits.

I cut the inside top from one which now sits in my bathroom as a laundry hamper. In case of need I empty it then run a hose (farm grade, NO green garbage hose, ever) through the window and fill it so I can bucket flush the shitter and have ample washing water.

A row of open barrels sits under my eaves (I don't want the labor of gutters having gone to French drains decades ago) for quick washup when wrenching outdoors and wetting down areas before I weld. it's a great way to store them usefully.

Poly is also fuel proof so an intact, clean blue poly drum is a discreet way to quickly fill up before inbound storms etc. I would mainly use a new takeoff aluminum Class 8 truck diesel tank (Fecebook Marketplace is good to me) because it fits nicely in my truck (and store it dry since few events are true surprises).

Cut drums would be fine for storing food containers of course.

>>63849357
>nice hiss
>this is obviously rotten, I really shouldn't eat it
>(eats it)
>oh, that is foul
>(eats a bit more)

I used to get MREs 2 for 5 bucks in the late 90s from the Army/Navy store. For what they go for now they aren't worth it

>>63868916
No, your fudge would be pre packed

>>63869039
Right now at 12/$32 adjusted for inflation they are significantly cheaper than $2.50 in 90s money.
>>63859907

>>63849294 (OP)
nice whoopie cushion

>>63869299
Damn, I missed the fact they were that cheap. Just bought a case.

>>63869311
keep in mind its probably going to expire in 2025 and was possibly stored in bad conditions. there are a bunch of 1 star amazon reviews of people who got fucked

>>63869434
I ate the ones I bought in the 90s in the late 00s

>>63869434
See
>>63850007

>>63869434
The box says don't worry about it.

>>63869299
>>63869434
I bought 3 boxes. got laid off a few months back, looking to eat on the cheap.
ate 6 out of the first box so far, no issues thus far. all good on my end.
been shitting good too

>>63869442
well yeah they wont kill you steves proven that. its more that you should understand they are deeply discounted for a reason.

>>63870775
I don't trust that box