Freeze Dried Meals

[Talos]

So I've decided to start collecting freeze dried meals instead of MREs. They're tastier, lighter, and last longer. I'm not dropping a whole lot of money at once on this. I'm just making a point to buy one every time I go somewhere that has them, Walmart, Academy, etc. Does anyone else prefer them over MREs and what is the best way to store them? I'm thinking of just putting them in a large tote.

 

[Boogar Presley]

MRE's unless it's dehydrated ice-cream

 

[Allsmiles]

Ice cream and cheesecake are great in freeze driers. Of course, only the water is missing as they still have the same number of calories.

 

[300_whisper]

MREs are disgusting and the shelf life sucks. All those mountain house style meals are awesome with a 25 year shelf life.

 

[Spas-12 Owner]

MRE are great when in a hurry or potable water is in question.

Freeze dried meals do taste better and tend to be healthier for you. The long term storage is a giant plus as well.

I have several different brands of freeze dried meals bought through out the years. But if I had to do it all over again, I would get a freeze dryer and make my own custom to my taste and dietary needs of my family.

IMO anyway...

 

[steviesterno]

I keep a dozen ice cream sammiches in each vehicle. Perfect emergency food with kid.

Stocked up
On some MH at home too. Salty and expensive per service but the convenience is there.

 

[Boogar Presley]

MREs are disgusting and the self life sucks. All those mountain house style meals are awesome with a 25 year self life.

Do you remember the dehydrated "beef" patty you had to soak in water and all you ended up with was a slime covered meat cracker

 

[300_whisper]

Do you remember the dehydrated "beef" patty you had to soak in water and all you ended up with was a slime covered meat cracker

 

[Allsmiles]

I keep a dozen ice cream sammiches in each vehicle. Perfect emergency food with kid.

Stocked up
On some MH at home too. Salty and expensive per someone

I've made ice cream sandwiches before. Learned not to use Walmart brand as they were almost all air whpped in the ice cream. Fat Boy on the other hand turned out great. Only issue I had was someone kept eating them and calling them defective. But they were good. I've got strawberries with applesauce and dates in the machine right now for the little ones.

 

[Talos]

MREs are disgusting and the self life sucks. All those mountain house style meals are awesome with a 25 year self life.

Exactly why I'm going with MH.

I had a few cases of MRE's and went through one case trying them out. Some things tasted alright, but I can't stand the chemical preservative taste they have and re-tasting it when you burp along with the weird smelling farts... that can't be good for you. I've tried MRS's from other countries and they're much better. It's sad our government can't make better meals for our troops. Once I tried a few MH meals and seen how long they last I was convinced. I bet they last longer than 25 years. Only thing I see that can be improved is to have a little less sodium content but drink enough water and that'll be flushed out.