Homemade MRE Ration Pack for Your Bugout Bag
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Thanks ..great ideas
I agree with everything you showed, from 24 hour ration-packs vs individual MREs, to vaccum sealing, to the airplane bottles for your morning and evening coffe ( they call it an "eye opener" for a reason, especially when it's cold ). I also suggest those "8" serving bags of Idahoan mashed taters and, I saw at Wally World, these 1-2 lb containers of peanutbutter shaped like those "inverted" tubes of toothpaste that sit on their wide lids. Something to consider. Knorr , Progresso, and Idahoan also make good pouches of things like broccoli and cheese, soups, stews, etc.,., Add a pouch of tuna fish and you got a meal. I also carry things like big bags of granola to round -out a meal and as snacks. Good video, man
I would have vacuum packed each meal separately. Then sealed the three meals in one Large bag.
Overpriced, UNDER-quantitied, TOO-SALTY crap.
FOrget all of that, except the m&m's.
Make your own, from CANS of tuna, etc.
BIg guy like you would eat all that in ONE SITTING and then be OUT, forever.
whats wrong with your homemade mre
very high in sodium will dehydrate
somethings reqiure water less water to drink
chocolate will melt
mres not too expense brought a case with s/h $ 60 4 mres cheaper then what you bought
mres are not that heavy
mres no fire or cooking kit needed
problem with your homemade mre
1 . very high in sodium greater chance dehydration
2 . some stuff needs hot water
Those Hormel Compleates are disgusting, id rather eat dog food
Thats a great idea, I have a couple weeks of food in boxes for when I start a 2 month car camping/traveling trip and I never though to separate them by days. But thats a lot more convenient than digging through multiples of everything every day. I already have the food which is a lot what you have here, except those clif bars 🤮 lol
I lioe that idea of homemade MRE definitely a great idea . I thought about make me some i still am going to after watching your video. Thank for the great video
I think a ziplock bag would be better so that it can be resealed as you travel.
Good video but MRE means Meal Ready to Eat and several things you have are not ready to eat, cup of soup, instant oats nutrient survival. A true MRE is ready to eat hot or cold without any preparation. I still gave you a thumbs up so don't have a conniption.
Great video! I would have to add Salt & Pepper to mine.
Especially if you want to conserve fuel/ water, you can immersion heat some of the pouches/ cans you might take, and use the water for something like instant mashed potatoes or a hot drink. Also if you have a lot of instant meal components that have some extra air in their packaging, just give them a small prick with a needle and cover it with a thin masking tape before vacuum sealing. That way they loose the extra air but you don´t have too much flavor cross contamination.
Decent ideas there except for the "ready to eat" part. Most of these require prep, at least hot water
Good vid I've been doing this type of food bags for some time. I even use them when I fly for just in case. Of course I don't leave them in a vehicle. I keep mine packed ready to be grabbed or in my day pack and rotated regularly.
Just a suggestion but I would seal each meal individually that way when you open the MRE the other meals for the day are not floating around your bag and by doing this the other meal items stay waterproof
I go get some of the things you use in your DIY MREs though I didn't have such in mind when I started getting them. Liquid IVs, Ready Rice, Chicken in a Pouch, Ramens, and Clif Bars foremost among them. I am saving this video so I can refer to it later when I get around to trying this. I work in a Walmart, so I can get a discount on some of this stuff.
I'll look into the other items you showed here. It looks like the most expensive item in the DIY MRE list would be the food saver.
As for the bagging part, it does seem to be better to have a little too much than not enough.
Awesome video
OUTSTANDING !!!!. Navy Squid camper,,,,,, guy
My rule is always bring more food than you think you will need.
Great advice thanks 👍🏻
Great knowlege ! and Happy Fathers Day to your family's dads too !
While I've done this myself many times for short term hiking and storage, I would never keep these for any length of time in a vehicle. The heat of summer and freezing temps of winter would compromise most these foods, especially the tuna and Hormel meals, after only several weeks. The advantage of real MREs is, they are tested in extreme temps and have specific guidelines for storage at those temps. Even with real MREs, I'll only keep them in my vehicle for 1 year. That's 3 months of summer heat and 3 months of winter freezing temps. I'll always rotate and dispose of them yearly. Always keep food temp safety in mind when building these types of meal kits… otherwise…🤢🤮
These are a great idea. They will work great in my go bag for EOC activation. I won’t go crazy, but at least five – seven days will easily fit in my go bag. Of course one will go in my EDC bag for the get home situation. Thank you, great video.
On an average workday in the peak heat in Alabama it can get to 150° in a car parked in the sun. I wonder about heat degradation of some of the items.
Thanks for the video.
Shelf life. To me it's worth it to spend a little more for things that will last longer. That way I don't have to constantly shuffle things.
I would probably have packed that pot roast face down against the starkist pack to help prevent the possibility of puncturing the film. Other then that not bad. All items I use on day hikes already.
Ooo i thought only south africa had cup of soup😅 hehehe.