Comes fresh directly from US government contractor. Fully prepared and ready to eat meals. This item comes with a flameless ration heater which is activated by water. 12 meals per case. Sure-Pak 12 meals (12 of each: entree, side dish, desserts, cracker packs, spreads, beverages, and coffees along with condiments). Range of main entree types include: beef stew, beef ravioli, chicken with cavatelli, black bean and rice burrito, cajun rice with beef sausage, minestrone, beef with mushrooms, spaghe
$ 84.03
These MREs tied for First in my Taste Test,
Over the past few months I have become interested in disaster preparedness, especially since the blizzard of 09. As a result I went online and ordered a number of half cases of MREs to try with my family in the interest of determining which brands that I should purchase.
To do this I had all three members of my family taste each entrée and rate it on a four point scale: Check plus – very good, Check -acceptable to good, Check minus – I’d eat it, and X – I’d rather starve.
I also had everyone rate the general quality of the MRE on the same scale. This includes the raw amount of food, the overall quality of the side dishes (if any) and the sides, and the overall taste of the sides and snacks.
After eating MREs for the entire New Year’s three day weekend these Sopacs tied for first place with the A-Packs. (There was one MRE that did better then both of these, but they are almost impossible to find and are expensive because shipping is not included in the price per case. Since these were originally made for a certain security company that used to be named after dark “water” and were sold after they scaled back their operations in Iraq you can understand their scarcity.)
The quality of the Sopacs is excellent. There is plenty of food. Every Sopac MRE comes with a moist side dish like a military MRE. This is a slight plus over the A-packs because it helps to give greater variety to the meals. Besides, if you are in a survival situation you want to be reminded of the “good ole days” through the foods that you eat. I imagine most people have corn, rice, and the like as side dishes most nights… and that’s exactly what you get in each Sopac. However no-one in my family was really thrilled with the “Mexican corn” or the “fried rice” sides. I guess we eat too much authentic ethnic cuisine to enjoy either one.
With that said I have purchased a supply of Sopacs in case of a “rainy day” and I plan on purchasing more in the near future. I also have a few cases of the other two brands on hand just in case. Remember that during a multi -week disaster situation you will need to eat a variety of foods to avoid “menu fatigue” – you don’t want to get so tired of eating the same thing over and over to the point that you just don’t want to eat anything. Thus it’s a good idea to include multiple types of entrees in your disaster store for variety. You also need to remember that the U.S. government has stated that a person shouldn’t eat MREs for more then 20 days at the time. So if you’re planning to store more then three weeks worth of food you will want to include some freeze dried foods in addition to MREs. You will also need some multi vitamins as well…
Good luck with your disaster preparedness purchases. Remember, you need to prepare now because when a disaster strikes it is too late.
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|Date of manufacture,
Make certain to check the date of manufacture. Four digit code: 1st is the year, the last 3 are the day of manufacture. So for example, 9247 was made on day 247 of 2009.
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|It’s what you get, not what you ordered…,
First off, I can say that the MRE’s are fine, but the vendor did NOT send the correct product, only dinner menus were in stock when I ordered breakfast, and although heaters were to be included, they didn’t have any of those either, so they tell me I am out of luck. Terrible vendor response…”Sorry, we thought we had them in stock, there’s nothing we can do.” I will not order these via Amazon again, but it’s not strictly Amazon’s fault.
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