MRE Mountain Blog
September 22, 2023
Industry Undercover: Dirty Little Secrets of Civilian MREs
We’re going to pull the mask off civilian MREs and well....it's ugly. Misinformation, expired food, high prices and sometimes just plain risky business. Ever...
May 2, 2019
Best By Dates, Inspection Dates, and Shelf Life
The industry standard for MREs is generally 3 year shelf life for domestic and foreign MREs. In general, foreign MREs use much less preservatives and...
April 6, 2023
MRE Secrets Part 1 The Mountain House Myth
The secret of overpriced commercial freeze-dried meals. Fact: Military feeding products (MREs, rations etc.) are more efficient and cost effective than commercial freeze dried meals...
October 23, 2017
USA MRE BASICS: Date codes, date of packing, best by dates, freshness, weight, etc
Most USA manufactured MREs (both military and civilian) use a 4 digit Julian Date code. Individual MREs may or may not have a date code,...
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