MREs (Meals Ready-to-Eat) Box B, Genuine U.S. Military Surplus, Menus 13-24

The case I got from 123CloseOut was correct, genuine, of good date and sealed properly. Everything was as it should be.The meals are great, good variety. Each MRE comes with a variety of items besides the main dish like sides, snacks, desserts, drink mixes, gum, TP, wet naps, your tactical spoon... and a few other things here or there likes spices or hot sauce. The food is actually good, my kids WANT these over other food, camping or not. And.. with a grand total of 24 different meals (if you get case A + B), there is a good amount of variety. Forget the myths and rumors.The BIG reason I love MREs for hiking and camping is the self heating bag. Warm to super hot food in moments with no fire or stove, just a splash of water and a little waiting. You can stop in the middle of a hike and have a good meal with little fuss. Another great reason is all the stuff it comes with is great to munch on while on the move, and getting all the calories in ya that are needed for your trip. Each and every piece is sealed individually, so you can keep the kit in its main super strong sealed bag, or break down the kit to pack how ever you like.The down side for me is very little. I can only wish that each and every meal number came with a coffee kit, or five... not all numbers have one!! I also strip out some of the "extra" packaging when I pack, but that is not too bad of an issue at all.

I got Box A and Box B from this seller, both arrived in 4 days. Both boxes were from ~320th day of 2015 so pretty dang fresh. The TTI’s on both of the boxes were perfect so that’s a good indication that were stored properly and weren’t stored in a climate that was too warm.So far I've had a meal from each box and have no complaints, they are very fresh and were clearly stored properly!This is not the sellers fault, but my only complaint is that my Box B came with a Meal 5 instead of a Meal 23, but that’s an issue with the packing company Sopakco which packs these for the military.Would highly recommend these. People complain that these are "rejects from the middle east" which didn't get used, which could be true, but, from how I see it that's one of the primary sources to get these from as the military does not sell these commercially, so that's the risk that you take if you want these. The temp sticker on the box is a good indicator of the quality of the meals, if the box was stored in too hot a climate the indicator will show that.

They were shipped fast and quick. As long as you order from G&P Outlet, you will receive actual genuine MREs.The box came wrapped in black wrapping, upon unwrapping it, I discovered that the time/temperature sticker was in excellent condition.The manufacturing date was the 295th day of 2012, and the inspection date was 11/2015The MREs are manufactured in 2012 and I would highly recommend these.Menu B 2012:13. Cheese Tortellini14. Ratatouille15. Mexican style chicken stew16. Pork Rib17. Maple Sausage18. Beef Ravioli19. Sloppy Joe20. Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce21. Lemon Pepper Tuna22. Asian beef strips23. Chicken Pesto Pasta24. Southwest beef and black beansThese are excellent for any preppers, military surplus collectors, or if you're generally curious about MREs and want to buy a case.These are technically legal to sell; there is no law forbidding the sell and shipping of MREs. The "US GOVERNMENT PROPERTY" is just a deterrent against selling them by truckloads.Again, if you buy from G&P Outlet, they aren't lying; their MREs are actually quite fresh, new, and have the latest menus.Info:Weight: 22lb/10kgDepending on seller, comes in actual box and are relatively freshHave a shelf life of up to 5-10 years depending on storage conditions

I see other people have had issues with receiving a legit product? Mine was fine. Date on box. DoD stamp.I ordered one of these with some paper towels and it didn't arrive (but the paper towels did).. Amazon instantly replaced it for me (without making me wait, what they say is a standard, 3 days).I've only tried one. It was a pepperjack "burger" or something. It wasn't the best thing ever but it was certainly edible.I found the instructions difficult to follow (but I may or may not have been under the influence of alcohol).The good thing about MREs is the fact that they are all inclusive (minus water - if needed for drink mix, none needed for cooking).So they are truly grab and go. To me, the freeze dried meals taste much better but they are more work and require water to rehydrate the food as well as a fire or heat source to warm it up.They don't include dessert.. drink mixes.. napkins.. etc.. Like a MRE does.It's good to have as many food options on hand and these certainly fill a need.You could store 6 ish #10 cans of freeze dried food (which could last you 3 weeks or more) in the same space as these 12 meals.But again.. They are truly "READY TO EAT" and therefore take up more space.I doubt you'll be disappointed if you know what you're looking for.

The media could not be loaded. We have so far tried the Meal #17 Sausage Patty, Maple Flavored. The meals in this case all come with FREs (Flameless Ration Heater). The FRE produces a rather unpleasant odor, but that's part of the experience. The food is delicious. Meal #17 comes with the pork sausage patty, maple syrup, Maple flavored muffin top, crackers and peanut butter, coffee, electrolyte drink, peanuts, gum and moist towelette. Tons of fun and good food! We should probably keep them for emergencies, but will most likely just have them whenever we want a fun meal. I can't wait to try the other meals.