MRE's For Survival

MRE's stands for "Meals Ready to Eat" are the latest U.S. Military field rations (meals) that are perfect for short backpacking treks, campers, hunters, and emergency reserves. MRE's were developed to be eaten anywhere, anytime. Ready-to-Eat hot or cold without any preparation! They are packaged in a triple-layer foil/plastic "retort" pouch for longer storage-life. Each complete MRE meal should provide at least around 1000 calories per meal!

How long will an MRE store for?

MRE's will remain nutritionally good for approximately 5 to 8 years when stored at room temperature. We suggest if storing them for emergency reserves than these be store in a cool place. Storage temperature does affect the shelf life of MREs.

The chart below shows the projected storage life of MRE meals over time based on storage temperture. The effect of temperature and time are cumulative. As an example, if stored at 100 degrees for 11 months and moved to 70 degrees, would lose one half of the 70 degree storage life. The shelf life determination is based on product taste. The nutritional content and basic product safety would extend beyond this point.