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05-31-2014, 10:39 AM
You know I've heard that the modern MRE is not that long lasting. The military figured they could make them as needed and make them taste better if they stopped the focus on the 15 year shelf life. The military used to hoard equipment and supplies and now seem to have the same last-minute restocking plan that Walmart has. Frankly I think they've purposefully redesigned the military to lose but hey, at least the contractors are making bank!
This last camping trip was car camping. I decided to do an experiment and only brought food that did not need to be cooled via ice in a cooler. While not light weight, its nice to not have to deal with the ice chest and the water and such. I did the soup with bread sticks idea, granola bars and apples. Yes. Soup for breakfast. I just heated and ate without any need to really cook because I was in no mood for that aspect of camping this time. Plus it was cheap to buy a few cans of soup. Next time I think I'm going to go nuts and do pancakes and the works.
This last camping trip was car camping. I decided to do an experiment and only brought food that did not need to be cooled via ice in a cooler. While not light weight, its nice to not have to deal with the ice chest and the water and such. I did the soup with bread sticks idea, granola bars and apples. Yes. Soup for breakfast. I just heated and ate without any need to really cook because I was in no mood for that aspect of camping this time. Plus it was cheap to buy a few cans of soup. Next time I think I'm going to go nuts and do pancakes and the works.