Pros and cons of civilian and military MRE

Ready-to-eat meals are becoming a very popular option for people who want to stock up on their emergency disaster kits. And why not? If it’s good enough for the US military to feed soldiers in the field, it should also be good enough for civilians. However, the problem is that military MREs are not available for commercial resale to the public. However, that hasn’t stopped military MRE cases from showing up for sale online or in army surplus stores. Obviously, if there is demand for the material, people will supply it.

Since there is a demand for ERM from the general public, manufacturers are also producing a civilian version of these convenient meals. The question is, how do civil MREs compare to military MREs? The answer is that there is not much difference. After all, it is the same companies that supply their MREs to the US military. They are simply expanding their market to civilians.

While military MREs go through more stringent tests with their packaging requirements, you also have to realize that they are made to withstand parachute drops and extreme temperature ranges. You have to ask yourself, do you really need to drop your food from a height of thousands of feet? Or go through low temperatures or extreme heat? If the answer is no, then you do not need military MREs.

You may also be wondering about the caloric differences between the civilian version and the military version. While it is true that military meals average around 1,200 calories each, civilian versions are not far from 1,000 calories. This is for an individual package. If you have one for each of your three meals, you will consume 3000 calories per day, which is more than enough even for an active male individual.

Civilian MREs are a good option for the public, as there really is no need to go all out with a military version. In fact, when you buy civilian MREs, you will probably get a better quality product because you do not know where the military MRE came from or how it was stored as it was not purchased from a direct source.

Those are the pros and cons of military and civil MRE. Whichever version of MRE you choose, it is always a good idea to have a kit around the house for emergency situations.

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