| The main reason that many people fail to utilize | | | | purchase a few of the dehydrated meals that are |
| the popular military MRE meals is simply after | | | | packaged in small bags for campers and hikers. |
| trying one of the packages they readily admit | | | | Although there are many brands available you |
| they do not like them. This is understandable since | | | | may find that the mountain house brand is one of |
| these meals are not for everyone's taste. I | | | | the more tasty choices. With these meals you |
| personally have used the MRE's and find that they | | | | merely have to add boiling water to the food bag |
| really are not all that bad. The benefit of them is | | | | and wait a few minutes for the liquid to be |
| that after you have consumed your meal you | | | | absorbed and you are then ready to enjoy a |
| can simply burn all the trash. | | | | tasty and quick meal. These foods are available in |
| The fact still remains that same type of survival | | | | pouches which serve a single person to as many |
| food must be stored in a back pack or a survival | | | | as 4 or more people. You will find a great variety |
| bag in order to have food in an emergency. It | | | | of meals to choose from that is sure to please |
| would be very impractical to carry cans of food | | | | anyone's taste. |
| on your back as the weight would certainly | | | | Since when creating a bug out bag it is important |
| exceed the usual 65 pounds allocated for | | | | to pack as light as you possibly can in the event |
| backpack use. In addition the canned foods will | | | | that you may end up traveling on foot. Since |
| require some method of disposing of the trash | | | | every extra ounce of weight will eventually end |
| cans when your meal is completed. | | | | up strapped to your back you need to plan your |
| If you happen to be one of those people who | | | | accessories accordingly. I have discovered that by |
| admit that you can not stand the taste of the | | | | carrying water purification tablets in my BOB I |
| military MRE meals then all is not lost. There is still | | | | can save a considerable amount of weight by not |
| hope for you in another easy and lightweight meal. | | | | having to take large quantities of water with me. |
| Take a trip to your local sporting goods shop and | | | | |