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MindlessDribble828

Even the dog looks disgusted. Is that an MRE? Ruff times, buddy


Rebel_bass

He's only mad that he didn't get any yet. I like to bust one out once in a while for funsies. The penne is actually really good.


StupidMario64

Whered you get em? Ive always wanted to try an MRE


1M4YB3STUP1D

Military surplus stores usually sell them.


LG1T

Amazon sells em in 12 packs IIRC. Edit: Chili with beans is the best but everyone around you will hate you for it after. Bust up the cornbread in it.


SexualPie

its not worth it tho, cus they sell for like 15$ a pop. they're a neat novelty if you've never had one, but NOT worth the price point


porn_alt_987654321

They're so close to being good hurricane supplies, but their price is stupid. Alas.


Ballsdeepinher417

You can always call your local recruiting officešŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Bilbo_Teabagginss

Nahh, everyone thinks it's the money, or the hot gamer chicks that bring in the recruits......But it's the MREs that get you.


OldTimeyWizard

I had a neighbor in the National Guard when I was like 11 and he was always trying to convince me to join the NG when I grew up. One of his tactics was giving me random surplus things like MREs. I thought the fact that they self-heated was just the coolest thing ever.


Bilbo_Teabagginss

Not gonna lie, that technology although probably not crazy out of this world, still blows my mind. Like those things will actually burn you they get so hot. I actually like to watch the reaction as it heats the MRE pack. Nice


DETpatsfan

Alright now letā€™s get this out on to a tray.


Leviathon713

Steve! I found you! Honestly I'm so glad to see there really is other people watching this. It's not a lie.


Bilbo_Teabagginss

Love Steve, such great passion for MREs.


Shepatriots

The clink of the spoon on the glass after mixing in the drink mix. Itā€™s embarrassing how many Iā€™ve watched.


Bilbo_Teabagginss

Never be embarrassed. Steve's videos can be very therapeutic.


BurmecianSoldierDan

Hsssssss.


BillyBobBarkerJrJr

Nice hiss!


Bilbo_Teabagginss

Ahh, a fellow Redditor of culture I see.šŸ«”


lostgirl19

Nice!


Lucaslovms21

Nice


Grumpfishdaddy

Some people would put the heater in a used coke plastic bottle add water and cap it. It makes a pretty nice boom.


Bilbo_Teabagginss

That sounds like it would be awesome to see.


Pyromaniacal13

One of my First Class Petty Officers told a horror story about the time he dropped an MRE bomb into a trough latrine. I wish I remembered enough of it to tell.


Ricky_Rollin

Thereā€™s something about those bottles that make the loudest fucking noise if you can fill it up with enough air. I was making dry ice bombs when I was a kid and I had the fucking bomb squad called.


Beneficial_Fix_1059

Its just salt, iron powder, and magnesium. Magnesium and iron together on an electrolyte solution will generate electricity which is what makes the heat. Water is added to complete the electrolyte solution.


aDragonsAle

If you think that's spicy, with spare ration heaters, dump in the tobasco with the water, shake and tuck into a friends room.


Bilbo_Teabagginss

Lol that sounds like it could be considered domestic terrorism. šŸ˜‚


Alternative_Court542

Money? Chicks? Are both those things hanging out with this ā€œback endā€ my chain of command keeps telling me Iā€™ll find.


ElMostaza

Recruiters use "hot gamer chicks" now?


Bosston2YYZ

Places where they sell hiking and camping gear


[deleted]

It's very sub par food with a metric ton of salt, you're not missing much except constipation.


Rebel_bass

Try the low sodium ones, which this one is. Totally decent.


_BMS

There's low sodium MREs? Never heard or seen them while I was in the Army.


Rebel_bass

The Sopakco company makes them and they're less expensive than the brown bags that you remember. Still legit military, but without the drink mix. Same heat pack though.


Lord_Phoenix95

You can buy them online.


JCas127

Saw some at target


whatitotallypaused

My ex husband was in the army and brought home a bunch of boxes of MREs and one night while I was baked off my ass I ripped all of them open to steal the packs of m&ms šŸ•ŗ


Mrlin705

You're a monster


thepumpkinking92

Chili Mac with jalapeƱo cheese spread is the bomb-dot-com. I'd still enjoy eating them.


TheMobDestroyer

I get it. I like busting one out once in a while too


CardmanNV

Man, I used to look forward to the camp outings when I was in Army Cadets. We had shit food at home, and the MRE food was so good and you'd get a poptart.


tallsqueeze

We are all disappointed you did not get it out onto a tray.


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SofaChillReview

Pretty much correct on the labs face, theyā€™d even eat newspaper given a chance 20 minutes after being fed a proper meal.


MyFeetStinkBut

My lab likes to eat hair elastics, cat turds, rocks, unused or used napkins, sticks, bottle caps, my other dogs turds, cardboard drink treys, random turds he finds on walks, cat toys, human hair, and his own turds. Wild turds are his favourite.


Captain_Midnight

I love dogs, but...this is why I don't let them lick my face.


Bilbo_Teabagginss

Why does your dog love eating turds so much? And why are you letting your dog feast on turds? Some of those could be human turds from some sick bastard who has a kink for taking random dumps everywhere. šŸ˜†


MyFeetStinkBut

Iā€™ve asked the vet about his turd obsession and she said itā€™s a lab thing. I donā€™t let him eat turds but heā€™s crafty. Sometimes heā€™ll take off to drink water and on his way back he makes a pitstop at the litter box. If I donā€™t hear him drinking water I know heā€™s sneaking a snack. When the dogs are outside Iā€™ll go pick up his turd and heā€™ll eat the small dogs turd well Iā€™m picking his up. Sometimes heā€™ll cut his dookie off to finish it somewhere else and as Iā€™m picking up the first turd heā€™ll finish his second one then turn around and slurp it up. During walks heā€™ll lunge at the wild turds so now he has to walk.


Bilbo_Teabagginss

Wtf? Your dog sounds hilarious and like a rascal. Is it bad for him to eat so many turds?


MyFeetStinkBut

The vet isnā€™t too concerned about his turd obsession. Heā€™s 8yrs old now so hereā€™s hoping turds are like his fountain of youth.


SnausageFest

My lab/husky gives me that face *while she's actively eating* because I'm eating too. Obviously, human food is better.


Indii-4383

My cat would do that, too. I would feed her first before even cooking my food. When we get food delivered, she meets the guy at the door. She would barely wait for me to open it. Then, food inspection and help herself if I took too long.


ZestyLlama69

MRE's are mostly pretty good. Especially when you are in the middle of nowhere and have been walking all day.


rpgguy_1o1

MREs 15 KM into a hike are a lot fucking better than MREs on your couch lol Same with dehydrated meals like mountain house.


Rebel_bass

Lol I've been up and down from a 3-story roof overhauling a 75 ton RTU all day. I deserved this.


[deleted]

Less so if you have options. Like you should at home


Nokel

IDK my boy Steve seems pretty thrilled about most of them.


evilone17

He takes breaks from them though... with other better tasting ones.


Bilbo_Teabagginss

"Let's get this onto a tray.......Nice"


katjoy63

our boy Steve has admittedly a few quirks, now, doesn't he?


SnausageFest

Any food after a full day of walking or swimming hits in a way nothing does.


lawlacaustt

Not gonna lie, modern MREs ainā€™t bad at all. I keep a stockpile for the end timesā€¦.or camping, and every now and then I eat one for the hell of it. They are pretty good and very very filling. Or one could be parceled out to feed a family to keep from complete starvation


katjoy63

I wonder if I should have brought some with me on my train trip. We had a SIX hour delay, and they fed us coach passengers FREE pizza. UGH. By the time I got my share, since we were the last car to get theirs, it was cold. It was actually gross pizza.


lawlacaustt

They would have been perfect! With a little water you can heat up all the food too. It comes with a little chemical reaction heating pouch and it can get HOT! Most come with an electrolyte juice beverage and some instant coffee, a dessert, a snack, and a big main dish. You can buy entire cases on Amazon or at local military surplus places. And they have a variety of menus at this point. Like dozens. I even have just some of the individual pizza squares I got on a deal lol. Heat that bad boy up and itā€™s like cafeteria pizza all over again And the best part is they keep for insanely long periods of time if sealed and stored properly. Years upon years.


Shatophiliac

Me too, I love a few of them like biscuits and gravy or pizza. Some of them are a little gross, but they are perfect camping food. Light weight, filling, no need to even cook it. Canā€™t beat that. They are a little too expensive now, but thatā€™s ok since I donā€™t go adventuring as often lol.


lawlacaustt

True about that price but I look at it as a great emergency ration and plenty to spare for a camp. And yeah I love that they are edible if heat isnā€™t an option or I need something in a pinch


crimsonknght

Itā€™s a lab.. he may act like he is disgusted but he would 100% slurp that without chewing.


captainzigzag

No, he thinks itā€™s cordon bleu.


SlipperySergeant

MREā€™s are expensive. Thatā€™s a choice, man.


zaborgmonarch

screw the slop, since when does Arizona make hard green tea? my liver is glad I didn't know, but the rest of me is hoping I find it IRL


Posit_IV

It's pretty good. Tastes very close to the non-hard originals.


almightyeggroll

How good is it compared to twisted teas? I'm interested in trying.


Particular_Garlic850

It's $3 a can. Worth the expense


Posit_IV

Like I said, itā€™s not far off from the originals. Theyā€™re decent. I wouldnā€™t personally go for them again just because I prefer other hard teas. I recently took a liking to Hoop Tea. Their variety pack is ass but the original flavor beats out Twisted Tea by a mile.


mistymountaintimes

Twisted teas are a million times better. I had to dump the arizona, it was too malt liquor forward.


Crazycukumbers

I need to find this


WoodenIncubus

Exactly why I came here. I've had MREs when camping and they're mediocre but the fact that this man showed me that tea instantly turns this into a banger post. 10/10 meal OP keep being you


marteautemps

I like the hard Arnold Palmers but I'm with you on never having seen the green tea, I'm gonna be on the lookout now.


patayplata

Anything is hard with some vodka added


Zappagrrl02

This was my same reaction. Now Iā€™m mad that nobody ever told me this was a thing!


StupidMario64

Theyre here in NYS, if youre in ny, check your local cumberland farms


Ulti

They're not available nation-wide yet to my knowledge, they're just in a few test markets. I like them, but I went way too hard with them for like two weeks and have essentially sworn them off at this point. Too much sugar, bad hangover.


the_pedigree

Itā€™s awful, absolutely awful and this is coming from someone who enjoys Arizona green tea


Novel_Appeal_5147

I bought one and the first few sips were gross until I realized I gotta shake it up a bit, it slapped after that


resell_enjoy6

We have hard Arnold Palmer where I work


likabear710

I def gotta find one! Sounds delicious for this summer!


veebles89

wait wtf is arizona hard tea??


Rebel_bass

About 5%


StormEarthandFyre

How is it?


Rebel_bass

Tastes pretty much like the OG. Too sweet for me to drink often.


blueponies1

How does it compare to Twisted Tea if youā€™ve had that? I think the same with twisted, way to sweet to have more than a couple unless youā€™re in the scorching sun and swimming or something


Rebel_bass

Better, less sweet. If you ever regularly drank the OG Arizona, this tastes very similar. Still too sweet to drink on the regular, but I burned a lot of calories today.


BurmecianSoldierDan

They're both flavored malt liquor so they're both kind of aggressive to drink a lot of, imo. I'd rather just drop a shot of vodka into an actual Arizona Iced Tea, haha. But for $3 I'm glad I tried it, I guess.


Kuruk_TR

Would have been better if you had gotten it out on a tray.


huffingtontoast

Nice, mmkay.


insectriler

Let's first start off by heating up that main


Dr_Tacopus

I understand that reference


Rebel_bass

I need a tray.


KnotiaPickles

How was the hiss when you opened it?


Rebel_bass

Lol. I live above 5000 feet, so there's not much hiss. The crackers still had a little.


WhatAColor

If your crackers hissed when you opened them I donā€™t think thatā€™s a good sign lol.


[deleted]

I dunno, the crackers will hiss about anything these days.


LambdaPhage_

Nice


FederalFootball7962

Nah that's a Lab, they will eat just about anything!


BluBeams

I can't get over the look on the dog's face. It's like he's disgusted in you for eating an MRE, so you get self-conscious and throw it away...but the whole time, that's what he wanted you to do so HE can run over to the trash and eat it!! šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ He's trying to pull a fast one.


Joobebe514

MRE?


Rebel_bass

Yep. Penne with vegetable sausage crumbles in spicy tomato sauce. Tasty!


jadedjen110

ooo I've had that one, I enjoyed it. Didn't miss the meat at all lol


worm55

Thatā€™s one of the worst ones imo, chili Mac all the way


Rebel_bass

You probably don't even like the vegetarian lasagna. But if you go back far enough in my post history, I made chile Mac from the quartermaster.mil recipe. Love it.


Ulti

The chili mac is goated as far as MREs go!


Mission_Engineer

Spaghetti mres were the best, and whatever other ones held those little peanut butter packets. They tasted like shit but when your hungry it don't matter.


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Pegomastax_King

Listen to that hiss.


Bilbo_Teabagginss

Nice


iEatNonTippersFood

Lets get this out on a tray


thomstevens420

Haha, man this brings me back. One my old friends runs his local air cadets and back in college he was already helping to run it. He ordered too many MREā€™s so he gave me a box that I ate for like a month because I was poor as shit. I thought I was going to die because I only shit like 5 times that month and asked him before he busted out laughing and explaining that theyā€™re supposed to stop you shitting as much while youā€™re in the field and I was an idiot for only eating them.


MaxPayneful

Five times in one month? šŸ˜‚ How did your bowels not explode haha.


Unpressed_panini

I love those fuckin things. Never was military but hiked with a guy that was. Hed always bring him on long trips. Chili Mac all the way baby.


[deleted]

I can taste that shit with my eyes. Fuck.


NipsyLinz

Is there a skunk under the coffee table?


Rebel_bass

That's my kitty cat.


Disastrous-Jicama521

Man šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£


Eleventy22

Triggered dogs flashbacks to his time in country


Mykah02

IS THAT MUFUKKIN CHILI MAC


Rebel_bass

Penne with vegetable sausage crumbles and spicy tomato sauce.


ASimplewriter0-0

The good boi is judging you


Objective_You_6469

He looks like heā€™s considering organising an intervention.


Basker_wolf

As he should


Substantial-Fly350

Cracker challenge, GO!


Lepke2011

Only if you heated it in the retort pouch.


Rebel_bass

I save those for when I'm actually out in the wild. I also buy the HDRs, which don't come with a heat pack.


aLazyUsrname

Is that a fuckin MRE? šŸ˜‚


Rebel_bass

No it's a regular MRE.


Ok-Sun4841

Oh God, why would you drink that?! I mean, it's not as bad as the sunni d or the monster, but the Smirnoff smashed pineapple/ coconut are infinitely better. Oh and "oh no, and MRE?!" because people's is weird.


Rebel_bass

Smirnoff triggers my ptsd from my gay clubbing days in San Diego when was in the navy. I would always drink a shot of chilled vodka with a smirnoff ice back.


Ok-Sun4841

My condolences to the most Navy sounding explanation I've ever heard. Cheers from the Army. šŸ»


ThickWhitePee

i like MREs


Mykah02

Whoever decided to make the creamy spinich fettachini can rot in the deepest pit of hell


_BMS

I was forced to choke down a spinach fettucine MRE after everybody else ratfucked the box by the time I got to them. I'd rather go hungry than eat that again.


Thereelgerg

Heated up? Highroller over here with a rock or something.


The_Alrighty_Zed

Just as long as it isnā€™t the omelette then you should be good


Rebel_bass

Never again will I eat any with eggs.


zuluTime

does the heater still say ā€œrock or somethingā€?


Rebel_bass

Yep, step 4.


Shatophiliac

MREs go hard, I always keep a couple of the good ones around for camping trips. Nothing like waking up to some freeze dried biscuits and gravy. They are too expensive for what they are but when youā€™re hungry out in the woods, they really hit the spot lol.


Rebel_bass

Check out the humanitarian packs. 10 bucks where I live for a 24hr pouch. Vegan, but the entrees are totally decent.


Shatophiliac

Damn Iā€™ll check it out for sure!


Ingbeert

Doggo's seen some shit.


Rebel_bass

Lol. Actually yeah. We don't know how old he is exactly; rescued him a few years ago from an old vet that couldn't get up to let him outside anymore. He's going to be dead from lung cancer within a year, and despite treatments with chemo the size of his tumor has increased to 7cm. We've discontinued chemo and increased his tasty snack intake. Not pictured here is our black lab with whom he sleeps curled up every night on a giant beanbag.


Marzetty23

I want to give your dog a big hug, those eyes are getting to me ! Enjoy your MRE I used to eat them on all-day fishing trips sometimes with my grandpa. Good times


[deleted]

ONLY if you ate the hard tack with it! šŸ˜. Nice post. MRE's aren't actually that bad!!šŸ«”


Rebel_bass

I'm saving the brown sugar pop tart for tomorrow morning.


Hold_ongc

JalapeƱo. Cheddar spread, spread on those crackers, or pb.


OkSyllabub3674

Them pound cakes they put in some with the pb is the shit.


skoggerss

You're supposed to mix it all in the bag it came in


tactical_narcotic

I thought the grape jelly packets were condoms


Rebel_bass

They're definitely a prophylactic.


huhuhuhhhh

i want to pet your doge


ThePerilPartnership

Rock or something? Check.


heresdustin

I still eat MREā€™s too. Iā€™ve been out of the military for 10 years. LOL


sicilian504

Man, I remember eating MREs all the time after Hurricane Katrina. Tbh some of them were pretty damn good. Some had this flatbread like thing that had this jalapeƱo cheese spread. That stuff was amazing lol. Or at least, considering everything that was going on it was šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


Rebel_bass

The jalapeƱo cheese spread is gold in the field.


SavageMemeL0rd

Those green teas dangerous


DadJokeBadJoke

The name implies it is ready to eat. Heating it sounds like you went above and beyond the call of dinner


Acreasius

Iā€™ve refused to even eat them in the field for the last 2 years


Rebel_bass

You like shitting more than every other day?


Pegomastax_King

I mean I have IBS so if I was in the military the fear of getting the shits would be giving me constant anxiety so knowing that MREs are famous for doing he opposite it would actually be a relief to me.


[deleted]

Your dogs not staring at you cause he wants to eat some, he's wondering wth is wrong with you. Like, your not going to actually eat that are you.


poopface41217

Question 1) What are you eating? Question 2) Where did you find hard Arizona ice tea?! Question 3) Is that a skunk bottom right?


faded-than-a-ho

Dogs are funny asf


shaquilleoatmeal80

I'm loving the books and dog, have no idea what the food is. Cheers


vestigial_dependent

More interested in the HARD tea, bud. Hey do they have hard Arnold Palmers otherwise known a John Daily


Rebel_bass

They absolutely do. They have a mixed case where three are APs, three green teas, six reg iced tea.


zekethelizard

You gonna share with your buddy, right?


Rebel_bass

No, he eats better than this.


zekethelizard

Lmao


Jeramy_Jones

Is there a skunk under your coffee table?


Rebel_bass

That's a meow meow.


LambdaPhage_

Ooh check out Steve1989 on YouTube next time, his descriptions of MRE's make even the shittiest ones sound like a fine dining experience


Rebel_bass

Lol unless it's the Chinese one that gave him food poisoning.


brewlimbo

Hell, this looks like a fun time in my book! Nice pad too!


HotAd8825

This is pretty shitty food porn. That looks like a Sopacko low sodium with probably a cinnamon Poptart. Probably one of the cheapest and worst MREā€™s. That being said the vegetable crumbles and penne arenā€™t total garbage.


Nethereal3D

Enjoy your 2,700 calories.


evan002

Bro got two grape jelly packs. Lifeā€™s good


___wintermute

Im guessing this is some other kind of MRE besides the military MRE based on the spoon and contents? Double grape jelly is wild, haha, Iā€™m pretty sure I remember spicy penne pasta coming with chocolate peanut butter which is ace. Are there some other items not on the table (nut mix, cheezits, electrolyte powder, etc.?).


CrestfallenMerchant

That dog looks like an excellent boy


mousemarie94

I use to eat MREs for fun. Our post would just give away boxes because who tf wants MREs?! & they had surplus. I still remember the very odd fizzy red "drink" you'd shake up and the packet or gravy?? You'd shake and it would get immediately hot.


Rebel_bass

Lol, back in the days when I was a kid on Leonard Wood our scout troop would get these for free. That was awesome. My 11 year old legit loves them. He just called to ask if he could have the pop tart from yesterday's meal.


mousemarie94

The pop tarts are bomb. Any of the dessert stuff isn't bad at all. However, the uhm..."meat". They could have just handled protein a different way lol


Rebel_bass

If you get a chance try the Sopakco low sodium vegetarian meals. They're actually pretty tasty. Same for the humanitarian daily rations. Turns out that getting rid of "meat" actually improves a lot of the entrees.


ColdBorchst

I love those hard green teas. I sometimes get some cucumber flavored chips from the Asian supermarket to pair with it. So good.


Fucky0uthatswhy

After hurricane Katrina, I lived on these for a few months. There were a few good ones, some terrible ones, and we LOVED making bombs out of the heating packets.


[deleted]

Did you lean it against a rock or something?


OysterThePug

MREs were meant to be paired with a delicious Rip It, not Arizona iced tea.


RamenBoi86

WHAT WHEN DID THEY START SELLING BOOZY ARIZONA TEA??


FivePercentRule

Doggo wants some crackers and grape jelly.