MRE Review & Comparison, Humanitarian (HDR), Civilian (Sopakco) and Military (MRE) Meal Ready to Eat
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- čas přidán 20. 03. 2020
- What's inside an MRE? Just something a little different!
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Please revise or delete your post as it is providing false information. On average, a full military MRE meal contains half-day of nutrition at 1,259 calories (43.3g of fat, 184g of carbohydrates, and 34g of protein). A full SOPAKCO civilian MRE meal contains 1,246 calories (33g of fat, 195g of carbohydrates, and 34g of protein). You are however correct that the HDR contains 2200 calories (days worth of nutrition)
I'll pin your comment to the top of the comment list so it will be first and others can read and learn. Thanks for the information, I try not to make too many mistakes in my videos, but it happens. Take care!
And now we’ve heard from Mr. Know It All,who’s never been wrong about…anything.
Ok "sam fuson" let me explain something about survival..
Sometimes when bullets are flying and your buddies heads are being blown apart.
You can survive on 1200 calories and it wont phase you that you missed out on dinner.
Case in point: americans in pow camps in vietnam would consider an MRE enough food for days.
@@jahrastaeasygaming2372 I’ll worry about the option of someone with video game experience ummmm never 🤣
Over a period of time and depending on the persons weight and energy use. We've used them for a day before because there is so much food and yes technically- it isn't enough over a period of time in a military MRE, and if a person is expending a large amount of energy. They have shrunk a bit as in the very old MRE's you got a side dish too like rice or some other which would increased the caloric amount. The lack of vegetables and high sodium makes them all inadequate in some degree, and fortunately the military has mess tents and halls to supplement with in war and peace for the most part unless in a serious battle situation to break it up and add missing nutrients. A lot of countries add vitamin tabs to the accessory packet which is a good idea. I would love to see the US copy the French and other European countries and have more and better quality food, even a bit gourmet. They deserve it. We pay a lot for the MRE's and though they are WAYYYYYY better than the older ones from the 80's-90's and of course the "first" hard tack and jerky, they could be better.
The amount of people making MRE reviews and not eating them or even opening them sometimes is really painful 💀
LOL it's a good thing we are all different and like different things. :) I find people eating MREs on CZcams painful to watch! From my point of view I can't smell or taste through the video and I don't really want to rely on an opinionated topic like food.
Looks like a 1995 mre
My personal favorites are the HDRs as they are dirt cheap, and can still sustain you for long hiking/camping trips
In some ways they taste better too. I think because they don't have cheap meats. I'm sure the military is way over charged for meat quality.
I've eaten mres from the early 80s. As long as you store them well then they will last a very long time.
I think the modern ones taste better even though they don't come with a side dish anymore like rice.
The heater sleeve separates if stored too long; I bought a few from Amazon that were only expired a couple years but had some broken seals. Of course 1980s MREs didn’t have the heaters.
I would put the main meal inside my shirt during the day or when hiking…it was ready to eat and no heater needed.
Good Morning Sir, your video came up on my suggested list this a.m. Excellent comparison video! Thank you for sharing. Blessings 🙏🏼👍🏼
To get an MRE that is more like a Military MRE there is the Meal Kit MRE if I am not mistaken, it has just about the same amount of items as the Military does, they may have changed them but that is what I read last time, about 1 year ago. Thanks for a good comparison of the 3 types of MREs.
Back to steve1989, After watching this.
Had to look him up! He seems to be the king of MRE reviews! :D I normally do repair videos and tool reviews, just though I'd have some fun with this one. Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate the comment!
Excellent demonstration.
I would love to test HDR again to remind my childhood time with friends 🤩
Amazon has them for $48 a box of ten. 2 meals to a packet
I ordered all 3 varieties including cold weather ration.:). Nice review
I’m in Louisiana and they just gave me SOPAKCO for hurricane Laura
Same here, Jennings Louisiana
MrGlue42 LOL that’s where I live
@@MrGlue42 I'm from Crowley ya'll!
Lafayette howdy 👋🤠
I've noticed a few people asking where to buy. Just best sure to check on the inspection date. They put a date for 3 years past manufacturing date. Stored properly without extreme heat- 70 degreeish they can last for many years. EXPECTED to last 5, 2 years post inspection date. So make sure you get the newest possible. Store well not in a hot trunk or garage, or storage shed.
They're a little fun to open because it's like a little surprise (even though you CAN look up the menus online lol ) treat with whaddja get? Cookies? What kind? Pretzels? Crackers or bread? Cheese or P&J?. or cheese and jelly.. lol They CAN last well beyond the 5 if done right but don't eat suspicious ones like if they are puffy, or an odor etc. Use common sense, some things rarely if ever go bad- some things are easy to spoil. But if it's looking weird, puffed out, or supposed to be vacuum packed and no hiss- watch out.
The mre military mred are 1 per meal, 3 a day. The first strike ration is one bag for the day. Mre is aboutb1200kcal.
Warming up the mixed fruit would have been great 😂
This is just the comparison needed for my decision to purchase from Amazon. Thx
On the military one thats not how you heat it up you have to put the meal pouch in the bag then put the water in.
You are correct and the directions say exactly that, we just never did it that way.
Great video.
Miss what number HDR that was? Got some of them and no expectation dates?
If you bought several flameless heaters? Could you use resealable retorb pouches with the heater pouch to create your own M.R.E.?
It seems the best value is the humanitarian (pink/orange package) but they don’t seem to have heating elements.
so you're saying the mre is safe to eat after the 5 yr shelf date?
When I was younger, I was kinda picky about what came in an mre.
Surprised they don't have ''kid's menu'' MRE's to better appeal to the differences in tastes from adult meals.
Where do you buy HDRE? They look pretty good for long camping trips. Thanks for the information.
amazon has them for $48 a box of ten
Amazon has one meal, for 10 dollars, or 12 with tax
As as fare as I can see several of these items can be bought separately. Possibly order specific items.
What is the name of the company making these mre meals?
My OCD freaked out seeing them all mixed together, great comparison of the 3.
Humanitarian MREs are the best bang for the buck, but gotta make sure to have some hot sauce on hand as they're bland.
Bro, that five dollar per meal thing is no longer a thing it’s like $17 per meal now
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR MILITARY MRE'S?
MILITARY SURPLUS CENTERS AND EBAY.
I'm on this video because I'm looking to buy one or the other of the first two. The first too I see on ebay for $60 a case which honestly seems like a great deal. Military MREs are the best in my opinion and I served 8 tears in the army and have had plenty of them. Problem is a case of those is double the price of the first two. Only thing that sucksnis the humanitarian MREs are mostly vegetarian rarely any meat ones apparently where as MIL MREs will mostly have meat in them almost always aside from the very few vegetarian ones. Get em before the price skyrockets.
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Meals Rejected by Everyone. I tried one in the early 90s. I preferred the old C rations. We often were issued three per day in the field. Were there matches in the MRE? In Nam, the accessory pack had 4 cigarettes and a book of water resistant matches. A good review. Good Luck, Rick
I don't recall the matches being in the Military MRE, there were a book of matches in the Humanitarian MRE though!. A few years ago you would always get a green book of matches and an instant pack of coffee. But the past few years they have been skimping out on the coffee and I bet matches are no more as well.
Didn't see the tobasco either.
@@Blazer02LS Forgot about that! They use to include a tiny bottle!!!!
@@1D10CRACY red pepper flakes now.
@Richard Ross, no matches in the MREs since they changed to the tan packaging and added the heater inside. The heater was used improperly. The mains have come a long way since the 80s though they have discontinued some things that were better than what they were replaced with. Troops on the go tend to field strip their raions to reduce weight.
The energy bar is actually nasty but I still eat it it has like a powder medicine taste
There was no instant coffee in any of those meals ???
Sadly not that I remember! The slightly older ones always included a packet of instant coffee.
@@1D10CRACY I mean, You have to have coffee right, I mean this is the army right !!! Do you remember the little box that had 2 chicklets in it ? In some ways I miss the army, Not the doing the governments evil work, But the activities, going to the field.
miss the old c rations beans n franks
The US military MRE is not a 24 hour ration. The one you have is issued and eaten 3x per day. That’s not to say that if you were cutoff from civilization and stranded somewhere in a non combat situation that you require 3 complete MRE’s per day to sustain yourself, 1 would probably be just fine. I’ve never understood why they put out those Civilian “MRE’s” that are stripped down military MRE’s, but I would suspect it has to do with the quantity of calories, sodium, and some of the accessories in a single Military MRE are far more than the average civilian needs in a single meal. Probably an opportunity to make some easy money for Sopacko as well. I enjoyed seeing all 3 of those compared side by side and seeing the differences and similarities. One other note, I believe the humanitarian version is only made to be vegetarian because different parts of the world and different religions don’t eat certain meats and you never know where they could be be needed so to be safe they made them vegetarian.
Thanks for the info! Also military MREs seem to be around 1200 calories.
I wonder why MREs are so low on protein…
Hey i think ur using the heater entirely wrong. Ive never eaten a us MRE but the canadian IMP (individual meal pack) instructions tell you to put the meal into the heater bag. Im pretty sure theyre the same heaters. Or at least they look similar. Idk id be worried about it not warming up enough
Yup! I do use them wrong, you are suppose to put them in the bag with the water, but I never do!
@@1D10CRACY mind if i ask why? just curious. awesome video by the way
Is it a "Figaro bar"? Lmao
You forgot to mention most humanitarian mres are vegetarian and sometimes the mains end up as a side for 24hr rations
At some point something is better than nothing.
Bro u are supposed to put the meal in the heater
You sure are, and I never do!
the mil surp is the only ne worth even touching, the lqw sodium from sopako SUCK, it takes 2 of them to do anything and the heaters dont work , and the HDR is soy trash
For me, my favorite is the military one for sure. 2nd would be the Sopako, the heaters do ok for me and I never noticed the lack of salt, so that's technically a win for me. And I'm not a fan of the HDR, but considering they are supposed to be used in situations where people really need food and are hungry, they would probably be welcomed over nothing else.
Bro.....I am not a nazi about food being close together. But the mixed fruit....Come on man..................
Where is the best place to order the real military mre's?
Amazon, among other places.
Mre mountain
ArmyNavysales.com
Ebay
*tries to trade a full chicken a la king for half a chili mac mre*
Nope, a military mre is like 1300 calories. Not enough for a day
Yup! When you are hungry and looking for food, 1300 calories will keep you alive. Plenty as I've done it myself many times. Long term, probably not especially if you are burning calories being more physical. Check out the pinned comment.
During a recent week-long power outage due to storms, the military handed out cases of the SOPAKCO meals in our town. They sucked. Only three different mains and no peanut butter, instead having two jam packs, and squashed poptarts. They really need to add more variety in those things. They were kinda old, too.
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These US MREs are so gross
Know of any MREs that taste better?
@@1D10CRACY
Nah they just troll.
Foreign MRE's much more wholesome and nutritious. The down side is they are twice the price and have half the shelf life.
@@1D10CRACY yeah I do. French mre do taste better and higher quality. Not trolling. I lived on them almost a whole deployment in early 90's
Nah, that's not true. There's no chance in hell you lived a whole deployment of MRE's in the French forces. They would complain about the food and possibly strike.
It hurts to see you dealing with food on such a filthy surface.
Take two Tylenol and you'll feel better in the morning.
Try eating next to a stump of a tree or off the hood of an armored vehicle.
why would you be so cheap as to not separate your food, only an animal would eat like this. and your fingers grossed me out also.
Glad my fingers grossed you out! LOL
Humanitarian are vegetarian only :(