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Pros
According to my google-foo on the interwebs this ration pack was commissioned from sopakco by fema for disaster relief operations. This is probably the better option quality and freshness wise you can get if you want to buy dod mre's without risking g... Read More
These are good, and very reasonably priced. They are pretty pricy, though. This is great stuff and you will not regret it.
The ravioli itself was manufactured on 1 290 (17 oct 2011), was packed in the cardboard sleeve on 2 221 (08 aug 2012) and the all the components were assembled into the mre pack on 2 282 (08 oct 2012) each individual food packet within the mre has the... Read More
Cons
Most of the mre's in my case are in flimsy plastic, most are already punctured. The only thing resembling the real thing is the crackers. The jellies are dark and * smelling.
This appears to be a repackaging company. Most were packaged in 2012 and are only rated for 5 years. Is old manufacture was packaging in 2012 the 228th day.
Highlights
Quality
Overall these are good quality for the price
They were good quality about what youd expect from your typical canned ravioli like chef boyardee or something
I bought from ebay but its the exact same product
I purchased 4 cases of the product a month ago because i was expecting a total lockdown due to covid19
Shipping
The mre cases were pristine not shopworn and scuffed up and banged around like you sometimes see and vendor shipped all 3 cases... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Content wise this is like the genuine dod issued mres except the packaging and the spoon
Competitiveness
Shipped fast ordered 01 dec 2016 arrived 08 dec 2016
Be advised these are not complete milspec mres even though most of the components are from the same supplier and in the same pa... Read More
Im glad the seller explained that it could be any combination of the different entrées
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
good, same, crackers, better and far. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 79.2% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 313 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 4 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We ate the 1 of the sloppy joes
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Content wise this is like the genuine dod issued mres except the packaging and the spoon
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Whats in the box opened and inspected all three cases which all had the same mix of meals 4 beef ravioli in meat sauce 2 chili macaroni 3 vegetable lasagne 1 penne pasta with vegetable sausage crumbles 1 cheese tortellini in tomato 3 spaghetti with meat sauce
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Whats in the package i sampled the ravioli in meat sauce meal contains the eponymous ravioli 270 calories 340 mg sodium 14 frosted brown sugar toaster pastry an actual commercial foil pack of two poptarts inside the vacuum sealed mylar mre envelope 210 calories 170 mg sodium 7 crackers 180 calories 115 mg sodium 5 strawberry jam 70 calories grape jelly 70 calories tootsie roll 50 calories flameless ration heater commercial plastic spoon not mre spoon length open meal pack lengthwise paper napkin mrs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The ravioli is smaller than the canned mini ravioli and tastes just like any canned ravioli youve ever had
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The commercial flameless ration heater was not as efficient as the milspec variety
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Total caloriesin this meal 850 total sodium 625 mg 26whats not in the package no side dish coffee hot cocoa coffee creamer sugar fruit drink mix hand sanitizer toilet paper chewing gum matches hot sauce
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Be advised these are not complete milspec mres even though most of the components are from the same supplier and in the same packaging as the milspec versions
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