Question: If an inspection date is says November, 2011, does this mean the shelf life starts from this date? thanks in advance.

Army Rations have always impressed me with their long life and usefulness (probably why they are such a rip off on Ebay nowadays). Anyway, I've just been going through some of the video archives and found some raw footage. It's where I experimented with some old army rations from the 1990s...

The Defense Logistics agency has new information on the shelf life of MREs. It is quite a bit shorter than the old one. Here is a link to an article on it. http://www.preparednessadvice.com/ Sorry I put this up a second time because of a misspelling in the title and I thought this information...

The Defense Logistics agency has new information on the shelf life of MREs. It is quite a bit shorter than the old one. Here is a link to an article on it. http://www.preparednessadvice.com/

well basically im having a problem with throwing so much money on food that has only 5 year shelf life.So how much should i buy for my retreat cache,im confident with my hunting gatherer skills so how much would i need to keep me on my feet?And is that 5 yr mark suggested and how much longer...

Lots of experts out there on MRE storage life, but I just opened a MRE that was manufactued in 91. Beef stew, smelled good, tasted good and 6 hours later, no stomach problems. Same with the cherry nut cake. I opened it primarily to salvage the accessory pack but wanted to try it. Dont know how...

Does anyone know the real shelf life of MRE's? I have several cases that I acquired after Katrina. I am not sure how long they will be a viable food source. I hear that they have a shelf life of 5 years, if so how do I determine the date of manufacture? I would hate for them to just go to waste...