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I once got all 24 US recipes as a Christmas present, and I ate them all at home! I enjoyed them too much to put them away and wait for my next camping trip. It's a pity - I'm sure I'd have enjoyed them much more in the open air after a day's riding. They're not just food, they're a fun gadget, cleverly designed, exciting to unwrap. It's rather incredible to have a big hot meal and the means to cook it in your jersey pockets.
The highly rated ones from other nations are 4 times the price of the American ones, and for me the weight of the British ones rules them out. And being British makes them uninteresting - they're just school food. No thanks.
nick_h.
You can do better than this.
American MREs are not held in high regard
UK ones, depending on the menu, are good
French and Spanish are held in high regard.
However, usually sold as a ration pack, aka rat pack, which are designed to provide the 4000 calories service personnel are deemed to need when spending a day in the "field".
I ve used the contents of a UK pack when working as a volunteer at festivals.
They work.
They are a bit heavy.