You're hunting elk in Montana. You have room for 1 meal in your pack. MRE or store-bought dehydrated meal?
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You're hunting elk in Montana. You have room for 1 meal in your pack. MRE or store-bought dehydrated meal?
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MRE, hands-down! There is 2000 calories packed in there if you eat it all. That is enough for a whole day. There are portions of the meal that you don't prepare at all, others can be heated up or mixed with water. The very best part of the MRE is that there is a flameless ration heater in there. You add some water, slip in your entree and wait about 10 minutes while it gets warmed up. It's a perfect mid-day pick-me-up, to get some hot chow in your belly to keep you going down the trail.
If you had to pack a lot of food on your back I would go with the mountain house as it is much lighter and takes up less space, but it takes water and time to prepare, and a mess-kit to eat it out of. A little more complicated.
If I was bringing only one meal it would be an MRE with a heater (check the box).
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