Food Rants and Reviews!

Welcome to my food rants where I will go over my opinions on different foods and rations that I have had and my rating on them. I will leave a pros and cons list and give my conclusion with a rating.

Everything here is a personal opinion that I've formed myself, to each their own on how they feel about this. Please let me know what you think about each one and feel free to give me more food options to try out and ill add them to the review form.

Let us begin!

MRE-

Pros:

Quite the calories

Moderate to high amount of calories

Taste pretty good

Cheap by the case (about 80 to 130 for 12 or so, depends on where you get em)

Sort of easy to pack when not stripped

Lasts forever

Jalapeno cheese spread

The heaters can be used for other things

Cons:

Big when unstripped

Bulky

A lot of plastic bags n such

In conclusion, I like these one or two in my BOB, but most of mine are at my BOL or pantry or vehicle kit. You can store these just about anywhere. They're pretty cheap by the case. The ones I keep in my BOB and INCH bag, I strip down. My rating varies depending on location, but as an average rating, I give it a mean 8.5/10.

Mountain House and Other Freeze-Dried Foods-

Pros:

Light as hell

Multiple servings can be in a small bag

Just add water

Tastes great

Very compact

Super cheap and can be bought at almost any store

Easy to make and all in one bag

Resealable

Lasts forever

Cons:

If you want a warm or hot meal, you have to heat the water yourself and some people may not have that

When you compress the bag, sometimes its shape is odd but it forms to the area well too

In conclusion, an amazing addition to bags and mobile kits. I don't really see myself storing this in a pantry since I have other stocks but these are definitely in my mobile kits, BOB, INCH bag, and vehicle kits. My rating, 9/10.

Cans-

Pros:

Great self-defense weapon in a gas station in Florida or something

Food tastes great af

Lasts forever undented and unopened

Many many options

Cheap

Homey feeling

Cons:

It's all water-based, so weight is a big issue. Along with the metal itself

Cylinders

Have to deal with metal cans when finished

Requires extra equipment to access contents

In conclusion, cans are great for budget and pantry stocking. My BOB has a couple of cans, not many because of weight n such. Tho my pantry and BOL are stocked with cans. when it comes to mobile/vehicle kits, I don't like it. When it's for stationary areas and budget/new preppers, then yes absolutely do that. My rating, idk like a 7/10 tbh. Mostly cuz they taste good and they're cheap.

Old ass Vietnam era C-Rats:

no. just no thank you. 4/10

Calorie Blocks:

Comes In 1200, 2400, and 3600 Bricks

Pros-

High calorie

Cheaper than dirt (not like the price gouging website)

Cinnamon and coconut flavors

Very easy to store

Cons-

Tastes like... not good but not bad, definitely not a "yeah id eat that every day" thing

In conclusion, I save these for my survival kit. I might have some in a vehicle or trailer, but mostly it's survival kits. 8/10

Alright, that concludes it for now. I might do a drink and condiment section maybe...