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hpcatx wrote:

TLynnHughes wrote:+1 for Shelf Reliance.

+2, although I think a mix of Shelf Reliance and Wise is a good idea to prevent pantry/food fatigue. Have tried both and certainly are palatable in a time of need.

I really like what Shelf Reliance has done, and it seems like it's well-designed for extended cabin stay type scenarios. I particularly like how they help organize things in terms of pantry management and long-term food care. For 1-2 weeks, I think I am more inclined to set up a mix of MREs and Mountain House/Wise entrees.

puma guy wrote:
I've always wondered if God has a sense of humor since he combined two elements that become explosive combined to make a substance we require for existence.

Lots of oddities like that. Raw almonds are poisonous, roasted ones aren't. Who took the time to figure that out?

puma guy wrote: And i second helicopterpilotdoug - Thanks for your service!

Thanks, but most of my time was spent at 40,000ft in one of these. Lots of guys were in on the ground in the line of fire, I wasn't (then again, I definitely had some scary moments that involved angry SU-27 hotshots, but I don't think those stories are unclassified yet).

Back on topic: The Shelf Reliance stuff looks nice, but when you get down to their "emergency meal kits", you're pretty much looking at commercial MREs that aren't made by them (and you can get them a lot cheaper). Am I missing something?

I'm going to be spending several days in the desert in mid November and want to take some food supplies out for a test run (along with some other goodies). I'm pondering using Wise Company food, but I'd like to know if others have suggestions.

Being a vet, I've chowed down both on C rations and Meals Rejected by Ethiopians, so I ain't skeered of dehydrated foods (in fact, I have an odd penchant for dehydrated scrambled eggs, no thanks in kind to the US Govt serving it to me almost every day of my military career )