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So I was thinking, yeah it happens sometimes, I wanted to do an experiment. I am gonna see how bad the MRE's get when not properly stored. I am gonna leave this 2017 case, that I bought in 2019, outside for a year. It will be sitting on my deck completely exposed to the elements.
So next year on Thanksgiving day I will open up the case and an MRE, one with cheese of course , and see how they held up.

-Salty

That's awesome! Do you have a control that you could leave inside to directly compare? Maybe a meal that you could open now or freeze? That way you'd have the best case, normal case, and worst case? (case, get it?)

Genius idea

a control can only make the experiment that much cooler

That is a GREAT idea Smitty. I do have another case. I will crack it open and put a few menus in the freezer. Put menus 3,8,9 in the freezer.
Now just gotta wait......

It's only been a month, but we have seen temps ranging from mid 20's to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Today is our first snow / freezing rain. No real accumulation but worthy of an update
-Salty

See me shiver with anticipa…

I’m curious as to how long that cardboard box lasts out in elements. That’s some tough ass stuff.

would really hate to see you waste what might be still viable MREs. I can show you what happens when a military unit disbands with two 7-ton trucks still loaded and they sit out for 9 month.