Salmon Homemade MRE

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Salmon Homemade MRE

Post by EmRE » Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:37 pm

Hey, guys! Posting my first review here. It's a photo review both of my homemade MRE and of my hike. Check it out here: [/url]
Gladly taking any and all questions.
Thanks!

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Re: Salmon Homemade MRE

Post by Norton » Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:21 pm

That is a good back country meal. Great job boss :wink: The salmon as the main course is a very good choice for afternoon hiking meals. I have used that exact same brand while hiking on Mt Rodgers VA , high quality and good taste, plus it's super high in protein. The peanut butter pouch is another plus hiking for same reason, protein and calories. The rest of the meal looks good. Have you tried vacuum sealed bags for smaller items inside your main pouch.? I use hem for jerky, nuts and other loose items.
Also like your photos look fantastic.

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Re: Salmon Homemade MRE

Post by housil » Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:05 am

Great pic´s, thanks for sharing :D

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Re: Salmon Homemade MRE

Post by EmRE » Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:33 pm

Norton wrote: Have you tried vacuum sealed bags for smaller items inside your main pouch.? I use hem for jerky, nuts and other loose items.
I don't have a vacuum sealer, otherwise I totally would. I've been researching ways to get a vacuum seal-like packaging without the use of an actual vacuum sealer, but it always seems like a lot of work for inconsistent results.

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Re: Salmon Homemade MRE

Post by dirtbag » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:22 am

Vacuum sealers show up all the time at garage sales, for just a few bucks.
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Re: Salmon Homemade MRE

Post by Norton » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:28 pm

here is a low priced version that is good for short term vacuum sealing.
I use this myself
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Re: Salmon Homemade MRE

Post by EmRE » Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:22 pm

If I make many more, I'll look into one of those.

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Re: Salmon Homemade MRE

Post by rattattoo » Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:39 am

Since most of the stuff that I put into my homemade MREs is reasonably shelf-stable, I just resort to the old suck the air out of the zip-corner of a heavy-duty, one-quart "Freezer" Ziploc.
Works a charm, and it keeps the stuff tight enough that it won't shift around in the bag. I just don't need an industrial grade vacuum quality.

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