Sawman,
Pretty much all of the vegetarian MRE packs are nasty. Civilian or Military, LOL.
As for the way they are packaged, that applies to both versions. The only thing different to my knowledge, would be the tray style meals.
I agree with not using the heaters inside of the house. I like...
Here is a link that explains the process to some degree.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/fse-fact/pdf/0001.pdf
The quick summary is: The foods stored in MRE packages are prepared in such a way that they basically have a little longer shelf life than pasteurized foods or canned goods. This is wholly...
If you liked the book for WWZ, you should try "Day by Day Armageddon", I think the author's name was Bourne. The first two books in that series were good...just stop after the second one.
If you are into Marvel or DC stuff, read "Ex Heroes" it was a cool zombie book too. It follows super...
I personally feel that there is no one answer to keeping food storage. While I love MRE style foods, they do not last forever. This is partially because of how they are cooked, and how they are packaged (both the process and the package itself).
I have found that it is best to keep a...