r/MRE

8.5K archived posts · Feb 2009 – Sep 2026

MRE: Meals, Reddit-to-Eat

r/MRE

**/r/MRE is a community dedicated to military rations, survival food, and general disaster preparation.**

Created Feb 8, 2009

21KMembers (last snapshot)

8.5KArchived posts

#What are MRE's?

MRE (which are pronounced as separate letters M,R,E) stands for ‘Meals-Ready-to-Eat’. They were developed to replace the old "c" and "k" rations formally use by the military. MRE's were developed for use by U.S. soldiers in combat conditions and humanitarian food assistance around the world.

#Want to learn more about MRE's?

MREInfo.com

MRE Wikipedia

Why MRE's?

#Buying MRE's

Three manufacturers supply genuine MRE's to be used in the military - Ameriqual, Sopakco, and Wornick. These companies started producing their own civilian MREs. Additionally, three other companies have join the market with their own civilian MRE products – Meal Kit Supply, MRE Star, and X-MRE.

Genuine U.S. Military MRE's can be purchased through eBay, or in military surplus stores.

Genuine U.S. Military issue MRE's will bear the Department of Defense seal, as well as the phrases "U.S. Government Property" & "Commercial Resale is Unlawful" on its packaging. Civilian MRE's will not bear this information.

MRE's can be bought from the following sources:

A-Pack ReadyMeal by Ameriqual

^Certified ^U.S. ^Military ^MRE ^Manufacturer

SurePak by Sopakco

^Certified ^U.S. ^Military ^MRE ^Manufacturer

Eversafe MRE's by Wornick

^Certified ^U.S. ^Military ^MRE ^Manufacturer

MRE Marketplace

^Source ^for ^full ^size ^civilian ^MRE ^Crates

Meal Kit Supply

^Civilian ^MRE's ^- ^Moderator ^/u/mealkitsupply ^is ^an ^official ^representative ^of ^the ^company

MRE Star

^Civilian ^MRE's

X-MRE

^Civilian ^MRE's

#YouTube Channels

Steve1989 MRE Info

[Gschultz9] (https://www.youtube.com/user/gschultz9)

#Other Subreddits

/r/Military - General Military Discussion

/r/MilitaryFAQ - Questions about the Military

/r/Preppers - Better Safe than Sorry

/r/BugOut - For when the SHTF

/r/Survival - The Wilderness Survival Subreddit

/r/PrepperSales - Deals on MRE's, Survival Supplies, and Equipment

/r/Nutrition - Calorie and nutritional guidance. MREs weren't designed to keep you slim, just alive.

/r/MREMarket - Sister sub specifically for the sales, trading, posting of ISO/WTB, MREs.(Not Active, In Progress)

#General

r/MRE was abandoned for several years before being revived in early 2015. Help grow it by contributing and being an active member of the community!

All submissions are to be about MREs. Opening, showcasing, tasting, exposition, and discussion. Sourcing is perfectly acceptable but sales and trades are to be conducted at r/MREMarket once it is online. Any submission that is found to be outside of these guidelines or breaks the sub's rules will be promptly removed. If you feel your post was removed wrongfully or in error then appeal to the moderators for reconsideration.

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