>>2674586Yea this, although per calorie they aren't cheaper. Infact they're as expensive as a normal diner meal.
I think most people who do a lot of backpacking, or at least me and my friends, pack whatever da fuck we got in the house that is calorie dense. Cheese and cured meats, oatmeal with butter, peanut butter and honey on tortilla.
It's simply too expensive to pack prepared meals for every back pack.
But if I had friends in the military again I'd Def be packing those chili macs MREs. I dunno I think they're fun, I love busting open an MRE and getting everything all ready.
