I bought directly from APACK and the manufacture date was about 6 months old. So I new I had at a minimum of 4.5 yrs etc.. If I buy an MRE box and it is already at 4yrs old then I only have 1yr left. To me I would need to know how old the MREs are...
338196
Sorry, but I sealed everything away already. Though, I remembered it was not expired.
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The best website I have found is MREinfo.com - it illustrates how to figure the manufacturing date. What you are buying are either overruns or semi-official style MRE's. The companies that make these have figured out that the general public will buy these - so demand and supply kicks in. I would not buy any that are in the military brown wrappers because they have either been "liberated" from a military source or they are potentially quite old and/or were stored in less than ideal conditions. (Speaking as a retired vet myself). I think that it also pays to look at the calorie count & where those calories are coming from. Some of these MRE's derive too many calories from what I consider junk food - too many sugars, etc. IMHO.
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Preferably before they "expire" you can eat them (use it for camping, hunting, fishing trips etc.) & then replace them. Keeping the MRE's in the refrigerator (but never in the freezer) may extend its life somewhat. I prefer to replace them after they expire.
400061
Check the 'use by' date on the big box. It is easy for the big boxes to last longer than the use by date.
2274480
Don't think I can help since I ordered it a few months ago and wouldn't know what the exp date on remaining ones might be. Why don't you contact the seller and see what info they can give you?
2216933
The first one I bought awhile back was dated use by 7/2016, this last one just received was dated 8/2016 - so not an issue at all, great dates.
122326
there is a self life to the water and food stuffs of fire years from packaging. there are some things that can be added by yoourself that have longer shelf lives like mre's that can last on the shelf for as much as ten years. i got this so i would have something in the truck if i ever got stuck on hiway during a winter storm when you might be there for a day or so. that down't happen too often but better to be ready for it.
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If stored correctly, MREs will last a very long time. There is no "expiration date" just a date that designates when it was made. Here is a good resource: http://www.thereadystore.com/mre/330/faqs-mres/
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I no longer have the box with the date, but I did check it on arrival and recall it has a long exp. date as I was concerned about that also.
1971623
I'm seeing no expiration on any of the boxes i have. Only thing I see is 17 03 13. But no exp in front of it.
480003
I received two of these from AMTECH today, and they are not new - the date codes are from late 2007 and early 2008. I'll have to put them on the tester and see how many hours they have on them. I only bought these because I wanted drop-in replacements for an older RAID array.
122327
there is a self life to the water and food stuffs of fire years from packaging. there are some things that can be added by yoourself that have longer shelf lives like mre's that can last on the shelf for as much as ten years.i got this so i would have something in the truck if i ever got stuck on hiway during a winter storm when you might be there for a day or so. that down't happen too often but better to be ready for it.
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Um, at isn't something anyone will know. Each Amazon spare house may get different shipments that are different lots with different dates. That said, most products usually have a full hear before expiration, certainly that was the case with mine when I ordered it a few months back.
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I ordered 2 boxes on the same order. 1 box was packed 2014 the other was pack 2013. So it varies by box. I would say you should have at least 2-4 years shelf life.
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Bought Jun 17 2013 and it says 2014/08/31. You could still keep it everything is ok as long as you store it right. Just finish reading OffGrid (magazine) and theres a article about exp dates.
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the date on mine is 2/9/2011. Now keep in mind I ordered it over a year ago. But it does seem old now that I think about it.
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That's not a question that can be answered by the general public. I never knew there was one but I know that if there is it would be on the product itself, or on the bottom of the box. I looked at the box I started this week, which I've had for 4 or 5 months, the date is on the bottom of the box and it says 2019/01. But if you use it as directed it will be gone in 3 months max anyway. You just have to make the decision of if you want to buy it on line or you want to go to the store and check the date. If you bought it on line and it was expired or going to expire before the 3 months was up, I'm sure Amazon would refund your money. NJD That's not a question that can be answered by the general public. I never knew there was one but I know that if there is it would be on the product itself, or on the bottom of the box. I looked at the box I started this week, which I've had for 4 or 5 months, the date is on the bottom of the box and it says 2019/01. But if you use it as directed it will be gone in 3 months max anyway. You just have to make the decision of if you want to buy it on line or you want to go to the store and check the date. If you bought it on line and it was expired or going to expire before the 3 months was up,... » Read More That's not a question that can be answered by the general public. I never knew there was one but I know that if there is it would be on the product itself, or on the bottom of the box. I looked at the box I started this week, which I've had for 4 or 5 months, the date is on the bottom of the box and it says 2019/01. But if you use it as directed it will be gone in 3 months max anyway. You just have to make the decision of if you want to buy it on line or you want to go to the store and check the date. If you bought it on line and it was expired or going to expire before the 3 months was up, I'm sure Amazon would refund your money. NJD « Show Less