... have at least a 10 year shelf life just like the food
581775
Align is the fast food of helicopters and they have at least a 10 year shelf life just like the food.
3225137
I have routinely carried these in my vehicles for years, just in case of a break down in an isolated area or snowstorm.  I also keep some at home in case of a water outage.  They have a five year shelf life and taste fine (like water) when opened.  I'm not sure why each individual packet is so small, but other than generating lots of trash I don't see it really matters.
2155927
Came sealed with a 5 year shelf life. Just as expected. Thank you.
1428994
I have not tried it yet as this is for my survival kit. The shelflife on it is 2020. And I just got this one month ago. Awesome
3408358
I received my package in only a couple of days. When I took a look at the MRE's themselves, I noticed mine had been packaged 8/2014. Since the shelf life is roughly five years, that's not a problem, even if you're storing them for later use! They were absolutely amazing as well, and the quality was as if it had been packaged yesterday!
3873550
This is a great buy for long term food storage. Bags were delivered on time.  I have purchased this item before and everything I have stored and sealed in these bags is still flavorable and good.
956074
As expected for well over a decade of use now. We live the foodsaver machine.
3034312
Tastes great. Long storage life without refrigeration needed.
2504804
- I've not tried these but i did buy them at Walmart for $5.50
- Appears to have a long shelf life
- 1lb of food with 1 day of caloric requirements. A good supplemental food item to add to your emergency pantry.
1462826
These things are great compact meals that last a while but some of the items have clearly expired. The candy item that some MREs have are labelled with their own expiration date and every one of the ones in mine had expired in 2011. I purchased one of the boxes in November 2012 and one of the Skittles expired in September 2011.
4636482
I have been eating this particular recipe for over 40 years and I enjoy the taste.  And as for storage, I have had cans that were stored for over 15 years and they held their taste and quality.  You get what you paid for with Mountain House.
556395
I bought these as a solution to all the boxes and jars of stuff, and over the time I've had them (three or four years now) I've changed my diet to more whole and natural foods, so now use them to store things like raw cashews and oatmeal, etc. I find that over a significant period of time (more than a month) the nuts can get soggy if they are not wrapped in plastic, so I generally put them in a plastic bag and then in the containers. Even though the seal seems like it would be air tight, I find these don't exactly keep dry food totally fresh over the long haul (but then, I really shouldn't buy more nuts than I can eat in a month anyway, I suppose).

Perhaps these are a bit pricey for what they are, but I like them because they are clear and so you can see what you have without opening them. I will say if I had it to do over again, I'd just buy the individual sizes I wanted, because the smaller ones aren't really that useful for me. Still, I store raw nuts, nutritional yeast, oatmeal and dried fruit in them (although keeping the fruit and nuts in plastic inside the containers) and they are quite nice on the counter top. Easy to clean and they last quite a while. I've only had one of the tops fail in over three years.

Also, on the airtight issue, I do live in a rather humid climate, so perhaps if it was a drier climate they would be more effective over a longer period of time.
1925223
25 year shelf life. Perfect for an emergency. Never hurts to be prepared. This brings me closer to having a 6 month supply of food in case of any natural disasters, economic breakdown or just for hiking if I need it. Stores well, lasts 25 years, how can you go wrong?
4818936
I bought a 10 pack and each arrived sealed. All the dates on them were only 2 months old so I still have 5 years before I need to replace them. Im going to bring them camping to try them taste wise once it warms up.
3256010
20 + year food!  Many have not heard of this. Specially preserved food in Nitrogen, (displaces all oxygen in the can, and preserves foods from 10 to 20 + years!)  Tastes just fine! I think there are 20 to 25 meals per can.
2062225
Great tasting survival food.  The only problem is the shelf life on these aren't as long as your traditional MREs.  They also require a lot of water, which can be self-defeating for a state of survival.
4430540
Was manufactured in Sept. 2013 (ordered and received in August 2014). Unit is shipped with battery not activated (which is good) so do not know if 10 year service life will be affected with the one year shelf life. Otherwise, a good unit.