Incredible Homemade MRE from Ollie's
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- Опубліковано 30 гру 2023
- Come along as we build and taste a homemade MRE from my local Ollie's store!
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A 2 person MRE sounds like a unique plan. Never seen anyone do it and you often have another person to feed.
Yeah I think that will likely happen soon.
@@dadbudgetadventures Another thing I would love to see is a 24hr MRE pack.
It's always a good plan to plan meals for two. I would think, especially in a shtf situation. You never know who you'll need to feed. It's a smart idea.
Please, yes, yes!!!!!
I multi store MRE is a good idea. I love to see what available at different stores. 2 person MRe is a great Idea.
Going to do that soon
An "All-Stars" menu of your favorite items from all the places you've been shopping would be great. After all, that's what Uncle Sam does with the DoD MREs, they build a menu and go to a variety of contractors to source the items.
I’m thinking more and more of doing this. Thanks for chiming in!
@@dadbudgetadventures If you do i'll take 2 cases.
I never even thought about trying Ollie's. I'm going to have to head there and see what we have. Every Ollie's is different because of how they buy stock.
Yeah that’s part of the fun I guess. Mine has a ton of food but on my next trip back they were already out of some of the items.
Multistore and two person MRE's would be cool to see. What also would be a novel idea would be themed ones such as Mexican, Tex-Mex, Asian, Italian etc.
On one of your videos I watched more recently, you mentioned accessory packs, I think that would be pretty cool to see those completed and trialed with your homemade MRE's.
I'm actually quite surprised that the channel doesn't have a bigger following considering how well done your videos are and your ability to present them so well.
Thank you! It’s growing but slowing down again. I’m just happy to have supportive viewers with great ideas!
Man, this stuff is just neat. Awhile back, my wife and I picked up a case of HDRs to have a ready to go dinner option. It was never really about emergencies, but rather not having to stop for food if we were traveling. I think it worked out to be $2 a meal. That being said, I can totally see myself going to Ollie's later today to see what I can put together! Great channel bud!
Thank you for the support and the great comment! It doesn’t really matter what your reasons are as much as having a practical way to fill a need. Sounds like you had a problem and found a solution! Hope you continue to enjoy the channel.
I would like to see a 2-person MRE so we can see how that opens opportunities up for you for new items. This one did look good! I'm forwarding this to a friend just so he can see the flameless stove.
I think I may do the two person MRE soon. Several people have commented about it so I might have to make it happen. Thanks for sharing!
Years ago, I hosted and ran a post-apocalyptic roleplaying game loosely based on the Fallout computer game. One session, I thought it would be fun to have the characters discover an abandoned prepper site and one of them found an opened box of MRE's. I went to the local surplus store and bought a case of MRE's so I could give each of my players one, at random so they would know what eating an MRE was like, "pay back" a couple of the guys for bringing snacks and drinks, and to have a little fun and some immersion.
I ended up with beef and gravy. A minute after I opened it, one of my friends sniffed at the air and said, "I smell Alpo. You don't have a dog, where did that come from?" Turns out, he was smelling my beef and gravy from across the room. So....I bought a can of Alpo and sure enough, it smelled and tasted just like the beef and gravy MRE, which is also what cheap canned beef and gravy smells and tastes like. They're all prepared similarly, partially cooked and then the canning process finishes off the cooking process. Honestly, the cheap canned beef (like that stuff at Ollie's and Bargain Hunt) is pretty gross, Alpo actually tastes better and has some crunch to it. The MRE tasted best of all three, but the Alpo crunch is neat. I give Alpo 3 Mad Max's and 4 to the MRE Beef and Gravy entree.
That is a perfect application of an MRE 😂. Thanks for a great story.
your videos feel like a hug💚
Wow, thank you. That is a great compliment. I try to be as straightforward as I can without acting like a morning show DJ 😂
I have a Barocook set and it's great for heating meals in the passenger seat while you go off on a road trip adventure. Those candies look just like the cherry drops (and lemon drops) that used to be stored in 5 gallon buckets in the Civil Defense shelters that we stocked during the Cold War (that's the one that Reagan won for us). You make a mean MRE.
Thank you so much. I truly appreciated the support!
Great video. Love how you drank the tea with your pinky out. Good form. That heater looks incredibly effective. Now I’m hungry. Next trip we need to do a two man MRE.
I’m bougie like that I guess. We totally need to do that!
Thanks for sharing. It is a good idea that you are trying to make sure you like it before you go outdoors
Thanks. It makes for a fun challenge too.
Great video as always! It amazes me how expensive the "camping" MREs are. Thanks for the ideas! Keep them coming!
Glad you enjoyed it! They are crazy expensive now that the internet has made them into an “it” item.
What a great affordable way to get the things I want to eat. Thanks for the great video
Thank you for your kind words and support!
The 2 person mre sounds like a really good idea. Also I would suggest to add some type of TP to the kit.
I should probably make up a bunch of accessory packs to put in these so I can include all the necessary stuff I need. Maybe that will be a future video in and of itself.
A cherry "candy" that is individually wrapped Luden's wild cherry throat drops might be a good addition.
That would be good. Hard candy is great for morale.
That was a beautiful shot of that rice pouring over the chicken. Excellent angle of the shot and perfect lighting in that instance. I look for little things like that. Right on man.
Thanks. Nice when people look for subtle things like that to enjoy.
Whoa! That cooker is a game changer. What sorcery! Thanks for taking my comment!!
It is way cool. So glad you suggested Ollie’s.
I would like to see you do a video with no sugar, low carbs, for diabetes. This is a real problem for diabetes like myself. Thank you for your time and good work with MRE'S
I’m purposely avoiding that as I don’t have enough knowledge on the subject to do it right. I would likely get it really wrong and at best ruin any credibility I have and at worst endanger someone’s health.
It looked great. ❤ looking forward to the 2 person mre
That one is coming soon!
Our local IHop uses Revolution tea, which is where I first discovered just how wonderful the brand is. And then I too found some at our local Ollies. I've yet to have a bad flavor. And that chai is amazing in this cold weather!
I’ve been enjoying it at home since this video was made. I really like it.
Just found your channel...loving it. Thank you so much!
Thanks! I’m glad you’re here!
Your videos are great! We constantly get hurricane where I live, so definitely incorporating your ideas for MREs in my emergency prep.
Awesome! That’s great to hear. I love it when people find inspiration in my videos!
2 person MRE sounds cool!
I think the video dropping this Sunday might (accidentally) count for that. Soooo much food. But Indian to make one specifically for that purpose.
2 person MRE would be good but the challenge I can think of is with the increased volume of food, do you have to double the heat/cooking source or does the one person MRE heat source work long enough to get the 2 person MRE as warm as needed?? Good idea for content!
Would be an interesting test.
I like the little stove. That’s cool.
Yeah that thing has been a lot of fun
Love to see you do not only a 2 person MRE but a 24 ration MRE as well
24 hour drops this Sunday!
those short bread cookies are the bomb
Right? Love them.
My takeaway from this video is the prepackaged chicken. Normally I would never consider eating that but, adding it to a flavoured rice may be the ticket to adding protein and good calories and flavour to an MRE. 👍🏾
Same. It worked out surprisingly well and if there was an addition of salsa or hot sauce it would be even better.
Yes definitely build a 2 person or 4 person family packs
Gonna work on that
Might add a dum dum couple pieces hard candy or gum. These are mostly for moral but if using during a black out or survival point you will have something to calm a child or actually help with shock
Absolutely!
I like adding soup in hand to my meal preps can use it as a soup or a add in to rice
Soup is always a good addition especially if you can find it in something besides a can.
11:31 When the baby formula shortage was going on I said to myself “This is NOT going to happen to me with my coffee!” I bought 200 quarts of coffee beans! I like to tell my friends “When society collapses, come to my house…we’ll have coffee!”
You’ll be the Starbucks of the apocalypse 😂
My ollie's had a whole mess of those old fashioned candies. Cherry, lemon, horehound, licorice, rootbeer, and peppermint. They're all pretty good.
There was a great selection at mine too. Good stuff. I killed that bag of cherry candies.
You need to make the ALL STAR MRE, take all your favorite mre items and put it in one. You can make 3 different meal options.
I will definitely be doing that
@@dadbudgetadventures can't wait to see that 1!
That rice meal looked amazing. Menards always has some good stuff as well
I don’t have a Menards near me but there’s one where my folks live. Next time I go see them I just might try it and see what can come up with!
I have never heard of Ollie's, so I googled them and found out we have five here in the Houston area. I will have to go check them out.
The stores should be paying YOU, for advertising their stores.
I wish! That would make this a whole lot easier!
Love to see an mre from a convenience store like a 7-11 or kwik stop type place.
Going to try that soon
I'm Sure you've been to Dollar General. But they are in so many spots and tiny towns in SC. Great Videos Brother!
That’s gonna be next!
You can get extra red pepper packets when you order a pizza, and they keep a long time
Great idea. I’m probably going to put together a video of how to build a proper accessory pack.
@@dadbudgetadventuresWalmart has single pack of dude wipes. Great accessory with several uses.
Great Video! This was the first time I ever heard of Ollies it looks like a cool store! I like the idea of the 2 person MRE as well. Another interesting idea would to do like a "$Billionaire's MRE" and buy a bunch of the single serve stuff from stores like World Market" It would be a bit pricey though an interesting watch. Thanks for the great video!
That would be cool. Unfortunately our WM closed years ago and there’s not another nearby but I love the concept.
@@dadbudgetadventures I just seen the sprout MRE video and that one was close to the concept! Keep up the good work!
I just found you, I'm loving these MRE's. Might theow in a ziploc bag when packing these meals for things like the cherry candies?
I’m so glad you’re here! That’s a great idea. Having a way to repackage any unused food is a great plan.
Can you do an Amazon MRE. It should be easy because they have so much to choose from. I would love to see what you can do and what it might cost. Cheers!
That was something I was thinking about recently. I may use that to build my ultimate MRE!
I'd like to see the 2 person mre.
Looks like I’m going to need to make that happen.
8:19 That Ollies is MASSIVE. I've never seen one that big before, I'm over here half thinking that I need to make a road trip. If I do, at least I will know how to pack a MRE for it.
It is huuuuuge. Road trip MRE is the way to go!
Drinking the tea with pinky out! 😅
Stay classy 😎
Holy crap ! I just seen in one of your videos that you were at Land between the Lakes . We're neighbors!
That’s awesome! Glad you found the video!
The Walker cookies are the best! I would like to try the jerky though.. new flavor for me. It would be great to see a few 2 person MRE packs.
Gonna see what I can come up with for that.
I like the idea of a two person MRE. Here isa tip for you. he candies you picked up, look for Horehound. In a pinch can be used as a cough drop
I’ve had those and they had them when I bought these. I love them but cherry won the day.
Quite impressive idea coming up with these! How about a big lots? Not sure you got one in your area. But they have many things to build an mre.
I did one there a couple years ago when these videos had a different format. I’ll probably revisit that soon.
In the USA, apparently Walmart do a Merlot (13% vol) for 2 bucks 92. Of the seven ninety two budget that leaves enough for two cans of that chicken and a cent remaining. If it is to be heated, a small amount of the merlot in the chicken _(the can-water of which would be firstly removed and used with a penny's worth of stock in some other dish or soup)_ would be pretty decent compared to some instant packet meal _(even though some of those are not too shabby)._ Then there would be some wine left instead of those snacks which are largely carbs _(as the wine has carbs)._ Even after 4 meals made form the above, it'd take a while to get bored of it. You also get a free glass bottle out of it (about 750ml). Given the approach of making multiple MRE kits _(because SHTF or prepping scenarios are unlikely to be prepped to be solely a single day in duration),_ a person would be able to eventually include a cigarette in the kit (wrapped for fresh storage). Variations can include something like cocoa powder and raw sugar, however doing without the sweet or candy foods would be worth it for the above for which herbs and spices have not been included and plenty of that is grown for free in USA _(sage in a plant pot or thyme or rosemary or whatever)._ To make the dish that "complex" _(which could be debated since some easy version recipes can be prepped in advance)._ You guys in some places of Yankland have citrus growing on a tree just kicking about like it's no big deal, and fish can "cook" in citrus juice (like lime or whatever). A large subset of food science is still Victorian style ingredients like vinegar, sugar, stock (or stock-cube) and salt as preservative. There are some modern stabilisers and so on but if it is only a year, things can be done. Also reading the back of the dried seasoning or food-mix packets reveal things like chill-con-carne has a teaspoon or turmeric or so in it. Such spices, sugar, salt, vinegar, can be stored in sealed (e.g. the healed-sealed "straw" trick)._ The "food prepping" come the disaster-day really just involves flinging all those spice-sugar-salt ingredients with vinegar into a small cup and mixing it with a metal stick (or whatever) for a minute. Considering that gadget or the military MRE bags take 10 minutes or so to cook, that extra minute would be worth the "labour". I would not be surprised if that gadget had a bit more mileage in it such that covering it with a folded tea-towel or similar insulation means raw (albeit rinsed) rice might cook in it's own heat with water _(whether or not a cardamon pod or some flavour had been added)_ for an extra 10minutes so that 20 minutes (strictly keeping that lid on) cooks the rice. That saves a bit of budget (maybe a quid or buck) because basic rice is far cheaper in a dry bag. It would be tempting to stir half way but it might be counterproductive (or it might work) and probably causes the heat to vanish, thereby requiring a 2nd heat-pouch. Realistically, the chef of these dishes is not going to be in a foxhole and so some level of normality in the SHTF scenario can be assumed when using that gadget, even if it is outdoors (or in a building). The video concept mentioned it being in a drawer (furniture) not a wilderness foxhole via an alice-bag.
If the bloke next to you bust out wine a cigs as his "MRE" with some meat on that prepping-scenario day, he'd have levelled-up in the morale highscore table. In that moment, he'd probably acquire new friends immediately, whether he liked it or not.
My comment has no hate in it and I do no harm. I am not appalled or afraid, boasting or envying or complaining... Just saying. Psalms23: Giving thanks and praise to the Lord and peace and love. Also, I'd say Matthew6.
That is a lot to think about. Thank you for your comment.
@@dadbudgetadventures Then it is agreed and you can probably get all the ingredients at Walmart. Next episode, we'll all be expecting you to be pacing back and forth on camera imbibing the remaining three-quarters of the recipe wine straight out of the bottle as your "walking-around-snack". If you start staggering, we'll assume it is a demo for the zombie-apocalypse.
;p
Thumbs up!
My comment has no hate in it and I do no harm. I am not appalled or afraid, boasting or envying or complaining... Just saying. Psalms23: Giving thanks and praise to the Lord and peace and love. Also, I'd say Matthew6.
Yea to 2 person and 4 person/family MRE or 24 hr ration!
24 hour MRE dropped last week. Hope you’ll check it out.
2 person mre's would be great!
I’m gonna work on that
Looking forward to it! 👍🏻@@dadbudgetadventures
You know I havent seen Red Devil now Underwood brand canned Chicken spread around lately.
I can’t recall the last time I saw that
Would like to see a 2-4 person mre video as if you and your family was on an emergency or something.
That’s kinda what I was thinking of doing. Might need to make this happen soon!
Off subject....i like your privacy fence poles.
You’re not the first to mention that! But I can’t claim them. That’s at the place I work.
Have you done one from a World Market store? I don’t know if they’re near you (6? in Tennessee) but we have them in central North Carolina (Raleigh/Chapel Hill)
We used to have one here but it’s been gone a while. But I’ll watch for it if I’m traveling.
Question about the Barocook.. the heat pack is made of quick lime. It's super cheap to buy that. Is there a way to sealit that would allow someone to make their own refill pouches?
That’s a good question. I’m not sure what the specifics are to make that thermal reaction but it might be fun to find out.
Trust and believe those Wicked Cutz Orange Teriyaki jerky is on point!
True story
2 person MRE is a good idea
Gonna make that happen.
Not sure about some of you but the 2 person MRE sounds better since I am a fairly big eater. At 5'7" and 145 lbs I need all the help I can get. LOL
Well then I guess I definitely need to do that one
if isn't the wild cherry flavor it is the lemon drops.
Those are so good!
Check out some of the Indian food pouches available at Indian grocery stores.
Definitely. Once I do an MRE from a store that carries them I’ll include them.
@@dadbudgetadventuresYou can find individual spiced chai mixes, lots of varieties of dried fruits, dried snack foods, nuts etc. It can get a bit too spicy at times, but I enjoy experimenting.
@@dadbudgetadventuresAn added benefit of shopping at Indian groceries is that they have excellent prices on staples like rice, beans and flour.
@@dadbudgetadventuresIndian groceries are a source that most preppers aren't aware of. Just Google "Indian grocery near me" and go check out the nearest mom and pop store.
I’m going to do that. I have an international market and some Asian groceries. Haven’t noticed an Indian grocery. Sounds like I need to go on the hunt.
I'm going through your videos a bit and I wanted to know if you tried any 24 hour MREs or a breakfast style MRE that might have decent breakfast food? I have a emergency tin of scrambled eggs, I'm sure just finding those by themselves in a individual bag would be difficult without just going to the camping supplies. Just interested on your take. I've tried a lot of those pre-packaged Chicken, Tuna, sardines and other seafood and they would be pretty good, even if its for breakfast. Again, thanks for the videos!
I just released a 24 hour video this week if you haven’t seen it yet. I have not found any kind of prepared eggs I can use but I’m always looking for new and interesting items. If I find it my viewers will get to see it !
You need a long utensil my man. A nice Ti spoon or spork is nice to have.
I do need one but it won’t be titanium. I hate the way it feels on my teeth 😬
I just watched your Bridgford MRE Pizza video from 4 years ago. Was that your brother? LOL. I would like to see an update to the Pizza MRE. Thx.
Nope, that was me in a previous life. I might have to revisit that soon.
Do you use a regular vacuum sealer for your mylar bags or is it a special item
You can but I don’t vacuum seal them unless I’m trying to make more room in my other gear.
@@dadbudgetadventures thanks
Where did you get your cooker and ppuches ???
Picked it up on Amazon. Check the description box for a link.
Can you make a 24 hour mre please
I will be doing that soon. Thanks for the suggestion.
How odd coming across this video,I’ve been thinking lately about making my own MRE’s,but I haven’t said a word about it to anyone.I like your MRE,but I’d add single serving juice mix & probably 2 packets of single serving coffee,maybe a chocolate bar or a couple of mini bars like the Halloween kind and I’d increase the food quantity enough to make it into a 24 hr package including emergency water packets because they come in compact plastic/foil containers that take up less room than conventional bottles,unless space isn’t an issue.
Those are great suggestions but I’m going strictly on what I can source at that particular store. I’ve been thinking of doing a 24 hour MRE though so I might just do that soon!
@@dadbudgetadventures sorry I wasn’t suggesting what you should add,I was thinking of what I would add from where I shop.
Not a problem. I’d love to be able to get those items into my MREs. Half the fun of doing these challenges is trying to find all the pieces and make something worthwhile. The better my choices the better the outcome!
WoW Wait what was that? Pad you put into the hot water to start the cooking? Never saw that before. Reason I'm asking I hate nursing home food and buy several packaged salads to eat delivered from grocery stores but I would love a hot meal or soup but no way to heat it. That pack you just used was heating the food no flame no electricity that would be ideal for me.
That is the Barocook flameless cooker. I have added a link in the description box if you’d like to check it out. Hope it helps!
@dadbudgetadventures my Nurse and I both were going wild with our phones researching this item. TY I think for me the smallest one would do. I am allowed a small fridge at this nursing home but not a microwave. You just can't believe how bad the food tastes. I would love a hardy soup or pasta as a change from cold items. This is why I LOVE your channel so many good tips for more than just hikers and campers. May God's Eternal Grace Bless your life all throughout 2024. ♥️
@@virginiawestcot3111 I had never considered that audience but thank you for letting me know you’re out there. I’m so glad to have you here!
That's the heat inducer. They're $1.00 apiece, so consider that in your total cost.
Have you made an MRE that is made with things you only found in an Asian market? Or Italian market?
I made one at my local international market but it was a while back when they had a different format. I will probably revisit that.
Have you thought about a " Target" store??
I’ve considered it but the last time I was there I didn’t see much available. I think I need a bigger store than the one I went to.
The barrel cook is an interesting device simple but interesting a bit overpriced considering what it is it's basically a Tupperware container I may attempt to make my own barrel cook and see if I can make it cheaper
However there was one thing that was an instant no an instant turn off about your flameless heater and that's the price of the heater packages $26 for 10 of them? That's $2.60 per meal That's absolutely insane there is no reason for those things to cost that much they should be pennies
Do you have a more affordable source for the water activated heater packets?
I don’t have a cheaper source but I’m going to see how it will do if I use a Hot Hands in it. Those can be stupid cheap and if they work it could save a fortune!
How about a 7 Eleven mre
I don’t have them around me but I have had someone ask for a gas station MRE. I think it would have to be a pretty big one to have what I’d need but it’s worth a shot.
How about Walgreens??
That might be interesting. I hadn’t even considered them. Great suggestion.
THOSE SHORT BRD COOKIES LOOKED GREAT, AND YES A 2 PERSON MRE WOULD BE GOOD TO S EE, BK TO OLLIE'S I BET, LOL.. Z
They are so good!
I know you said 2 person MRE, but how about a 4 person one? Mom, dad and 2 kiddos!
That’s one to consider as well! Now if I can only find shelf stable chicken nuggets…
My biggest complaints about MREs are the Overfortification, and the Experimental Entrees. I've yet to eat an MRE that doesn't taste like a whole bottle of One-A-Day Vitamins as an ingredient. The entree, sides and even the drinks are way overfortified with vitamins and minerals. Your body can only absorb so much of this, and then you excrete the rest, but it really effects the taste, and to my pallette, it's just plain Nasty.
Second, the entree combinations they come up with are just too exotic and often poorly done.
I do keep some ready to eat foods, but for longevity, I prefer freeze drieds, and our B.O.B.s reflect that.
To be fair they are designed for a certain level of performance that a civilian market doesn’t really meet. So all the extra stuff really isn’t needed by most people. If you aren’t rucking 150 pounds of gear in 100 degree heat it’s kind of a waste.
My apologies if I missed it in the video, but what was your total cost for this MRE?
It was $7.92
@@dadbudgetadventures Thank you. Certainly cheaper than a DoD MRE.
I'm gonna need a price per mre total from you, bro.
It’s listed near the end of most of the videos. A couple have it earlier but it’s there.
How about a MRE for a family of two adults and two children; one of whom only eats chicken nuggets or pizza.
Yeah that could be a challenge 😬
Nice fence!
Wish I could take credit for that but sadly I cannot.
U want to drink something with a little more sophistication. Are you a Tesla owner?
Not hardly
@@dadbudgetadventures sounds good
A little piece of advice from video editing. Stop using the "jerk around" editing feature. The jumping around during these edits is annoying to some, and is outdated. Just do a straight video and stop with the "clipping".
I’ll take it under advisement
Find a place to sit. It tires me out watching you. Thanks
I sit all day, or at least a good part of it. It’s nice to stand a bit.
Great video, I really enjoyed it.
One of the things my wife and I always keep stocked up in our emergency food pantry is Keystone Canned Meats. I came across this video that showed how Keystone Canned Meats are made, and I was amazed that there are only 2 ingredents in Keystone Canned Meats, it's just Meat & Sea Salt, that's it. You can literally open a can of Keystone canned chicken and make sandwiches with it. And then use the broth to make soup later if you want. Check out this video on how they make Keystone canned meats: ua-cam.com/video/p40gaCou2Qs/v-deo.htmlsi=UcDmWjIdsW_QuSPK .
Anyway, I hope you keep making these videos. Have a great weekend.
JT
Thank you for that comment! That’s great info. An the support is truly appreciated.
@@dadbudgetadventures
You've inspired me to try and make some of my own homemade MRE's.
Keep up the great work.