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Military-Grade MRE is a packaged food item in The Long Dark.

The MRE is a rare and only found inside safes, prepper caches, locked lockers and outdoor sporting-type locations (such as Hunting Blinds). Usually only 1-3 may be found per region, based on Survival Mode.

A single MRE can restore a whopping 1750 calories, making it the most efficient calories per unit of any food item (although Energy Bars and Salty Crackers have a higher calorie-to-weight ratio, at 30% and 41.6% more calorie-dense, respectively).

"MRE" stands for "Meal Ready to Eat". As suggested by the name, MREs can be eaten as-is, without heating or special tools to prepare or consume them. In Episode 3, individually wrapped Airline Food meals feature similar stats to the MRE. These meals, like MREs, require no special tools to open and can be eaten uncooked (despite appearing like 'frozen dinners'). Whether these similarities cast a more favourable light on airline food or MREs is unclear.

MRE have a very low chance of causing food poisoning and decay much slower than many foods.

Trivia[]

  • In real life, MREs are used by militaries to feed troops during combat, and in real-world northern climates these packaged meals can last three to five years, depending on storage temperature.
  • The Canadian Military does supply its deployed members with MREs (Meal Ready to Eat), which are typically American-made. More often it uses IMP (Individual Meal Pack)--the exclusive field ration of the Canadian Forces.

Update history[]

  • UPDATE 22 September 2014 (Update):
    • Added to game.
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