ISSUE 5 | NOVEMBER 2017
EVERSAFE MRES
MRE BENEFITS FOR BACKPACKING
Backpacking may not seem like
the opportunity to cook their
you are challenging the great
own meals and rely on cheap
outdoors and the MREs (meals
fast-food outlets and markets to
ready to eat) might benefit you
get food that meets their
on your travels. But there are
budget. This can be a risky
many benefits to packing a few
business, especially when
MREs in your kit no matter where
traveling through the more rural
in the world you are traveling.
areas of a country. The rule for backpackers may be to eat where
1. Alternative Meal Backpackers often don't have
the locals eat, but their
constitution may not be able to
contain their own heating supply
handle the same type of food and
which makes them ideal for
local illnesses. Having an MRE
taking along on any journey.
instead of eating from a dodgy
Whether you want to pack them as
establishment may save you the
your main source of food on your
hassle of requiring medical
journey or just a couple for
assistance for a stomach
emergencies, they won't take up
ailment.
much space or cause you to carry heavier than you already would
2. Lightweight MREs are lightweight and oftenÂ
be.
3. Nutrition
other nutrients that you need
Living on a backpacker's diet
(like protein and carbohydrates).
often means that your body is not
MREs are also a great solution
receiving the required daily
for tiding you over in the lean
nutritional value that it needs
times of your backpacking
to function optimally. This may
adventures when you simply don't
leave you feeling tired,
have the funds available to
lethargic and unable to fully
purchase a healthy and nutritious
enjoy your experience. MREs are
meal.
nutritious and contain most of the vitamins, minerals and
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A GOOD TRAVELER HAS NO FIXED PLANS AND IS NOT INTENT ON ARRIVING – LAO TZU