Homemade MRE from Amazon 

I would really appreciate it if you keep demonstrating ways that you can improvise during food prep. There have been times when I've had to evacuate my home, and all I had access to was a coffee maker in a hotel room. There's real world situations where you just have to improvise.

A little over $10 each, honestly, is a pretty decent deal. You can't even get a hamburger value meal for that price these days it seems. And if you do it certainly won't come with desert.

Anything MRE catches on with people 😄

10,000. Let’s go. Congratulations. I just found your channel a few weeks ago (thank you algorithm) and I’m really enjoying the videos, especially the homemade MRE’s

I appreciate what you do. I'm not a full-blown prepper, but you provide excellent info for packing the van for a get-away in to the woods. No muss, no fuss, focus on the adventure and don't worry about the food cuz I've been watching Dad Budget Adventures! Thanks.

First, congratulations on exceeding 10K! I really like the way you present. The conversational postive attitude appeals to me a lot. I wish you all the best with your channel.

Thanks for doing these videos ! I had been bagging up meals needing a heat sourse for an emergency but these are a great addition !

Loved the video, really cool main and really fun MRE. I could see how a MRE like that would boost morale in a SHTF situation. It would definitely be great after a long day out on the trails as well. Thanks!

Good morning DBA, First, Congratulations on your 10K+ subscribers, great job! Great video, I really enjoyed it. Thanks for the tip on the itaki lunch box. JT

Hey…you’re the one who swiped my itaki!!!! 🤣🤣 Fun video, I love my electric lunchbox.I use at work almost daily and it has been an absolute lifesaver. I liked the tamales also, cooked in the itaki at my office. The cooker and tamales are wife approved!!

Congratulations on 10k subscribers. Great video as always. Thank you 😊

Thanks for another great video. Congrats on 10k+ subscribers!

DBA all the way! I like the switch up on cooker. Just showing options. I bought a veggie steamer and am working on some mods. Thinking of using it as candle holder for a clay pot room heater. Let have a live Q&A!

Great work on this Video! Lighting looks fantastic!

You have now inspired me to put some of these together. A few years ago i found a guy on Amazon selling items out of military mres. I have seen a lemon poppyseed pound cake go for 50 bucks in the field. I bought a dozen lemon poppy seed pound cakes. Just ate one yesterday. Congrats on 10k subs.

Wonderful and thought provoking ideas as always! congrats on over 10,000 subscribers as I'm viewing it right now! keep up the good work!

Very interesting! We'll look into some of this stuff. Thanks.

I watched your Walmart MRE video and loved it. Love the channel, subbed!

Just found your channel. Making your own MRE makes total sense due to having food you like. I would be interested in a video of you sealing the MRE. Also 2 person MRE's. Thank you & keep up the good work.

Oh that's really nice. I think I am going to be trying some of that. Thank you very much

I really like the Amazon concept! If it's possible, could you expand on this the next time you do an Amazon based MRE by showing us the search criteria you are using to find the products or groups of products? And one more thing, what are thoughts on cold soaking freeze-dried products? I know it's a method for eating them without cooking. Thank you so much for spending time, money and effort to share your creations and thoughts with us!

Haha I recommended this. Thanks for doing it. You’ve now given us all ideas beyond the dollar store, but in bulk. Thanks again.

Most commonsense prep video ever. Thanks for posting. watching from Michigan.

Just found your channel, really enjoying the few videos I have watched so far.

Just found your channel, happy 10k! Great videos!

Congratulations on 10K🎉 Hope you feel better soon. That fungalitis is the pits. Lol

Great videos. A lot of times I find the emergenC packets at discount. I've started including a packet in all my homemade rations. Best of all, they come in different flavors. Amazon sometimes has actual MRE cheese packets and other components.

Congratulations on 10k. Like the camper kitchen.

Congratulations. Some excellent choice. You hit the highs and drawbacks of online bulk shopping. I have made cards that list expiration dates for meals and otc meds.

I really enjoy your videos, amazing ideas, well explained and demonstrated.

Intriguing. Thanks!

Love these MREs. How creative. One word of caution, that rice, we picked up a couple of these and we found them moldy. Great video.

I’m trying to get into making my own prep food to save costs. Pressure canning, dehydration, growing, buying bulk and working it down into a long lasting food source stored away. I got a trout pond so I got my own protein during shtf. I’m getting better prepared slowly.

Very good information! Thank you for your work.

You make great content, glad I found your channel. Thanks for all your hard work! Keep it coming

You're right about 10k! Congrats!

Congrats on 10k. Enjoyed the DBA MRE, but was focused on your teardrop. Any vids on it? Considering one myself.

Great content, and congratulations on 10,000 subscribers! Can't wait to see the next video.

How fun!! I LOVE those Yammy packs. I have purchased them several times and are a must have for my pantry. I do labor work so havent much time to take a lunch, if at all. So I like clean (as in not making my fingers sticky) easy to eat foods while driving between jobs. Perfect for hiking, BOB, and now DIY MRE. It is just easy to eat, has good mouth feel, and overall has a light neutral flavor which I dont mind at all. Yum!

I'm all for the camping adventure. Congrats on 10K subscribers.

Another great setup my friend. I’m going to have to look for that rice and corn

Wicked video executed the whole thing well and straight to the point congrats on 10k but I feel that's going to go up very quickly buddy top stuff 🤟

Congrats man. You changed my camping and survival experience brother please keep it up.

Thank you, this earned a like and a subscribe. My 10 yro loves to adventure hike when camping. This works into that perfectly

Nicely done!

Great video. I had to check out that Amazon food and a lot of it would be good for camping and backpacking too! Amazon, it's not just for Kindle books anymore,

Congrats on subs. I enjoy your home made meals. Job well done.

Congratulations on 10,000 subscribers. I just joined and love your videos.

Congratulations on your 10,000 subscribers.

Congrats on 10 thou! Also this MRE looks great! Nicely done!

The trucker style lunch box you mentioned- I've cooked in mine. They hit around 350°f running on 12v power. I've actually burnt food in it. I use aluminum foil pans from a $1 store for reheating or cooking.

I hope you feel better 😭😭😭 congrats on 11,000 subs !!

Congratulations on nearly 11k, wow! I love the Mexican theme of this MRE. About the sweet potatoes, maybe pack a “maple” syrup packet from a fast food joint for those who want the sugar boost. What did you think about the salsa packets, I’ve been thinking about making the bulk buy. Was it more like hot sauce or did it have chunks? Keep this train going man. I really hope you feel better soon. Good luck with your trip 😊

Congratulations on your first 10K subscribers! Those walking tamales were too spicy for me when I tried them; even the mild salsa verde was a bit much. They are not dry when fresh out of the package; in fact they are a bit oily, but not unpleasantly so. I liked the flavor and the texture and the convenience, but I couldn't take the heat, so they're out of my kitchen. I am eager to try the rice and street corn, I had never heard of that. Thanks for another great video!

Thank-you

Batcave is just down the road "a piece". I like their approach and the shows provided.

Alright I finally subscribed. Watched a couple videos cause I make MREs for Camping in my Teardrop Camper I built a few years ago. I Like the little cooker I already have a Solar Generator so definitely gonna pick one up. Can’t wait to see your camping adventure too

Well done!

Congrats on 10K. Just found your channel. For a bit of a challenge, try an Asian market MRE. G7 3in1 coffee is pretty good. Roasted Peas with either garlic or wasabi (hot/spicy) flavors are good. Other suggestions are Tocino flavored Spam, desserts/drinks featuring Mango, Calamansi (similar to lemon), Jack Fruit (acquired taste), or Ube (purple yam). A good side would be kimchi (I’m partial to Kkakdugi) although finding a shelf stable package (most kimchi is bottled or plastic carton requiring refrigeration) will be challenging.

Yes

I also love Arbuelita hot chocolate. I add a pinch of red cayenne pepper to mine because chili and chocolate go together SO well.

What I did before is taking a vacuum sealer buy groceries vacuum seal your coffee creamer whatever mashed potatoes and vacuum seal them in the bag and they will last for a very very long time😊

Firstly congratulations on 10K+ and I think this vid twins up nicely with the bulk up one you did a few weeks ago. That chocolate drink you have there is the same type I get from United Supermarket all the time, good stuff. Since you did an Amazon one do you reckon you could do the same thing with eBay? Inspirational video! 👍

Glad to see you tried those tamales. I've seen them at WM and thought they would be good for an MRE. Now I know I can go get some and not be disappointed

Great channel, outstanding production quality, well presented. You’ll be 50k in no time. Sub’d!

Congratulations on 10,000! 🎉 Amazon is often times hit-or-miss. You can really get stuck with some stinkers when you do Amazon bulk buys. I'm glad yours turned out well. 😁

Congratulations on 10K!! 10.9K right now.

I see you got some of those Filos Tamales I mentioned to you. I went to Wal-Mart to get some for my lunch this week and the shelf was empty. I even had to make a Amazon order for them. There are a couple gas stations that sell them here but 5hey want $3.99 for them. When Wal-Mart has them I always buy three of each flavor because they are popular and sell out quick.

Howdy...After watching a handful of your vids, became a subscriber. Nicely done; well thought out and clearly explained. This last one piqued my interest so...FYI, I found the Royal Mexican Street Corn, Fillo's Tamales and Abuelita Hot Choc at my local Walmart...avail in singular packs.

Love your channel, I love finding individual packets for meals. We live in a humid climate and once a jar of a powdered item is opened its just a short time till it starts caking up. Check out Folgers French Vanilla Cappuccino sticks , 4 to a box for about $1.75 (great to add to weak coffee ) . It's the only powdered Folgers worth buying. Also Lonolife beef bone broth powder is really good. Great as a mug of hot broth , or use to add more beef flavor to chili, stew or a gravy.

New subscriber. I do a lot of camping and I have been enjoying your content, particularly the MRE content. Could you do a video going in to what criteria you look at in terms of what you choose to include or not include? I know you recently started adding nutritional information (definitely keep doing that!) but are you considering that when you are building these, or are you just trying to build a tasty meal? There's a TON out there on backpacking food, but it feels like the space is more empty when it comes to car camping or emergency MRE / food. Also, it seems like you have been doing this awhile. Maybe do a video series on how to get started making homemade MREs (what type and where to find pouches, heating elements, cooking methods, etc) Just my thoughts on the kinds of things I'd like to watch, obviously you do you, but if you want suggestions on what one viewer would be interested in, there you go.

Love my Itakis!

Another good video, so glad I found your channel. I believe I've seen the hot chocolate mix at Dollar tree before. They change products so much its hard to say.

I have a storm rock 500watt power station. It will happily power all my dash mini cookers ( I have a small collection, they're cute and quick to use). I also have a 12 volt electric lunchbox that can also use 110ac. Everyone can do their own research on what to buy and use. My budget won't go $10+ a day, so I choose less expensive foods while maintaining protein. I do watch your videos- I think I'll add a "fancy mre" day to my menus for something special once in a while.

That's a really cool combo of MRE items it's sad about the expiration dates though. They'd likely be fine for a good while past the best buy dates but it's hard to count on them for emergency stashes. Maybe for a planed camping or backpacking trip though?

It'd be cool to see what could be put together for a cold-weather one that wouldn't freeze in your backpack in freezing temps.

The Tang was a nice touch. Will have to put that in my roladex.

We have been making our own MREs for quite a while now and make everything able to make and eat with minimal effort and can be used on the fly. One thing we do is to dehydrate meat and vegetables and seal in a small mylar bag with a bullion cube so that all you have to do is add boiling water and enjoy

Dude. This looks so good. I love spicy foods and this would do well for me. Congrats on over 11,000 subscribers!!!!!

It's an honor spending time with you, sir

I've grabbed those tamales for camping from whole foods individually, but if you like them, it ends up being much more economical to buy the dozen or so from amazon. I think they were $5 for one individual packet @ WF. I enjoy them so having them on hand is great

As soon as you shoed the Royal rice with Elote, I ordered a four pack on Amazon. :) I imagine the Yammys would be good with some salt and chile pepper seasoning.

I'm not one for fairly spicy. :-D but it'll certainly help clear out your sinuses. This was a really good video, so thanks again. And here's hoping your camping trip got to happen and that you had a great time. (And to anyone else reading this, Dad Budget is a lot of fun to converse with!)

Really enjoying your videos

just subbed and you're already at 11.1k! congratulations

I doubt that I would ever assemble a meal like this one. But, I like the concept. Gets me thinking. Thanks.

It would be wicked cool if you started sending some of your mre’s out to you followers. Great job!

I would like to see more backpack stove with mre. You are definitely on to something.

Thanks for the great ideas. 6 months exp still good for me. Ill just mark the package. You could reconstitute and heat the yams and add butter and sugar.

Great video, very helpful. My daughter actually prefers ramen noodles uncooked, straight out of the wrapper.

Nice!

Fun stuff.

Have truly enjoyed all your videos so far! Congratulations as well!!! I’d love to see what you could do with $25 at eBay to build an MRE!!! I was surprised at how many food options there were!!!

Love these videos bro

What i noticed was a simple entertaining show.👍

Tang is awesomeness been drinking it when i was sick since a kid!

Sir, it took me five years to get to 10K views. You're doing great! Keep up the great work, I'm following this pretty closely to make ready-to-eat meals for hunting camps.

yer rockin the cashbox Daddy-O!! love the wolfman jack look ya got goin too!

Another great episode! Outstanding choices at $10.17 for the total cost of one. Regarding the Amazon link for the Mylar bags, do you use the quart and smaller bags to individually put the smaller items in?

Great video- The sodium is a real challenge in these types of meals; regular MRE's range from around 1200mg (veg lasagna)-2700 mg (meatballs/marinara) of sodium per meal, so you are right in the range with your menus. They do make low-sodium versions, however. Those Yammy snacks might be better with some honey if you'd include a packet or two.