[Lancey Howard]

There was no drop dead date on it. I would assume, as I assume with all canned foods that it's about 25 years.

Well, I guess I can throw away the c-rats I saved from my Marine Corps days. Darn.
How about MREs? What's the drop dead durability of MREs?

[Lurker]

What's the drop dead durability of MREs?

The cooler it is where you store them the longer they last. Temps above 90 or so and they break down pretty quickly.

First one I found on the interwebs so caveat emptor.

[JRandomFreeper]

NO! Do not!

I said that was for commercial canned products.

You have mil-spec C-Rats with cigarettes and everything.... Keep them. Forever. Mil-spec is NOT commercial.

I ate C-rats at the firing range in 1981. And they were good.

The safety is forever until the seal is compromised. The quality... meh... heat is the enemy there. And the eggs and ham quality died before they canned it. Store them in a cool dry place.

/johnny