Why bother with MREs? Take some cans of Spam, corned beef hash, beans, veggies, maybe some bags of rice or instant potatos, pasta and so on, put it all in a plastic container ready to be tossed in the trunk along with a camp stove if you have to evacuate and you'll eat better at less expense. Replace the 'emergency' food every so often and eat the old stock.
Ah. And a can opener.
Always carry a leatherman tool or gerber tool and you are covered.
Best reply so far! All of the things you listed are very much better to eat and are sustainable for 2-3 years if stored properly. Given the rotation that you explained you will always have a fresh cache of food, but it does require some maintenance, which isn't necessary in the case of traditional MREs.
I was doing something very similar with a not so long ago over hyped event(cough). Even though the said event didn't come to pass I realized that it was a good thing to do anyway, and have done so ever since. My plastic container of choice was a large sealed cooler. A little off the subject, but also have the means to defend your self in such an event, and expect to do so.