Mountain House Emergency Meal Assortment Kits, Freeze-Dried Survival Food Kit for Disaster Preparedness & Long-Term Storage, 30-Year Shelf Life
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Flavor Name: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
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- BEST-TASTING COMFORT FOOD - Made in the USA since 1969, we have been cooking up your favorite comfort food meals and freeze-drying them to create the best-tasting and convenient outdoor adventure meals available.
- EASY TO STORE & QUICK PREP - Just add water and eat straight from the pouch in less than 10 minutes, with no cleanup. Mountain House buckets are also lightweight and easy to store. This bucket weighs 6.79 lbs. and measures 12 (L) x 10 (W) x 14.24 (H). 21 cups of water are needed to prepare all meals within. Ideal companion for your camping trips, RV excursions, and more!
- HIGH-QUALITY INGREDIENTS Mountain House meals are made with high-quality ingredients, never any fillers. Bucket contains 15 total pouches (30 total servings), freeze-dried to lock in nutrients and freshness: (2) Beef Stroganoff with Noodles, (3) Breakfast Skillet, (3) Chicken Fajita Bowl, (2) Granola with Milk and Blueberries, (3) Chicken Fried Rice, and (2) Spaghetti with Beef Marinara.
- SHELF STABLE - With the longest proven shelf life in the industry backed by our steadfast 30-Year Taste Guarantee, Mountain House is an essential addition to your emergency food supply, ensuring you're always ready for anything that comes your way.
- RECYCLABLE - Recycle used pouches with TerraCycle for free to reduce your footprint and preserve the great outdoors for fellow adventurers.
Brand: Mountain House
Package Information: Bucket
Number of Items: 1
Flavor: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
Item Weight: 6.5 pounds
Brand Name: Mountain House
Container Type: Bucket
Flavor: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
Item Form: Freeze-Dried
Recommended Uses For Product: Backpacking, Camping, Emergency Food Storage, Hiking, Quick Meals at Home
Cuisine: European, Mexican, Italian
Allergen Information: Eggs, Milk, Sesame may contain, Tree Nuts, Wheat
UPC: 041133816649
Set Name: Expedition Meal Assortment
Manufacturer: Mountain House
Age Range Description: Adult
Included Components: 15 Pouches
Item Type Name: Freeze-Dried Camping Food, Backpacking Food, Emergency Food or Survival Food
Model Number: 0081664A
Part Number: 0081664A
Warranty Description: 30 Year Taste Guarantee
Number of Items: 1
Item Weight: 6.5 pounds
Size: Net Wt 63.1 oz (3.9 lbs)
Number of Pieces: 15
Unit Count: 1 Count
Package Size Name: Bucket
Color: Variety Bucket - 15 pouches
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Flavor Name: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
Where to start... first off, it's VERY light. For the amount of food you'll get, it can be easily lifted with one hand, or a child or elderly woman. That's great news for preppers who plan of storing this as anyone in your family can lift the entire bucket. I was genuinely surprised at how light a fully filled bucket was. The lid is a bit annoying to remove (partially because it doesn't fully come off... one end is permanently sealed and the plastic breaks/bends open about 3/4th along the top, allowing you to open and seal the bucket without losing/misplacing the lid. How you'd do that, I don't know, but it's nice that they thought of this) and takes opening and closing it a bunch of time to "loosen" the plastic so you're not ripping your finger nails off every time. A small lip along the edge would have been nice but honestly this is the *only* complaint I have. If you need to leave your home/location for any reason, the meals can be easily thrown into a backpack or satchel and carried with almost zero weight added. Because each meal is made for two people, they are a bit bulkier than single meal packages but honestly not by much. And since they're freeze dried and all moisture removed, they're far more compact than you'd expect for how much food you'll actually get when they're rehydrated. Speaking of which, let's talk about how to prepare them... Add water. That's it. It doesn't even have to be hot water (though it's obviously much more palatable when heated up) just remember to let it "soak" a bit longer. Each meal requires a different amount of water to be added but I'd suggest adding *slightly* less water. I added the exact amount of water for the Breakfast Skillet and everything was a bit mushy for my taste, even after letting it sit longer than it says to. What's really great about these meals, and unlike many other brands out there, is that the package itself serves as the means of cooking and a bowl. No need to take the meal out and heat it up over a camp fire or stove. Just add the water and seal it back up. The package has reflective coating inside it (think like an emergency blanket basically) that reflects and captures the heat, so the meal is actually gets *hotter* the longer it sits! Once it's ready, just eat it right out the package! This is honestly the BIGGEST selling point Mountain House has over other brands. Having to prepare a meal over a stove or camp fire is a big turn off for me. It forces you to stop moving, set up a cooking area, etc. With Mountain House you can eat while on the move. You can add water from your canteen/hydro pouch/bottle while never needing to stop and this can be *absolutely* critical in some situations. Of course if you want you could relax and enjoy a nice leisurely meal but having that option to eat on the move is simply a critical factor. Remember the prepper motto: Better to have and not need, right? It was also important for me to find a variety a meals with meat within a single bucket. Many companies don't offer meat or substantial source of protein. You'll get rice, granola and vegan meals but zero meat. If you don't eat meat than this won't be an issue for you, but it was for me. I needed to find a package that fully catered to my omnivore needs. Couldn't be happier with this bucket! It has a full range of meals, from granola, pasta, beans and meat. It doesn't come with any drinks but I've got water, milk and juice set up from a different source and didn't need this bucket to contain any (something I'd highly recommend any prepper doing... don't rely on a meal bucket for your liquid intake needs!). I just needed it to contain food. Each meal says it serves two and while this may be true while counting calories, if you're serving 1 package to 2 people than the meals will be a bit... small. For a single person this is actually really good. Not only will each meal very much fill you up, but you can extend the life of the meals if you cut out the "3 meals a day" Mountain House recommends. Just have breakfast and dinner and you'll get many more days out of your rations then this says. Especially if you pack a handful of protein bars along with them or use the granola to munch on as a snack. Just remember that no bucket or packaged meal is a "be all, end all" for your needs. You just won't find that golden unicorn. You need an ecosystem for survival... whether that's a "hunker down and shelter in place" type set up or a "GTFO now" situation, everything needs other items to complete the system. Water, food, protection, shelter... all of these need to fit together and function. You could have the most amazing food set up in the universe but if you have no water, you're screwed. You could have endless water and food but no way to protect yourself from the elements. So once again, screwed. Set up an ecosystem for what you expect you'll need (and then for what you *don't* expect you'll need) and you'll already be doing better than the majority of people out there. The tl;dr version-- super light weight, able to cook and eat in the package it comes in-- just needs water (hot or not), plastic lid on the bucket is a bit of nail ripper at first, meals are easy and light enough to quickly toss into a bag or pouch, has meat as well as other grains, egg, pasta and veggies, actually tastes good, and can be eaten while on the move-- no need for fire. No bucket of meals will fill all your needs, no matter how good it is. Think of it as one part in a system, with each element needing to be attended to. This bucket will *greatly* help your food element, so you can check that box!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2023 by George
Flavor Name: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
High quality freeze-dried meals, tasty and reliable. I use these as "work lunches" when I'm too busy to do anything but eat at my desk, or the weather's bad enough that I don't want to go offsite. I use a co-worker's Keurig as a hot water source, and the results are perfectly proper.
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2026 by Gary S.
Flavor Name: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
When camping alone, it's kind of a hassle to try and cook for yourself all the time. So I got these to use and honestly I was very impressed. They don't exactly taste like "home made" meals but they don't have any kind of off-putting flavor, either. They have more than enough food for one, so sharing them between two people would be easy and wouldn't leave most people wanting more. They're also quick to make with some boiling water, and the bucket comes with a wide variety of flavors to make sure things are staying fresh. Definitely recommend for camping or even emergency use!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2025 by Jay Young
Flavor Name: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
Ill be ordering more. Great food for out and about. I recommend you bring utensils as none come with it
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2025 by Roger
Flavor Name: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
I purchased this item just to see the size and amount of meals. It was great in size. It provided an assortment of meals. It had nutritional value with great taste. The meals were a feast for the eyes with being highly appetizing. There was enough protein in the contents! Each packet was sealed perfectly and not allowing for staleness. The meals smelled good, easy to fix, and great portion sizes. The container is great for stacking others on top and easy to carry. I will be purchasing more for my supplies!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2026 by Terri G
Flavor Name: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
I had patriots and ready wise meals before trying mountain house, they don’t compare patriot and ready wise being about 4/10 in taste but mountain house taste 10/10 remember these outdoor food not kitchen made meals so don’t judge it tastes awful it’s not battered in grease or oils to enhance flavor. Just on the go meals, I’m on the go type of person so stopping at a gas station for hot water no problem, camping with friends and just heat up water no problem, feeling lazy not cook easy. Heats food in about 15 minutes but tastes good then eating cracker type food from ready wise it’s dehydrated meals but mountain hose rehydrates it as promised. If it convinces you if this was cheaper than groceries, then I would eat all the time.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2025 by Stormy
Flavor Name: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
Food Pantry item. Use in camping, hiking, and prepping pantry.
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2026 by Larry Mitchell
Flavor Name: Expedition Bucket - 15 pouches
Most will get these to store away...in case of an emergency. But if you eat them, you will see they are really pretty good. In a pinch that won't matter I suspect, but if you do use these for camping, etc., they are really actually quite good.
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2026 by J. A. Orr