7 Mil Heavy-Duty MRE-Style Gusseted Mylar Bags (Wide-Mouth)

If you have ever tried to eat a freeze-dried meal out of a standard, tall 1-quart Mylar bag, you already know the struggle: your knuckles get covered in food, and your spoon can barely reach the bottom.

Our MRE-Style "Landscape" Mylar Bags are specifically designed to solve that problem. Because they are wider than they are tall (9" wide!), they feature a massive, wide-mouth opening. This makes them incredibly easy to fill without spilling, and even easier to eat directly out of with a standard spoon.

Crafted at an ultra-premium 7 Mil thickness per side, these are absolute tanks. They are puncture-resistant against sharp dehydrated foods (like pasta or bone-in meats) and designed to withstand boiling water for direct meal rehydration.

Choose Your Size & Quantity:

We now offer this customer-favorite bag in two similar sizes and two pack quantities (50 or 100 count) so you can get the exact setup you need:

1. The Classic MRE (9" x 6" x 3"):

   • Holds approximately 3 cups of food.

   • The perfect, compact size for standard single-portion backpacking meals, survival rations, or small batches of spices, baking powder, and garden seeds.

2. The Extra-Deep MRE (9" x 6.5" x 4"):

   • Adds an extra half-inch of height and a full 4-inch deep bottom gusset.

   • Holds approximately 3.5 cups of food.

   • This is the perfect upgrade for 2-serving meals, bulky freeze-dried foods (like broccoli or large meat chunks), or anything that needs a little extra depth to stand perfectly upright on its own.

3. The Hungry Man MRE (10" x 7" x 3"):

   • An inch wider than our smaller MRE bag.

   • Holds approximately 4 cups of food.

   • This is the perfect upgrade for larger 2-serving meals, bulky freeze-dried foods (like broccoli or large meat chunks), or anything that needs a little extra depth to stand perfectly upright on its own.

4. The Biggie Big MRE (10" x 7" x4"):

   • An inch wider than our smaller MRE bag with a full 4" bottom gusset.

   • Holds approximately 5 cups of food.

   • This is the perfect upgrade for a hungry bear, moose, or person.

Why These 7 Mil MRE Bags Rule:

• No-Mess "Wide-Mouth" Design: Pour food in and eat meals out with zero hassle. The wide horizontal opening means you don't need a funnel to pack your food.

• Boil-In-Bag Safe: The inner food-grade lining is highly heat-resistant. You can pour boiling water directly into the bag, zip it up, and let your freeze-dried meals cook right inside the pouch.

• Industry-Leading 30% Better Puncture Strength: At 7 Mil per side, these offer massive barrier protection. Independent testing shows our bags have significantly higher tensile and burst strength than competitor brands.

• Reliable Zip Seal + Heat Sealable: Seal temporarily with the heavy-duty zip lock, or permanently heat-seal above the zipper with a flat iron or impulse sealer for up to 30 years of secure shelf life.

• 100% Food-Safe & FDA Compliant: BPA-free, PFAS free materials that will never leach metallic tastes or chemicals into your emergency food supply.

Perfect For:

• Homemade DIY backpacking and camping meals

• Prepping "grab-and-go" emergency bug-out bags

• Portioning out daily rations of rice, oats, and protein powders

• Storing small, high-value dry goods (garden seeds, yeast, expensive spices)

Note: Choose your size (9x6x3, 9x6.5x4, 10"x7"x3" or 10"x7"x4") and pack quantity (50 or 100) from the drop-down menus above. Oxygen absorbers are sold separately.

There are numerous options available for purchasing mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. So, why do we say "just better bags?" What sets us apart? It's quite simple, really:  we LOVE food storage, and so we make our products stand out. And it isn't just a catchy slogan; our bags truly excel, as confirmed by testing. Among all of our retail competitors, we earned the highest rankings for both bags and oxygen absorbers. And it's not just a slight edge. Our 7 mil bags demonstrated 30% better puncture strength compared to Top Mylar, Harvest Right, and Wallaby's 7 or 7.5 mil bags. In terms of tensile and burst strength, we outperformed Packfresh, Wallaby, and Harvest Right by nearly 90%. See for yourself: 

If you are only storing a few years, you’ll probably be OK using almost any Mylar bag. But longer than that? Rely on a company that intentionally uses the best materials, even if it costs a few pennies more. If you’re one of those looking for 20 or 30 years out of your food storage, you should be using the best storage products available.

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