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10-06-2018 | 02:31 PM

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MD-11Loader

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Originally Posted by NoValueAviator

lol im dying

Anyone doing MRE's or some other kind of ration? it might be survivable if you can poach enough bananas and stuff from the hotel lobby.

Just remember if you buy military MRE’s that they are around 1,250 calories each. They add up quickly.

10-06-2018 | 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by pitchattitude

Keep in mind if you go to Mexico there are very few things you can take that are not store bought pre-packaged. No fresh fruits or vegetables or prepared meals. And they tend to dig through your stuff.

I know Canada asks you to declare, but I’m not sure what they will actually let you bring in or what is required if you do.

It probably depends on the individual working but I've told customs in Canada the only food I have is my personal lunch and they don't even look inside.

10-06-2018 | 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ENH017

It probably depends on the individual working but I've told customs in Canada the only food I have is my personal lunch and they don't even look inside.

I don't do much Canada now that I'm DFW based and senior enough to avoid the fly through Canada stuff. But when I wasn't, I just left the fresh food at home (or crew room fridge) and put frozen dinners not for that specific night in crew room freezer and when asked in Canada what I had, I said "frozen dinner". I don't know that it was OK but I wasn't lying and they never bothered to look that I had my own frozen dinner and not store bought.

Because I didn't have anything on the return, I didn't have to worry about US customs.

I don't bring food to Mexico. I LOVE the food there and it's cheap as hell. Probably not as healthy as what I'd normally bring but it's good and cheap enough I don't care.

10-06-2018 | 03:42 PM

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All good stuff here. I swear up and down by the concus packs, like the old Snoopy I epack. They have them at any Walgreens. The big perk is that they are large enough to form to you bag and they DO NOT SWEAT.