I've worked with a guy, let's call him "Rob", for quite a while on a joint project, and he's been the very picture of helpfulness.

He's also a very awesome man; Rob is a licensed pyrotechnician and an avid meat-smoker. I found out that he hasn't tried biltong, that rolls Royce of cured meats, so this crate was the perfect fit.

It really knocked him over, so thanks for helping make Rob feel as appreciated as he is.

Yours,
Patric

I ordered this for my father for his birthday recently. He loved it!!! He is an avid hunter and really enjoyed the various types of game that was included!

Always been a fun family gift. This year took quite a bit longer to deliver for some reason.

Purchased this for my husband for Christmas. He loves jerky so he was super excited about it and really enjoyed all the different flavors!

My only compliant was in the packaging. It was supposed to come with the crow bar to open the crate. That was missing from the package and since We were at a hotel for our Christmas exchange we had to get creative to get the crate open.

Otherwise very pleased with the jerky itself!

Description says awesome poundage. It’s barely over a pound total weight. Nearly 100 dollars a pound. Owtch

I bought this for my husband for Father's day last year. Most of the jerky was really good. The only issue were a few of them that were far too salty to be edible.

Overall though, the product was good and I typically get my husband a Man Crate for certain holidays.

The crate is good. Everyone thought it was fun and the food looks good. I ordered two, one for my boyfriend and one for my dad. There was no way of telling which one belonged to who so they got mixed up and my dad got the message meant for my boyfriend so that was super awkward.

What I learned from buying this is that you're really paying for the crate, the crowbar, and the overall 'crate-opening experience.' Make sure that you and others are going to be present when you give this gift so that everybody can observe the struggle. I thought it would be easy because they'd use nails, but...they used glue. So...yeah... It really was not easy but after some work and the introduction of a hammer, I was able to open it. If all you want is the value of the meat itself, there are other jerky packages; with significantly greater value. That said, the value contained in the man crate is not totally terrible. You get to sample some exotic meats and it is enjoyable! Like I said, just be sure you really want the gag crate experience.

I gave this to my brother for his Birthday and he LOVED it! More than anything it was incredibly unique and memorable! How creative :) The only critique I have is that the Kangaroo jerky and Alpaca jerky were not included like in the picture (which I was looking forward to for him). Other than that it is well worth it! Awesome gift, I would buy it again!

Got this for my hubby for fathers day and he loved it! Only 4 stars because there were duplicates of one type of jerky and that seemed kinda lame.

My brother and I ordered this for my Dad for Father's Day. We sent it to Mom's place of work to keep it as a surprise and everyone got a big kick out of the packaging!! Everyone loved it! The products were nice and fresh! We just wished there was a little more meat for the price.

I got the exotic meats crate for my boyfriend for his birthday! It arrived yesterday (right on time). He loved the idea of having to open it using a crowbar. He loves jerky, as do I, so I'm excited to try all the flavors. The price seemed a bit much for the portion size of each flavor, but I do know that jerky is expensive so I can look past that.

It's a fun, different type of gift. I will be keeping your website bookmarked for future purchases!

Just received this and love the different kinds of jerky. Unfortunately instead of alpaca jerky, I received another kind of venison (the least exotic of them all). I was really looking forward to trying some alpaca. Other than that, everything was above expectations!

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Hey there Derek, sorry to hear you missed out on the Alpaca, give us a call at 866-902-7260 and we'll make it right!

I ordered the exotic meats man crate for my boyfriend for valentines day. It arrived in record time and was up to my expectations. He thought it was a pretty cool idea as well. I think the idea is ingenious and think the array of choices is adequate. I would definitely order again.

It looks cool regardless

He loved everything about it. I was pleased with the variety but disappointed that a man crate has such wimpy portions.

My brother drives for a living, and is diabetic, so a high-protein gift of exotic, non-beef jerkys was great! I'd have liked to have had the option to purchase a larger crate, because it seemed that some flavors only came in a single stick. And, oh, that crate! There was some sisterly satisfaction in watching my little brother work so hard to get the darn thing open, but that pry bar does not cut it. What if the crate had contained glass?! Oh, but we DID have a barware man crate gift to present to another relative, so my brother's crate was instructive. We knew to be extra careful with that "fragile" crate!

Ordered the Exotic Meats crate for my dad for Christmas. He loved it. From the webiste its kind of hard to tell the actual size of the container your getting. Maybe mention the dimensions on website? None the less, dad loved it. I'd buy these again most definitely.

It was an awesome product to give as a gift. Especially if you can watch it being opened. I got the duct tape wrapping and it was worth the extra money. The jerky tastes great. The only thing is I feel like you should get a little bit more for the money you pay. I understand that it is exotic jerky and its not cheap to begin with. But I feel like for 100 bucks you should get a little bit more. But other than that, this is awesome. I will most likely be ordering from Mancrates again

I ordered the Exotic meats crate for a friend who works with me. He really liked most of it, but mentioned that some of the jerky was really dry.
Overall, it was a big hit. Also ordered a crate for our son for his B.D. Waiting to see how he likes it.

Crate was fun to get in to and most of the meats were delicious but a few of them were spoiled. Checked with a few other people and everyone confirmed that a few items were old and should be discarded. For the price they should at least all be be edible. Was a great present to receive but I wouldn't pay for it myself after working through this crate.

I was excited to have my man struggle to get the crate open but it took him 15 seconds because it was not glued shut. Not a very good challenge. He said the beef jerky was good. I don’t think it was worth the price. I probably wouldn’t buy one again

My boys were so excited to give as a Father's Day gift. The crate wasn't even sealed making for a huge disappointed when opening. This really was the reason we bought the product, to watch him struggle to get in. On the bright side my husband loved the meat.

I bought 3 of these crates cowboy and exotic. One didn’t have duct tape and were not hard to open. Also thought that the exotic one would be fuller with contents.

I had emailed to ask if there was a way to know at what time the crate would be delivered on the date I specified(since recipient is on night shifts). The response was only that fedex delivered during normal business hours(duh). I got an email yesterday that it shipped and I was able to set up notifications through Fedex. The date I chose was as close to Christmas as possible as he is hundreds of miles from home and it was a Christmas gift. THE CRATE CAME A DAY EARLIER THAN I ASKED FOR. He was literally walking out the door to leave when it was delivered so we got lucky. Also the crate took him all of 45sec to open and the “exotic” meat sticks all include beef along with the exotic meat( so probably mostly beef). So it was a nice idea but I likely won’t be ordering one of these again.