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Note: In my young I was able to experience "C-Rats", and various multi-colored mystery meats in the cans.​

Only had "K-Rats" on one assignment. And on only one other assignment some sort of military food designed for a quick, hot meal in the field—often referred to as "boil-in-bag" rations—is heated by submerging sealed, individual food pouches directly into boiling water. We called them "Hair-nets" since the bags they were boiled in resembled hair-nets. The food-like hot substance was then poured out on to a mess tray. It reminded me of a chipped-beef slurry.

Then they early MREs arrived and they were a big improvement. And now for the rest of the story.​

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The Best and Worst of US Military Rations​

When World War II came and the fully industrialized nature of the conflict was realized, the U.S. Army started packaging portable field rations in a manner today’s soldiers would recognize. Before World War II, rations were handed out daily and contained no variation.

As soon as prepackaged meals of different varieties came about, a barter economy quickly emerged. This is the story of which field rations have been hoarded and sought after and which ones have gone to waste or have been eaten only begrudgingly by hungry troops.

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The Best and Worst of US Military Rations

This is the often untold story of which military rations have been hoarded and sought after and which ones have gone to waste!
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Here's the run-down on the latest rations.


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Army 1972-75. I ate a bunch of C-Rats back in the day. Ours were mostly Korean War leftovers dating in the 1950s. They actually weren't that bad. Especially if you got the ones with fruit or chocolate in them.
And yes, I have eaten the dreaded Ham and Lima Beans. Certainly not a favorite, but not as bad as most people claim. :rolleyes:

I have eaten MREs. I've kept a couple of cases in my emergency supplies for years. I eat one every now and then just to check on their condition. They're Ok I guess, but frankly, I'd rather have C-Rats.
 
Yep had my share of C rations, never Ks. I do recall some freeze dried meals pre MREs. I think we called them LURPS.

Early MREs were sad compared to C rations. Im told they are better now; but I always tried to take "poggey bait" (Beef-a-roni etc) into the field and always saved a bag of black licorice for the last day to get the plumbing working in anticipation of real porcelain...
 
Over the years I've rotated out old MRE's several times due to age. I go through each one and found that mostly its the entree that goes bad. Pop Tarts don't fair well either. :rolleyes: But things like crackers, snacks, peanut butter, coffee, drink mixes and such are very well vacuum packed and will last darn near forever. I've eaten 10-15 year oil peanut butter and crackers just to test them out. I save all that stuff for future use if needed.

Then again, many of us ate C-Rats that were 20-30 years old. Another reason I still prefer C-Rats. :rolleyes:
 
Grayfox said:
The problem with freeze-dried is that it requires water. A good bit of it. In the SHTF scenario, potable water may well be in shorter supply than food.
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I ate a lot of the original freeze dried beef and pork patties form the 1st run of MREs, without water. They were kinda like a meat cracker
 
Grayfox said:
The problem with freeze-dried is that it requires water. A good bit of it. In the SHTF scenario, potable water may well be in shorter supply than food.
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I have two wells and live far enough out in the Wastelands of Northern Nevada I'm not worried about the Z'Obamabies.
They'd have to travel thru the Rez to get here ..... Probably won't go well for them
 
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