Best place to get british ration packs?

[pauljm116]

Can anyone recommend a good place to get british army ration packs from? Have tried them before and thought they were good, but Ive been usin dehydrated meals recently to save weight but find they arent that nice and tend to put too much/not enough water in. So have decided to go back to rat packs but Im having trouble finding them cheaply, best Ive found so far is £14.61 each plus postage, which is pretty steep due to weight. Im looking at getting 4 for a trip but Im looking at £74 in total which is a bit too much.

Just wondered where everybody gets theirs or if someone can recommend a good place to try?

 

[Mesquite]

£10.95 from the Bushcraftstore but you might get hit by the postage.

Mind you if you mention BcUK I think you get a 10% discount

 

[northumbrian]

www.zerooneairsoft.com £9.50 but i dont know the pand p as u have to open a account !

 

[BillyBlade]

£10.95 from the Bushcraftstore but you might get hit by the postage.

Mind you if you mention BcUK I think you get a 10% discount

I paid £9 delivery for five of them from there. I thought that was pretty good going, with the weight involved.

 

[andybysea]

Ive used this place a few times,
http://www.armyrations.co.uk/acatalog/UK_24hr_Replica_Ration_Pack.html

 

[pauljm116]

Thanks for the replies, theyre all much cheaper than Ive seen. Postage is going to be steep wherever I get them from but thats to be expected with the weight.

 

[widu13]

If you have need for 12 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/US-Army-M...Supplies_ET&hash=item2eb90dc3d7#ht_4959wt_825

 

[The Lord Poncho]

If you have need for 12 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/US-Army-M...Supplies_ET&hash=item2eb90dc3d7#ht_4959wt_825

Unfortunately MRE's are just a single meal though, rather than 24 hours of rations like the British ones.

 

[widu13]

Ah...I've eaten them but never lived on them. Thanks for the info.

 

[Mesquite]

Ah...I've eaten them but never lived on them. .

I think that sums most rat packs up perfectly

 

[nunzionuk]

I get mine from bushcraft store, but then they are pretty much local for me, and looking round the gardening shops at crews hill keeps the wife happy

 

[Jaymzflood]

How heavy would 5 of these be?

 

[pauljm116]

How heavy would 5 of these be?

Theyre around 2 kilos each, thats why the postage is so scary.

 

[adestu]

i got twelve off ebay and the guy managed to send them for a tenner with a courier.bit of luck i rekon.

 

[mountainm]

I think you can post 30Kg for eight quid with UPS.

 

[SussexRob]

Ive used this place a few times,
http://www.armyrations.co.uk/acatalog/UK_24hr_Replica_Ration_Pack.html

How good are these guys to deal with?

My Explorer scouts have requested a camp using MRE packs, and the price seems reasonable from these guys. Now, normally with things like this, I like to give the shop a call, but when looking at the telephone number, something doesn't sit right. 033 0001 XXXX

I have blanked part of it out, as it's not fair on the company to have the number posted on a forum. Plus, they could be perfectly legit, and I am worrying for no reason!

 

[widu13]

Rob, a quick google brings up another number: (0)1252 857301

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[Retired Member southey]

Do they call them replicas to get around that they may have taken the packs out of the "FOR MOD USE ONLY" boxes?

 

[SussexRob]

I did wonder that too Southey.

I need to be a bit careful here, as this is food I am providing to my Explorer Scouts, so need to make sure that they are 100% legit. Based on that, I think I'll go with getting them from the bushcraft store, who are licensed by vestey as a supplier.

PS thanks for the number info widu.

 

[rik_uk3]

i got twelve off ebay and the guy managed to send them for a tenner with a courier.bit of luck i rekon.

Thats about right. Look on ebay and you find (from time to time) boxes of ten rat packs and the postage is £10-£15 if the seller uses a courier service.

This seller has various packs in including the excellent French packs
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/jddude1/m..._trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649&_trksid=p4340.l2562