Heh interesting, well i must say i've never suffered any ill effects but i hadn't spotted that before
shame as the shakes are one of the best items. mix the choc with the coffee creamer and pour on the oatmeal cookies for the ultimate field desert
Military Rations In Afghanistan.
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Heh interesting, well i must say i've never suffered any ill effects but i hadn't spotted that before
shame as the shakes are one of the best items. mix the choc with the coffee creamer and pour on the oatmeal cookies for the ultimate field desert
Heh interesting, well i must say i've never suffered any ill effects but i hadn't spotted that before
shame as the shakes are one of the best items. mix the choc with the coffee creamer and pour on the oatmeal cookies for the ultimate field desert
Yeah, topped off with jalapeño cheese and Tabasoco biscuits. Now I am hungry.
i was once asked "Do you support the war in iraq/afghanistan"
my response was simply "i support our troops."
my response was simply "i support our troops."
Bacon grill was great when cookd up with Biscuits, Brown, noodles, cheese and curry powder. Hmmmmmmm
Just what sort of things are the MOD police looking for on ebay?i remember there used to be alot of armour plates on there with stock numbers blacked out...
Repeated selling by the same sellers of either bulk kit/rations, hard to get without access kit or just kit that should definatly not be being sold in the public domain. I would think.
It's interesting how threads always seem to veer drastically away from the original post.
Great thread though! Some of the menus look rather yummy.
The American MRE's are actually rather good. Out troops loved them in the first gulf! I built up quite a collection of MRE's in Afghanistan. Brit's and Yank's love exchanging rat packs and do so quite alot.
The age old debate about the RQMS/CQMS selling his written off or surplus kit is exactly that, old!
it does happen and will happen for the foreseeable future as i see it. Do i mind it? Not at all... Industries like survival/bushcraft ect benefit greatly from this surplus kit.
If you feel the need to go out and pay a couple of hundred pounds for your 95 issue kit and some Assault boots, do so. More fool you!
The same applies to rat packs and anything else surplus to forces requirements.
Great thread though! Some of the menus look rather yummy.
The American MRE's are actually rather good. Out troops loved them in the first gulf! I built up quite a collection of MRE's in Afghanistan. Brit's and Yank's love exchanging rat packs and do so quite alot.
The age old debate about the RQMS/CQMS selling his written off or surplus kit is exactly that, old!
it does happen and will happen for the foreseeable future as i see it. Do i mind it? Not at all... Industries like survival/bushcraft ect benefit greatly from this surplus kit.
If you feel the need to go out and pay a couple of hundred pounds for your 95 issue kit and some Assault boots, do so. More fool you!
The same applies to rat packs and anything else surplus to forces requirements.
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I would hardly say "veer drastically away from the original post".
As for the comment about surplus kit, I know a serving guy, who is now an officer, that 'lost' a companys worth of allotment of Gore-Tex jackets and trousers, all of which ended up in the hands of a surplus seller. The blokes went without and he made a fat profit for his troubles but due to the fact that some people will pay daft prices for kit (which in many cases is inferior to civilian produced kit) idiots like he follow suit. Now, this guy managed to get away from his SIB (MoD Police) charge but many dont. That is wrong. If it was a helmet here, a pouch there, it wouldnt be an issue but it isnt.
irate:As for rations, you can beat UK packs. US MRE's are a novalty but each pack that you see is a meal sized pack, not a pack for a day. Therefore, if you were to cover yourself for 24 hours, you would need 3 of them (breakfast, lunch, dinner).
I would hardly say "veer drastically away from the original post".
I would. The thread started off displaying various Rat pack menus. I didn't say it was a bad thing... I hope you didn't assume that was my point.
As for your comments on the surplus gear. As i said. It does unfortunately happen. In the end the cash made by the army surplus stores will in some way or another find it's way back to the goverment and then back into the pocket of the MoD.
The SIB(Actually a tiny investigative branch of the Royal Military police, not actually referred to as the MoD police, to avoid any doubt.) Has been actively investigating the "disappearance" of MoD property since the Second World War. There have been many cases where the bent RQMS has written off an entire companies supply of kit. They've also been found Selling Night vision equiptment amongst other things. it's wrong to assume that that ALL people pilfer tiny bit's of kit where they can, obviously. It's also wrong to assume they ALL take entire allocations of kit...
None of my ex army associates could claim they havn't at one stage or another taken something that we would now class as "surplus."
I stand by my original post. I do indeed think alot of industries would be worse off without Army surplus ect.
With regards to the MRE. After 7 years service and 3 tours in the middle east, i would rank them quite high. They are what they say, A Meal ready to Eat. Don't assume any more or any less and you'd be quite happy in my opinion.
Brit' rat packs are very good. But there's still room for alot of improvement.
This is all based on my opinion, not fact.
Each to their own
Regards.
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Sorry to come into this late, but I have to agree with Southey here. If the MOD put a load of the new multi climate rat packs into field textiles for disposal, that is up to them (be it a good or bad thing). What is petty, are busy bodies who assume (and remember what assume does lol) that the packs must be buckshee!
I have seen lots of gear arrive at field textiles, that is brand new, and has not even gone on issue yet!
If on the other hand, someone decides to sell of some rat packs to dealers etc, then if it was housed in UK bound stores, then it was not going overseas!. Yes, it is illegal, and wrong, but those IN THE KNOW, also know that this can be a two way trade, and many Q's have acquired kit from dealers, as the army do not have any surplus for their unit (having probably sent it to field textiles lol).
I often see rations for sale, and also know that the majority I see come from the cadet forces, and not the regular army. I have seen all kinds of gear 'go missing' from tins of paint to Bedford TM's and smaller armoured vehicles!
I have reported some sales on ebay to the RMP/snowdrops, but would not be overly bothered by a few rations.
Back on topic...
I love the new Brit multi climate rations......Although for 'multi climate', you are really reading 'hot' lol
I have seen lots of gear arrive at field textiles, that is brand new, and has not even gone on issue yet!
If on the other hand, someone decides to sell of some rat packs to dealers etc, then if it was housed in UK bound stores, then it was not going overseas!. Yes, it is illegal, and wrong, but those IN THE KNOW, also know that this can be a two way trade, and many Q's have acquired kit from dealers, as the army do not have any surplus for their unit (having probably sent it to field textiles lol).
I often see rations for sale, and also know that the majority I see come from the cadet forces, and not the regular army. I have seen all kinds of gear 'go missing' from tins of paint to Bedford TM's and smaller armoured vehicles!
I have reported some sales on ebay to the RMP/snowdrops, but would not be overly bothered by a few rations.
Back on topic...
I love the new Brit multi climate rations......Although for 'multi climate', you are really reading 'hot' lol
Vestey (Purple Food group) are the only legitimate suppliers of the complete Multi-Climate Ration and 12-hour packs, there have been no 'surplus' rations for some years.
Beware anyone advertising 'surplus' anything unless you know they are an authorised surplus dealer, I believe the phrase is Caveat Emptor (Let the buyer beware).
Beware anyone advertising 'surplus' anything unless you know they are an authorised surplus dealer, I believe the phrase is Caveat Emptor (Let the buyer beware).
before this thread goes wildly off topic (certainly a theme at the minute)
I am amazed at how different the meals are! - not just what they are made up of but the relative quantity of the packs. - I've only ever had Brit issue stuff and I love it! - saying that I only ever had to last two or three days on it.
the American ones do look very interesting as to the Aussy ones!
atb
Andy
I am amazed at how different the meals are! - not just what they are made up of but the relative quantity of the packs. - I've only ever had Brit issue stuff and I love it! - saying that I only ever had to last two or three days on it.
the American ones do look very interesting as to the Aussy ones!
atb
Andy
Danish rations are unusual but are nice change from ours, French well there is a reason they like their red wine. Our new rations are a improvement, however when you have a choice of 10 similer menus, you wil eventually try Regge Regge Sauce or different kinds of Tabasco.
Who ever invented the BV deserves a knight hood though, with the small aladdin type flask, instant French onion soup never tasted better than Beef onion.
Who ever invented the BV deserves a knight hood though, with the small aladdin type flask, instant French onion soup never tasted better than Beef onion.
i havnt been able to get on with the new indian menu rat packs but the halal ones arnt massivly bad
Scots_Charles_River
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I would say the Italian and S Korean packs looke the most tasty. And I'm a Veggy !
Thanks for the link, I set my S1 class a Survival Challenge and part of that is to design an eating/drinking/cutlery product from recyled bottles.
Nick
Thanks for the link, I set my S1 class a Survival Challenge and part of that is to design an eating/drinking/cutlery product from recyled bottles.
Nick
Another vote for the S korean one sounding/looking worth a try, i found most looked kinda similar looking tbh.
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