National rat packs from around the bazaars

[Bluffer]

Everything you wanted to know about ration packs and plenty of national stereotyping thrown in as well ...

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/feb/18/eat-of-battle-worlds-armies-fed

Come on then fellas, whose is the best?!

 

[resnikov]

Never had to eat them properly only in my local wood and when the wife is away and I can really not be bothered to cook so my view may be skewed.

Had a French one and the mains were nice but I was really disappointed by the coffee. The biscuits were awful, maybe there is a trick to eating them with something else but pretty naff IMHO. I also like the stove that came inside the box

Not had an MRE for quite a while but I seem to remember they were ok but a bit sweet/

I really like the British ones, especially the biscuits fruit, biscuits brown and the boiled sweets. Only complaint with the British ones is the treacle pudding, it needs custard.


Edit:
Good webiste for mre/ration pack info http://www.mreinfo.com/

 

[ozzy1977]

Pity the french have taken the wi e out of theirs.
Is there a good place to get forign rat packs ?

 

[AJB]

Interesting link, many thanks.

 

[Bishop]

Picked up a couple of French packs at the War & Peace show and agree those tinned meals are suprisingly good scran.

 

[Tor helge]

Seems like the army change their ration packs as often as their defence strategy.
Not many years ago it looked like this (it is actually the "dinner" part. One of Three parts of a day kit)