Yeah, P-38 can openers were issued with k-Rations, C-rations and MCI's, but when they went to retort pouches with the MRE's they were binned. Troopers were previously issued a metal mess kit, and utensils, along with a metal canteen cup, but it was a general issue and not with every ration. Even the...

Gonna play Devils Advocate here... just curious...but why is everyone focusing on ETO? Nowhere in the article did I see anything about where the items were being sent. I mean... Asia and PTO.....considering at the time we had troops on several Pacific Islands (Guam, Vanuato, Guadalcanal, the Solomo...

Howdy Jen, Don't be afraid to toss some seasoning and spices on that stuff. Any flavor or enjoyment you can get out of a ration is pure magic. Cheers theres a reason hot sauce is included as a ration ingredient...and if you look thru most soldiers gear, you will find a lot of extra bottles included...

I'll just leave this here....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_powder

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watching the game is a good time to snack. Good review, very descriptive. Thanks for posting it.

Hey guys, Hopefully you all can help me out. I'm trying to get in the ration game probably quicker than i should have and bought 6 CR1Ms... unfortunately the picture I was sent did not turn out to be the goods I received but as I made the "purchase" over an local online buy sell trade board I have ...

add salt to the water you put in the FRH, that normally kickstarts them. If it still won't heat up, then you can always drop in boiling water for about 7-8 minutes, leave on a car dash in the sun til it warms up, or put in front of a heater until it warms thru. Or empty on a plate and microwave. As ...

it's been a while, but I think the Jammie Dodgers or McVities Fruit Digestives were the closest.

Let me preface this by saying I did something very stupid tonight. I had a nice fire going and decided I would be clever and throw in an FRH from an MRE. This was all in the name of science of course. :mrgreen: At first, it went along nicely as the top portion of the heater burned. It wasn't too ex...