Hello everyone, I've decided to part with my experimental MRE. As promised, I am letting you all know here first. I'll make the announcement here inside my post, then move it over to the for sale page soon. I have not opened it again since the first time (when I shot the video) so it has not been ha...

A classic! I think they could make and sell these today as good survival rations.

Here's a video I made of the MRE opening. Hope you find it interesting.
Cheers!

Here's the email I received: I would date that between 1965- 1970. Take a look at the early ration books that are on the Combat Feeding website: http://hotchow.natick.army.mil/history/index.htm and the other historical information that is provided. Page 30 of the 1960 Operational ration pamphlet, un...

UPDATE: I sent a photo of the MRE to the folks at NATICK and they replied with a date of between 1965-1970 confirming that it is a prototype. I appreciate your interest. I am not sure what I want to do with it at the moment to be honest. If I decide to sell, I will let you all here know when and how...

Well, I did it. I carefully opened it up. Here you go, as promised. Mystery partially solved. Anything in the green boxes was marked Experimental. If anyone is interested I can add more photos. Very interesting foil lined box. Also, in the thread you linked earlier, I think it was Norge who got his ...

Roger that. Okay, I will mull it over. Absolutely, the contents get shown here first and foremost.

Wow, that was super fast. Thanks much for the reply. To open or not to open.....?

Hey Guys, Been a while since I have been on here. As I have stated before, my platoon was one of the first to get MREs at Parris Island back in 1983 so my love for them goes way back. Anyway, I bought this box at an estate sale of a former Army officer over the weekend and am really stumped as to th...

Hello Everyone,
Thanks for the compliment! I need to report that I sold the last two XLS yesterday and I am down to two mediums on hand but will be ordering another printing in a few weeks. So, thank you for the interest and if you'd like me to put you on the list please contact me.
Cheers,
Fielding