@Cookoff13 I am definitely interested in the RCIR. Gotta get on the for sale part of the forum one of these nights with some extra cash.

Quick update on this haul as I went camping this weekend and brought Menus 24 and 17 with me. 24 was indeed slow to heat (though I didn't pre-soak the FRH,) just like @Pandatime said. Thankfully that was dinner so I just heated the retorts over coals and chowed down. 17 Maple Pork Patty was breakfas...

I'll keep that in mind @pandatime. Better keep salt at my office just in case. Also a good point @ViperGTS as that was my first thought and I just started this job so I'd hate to fry something in the microwave and get busted. Already thought about an alternate source for the FRH or simply boiling th...

This story may sound familiar but I wanted to make my first post with a splash. So, I stumbled upon Steve1989 after a friend told me about the hardtack video. I'm a history nerd at heart so I became really enthusiastic. I asked the same friend if he had any leftover MRE's from his time in The Nation...