From 'Bloke on the Range'.
Video on Swiss long shelf life (ie 2 years +) army bread.

Scottsdale, in Tasmania, Australia is the development centre for ADF rations - eg the CR1M, PR1m, CR5M etc. It had an upgrade in 2014. A new technology they are exploring is MATS - Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilisation. https://www.utas.edu.au/tia/news-events/news-items/tasty-meals-for-soldiers-r...

'Back in my day' - the 1970s-80s, and Vietnam War era rat packs - the similar ration packs, built around cans and not pouches, came 5 to a sealed tin. The tins were useful for water containers, for heating water, etc. You could even use them as a tommy cooker, improvised stove, or latrine. Can't fin...

Great clip! I lrealy enjoyed watching it! Thanks m8. You might also like this site then? http://joyoffieldrations.blogspot.com/2013/02/improvised-cookers-british-army-wwi-and.html ....And noting you are German, I also have a great book by Scott Thomson on the WW2 German field kitchens - the Gulasch...

UK WW2 'petrol' cooker, 6 gallon pots, insulated food transport, and more.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item ... 1060006142

Time for a coffee break from work?

JediMindTricks wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:12 pm

there are people on this planet who liked this movie?

Over $300 million at the box office, and made a 50% profit, so 'parently, yeah, there are.

Back in the early '70s, I was doing my AF technician training in Melbourne, and this band was becoming well known in the Melbourne pub circuit (before they went to the UK). The Young family were originally from Glasgow before they emigrated to Oz. This is back in the Bon Scott days and the clip was ...

I suspect many of you will like this clip, and probably liked the movie to.



(And a great Acca dacca song it is to boot).

I am an unabashed Tom Clancy fan. (The early TC at least, the Jack Ryan formula got a bit worn out towards the end, and may of the later books were ghost written using TCs name :-( ). I worked on ASW aircraft (P3s) while in uniform, and later on subs when in industry. Tom Clancy was known for his re...