Hey guys, Here is my take on the dream MRE. Especially from a solider downrange in the sandbox. First start with the A-packet: get rid of the lemon tea packet; give it to the Brits or something. Keep the seasonings; lose the salt, put more toilet paper in, and some hard candies like life savers for ...

Kman, Thanks for the posting on the Castleberry's. I guess if I do find something like that or a Big Lots I will have to stop by and check it out. As for my story. Well that was the rumor back then, and "yes" I believe that the gov't was trying to keep soldiers from swiping cases to re-sell out on t...

Kman, I was just reading the threads for retort pouches and my questions is does Castleberry's have a website which you can order from? I don't have a Big Lots in our neck of the woods, so if a website is outthere then I guess anybody could go to it and order from them. Any ideas? As for the debate ...

Hey Guys, Just read in the local military newspaper tonight that the emergency services down in the Texas (i.e. FEMA) have requested additional Meals, water and plastic tarps for the hurricane effort in Texas. Guess this means that the MRE contractors will be working triple time trying to get the me...

Sgt Mike, Hey I tried a french ration for the first time back in April and it was so good. I had the rabbit stew and cabbage rolls in tomato sauce. Believe me there were more than enough man size items in the ration. I loved it! The heater unit I thought could have more hexamine tablets in it to hea...

Zizka,
Do you know if these are commercially available? It looks like something to try although can some be bought over the Internet? If so can you provide a link here on this forum? thanks

kman,
Yes, that's it. Rather remarkable piece from those Swedes. What will they think of next?

I agree with Dangerous Dave, I still have the old two-piece WWII-1980's mess kit. Served me very well on a many a camping trips. Recently I upgraded to a new Danish lightweight plastic one. It's two-pieces w/slimer and lighter utensils, a folding cup, a spice dispenser, and a rather neat idea of a c...

Hey guys, I have another bit of crazy information from long ago. I remember about 1993-4 there was a MRE cookbook that came out. It was entitled "Canteen Cup Cookery". The authors were a former Marine and a former Army Ranger that got together and put together these really delicious reciepes about M...

Hey,
Does anybody know firsthand if you can go to these people and put together an A-packet, almost like putting together your own MRE? Be interesting to find out and how much?