Sunday we went to Houffalize, another little town next to Bastogne were heavy fights took place. A German Panther tank felt off the river bridge, flippt over and killed its crew that way. IMG_6142.JPEG https://www.landofmemory.eu/en/the-return-of-the-panther-to-houffalize/ https://www.youtube.com/wa...

You may are familiar with the story about "NUTs", what General McAuliffe replied to the German request of surrender of the US paras encircled in Bastogne 1944. https://www.army.mil/article/92856/the_story_of_the_nuts_reply So there is each Dec the Nuts Weekend to remember this in Bastogne with lots ...

I have an RCW that is currently suffering from the same developing problems. The polymer bonds that make up the package are degrading, and soon will crumble entirely. I am trying to decide if I am going to either sell it, eat it, take it apart and mount it in a shadow box, or what. Not sure at this...

While walking the aisles of my rations room and checking them, my 1998 RCW pouch just felt apart when I grabbed it
The pouch became so porous, it just "crumbled" into pieces.

SirG2020 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:57 pm

Thanks so much housil! So then it’s not totally true what the seller wrote. Probably just a way to sell them quicker with that description of them not being made anymore at Oregon freeze dried foods…

Ja, he omit a part of the "story". Maybe on purpose

From what I understand: https://theepicenter.com/blog/mountain-house-2020-pro-paks/#:~:text=The%20Military%20Spec%20Pro%2DPaks,Pak%20(Certified%20Gluten%2DFree) "The NEW Mountain House Pro-Paks are made to the exacting standards of the U.S. Armed Forces for Long-Range Cold Weather Patrols. The Milit...

Turkish ppls eat roasted sunflower seeds over here.

Usually you have to soak them in water (for hours), so I don´t know why they put them in rations.

Welcome to forums

Bypah wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:40 am

https://www.aquagardhydration.com/

Thx for that link! I´d like to know, how it (should) work to hydrate better than water?! Except it´s hyperosmolar, I have no idea.