Discussions about US MREs and other US rations
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mreheater72
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by mreheater72 » Sun Jun 13, 2010 4:20 pm
Treesuit wrote:Whoa.....That is a rare but strange find....What color is that? Olive green?

Yes, it is a bright glossy olive green, hard to describe, but the photo match the colour in a good way.
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by norge » Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:38 pm
think i have a od one to,but i need to search my storages
nice shape,cheers ken
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by mreheater72 » Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:24 pm
norge wrote:
different crackers wrapings,sorry forgott the arctic and tan ones.
cheers from norge, next out mreheater72

Here some more vintage CRACKERS type, I guess 1981: Light olive green pouch packed by RIGHT AWAY FOODS CORP.

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Hope to find some more variants in future

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by norge » Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:30 pm
wow another one that i dont have
nice its the salte one that breaks up into 4 pieces.
if i win the case on e bay i will open one of the duplicate menu
and post it here if you like?
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by mreheater72 » Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:27 pm
norge wrote:...if i win the case on e bay i will open one of the duplicate menu
and post it here if you like?...
Of course I like

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by Ruleryak » Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:49 pm
Bypah wrote:SAS....check the new MCW's they are the substitute to the RCW's........
Peace!

The MCWs are neat for sure, but they don't have the freeze dried entrees you find in the B RCWs. Speaking of older RCWs, does anyone know how to date them? I have no idea when my two are from and wouldn't mind knowing for display purposes

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by norge » Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:31 pm
need a picture of the rcw,than i migth help you
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by Ruleryak » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:22 am
I can get more detailed pictures later when I'm at home but I have this one from the auction when I bought them:
Looking at this pic I'm pretty sure you'll want better images so I'll add some in a couple hours. I'm thinking late 80's?
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by norge » Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:43 am
those are the first run of rcw you gott there
made by rafco. i did a taste test sometime ago,just check there to see whats inside.
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by Ruleryak » Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:53 pm
norge wrote:those are the first run of rcw you gott there
made by rafco. i did a taste test sometime ago,just check there to see whats inside.
cheers ken
I'm having a bit of trouble finding info on what years these were produced by Rafco. Was it just 1989 or did they do it for a span of years? They weren't date-stamping the packaging for these so unless I had the box they came from I don't think I'll ever know exactly which year they were (unless it was only 89 I suppose). I'm wondering if the tape is a clue - most of the packages I've seen had them rubber-banded together whereas these were taped (although that could have happened later). Closeup on the contents:
