Estate Sale Purchase - Late 80's Prepper
Re: Estate Sale Purchase - Late 80's Prepper
and man he loved pork and beef patties
Re: Estate Sale Purchase - Late 80's Prepper
Really neat to see of this as you pull it out. Super interesting how much effort the guy out into making viable hime assembled LRP rations. Cant wait to see what kind of military issued LRPs you got with this lot.
Re: Estate Sale Purchase - Late 80's Prepper
ancienttyreal,ancienttyrael wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 5:32 amWhoever this man was, he was pretty dedicated on creating his own custom LRPs. I'm guessing he wanted to make sure to have MREs that would last a long time and can be handed out easy.
Keep the pics coming this is pretty cool stuff. I would definitely would like to grab some of those custom packs for kinda of a novelty (oh heck, and taste!).
Many of the boxes in the basement - some that I now have - had names of people on them: I'm pretty sure sons & sons-in-law. In addition to the food that I got there were other things: Emergency Blankets ("Space Blanket"), fire starters, matches, etc. It would be interesting to know where the "Rally Point" was going to be.
Thanks for the kind words!
Best regards,
Scott
Re: Estate Sale Purchase - Late 80's Prepper
ChowLine,
Thanks for the kind words!
Here come the LRP rations...
Best regards,
Scott
Re: Estate Sale Purchase - Late 80's Prepper
The last boxes...
There are 4 of them.
The first has 4 LRP Rations.
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Escalloped Potatoes With Pork
Menu 6
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef Stew
Menu 7
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Box 2 - Top Row
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef With Rice
Menu 4
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Escalloped Potatoes With Pork
Menu 6
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Box 2 Bottom Row
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef With Rice
Menu 4
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Escalloped Potatoes With Pork
Menu 6
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef Stew
Menu 7
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef Stew
Menu 7
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Box 3 - Top Row
Beef Hash
Menu 1
Island Supply Corporation
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Beef Hash
Menu 1
Island Supply Corporation
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Island Supply Corporation
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Beef With Rice
Menu 4
Island Supply Corporation
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Escalloped Potatoes With Pork
Menu 6
Island Supply Corporation
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Cadillac Products, Inc.
Sterling Heights, MI 48007
Box 3 Bottom Row
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Box 4 Top Row
Beef Hash
Menu 1
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef With Rice
Menu 4
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Box 4 Bottom Row
Beef Hash
Menu 1
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef With Rice
Menu 4
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
There was this white card in a couple of the MRE Case Boxes... does that go with anything?
Any way to date these LRP's? I didn't see any obvious Date Codes.
That's pretty much it! There are a couple of loose items in the box that had all the Accessory Packets. I'll post them tomorrow but we're pretty much at the end of this.
Scott
There are 4 of them.
The first has 4 LRP Rations.
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Escalloped Potatoes With Pork
Menu 6
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef Stew
Menu 7
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Box 2 - Top Row
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef With Rice
Menu 4
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Escalloped Potatoes With Pork
Menu 6
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Box 2 Bottom Row
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef With Rice
Menu 4
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Escalloped Potatoes With Pork
Menu 6
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef Stew
Menu 7
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef Stew
Menu 7
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Box 3 - Top Row
Beef Hash
Menu 1
Island Supply Corporation
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Beef Hash
Menu 1
Island Supply Corporation
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Island Supply Corporation
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Beef With Rice
Menu 4
Island Supply Corporation
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Escalloped Potatoes With Pork
Menu 6
Island Supply Corporation
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Cadillac Products, Inc.
Sterling Heights, MI 48007
Box 3 Bottom Row
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Box 4 Top Row
Beef Hash
Menu 1
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef With Rice
Menu 4
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Box 4 Bottom Row
Beef Hash
Menu 1
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Menu 3
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Beef With Rice
Menu 4
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken And Rice
Menu 8
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chicken Stew
Menu 5
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
Chili Con Carne
Menu 2
Delta Packaging Products, Inc.
Bensenville, IL 60106
There was this white card in a couple of the MRE Case Boxes... does that go with anything?
Any way to date these LRP's? I didn't see any obvious Date Codes.
That's pretty much it! There are a couple of loose items in the box that had all the Accessory Packets. I'll post them tomorrow but we're pretty much at the end of this.
Scott
Re: Estate Sale Purchase - Late 80's Prepper
Wow, that's an amazing haul. I don't know if you've checked prices these days, but they are expensive. With the exception of those single serving (MRE) fruits, all of the freeze-dried items should be perfectly edible and wholesome. The wet pack fruits (and entree items) ... not so much.
I recognize the Mountain House packaging styles as from the 1980s, i ate a lot of those on the trails, should be able to find date codes on the pouches. They were much better about offering single ingredients back then. Sausage patties are like gold, brother! They don't offer those anymore. The LRRPs would be collectible to some, of course. I ate a lot of those too. Keep in mind when they say "ready to eat in 10 minutes" if you soak them overnight, that won't hurt anything.
I recognize the Mountain House packaging styles as from the 1980s, i ate a lot of those on the trails, should be able to find date codes on the pouches. They were much better about offering single ingredients back then. Sausage patties are like gold, brother! They don't offer those anymore. The LRRPs would be collectible to some, of course. I ate a lot of those too. Keep in mind when they say "ready to eat in 10 minutes" if you soak them overnight, that won't hurt anything.
Re: Estate Sale Purchase - Late 80's Prepper
Tedster,Tedster wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 10:00 pmWow, that's an amazing haul. I don't know if you've checked prices these days, but they are expensive. With the exception of those single serving (MRE) fruits, all of the freeze-dried items should be perfectly edible and wholesome. The wet pack fruits (and entree items) ... not so much.
I recognize the Mountain House packaging styles as from the 1980s, i ate a lot of those on the trails, should be able to find date codes on the pouches. They were much better about offering single ingredients back then. Sausage patties are like gold, brother! They don't offer those anymore. The LRRPs would be collectible to some, of course. I ate a lot of those too. Keep in mind when they say "ready to eat in 10 minutes" if you soak them overnight, that won't hurt anything.
I contacted Mountain House about those items... They sent me a "decoder ring" Date Code Chart. At first I wasn't finding the codes and then I finally found them on the bottom part of the package. The codes were typically hidden in a "fold" of the packaging. Looks like very late 70's to very early 80's are the years on those. My contact at Mountain House seemed to indicate that the company had taste tested products from that era and they had been found to be in good condition. Regardless, 40 year old Tuna Salad - Freeze Dried or no - seems sketchy. HA!
Are you aware of any way to obtain a date range on the various LRP packages I have?
I have no idea how the original owner acquired them but I suspect, due to the variety of packaging and manufacturers, they were surplus items. Ft Gillem (located on the southeast side of Atlanta, GA) used to be a supply depot of some sort and, back before the InterWeb, I myself attended a few Defense Department Auctions there. Could be the original owner obtained them at such an auction or via some Army Surplus Store nearby (likely the later).
Based on the suppositions that they were surplus and they were acquired at about the same time (1987) as the dated individual items, I would assume the LRP rations are from the late 70's early 80's but I have no real evidence to base that on. Hoping some gurus here might have some thoughts on that.
Since you mentioned "...checked the prices..." I did see a guy on eBay selling what appears to be the same as some of mine and, yes, at $40 each (shipped) those seem to be very expensive!
I probably will sell these LRP rations (and other stuff). I'm trying to figure out what's the going rate and then offer them here for a bit of a discount from that.
We'll see how that goes.
Best regards,
Scott
Last edited by Scott-GA on Sun May 02, 2021 12:53 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Estate Sale Purchase - Late 80's Prepper
Last bits of random items...
This Cheese Spread feels a bit like play dough when kneeded. Date code (or whatever) is 20 1 3
This Grape Jelly was packaged at Stone Mountain GA. This is just east of Atlanta.
Date Code (ow whatever) looks like PJ 7139A4
Peanut Butter - Date Code (or whatever) PP707283
Cookies, Chocolate Covered
Sterling Bakery San Antonio TX
Cocoa Beverage Powder Type I
Sanna Inc. Madison WI
Pears (Freeze Dried)
Oregon Freeze Dry Foods Albany OR
Looks like a date code of S276 (1988?)
Continued in next post...
This Cheese Spread feels a bit like play dough when kneeded. Date code (or whatever) is 20 1 3
This Grape Jelly was packaged at Stone Mountain GA. This is just east of Atlanta.
Date Code (ow whatever) looks like PJ 7139A4
Peanut Butter - Date Code (or whatever) PP707283
Cookies, Chocolate Covered
Sterling Bakery San Antonio TX
Cocoa Beverage Powder Type I
Sanna Inc. Madison WI
Pears (Freeze Dried)
Oregon Freeze Dry Foods Albany OR
Looks like a date code of S276 (1988?)
Continued in next post...
Re: Estate Sale Purchase - Late 80's Prepper
Continued...
A Potato Patty in a green pacakage.
Right Away Foods Edinburg TX
Two Potato Patties in Brown Packets.
Right Away Foods Edinburg TX
6 Crackers
3 were packaged like this. Two of which were manufactured by Southern Storage aand Packaging Mullins SC; the third had no manufacturer information.
SO-PAK-CO Mullins, SC
Southern Packaging And Storage Company Mullins SC
Although these crackers all seemed to have been packaged by the same company, either the packaging or the contents seemed to be different in some way.
Right Away Food Corp. McAllen TX
Plastic Spoon (from a MRE?)
I think that covers all of it!
Scott
A Potato Patty in a green pacakage.
Right Away Foods Edinburg TX
Two Potato Patties in Brown Packets.
Right Away Foods Edinburg TX
6 Crackers
3 were packaged like this. Two of which were manufactured by Southern Storage aand Packaging Mullins SC; the third had no manufacturer information.
SO-PAK-CO Mullins, SC
Southern Packaging And Storage Company Mullins SC
Although these crackers all seemed to have been packaged by the same company, either the packaging or the contents seemed to be different in some way.
Right Away Food Corp. McAllen TX
Plastic Spoon (from a MRE?)
I think that covers all of it!
Scott