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shape of MRE cases
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:52 pm
by Nawt
Sorry for askin but i could'nt find it back on the website. So I have a question,
when did the shape/design of the MRE cases change
from 'flat' to
square with the oversliding "oversleeve" to
the square case that is issued nowadays?
Are there perhaps years that both shapes were issued?
any info. is helpfull.
Thanks, Nawt.
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:33 pm
by kman
Nawt, on the
MRE Bag Design page, I have pics of all a lot of the MRE meal bags from over the years. While I was taking those pictures, I also took pics of the cases they came from. I'll try to get those pics put up tonight.
But from what I can tell right now, here's how it goes:
Flat cases with outer cardboard sleeve: 1981-1993
Rectangular (current) cases WITH cardboard sleeve: 1994-2000 (some cases)
Rectangular (current) cases WITHOUT cardboard sleeve: 2000 (some cases)-now
The reason for the "(some cases)" text above is because I've found pictures of some cases with the outer cardboard sleeve and some without. 2000 appears to be the transition year for the case design.
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:49 pm
by kman
Ok guys...here's a sneak preview of what I'm putting together for an "MRE Case Design" web page.
If anyone has any pics to contribute, I'd love to see them. Right now, I'm missing pics for the following years:
1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2005
MRE Cases Throughout the Years
1981
1982
1986
1991
1992
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 - middle case with RFID tag
2007 - first case with RFID tag
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:02 am
by German_EPA
thats is a pretty cool picture collection
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:00 am
by C-rats
Just where else, might I ask, could one find
a picture index of cardboard boxes?
MREInfo of course
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:16 pm
by jubifahrer
1989
1993
bye
jubifahrer
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:24 pm
by Nawt
Right on guys!
That's impressive. Thank you Kman and Jubifahrer for the pictures and info.
Thumbs up.
Regards, Nawt.
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:11 pm
by kman
jubifahrer - great pics - thanks!
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:19 pm
by mreheater72
kman and jubi: Thanks a lot for those nice collection of pics, I have never seen a something comparable!!
I can add a case from 1983:
So long mreheater72
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:47 pm
by BigMark
I see a pic of a case from 2005, do you need more? I'm pretty sure at least one of my cases is 2k5.
