meal cold weather dop 2012

[housil]

Thrown away or...

...or swap with the local kids like we were back in the 1980s during the REFORGERS when we brought in "everything" to get MCIs or anything American else

[dirtbag]

Now that I think about it, a lot of us got started in this hobby due to a nearby military base, or Military exercises.
I grew up next to a Army camp (Camp Cook) that turned into an Air Force base ( Vandenberg Air Force Base).
C Rats were a treat.
I haven't seen any MRE's, but the Air Force doesn't usually feed troops in the field.

[noderaser]

I haven't seen any MRE's, but the Air Force doesn't usually feed troops in the field.

Not to the extent that the Army does, but they do--it depends on the unit type. Any flying wings/squadrons are going to have full kitchen facilities with them pretty much anywhere they go. CE, SF, SOC, etc. will be roughing it a lot more often.

[norge]

dirtbag wrote:I believe thats how Norge got started with ration collecting...

oh yes its so rigth
Us Marines have been here for exersices since the 1950s
and when i was a kid they used to be in the fields close to my home
so the way to start eating and collecting mres and gear was short

cheers ken,norway