(Unknown Year) Food Packet, Long Range Patrol Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 12:36 am
It's been my goal for the past month or two to be conservative with my spending and that included dialing down the number of rations I am buying. While I've done well, something caught my eye on eBay a few days ago and that was a Food Packet: Long Range Patrol ration. I decided to order it because the price seemed right and I've never had one from this era before. This one happened to be a Spaghetti with Meat Sauce menu no. 3 produced by Dixie Packaging of Greenville, SC 29602. I don't know what year this was produced as I couldn't find any indicator on the packaging (I looked everywhere, I swear!). I'd hazard a guess that it was produced anytime in the late 70s to the early 80s. Any help on determining a date would be greatly appreciated, even if it's a rough guess.
Here's the ration. I noticed that it was a lot smaller than a standard MRE, or at least it seemed so. And the packaging wasn't as thick either. It felt like it had the consistency of a Ziploc bag. I measured its width and it came out to be roughly 10.5 inches. It's length is about 6.5 inches. Time to open it up! Here's the inside of the LRP upon opening: Here are the base components laid out: Closeup of the accessory packet, front and back: Here is the inside of the accessory packet upon opening it. You'll notice that the sugar is torn open, it did not come like that. It made its way up to the tear notch and I accidentally opened it when I tore open the accessory packet. Front and back of the accessory packet: Due to image limitations, this review will be continued below.
Here's the ration. I noticed that it was a lot smaller than a standard MRE, or at least it seemed so. And the packaging wasn't as thick either. It felt like it had the consistency of a Ziploc bag. I measured its width and it came out to be roughly 10.5 inches. It's length is about 6.5 inches. Time to open it up! Here's the inside of the LRP upon opening: Here are the base components laid out: Closeup of the accessory packet, front and back: Here is the inside of the accessory packet upon opening it. You'll notice that the sugar is torn open, it did not come like that. It made its way up to the tear notch and I accidentally opened it when I tore open the accessory packet. Front and back of the accessory packet: Due to image limitations, this review will be continued below.