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Hi all, a new consignment arrived the other day, I got a 24hr ration and a sample of the Firefighter rations made by the same people as the Polish Army rations.

24hr ration menu:


Individual combat food ration "RB" 2
Individual combat food ration "RB" (Field 24).

Right, this is the reason for a full-day daily.
The whole is packed in a plastic bag sealing, waterproof.

Ingredients:
A meal (breakfast):
- Baked beans with sausage and bacon 300g
- Meat pate PG 111g
- Fruit jam 25g
- Crunchy bread 50g
- Drink tea 30g
- Fruit bar
- Bezpłomieniowy chemical heater
- 45ml sachet water

B meal (lunch):
- Spaghetti with meat 300g
- Special biscuits 45g
- Drink tea 30g
- Condensed milk in 100g tube
- Dark chocolate 50g
- Bezpłomieniowy chemical heater
- 45ml sachet water

C meal (dinner):
- Ham, chicken M1 118g
- Special biscuits 45g
- Natural honey 25g
- Drink tea 30g
- Fruit bar

Package accessories:
- Sugar 10g 3pcs
- 3 pieces of candy lot
- Candy wit. C 3 pieces
- Chewing gum 3pcs
- Salt and pepper to 3 pieces
- The blend bakaliowa 50g
- Tea Express
- Instant chicken soup
- Plastic bag
- Matches
- Toilet paper
- 3 pieces moistened napkin
- Cutlery

The energy value of 3512.7 kcal, an all-day package
Package Weight 1.85 kg

Firefighter Ration Dinner Unit ( I decided to get two of the dinner unit rather than one of each (breakfast, lunch, dinner), simply because I love saurkraut )

Dinner (zestaw1CII)
- Sauerkraut stew with sausage and bacon 300g
- Crispbread 50g
- Bitter chocolate
- Bezpłomieniowy chemical heater
- Sachet water, 45 ml



Photographs of both will follow.

It looks like a EPa/MRE/Dutch 24h box inbreed.. nice

Big_jo,

I have two questions for you: 1) judging from the picture it doesn't look like there is much in the rations for 24 hours and 2) why is there a Firefighter ration? I'm guessing their country's Firefighters are not as local as the US?

Maybe I can help you to answer your questions:

Thats the company making the Polish rations:

http://www.arpol.net.pl/index.php/en

The offer lots of military and civilian typ rations. Their fire fighters are as local as yours, but in case of long-term firefights (bush/woodland), they need a supply.
The longest "run" I was in person was a flood in East Germany. I was three times three consecutive days there. We got food from field kitchens and the MREs I brought with me

@ Treesuit:

It contains two main entrees, which I think contain a little more food than an MRE main entree (these ones are in a foil tray and weigh 300g - not sure how that compares), but there is also several packs of hard crackers, crispbread, two small cans of pate, condensed milk, instant soup, chocolate and other items - it adds up to over 3500 calories and I think there will be plenty there for a day!

I'll upload photos as soon as I have an evening free.

Ok, so the long promised photos: Here you can see the 24hour ration (large dark green bag, alongside a military MRE and the two firefighter's rations (blue bags).
A close up
The contents - Each individual meal and it's components are sealed in a transparent plastic bag, as is the accessory packet.

I'll get to the contents of the 24 hour ration another time when I am feeling hungry

I sampled the delights of the firefighter's ration today for my lunch: Opening it up, I was slightly underwhelmed by the contents: We have the main entree, some hard biscuits and a bar of chocolate. In this case, the main entree is saurkraut and pork stew.

The entree, ready to eat: It actually tasted pretty good With the seasoning available in the accessory pack it goes down really well, with chucks of real (not re-formed) pork and lots of sauerkraut.

The HotPack MRE heater is actually very good - it is much larger than military heaters I have used and seems to heat up to higher temperatures.

All in all, with the chocolate (which was very good) and the hard biscuits, it was a decent meal, and I didn't feel hungry again for quite some time. Well done Arpol!

Very nice review, thx for it

Did you notice they are using the same containers for their entrees as are in German EPas?

I thought they must be something similar, but I have never gotten around to having an EPA - any good ones to recommend?