Ebay find. Food Packet Survival General Purpose (3 Hours left)

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Ebay find. Food Packet Survival General Purpose (3 Hours left)

Post by roncamp » Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:52 pm

On ebay right now is 2 Food Packet Survival General Purpose and they are in really nice shape. they are both currently stupidly cheap at $10 starting bid. spam key and p-38 are still attached. Of note I not related to the seller at all I am just a messenger.

Number 1- Now up to $46

http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Original-Uno ... Swx-1Zd8nT

Number 2- Now up to $46

http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/Original-Uno ... Sw0n5Zd8wS
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Re: Ebay find. Food Packet Survival General Purpose

Post by steve1989 » Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:19 am

Great find roncamp! I made small bids on both - i want to get at least one of these for a friend.

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Re: Ebay find. Food Packet Survival General Purpose

Post by alohakid » Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:55 pm

Approximately, how old are these? Any guesses?

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Re: Ebay find. Food Packet Survival General Purpose

Post by steve1989 » Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:20 am

Hey Mahalo,

The Food Packet Survival General Purpose replaced both the Food Packet Survival Arctic and Tropic in 1965. It has gone about a half dozen changes over the last 52 years since then.

These here on this listing I believe are from the early 70's.

Here are some photos of the main changes of the FPSGP


There is one very early 1st generation that no stock photos have been taken of. I have one and plan to review and document it very soon because not even Natick Food Labs took photos of it like it's official 1st gen onward.
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1st major produced generation's contents - this pic was taken in 1970 - ration was produced Feb 1965 though
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2nd gen's contents on various heat stress methods & storage
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2nd generation's contents - 1980
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3rd generation's contents - 1988-93
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4th generation's contents - 1991-94 (before being re-named back to FPSGP)

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Re: Ebay find. Food Packet Survival General Purpose

Post by roncamp » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:57 pm

How much do these typically go for?

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Re: Ebay find. Food Packet Survival General Purpose

Post by alohakid » Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:36 pm

steve1989 wrote:Hey Mahalo,

The Food Packet Survival General Purpose replaced both the Food Packet Survival Arctic and Tropic in 1965. It has gone about a half dozen changes over the last 52 years since then.

These here on this listing I believe are from the early 70's.

Here are some photos of the main changes of the FPSGP


There is one very early 1st generation that no stock photos have been taken of. I have one and plan to review and document it very soon because not even Natick Food Labs took photos of it like it's official 1st gen onward.

steve1989 - Many thanks, Sir... it be cool if the ones on sale are like pic #1... hope you get one.

mahalo

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Re: Ebay find. Food Packet Survival General Purpose

Post by steve1989 » Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:01 pm

alohakid wrote:
steve1989 wrote:Hey Mahalo,

The Food Packet Survival General Purpose replaced both the Food Packet Survival Arctic and Tropic in 1965. It has gone about a half dozen changes over the last 52 years since then.

These here on this listing I believe are from the early 70's.

Here are some photos of the main changes of the FPSGP


There is one very early 1st generation that no stock photos have been taken of. I have one and plan to review and document it very soon because not even Natick Food Labs took photos of it like it's official 1st gen onward.

steve1989 - Many thanks, Sir... it be cool if the ones on sale are like pic #1... hope you get one.

mahalo
You're welcome, Mahalo! :)

I would be thrilled if they were 1st gen FP's. And even more so if I'm lucky enough to win one!

And Roncamp, 1st gen FPSGP should go no higher than $40 shipped.

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