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I ended up with a lot of the green water-activated flameless ration heaters (FRH) after heating mostly all of my MREs using other methods.

These have a date code of 9110 and (obviously) have never been used. I have at least 12 of them.

Let me know if you're interested. I was about to list these starting at $0.01 on eBay but their policy prohibits this.

The Post Office has strict requirements about shipping these items. They are considered hazardous materials.
And considering how little their worth -- it's really not worth the time and trouble.

I inquired with the post office on shipping these items.
UPS will ship them but they would have to go through there hazardous
materials department which is expensive.

If you have a local Army/Navy surplus store near you - he might take them off your hands.

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Generally, shipping by UPS or FedEX Ground is the accepted means of transport for these heaters. Shipping is still a bit expensive, though not outrageously, since a dozen would go as a 1Lb parcel in the $6-7 neighborhood which is probably about the cost of a dozen heaters in the retail channel.

As you all probably already know, most of the USGI MREs (which include the MRE heater) sold/resold on various web sites are shipped via UPS or FedEX ground, and even by USPS Parcel Post and Priority. One can only imagine what the cost might b if a case of MREs were to be shipped as HazMat. Contrary to TSA regs, the USPS policy does not depend upon whether the heater is separate or enclosed within the MRE package. I think some of the caveats that you see posted on web sites is the product of people who introduce too many variables or misinformation into the inquiry when they speak to the telephone agent at a shipping company.

jfko6 wrote: UPS will ship them but they would have to go through there hazardous
materials department which is expensive.

Check this guy out -- He wants over $20 for 1 FRH.

Not worth it.

FRH + Old Style

There was a couple of sellers on ebay selling lots of mre heaters awhile back...and sending them Parcel Post !! I couldn't believe it. Our auctions are pulled if we even MENTION the word "heater"!

A lady tired to scam me over heaters. I complained to eBay and eventually won.

darrad79

There was a couple of sellers on ebay selling lots of mre heaters awhile back...and sending them Parcel Post !! I couldn't believe it. Our auctions are pulled if we even MENTION the word "heater"!

Not exactly. I do sell MRE's on ebay and as long as the word "flameless heater" is not mentioned anywhere in the auction description then ebay's spybots can't find it and pull it down. You have to word it in a different way that's all. That and I do send all the MRE's USPS pacel post which is pretty cheap and safe. I've only had one major problem with the USPS on shipping MRE's that way but it was the USPS's fault.