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German Survival Rations?

Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:57 pm
by BackwoodsPundit
X-4. German military survival rations. Dated 1989.

Ebay Auction URL


Sounds like a german HDR??? 1989?? wow..

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:08 pm
by Twobravo
I didn't even click on the link, based on the date. Yeah right. What kind of fool is going to pay for crap that old?

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:18 pm
by fdsman
Well Twobravo, lots of people collect mre's and don't eat them.

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:56 pm
by kman
Yes, this would definitely be something to collect only. At $4, it's not such a bad deal right now. But I can't even get my hands on a regular German EPA, much less an old survival ration so I think I'll pass on this auction.

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:39 am
by Hearvor
Hi,

Actually the German Army survival ration is the best survival stuff you can find !

It is made by Compact AS, a company in Norway. It's compressed food, very sweet, and a package - 210 gr - is enough for 2 days. You can mix it with water or milk to make a pudding. The food is balanced and won't occure any health problem even consumed every day.

The good thing is the storage life : you can keep them 40 years without any problem !

You can find plenty of emergency rations on ebay : they are all surplus from the Bundeswehr.

If you look for emergency food for your family, just buy it !

I've bought 50 pieces for my family, in case of. I've tried it and it tastes very good.

Hearvor

Post scriptum 1 : I've no link with COmpact AS
Post scritpum 2 : sorry for my english !

German survival rations

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:23 pm
by Lifesaver
What do you search under to find them on eBay?

GSR

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:21 pm
by BigMark
Go to ebay.de and search for EPA or einmannpackung
you have to look to make sure that they'll ship to the US, and its usually very expensive.. I was gonna get some, but the shipping was more than the rations..

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:26 pm
by kman
Hi Hearvor - welcome to the forums!

Is this the survival ration you are talking about:

http://www.compact.no/tekstsider.cfm?id=27702

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They also make this ration: http://www.compact.no/tekstsider.cfm?id=24553 but it looks like a civilian type.

German Survival Rations

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:38 pm
by DangerousDave
8) It's called a jar of Blutwurst and a loaf or 2 or Pumpernickel. Available at any backwoods farmhouse in Baden-Wurtemburg, etc. If your lucky, you can get some milch und kase, and a few bottles of local haystraw brewed beer. :lol:

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:52 am
by Hearvor
Hi,

MR-8 - that's exactly what i mean.

The survival ration of the Bundeswehr comes in an orange package, but it's the same stuff inside.

Hearvor