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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
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

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.

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