Page 4 of 4
Re: Ration Heater, Mounted Troops
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 5:28 pm
by Dvalin
parafireboy wrote: ↑Mon Jun 20, 2016 11:54 am
housil wrote:We had a little tour yesterday and I had a MRE with me I want to have for dinner, "cooked" in the heater.
But after that lunch:
IMG_0610.JPG
there wasn´t any space left over for ANY dinner...
That looks GOOOOD Housil!
Hey Para,
Greetings from another Montanan! I just wanted to say thanks for posting this info. I just picked up a used one for $20 and converted it to 12v. Works awesome, will be great for hunting this fall.
Re: Ration Heater, Mounted Troops
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:46 pm
by parafireboy
Dvalin wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 5:28 pm
Hey Para,
Greetings from another Montanan! I just wanted to say thanks for posting this info. I just picked up a used one for $20 and converted it to 12v. Works awesome, will be great for hunting this fall.
Greetings! I'm glad you found it useful. I hope you get some good use out of the heater, I know I really like mine.
Re: Ration Heater, Mounted Troops
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:18 pm
by Teddydogno1
Resurrecting this thread because I just bought one. $31 delivered and it arrives tomorrow.
How do you heat water with it? Will a plastic 500 ml water bottle fit inside? How were troops supposed to heat water with it as they don't issue water bottles or bagged water.
Rob
Re: Ration Heater, Mounted Troops
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 3:26 pm
by Smitty
Ah so you got that one haha.
I’ve been trying to buy one for a month but keep losing out or the price keeps going stupid high.
Re: Ration Heater, Mounted Troops
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 3:32 pm
by Teddydogno1
Yeah, I've been watching a string of them for a few weeks and some have gone stupidly high and some I forgot to follow-up at auction close time. One more bid would have gotten this one away from me.
Rob
Re: Ration Heater, Mounted Troops
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 3:39 pm
by Smitty
Haha yeah I got a phone call while watching it. A good buy!
Re: Ration Heater, Mounted Troops
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:53 am
by Rstel01
Oh, I "pimped" my 151 during the restoration...
They work great...
I do have the 2nd iteration, aka the 'Combat Crockpot" but it is too large and not historically accurate for the M151.
Re: Ration Heater, Mounted Troops
Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:39 am
by koerky75
Yeah it works awsome
. Finally 🥳
Re: Ration Heater, Mounted Troops
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:19 am
by Treesuit
Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anybody knows of a source where I can find replacement parts for the vehicle ration heater? I just picked one up last weekend and while it was cheap, and in very good condition, the "on and off" switch is missing. Looks like some asshat cut it out. Everything else looks great on it and I would live to try and convert it over to a cigarette lighter plugin for road trips. Thanks
