LRP and MCW are one in the same?

fdsman · Post by **fdsman** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:10 pm

I'm beginning to think that the only difference is in the name and in the color of the bag, the contents and even the menus are the same.

Post by **kman** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:16 pm

You've got it right. The DSCP even makes them share a webpage:

Meal, Cold Weather/Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP)
http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/pr ... mcwabt.asp

The only difference is the bag color.

Bypah · Post by **Bypah** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:30 pm

I told you in an earlier post.....

they are uisng the same menus for both applications MCW/LRP...

fdsman · Post by **fdsman** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:22 pm

kman wrote:You've got it right. The DSCP even makes them share a webpage:

Meal, Cold Weather/Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP)
http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/pr ... mcwabt.asp

The only difference is the bag color.

Wow, so that's why I was told they were still in production. I was asking a pretty dumb question.

So I'll rephrase that. Do they still make the MCW, or just the LRP?

Post by **kman** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:29 pm

fdsman wrote:So I'll rephrase that. Do they still make the MCW, or just the LRP?

Just read that link I posted. They say right there in the first paragraph under "What is it?":

Meal, Cold Weather/Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP)
The MCW is packaged in a white camouflage pouch similar to the RCW. [...] The LRP is packaged in a tan camouflage menu pouch similar to the current MRE.

They're both current rations. They still make them. The only difference between them is the bag color.

fdsman · Post by **fdsman** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:38 am

kman wrote:
fdsman wrote:So I'll rephrase that. Do they still make the MCW, or just the LRP?
Just read that link I posted. They say right there in the first paragraph under "What is it?":
Meal, Cold Weather/Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP)
The MCW is packaged in a white camouflage pouch similar to the RCW. [...] The LRP is packaged in a tan camouflage menu pouch similar to the current MRE.
They're both current rations. They still make them. The only difference between them is the bag color.

Ok, now I understand. At first it didn't make any since to me, why we would still be making cold weather rations when they are not really a big demand.