Dutch rations page added

Post by **kman** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:08 pm

Thanks to some pics and text from a couple of people who emailed me (Hein and Matthias), I finally got the Dutch rations page up:

http://www.mreinfo.com/dutch.html

And just a note to all those Australian members who've been sending me pics and info, that page should be coming next. The Dutch page was quick and easy to put up but there's a lot more info for the Aussie page.

MreKampr · Post by **MreKampr** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:28 pm

Thanks Kman
It was interesting to see english on some of the items
Then i saw nato approved on the package
The universal language i suppose

Roundeyesamurai · Post by **Roundeyesamurai** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:01 pm

OK, there's something I'm not getting here...

The meal entrees are issued seperate from the ration box...?

Are the entrees shipped in the same case as the ration boxes, or are they shipped in a seperate case?

If that's the case, it sounds like an extra opportunity for a logistical problem to occur, if you ask me.

aquarius · Post by **aquarius** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:49 pm

The cans/pouches are SEPARATE from the boxes! The carton box is part of the standard 24-hrs ration and it contains the Breakfast and Lunch components. Each complete ration has 1 box and 2 puoches (used to be 2 cans). Don't ask me why, but probably there's somewhere common sense. Maybe it is sometimes cheaper to give for example only the Dinners pouches when the other meals are consumed otherwise.
BTW: I do not like the standard Dutch rations. They are boring - not many variations like the MRE's or IMP's.

The Dutch Commando's also use special Lightweight rations. They are made up from the same components as the Arctic Rations, only with lesser items. these rations are very rarely seen.

The Dutch Army also have a sort of 'TOTM' ration. It is the Breakfast/Lunch component packed in a carton box with no nsn's. Only a date is stamped on the box and the text that the contents are made up by commercial items. It is used for exercises only.

greetings from Holland!

DangerousDave · Post by **DangerousDave** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:44 pm

I'd like to try a Dutch Ration, among many others, but what is up with the salt packet. May also be used for brushing teeth???. And I thought Peroxide was a strange thing to brush my teeth and gargle with! But Hey. if it works, Cool. I guess I'll bust open the Morten iodized and try it out.

Roundeyesamurai · Post by **Roundeyesamurai** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:02 pm

Hi Aquarius;

I got that the pouches comes seperately from the individual carton (carton= the breakfast/lunch unit); what I am asking about is the shipping case (case= X number of breakfast/lunch cartons). Do the pouches come in the same shipping case as the breakfast/lunch units, or in a seperate shipping case of their own?

aquarius · Post by **aquarius** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:27 am

As far as I can rember from the time that the tin cans were issued, they came indeed in separate shipping cases.
I guess the pouches are also packed in separate cases. Unfortunatley I haven't seen since a very long time any packings, so it's only a guess (but a good one).

Dutch Army rations are very difficult to get. The Army has a very strict policy not to sell the stuff to civilian. Has to do with liability when people would eat too old rations and get sick. The Army food also doesn't meet the civilian standards of consumers info on commercial food, which is regulated by law.
I am continuously looking for good, priceworth Dutch rations, but I seldom find one. At the moment one guy here in Holland is offering 4 Arctic rations for about $120 total, excluded P&H. Well, in my opinion that's way too much for the stuff.

On the salt sachets is indeed printed that in case of emergency salt can be used to brush your teeth. Brrrr...

If you are only looking for good tasting ration with many variation, than stick to your MRE's and IMP's!
But if best taste is not your single interest, than you should really try all the other nations rations. Uhhh.. like I do...

kyle · Post by **kyle** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:50 pm

Hey Guy's,I've been brushing with salt/baking soda half mix for thirty years and when I visit my dentist he says my teeth don't need cleaning,and Im a smoker!

ptruhe · Post by **ptruhe** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:37 pm

After a successful attempt at British GP rations for armor models,

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I'd like to try the Dutch rations. Can anybody get me some measures and pictures of all the non-blank sides?

Thanks,
Paul

Dutch rations page added

Dutch rations page added

Thanks

Measurements of Dutch ration box