commercial availability of rations

[rationtin440]

Kind offer, but I'll have to pass for now!

[ak70g2]

When you'll want, send me an PM. I have plenty.

[rationtin440]

Thanks ak70g2, will let you know----I do have type 2 diabetes so I have to be very careful what I eat also.

[laughing_man]

Although there are many kinds of Chinese rations, I haven't seen a commercial item included.
All the rations consist of only military items.

How many types I've posted here viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4264 you have in your collection?

These are my Chinese ration pictures.

[ak70g2]

In the first picture, the green one in the middle, is intended as single meal only or is a 24 hours ration?

[laughing_man]

In the first picture, the green one in the middle, is intended as single meal only or is a 24 hours ration?

The ration of green is only one meal.

[rationtin440]

Nice pics! Two questions though; 1. are the pouches the same or similar material as MREs? and 2. this would probly be known only to the PLA themselves but are these rations designed for long term use or are they inadequate for long term nutrition? I recall with our MREs that they were only for 21 days continuous use in the field, but I'm not sure what kind of field mess and kitchen facilities the Chinese have.

[ak70g2]

1. The one that I've eaten is made by thin plastic bag (the outer bag) and some sheet metal/aluminum (I'm not kidding) without notches to tear off, so i've used a knife to open the entrees.

2. Shelf life of chinese rations I have (MREs look-a-likes) is 3 years.

[rationtin440]

Sorry for the confusion ak70g2, I think I asked the second question wrong----what I meant was in the American military, troops are only supposed to eat MREs for 14-21 consecutive days (this being the time it would supposedly take for field kitchens to catch up with the troops) then it was to be hot breakfast, MRE lunch, hot dinner. Of course it did not often work out this way with troops operating far from base areas. I was curious whether the Chinese had a similar system where field kitchens would be set up to provide hot meals in addition to the rations or if the Chinese were to subsist on rations only.