Eistee wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:17 am
I think the Bright colored Flag on the front is very very odd, not very good camouflage wise
Well the current foil pouches aren't really camo either
Re: Newest type of EPA
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:50 pm
by housil
So here is the officially answer I got today from the Bundeswehr:
Dear Mr. S
the Bundeswehr bought indeed a certain amount of these rations from that French manufacturer. These were bought due to the higher need for field exercises.
They are even to the known UN rations, but are manufactured for the Bundeswehr on demand.
Re: Newest type of EPA
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:10 pm
by Smitty
Oh that's good news. Someone shared photos of the contents and they definitely looked lack-luster when compared against current EPAs.
That must also be why these are marked "western", though several of us are holding out hope that they contain lariats (lasso) and spaghetti.
Pretty high price for "just" exercising rations...
Re: Newest type of EPA
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:21 am
by vespa
Supply and demand
Re: Newest type of EPA
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 9:46 am
by housil
I got mine own very firsts one.
Do kidneys regrow? Asking for a friend...
Here a nice review about the contents:
Re: Newest type of EPA
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:24 am
by cavguy
I think I will miss the older EPA's, though the UN rations - which are very similar to these, are actually decent though.
Re: Newest type of EPA
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 7:21 am
by housil
No need to miss the "old" EPas, these are just made due to extra need for a high(er) demand during e.g. the Norwegian exercise Trident Juncture 2018 like the US Tailored Operational Training Meal (TOTM) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise_ ... cture_2018
Re: Newest type of EPA
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:16 am
by Demolition_Man
Still no pepper, no self-heating and no cutlery?? Mmmmkay. But they make sense for field-exercise use only, everything contained in one bag, smaller packs of crackers, meal pouches. Thanks for posting the video review. From the menu choices I'd go for a type 2 to try myself - if I could find one that's cheap. housil, do you know the main meals of type 3?
Re: Newest type of EPA
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 10:38 am
by housil
Demolition_Man wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:16 am
Still no pepper, no self-heating and no cutlery??
In person I never felt a demand for extra peper. Each German soldier still has his personal cutlery set and ESBIT cooker.
Demolition_Man wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:16 am
do you know the main meals of type 3?
