shape of MRE cases

Nawt · Post by **Nawt** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:52 pm

Sorry for askin but i could'nt find it back on the website. So I have a question,

when did the shape/design of the MRE cases change
from 'flat' to
square with the oversliding "oversleeve" to
the square case that is issued nowadays?

Are there perhaps years that both shapes were issued?

any info. is helpfull.
Thanks, Nawt.

Post by **kman** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:33 pm

Nawt, on the MRE Bag Design page, I have pics of all a lot of the MRE meal bags from over the years. While I was taking those pictures, I also took pics of the cases they came from. I'll try to get those pics put up tonight.

But from what I can tell right now, here's how it goes:

Flat cases with outer cardboard sleeve: 1981-1993

Rectangular (current) cases WITH cardboard sleeve: 1994-2000 (some cases)

Rectangular (current) cases WITHOUT cardboard sleeve: 2000 (some cases)-now

The reason for the "(some cases)" text above is because I've found pictures of some cases with the outer cardboard sleeve and some without. 2000 appears to be the transition year for the case design.

Post by **kman** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:49 pm

Ok guys...here's a sneak preview of what I'm putting together for an "MRE Case Design" web page.

If anyone has any pics to contribute, I'd love to see them. Right now, I'm missing pics for the following years:

1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2005

MRE Cases Throughout the Years

1981

1982

1986

1991

1992

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006 - middle case with RFID tag

2007 - first case with RFID tag

Post by **German_EPA** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:02 am

thats is a pretty cool picture collection

C-rats · Post by **C-rats** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:00 am

Just where else, might I ask, could one find a picture index of cardboard boxes?

MREInfo of course

jubifahrer · Post by **jubifahrer** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:16 pm

1989

1993

bye

jubifahrer

Nawt · Post by **Nawt** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:24 pm

Right on guys!

That's impressive. Thank you Kman and Jubifahrer for the pictures and info.
Thumbs up.

Regards, Nawt.

Post by **kman** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:11 pm

jubifahrer - great pics - thanks!

mreheater72 · Post by **mreheater72** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:19 pm

kman and jubi: Thanks a lot for those nice collection of pics, I have never seen a something comparable!!

I can add a case from 1983:

So long mreheater72

BigMark · Post by **BigMark** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:47 pm

I see a pic of a case from 2005, do you need more? I'm pretty sure at least one of my cases is 2k5.