What's in those UK army-issue ration packs? - lookie here

Benbow

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Wed Sep-07-05 12:41 PM
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What's in those UK army-issue ration packs? - lookie here

On their way to victims of Hurricane Katrina

Opening my sample pack, supplied to the media by the MoD, I was struck by the sheer amount of food that had been squeezed into the unassuming 20x11x19cm brown box.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4221838.stm

Some of the comments are funny, too.

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wakeme2008

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Wed Sep-07-05 12:46 PM
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1. Oh NO French food...

1 French onion soup; 2 Hot chocolate; 3 Savoury biscuits; 4 Milk chocolate; 5 Tissues; 6 Cooked rice; 7 Boiled sweets; 8 Fruit biscuits; 9 Chewing gum; 10 Chicken pate; 11 Orange drink powder; 12 Curried lamb; 13 Fruit dumplings in custard; 14 Bacon and beans; 15 Condiments; 16 Hot pepper sauce

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supernova

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Wed Sep-07-05 02:46 PM
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2. Looks like a really nice kit!

:thumbsup: I'd be happy to get that. Esp the little stove.

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muriel_volestrangler

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Wed Sep-07-05 03:16 PM
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3. One of the comments says that's not a standard Army stove

and that doesn't surprise me - it says the get a 'hex' stove (basically a simple piece of metal on which you burn firelighters). That stove looks rather like an 'MSR' - as you say, a nice piece of kit (I have a small one), which can burn a variety of liquid fuels.

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non sociopath skin

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Wed Sep-07-05 04:10 PM
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4. Better than Gate Gourmet, huh?

Edited on Wed Sep-07-05 04:11 PM by non sociopath skin

Bet the Army Catering Corps are better paid, too!

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Nihil

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Thu Sep-08-05 05:57 AM
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5. Can you get them in civvie-land?

Would be useful to keep a few days supply in the loft/garage/wherever
in case of emergency.

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T_i_B

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Thu Sep-08-05 07:12 AM
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6. Try Army & Navy surplus stores.

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Guy_Montag

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Thu Sep-08-05 07:12 AM
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7. make your own from outdoor shops

it's all available, but can be quite expensive.

�3-5 for a meal

Don't forget a couple of 5l bottles of water, torch, radio & batteries & some basic first aid equipment.

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