Hey I found some C&V cycling food in the garage!
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Hey I found some C&V cycling food in the garage!
So yesterday evening I was going through the garage sorting things that needed to go. I opened one of the large totes in which we store things and I found this. I forgot I had these obviously for quite a while. I would say they would make good fodder for a tour but in all honesty these are past their prime since they are literally part of the first production run for MRE's having been made in 1980 and packed in 1981.
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Those were supposed to have been left with the package unopened, for future archeological visitors to the planet to test the theory that only cockroaches, Schwinn Varsities and MREs will survive a nuclear holocaust.
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I wonder if the Army would want them to see if they lasted? I wouldn't eat them, but I'm not sure I'd eat even a fresh one unless there was a nuclear war.
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Having said that I do buy and use the MCW for bicycle tours because all of the food in an MCW and the RCW is freeze dried . Same goes for the LRP .
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Ahhh, the memories. The strawberries with the coffee creamer and water, delicious. Same the peaches. Or at least delicious when that's all you've got. Those certainly were lacking in fiber as you soon realized after a couple of days on them, LOL!
I still keep MRE's and water in my truck for emergencies when I'm out in the wilds doing photography.
I still keep MRE's and water in my truck for emergencies when I'm out in the wilds doing photography.
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Ahhh, the memories. The strawberries with the coffee creamer and water, delicious. Same the peaches. Or at least delicious when that's all you've got. Those certainly were lacking in fiber as you soon realized after a couple of days on them, LOL!
I still keep MRE's and water in my truck for emergencies when I'm out in the wilds doing photography.
I still keep MRE's and water in my truck for emergencies when I'm out in the wilds doing photography.
The strawberries, peaches , and ham slice were my favorites back in the day. My least favorite was the 4 fingers of death and the Chicken ala King. Oddly enough I liked the freeze dried pork patty and the beef patty ...
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I am certain the MRE will outlast the other two with ease ....
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Not as old or as complex.
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About 10 years ago on a long Boy Scout trip out west, one of the dads, who was in the National Guard, brought a bunch of MREs so the boys could take them on our longer day hikes. The ones I had were pretty good.
Pro tip: Remove the coffee and cappuccino from MREs before handing them out to 10 year-olds.
Pro tip: Remove the coffee and cappuccino from MREs before handing them out to 10 year-olds.
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Then again, I was in an armored cav unit- and had a way to heat them up easy- heat up water, get your ramen cooking, break up the pork or beef patty and drop it in there, drain the water, squirt in your cheese packet... Yum.
By the time I got to the airborne infantry units, we had the "new" MREs- the ones with the Tabasco jars in them. Amazing how that Tabasco made every single one of those MREs palatable.
I still have a canteen cup wrapped in plastic- I'm convinced it's going to come in handy some day.
I also have a package of beef slices in BBQ sauce to give to someone I hate.
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You sir are a bad man ... I was quite upset when my unit received K Pots about one year after I left OSUT , the steel pot had the utility of boiling water so you and your buddy could heat your MRE's .
Most of the time we just ate them cold since the FRH was not a thing through the 80's as I recall they did not show up till the Gulf War.
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'81? I didn't know they were making them then. When I was in boot camp in '81 we still had the good C-Rations. My first MRE experience was when I was stationed in Massachusetts and someone decided, around '89 or 90, us aircraft maintainers needed more field training and PT, you know Marine stuff. We spent the day hiking in a state park and got MREs for lunch.
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The peaches, creamer and sugar...
Now I gotta go out and find some T-Rat lasagna ...
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Prototype MRE's were fielded for testing in 76... the Last MCI's ( C Rations like yours below ) were made in 1980. I ate MCI's in while in OSUT all mid 70's to 1980 production dates .
'81? I didn't know they were making them then. When I was in boot camp in '81 we still had the good C-Rations. My first MRE experience was when I was stationed in Massachusetts and someone decided, around '89 or 90, us aircraft maintainers needed more field training and PT, you know Marine stuff. We spent the day hiking in a state park and got MREs for lunch.
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I liked both of the patties too, as long as I ate them dry. For some reason folks were always ready to give those up, LOL!
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I was going to say I call dibs on the pork and beef patty.
Then again, I was in an armored cav unit- and had a way to heat them up easy- heat up water, get your ramen cooking, break up the pork or beef patty and drop it in there, drain the water, squirt in your cheese packet... Yum.
By the time I got to the airborne infantry units, we had the "new" MREs- the ones with the Tabasco jars in them. Amazing how that Tabasco made every single one of those MREs palatable.
I still have a canteen cup wrapped in plastic- I'm convinced it's going to come in handy some day.
I also have a package of beef slices in BBQ sauce to give to someone I hate.
Then again, I was in an armored cav unit- and had a way to heat them up easy- heat up water, get your ramen cooking, break up the pork or beef patty and drop it in there, drain the water, squirt in your cheese packet... Yum.
By the time I got to the airborne infantry units, we had the "new" MREs- the ones with the Tabasco jars in them. Amazing how that Tabasco made every single one of those MREs palatable.
I still have a canteen cup wrapped in plastic- I'm convinced it's going to come in handy some day.
I also have a package of beef slices in BBQ sauce to give to someone I hate.
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Agreed that was the preferred method, I would crunch them up and enjoy with a drink of water. I usually had no problem trading a meatballs and BBQ sauce for them.
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I lost a couple of meals that way when the goat rolled off.
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Don't know about the adhesive, but a stale bar would be handy for driving tent pegs or for deflecting bullets fired at you.
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I was going to say I call dibs on the pork and beef patty.
Then again, I was in an armored cav unit- and had a way to heat them up easy- heat up water, get your ramen cooking, break up the pork or beef patty and drop it in there, drain the water, squirt in your cheese packet... Yum.
By the time I got to the airborne infantry units, we had the "new" MREs- the ones with the Tabasco jars in them. Amazing how that Tabasco made every single one of those MREs palatable.
I still have a canteen cup wrapped in plastic- I'm convinced it's going to come in handy some day.
I also have a package of beef slices in BBQ sauce to give to someone I hate.
Then again, I was in an armored cav unit- and had a way to heat them up easy- heat up water, get your ramen cooking, break up the pork or beef patty and drop it in there, drain the water, squirt in your cheese packet... Yum.
By the time I got to the airborne infantry units, we had the "new" MREs- the ones with the Tabasco jars in them. Amazing how that Tabasco made every single one of those MREs palatable.
I still have a canteen cup wrapped in plastic- I'm convinced it's going to come in handy some day.
I also have a package of beef slices in BBQ sauce to give to someone I hate.
Beef stew was my favorite.
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