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   exoticdoc2 said, 5 months ago

   Actually, my MRE’s sort of work that way. Just add water to the chemical heater. You don’t get fire per se, but you get a good deal of heat and a resulting nice hot meal.
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   Brisbanekid said, 5 months ago

   What’s next, . . . Instant sleeping bag, just add bedbugs.
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   win said, 5 months ago

   @Brisbanekid

   I’ve seen instant a$$holes, just add alcohol.
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   KasparV said, 5 months ago

   @exoticdoc2

   MRE’s = Meals Rejected by Ethiopians. But, I suppose they’re better than C rats.
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   Plods with Beer ( did I mention beer? ) said, 5 months ago

   Hope that Potassium is wrapped in oil cloth.
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   waykirk said, 5 months ago

   C Rats, ugh. Here’s my story. A “John Wayne” P- 38 in every box. Still have a few 40 + years later.

   I could barely eat the canned bread or cookies.

   I would trade anything else away in the box that I could. You would be surprised what guys would give up for the stale 4 pack of Chesterfield cigarettes that would light up like flares when lit with damp matches.

   The canned beans were not too bad if you could heat them up with a little C-4. At least there was a small roll of toilet paper included in the box for emergencies.

   My dog, Ruger, 77X9, loved the canned ham and eggs. It smelled like Alpo to him and me.

   A hand made sign by the C-RAT pick up point said “Free Grenade With Purchase.”

   Thanks for reading,

   The old Sarge
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   Grog said, 4 months ago

   I loved the blackberry jam in the 1970s C-rats, everything else was horrible
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