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.”
Brisbanekid over 11 years ago
What’s next, . . . Instant sleeping bag, just add bedbugs.
Plods with ...™ over 11 years ago
Hope that Potassium is wrapped in oil cloth.
waykirk over 11 years 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
akforte over 11 years ago
I loved the blackberry jam in the 1970s C-rats, everything else was horrible