Replace MRE's with C rats, Anthony Lamug Castillo

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Sam RE:Replace MRE's with C rats, Anthony Lamug Castillo 2/9/2003 11:04:32 AM

Worse, I ate them for over 5 yrs. If you want to demoralise troops quickly, reissue those beast. Aside from the extra weight, Wait until you have one of those cans poking you in the back on a hump. That said , the spagetti, and beef and potatoes (rocks) were not bad. The peaches, fruit tail and pound cake were great. But things like Ham and eggs, beens & weinies and fruit cake, you tried to trade with the boots. No amount of hot sauce could help. Also try eating those cold. When was the last time you got heat tabs? At least we don't have dehydrated pork patties anymore :) Sam

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Horse Soldier RE:Replace MRE's with C rats, Anthony Lamug Castillo 5/30/2003 10:19:29 PM

I had occasion to enjoy, if that's the right word, C rations as a kid (the joys of being an Army brat). I can't say that MREs are perfect (far from it), but I don't recall C Rats being any better, in terms of food quality. I'd have to give MREs points for better packaging, like Sam said, maybe a modest edge in palatability.

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Shaka of Carthage RE:Replace MRE's with C rats, Anthony Lamug Castillo 5/31/2003 12:44:02 PM

If any of you believe its about what taste the best... think again. Either will provide the necessary calories. The real issue is the weight. When you are in the field, you take one C-rat can for each day. John Wayne (can opener) is with your dog tags and your spoon is somewhere on your body (personal preference). And the difference in weight is because of water. What we need is someway of carrying water, without the bulk and weight.

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11b10 RE:Replace MRE's with C rats, Anthony Lamug Castillo 5/31/2003 3:19:56 PM

We always called the can opener for the Ks and Cs a P-38.Weight was the difference,when you get "real" hungry, taste doesn't much matter.Do you not carry a Metal mess kit with utensiles any more?Does the Army still issue metal canteen carriers?These items always seemed unecessarily heavy.

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Thomas RE:Replace MRE's with C rats, Anthony Lamug Castillo 6/2/2003 3:43:04 AM

Well Shaka: We return to the central issue: Supplies.

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Shaka of Carthage RE:Replace MRE's ... Supplies (?) 6/3/2003 1:03:44 PM

Central issue being supplies? That confuses me. I believe the issue of this topic is the "type" of supplies.

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Thomas RE:Replace MRE's ... Supplies (?) 6/4/2003 7:43:36 AM

Which type: Quite some years ago the Home Guard in Denmark had a lot of administration of rations and self-supply for the first 24 hours. After more than 25 years somebody got the idea, that you could call for a pizza at the nearest hamburger stand.

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AlbanyRifles RE:Replace MRE's ... Supplies (?) 6/5/2003 6:56:48 AM

I would like to hear from some of the troops today on how they feel about MREs. They probably think they suck. I started with C rations in the mid-70s and then was "lucky" to be in one of the test units fro MREs in 1982-1983. We did like the initial MREs better than C-rations of the day. But not by much. By the time I retired I remember the MREs getting better and better. But I don't care how good it is, the same food for months on end sucks. Also, from the perspective of the "Big" Army and MRE case is a lot lighter than a case of c-rations and takes up only 2/3s space on a pallet. One or two cases for a vehicle, no big deal. Supplying rations for 1 125,000 man corps, big deal.

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Crusader RE:Replace MRE's with C rats, Anthony Lamug Castillo 6/5/2003 12:54:46 PM

Guilty, I liked the pork patties! Had a great cookie in them, too! Todd

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Shaka of Carthage RE:Replace MRE's with C rats, Anthony Lamug Castillo 6/5/2003 1:47:19 PM

People could get hurt over the fruit and pound cake.

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