torN- Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Ok im off to the Ground Zero weekender soon and woundering if i should get the 24 hour brit army ration pack (3 of them) or the US army MREs. Ive had the british ration pakcs before and they aint bad. Im looking at buying them from Flecktarn.co.uk but the only menu option they have is F and thats Rice Pudding Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 i dont hear good things about MRE's... affectionately nicknamed 'Meals Rejected by Ethiopians' thats the thing with opinions though, everyone has got one Link to post Share on other sites
L4byr1nth Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I think you should change your avatar.... Apart from that, I happen to enjoy the MRE's. Ben. Link to post Share on other sites
Kousnik Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 ah but if the little fancy bag cooker thing fails, youre in trouble. Link to post Share on other sites
Shriven Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 My opinion, having tried both. Buy both. Throw away most of the US MREs, keep the heaters. Then use them to heat the Brit meals. Otherwise, just buy the Brit rat packs and a hexy burner ( although they're not great, they still work) Brit rat pack pros: Brit 24hours is the same size as a single US MRE Tastes a hella better. Has nice little extras, chewing gum, tea ( not bad actually), hot chocolate ( AWESOME), Yorkie etc. All the stuff you'd eat/drink at home. Cons: Heating them sucks, as the hexy blocks are wank. US MRE pros: Heater is ace. Very very very simple operation Cons: It all tastes like *suitcase*. ALL OF IT. There is nothing worth eating in an MRE. They are also massively overpackaged. You will end up filling a whole bin bag before you manage to get to your actual meal. Overall size is massive... Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyboy236 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I hear "Meals Refusing to Exit" more often, that's a good one though 'Meals Rejected by Ethiopians', never heard it before. MREs are you love it or hate it type of thing, some people put up with the taste and eat them anyway, I tried one before, ain't that bad. Anyone know where I could get Brit rat packs in the US? I wanna try them. Link to post Share on other sites
Nitemare1 Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 MREs are ok.. Personally, I'd go with the Brit 24hr packs. Plus the brit rats are more compact if you have to carry all your kit.. And the cost.. 3 24 packs £30, 9 MREs £50 There's nowt wrong with rice pudding.. Stick the coca powder in it.. Yum Link to post Share on other sites
DestroJones Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 I've always enjoyed my US MREs. If they are not available I go with freeze dried backpacking food. I can buy the MRE heaters at a local surplus store but I prefer to carry my small back packing stove to boil water. Link to post Share on other sites
Azulsky Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 Never had a real problem with the MRE's. Usually i break them down whenever i actually use them to shove them in my pack, If they are just being stored then they stay in original packaging. Overall they are pretty large things but the things have macho calories in them, and breaking them down solves the size problem. I havent eaten one in 3 years(we were given several cases for Katrina), only other peice of advice is that some of the entrees i completely stayed away from(i remember veggie ones..ugh). Link to post Share on other sites
torN- Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 think i'll go brit army, i enjoyed them last time i had them. I wont have to worry about carrying them will keep em in the van Link to post Share on other sites
torN- Posted August 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 just bought 5 ration packs for £35, mess tins and hexi burner with 2 lots of spare fuel, all in all not a bad buy tbh. Link to post Share on other sites
kyonshi_chan Posted August 13, 2008 Report Share Posted August 13, 2008 anyone know where i can score some british ration packs here in teh us? or is ebay the best option? ive heard it was "Meals Rejected by Everyone" mres arent bad. arent quite good either. but overall not bad for emergencies. Link to post Share on other sites
Azulsky Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 I dont see why anyone thinks you are truly expected to enjoy a MRE. In the conditions ive eaten them,camping, hurricanes, airsofting, its perfectly acceptable, and for the latter its part of the immersion. Link to post Share on other sites
comrade5 Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 i think the MREs are great, too they are big but i find the contents enjoyable the best though is the Pound Cake Link to post Share on other sites
twig Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 MREs are ok.. Personally, I'd go with the Brit 24hr packs. Plus the brit rats are more compact if you have to carry all your kit.. And the cost.. 3 24 packs £30, 9 MREs £50 There's nowt wrong with rice pudding.. Stick the coca powder in it.. Yum Ahh but unless you are a real fat boy you can get away with only eating two a day. I've had these quite a bit when working with the yanks and even their big special forces types only eat two meals a day. Additionally you don't have to clear your mess tins! My real complaint is the amount of gash they generate, even we have started issuing some MRE components as supplement warm weather rations to other troops. Link to post Share on other sites
Gliderrider Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Additionally you don't have to clear your mess tins! You dont with 24 hr Operational Rat Pack either, eat it strait from the foil bag. Anyway, my oppinion is that 24 hr Op Rat Pack are ace, and if heating them up is really that much of a ball ache with your mess tins, use a crusader cooker, eat it cold, or use some Yank MRE Heaters, SOF sell a dozzen for about £6. But you will need to put two elements (One either side) in to cook a brit meal. Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 "Meals Rejected by Ethiopians" - that's a good one! I have to admit, I haven't eaten an MRE since 1986 - which is probably a good thing - so its interesting to hear how they've "improved" since then. Back then they used to glue the main meal pouch into a little cardboard box and the only way to heat the meal was to boil the bag in a canteen cup of water - but as the glue was toxic, you had to dump out the water and wipe your cup clean afterwards. Who was the faarkin genius who dreamt that up??? But at least the MREs were a lot lighter and less cumbersome than C-rats... I haven't tried a Brit Army 24-hr pack - but they look and sound good, and a lot less bulky. Presumably you could also eat the meals cold if you had to? Link to post Share on other sites
Spartan452 Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 MREs are good, never had the british counterpart but they can't be that bad, I like jumbalia and the one with the chicken and pasta the best Link to post Share on other sites
Nitemare1 Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 just bought 5 ration packs for £35, mess tins and hexi burner with 2 lots of spare fuel, all in all not a bad buy tbh. Bloody hell, where'd you em that cheap? Link to post Share on other sites
Punkypink Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Can i just ask, why do we need to heat the food up? It's ready to eat isn't it? Back when I was in service I used to eat my combat rations cold in the field, never understood why people wanted to heat them up. Link to post Share on other sites
Manxmadman Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Can i just ask, why do we need to heat the food up? It's ready to eat isn't it? Back when I was in service I used to eat my combat rations cold in the field, never understood why people wanted to heat them up. Because most of us are pansy airsofters?? Plus if your using them as a way to save the amount you have to transport down somewhere, ie GroundZero, they are pretty handy if your just going to use them to replace normal meals that you'd be able to eat warm had you brought a hefty gas cooker thing and normal food. Link to post Share on other sites
Angry Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 I've eaten quite a selection of army rat packs and I've yet to find anything I dislike in any of them. Link to post Share on other sites
boxmag Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 This might be handy for some MRE heaters, though I enjoy having a brew with my food. And I dont believe that there isnt one thing you dont like in rat packs (Spinach and lentil pate, URGH). Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Jackass Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 You dont with 24 hr Operational Rat Pack either, eat it strait from the foil bag. Its heating the mess tin full of water that does it though. The hexi sticks to the bottom forming a layer of grime that'll stop bullets. Anyone whos done more than one weekend event will have a shiny mess tin from brillo'ing the bottom of the mess tin to death Gas stoves are the way forwards. Link to post Share on other sites
Nitemare1 Posted August 14, 2008 Report Share Posted August 14, 2008 Its heating the mess tin full of water that does it though. The hexi sticks to the bottom forming a layer of grime that'll stop bullets. Anyone whos done more than one weekend event will have a shiny mess tin from brillo'ing the bottom of the mess tin to death Gas stoves are the way forwards. Use the new Crusader burner.. Nice n compact, uses gel fuel that doesn't muck up your cooking kit. Can use hexi if you must though Can i just ask, why do we need to heat the food up? It's ready to eat isn't it? Back when I was in service I used to eat my combat rations cold in the field, never understood why people wanted to heat them up. Why eat cold food when you can eat hot food? When you wake up freezing cold at stupid o clock am, it's just nice to have a hot breakfast and a brew Link to post Share on other sites
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