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Originally Posted by 38thfoot
(Post 285307)
Although ration packs do have a long shelf life there is a caveat.
Quarter masters departments get fairly regular instruction to recall for destruction a whole batch number where something is found to have gone off.
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Hence a lot of the 10ish year old ones having the great "Cheese Removed" stickers on :) (there's something about the phrase that makes me smile)
Davsato - Yep - MREs come with a small (5ml?) bottle of Tabasco sauce in each. The thing that people never realise about MREs is that each packet is "a meal" not "a day"
Although most brits tend to be able to make an MRE last a whole day!
I've variously lived off the last three generations of brit rat packs - from the tins (bacon grill is awesome) to the start of the boil in the bag, and now to the really brilliant stuff, including Tuna with lime juice and all sorts of great food.
But it is pretty bulky/heavy - so you'd not want to carry too many days worth on the bike if you're going any distance. Personally I'd look to carry some as emergency rations, as they do last well - but not for daily consumption. Even if I do love a lot of them. |
