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To: patriciaruth

Give me old fashion C-rations. After you eat the stuff, you feel stuffed. Everything is absorbed by the body, and after several days you get your first BM and it comes out like a small rock. MRE are too light and have a 5 year shelf life. C rats come in a sealed can with a 25 to 30 year shelf life. Empty metal can has many great field uses.


24 posted on 03/29/2007 10:08:43 PM PDT by Fee
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To: Fee
Empty metal can has many great field uses.

You got that right!

26 posted on 03/29/2007 10:10:20 PM PDT by airborne (Freedom is worth fighting for !! And I'm in a fighting mood !! HUNTER 2008 !)
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To: Fee

Wonder what the salt and fat content of your C rats was?


30 posted on 03/29/2007 10:19:14 PM PDT by patriciaruth (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1562436/posts)
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To: Fee

TMI


33 posted on 03/29/2007 10:20:53 PM PDT by rahbert
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To: Fee
C rats come in a sealed can with a 25 to 30 year shelf life.

In the early 80s we were issued C-Rats that were dated in the late 50s. We'd try to snag a case to toss under a bunk back in the barracks for those late night munchies.

43 posted on 03/29/2007 10:36:57 PM PDT by cryptical (The actual cause of global warming: Fred Thompson's burning rage.)
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To: Fee
Give me old fashion C-rations. After you eat the stuff, you feel stuffed.

I agree. Charlie Rats had about 3000 calories per pack. I was the only guy who liked the ham and lima beans, so it was no problem to find someone to take my turkey loaf in exchange for ham and mutha f'ers.

53 posted on 03/30/2007 3:00:20 AM PDT by JoeGar
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To: Fee
WWII era C Rations.
83 posted on 07/23/2009 4:29:13 PM PDT by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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