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  • Nickdfresh
    SUPER MODERATOR

    • Oct 2004
    • 49335

    Originally posted by Nitro Express
    I ate one in Siberia on a fishing trip. One Russian MRE is for the whole day instead of just one meal. It was convenient food to throw in a boat.
    Digging a bit, I think there are different versions. The Moutain Ration is the full day of calories ration used since Afghanistan and developed for Spetnaz but seems to be the basis of their now rare ration packs, here's a review:



    Having one pack seems like a bit of a PITA to carry for the day after opened. About two US MRE's will keep you going, three will prevent you from "going" as they're all dehydrating a bit...

    Right now MRE's are sky high on Amazon but maybe it's the weather changing towards outdoor activities. I always think about buying some in fall in case we lose power and are snowed in, but there seems to be no advantage over having some cans around...
    Last edited by Nickdfresh; 03-21-2022, 07:56 AM.

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    • Nickdfresh
      SUPER MODERATOR

      • Oct 2004
      • 49335

      A fifth Russian General was killed when his chopper was shot down at an airfield near Kherson...



      That might be a quarter of all the Russian general officers in the Ukraine folks....

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      • Seshmeister
        ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

        • Oct 2003
        • 35441

        I was listening to a Ukranian journalist today whose mother lives in the east of Ukraine and identifies as being Russian and watches Russian TV for her news. She doesn't believe her own daughter when she says that her apartment is being rocked by shells because she 'knows' that the Russian army is not attacking any civilian areas. Years of Russian TV propaganda is incredibly powerful.

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        • Kristy
          DIAMOND STATUS
          • Aug 2004
          • 16489

          Try the Republican Party.

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          • Nitro Express
            DIAMOND STATUS
            • Aug 2004
            • 32880

            Originally posted by Nickdfresh
            Digging a bit, I think there are different versions. The Moutain Ration is the full day of calories ration used since Afghanistan and developed for Spetnaz but seems to be the basis of their now rare ration packs, here's a review:



            Having one pack seems like a bit of a PITA to carry for the day after opened. About two US MRE's will keep you going, three will prevent you from "going" as they're all dehydrating a bit...

            Right now MRE's are sky high on Amazon but maybe it's the weather changing towards outdoor activities. I always think about buying some in fall in case we lose power and are snowed in, but there seems to be no advantage over having some cans around...
            It was a heavy sealed pack of rations. Some stuff like the chocolate bar had the Russian Army logo on it but most seemed to be commercial stuff in foil or Mylar packs. Inside was a stove you folded into shape, some fuel pellets and waterproof matches. We just used the exhaust manifold on the boat engine to heat the food packs. Ha! Ha! That’s actually an old snowmobiling trick.
            No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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            • Nitro Express
              DIAMOND STATUS
              • Aug 2004
              • 32880

              It’s way cheaper to get canned or bulk food at a warehouse store than it is to buy MRE’s. MRE’s are nice to throw in a pack or have in a place that’s wet like a white water raft. Our guide provided the Russian MREs so I have no idea where he got them. That was boat food. We ate shashlik in camp. They sell beer in two liter pop bottles over there. You could buy a two litter bottle of 9% beer.
              No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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              • twonabomber
                formerly F A T
                ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                • Jan 2004
                • 11263

                Originally posted by Nitro Express
                We just used the exhaust manifold on the boat engine to heat the food packs. Ha! Ha! That’s actually an old snowmobiling trick.
                Off-roading, too. Burritos on the trail.

                I usually just take sandwiches but last time I wheeled I got a couple burgers from the food truck that was there.
                Writing In All Proper Case Takes Extra Time, Is Confusing To Read, And Is Completely Pointless.

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                • Nitro Express
                  DIAMOND STATUS
                  • Aug 2004
                  • 32880

                  They sell this thing called a Muff Pot you strap on your snowmobile muffler and it cooks hot dogs as you run down the trail. Of course you stick your hot dog in the muff to warm it. So logical. Ha! Ha!
                  No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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                  • Nitro Express
                    DIAMOND STATUS
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 32880

                    Originally posted by Seshmeister
                    I was listening to a Ukranian journalist today whose mother lives in the east of Ukraine and identifies as being Russian and watches Russian TV for her news. She doesn't believe her own daughter when she says that her apartment is being rocked by shells because she 'knows' that the Russian army is not attacking any civilian areas. Years of Russian TV propaganda is incredibly powerful.
                    "The people will believe what the media tells them they believe." ~ George Orwell
                    No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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                    • Von Halen
                      ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                      • Dec 2003
                      • 7529

                      Originally posted by Nitro Express
                      "The people will believe what the media tells them they believe." ~ George Orwell
                      Sesh, Nickdelusional, Kristy and Ford are prime examples of this.

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                      • Kristy
                        DIAMOND STATUS
                        • Aug 2004
                        • 16489

                        I get my media from the Blue Buddha on the Mountain, Vonny.

                        Whereas you get yours from Russian State Media.

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                        • FORD
                          ROTH ARMY MODERATOR

                          • Jan 2004
                          • 59141

                          Originally posted by Von Halen
                          Sesh, Nickdelusional, Kristy and Ford are prime examples of this.
                          I'm really more a subscriber to the Marvin Gaye theory of media... believe half of what you see and none of what you hear
                          Eat Us And Smile

                          Cenk For America 2024!!

                          Justice Democrats


                          "If the American people had ever known the truth about what we (the BCE) have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." - Poppy Bush, 1992

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                          • Kristy
                            DIAMOND STATUS
                            • Aug 2004
                            • 16489

                            Originally posted by FORD
                            I'm really more a subscriber to the Marvin Gaye theory of media... believe half of what you see and none of what you hear
                            That's Lou Reed, you Puke Yuger cultist.

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                            • Seshmeister
                              ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                              • Oct 2003
                              • 35441

                              Way older

                              The short story “The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether” by Edgar Allan Poe appeared in the November 1845 issue of “Graham’s Magazine”. The tale was set in a private hospital for the mentally ill, and the adage was spoken by the nominal head of the institution.

                              “You are young yet, my friend,” replied my host, “but the time will arrive when you will learn to judge for yourself of what is going on in the world, without trusting to the gossip of others. Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.

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                              • Nickdfresh
                                SUPER MODERATOR

                                • Oct 2004
                                • 49335

                                Originally posted by Nitro Express
                                It’s way cheaper to get canned or bulk food at a warehouse store than it is to buy MRE’s. MRE’s are nice to throw in a pack or have in a place that’s wet like a white water raft. Our guide provided the Russian MREs so I have no idea where he got them. That was boat food. We ate shashlik in camp. They sell beer in two liter pop bottles over there. You could buy a two litter bottle of 9% beer.
                                The heater elements are great though...

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