Hi Hacksaw,

Excellent review of an IMP, nice photographs also.

I remember reading somewhere that you SHOULD NOT CONSUME THE WATER used to heat the IMP entree in and also wash the container out before you cook in it again (I do not remember the reason why).

To make an IMP more portable you can "Field Strip" it by removing a lot of the packaging and extra items before going on your trip, this does lighten weight but also reduces the protection provided by the packing.

Field Stripping an IMP was discussed on one of the SAS Youtube Survival videos, I will try to find it and will post a link later.

Thanks for the info.

Mike