Choices, choices..

First Strike Rations @ £19.99 - 1.3kg 2900 Kcal

Review - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHN5Et2PuUI



French RCIR Ration @ £12:99 - 1.5Kg - 3200 Kcal

Review part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7bQeHlQdMk
Review Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPv-_2q3NaY

Hmm.. I think I know which one.

Rabbit pate beats zapplesauce: Vive la France.

I've had goose but never tried rabbit.

Jeanette Isabelle

Sight unseen, I'll go with French rations every time.

I've had dinner in a French buffet style messhall in Djibouti and I've eaten in France from the Mediterranean to the English Channel and it was all good -- great food. I can't say the same about British food.

It certainly looks delicious and the French know cuisine, but the ration is rather heavy and somewhat expensive. How would these meals stack up against civilian offerings like "Compleats," super market-available precooked meals that only require heating, if that. The packaging for these offerings is not nearly as sturdy, but should be adequate for short term use

Where would you get one?.

Man, those are some very fish-centric rats. Salmon, salmon, salmon! And some tuna fish to wash down the...salmon!

British food is pretty poor, cheap ingredient, high prices, much of the good stuff exported to France and a population who generally know nothing about food and with far too many global fast food restaurants. The British Army Multiclimate Rations are generally quite good now but too sweet and sugary. I Don't care much for the all day breakfast either.



The French RCIR is only 200gm heavier for an extra 300 Kcal over the US First Strike Rations, which I find surprising and compares very well to even 2 MREs for weight saving and nutrition despite using conventional canning. Super market choices would be a good option but I would stick with a combination of canned meals and uncooked rice and pasta. Shelf life would be much greater than plastic container supermarket precooked meals i.e.

http://www.grantsfoods.com/category/products/gourmet-range/

Typically this would give a 1000 Kcal per meal when accompanying instant mash potato, rice or pasta for weight of around 500-600 grams



I can get them at this website in UK. US sources will probably be difficult and very expensive just as a US MRE is Very Expensive in the UK.

http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/shop/s...ck-1082687.html



I am going to swap out some of the canned fish from some of the French RCIR with some French Pate.

I'm guessing any fishy MRE is best avoided.

I was a little disappointed at the FSR rats though, consisting mainly of Bridgford sandwiches. I suspect these would get old very quickly if consumed for more than a couple of days at a time. The list of ingredients of the Bridgford products is way way to long as well.

I am also looking for a UK source for some 250ml cans of a decent Cabernet Sauvignon. http://www.wineinacan.com/

I bought some FSR-like rations from a private assembler / seller on the mreinfo.com forums, and I've been very pleased with them, especially compared to the MREs I've had. I haven't tried French or British military rations.

" looking for a UK source for some 250ml cans of a decent Cabernet Sauvignon"
I would need several of those before I tackled a can of haggis.
YMMV