Subj : Re: MRE's
To   : Angus Mcleod
From : Finnigann
Date : Sat Apr 09 2005 10:04 am

-=> With interpidation and the MAGIC of QWK Mail Angus Mcleod wrote to
Finnigann <=-

 AM>   Re: MRE's
 AM>   By: Finnigann to Chronos on Fri Apr 08 2005 14:05:00

 > I was in a POL unit (QM) and we could get a bit of gas in a shoe polish
 > lid and a few stones to make a small stove burner and heat water to heat
 > up the reconsituted meat product packets. ~ GOOD EATS ~

 AM> You sound like the boys from the L.R.D.G. in WW-II.  They couldn't
 AM> light a fire so they would add whiskey to their 'stew' to warm it up...

Not familiar with L.R.D.G. But I catagoricaly deny EVER adding fuel to
food (intentionally).

But the ribbon for resourcefullness would have to go to the MPs. I saw
one take a used coke can punch a few holes slice off an end and with big
hole down (over a candle) and 'little holes' end  up create his own
personal stove/heater.

You see they lived in shelter halves (2 shelter halves make a pup tent)
for weeks at a time. I had to stay in one (shared of course) for 6 days
during PLDC[1] and it was tough enough that I never repeated that
experience again





[1] PLDC Primary Leadership Developement Course - 30 days the Army gives
you to remember what it was to be a private. Required for promotion to
NCO. Part of the Militaries continuing education Followed by BNCOC and
eventually ANCOC

http://www.dod.state.hi.us/hiarng/298rti/298rti/pldc/ for a glimse.

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