not armour but what i made this weekend.

[Sir Wolf]

cleaned up my shop a while back. it's been nice to get in there and play around. this weekend I made a K ration box. problem is I don't have a wood plainer so I had to cheat the boards where they are shown to be period. (there like 5/8ths and 3/4s mine is on the right and on the bottom. the other is a bought version.

[Sir James A]

Nicely done, Sir Wolf

[Sir Brian]

Very cool!

[Sir Edward]

Nicely done!

Maybe we need to get you to make some medieval wooden chests.

[Sir William]

What do K-rations look like?  I've often wondered about them and C-rations.  The word 'ration' seems to mean 'unpalatable' to me.  Although I'll admit, I've been known to eat the odd MRE just because I think they're so cool. 

Time to start stocking up on that stuff is now though...the world may not end Dec 21, 2012, but even so- the Zombie Apocalypse will begin and it'll be too late to be worrying about foodstuffs then...you'll be more worried about not getting lower on the food chain than is absolutely necessary!

[Sir Brian]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ration

It will keep you alive...but not by much!

[Sir Wolf]

thanks, i totally missed this post

[Sir William]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ration

It will keep you alive...but not by much!

I'd say a step up from doggie biscuits...a short step up.  On the other hand, I've eaten MREs before and enjoyed them.  In fact, I need to acquire a few cases of them for the impending Zombie Apocalypse, December 21, 2012.  Oh, it is going to happen gents...ready thyselves!

[Sir Brian]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ration

It will keep you alive...but not by much!

I'd say a step up from doggie biscuits...a short step up.  On the other hand, I've eaten MREs before and enjoyed them.  In fact, I need to acquire a few cases of them for the impending Zombie Apocalypse, December 21, 2012.  Oh, it is going to happen gents...ready thyselves!

This Wikipedia article states that MRE’s replaced the C-rations in 1981 but were still issued until depleted actually turned out to be early 1984 because I wasn’t issued MREs until my last field deployment in Germany around late April 1984.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-ration] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-ration[/url]

The C-rations were a lot better than the K-rations but still not great. About the best was the pork ‘n beans, spaghetti ‘n meatballs and the highly sought after pound cake. – You could get some serious trade offers with a pound cake since there was usually only one in an entire case of C-rations. Only newbie’s scoffed down the chocolate ‘n toffee disks which we called ‘John Wayne Bars’ because they didn’t know they caused severe constipation. – Good for trading with the indigenous population though.

Zombie Apocalypse? - I’m ready for it! – Although I would prefer if it held off until AFTER I got my Crecy from Albion in a year or two! 

[Sir William]

I hear you, Sir Brian...on both counts.  In reading up on these rations, at least they understood they were meant as a temporary fix to the ages-old ongoing problem that is an army marches on its belly.  Certainly better than nothing, as I've had cause to have that and can tell you- almost everything is better than nothing.  Except for offal, that's no good for anyone, only beasts.

[Sir Wolf]

and dont forget about d rations!

but think of being in a fox hole and all u got is a krat in your 28 pack. that might be your only meal for 2 days. uggggg hehe

[Ian]

I've been fortunate enough to only have to deal with MREs.  Some are not as good as others, but they're all edible once you dump that whole mini-bottle of tabasco sauce they all come with.

[Lord Dane]

Zombie Apocolypse, Monetary Default, Worldwide Economic Collapse, Social Chaos, Fire & Brimstone, Tsunamis, Floods, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Volcanoes, Nuclear Fallout, Polar Shift, Food Shortages, Water Pollution, Mass Starvation, Government Collapse, Congressional Manhunts (I kinda like this one), Tyranny, World Domination, Cosmic Radiation, Solar Flares, Alien Invasion, Comet Collision, Asteroid Impact, Black Hole Envelopment, etc etc etc.  If I missed any of your favorites, please add on......