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Sharpey
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Hey, after going 24 - 36 hours without having a chance to eat, i‘ll eat any IMP cold, except cabbage rolls, i would rather starve!
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I don‘t know if you guys would agree but what I miss the most from IMP‘s is the old style tube of peanut butter. Now they have the packets. I used to trade people for that stuff. It handy to have on patrol. Keep in an accessable pocket and munch while you walk. It helped to keep hunger away for at least a while longer. 
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I always found the key to happiness in a long term relationship with IMP‘s consisted of two items: A box of granola bars in your ruck(one a day keeps you regular, regardless of how many times a day you eat a hot lung omlette) and a bottle of tobasco sauce in your webbing (because tobasco sets the standard for spicing things up!).
I still laugh thinking about haybox buffets from a canteen cup - start with the cherry pie on top, and work your way down to the porkchops and peas at the bottom (Canteen cup is easier to carry with one hand, and all good troops should have their own thermal mug to hold hot bevvies anyways...)
I still laugh thinking about haybox buffets from a canteen cup - start with the cherry pie on top, and work your way down to the porkchops and peas at the bottom (Canteen cup is easier to carry with one hand, and all good troops should have their own thermal mug to hold hot bevvies anyways...)
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My uncle, a retired Lt-Cdr (RN), told me once that curry is a standard ingredient in any British survival kit, particularly RAF and RN pilot kits.
The reason? You can eat almost anything once you‘ve doused it in curry, much like tobasco. And curry powder can be carried in a piece of folded paper or small packet, as opposed to the mini-bottles that tobasco normally comes in.
The reason? You can eat almost anything once you‘ve doused it in curry, much like tobasco. And curry powder can be carried in a piece of folded paper or small packet, as opposed to the mini-bottles that tobasco normally comes in.
I went on the Survival Instructors Course this summer and we ate the White IMP‘s alot, I had on labelled "90" ewww.. A funny thing that happened though was that the only muslim guy on the course got the one meal per 3 days ration which turned out for him to be (wait for it) 
Ham Steak oh man that guy looked like he had been stuck in a dungeon for a week hehe.. and on the topic that we get one every 24 hrs for two weeks we got them in the following schedule. Canoe Training 3 a day for 3 days, and our duo and our solo1 every 3 days field stripped down to either the meal of dessert.
Ham Steak oh man that guy looked like he had been stuck in a dungeon for a week hehe.. and on the topic that we get one every 24 hrs for two weeks we got them in the following schedule. Canoe Training 3 a day for 3 days, and our duo and our solo1 every 3 days field stripped down to either the meal of dessert.
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ummmm...isn‘t the shelf life on an IMP only 3 years? Yuk, I would rather have chewed on some bark than eat 12 year old IMP‘s!
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Sounds like some good Ideas out there, the tobassco sause and the curry spice. Any others.. I have come across a spice cachet that contain 6 or 7 different spices that can make the rat taste better. Garlic, Salt,and Pepper would be at the top of the list.
Also per my previous post has anyone come across a link for the complete list of available IMP‘s and where I can find sources other then Surplus suppliers?
Also per my previous post has anyone come across a link for the complete list of available IMP‘s and where I can find sources other then Surplus suppliers?
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I‘m still for the rum ration 
As for finding a supplier, I couldn‘t find any either. But, I do have a wack of 95‘s in the basement! Though, I wouldn‘t recommend munching on those now.
As for finding a supplier, I couldn‘t find any either. But, I do have a wack of 95‘s in the basement! Though, I wouldn‘t recommend munching on those now.
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Hey Sharpey, thanks for the idea, but I think there is a 3 year limit on those things.... Right?
I have a box or 2 of 97‘s, I keep around for camp expeditions when I have to feed myself.
But seriously!!
Are there other sources for IMP‘s out there?
What is the oldest IMP anyone has tried without food poisoning.
I have a box or 2 of 97‘s, I keep around for camp expeditions when I have to feed myself.
But seriously!!
Are there other sources for IMP‘s out there?
What is the oldest IMP anyone has tried without food poisoning.
A recipe my trench partner had was to mix the instant mashed potatos with the package of Lipton soup to make it nice and thick and boiled it all up using a heat tab under the canteen cup. I never tried it though but it looked pretty good.
Chipmunks in Gagetwon seem to love the bread though. It was recce week and we had a box of unopened IMPs (still in cardboard) in one of the hooches (we didn‘t have time to distribute them) and when we came back from patrol, there was shredded cardboard everywhere. Those chipmunks gnawed a hole through the side of the cardboard box and proceeded to rip open all 10 of the IMPs to get at the bread. Didn‘t touch anything else, just the bloody bread. Oy.
I vote for those water-activated heating sleeves to be included in all IMPs. Beats lugging around a stove AND it‘s quicker!
My complaint about IMPs in general is that the meals are too saucy. They are too wet! Why can‘t they all be like the Sausages and Hashbrowns meal? That‘s nice and dry, no messy sauce...
Chipmunks in Gagetwon seem to love the bread though. It was recce week and we had a box of unopened IMPs (still in cardboard) in one of the hooches (we didn‘t have time to distribute them) and when we came back from patrol, there was shredded cardboard everywhere. Those chipmunks gnawed a hole through the side of the cardboard box and proceeded to rip open all 10 of the IMPs to get at the bread. Didn‘t touch anything else, just the bloody bread. Oy.
I vote for those water-activated heating sleeves to be included in all IMPs. Beats lugging around a stove AND it‘s quicker!
My complaint about IMPs in general is that the meals are too saucy. They are too wet! Why can‘t they all be like the Sausages and Hashbrowns meal? That‘s nice and dry, no messy sauce...
If you are to trade anything for something, it should be for the Salmon... That one BY FAR is the best one I think (unless you don‘t like fish). You can eat it cold and it‘s just like eating it straight from a can from Clover Leaf.
Come to think of it, I‘ve never had it heated up before... both times I had it I had it cold because it was just that edible. It‘s definitely the freshest tasting meal (in my humblest opinion) of all the IMPs.
Come to think of it, I‘ve never had it heated up before... both times I had it I had it cold because it was just that edible. It‘s definitely the freshest tasting meal (in my humblest opinion) of all the IMPs.
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what about the Type II cereal with the blueberries those things taste like puke no joke i just had one 3 days ago that was grose same with the hamsteak in raisin sause
whats this about getting the heating packs with the IMP‘s those are great i had some MRE‘s with them i hope they give the heating packs to all the IMP‘s also i want the tubes of peanut butter and honey back that was so much better than the packets and if you get the angle of the peanut butter right the oils from it produce a flame about 2 foot long also the coffee whitener and mash patatoes are explosive when poured over a fire (powder) all items in the IMP‘s burn except for the main course and dessert (baked cherry exception)
whats this about getting the heating packs with the IMP‘s those are great i had some MRE‘s with them i hope they give the heating packs to all the IMP‘s also i want the tubes of peanut butter and honey back that was so much better than the packets and if you get the angle of the peanut butter right the oils from it produce a flame about 2 foot long also the coffee whitener and mash patatoes are explosive when poured over a fire (powder) all items in the IMP‘s burn except for the main course and dessert (baked cherry exception)
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PTE Gruending
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I gotta say; the first time I ate an IMP I got awefully sick and barfed my guts out in the field... ;-)
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I agree about the salmon; I had it a week and a bit ago, and ate the whole thing!!! That‘s quite the first for me. Also, the sausage and hashbrowns, and the new ravioli-type thingy is great! Also, if you get the chicken breast and gravy one, and you pour the gravy into the mashed potatoes packet, you have a great side meal.
And someone should take up a colection, and re-shingle their houses with the baked cherry dessert.
And someone should take up a colection, and re-shingle their houses with the baked cherry dessert.
You know what I miss about the 2000s? Meatballs and Gravy. I think that was a 99 meal. That was actually my first IMP ever and I thought it was great. Had me optimistic about IMPs.
First impressions are pretty important eh?
You know, given the choice, I would rather have finely-ground mystery meat than fibrey mystery meat. Getting meat fibre between your teeth is horrible when you don‘t have floss handy out in the field.
First impressions are pretty important eh?
You know, given the choice, I would rather have finely-ground mystery meat than fibrey mystery meat. Getting meat fibre between your teeth is horrible when you don‘t have floss handy out in the field.
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