Food Packet, Long Range Patrol, Menu #7, Beef Stew (1970's)

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The Food Packet, Long Range Patrol (LRP; pronounced "lurp") was a freeze-dried dehydrated United States military ration used by the Department of Defense. Developed in 1964 and intended for wide adoption during the Vietnam War, its use was eventually limited to American special operations forces during long-range reconnaissance patrols, where bulky canned Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) rations proved too heavy for extended missions on foot. The LRP had a cold-weather warfare equivalent, the Ration, Cold Weather (RCW).

The LRP and RCW were mostly superseded by the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) in the 1980s. They are no longer produced or used by the U.S. military, having been replaced in 2001 by the Meal, Cold Weather/Food Packet, Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP), which combines the functions and roles of both rations under a unified system. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

This packet is a Menu #7 Beef Stew. It is fairly spartan and comes with two drinks (hot cocoa and coffee) and a vanilla fudge bar. The beef stew is dehydrated and was packaged by Oregon Freeze Dry, the precursor to Mountain House. Unknown date on this one, could be early 1970’s to mid 1980’s.

Everything except for the fudge bar survived storage. I assume the wax paper wrapper on the bar was not enough to preserve it in any way!

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コメント (9)
  • @RoSR
    Nice to see a new face in the business of military food reviews. Great video, thank you.
  • @MultiMagnum62
    Long time since I have seen LRP. They were designed that way for A reason, much like our first strike rations today. Very cool friend. Sorry your meal showed age, but that is to be expected, LOL. Great piece of history. Peace, John.
  • @mikeis338
    Just like out Gen 1 MRE we had in the '80's
  • @decarlosperry5111
    That still looks delicious I never had any of those yet I believe I have one similar I enjoyed the review 👍🏾
  • @jeremy-zs9gu
    There is little difference between a casserole and a stew. A purist would say that a casserole goes in the oven, heating the dish from all directions, while a stew goes on the stovetop and is heated from the bottom
  • @tbromel
    Interesting! Sterling Heights is in Michigan.
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