The 24 Hour Ration Pack - British WW2

The 24 Hour Ration Pack was issued to British troops in WW2.

You can purchase your very own reproduction ration box from our website:-

[LivingHistoryUK]

If you've enjoyed this video and want to help support the channel, join our members club from just £1:

We also sell reproduction 24hr Ration Packs on our website:-

[Ragnarok]

We all know if British people don’t have tea daily they transform into French. Hence the tea.

[daddyDA]

Great video. My late Father fought in Burma & the Far East in WW2. Was raised as a British Army Kid in the 1950/70s . Dad went through the ranks and finally retired as a Major RAOC to Chilwell Nottingham where he was Barrack Officer. Spent 3 years in Malta when 3 para were out there and went to a Royal Naval School. Never forget getting taken round Ark Royal when she was in Valletta Harbour. Happy days

[BoggWeasel]

Break up some biscuits into the meat to thicken it up ( Tip from my dad )... He used to bring home the oatmeal blocks and boiled sweets whenever he'd been on exercise. (1950's 60's)... hot milk over the blocks with some sugar was a great breakfast, liked it better than

[cmck]

British General: "We give our troops 4000 calories a day in their ration packs"
Soviet General "Rubbish, they could never carry that many potatoes!"

[jt]

You show great respect for those soldiers who sacrificed so much for the world. Go UK!

[stevekaczynski]

I had trouble believing there were 4, 000 calories in that, until the chocolate blocks were brought out.

[tooyoungtobeold]

I remember the 24 hour Ration Pack fondly (on excercise) from my time in the army in the mid 60s. Slightly different to the one you are illustrating. Loved the dried egg power etc. We also had tinned food and a hexamin stove.

[Rachel-hn]

The salt was important for replacing electrolytes as they understand it at the time anyway. To avoid cramping etc. Sweating through slot of daily activity, salt was important.

[asmith]

what they omitted was cooking or warming up rations would alert the enemy by smell

[Nooziterp]

Those biscuits remind me of the ones issued in ration packs in the 1980s. Biscuits AB, which officially meant alternative bread. Unofficially it was arse blocker because they were known for giving you constipation.

[aarhusnord]

MRE's have certainly come a long way since WW2. Interestingly enough, lots of chocolate is also a stable of the Sirius Patrol men, who patrol North Eastern Greenland on dog sleighs. In Greenland, a standard survival "meal" also consists of "skibskiks", some very hard and compact oat bisquits. There are some similarities. Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

[MrFredstt]

Couldn't be a British ration without tea and porridge

[jamesellsworth]

Thanks for posting a fine video on a WWII British Ration Pack.

[wordman]

All right, let's get this out onto a tray. Nice.

[jacobbuxton]

So happy to see an in depth video on this ration!! Always wanted to try it!

[christinevenner]

Really interesting review, and a fantastic reproduction.
Great vid, it's nice to learn something :)

[sputnikjones]

Thank you for the history lesson.it really in a small way helps me to imagine what it was like for the heroes who saved the world.

[shanepetersen]

to make the meat portion thicker break the biscuits up into it, it also reduces the saltiness of it

[weaponsofhistory]

Recently purchased one of these, looking forward to it coming. Keep up the good work.