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Post by Lord Newport on Jun 24, 2021 13:24:02 GMT
MRE's are better when you have time to prepare them. That means time to add a bit of water, salt or other seasoning, and then heat them up. You can heat them with the chemical heaters (provided you have a "rock or something" to prop it up against) or use your canteen cup and a handy exhaust manifold. You can save the dry soup mix from the accessory packet to use as a meat seasoning later on. I like the MRE better than C rations for the simple fact that you can remove and discard all the packaging from the MRE and put the component items in your pockets and carry it with you very easily. The C rats came in cans that took up a lot of space, even if they were subjectively "better". I would usually eat one a day, the fruit component for breakfast, the crackers or cake for lunch, and the main menu item for dinner. This was all my digestive track could handle without stopping up. Glorious were the days where we got a hot meal also (could be breakfast or dinner) to supplement the MRE. They aren't so good when you have to eat them cold and on the move. But they are better than starving to death. I remember that I liked the old school freeze dried peaches. happily I was in the USN and never "had" to eat MRE's after training. I would cherry pick from what the Marines on ship had. I also liked the Chicken ala king as I remember.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2021 8:19:10 GMT
Am I a weirdo for actually liking MREs? I always enjoyed them. 🙀 I wasn’t aware that Windex could be used for paint clean up. Are you speaking of Latex, oil based paints, or both? I’ve seen that WD-40 can also be used for paint removal. The story goes that a man bought a new pickup and parked it in front of his house. On the first night someone used an aerosol paint can on it. Needless to say how the man felt, and showed his next door neighbour. Who got his can of WD-40 and some rags or paper towels and went to work removing the paint. I suspect if the paint had fully dried it would have been another story. I got so that I like MREs also. At first the only advantage I saw was that they were easier carry than the old C-rations. But the Cs were more filling. I loved that chocolate that came in the Cs and the cigarettes. The chocolate was unsightly and hard as a brick which I later thought was a good thing as temperature seemed to have little effect on it. At first the MREs left me feeling hungry then I learned to eat the entire thing regardless. MREs go down better than the Cs when cold and are easier to heat up. We used Windex on our hands and faces to clean the paints off. They were oil based automotive paints. Primers, base (colour) coats and clear coats. They worked real well on the thinner adhesion promoter primer paints. They worked good with the others. Meaning, it took less woth the former than the latter but did get the job done. Of course, you had to wash the Windex off with soap and water or it would dry out your skin real bad.
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Post by elsullo on Jul 1, 2021 16:49:03 GMT
ATTENTION! WD-40 is a solvent and a "water displacer" for cleaning metals BEFORE using oils or silicones to lubricate and preserve metal. WD-40 is a VERY POOR LUBRICANT OR METAL PRESERVATIVE! I have seen metal rust heavily OVERNIGHT when "treated" with WD-40! This is and OLD debate in the "Firearms Expert" community, and the truly experienced "experts" all insist that WD-40 is BAD FOR GUNS, as it leaves a thin coating of a kind of lacquer that coats tight spaces inside of gun actions and eventually GUMS UP GUNS. There are LOTS of videos on this debate on YouTube. Newbies all rave about the legend of WD-40 doing EVERYTHING! Old Timers and professionals all scream "NO IT DOES NOT! USE OIL!"....................elsullo
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Post by RufusScorpius on Jul 1, 2021 18:15:51 GMT
Interesting. I've been using WD-40 for decades and never saw a bit of rust on any of my swords. It was specifically developed and formulated for use as a rust preventative for bare metal rocket engines. It was used on the Atlas rockets and the Friendship VII Mercury. It was also issued to troops in Vietnam to keep rust off their rifles. I don't understand how it can prevent rust on swords and rockets but not on privately owned firearms.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2021 21:11:49 GMT
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Post by paulmuaddib on Jul 1, 2021 22:15:40 GMT
ATTENTION! WD-40 is a solvent and a "water displacer" for cleaning metals BEFORE using oils or silicones to lubricate and preserve metal. WD-40 is a VERY POOR LUBRICANT OR METAL PRESERVATIVE! I have seen metal rust heavily OVERNIGHT when "treated" with WD-40! This is and OLD debate in the "Firearms Expert" community, and the truly experienced "experts" all insist that WD-40 is BAD FOR GUNS, as it leaves a thin coating of a kind of lacquer that coats tight spaces inside of gun actions and eventually GUMS UP GUNS. There are LOTS of videos on this debate on YouTube. Newbies all rave about the legend of WD-40 doing EVERYTHING! Old Timers and professionals all scream "NO IT DOES NOT! USE OIL!"....................elsullo This is what I’ve heard for years. Evaporates too quickly to be a good lubricant.
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Post by paulmuaddib on Jul 1, 2021 22:33:15 GMT
Interesting. I've been using WD-40 for decades and never saw a bit of rust on any of my swords. It was specifically developed and formulated for use as a rust preventative for bare metal rocket engines. It was used on the Atlas rockets and the Friendship VII Mercury. It was also issued to troops in Vietnam to keep rust off their rifles. I don't understand how it can prevent rust on swords and rockets but not on privately owned firearms. The story I always heard was it was developed by a company involved in the aerospace industry. They wanted some that would displace water condensation from metal parts. WD = Water Displacement. The 40 comes from the fact it was the fortieth formula was the successful one. Rufus, imo you have been kind of lucky using it as you have but I also suspect you maintain you swords better than the average person. As far as Vietnam usage I did talk to one guy that said the M16 he used would jam up a lot. The early ones were notorious for this as the tolerances were too tight. He said, and I quote, “As long as you spayed it down with WD40 it would run like a Singer sewing machine.” It does lubricate in the short run. Also with the development story it goes that it was a product that was developed for in house use only. But they noticed that the employees kept taking cans home. A light bulb went off and they thought they might have a sellable product on their hands. And the rest as they say is history. I suspect this will be a debate as long as the product exists.
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Post by pgandy on Jul 3, 2021 13:04:57 GMT
Rufus you are a lucky man indeed to successfully depend on WD-40 for rust protection. I’m not knocking the product as I depend on it heavily, the uses are endless. But a long lasting preservative it isn’t. Living in the rainy tropics I have firsthand knowledge of this. As mentioned it is a water displacement and works well in that roll preventing rust. However the effects are not long lasting. I routinely spray a blade with it especially after a cutting session involving water, but always go back later with oil or wax.
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