Alpo Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Can they be used to heat anything ELSE, besides something in a pouch? Say for example you have a half a dozen of these ration heaters, but no pouched foods. Could you use one to warm up a can of chili (or something)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Business Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Sure, as long as you put in a pouch first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 They also make good explosive devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 These modern packets are meant to work specifically with the MRE pouches. I suppose a can could be stuffed in the heating pouch. Not sure how effective they’d be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 35 minutes ago, Whiskey Business said: Sure, as long as you put in a pouch first. So if I was to dump the can of chili into a quart Ziploc freezer bag, would that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I knew a guy in college who got a bunch of the heaters without mres. He used them as hand warmers on the deer stand. You have to wrap them up in a thick towel to keep from burning yourself. But I suppose they can be used to heat anything as long as it's pre cooked and you're not too uptight about how hot it actually gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Put them in a box and store them, in anticipation of the coming apocalypse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 28 minutes ago, Cat Brules said: Put them in a box and store them, in anticipation of the coming apocalypse! Then in 10 years throw them away after moving a couple of times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 37 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Then in 10 years throw them away after moving a couple of times... Sounds like the voice of experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Some resourceful soldiers have found a way to make a bomb out of them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Marine,SASS#54686 Life Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 C-4 Just don't stamp out the fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Brules Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop” Cat Brules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 11 hours ago, Alpo said: Can they be used to heat anything ELSE, besides something in a pouch? Say for example you have a half a dozen of these ration heaters, but no pouched foods. Could you use one to warm up a can of chili (or something)? With a little understanding of how they actually work the answer is yes you could design a way to heat almost anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 If you DID heat a CAN of food , you'd want a small vent hole punched in the lid, and a means to prop it up so the can stays upright. Many times I've heated 2 MRE entrees in one heater with fine results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Just remember they release toxic gasses, so sealed pouches are important. At Annual Training one year we had a soldier place one under some leftovers from the chow hall and cover it will aluminum foil. The chemicals condensed into the food and put him in the hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 This I did not know. I have three different types. One I believe is the GI one. It appears to have four chemical packs, and says to lean it against "a rock or something". Then we have one that has one large chemical pack, and doesn't say anything about a rock. The third one looks like the first one, and mentions the rock, but it says that requires salt water to work, and it comes with a little pouch of saltwater. Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 6:54 PM, Mud Marine,SASS#54686 Life said: C-4 Just don't stamp out the fire! I remember C-4 gave off some serious fumes when burned. Not too good in an enclosed area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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