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Packaging the C Ration Can B Unit

Packaging the C Ration Can B Unit

Silver/Gold Coffee C Ration.

1: Fill coffee tin with 2 teaspoons of instant coffee powder, use a thin strip of  white tape to wrap around the outside of the can to seal the lid and bottom together.

2: Rewrap the 5 hard candies in the wrappers provided.

3: Place the coffee and the hard candies in the can.

4: Rewrap the sugar blocks in the 3 wrappers provided and place on top of the coffee can, then rearrange the hard candies to get them as level to the sugar cubes as possible.

5:Place the glassine sheet over the top of the sugar and hard candies, once the glassine is placed start layering the biscuits, the last biscuit is tricky, push lightly on top of the 4 biscuits and slide the 5th biscuit through the slots in the bottom of the can.

 

Silver/Gold Coffee C Ration.

1: Fill the sugar carton with the correct weight of granulated sugar, seal the box, then place it in the can.

2: Rewrap the 5 hard candies in the wrappers provided.

3: Place the candies around the sugar box.

4: Fill the lemon beverage pouch with a sachet of individual lemon powder drink. Heat seal quickly (1-2 sec.) with hair crimpers or a heat sealing machine.

5: Place the lemon beverage packet on top of the hard candies and sugar box.

5:Start layering the biscuits on top of the lemon beverage pouch (there is no glassine sheet in this set up) , the last biscuit is tricky, push lightly on top of the 4 biscuits and slide the 5th biscuit through the slots in the bottom of the can.

Contents Ideas:

Putting together the C Ration can be time consuming and tedious. Trying to find local products to fit in the dimensions of the cans and wrappers can be a challenge.

This section meant to try and alleviate some of this problem, the products mentioned here are usually available in most stores or online.

For the biscuits we found that the Breton variety crackers fit perfectly in the cans.

For the hard candies we used Jolly Ranchers, inexpensive and tasty.

The lemon beverage, we used Crystal Light individual sachets.

The sugar cubes are tricky as the size that was used in WW2 is not something that is readily available here now.

We used the brand below, these cubes are from the Netherlands, you can though, put two regular cubes together and wrap them, it's a bit harder but it works.

 

 

 Sugar Cubes Extra Large 1kg

 

 

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Products for building K Rations

Products for building K Rations

Putting together the K Ration can be time consuming and tedious. Trying to find local products to fit in the dimensions of boxes and wrappers can be a challenge.

This section meant to try and alleviate some of this problem, the products mentioned here are usually available in most stores or online.

Note: These products shown are just suggestions.

The Meat Can: 

This has been one of the hardest pieces, as the cans that are normally used (Tuna) are not the correct size, they will fit in the inner boxes but just not with the protective cardboard can sleeve.

Here a few ideas:

 

The cheese can is the correct size and will fit in the inner box with the protective cardboard sleeve. This can could be sprayed OD green to cover the can design.

The chicken and smoked ham as stated will not fit in the inner boxes with the protective cardboard sleeve.
Frontline Rations provides decals for the can lids that can be applied to make the cans look more authentic.

 

Fruit Bar/ Dromedary Bar:

Here is a bar that fit perfectly in the fruit bar box and also works for the Dromedary bar (Although it is a little short in the height).
 

 Beverage:

The beverage sachets are filled with products such as-                         

 Breakfast - Coffee soluble single serve packets.

 Dinner - Lemon/Orange soluble single serve packets.

 Supper - 1 Tsp of Beef/ Chicken Bouillon Powder.

Biscuits: 

This is another hard one, Trying to find the correct size of biscuits that fit correctly in the cellophane bag can be tough.

Using a good sharp knife, you can trim down products like Graham Crackers to fit the bags.

The rectangular biscuit size should be not larger than 3 3/16" long, 1 3/16" wide and 5/16" thick.

Sugar cubes: 

The sugar cubes nowadays are a lot smaller than the ones used during the war, to find suitable ones you need to look for foreign made cubes as they can be larger and are similar to wartime cubes.

 

Chocolate Bars:

The chocolate bars were mainly the 2 oz D Ration type (Early and later size) or the Sweet Chocolate Bar, then later on the 1 oz Nestles Chocolate Bar (x2) along with Mars/Milky Way Torrid Zone confection.
Frontline Rations provides a selection of molds and wrappers for the above mentioned chocolate bars.

  

 

 



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Packing the K Ration Pt.2

Packing the K Ration Pt.2

 

 

 

Breakfast

 

 

Dinner

 

 

Supper

 

 Notes: 

The cigarette pack slides in between the side of the meat can and the side of the inner box.

The matchbook is included with the dinner unit and is placed on top of the can inside the sleeve.

The key goes under the can in the sleeve.

The toilet tissue pack goes into the Supper box between the meal bag and the can.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Packaging the K Ration Pt.1

Packaging the K Ration Pt.1

Breakfast

The Breakfast K Ration includes: 2 packets of biscuits, 4 sugar blocks, 1 sachet of coffee, 1 fruit bar and the cellophane bag to place the items in.
The Breakfast items are placed with the 4 sugar cubes at the end of the bag with the 2 packs of biscuits next to them, the fruit bar goes along the side of the bag and the coffee sachet goes on top of the biscuits.

Use a heat sealer or hair crimper to seal the cellophane bag, Heat for around 1-2 seconds.

 

Dinner

 

The Dinner K Ration includes: 1 packet of square biscuits or 2 packets of biscuits, 1 23 Gram sugar box, 1 sachet of lemon/orange drink, 1 confection and the cellophane bag to place the items in.

 

The Dinner items are placed with the 23 Gram sugar box at the end of the bag with the 2 packs of biscuits next to them, the confection goes along the side of the bag and the lemonade/orange drink sachet goes on top of the biscuits.

  

Use a heat sealer or hair crimper to seal the cellophane bag, Heat for around 1-2 seconds.

 

Supper

The Supper K Ration includes: 1 packet of square biscuits or 2 packets of biscuits, 1 sachet of bouillon powder, 1 confection and the cellophane bag to place the items in
The Supper items are placed with the 2 packs of biscuits at the end of the bag, the confection goes along the side of the bag and the bouillon powder sachet goes on top of the biscuits

 

Use a heat sealer or hair crimper to seal the cellophane bag, Heat for around 1-2 seconds.

 

 Note: These packaging methods can be used for the PDU (Partial Dinner Unit) that was in the 10 in 1 Ration.

 





 

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Filling Caramel Boxes

Filling Caramel Boxes

 Use small individually wrapped caramels to fill the boxes

 You can fit 6 caramels in the larger boxes and 5 caramels in the Choclettos and York boxes.

 

 Kraft caramels fit perfectly in these boxes.

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Putting together the beverage sachets.

Putting together the beverage sachets.

 Collect the wrapper and the Mylar bag.
 Fold decal in half and peel the backing paper off halfway to the fold.
 Position decal on the Mylar satchet , covering the first side of the sachet. When you are happy with the positioning, flatten down the decal with your fingers or credit card.
 Once the first side is down, turn the bag over and peel off the remaining backing paper and fold over the decal onto the sachet. Flatten down the decal with fingers or a credit card.
For the Lemonade /Orange beverage fill the sachet with one pack of a single serving powdered juice pouch.
 For the Bouillon beverage, fill the sachet with one teaspoon of the powdered bouillon of your choice.

 For the Coffee beverage, fill the sachet with one teaspoon of instant coffee or one pack of single serving coffee pouch.
 Using a bag heat sealer or hair crimpers, heat seal for 1-2 seconds

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First blog post

First blog post

Welcome to Frontline Rations, This is our first blog post.

Here is a little taste of how some of our products are made.

This is a video of our K Ration outer and inner boxes being made..as you can see, professionally printed and die cut.

Not like the home printed ones you see so often online on Ebay or Etsy.

https://youtu.be/atxmbQ0Rn4g

 

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