The men went on field rations to get used to them.

By his third trip, someone had put water on for tea and broken out the field rations.

"I hate field rations but they do stay with you."

Enough field rations to last three people at least a week.

"I think we'd better live on field rations for the rest of the trip," he said, returning.

"Try eating nothing but field rations for three weeks, and then tell me it's not a problem!"

Later, he enjoys hot tea and nearly the last of his field rations.

"Shall I remind you why we're eating field rations in the first place?"

He kept them in a brown plastic pouch, the kind now used for the American military's field rations.

While they were eating the field rations, the guard came back and took their full bowls.