Fortunately, they had a fire going, so they simply took out some of the individual entrenching shovels they carried, opened the cans, set them on the shovels, and placed them over the fire to heat up.
"At a time like this, I suddenly miss Type 17 Individual Self-Heating Rations," Song Kai Fei said wistfully.
Type 17 Individual Self-Heating Rations were somewhat like self-heating hot pot, except they came in pouches with self-heating packs inside. As long as there was water, they could be heated directly in the pouch. They came with spoons and tasted pretty good, and even included instant drinks.
They were especially satisfying out in the wilderness like this.
"Give me a break. Those things don't fill you up. Canned Beef with compressed biscuits is more filling," Xu Tian Long said.
"I'm hungry, aren't I? We still have to melt our water first, never mind heating this Canned Beef." Song Kai Fei was practically drooling as he spoke.
The Canned Beef on their entrenching shovels looked pretty good, especially the layer of beef fat on top.
There were actually small portable burners and fuel blocks for use in the field, but they had not brought any. They had figured that firewood would be easy enough to find outdoors, and besides, did people think burners and fuel blocks weighed nothing?
Before long, the first batch of Canned Beef was ready. They all wore gloves, and although the cans were a little hot to hold, it was no big deal. If their hands got too hot, they could set the cans down on the icy ground and warm the earth with their hands for a while. Perfect.
The opened cans gave off the aroma of beef. The chunks of meat inside were large, and the portions were generous.
Although the