I need you...

[Gnome Rage]

to tell me what to put in my care package to my brother in Afghanistan.

I know there are a good amount of Veterans on this forum, and perhaps some currently deployed. His mother and sister usually take care of the hygiene products. So what would you have wanted sent to you.

PS. we already sent a kiddie pool...

Usually I send tons of Ludens Cough Drops. They taste like candy and he loves them...

[Stanley Burrell]

This is just off the top of my head, but maybe some hygiene products, cough drops and a kiddy pool maybe.

[Gnome Rage]

Orly? Never would have thought of that.

[Stanley Burrell]

I dunno man.

You should send him... another kiddy pool!

Then, when he receives the kiddy pool, you ship off and personally place it down beside the other kiddy pool, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle.

[Rinualdo]

Beef Jerkey was very much appreciated when I was over there

[AnticorRifling]

And a shrubbery! Fuck I love and hate that I got that/you Stanley.

[Gan]

I dunno man.

You should send him... another kiddy pool!

Then, when he receives the kiddy pool, you ship off and personally place it down beside the other kiddy pool, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle.

Actually you put a smaller one inside the larger one - so you get the eternity pool effect.

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/0f/a0/56/eternity-pool.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3RLY9Vez6Ak/R_a_5V_I5NI/AAAAAAAAAlo/5mSSzwOMxlc/Trauma+in+the+Tropics,+08+(110).JPG

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

COCAINE.

I sent my brother reeses, even though they melted on the deck waiting to be dispersed he'd freeze them and eat them. I'd also send him peanuts, seasoning salt, hard candy, gum, and tobasco/hot sauce.

When he was doing MP duty in Iraq I usually sent him, along with the abovementioned crap, Copenhagen in a tin. He requested it because he used it to trade around to other guys and apparently it's an awesome bartering tool.

[Enitocin]

If it were me? I'd want Monster, but that's probably a bad choice.
I'd go with SB's selection.

[WRoss]

Porn...just saying.

[AnticorRifling]

Copenhagen in a tin. He requested it because he used it to trade around to other guys and apparently it's an awesome bartering tool.

Yup.

I always used to pack smokes and chew when going in the field. I use neither and made a killing when people ran out of the stuff they brought.

[ElvenFury]

A couple dozen small squirt guns and a really big thing of tabasco sauce.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

Honestly though, think of snack food they like and that doesn't melt. Trail mix, pretzels, gold fish, little Debbie/hostess snacks, ritz crackers, beef jerkey, those shredded potato sticks things, gum, popcorn, rice crispy treats, salsa and chips, powdered drink mixes (gatorade, lemonade, crystal light, etc), pop tarts, snack bars (granola bars, power bars, nutrigrain bars), pickles, cup o noodles, those individual containers of soup and pasta that you microwave (i.e. cup of ravioli, cup of spaghetti-os), easy mac, graham crackers, cookies (homemade is allowed, vaccum seal them so they stay fresh), brownies/blondies, chex mix.. try to get everything in single serving size so that he can trade it for other stuff if he wants.

[Tordane]

Current Magazines, Books, Mix CD's, Copenhagen(thirded), jerky, on-the-go packs(gatorade, kool-aid, crystal clear, etc)[mix with water].

Also good to ask if they need any equipment like sunglasses, decent sun block, sports gear, and even gov. issue upgrades.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

And do not send porn, or booze. The entire package won't make it to them and they'll get in trouble.

[Jarvan]

Also, another good idea is to send him things that may be available only in the region you are in. A good friend of mine that joined kept asking for me to mail him A-Treat white birch beer.

[MotleyCrew]

Asked the hubby, he also said beef jerky and drink mixes with sugar added (NO crystal light types), like kool-aid or gatorade powders. One thing he said I haven't seen here was sesame snaps.

[AnticorRifling]

Music, sunflower seeds, and beef jerky. All you need.

[Smythe]

Kippered snacks an' hi-capacity SD cards (64 gig an' up) wit' a couple o' da latest movies (digital copy types). Should be able ta get up to 4, mebbe 5 on the card.

If budget is no concern, send 'long one o' those new-fangled external harddrives with a bunch o' movies!

Dat would really stand out.

An' thanks fer da outstandin' avatar, SoTT!

- Smythe

[AnticorRifling]

I think what the swedish chef is trying to say is kippered snacks (no fucking clue what those are) and movies. The movies isn't really a bad idea as long as you know the person you're sending it to has the ability to read the media. SD would be a solid choice given it's survivability. Also, bork bork bork.

[Sean of the Thread]

http://s284.photobucket.com/albums/ll23/Crissting/LOLZ/swedish-chef-invisible-weed.jpg

[Showal]

Yup.

I always used to pack smokes and chew when going in the field. I use neither and made a killing when people ran out of the stuff they brought.

there is a chewing tobacco made for military people called revved up (or something similar). It's like chewing tobacco mixed with the energy stuff in an energy drink. It's energy dip.

[Sean]

Actually you put a smaller one inside the larger one - so you get the eternity pool effect.

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/0f/a0/56/eternity-pool.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3RLY9Vez6Ak/R_a_5V_I5NI/AAAAAAAAAlo/5mSSzwOMxlc/Trauma+in+the+Tropics,+08+(110).JPG

I'll see your infinity pool and raise you a better infinity pool

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/24/article-1289194-0A2C913D000005DC-353_964x478.jpg

link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1289194/Marina-Bay-Sands-resort-opens-Singapore.html#ixzz0rlRWxrIK

[Gan]

That's freaking awesome.

I fold.

[Celephais]

I bought a kiddie pool for sitting outside in my driveway the other weekend... now I really want a second one to make an infinity kiddie pool.

[Cephalopod]

as long as you know the person you're sending it to has the ability to read

She didn't say her brother was a marine.

[AnticorRifling]

She didn't say her brother was a marine.

Which is why you have to make sure they can read first. If she'd said he was a Marine I'd advise on pictures and slow movements.

[Gan]

I bought a kiddie pool for sitting outside in my driveway the other weekend... now I really want a second one to make an infinity kiddie pool.

Make sure you post pics of the pool.

*If the smaller pool is not 'taller' than the larger one - you might have to improvise with some sort of platform/block devise. Bricks or cinder blocks would suffice without too much effort. Or an old tire if you want to keep it in genre with the trailer park theme.

[Cephalopod]

Make sure you post pics of the pool.

*If the smaller pool is not 'taller' than the larger one - you might have to improvise with some sort of platform/block devise. Bricks or cinder blocks would suffice without too much effort. Or an old tire if you want to keep it in genre with the trailer park theme.

The pics should get cross-posted to the white trash thread. This sounds fun.

[Celephais]

Make sure you post pics of the pool.

*If the smaller pool is not 'taller' than the larger one - you might have to improvise with some sort of platform/block devise. Bricks or cinder blocks would suffice without too much effort. Or an old tire if you want to keep it in genre with the trailer park theme.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af213/GuinnessKMF2/PoolAndEggs.jpg
That's it without infinitiness ... will post again once I find a suitable outer pool. ... actually that green bucket that's kind of obscured, it was full of beer, but it's taller and thinner, and maybe I could squeeze into it ... I shall try this on sunday.

[Gnome Rage]

>.> He is a marine, but he is one of the most avid I've ever met. Granted, he comes from an upper middle class family.

[AnticorRifling]

Marine.

The rest of your post doesn't make sense.

[Celephais]

Marine.

The rest of your post doesn't make sense.

Yeah, she accidently that post.

[Gnome Rage]

Oops. Very much.

He's an avid reader, always have been. He and my blood brother used to share Red Wall and Dragonlance like it was goin' out of style.

[AnticorRifling]

Is that code tummy sticks?

[Celephais]

Is that code tummy sticks?

Everyone is accidentalling this thread.

[AnticorRifling]

Yeah I wasn't done with that one, gotta love having to alt tab to look busy.

This thread is full of missing

[Gnome Rage]

I want to pictures when I the package.

[Abilene]

to tell me what to put in my care package to my brother in Afghanistan.

I know there are a good amount of Veterans on this forum, and perhaps some currently deployed. His mother and sister usually take care of the hygiene products.


Wait.. what?

[Gnome Rage]

Wait.. what?

He is my brother, however he is not my blood. My mother's last request before she died was that his mother take care of my brothers and I. Their family, and my family have become one in my mind. However, I specified his mother and sister to create the line between what I was sending and what his blood family was sending.

I guess it might be confusing to other people.

ps. I'm on GS can I get those items?

[Allereli]

condoms

[Celephais]

condoms

Sydney Fife: [referring to the condoms at his jerk-off station] I always get this reaction, but the truth is they decrease sensitivity so I can last longer.

[Cephalopod]

Condoms and gay porn. That'll make him popular.

[Gnome Rage]

He's already got it bad enough. His birthday is coming up soon.

[Gelston]

For care packages, if he has a psp or something, games. Between peoples families and the various organizations, we have boxes of hygiene and candy and stuff everywhere.

[Gelston]

Oh, water guns are fucking awesome too.

[Showal]

http://www.uniquemedicaltoys.com/catalog/images/speculums/cook2.jpg

You should get him some cook retractors. They're used for holding open the rectum for putting things in or taking things out or just for looking in there.

[Kyra231]

If he's working nights at all I'd say send some ramen noodles(the kind in their own bowl already). My husband lived on them for awhile because the chow hall opened later after his shift ended.

If you're feeling generous & using flat rate boxes(highly recommended), toss in some magazines for the guys to read.

We sent extra puzzle(rubix cube, etc), small games & crosswords we found at yard sales just so the guys who didn't have game systems, tvs & such had things to do.

Chapstick, sunblock &/or aloe gel.

Sporting goods stores sell these little scented things you toss into shoes to keep them from stinking, husband liked those so his pt shoes & boots didn't stench the room out.

[Daniel]

there is a chewing tobacco made for military people called revved up (or something similar). It's like chewing tobacco mixed with the energy stuff in an energy drink. It's energy dip.

This is like the most horrible thing I have ever heard of. At the same time, I am not surprised that it was manufactured and marketed to soldiers.

[Paradii]

I think what the swedish chef is trying to say is kippered snacks (no fucking clue what those are) and movies. The movies isn't really a bad idea as long as you know the person you're sending it to has the ability to read the media. SD would be a solid choice given it's survivability. Also, bork bork bork.

Kippered snacks are Herring in oil in a tin. I'm a fan. Most people are not.

[Showal]

This is like the most horrible thing I have ever heard of. At the same time, I am not surprised that it was manufactured and marketed to soldiers.

designed by them too

[Paradii]

Also, while I am not in the military, I am usually in a desolate environment with no access to common items. Care packages to me usually include fruit snacks, gum, and those tasty-cakes that you can only buy in the middle atlantic region.

[Showal]

If he's a coffee drinker, those starbucks via packages are nice.

[sst]

This is like the most horrible thing I have ever heard of. At the same time, I am not surprised that it was manufactured and marketed to soldiers.

Until I joined the military, I never even knew what chew or dip was. I saw the tins in the gas stations but never once saw anyone buy it or use it...

[Daniel]

Of course. You didn't grow up in the sticks.

[Sean of the Thread]

If he's in the USN send him a dildo.

[sst]

Some of the most useful things I was sent (excluding yummie beef jerky and the like) were....

Mini Carabiners (http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/ursalite_micro_carabiner.html) Great for clipping equipment NODS etc onto your gear and helmet. Saves a ton of time and effort from tying it down... Everyone in his unit needs them if they have been over there for a bit.

AA Batteries, no matter where you are there is always a shortage of AA batteries for both personal stuff and equipment

If he is an avid reader a Miniature LED book light that takes AA or AAA batteries is great

I could not find any online, but there are these little disposable toothbrushes that you just put on the tip of your finger, they work great and were easy to pack into gear when I was not planning on coming back for a few days. Also, Floss Sticks (http://www.amazon.com/Plackers-Lasting-Disposable-Sticks-Sensitive/dp/B002GTAQ16) are awesome

[Sean of the Thread]

I could not find any online, but there are these little disposable toothbrushes that you just put on the tip of your finger, they work great and were easy to pack into gear when I was not planning on coming back for a few days. Also, Floss Sticks (http://www.amazon.com/Plackers-Lasting-Disposable-Sticks-Sensitive/dp/B002GTAQ16) are awesome


You should have read the instructions and avoided your incident. They do not go on the butt of a rifle...

[sst]

You should have read the instructions and avoided your incident. They do not go on the butt of a rifle...

True =( The minted ones taste a lot better than a M-16 also

[Jayvn]

Vodka
green food color
empty Scope bottle

WIN

also junk food.. games.. and what PRT is he at? one of the posh fucking castles in the northwest or actually in the shit SE?

[Gnome Rage]

One of his friend's fathers did the scope thing.

Problem is, you're not supposed to send anything with alcohol in it, even hand sanitizer.

He's in the middle of the dessert. Last we heard he got back to the base, but should be going back out soon if he isn't already.

[sst]

One of his friend's fathers did the scope thing.

Problem is, you're not supposed to send anything with alcohol in it, even hand sanitizer.

He's in the middle of the dessert. Last we heard he got back to the base, but should be going back out soon if he isn't already.

oh what you're supposed to do and what you can get away with are two different things. :yes:

[Gnome Rage]

No what I meant was, sometimes they don't let scope and such through... even if its legitimate.

[sst]

They very rarely open packages.

[Jayvn]

I sent home an animal skin and a helmet from some dead russian invader from the 80s? pretty sure the animal skin shouldn't have got through customs either :p