Deployed Military?

Question

What is some things that can be sent to a deployed military person? Something homemade would be what I would want but some suggestions to send to them which may take a month or more for them to receive. Something that will hold up to extreame hot and cold temperatures. Any and All serious suggestions would be appreicated

Also would something like a Summer Sausage hold up?

Answer 1

As a deployed soldier, I can tell you food is the best thing we can get - candy, jerky, nuts, and coffe are great, and hand written letters are very special. Books and dvd's are great, too.

Answer 2

I was deployed a couple of times. You can never go wrong with beef jerkey and slim jims. I was in Kuwait first, and the temps got up to 149 degrees F. Everything came out just fine.

Answer 3

all the soldiers that I write to want socks, whether they're in Iceland or Iraq. I imagine summer sausage would be okei, but what they really want (besides socks) is something that reminds them of home... a rubik's cube, koolaid, dvds.

EDIT: Pork is on the restricted list, so no sausage :(

Answer 4

DVDs, crossword puzzles, bubble gum, snack crackers, hard candy, tooth paste, etc.
Home made stuff... umm.. you are probably just better off sending things that are non perishable. But I know people have sent home made beef jerky and fruit cakes and they did fine in the mail.

Answer 5

make homemade cookies, and things like that my mother in law tried to send homemade bread for my sister in law and well as hungry as she was wouldn't eat it when it arrived. I would stick to canned and packaged items though, food the best thing to send though as well as any kind of entertainment

Answer 6

Baby wipes, deodorant, coffee, gum, shaving cream, razors, lotion, sunscreen, candy (no chocolate). Basic day to day items. Writing paper,playing cards,& games are good too.
NO MEAT, fruit, or veggies. NO tobacco products or pornagraphic material.