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Found in several locations on Shadow Moses Island, and sometimes as a random drop by defeated enemies. When eaten, it restores a little of your health. To use, hold {{control|{{psx|l2}}|{{psx|l2}}|{{gc|l}}}} to open the items menu, highlight it, and press {{control|{{psx|c}}|{{psx|c}}|{{gc|a}}}} to eat. {{control|The maximum number of Rations you can carry at one time is proportional to your maximum health; therefore, the maximum Ration capacity increases when your maximum health increases after defeating a boss|The maximum number of Rations you can carry at one time is proportional to your maximum health; therefore, the maximum Ration capacity increases when your maximum health increases after defeating a boss|You can carry a maximum of five Rations at any one time}}. Rations may become frozen in extremely cold areas; to melt them, equip them with {{control|{{psx|l2}}|{{psx|l2}}|{{gc|l}}}} as you would any other item, and wait for them to defrost. If your Life runs out while having a Ration equipped to {{control|{{psx|l2}}|{{psx|l2}}|{{gc|l}}}}, one ration will automatically be used to replenish your health.

One of the most famous items in the Metal Gear series. The Cardboard Boxes can be used to hide from enemies when no other hiding place is available. It's possible to move around while wearing a cardboard box, though, obviously, a box that suddenly grows legs and runs off is bound to raise suspicion, so only move when the enemy isn't looking in your direction. While hiding in a box, you can't use weapons, but you can use first-person view (hold {{control|{{psx|t}}|{{psx|t}}|{{gc|z}}}}) to look for enemies. Equipping a box while in the back of a cargo truck will get you delivered to the location marked on the label of that box. This allows the player to skip the laser grid and the canyon for backtracking to the Armory for Psg-1 by using boxes A and B. If the player punches Meryl after she teases Snake at the end of the cave area and immediately equips a box the wolf pup will urinate on it granting the same effect as the handkerchief making all wolves passive while it is equipped. There are three types of cardboard box in the game, the only differences between them being the colour of the stripe at the bottom of the box, and its label.