This is the BEST country ham you will find ANYWHERE! You cannot go wrong! Try it, you will LOVE it! YUM! read more

I was REALLY WISHING That I could leave a 5 star review, but unfortunately, if I could leave less than one star, I would. My wife and I are over the road team truck drivers. She's a damn Yankee from Connecticut. I'm a pure bred white boy hillbilly from Tennessee, now living in Texas. We bought their product, specifically a package of four slices of smoked country ham, totaling $26.73 We ended up giving almost all of this product to our dogs because it was so tough and chewy that we couldn't ingest it, let alone eat it. I hope that my dogs survive! I'm not sure of the process that this iconic company uses, but I'll NEVER spend my money on anything that this company makes if it is even close to the non quality that these four slices cost us especially since it literally was non edible. As I said, I'm a country boy and have eaten and enjoyed country smoked ham all of my life. This product is pure garbage and a waste of my money. On the bright side, after ingesting this crap, I can only hope that my dog's can take a good shit in the morning, and not have bowel obstructions. read more

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Came in super excited for some classic country ham on Christmas Day... only to find my portion literally crawling with disappointment. The ham had lard beetles. Yes, actual little beetles crawling in the fat like they owned the place. Opened the package fresh on 12/25/25 and immediately regretted it. Taste? Ruined. Appetite? Gone. Christmas vibes? Officially dead. Sorry, but this is not the holiday ham experience anyone deserves. Donating to the outside critters. read more

Interesting distribution center - a mid-size warehouse that has a good selection of pork products. Seems geared towards commercial customers and also a great place to pick up a cured Virginia ham. read more

R M Felts Packing - Butcher Near Me - Ivor, Virginia

Delicious country hams, bacon, and sausage(sausage not always available). Have not tried mail order but stop by from time to time

I drove up from Lakeland, FL 12/30/25 to shop as recommended by a longtime Felt's customer. I arrived within the company hours posted, and the shop was closed. I placed a phone call and only got voicemail message that they were closed. Very disappointed! I made a second attempt to shop 1/2/26 and arrived within the hours posted and again, the shop was closed. Another phone call was again, just voicemail stating "we may be on another line". I waited a while, killing time at the Furniture Store just immediately north of the Packing Co. Still not able to get into the Felt's store. I came back to Florida disappointed. The old-time customer in his late 80's and I 80yrs old both grew up in the Norfolk, Chesapeake area with family living in Suffolk, Va Beach and Chesapeake. At our ages in the 80's, it probably was our last attempt to visit the store. read more

The Best and surprisingly cost less! Go figure! Been buying from Felts for years. They never fudge on the quality. read more

R M Felts Packing - a ham on a baking sheet - Butcher Near Me - Ivor, Virginia

From delaware been ordering hams, bacon from them for over 20 years prices are great delivery is also great it's time for me to order again.

Really nice folks. The man that helped us picked out the perfect shoulder to make bbq!

Price was excellent. Service was excellent. The ham was delicious and exactly what I expected.

Still the best damn bacon!!! And now they have the best breakfast sausage in VA! $5 a container it is delicious!!! Made my morning today A little heat not too much Great flavor read more

R M Felts Packing - Felts sausage! Smash burger style - Butcher Near Me - Ivor, Virginia

I got your pepper-coated bacon at a peanut place off of I-95. Can't remember the name. Anyway, the bacon was very good, if a bit heavy on the pepper. A unique product, but still delicious. Can't wait to try it in a BLT! My wife oven-cooked a whole pound! read more

Best ham ever... Cashier, I believe his name is Ronnie was super helpful and very friendly. The smell of the of the smoked hams and meats will keep me coming back!! I highly recommend and the prices are great! read more

My family has been ordering hams from here for 50 years. The best Virginia hams I have ever had! We still have them sent to the west coast since we moved. read more

By far, the most polite, nice folks to buy a ham from anywhere! I've grown up eating Virginia hams and Felts is so traditional and like a throw back to a kinder, gentler time in my life. I couldn't get enough of the smell of their retail area and the hospitality of the employees. I buy these hams to ship to friends who miss their Virginia hams and I also stock up on ham hocks, bacon and anything else I can think of while I am there! read more

Cashier was extremely nice. I got the petite ham and it was delicious. Everything was a little overpriced. I don't know that I will ever pay nearly $50 for a small ham, but I was able to try "one of the best hams in the USA". read more

Hard not to love Felts if you love bacon or country ham. I love going into the packing house and the smell of smoked meats and salt is heavy in the air. Caution: Felts sells skin on slab bacon, whole or sometimes half country hams, and smoked jowls...and that's all. And believe you me, that is what you want. The hams are true old-school "smithfield" or "country" style Virginia hams: dry cured in salt and smoked on premise. Here is a great hint: when you go to down Rt. 460 to get a ham, stop in Adams Peanut's down the road and have Mr. Adams slice you a ham sandwich for 3.00 bucks--it is a Felts ham and a wonderful preview of what you can expect from your new purchase. The guys at Felts will slice your bacon, ham, or jowl on request--don't hesitate to use that service, as well as their new vacuum sealer. And for the uninitiated, GET SOME JOWL: BACON!!. It is amazing stuff on its own and works as a great substitute for hipster overpriced guanciale.... Felts is one of those places that you have to find...and be willing to take a chance to walk in. But once you get home with their goodies, you will find yourself wanting to make that drive down 460 again and again. read more

RM Felts has the best country hams and country ham products to be found anywhere. They are whole, skin on, hams with the shank and have not been dressed so they do require some preparation before you cook them. I recommend having them cut the end (shank] off and then in half. So you get 2 hams and a shank for about the same you'd pay for a half a Smithfield brands ham. If you've never prepared a country ham do some research bit if you prepare it properly you will not be disappointed. read more

I recently purchased a ham, bacon, and hog jowls from Felts. The ham was great, but the bacon,and hog jowls did not taste like the times I purchased before.I am very disappointed. read more

We were there in August 2017 and Purchased a ham and 1/2 slab of bacon. Big mistake I should have purchased a whole slab of bacon. This is the best country ham and bacon I have ever had bar none. The friendly staff there sliced and vacuum packed it for me. If you like country ham and cured bacon you can't go wrong here. Plan on having them ship me some more to Florida soon. They do it the old way and it is cured and smoked to perfection. read more

Zero stars was not an option. NEVER AGAIN! Salty piece of shoe leather". Brought this garbage to my daughters house for Easter dinner, what an embarrassment. read more

on recent trips to Virginia my daughter took me across the Chesapeake Bay bridge from Va Beach and we found R M Felts bacon in a stand on the side of the road and bought some and brought it home. I fell in love with the bacon and on my last visit i bought three bags of bacon and took it back home to California . i found that it is wey salty if sliced and cooked as is , i sliced it on my food slicer and trimmed off the skin , then put the slices in a pan of water and boiled for five minutes and then drained , after that i fried it and it was the most wonderful bacon ever. just need to judge how salty you want your bacon.. i soaked some for long time and lost flavor so dont soak for more than an hour ,,this is good stuff and i wish it was here in Cali ,, read more

Just wanted to say that Robbie Felts recently advised me that the correct thickness for slicing your bacon is "medium". It's the same thickness as "thick-cut" bacon in the supermarkets. Enjoy! read more

I grew up in Tidewater where the holidays means country ham. I live in California where country ham doesn't exist, and Felts has ships me my ham each year. It's authentic, delicious, and a taste of home. Their service is always friendly and helpful. A quick call and a week later, I'm in hog heaven. Thanks for making my Thanksgiving "real". read more

Felts have the best tasting hams and at a reasonable price. We often send those hams to overseas sites and they have always arrived in good shape. We are told that their arrival can be cause for some great parties and a bit of America not easily found around the world. You do have to pay attention to cooking them and the best results take some patience. But, what could be better? read more

I've been buying Felts Hams what seems like my whole life. Felts Hams are the best country hams available. This is a family business who extends its values to its customers and we're all the winners. I give them as gifts to friends and my family would be unforgiving if I didn't have one at Thanksgiving and Christmas. My office team loves Felts ham all the way in Michigan where skeptics of country ham abound and they change their tastes to wanting more...fast! read more

Purchased your bacon sliced but need to know how to cook. Cooks differently than conventional store bought bacon. Suggestions?

I am from Virginia and have been living in Colorado for 30+ years. We have been ordering hams from the Felts for all that times. By far the best we have had. Relatives had sent us some from other vendors over the years and none have ever been as good as Felts. They are reasonable in price as well. They come quickly and you feel one of the family when you are talking to them. Love these guys! read more

We received a country ham for Christmas...it has a very chemical taste. Probably the worst ham ever.

I am sure that I have " NO IDEA" what a good smoked Virginia Ham is supposed to be because my daughter purchased a 9.1 lb "Oldtime-Dry Cure" in cloth bag as a gift for my birthday. I opened the bag, removed the ham and ATTEMPTED to slice it with a searated profession; very sharp butcher knife! 70% of the product was either rind, grissle or bone. We finally HACKED some of the meat off and tried to eat it. I have eaten in survival school ,shoe leather softened in hot water that was more easily chewed. It was also SO SALTY that even if I use it is soup stock the ending soup will be too salty to eat. I can not even feed it to my dogs since they gulp items that they can not chew and even pigs ears can and are chewed! I will be calling them and regardless of the 4 star rate on this site from JR C. I would not only never buy another of their products but advise EVERYONE I SPEAK TO to be sure to eat some samples in their store outlets before buying as with todays food costs this tough old hog might not have even qualified to be ground up for additional hog slop! read more

We bought a slab of bacon when we were back East in mid June. This was the worst ever! Had the doors open, smoke everywhere, both of us gagging from cooking this bacon! There was little to no meat & was all fat. Threw out everything as we tried only what looked like edible portions, which they weren't. Have never experienced anything like it! I am sure there are better experiences than what we had from what we read here. read more