Rip it typically came in shorter cans and in the Power flavor. Any time I have a Rip It now, which is not often, it is nostalgic. Rip It was recently raised to $1.25. The best flavor to me is one you did not show is the Tribute CYP X flavor. Tastes like cream soda, but it's a treat only because it has so much sugar.
Inflation is inevitable, and for how long its been on the market, its always been a cheap price and still a great value! I really want to try some more so Im hoping more show up near me.
Can confirm, Rip It was a lifesaver during deployments. We drank a stupid amount of them. In Iraq (2005-2006) it was always fully stocked in the chow hall. In Afghanistan (2008-2009), they were rare. Afghanistan 2012 and 2014, non-existent anymore.
Thanks for confirming!!! I wonder why they started having less? I wonder if they had done testing pre-2018 to find out maybe it was too much? Thanks for your service!
CaffeineMan Well the cans weren’t as big as the ones you have in the video. They were about 1/3 of the size, so I doubt it was that. I honestly think people were drinking too many and underperforming. I can recall joes being on tower guard for 12 hours filling backpacks full of them for their shift to stay awake. Logically, it was probably just budget stuff. KBR was the contractor for the 2005/06 era, who also later got in big big trouble for falsifying invoices and all that. It moved to Flour (and the food became substantially worse), that’s when the Rip Its stopped. I suppose it was considered an unnecessary expense. The way KBR fed us, I was okay with a little falsifying 🤷♀️😂
Yeah. I think once they started researching the effects of overindulgence, they realized it was a bad idea. In general, yeah, energy drinks are a good thing for the military. Unfortunately too much of a good thing is no longer good.
Thanks!!! Sooooo... sounds ok? When I moved from ne side to the other, I noticed a difference. I was only a few feet further away. Im also going to be doing some more soundproofing this weekend so hoping that fixes everything. The Moving blankets werent cutting it. LOL!
@@CaffeineMan1 yes, reducing sound reflections off surfaces will really improve the recording quality. I'd suggest putting some cheap acoustic foam above your head where you sit, and the opposite wall where you're facing at the level of your face. If you're able to, applying some acoustic foam behind yourself will also help absorb reflections from the wall behind you. Although it could interfere with your display of drinks, so only do that if it's possible. Let me know if I can help.
Thanks! If you saw my studio remodel video, you see I used moving blankets all around...it was ok but still not great. So, for Christmas, yes 3 months ago, my wife bought the foam things you mentioned. They were much cheaper than we thought. So, with the nice weather this weekend we will spray mount them to some card board and double stick tape them to the ceilings and walls. 🤞🏼
C.Y.P X is the best flavor hands down. (Orange Tribute can) We bought them by the case. Tribute Cherry Lime is a close second. Le'Moan'r and 3-Way follow that.
Caffeine Man, I hope you know your videos really help this devil dog get though the long nights on post. Working the night shift, I’m addicted to caffeine. I go back to your videos when I need a new drink to try. As luck would have it the PX energy drink selection is huge! Us marines love our caffeine...... Keep the videos coming! Also, rip it is awesome! I drank it a lot before I even joined the marines. I just wish they still sold it on base.....
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy the drinks and I can find you new ones. Yeah, as of recently, I heard they were taking Rip It out of a lot of bases. Sorry to hear that. I mean, if they just replaced them with the Sugar Free ones, which are also delicious, they wouldnt have to worry about health issues (if that was to concern).
I first come.across them in '08 on another round in Iraq in the pony cans(half the full size) and fell in love with the Citrus(orange). I'm not a fan of the power because of the energy drink flavor. BUT, with that being said, it's nearly 2023 and I'm STILL drinking these things. I'll cut back from time to time, but never cut them off. You went over most of the flavors, but one of the best is Pootin.
I really like the rip it energy drinks when I first tried one I was hooked. I would not mind a stack being around my house. you're doing an awesome job caffeine man.
For the last year or so Ive had to start washing the Rip-It cans because of some kind of dirt/old dried pop that sits on the top of every one from all of the local gas stations. It might be a manufacturing thing, but, the same time this started happening a new and larger distributer started supplying Rip-Its here. I know its not a one-off thing, as I buy way too many a day.
Rip it is a favorite of mine but only the Sugar-free....Always the Power flavor and Citrus are my favorites when I am able to find them. The Dollar Store is the only place I found it. But not always the Sugar-free, they tend to carry the loaded with Sugar filled once. Another, great video CM !!
I just don't understand why there is both tons of sugar AND sucralose. It would make more sense if it were a sucralose-biased drink with a little bit of sugar, kinda like a Lo-Carb Monster.
Sucralose is 700 times sweeter than sugar so it helps give it extra extra sweetness that you wouldnt be able to achieve otherwise. Still though, i understand your point.
Thanks Caffine man for doing the RIP it video my favorite of all energy drinks is the RIP IT citrus X I do enjoy some of the sugar free Bangs but Citrus X and Venom Strawberry Apple are my favorites and only 99cents can't be that. I reallly enjoy your informative caffine videos. I have seen people by the citrus x by the case at dollar tree stores. Keep the great videos coming.
Glad you liked the video and I can see why you like the Citrus X. Im not a huge cirtus fan but they did a really good job with it. Im a huge fan of Venom too though. Glad you like all the videos and appreciate all the support!
Sparkling Ice Plus Caffeine has only 70mgs of caffeine in the 16oz can, so it is an energy drink with less caffeine than most energy drinks. I did a review on it here: ruclips.net/video/4ld4me5WcfA/видео.html There are also drinks like LGND which only has 60mgs... and Amino Energy. Amino Energy has a LOT of great flavors and only has 100mgs. But, the 100mgs in is a 12 oz can. Game Fuel has about 90mgs of caffeine.
If they're cute, Im up for it. I heard most of the drinks were good so Im happy with what I go. Im sure those would be good too. They also have a strawberry. Not many strawbeerry ones on the market
Funnily enough, in my area, Dollar tree is the only place that actually has them. I don't drink many, but rip it citrus x, the orange sugar free monster (forget the name) and the Reign Creamsicle all my go tos. All sugar free. All taste great.
Look in my fridge and you'll see 2 stackers waiting to be reviewed. When will it be? Who knows! My fridge tends to be a place where energy drinks live temporarily...or get forgotten about in the back while newer drinks block it.
I like Rip It Because, it's cheap, good, and is more like a diet energy drink.Me and my two roommates from law school enjoyed these. They were the right amount of caffiene for me. It did take time for everybody to get used to them. but they've really made a name for themselves. Gotta love cherry lime!
The good old Battle Buddy of the military. I always get a couple when i have to go to a dollar store. but yeah, they are terrible for you. When you have to pull your tenth consecutive 12hr shift, they are a godsend.
At least they have some sugar free options! And, I think that if you are in the military, you are 100% going to burn off all that sugar before it has of the negative consequences of "too much" sugar.
@@CaffeineMan1 no, we just replace it with more sugar and caffeine. I had to switch to Bang for the sugar free options. Or the one old Sargent that recycles his coffee for the Black Death.
Also, checking my current can of rip-it active mandarin I can say that they have changed the label to show the drink as one serving. It shows 51g of sugar.
Oh yeah, just a couple years ago, most drinks got converted over to one can. I made a pretty big deal about it when it first happened because my reviews had switched over from having to double everything to making it just one. MUCH easier!
@CaffeineMan1 now that you mention it, I haven't seen the unpriced can in a while. There was a Shell that used to sell a variant that didn't have a black band with the price on it. Now that store doesn't sell them at all.
Oh NO!!! Im sorry to hear that! I hope you get better! I am going to be reviewing some Sugar Free drinks soon from a sugar free box program.... but, Im fairly certain some or most will have caffeine. Thanks for wacthing anyway!
The first time I tried Rip IT was when I was going into basic training lol, but at the time the USO's were switching over to full throttle, so my stint with rip it was low and fell in love with Full throttle
Rip it is my absolute favorite energy drink. My favorite flavor is the tribute cherry lime. The can makes me happy and the taste is my favorite drink flavor other than water. I drink 1 or two a day depending on how much caffeine I need to get through the day
I can't confirm if these are at dollar tree. I do know I picked most of mine up at Dollar General and I had to go to several Dollar Generals, over several months, just to find as many as I did. I know I only got about half of them.
NO FREAKIN WAY!!! HOW MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE IS THAT?!?!? Not much, since, I... well.. drink every energy drink there is... so, we're bound to have some in common.
Hmmm.... I didnt get a strong apple, but I definitely got an acidity taste which is similar to apple, so our taste buds may be a bit different, but I can see how your taste buds might pick that up. The cross between "standard energy drink flavor" and the acidity is simliar to the acidity of an apple. Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
When I was deployed to Iraq we had a steady supply of these things! They were the 8 oz cans, but I always enjoyed them! I need to find a supplier....Off I go!
Hopefully they're not too hard to find! Like, they should be in lots of stores. Or, a military comissionary... co-mission-ary...Commissary!! Yeah, there.
I told you,that Citrus is good.My brother use to work in Dollar store and i would always ask him to bring me some,but cans were different back in the day.
I've liked the Rip It drinks I've had well enough, and for a dollar they're a great deal, but I haven't had one in quite a while. I haven't had an energy drink in a week and I'm trying to go 2 weeks without them as part of a challenge so watching this video was a bit rough lol. Great video as always and looking forward to the next.
@@CaffeineMan1 My friends challenged me to see how long I can go without energy drinks, and since I made it a week I decided I'll go for 2. I've had a couple cans of soda, but nothing else with caffeine. Your reply made me laugh out loud so thank you for that.
No problem! Glad to make you laugh. I’d prefer to make you laugh so that Monster comes out your nose.... you know, that moment you you just took a sip but someone says something really funny. Good luck!!! Hopefully the headaches weren’t too bad. 👍🏻
@@kaikanode4972 I havent picked up a controller in about a year...ever since I started my channel...Between a full time job AND a RUclips full time job....it's why im routing for quarantine. LOL!!!
You made me sad cm I used to drink these with my grandpa sadly my grandpa is gone 😭 he’s why I’m hooked on energy drinks I’ve been drinking energy drinks since I was a little kid I wish he was here so we could drink energy drinks
Sorry to hear that! Dont be sad though. Now you get to drink them with me and 18,000 other people who watch this channel!!! Im sure he's looking down on us saying, "Keep finding new energy drinks Angel! That a boy!" 👍👍👍
CaffeineMan thank you cm I appreciate it ! And yea at least your channel is here! We would drink a lot of energy drinks I remember almost all of them! But sadly the ones we would drink are all discontinued which is a shame
I was wondering if Reign energy was worth the extra dollar for 2 for 4.25 or just going and getting rip it from the dollar store for 1 dollar each... Thanks
Rign has the better flavor overall. But, it also has a ton of caffeine compared to rip it, so its a matter of several things and which are important to you. Flavor, Price, Caffeine Level, Sugar content.
I know it's a late comment and I'm not sure if I'll get a response, but do you drink the rest of the cans after these videos? Not at one time of course haha
Hello hello! Never to late to comment on a video....or get a response! Its a fairly common question, although the answer may pain me. I attempt to save any of the ones I like by putting them in a ziplock bag and using a straw to take out extra air. I can usually save 2 that way, but they still dont taste as good. The rest, unfortunately, have to go bye bye. Heres a section of a video on how I feel about that. Skip to time stamp called Memorial Service: ruclips.net/video/feoyHVbwUHY/видео.html
@@CaffeineMan1 Hey you got to do what you got to do! Thank you for responding so quickly! It's good to know you actually have your comment looked at! Thanks for the video link!
The one thing is im trying to purchase a variety pack of rip its and unfortunately they mostly have seperated flavors 24 packs, like say G-force(24 of those cans.) So the only place that has variety packs is amazon, and i did purchase the tribute cans[6 pack of(3 can varieties)] but the rip it energy fuel(which contains g force and power) is out of stock, which was frustrating cause i thought i bought it but unfortunately, i did not and it went out of stock after i tried buying it with my rewards pts.
It is SO tough to find variety packs! I know the struggle as I have to deal with it ALL the time. The stores I go to are limited, then I see them all online, but they are usually only full cases of one flavor. Very difficult to be a reviewer when there arent many variety packs out there.
So the tribute finally showed up i think a little slow due to covd19. I have tried mandarin lime so i like that. And the cherry one is great, reminds me of kool-aid bursts, or those other sugary things i was fond of squeeze-its. Does kool aid make a?n energy drink
@@Robert-dx4wv Glad you finally got them and happy to hear you liked them! As for Kool-Aid, no they never came out with an energy drink, but maybe you should contact them about that and ask for a 1% commission for coming up with the idea!
@@CaffeineMan1 I think i may hafta dethrone monster becuz. Although monster is good, I think i got an expired batch. and Have some ripits in my fridge and I think ripits might be better overall, and at a more reasonable price. The only thing is that they dont make a 24oz like monster does.
These were the #1 energy drinks available on my 2 deployments in the Navy. Other than the OG Green Monster which came around once in a blue moon our other option was Monster Assault, and I hypothesize they call it that because it's the worst assault you can make on your taste buds. I hope you never have to review a Monster Assault and have no idea why anyone would ever willingly drink one. Ripits FTW and Caffeinman FTW.
😂😂😂A man after my own heart, bashing Monster vehemently ❤ Yeah, from all my research and comments section on this video, Rip It was big in the military, but sounds like, as of recently, its becoming a bit less.
The only "Dollar store" i can find them in is Dollar Tree. So far, I've had: Citrus X SF Active Madarin Live Wild Lime & Power SF Really good! Especially for a dollar since I'm cheap lol!
@@carlfeller2731 I found a couple of other Rip its in Dollar Tree. They were power OG, and Cherry Lime. Then later, there was this valero that had all 5 of those flavors with 5 new flavors to me. G-Force, F-Bomb, F-Bomb SF, Stinger-Mo, and Pootin' Power. So far, that 10 flavors down 8 more to go.
@@carlfeller2731 yeah I tried G-Force and Stinger-Mo about a couple of hours ago. Stinger-Mo in my opinion was good but had a super strong aftertaste. Once this virus is over with and I can get back to church on Sunday mornings, I'll just drink Stinger-Mo to keep me awake lol.
Rip it has high-fructose corn syrup & that is worse than normal sugar. use drink a lot of soda until Doctor says something about "fatty liver" so I hardly drink soda anymore.
I Absolutely Love Rip it Energy Drinks they are the best tasting overall and the do the trick for me as other Energy drinks like Red Bulls do Absolutely nothing for me.
Thanks so much! Appreciate it! Its been a journey, like most people trying to lose. I almost hit my goal, then started to go back up a little...now Im tettering on the halfway way mark of where I need to be and need to start to go back DOWN!
Saw these at my local dollar tree ($1.25 now lol) and the main thing that caught my eye was the American flag and I love trying new energy drinks and they have about 5 5 or 6 of the flavors there so I bought the Mandarin Lime Tribute one and also the Tribute Cherry Lime. I can't lie they are amazing! I definitely prefer the Mandrain Lime Flavor, not as sweet and I don't like my drinks too sweet and it was just perfect reminds me of monster but a little less sweet. I liked the cherry Lime it tasted like almost maybe some sort of bang but it was a little to sweet for me. I honestly prefer buying these over other drinks and I'm gonna but all the other flavors to try. I am very impressed so far though! They don't taste like they are cheap rip off drinks they actually ha e there own distinct taste but in a good way. I am gonna start stalking up on these
Yeah, they really did a great job with them and you can't beat the price (even though they went up). The flavors are pretty good but some of the basic ones do taste a little generic.
Rip Its are great! By far my favorite is the sugar free Mandarin tribute. For $1 these are amazing, and I'd even go as far as saying the Mandarin is my favorite energy drink. Just wish they carried them at places other than dollar tree around here, it's a bit inconvenient so I usually just end up with monsters or rockstars.
There are several of the Rip-Its that I havent been able to try because they don't have them in stores near me. im hoping they rotate their stock a little with different brands. I have only been there once since this video.
I'll go out of my way for a Rip It.
Must be the soldier still in me, but I dont want any other energy drink.
Hmmmm... sounds like addiction! 😂 No, no, no, just kidding! Its BRAND loyalty! Which goes a loooong way! Thanks for watching!
Can definitely relate to soldiers getting hooked - these are the energy drinks that kind of got me hooked as a poor college student.
and I can see why. Great taste at a great price.
Rip it typically came in shorter cans and in the Power flavor. Any time I have a Rip It now, which is not often, it is nostalgic. Rip It was recently raised to $1.25. The best flavor to me is one you did not show is the Tribute CYP X flavor. Tastes like cream soda, but it's a treat only because it has so much sugar.
Inflation is inevitable, and for how long its been on the market, its always been a cheap price and still a great value! I really want to try some more so Im hoping more show up near me.
I have a tribute zero sugur so idk if it's the same but rip it is not bad for being so cheap
Rip it is the Arizona tea of energy drinks cheap but very dam good
Can confirm, Rip It was a lifesaver during deployments. We drank a stupid amount of them. In Iraq (2005-2006) it was always fully stocked in the chow hall. In Afghanistan (2008-2009), they were rare. Afghanistan 2012 and 2014, non-existent anymore.
what drinks where there instead? no monster or redbull? how did you guys get your energy?
Thanks for confirming!!!
I wonder why they started having less? I wonder if they had done testing pre-2018 to find out maybe it was too much?
Thanks for your service!
CaffeineMan Well the cans weren’t as big as the ones you have in the video. They were about 1/3 of the size, so I doubt it was that. I honestly think people were drinking too many and underperforming. I can recall joes being on tower guard for 12 hours filling backpacks full of them for their shift to stay awake. Logically, it was probably just budget stuff. KBR was the contractor for the 2005/06 era, who also later got in big big trouble for falsifying invoices and all that. It moved to Flour (and the food became substantially worse), that’s when the Rip Its stopped. I suppose it was considered an unnecessary expense. The way KBR fed us, I was okay with a little falsifying 🤷♀️😂
Yeah. I think once they started researching the effects of overindulgence, they realized it was a bad idea. In general, yeah, energy drinks are a good thing for the military. Unfortunately too much of a good thing is no longer good.
Kandahar had them in 2018
I for sure enjoyed the few rip it sugar free drinks I tried
They do a solid job!
Love rip it the green one is my favorite nut second is close. The orange camo tribute one it tastes just like a creamsicle
Congrats on the new mic!!!!
Thanks!!!
Sooooo... sounds ok?
When I moved from ne side to the other, I noticed a difference. I was only a few feet further away. Im also going to be doing some more soundproofing this weekend so hoping that fixes everything. The Moving blankets werent cutting it. LOL!
@@CaffeineMan1 yes, reducing sound reflections off surfaces will really improve the recording quality.
I'd suggest putting some cheap acoustic foam above your head where you sit, and the opposite wall where you're facing at the level of your face.
If you're able to, applying some acoustic foam behind yourself will also help absorb reflections from the wall behind you. Although it could interfere with your display of drinks, so only do that if it's possible. Let me know if I can help.
Thanks! If you saw my studio remodel video, you see I used moving blankets all around...it was ok but still not great. So, for Christmas, yes 3 months ago, my wife bought the foam things you mentioned. They were much cheaper than we thought. So, with the nice weather this weekend we will spray mount them to some card board and double stick tape them to the ceilings and walls. 🤞🏼
C.Y.P X is the best flavor hands down. (Orange Tribute can)
We bought them by the case.
Tribute Cherry Lime is a close second.
Le'Moan'r and 3-Way follow that.
Im definitely looking forward to finding some of the ones I missed! Thanks!
Le’Moan’R is soo good. I think that and Stinger Mo are the best. Just had my first CYP X, was also great. Rip-It as a brand is so underrated
Caffeine Man, I hope you know your videos really help this devil dog get though the long nights on post. Working the night shift, I’m addicted to caffeine. I go back to your videos when I need a new drink to try. As luck would have it the PX energy drink selection is huge! Us marines love our caffeine......
Keep the videos coming! Also, rip it is awesome! I drank it a lot before I even joined the marines. I just wish they still sold it on base.....
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoy the drinks and I can find you new ones. Yeah, as of recently, I heard they were taking Rip It out of a lot of bases. Sorry to hear that. I mean, if they just replaced them with the Sugar Free ones, which are also delicious, they wouldnt have to worry about health issues (if that was to concern).
This is the energy drink of war 😤 Soliders know lol
I've only tried the grape and you are exactly right. Grape soda yum
Yep, no mistake. Grape IS grape!
I first come.across them in '08 on another round in Iraq in the pony cans(half the full size) and fell in love with the Citrus(orange). I'm not a fan of the power because of the energy drink flavor. BUT, with that being said, it's nearly 2023 and I'm STILL drinking these things. I'll cut back from time to time, but never cut them off. You went over most of the flavors, but one of the best is Pootin.
Great to hear you like them! Unfortunately, I havent been able to find (and review) all the flavors yet. Hoping to find some different ones.
I've been drinking rip it for about 10 years give or take especially mandarin wild lime
Very solid drink at a great price!
I really like the rip it energy drinks when I first tried one I was hooked. I would not mind a stack being around my house. you're doing an awesome job caffeine man.
I mean, you can't beat them. Great flavor at a great price. Thats what its all about!
Glad you like the videos! Thanks!
These were my shit back in high school.
I think they still are now!
They had some really good flavors. Orange drink is really good!
@@rvegas81 never saw the orange one
Original Flavor, the stinger mo is the only way to go. can't do the rest, love the Rip It tho
I need to find the rest of the ones I missed in the review. would love to complete the line of drinks.
For the last year or so Ive had to start washing the Rip-It cans because of some kind of dirt/old dried pop that sits on the top of every one from all of the local gas stations. It might be a manufacturing thing, but, the same time this started happening a new and larger distributer started supplying Rip-Its here. I know its not a one-off thing, as I buy way too many a day.
Hey, Caffeineman, your taste buds change every 3 years. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I got a solid 2 years to go then before I dislike energy drinks!
Happy St Pats to you too. Time for some soda bread... even though I dont drink soda.
Cool, I’m Your Biggest Fan, CaffeineMan!
Thanks!
@@CaffeineMan1Yep
Rip it is a favorite of mine but only the Sugar-free....Always the Power flavor and Citrus are my favorites when I am able to find them. The Dollar Store is the only place I found it. But not always the Sugar-free, they tend to carry the loaded with Sugar filled once. Another, great video CM !!
I definitely enjoyed the sugar free as well!!! And, maybe even a sugar one 😱
Thanks!
i have been waiting for rip its reviews. these are a classic. The military men and women LOVE this stuff.
They certainly do!!!
I’m about to get a case at the 99c stores
😁 love the green tribute !!
Can't beat a dollar!!!
Ok, maybe you can at 99 cents!!!!
I just don't understand why there is both tons of sugar AND sucralose. It would make more sense if it were a sucralose-biased drink with a little bit of sugar, kinda like a Lo-Carb Monster.
Sucralose is 700 times sweeter than sugar so it helps give it extra extra sweetness that you wouldnt be able to achieve otherwise. Still though, i understand your point.
Thanks Caffine man for doing the RIP it video my favorite of all energy drinks is the RIP IT citrus X I do enjoy some of the sugar free Bangs but Citrus X and Venom Strawberry Apple are my favorites and only 99cents can't be that. I reallly enjoy your informative caffine videos. I have seen people by the citrus x by the case at dollar tree stores. Keep the great videos coming.
Glad you liked the video and I can see why you like the Citrus X. Im not a huge cirtus fan but they did a really good job with it. Im a huge fan of Venom too though. Glad you like all the videos and appreciate all the support!
Rip it, growling humvees, sand, exhaustion, needing to take a shit
Memories
Definitely sound like you have personal experience with it! Good stuff cheap!
Seems good. Gotta try it! What's your favorite Bang flavor? Mine is probably Candy Apple Crisp or Bangster Berry
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Idk if you will see this but do you know any low ish caffeine energy drinks that you should recommend
Sparkling Ice Plus Caffeine has only 70mgs of caffeine in the 16oz can, so it is an energy drink with less caffeine than most energy drinks. I did a review on it here:
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There are also drinks like LGND which only has 60mgs... and Amino Energy. Amino Energy has a LOT of great flavors and only has 100mgs. But, the 100mgs in is a 12 oz can. Game Fuel has about 90mgs of caffeine.
I need to get Caffeine Man that F-bomb and Three way ;) the best flavors. But I'm glad you did this video I know its been requested forever.
If they're cute, Im up for it.
I heard most of the drinks were good so Im happy with what I go. Im sure those would be good too. They also have a strawberry. Not many strawbeerry ones on the market
These are pretty much the Arizona's of energy drinks.
I can go along with that comparison!
Funnily enough, in my area, Dollar tree is the only place that actually has them. I don't drink many, but rip it citrus x, the orange sugar free monster (forget the name) and the Reign Creamsicle all my go tos. All sugar free. All taste great.
Sugar-Free definitely the way to go. Wish they had more Rip-Its near me.
Walk in to a Dollar Tree and you'll see Stacker 2 energy products. Curious on one side, sketchy on the other
Look in my fridge and you'll see 2 stackers waiting to be reviewed. When will it be? Who knows! My fridge tends to be a place where energy drinks live temporarily...or get forgotten about in the back while newer drinks block it.
I like Rip It Because, it's cheap, good, and is more like a diet energy drink.Me and my two roommates from law school enjoyed these. They were the right amount of caffiene for me. It did take time for everybody to get used to them. but they've really made a name for themselves. Gotta love cherry lime!
Exactly! Good stuff at a good price!
Great review as always!
Glad you liked it and like to help save people money too!
Bought a 3 way today. Amazing flavor
Nice! Glad you liked it.
The last 3 way I bought was a first time experience.
The good old Battle Buddy of the military. I always get a couple when i have to go to a dollar store. but yeah, they are terrible for you. When you have to pull your tenth consecutive 12hr shift, they are a godsend.
At least they have some sugar free options! And, I think that if you are in the military, you are 100% going to burn off all that sugar before it has of the negative consequences of "too much" sugar.
@@CaffeineMan1 no, we just replace it with more sugar and caffeine. I had to switch to Bang for the sugar free options. Or the one old Sargent that recycles his coffee for the Black Death.
Rip It served with the OGs in combat and now they serve in our local dollar stores
Cant beat the price!
These things literally save lives. If you ask me, definitely worth it
Good stuff all around!
Also, checking my current can of rip-it active mandarin I can say that they have changed the label to show the drink as one serving. It shows 51g of sugar.
Oh yeah, just a couple years ago, most drinks got converted over to one can. I made a pretty big deal about it when it first happened because my reviews had switched over from having to double everything to making it just one. MUCH easier!
@CaffeineMan1 now that you mention it, I haven't seen the unpriced can in a while. There was a Shell that used to sell a variant that didn't have a black band with the price on it. Now that store doesn't sell them at all.
I like the Rip It with zero sugar.
Good stuff!
Hey man. I’m having some health stuffs and cant have caffeine or sugar but I’ll still be watching some vids.
Oh NO!!! Im sorry to hear that! I hope you get better!
I am going to be reviewing some Sugar Free drinks soon from a sugar free box program.... but, Im fairly certain some or most will have caffeine. Thanks for wacthing anyway!
I loved these when I was in junior high. Great taste and price.
Still a great taste and price! No inflation!!!
Go ahead, buy one, put on a mix tape, and pretend its your school dance!
Illinois State University has these in their campus store! Such a great deal!
Nice! College students love a deal!
The first time I tried Rip IT was when I was going into basic training lol, but at the time the USO's were switching over to full throttle, so my stint with rip it was low and fell in love with Full throttle
From one high sugar drink to another! My Goodness!
Rip it is my absolute favorite energy drink. My favorite flavor is the tribute cherry lime. The can makes me happy and the taste is my favorite drink flavor other than water. I drink 1 or two a day depending on how much caffeine I need to get through the day
Yeah that tribute cherry lime is a solid flavor and can't beat the prices!!! Thanks for watching!
You’ve got the power!! 😆 Always doggin Monster, love it!
I mean, that wasnt even scripted. Snap just possessed my body and I couldnt stop laughing.
They have them at the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar where I live in ND
Nice! If Dollar is in the store name, its got a high chance of being there!
I can only fing these in dollar stores but in limited flavors
Same here!!!
Which is why I had to go to LOTS of dollar stores to find just these.
@@CaffeineMan1 Now that sounds like an fun adventure!
@@Len1977gt No.... it wasnt... it really wasnt...LOL!
Can confirm Dollar Tree has these. Didn't really like the Mandarin Lime one but hopefully the Cherry Lime one is good since I saw that one as well.
I can't confirm if these are at dollar tree. I do know I picked most of mine up at Dollar General and I had to go to several Dollar Generals, over several months, just to find as many as I did. I know I only got about half of them.
@@CaffeineMan1 I can confirm that Dollar Tree has some of those flavors but not all because I bought some from there multiple times. 😋
Rip-It Energy is My Favorite Energy Drinks from Family Dollar and Shell Gas Station, Dollar Tree and BP Gas Station!
Good stuff!
@@CaffeineMan1That’s Right!
I just had a Rip if Power. Now I am so strong! Wooooo.
You got the Power!!!! 👍👍👍
try java chews its a coffe dip with diffrent flavors
OMFG I USED TO DRINK THIS DRINK AND I ACTUALLY REALLY LIKED IT!
NO FREAKIN WAY!!! HOW MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE IS THAT?!?!?
Not much, since, I... well.. drink every energy drink there is... so, we're bound to have some in common.
I get a pretty strong apple flavor from the Power version
Hmmm.... I didnt get a strong apple, but I definitely got an acidity taste which is similar to apple, so our taste buds may be a bit different, but I can see how your taste buds might pick that up. The cross between "standard energy drink flavor" and the acidity is simliar to the acidity of an apple. Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
I drink these all the time, brings back good, yet questionable memories 😂 keep up the good work man!
Glad you liked the video and happy to take you back in time!
Bro they sell these at the 99c store and there hands down the best energy drink you can get for a $1
And the tribute mandarin lime is 🔥🔥
Agreed! Excellent for a dollar.... although... I do still prefer the Mango Venom of 99 cents over these..... but They are all still awesome!
Nice man! Happy St. Patrick’s Day CM and have a good night!
Thanks! Happy St Pats day to you too!!!
When I was deployed to Iraq we had a steady supply of these things! They were the 8 oz cans, but I always enjoyed them! I need to find a supplier....Off I go!
R Moore Thank you for serving our country!
@@K8_the_Gr888 - Thank you!!!
I saw in some video the other week these were at Dollar Tree. I'm not sure if you can find it in every location, but I would suggest you look there.
Hopefully they're not too hard to find! Like, they should be in lots of stores. Or, a military comissionary... co-mission-ary...Commissary!! Yeah, there.
@R Moore @K Yeah, what he/she said! Thanks!
I told you,that Citrus is good.My brother use to work in Dollar store and i would always ask him to bring me some,but cans were different back in the day.
Yeah, I was pleasantly surprised! Good stuff!
I've liked the Rip It drinks I've had well enough, and for a dollar they're a great deal, but I haven't had one in quite a while. I haven't had an energy drink in a week and I'm trying to go 2 weeks without them as part of a challenge so watching this video was a bit rough lol. Great video as always and looking forward to the next.
WHAT?!?!?! 2 WEEKS!?
You need to go to the doctor because I think you are delusional!
😂
Are you doing any caffeine? Coffee, tea, gum?
@@CaffeineMan1 My friends challenged me to see how long I can go without energy drinks, and since I made it a week I decided I'll go for 2. I've had a couple cans of soda, but nothing else with caffeine. Your reply made me laugh out loud so thank you for that.
No problem! Glad to make you laugh. I’d prefer to make you laugh so that Monster comes out your nose.... you know, that moment you you just took a sip but someone says something really funny.
Good luck!!! Hopefully the headaches weren’t too bad. 👍🏻
@@CaffeineMan1 lol
Mix the tribute camouflage with sonic cherry lime aid powder mix, delicious
Looks like I’m going to dollar tree Monday for Cherry Limade Rip-It and Rowdy punch and whatever else
Looks like I may need to go to Dollar Tree now and find me some Rowdy. Is it the new Rowdy or the old Rowdy?
Old the new Rowdy is expensive
@@myck7021 Ah! Id say go and buy it all up now because its being discontinued. Good luck!
You should do rockstar thermo x review of both flavors
OH YEAH BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!
Its been a while!
Dollar Tree in North Idaho and Washington has Rip It
Nice! Thanks for letting everyone know!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Does it contain caffeine?
Yes indeed it does!!! 👍👍👍
Quarantine energy talk
If only I was quarentined...Id have more time to make videos! 😂
CaffeineMan you will be!
Can’t wait!!!
PlayStation, here I come!!!!
CaffeineMan dude what’s ur @ we can play gta😂
@@kaikanode4972 I havent picked up a controller in about a year...ever since I started my channel...Between a full time job AND a RUclips full time job....it's why im routing for quarantine. LOL!!!
You made me sad cm I used to drink these with my grandpa sadly my grandpa is gone 😭 he’s why I’m hooked on energy drinks I’ve been drinking energy drinks since I was a little kid I wish he was here so we could drink energy drinks
Sorry to hear that. Keep the good memories alive bro
George Alley thank you!
Sorry to hear that! Dont be sad though. Now you get to drink them with me and 18,000 other people who watch this channel!!! Im sure he's looking down on us saying, "Keep finding new energy drinks Angel! That a boy!" 👍👍👍
CaffeineMan thank you cm I appreciate it ! And yea at least your channel is here! We would drink a lot of energy drinks I remember almost all of them! But sadly the ones we would drink are all discontinued which is a shame
Thanks. Informative and Entertaining. Appreciate the love
Thanks so much!!! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and hope you like all I have to offer on my channel! 👍
I was wondering if Reign energy was worth the extra dollar for 2 for 4.25 or just going and getting rip it from the dollar store for 1 dollar each... Thanks
Rign has the better flavor overall. But, it also has a ton of caffeine compared to rip it, so its a matter of several things and which are important to you. Flavor, Price, Caffeine Level, Sugar content.
I know it's a late comment and I'm not sure if I'll get a response, but do you drink the rest of the cans after these videos? Not at one time of course haha
Hello hello! Never to late to comment on a video....or get a response! Its a fairly common question, although the answer may pain me. I attempt to save any of the ones I like by putting them in a ziplock bag and using a straw to take out extra air. I can usually save 2 that way, but they still dont taste as good. The rest, unfortunately, have to go bye bye. Heres a section of a video on how I feel about that. Skip to time stamp called Memorial Service:
ruclips.net/video/feoyHVbwUHY/видео.html
@@CaffeineMan1 Hey you got to do what you got to do! Thank you for responding so quickly! It's good to know you actually have your comment looked at! Thanks for the video link!
The one thing is im trying to purchase a variety pack of rip its and unfortunately they mostly have seperated flavors 24 packs, like say G-force(24 of those cans.) So the only place that has variety packs is amazon, and i did purchase the tribute cans[6 pack of(3 can varieties)] but the rip it energy fuel(which contains g force and power) is out of stock, which was frustrating cause i thought i bought it but unfortunately, i did not and it went out of stock after i tried buying it with my rewards pts.
It is SO tough to find variety packs! I know the struggle as I have to deal with it ALL the time. The stores I go to are limited, then I see them all online, but they are usually only full cases of one flavor. Very difficult to be a reviewer when there arent many variety packs out there.
So the tribute finally showed up i think a little slow due to covd19. I have tried mandarin lime so i like that. And the cherry one is great, reminds me of kool-aid bursts, or those other sugary things i was fond of squeeze-its. Does kool aid make a?n energy drink
@@Robert-dx4wv Glad you finally got them and happy to hear you liked them! As for Kool-Aid, no they never came out with an energy drink, but maybe you should contact them about that and ask for a 1% commission for coming up with the idea!
@@CaffeineMan1 lol good sarcasm, i just went through some exploitation virus shit on facebook.
@@CaffeineMan1 I think i may hafta dethrone monster becuz. Although monster is good, I think i got an expired batch. and Have some ripits in my fridge and I think ripits might be better overall, and at a more reasonable price. The only thing is that they dont make a 24oz like monster does.
The artwork and graphic design on the cans looks like its from the late 1990s early 2000s era
It was developed in the early 2000's and maybe they are so cheap they cant afford a new graphic designer? 😂
That was a year of my accident when I got hit by a car while riding my pedal bike to work
These were the #1 energy drinks available on my 2 deployments in the Navy. Other than the OG Green Monster which came around once in a blue moon our other option was Monster Assault, and I hypothesize they call it that because it's the worst assault you can make on your taste buds. I hope you never have to review a Monster Assault and have no idea why anyone would ever willingly drink one.
Ripits FTW and Caffeinman FTW.
😂😂😂A man after my own heart, bashing Monster vehemently ❤
Yeah, from all my research and comments section on this video, Rip It was big in the military, but sounds like, as of recently, its becoming a bit less.
Cherry limeade is the best flavor hands down
Its so good!
My local commissary stopped selling them :(
Boooooo!!!! Sorry to hear that. 😢
The only "Dollar store" i can find them in is Dollar Tree.
So far, I've had:
Citrus X SF
Active Madarin Live Wild Lime
& Power SF
Really good! Especially for a dollar since I'm cheap lol!
Agreed!
You will find rip its in the detroit area and south of detroit to ohio in gas stations
@@carlfeller2731 I found a couple of other Rip its in Dollar Tree. They were power OG, and Cherry Lime. Then later, there was this valero that had all 5 of those flavors with 5 new flavors to me. G-Force, F-Bomb, F-Bomb SF, Stinger-Mo, and Pootin' Power. So far, that 10 flavors down 8 more to go.
Stinger mo is really good
@@carlfeller2731 yeah I tried G-Force and Stinger-Mo about a couple of hours ago. Stinger-Mo in my opinion was good but had a super strong aftertaste. Once this virus is over with and I can get back to church on Sunday mornings, I'll just drink Stinger-Mo to keep me awake lol.
What if its sugar free?
Most of them have sugar, but they do have a few good sugar free options too!
Rip it has high-fructose corn syrup & that is worse than normal sugar. use drink a lot of soda until Doctor says something about "fatty liver" so I hardly drink soda anymore.
I had fatty liver too! Luckily enough, cutting back on sugar and eating healthy helps it go away!
Best thing on deployment they send us case by case of them and we get em for free. They really support troops.
YEah, I heard lots of good things about them as a company overall and all the causes they support annnnndddd One Dollar!!!!
Yes yes yes. Every flavor at the gas station here in Michigan
EVERY Flavor!
Im Moving to Michigan! Look out Ohio State!
Go blue
A case of rip it’s, some Hawaiian Punch and a bottle of popov. That a $30 jungle juice that gets the whole party lit
Never tried these , seen them once or twice.
Cool, Cool!!
Worth a shot if you do see them again. Well, some of them.
Thanks for the reply!
Yes! I requested this a while ago
Oh yeah! Been on the list a while!
The one thing i disagree with is your taste testing which in general since i like monster i tend to like those varieties of drinks.
I Absolutely Love Rip it Energy Drinks they are the best tasting overall and the do the trick for me as other Energy drinks like Red Bulls do Absolutely nothing for me.
This is my favorite next to monster
Definitely a solid flavor, especially for the price!!!
Stingermo is the best
I like Rip It! Thanks for the review CaffeineMan! And I'm rooting for you to lose weight!
Thanks so much! Appreciate it!
Its been a journey, like most people trying to lose. I almost hit my goal, then started to go back up a little...now Im tettering on the halfway way mark of where I need to be and need to start to go back DOWN!
Saw these at my local dollar tree ($1.25 now lol) and the main thing that caught my eye was the American flag and I love trying new energy drinks and they have about 5 5 or 6 of the flavors there so I bought the Mandarin Lime Tribute one and also the Tribute Cherry Lime. I can't lie they are amazing! I definitely prefer the Mandrain Lime Flavor, not as sweet and I don't like my drinks too sweet and it was just perfect reminds me of monster but a little less sweet. I liked the cherry Lime it tasted like almost maybe some sort of bang but it was a little to sweet for me. I honestly prefer buying these over other drinks and I'm gonna but all the other flavors to try. I am very impressed so far though! They don't taste like they are cheap rip off drinks they actually ha e there own distinct taste but in a good way. I am gonna start stalking up on these
Yeah, they really did a great job with them and you can't beat the price (even though they went up). The flavors are pretty good but some of the basic ones do taste a little generic.
@@CaffeineMan1 Ya i just tried the citrus x today
Rip Its are great! By far my favorite is the sugar free Mandarin tribute. For $1 these are amazing, and I'd even go as far as saying the Mandarin is my favorite energy drink. Just wish they carried them at places other than dollar tree around here, it's a bit inconvenient so I usually just end up with monsters or rockstars.
And its too bad more of the flavors arent readily available. They have 18 but each store might only carry 2 or 3.
You can order them online from their website for $1 each
RIP IT RulZ best @1.00 a can YES;!!;
Can't go wrong for that price!!!
The only one I've tried was the mandarin lime one, but it was amazing! I had no idea that they had 18 flavors, or even more than one.
Yeah, with 18 flavors, you'd think they have more than 2 or 3 in a store. I had to go to LOTS of stores just to get this selection.
Try F Bomb it’s so good like fruit punch
There are several of the Rip-Its that I havent been able to try because they don't have them in stores near me. im hoping they rotate their stock a little with different brands. I have only been there once since this video.
@@CaffeineMan1 ya man but F bomb is soooo good it’s my go to energy drink
F Bomb is the shiz.
Hey there is an energy drink in Puerto Rico called ciclon it’s pronounced like cyclone. And it is really good. You should look into them
Hmmmm....they dont seem to have a website...and it is not available on Amazon or Wamart.com.
Im not going to Puerto Rico just to do a review! 😂
I leave tomorrow I’ll try to grab one on my way out!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 if successful, I can send you my PO Box number.
Best energy drink for me that actually works
The only rip it's i have is the original and strawberry at my store
Ah! I heard the Red Zone was a good one as well. NOT a lot of strawberry energy drinks out there!
This video was awesome
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it!
Caffeine man the legend
Howdy, Howdy!!! Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching! 👍