1945 C Ration Review Preserved Vintage 24 Hour MRE Testing Marathon

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @Steve1989MRE
    @Steve1989MRE  5 лет назад +3334

    Table of Contents:
    Intro - 0:00 - 04:53
    Breakfast - 04:54 - 20:38
    Dinner - 20:39 - 30:30
    Supper - 30:31 - 37:29
    Act 2 -
    Intro/Opening B's & Acc Pack - 37:30 - 48:17
    Tray Up & Main Meal - 48:18 - 1:18:39
    Conclusion - 1:18:40 - 1:19:44
    End - 1:19:45

    • @ghola82
      @ghola82 5 лет назад +39

      @Steve1989MREInfo
      Seeing and hearing how happy you are this review. Makes my end of a rough week worth it.
      You're the best steve!
      Also pin this!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  5 лет назад +387

      good call thanks dude

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 5 лет назад +25

      cool tshirt, Steve

    • @IWaterfallz
      @IWaterfallz 5 лет назад +16

      Do you play any games? Old or new.

    • @450rracer90
      @450rracer90 5 лет назад +6

      Steve1989MREInfo don’t you ever abandon me again without content

  • @TheFogLakeshore
    @TheFogLakeshore 5 лет назад +5139

    Steve needs to be recognized by a proper Academic authority for his work in developing a primary history source.

  • @Steve1989MRE
    @Steve1989MRE  5 лет назад +4186

    Howdy folks, this video is a bit longer than usual. The material itself was so astounding, that not going into detail on as much as possible would have been nothing short of a waste. These are most likely the absolute freshest WW2 B-units still in existence. They were preserved in storage up in Alaska and along with the $3,147 purchase I also got a case of the last Ration, Individual, Trail Frigid TF-2 known of in any collection.
    A few things were repeated in this video, like the word perfect. (I have a thesaurus so no real excuse can suffice) And also a couple of the facts, factory makes, & whatnot.
    It is also likely to be re-released in parts or a shorter version for folks who prefer shorter videos.
    Now to messages! Perfect way to take a couple days off from editing..woohoo!
    See you guys on the next video - I promise it won't take 30 years like this one.

    • @jaygee8513
      @jaygee8513 5 лет назад +6

      Man i love watching vids of theses old rations this is going to be great! keep it up man

    • @ftee
      @ftee 5 лет назад +7

      Don't even worry about it, Steve.

    • @AngelAllenson
      @AngelAllenson 5 лет назад +13

      Steve1989MREInfo Mr. Steve, I’ve been a subscriber and fan for a while now. Your videos are so calming and therapeutic. Your tone of voice has inflection and passion without being too loud and annoying. At the end of the day, when I have to desensitize and breathe my severe anxiety away, your content is on my list of things I watch. I don’t know how I found myself watching so many MRE videos on YT but I definitely know it started with you. Thank you :)

    • @Perktube1
      @Perktube1 5 лет назад +78

      That's just perfectly nice. 😁

    • @jasonchristian958
      @jasonchristian958 5 лет назад +25

      Check ya next time bro 😉

  • @handlemchandleson1
    @handlemchandleson1 5 лет назад +3045

    Can we all appreciate how Steve makes his own intro music

    • @hunkolas
      @hunkolas 5 лет назад +117

      Wait he does?

    • @BamM88
      @BamM88 5 лет назад +65

      We do

    • @crimsonpatty6152
      @crimsonpatty6152 5 лет назад +18

      I wonder what he makes it on :0 must be fun

    • @michaeljaramillo777
      @michaeljaramillo777 5 лет назад +264

      I love his intros. It’s great that it has that 70s-80s documentary vibe

    • @JBrander
      @JBrander 5 лет назад +117

      His music reminds of Terminator 1 & 2

  • @datboizaz8980
    @datboizaz8980 2 года назад +152

    Can we recognize how polite he is? Apologizing for talking with his mouth full what a nice guy 😊!

  • @jasonbucy
    @jasonbucy 5 лет назад +2409

    Drinks 74 year old beverage...
    “it’s just not 100% fresh...”

  • @matrixab4356
    @matrixab4356 5 лет назад +1045

    Every time Steve vanishes for a while, I start worrying if an MRE finally got him. But when I see a new video posted, I calm down again.

    • @hakuzoable
      @hakuzoable 5 лет назад +44

      the man with an iron stomach

    • @Ploobstill
      @Ploobstill 5 лет назад +46

      I really like the one's where he gets to smoke. Makes it all worth while.

    • @georgeyreynolds
      @georgeyreynolds 5 лет назад +13

      Or the lead stomach given those tins, right ?

    • @DHSmonkey
      @DHSmonkey 5 лет назад +1

      Yep, me too!

    • @hakuzoable
      @hakuzoable 5 лет назад +14

      @@georgeyreynolds MMM-MMM LOVE ME SOME INDUSTRIAL GRADE LEAD POISONING!! SOME GOOD EAT'N RIGHT THERE!!

  • @Sammydx1
    @Sammydx1 3 года назад +1508

    I remember playing Army with my Grandfather. He would teach all the tactics he did in Germany. But my favorite part was the lunch he would make. It was always a rendition of a ration. Spaghetti out of a can. Beef stew and crackers. I knew it came from the grocery store. I didnt care. I just enjoyed spending time with him.

    • @chinossynthesizer705
      @chinossynthesizer705 3 года назад +5

      What mask is that?

    • @nzzs203
      @nzzs203 3 года назад +151

      Mine would pull me out of bed at night with a pocket knife and make me get in the “Fox hole” with him.... I had to go along with it... Rest his soul.

    • @kristidrehnig4313
      @kristidrehnig4313 3 года назад +7

      Awe, That is so sweet, and cool.

    • @WackyWadslow
      @WackyWadslow 3 года назад +19

      That was a genuine, heart-warming story

    • @jeffsmith9351
      @jeffsmith9351 3 года назад +19

      @@nzzs203 thats messed up

  • @KairuDeLarge
    @KairuDeLarge Год назад +38

    I love the way he nonchalantly says "I'm gonna go take a tums". He always has this understated calm resolve that expresses "I have to do this". Like he's taking one for the team. Never change, Steve.

  • @1970HondaCL100
    @1970HondaCL100 5 лет назад +948

    When he pulled out the slide and microscope I knew we'd hit a whole new level. Awesome content Steve.

    • @mypureimagination
      @mypureimagination 5 лет назад +29

      my favorite is when he looked at the first one under the microscope, but just ate the second, oh Steve 🤣

    • @rachelredden6682
      @rachelredden6682 5 лет назад +9

      Without the microscope:
      ☹️🤤🤧🤒😬👺💀👻

    • @juandelakrus1807
      @juandelakrus1807 5 лет назад +17

      under the microscope: "unidentified matter... gonna eat it anyway"
      -Steve 2019

  • @milotheangel9756
    @milotheangel9756 4 года назад +2985

    Steve: *apologizes for chewing on camera*
    All of us: *literally here to watch Steve eat on camera*

    • @sbox197
      @sbox197 4 года назад +16

      Milo The Angel hahah so true 😂

    • @thomassommer2
      @thomassommer2 4 года назад +63

      Got misophonia, actually really happy when he keeps munchin sounds to a minimum :3 It's very much appreciated.

    • @gunnarthefeisty
      @gunnarthefeisty 4 года назад +27

      @@thomassommer2 bruh

    • @Troglodytarum
      @Troglodytarum 4 года назад +43

      @@thomassommer2 You need to return your brain and get a new one because you clearly got the floor model.

    • @SuV33358
      @SuV33358 4 года назад

      😄🤣

  • @Kuuwwaa
    @Kuuwwaa 5 лет назад +608

    One hour and 20 minutes of Steve Content
    We don’t deserve this 😭😭

  • @SheldonBeldon
    @SheldonBeldon 2 года назад +775

    As a 135 year-old man this really brings back memories.

    • @brianstabile165
      @brianstabile165 2 года назад +22

      Bruh you were at peaking

    • @craigusselman546
      @craigusselman546 Год назад +13

      My grandparents were in their 20s when this was made they would both in their 100s now and why do I want one of those tasty looking rations to snack on..?

    • @BigUps147
      @BigUps147 Год назад +38

      Bro served in the Boer war

    • @SantaClaus-kk8zr
      @SantaClaus-kk8zr Год назад +22

      I know this is a joke but unironically would be so devastating to see the entirety of the 1900s and the early 2000s, the world has statistically gotten better in terms of living and stability, but all the war and death we went through to get here, I can't imagine even just living through that time much less in one of the places the wars were in.

    • @Ruzz-wd7it
      @Ruzz-wd7it Год назад +16

      ​​@@SantaClaus-kk8zr It actually hasn't gotten better, really more of the same. In some cases worse.

  • @TexasCoachMike
    @TexasCoachMike 5 лет назад +1620

    "Incredible shape for 74 years old"
    I hope someone says that about me one day.

  • @strymfir
    @strymfir 5 лет назад +1277

    steve1989mreinfo: the movie

  • @MrOrontea
    @MrOrontea 5 лет назад +226

    There's no lack of drama in these 80 minutes. When the jam is spilled... nerve-racking. The purple M&M made me weep.

    • @rosselliot8971
      @rosselliot8971 5 лет назад +12

      Ronald Kunz Right on. I can't wait for the TV show.

  • @Gweem13
    @Gweem13 3 года назад +192

    Watching this man eat his way through military history is such a weirdly compelling thing to watch and I'm here for it

  • @Oheyson
    @Oheyson 5 лет назад +792

    "Slight metal. Perfect crunch."
    Steve is a fucking legend.

  • @puff222001
    @puff222001 5 лет назад +164

    His genuine joy in opening and eating these MREs is so nice to hear and see.

  • @lorenzenjo12
    @lorenzenjo12 5 лет назад +167

    Truly never realized how great of a group his fan base is! Haven’t came across any comments of people bickering or arguing! Just everyone here who’s days are made much better by a “nice hiss” and watching Steve lay everything out onto a tray! Nice!!!

    • @balderfrey20
      @balderfrey20 5 лет назад +9

      Kind of bizarre isn't it?

    • @qook1543
      @qook1543 5 лет назад +2

      @@balderfrey20 Very

    • @chemistryofquestionablequa6252
      @chemistryofquestionablequa6252 5 лет назад +13

      It's because the content and Steve are so wholesome.

    • @flamegator3251
      @flamegator3251 5 лет назад +9

      WELL ACTUALLY I HAVE TO DISAGREE
      jk :)

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 5 лет назад +3

      he's a cultural reference now.
      binging with babish @5:18
      ruclips.net/video/OFt3SThGi7M/видео.html

  • @clausandersen8446
    @clausandersen8446 2 года назад +90

    Man i miss the repair era, everything was made of quality and worth repairing, rations was something to look forward to. I have my Grandfather's ww2 pens, made of gold and silver. This ration has been one of the best on this channel.

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 4 месяца назад +1

      Everything's disposable. Lives, food cars 😂

  • @Caboose039
    @Caboose039 4 года назад +297

    I love his enthusiasm as he discovers every piece to be in fantastic condition. The joy in his voice is akin to a kid on Christmas morning when he discovers 74 year old, perfectly preserved food

    • @mmercier0921
      @mmercier0921 3 года назад +6

      I finished up 1998 dated mre's in 2020. Everything was fine, except the tuna casserole. That stuff just sucks. Even the dogs won't eat it.. fed it to the skunks..
      Just restocked mre's with 2020 stuff. The heaters in the low sodium packages don't work, but the food is tasty.

    • @robotek6960
      @robotek6960 3 года назад +1

      Yo!! spoilers

  • @dekudude8888
    @dekudude8888 5 лет назад +1549

    I want Steve to perform my autopsy.
    Let's get these organs out onto a tray. Nice! Mkay!

    • @videotroll3973
      @videotroll3973 5 лет назад +1

      😂😂😂😂😂💀💀

    • @mkseed9188
      @mkseed9188 5 лет назад +38

      “It smells so natural!”

    • @yeastori
      @yeastori 5 лет назад +21

      He starts sampling the organs.

    • @poochyboi
      @poochyboi 5 лет назад +14

      Those are some natural organs

    • @anthonystrong3783
      @anthonystrong3783 5 лет назад +31

      Makes an incision on the stomach: “Nice hiss"

  • @rustyshackleford1508
    @rustyshackleford1508 5 лет назад +2250

    *"Local Man Too Wholesome To Get Food Poisoning"*

    • @civrn368
      @civrn368 4 года назад +18

      😂

    • @ryanjones9498
      @ryanjones9498 4 года назад +37

      I bet by 1945 soldiers were sick of those biscuits lol

    • @bilbo1778
      @bilbo1778 4 года назад +19

      I think you meant "Florida Man"

    • @charlesgalvin396
      @charlesgalvin396 4 года назад +2

      Sounds like a southern Maryland joke. You must be a Marylander

    • @BIackCadillac
      @BIackCadillac 4 года назад +9

      Steve's stomach is an anomaly too profound for study.

  • @MrDoYouKnowMe2211
    @MrDoYouKnowMe2211 3 года назад +118

    honestly i think this is amazingly important documentation. 100 years from now, people at a museum might end up using your videos for reference.

  • @bengahzijr.4293
    @bengahzijr.4293 5 лет назад +377

    It’s amazing that after all these years you still get a “nice hiss”.

  • @mekan0001
    @mekan0001 5 лет назад +352

    For those curious, purple m&ms were discontinued in 1949.

    • @DarkArceus20
      @DarkArceus20 5 лет назад +30

      They made purple m&ms for the special Shrek themed ones in the 2000s

    • @michaeltoner1993
      @michaeltoner1993 5 лет назад +1

      @Scared of Bigfoot well that sure is sad

    • @ms90sbabyy
      @ms90sbabyy 5 лет назад +32

      I see that your thumbnail is in honor

    • @JETJOOBOY
      @JETJOOBOY 5 лет назад

      I did wonder

    • @daphne4983
      @daphne4983 5 лет назад

      Purple smarties are delicious

  • @HornetToast
    @HornetToast 3 года назад +429

    This man is literally eating a piece of history and I respect that

  • @lish8591
    @lish8591 3 года назад +86

    This is like being able to touch stuff in a museum. Very fascinating connection to the past.

  • @mpf1947
    @mpf1947 5 лет назад +175

    Jam can 1:
    View sample under microscope.
    Inspect can fully for holes.
    Jam can 2:
    Total trust.

    • @BadSkeelz
      @BadSkeelz 5 лет назад +9

      Jam 2 explodes all over upon opening.
      Steve: "that's okay"

  • @antli0ncs
    @antli0ncs 5 лет назад +1048

    I want a girl that looks at me the same way Steve looks at a candy coated peanuts mre packet from the 40's.

    • @PhantomOSX
      @PhantomOSX 4 года назад +8

      🤣

    • @dragosdesign4563
      @dragosdesign4563 4 года назад +49

      And after sex she says "nice little hiss"

    • @topsecret1837
      @topsecret1837 4 года назад +29

      Dragos Design
      And after marriage the relationship is perfectly preserved, like coffee instant in the morning.

    • @trttv766
      @trttv766 4 года назад +4

      🤣😭

    • @samahnory3104
      @samahnory3104 4 года назад +3

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @fireflyaja
    @fireflyaja 5 лет назад +61

    There have been rumors popping up that something happened to you. I’m so happy to find you are okay. I just discovered this channel and it’s helped me get through the sleepless nights after recovering from a hip replacement. Thanks for the entertainment, buddy.

    • @heeeydevon8262
      @heeeydevon8262 5 лет назад +2

      What rumors??

    • @gkman815
      @gkman815 5 лет назад +3

      heeey Devon am MRE finally got him, he’s fine tho

  • @wombat9793
    @wombat9793 2 года назад +58

    The mix they hit with these cans between comfort food and solid kCal content is astounding to me, and the fact that they could only get them biscuits for most of the meals yet differed each individual taste is absolutely amazing

  • @dombovver
    @dombovver 5 лет назад +2090

    *Steve pets angry cat
    "nice hiss"

    • @TheHonestPeanut
      @TheHonestPeanut 5 лет назад +63

      I wonder if he says that when he whisper farts...

    • @labklf
      @labklf 5 лет назад +6

      @@TheHonestPeanut LMFAO

    • @skiewthax
      @skiewthax 5 лет назад +20

      Hears a fish smelling queef: nice hiss

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 5 лет назад +2

      :-D

    • @philgreen1944
      @philgreen1944 5 лет назад +13

      *Steve fixes broken radiator - "nice hiss"

  • @NeoVoodooTech
    @NeoVoodooTech 5 лет назад +413

    I wish I was as passionate about anything in life as Steve is about these MRE's.

    • @Sarah_Grant
      @Sarah_Grant 5 лет назад +38

      There has to be SOMETHING out there....keep looking...

    • @RISKStudioProduction
      @RISKStudioProduction 5 лет назад

      Feel exactly the same

    • @goead
      @goead 5 лет назад

      Sarah Grant Nah

    • @Sarah_Grant
      @Sarah_Grant 5 лет назад

      @@goead well, poo...😔

    • @Spudcosmiccc
      @Spudcosmiccc 5 лет назад +27

      There's passionate, and then there's buying a $1000 professional microscope so you can check your 74 year old tins for botulism before consuming them.

  • @Porier91
    @Porier91 5 лет назад +556

    My wife: “this milk is a day old after the expiration date...time to throw it out.”
    Me: “There’s this guy I know that would drink 74 year old passed the expiration date milk saying what an absolute treasure it was...”

    • @XtreeM_FaiL
      @XtreeM_FaiL 5 лет назад +60

      Carter Porier A 74 years old milk has probably build its own society.

    • @cheyannei5983
      @cheyannei5983 5 лет назад +33

      There's a bit of a difference between preserved/shelf stable food and something just in the cold, though...

    • @ghoulsarefree
      @ghoulsarefree 5 лет назад +34

      Actually old dried milk is one of the only things he's said he won't touch...

    • @sirtango1
      @sirtango1 5 месяцев назад

      My wife always thought the sell by date WAS the expiration date! Typical woman, couldn’t tell her a damned thing! Once SHE convinced herself, nothing was changing her mind, no matter the evidence!

    • @jadedheartsz
      @jadedheartsz 4 месяца назад +1

      @@sirtango1 you got something against women in general?

  • @startch7663
    @startch7663 Год назад +150

    I fucking lost it when he put the jelly under a microscope array. Why does he have all that equipment? This man is a national treasure

    • @EskimoCanadian44
      @EskimoCanadian44 Год назад +5

      Y'know? Ye never know!

    • @Deuce2xoffda42
      @Deuce2xoffda42 Год назад +5

      I wish I was Steve1989mre

    • @starrionx1
      @starrionx1 6 месяцев назад +14

      Let's get this out on the electron scanning microscope...... Nice!

    • @__The_Real_V__
      @__The_Real_V__ 4 месяца назад +2

      So a normal person isn’t allowed to own a microscope?

    • @Saerkal
      @Saerkal 4 месяца назад

      this was the best part

  • @brianartillery
    @brianartillery 4 года назад +288

    I love the way the components are placed in those cans. The thought that went into using the available space. It's utterly fascinating.

    • @MogusMasterSaikawa22
      @MogusMasterSaikawa22 4 года назад +7

      That’s what I was thinking about ^^

    • @MyH3ntaiGirl
      @MyH3ntaiGirl 3 года назад +9

      Still feel like they could pack 1 extra candy in there

    • @chaoswraith
      @chaoswraith 2 года назад +3

      The engineer outlook

    • @thegodofspeed23
      @thegodofspeed23 2 года назад +1

      @Christopher Wallbank the reason potato chips and crisps are half full is because the air in it keeps them from going stale if the air wasn’t in it They would get stale

  • @Daxx227
    @Daxx227 4 года назад +2817

    Her: Is that a condom in your wallet
    Steve: Nope thats my 1945 C ration Coffee

  • @myathewolfeh1156
    @myathewolfeh1156 4 года назад +1206

    Fun fact: The National Empress Biscuit Company became Nabisco.

    • @SuV33358
      @SuV33358 4 года назад +27

      Interesting 👍

    • @Kamaji__
      @Kamaji__ 4 года назад +12

      That’s neat

    • @phil20_20
      @phil20_20 4 года назад +8

      Hence the name. lol

    • @lowmax4431
      @lowmax4431 4 года назад +99

      he's basically eating a prototype oreo

    • @Mr.Obongo
      @Mr.Obongo 4 года назад +4

      Ah makes sense lol

  • @thesehandsart
    @thesehandsart 3 года назад +50

    "With a flavor like a damp shed" love your descriptions, by far this one is the best😂 I'm super impressed that they actually canned the jams, that's amazing that they used the same gasket system that would've been used for home canning at the time! Nice.

  • @babyshrimp2655
    @babyshrimp2655 5 лет назад +75

    Steves followers are such a nice and wholesome community. Great work man!

    • @Rem694u2
      @Rem694u2 5 лет назад +17

      Steve's positivity brings out the best in everyone!

    • @Jamal_Tyrone
      @Jamal_Tyrone 5 лет назад +1

      the coffee packets look like condoms - lol!

    • @b.f.skinner4383
      @b.f.skinner4383 5 лет назад +1

      Nice!

  • @batmanismylover7
    @batmanismylover7 5 лет назад +408

    "Gotta be careful"
    *Proceeds to grab a handful*
    "Gotta get the full effect"

  • @star-army
    @star-army 5 лет назад +301

    When you reach for a condom and instead you pull out a 1945 Soluble Coffee Product packet. "Nice."

  • @Jigaboo123456
    @Jigaboo123456 2 года назад +61

    Hi, Steve:
    I think you are, in all probability, underestimating how well-manufactured these and other ration cas are.
    When I was in The British Army ,mid-60s to late 70s, we had cans that looked identical to the ones you describe here als having "a golden laquer".
    The cans we had(and still do when cans are included, are MUCH better than merely laquered, as I suspect US ration cans will equally as well made.
    The " laquer" on our cans was cadmium, a metal that does not corrode AT alll, and which is easily applied to tins by electroplating then inside and out.
    As long as the ultra-thin layer off cadmium remains unworn and unscratched,, the steel beneath will NEVER rust.
    When serving, I'd opened cans 20+ years old, and they were perfect inside, so props to the manufacturers, and to those nations who use them to preserve field rations.
    Great channel--stay healthy!
    ::-)

  • @Scott924m
    @Scott924m 5 лет назад +32

    Steve is the original ASMR MRE reviewer I don't even care about ASMR but for some reason listening to Steve is very soothing

  • @bilbo1778
    @bilbo1778 5 лет назад +824

    So what concerned microbiologist sent Steve a microscope & begged him to start examining 80 year old jelly before shoving it in his mouth?

    • @jaykarhunen6568
      @jaykarhunen6568 5 лет назад +60

      Someone that guessed it would be oddly relaxing to watch

    • @RedShocktrooperRST
      @RedShocktrooperRST 5 лет назад +106

      He's eaten far older foods and been completely fine from it. It's the new stuff that's always got him.

    • @UndefinedBailiwick
      @UndefinedBailiwick 5 лет назад +59

      Microbiologists couldn't afford to send him a microscope.

    • @warrentb1
      @warrentb1 5 лет назад +11

      A microbiologist probably would have sent him some stains and instructions on how and when to use them too

    • @alexsis1778
      @alexsis1778 5 лет назад +50

      @@UndefinedBailiwick Lol no kidding. Have a friend who makes sure the water supply of an entire city is safe to drink but doesn't even get paid enough to be above the official poverty line.

  • @spazzypengin
    @spazzypengin 5 лет назад +122

    FYI the National Biscuit Co. Is still in business, known now as Nabisco.

    • @san7890
      @san7890 5 лет назад +7

      If you're being picky, Nabisco itself is no longer in business, it's a brand name under Mondeleez.

    • @M80Ball
      @M80Ball 5 лет назад +2

      I bet you’ve annoyed your co-workers for years with that fun fact that everyone knows.

    • @keith7046
      @keith7046 4 года назад

      @@san7890 And they're made in Mexico.

  • @gaervale85
    @gaervale85 2 года назад +102

    Steve's stomach about an hour later- "Alright let's get that out onto a tray"

  • @rutzou
    @rutzou 5 лет назад +703

    Imagine fighting a war and your dinner is biscuits and caramels

    • @prasunkumar117
      @prasunkumar117 5 лет назад +103

      US army: sweats profusely

    • @siegeunit9081
      @siegeunit9081 5 лет назад +114

      Marines:wait,you guys getting biscuits and caramel for dinner?

    • @jeffmiller1159
      @jeffmiller1159 5 лет назад +64

      Navy:. Hot meals aboard ship..

    • @mikeb9036
      @mikeb9036 5 лет назад +75

      Air Force, Catered Brunch w mimosas

    • @jeffmiller1159
      @jeffmiller1159 5 лет назад +22

      @@mikeb9036 in a five star hotel non the less

  • @lex1945
    @lex1945 5 лет назад +158

    Lights up Lucky strike cigarette.. Steve immediately starts having that 1000 yard stare...

    • @animeloveer97
      @animeloveer97 Месяц назад +1

      I would too smoking a 74yr old cig 😂 I've had months old cigs that made me want to puke

  • @davidtenhundfeld6815
    @davidtenhundfeld6815 4 года назад +129

    Steve 1989 reminds me of a modern day Mr Rogers. Very wholesome show. Interestingly entertaining & educating no profanity no violence. Steve gets a smiley face😎

  • @robertzeurunkl8401
    @robertzeurunkl8401 Год назад +10

    This is, hands down, the most amazing ration I've ever seen. Just amazing how well it preserved.

  • @the_real_Kurt_Yarish
    @the_real_Kurt_Yarish 5 лет назад +229

    I did a double take at the microscope lab, caught me so off guard.

    • @rfbftp123
      @rfbftp123 5 лет назад +1

      Once he learns, he's going to eat so much more stuff 😂

    • @dogwalk3
      @dogwalk3 5 лет назад

      Jake J or less 🙈

  • @TroyBoyleAtheistAdvocate
    @TroyBoyleAtheistAdvocate 5 лет назад +151

    *U.S. Army clones Steve's stomach lining for use in Abrams tank armor*
    "You were right, sir! Impenetrable!"

  • @lordgmlp
    @lordgmlp 5 лет назад +167

    The man has a lab setup in his house to test MREs. Mad respect!

  • @mpscolorist949
    @mpscolorist949 Год назад +5

    In 1991 I was working on an Archaeology Survey project. We surveyed 50,000 acres of land across Northern Nevada for the US Government. One day we came across a large scatter of hundreds of Vietnam era C Rations and John Wayne can openers. Most of the cans were rusted through, but some seemed intact. We opened a few of those and they still had a vacuum seal.
    All of the meat cans were bulged and spoiled, but we actually tried some with crackers, chocolate. They were not rancid and fine. Some had cocoa powder that smelled rancid.
    I still have some of those canopeners on my key rings.
    Love your Chanel ❤️

  • @caseydarrah
    @caseydarrah 5 лет назад +251

    Ladies, get a partner who looks at you the way Steve looks at a perfectly preserved 1945 pack of Luckies.

  • @BurtSampson
    @BurtSampson 5 лет назад +67

    11:36 "I got quaker oats, from like the 40's, in a can." Steve's version of a flex.

  • @grant1133
    @grant1133 5 лет назад +108

    Can't believe how preserved it all is considering it's 75 years.old.

    • @llary
      @llary 5 лет назад +6

      Yeh the MRE's pretty decent too

    • @jamestheotherone742
      @jamestheotherone742 5 лет назад +3

      Spending most of that time frozen helped.

  • @mobius5206
    @mobius5206 2 года назад +6

    Your videos are so incredibly therapeutic. They are the perfect thing to put on and just listen to. Thank you so so much.

  • @SurferKenTV3
    @SurferKenTV3 5 лет назад +180

    Steve would be the coolest college professor, vintage t-shirts and all

  • @jeswgarn
    @jeswgarn 5 лет назад +340

    Am I the only one that completely stops what I’m doing every time Steve starts to open a can so I can hear if there’s a hiss?

    • @drnuke1920
      @drnuke1920 4 года назад +16

      Nah the world stops for a few seconds as we listen for it

    • @ANIMOM1976
      @ANIMOM1976 4 года назад +1

      Nope

    • @JoeyChrome
      @JoeyChrome 4 года назад +2

      All are waiting patiently for a formidable hiss...

    • @iac4357
      @iac4357 4 года назад +3

      Me- "Wait for iiiiiiit".
      Can- Hisssss.
      Me- "Yesssss".

    • @redwingrob1036
      @redwingrob1036 4 года назад

      IT'S become a catch phrase!

  • @Suki-Tawdry
    @Suki-Tawdry Год назад +26

    I love watching Steve delve into military food history. But for some reason he has become part of my bedtime routine. I guess he’s kinda a little ASMR. No cussing or ever being outlandish and I’m here for it. When my guy pulled out that microscope…I knew he was legit!! 👍🏽 😊👍🏽 Thanks man.

  • @torporvasflam8670
    @torporvasflam8670 4 года назад +427

    I'm not a war buff at all, but I like watching how happy this guy gets eating old war food.

    • @coltm4a186
      @coltm4a186 Год назад +3

      I mean I felt happy and felt his happiness about how some of that stuff was perfectly fine to eat after so many years. I felt myself becoming excited every time a biscuit can was opened

    • @LuzMaria95
      @LuzMaria95 Год назад

      same

  • @CupheadAleks
    @CupheadAleks 5 лет назад +486

    I'd love to see him share some of these rations with a veteran who served during that time

  • @ClaíomhDClover
    @ClaíomhDClover 5 лет назад +167

    8:26 Steve: “My apologies for the chewing noises”
    Viewers: Please continue

    • @Bruciando
      @Bruciando 5 лет назад +4

      "Steve's still chewing: it ain't killed him yet!?!"

  • @glennbrymer4065
    @glennbrymer4065 3 года назад +96

    You know, I grew up about half ass poor. Never got enough food to eat. I quit school and joined the US Army at 17.
    I could not believe how good the food was in the Mess hall!
    They let us eat as much food as we could eat. The C-rations were really good and I loved them.
    When I joined I wieghed in at about 110 pounds.
    3 months later at the end of BCT I had gained about 30 pounds of muscle.

    • @jordanalandry1866
      @jordanalandry1866 Год назад +4

      Jesus Christ I'm sorry bc I thought the food sucked ass, and not really impressed with the MREs either I guess it was alright when ur at war at hungrey but srsly I can make better on an empty pantry

    • @nomadmarauder-dw9re
      @nomadmarauder-dw9re Год назад +3

      During my service, 74 to 77, I knew a guy who'd never had a steak before joining up. And he was from TEXAS. Brother, that's POOR.

  • @fentanelfloyd8383
    @fentanelfloyd8383 5 лет назад +156

    I love how he even loves the little things like the small cellophane paper that separated biscuits

  • @benbutler8076
    @benbutler8076 5 лет назад +40

    Hey Steve I know this is a test to see how people receive these longer videos, but coming from me I love the amount of content! I appreciate the effort you put into these and it’s such a blessing to have someone like you on this platform. I got so excited when you posted and even more excited when I saw it was 80 minutes long! I hope you’re doing well! Thank you!

  • @kermitttt
    @kermitttt 5 лет назад +152

    Steve- the movie. Bigest premiere of 2019!

    • @raisa_cherry35
      @raisa_cherry35 5 лет назад +3

      😂

    • @MillwalltheCat
      @MillwalltheCat 5 лет назад +2

      Wouldn't it be cool if Steve ate original rations under simulated field conditions?

    • @dagonvaldez2878
      @dagonvaldez2878 5 лет назад +1

      and the most original for the last 20 years

  • @215_Philly_4for4
    @215_Philly_4for4 Год назад +7

    I can’t really explain it but these videos calm my anxiety down after a long day at work.

  • @rjuhl2007
    @rjuhl2007 5 лет назад +328

    Steve must have made his own delorean time machine and stole some poor soldier's food.

    • @tortron
      @tortron 5 лет назад +7

      Trawling the post war auctions

    • @IndigoStorm27
      @IndigoStorm27 5 лет назад +8

      Steve has to get the freshest rations for his videos. I feel bad for that soldier though.

    • @finaldestinyman
      @finaldestinyman 5 лет назад +63

      imagine being a ww2 soldier hiding from the enemies then suddenly hear "nice hiss"

    • @michaelagustinsantos3015
      @michaelagustinsantos3015 5 лет назад +22

      I can just imagine him frantically stuffing a crate into the backseat while under fire.

    • @raisa_cherry35
      @raisa_cherry35 5 лет назад +3

      @@finaldestinyman 😂😂😂😂

  • @rodrigosigoli
    @rodrigosigoli 5 лет назад +95

    Holy hell, Steve's back with a full feature movie!

  • @shortshotgunman5582
    @shortshotgunman5582 4 года назад +952

    Can we all appreciate that Steve put 74-year-old jelly under a microscope?

    • @GUstavo25805
      @GUstavo25805 3 года назад +13

      Agreed

    • @corvidconfidential8826
      @corvidconfidential8826 3 года назад +6

      @@GUstavo25805 having a bit of a stroke there?

    • @hobodarkness7696
      @hobodarkness7696 3 года назад +8

      Yo thats probably why everything was so damp

    • @otro2941
      @otro2941 3 года назад +2

      @@g.gustafson1822 -47:25

    • @mailman1052
      @mailman1052 3 года назад +2

      His shirts are cool, I'd wear them🔥🔥🔥

  • @icedragonair
    @icedragonair Год назад +15

    I got to say I was surprised when he pulled out a slide and a pretty beefy microscope.
    He always seems pretty brave if careful when eating these things, but apparently he really does take this a lot more seriously than even I thought.

  • @robpelick7460
    @robpelick7460 4 года назад +612

    Steve has probably eaten enough leached metal ions to become magnetic

    • @jack1701e
      @jack1701e 4 года назад +46

      It's how he can hold the metal tray so easily!

    • @brmicmatthews8398
      @brmicmatthews8398 4 года назад +51

      He shits out tin ingots.

    • @binarymystic
      @binarymystic 4 года назад

      @@jack1701e 😂

    • @Sean_Regan
      @Sean_Regan 3 года назад +16

      and enough DDT to ward off bugs forever. Before the ban, so much DDT was used everywhere.
      "smells like bug repellant!" lol
      the guy is a BAMF, very adventurous. All of this mild poisoning is probably diversifying his immune system.

    • @pavel9652
      @pavel9652 3 года назад +3

      Is it where the metal taste comes from? I think modern cans are coated with a thin layer of lacquer inside to prevent this from happening.

  • @divinacaotarot
    @divinacaotarot 4 года назад +518

    Me: not sure this pasta from yesterday is still good for eating
    Steve: having the time of his life eating 80 y.o. breakfast

    • @drewclinton4304
      @drewclinton4304 2 года назад +5

      bwahahahahaha

    • @dominiquehill1812
      @dominiquehill1812 2 года назад +2

      Yea 😂

    • @jek__
      @jek__ 2 года назад

      You can smell and taste when food has gone bad, it seems people have forgotten the utility of their bodies, because it cant be insured like the advice of some generally educated 3rd party can

    • @divinacaotarot
      @divinacaotarot 2 года назад +1

      @@jek__ dude, chill. it was a joke.

    • @jek__
      @jek__ 2 года назад

      ​@@divinacaotarot its still a common experience. I dunno whats non relaxing about that but sorry

  • @chubbytexangamer128
    @chubbytexangamer128 5 лет назад +510

    They really need to get Steve on an episode of Hot Ones.

  • @rjds1800
    @rjds1800 2 года назад +14

    Not so much see the past more like taste the past. The fact that 80 year old rations are almost as fresh as the day they were packed is interesting and genuinely amazing. There are important lessons to be learned and applied.

  • @DM-xi3hw
    @DM-xi3hw 5 лет назад +465

    *candy coated peanuts fall onto a tray*
    youtube captions: [music]

    • @tonyadinolfi5231
      @tonyadinolfi5231 5 лет назад +8

      🤣

    • @eumeytimes
      @eumeytimes 4 года назад +31

      To Steve's ears

    • @ThoughTMusic
      @ThoughTMusic 4 года назад +12

      Caption: “Boston Baked Beans Plays...”

    • @weddlej87
      @weddlej87 4 года назад +5

      "has a nice foods flavor. Just boots compressed with dried milk"

  • @dovaking7777
    @dovaking7777 5 лет назад +149

    “I’m gonna save this... No I’m not. I’m gonna eat it”

  • @rmichaud47
    @rmichaud47 3 года назад +164

    You're the Bob Ross of eating 100 year old MREs

  • @philipchiu9835
    @philipchiu9835 2 года назад +6

    Watching a guy opening and eating 60+ year old mres is fun to watch. Thanks Steve for being so brave. I remember eating these mres in the Marines in 1987-1989. What memories.Semper fi!!

  • @m.harris4994
    @m.harris4994 5 лет назад +33

    Forget Food Network, “lets get this out on a tray” is my shit. God Bless you and your love of bringing history to life! 🇺🇸❤️

  • @Ehstes
    @Ehstes 5 лет назад +52

    Steve you're a gentleman and a scholar ❤️ much love, boss.

  • @pythonx1358
    @pythonx1358 5 лет назад +311

    Him: Sorry for all the chewing sounds..
    Me: you pay extra for stuff like that nowadays

    • @eirekraut9423
      @eirekraut9423 5 лет назад +21

      People are insane. Like those lunatics that whisper into microphones! That will be my hell.

    • @Psychol-Snooper
      @Psychol-Snooper 5 лет назад

      I don't get it. Some of that ASMR is as bad as fingernails on a blackboard to me. I do experience frisson (chills from music) so I guess that's what they feel.

    • @ryangrimm9305
      @ryangrimm9305 5 лет назад +5

      Well, now you have to PAY to get spanked, so...

    • @joshpup1580
      @joshpup1580 5 лет назад

      oh man that was a good one

    • @yammmit
      @yammmit 5 лет назад +2

      Edward Merida I love ASMR. Helps me sleep, although eating sounds aren’t my favorite.

  • @mitchhorwitz4545
    @mitchhorwitz4545 29 дней назад +1

    I really enjoy watching you. Your so good at this i can almost feel and taste what you're doing. You keep me smiling. Thanks

  • @Ducaso
    @Ducaso 5 лет назад +71

    Steve I appreciate you breaking out the microscope. I would love to see more close ups of questionable components in the future too!

  • @marcjones4505
    @marcjones4505 5 лет назад +136

    My fiance's father says he was eating these still in the late 70s when he was in the army, he says he gets a cold shiver when he sees those green cans lol

  • @noedonis666
    @noedonis666 5 лет назад +688

    I hope one day I find a girlfriend that's loves me as much as Steve loves MRE's 😅

    • @HaveYouSeenMikeHawk
      @HaveYouSeenMikeHawk 5 лет назад +64

      Impossible

    • @jasonc7503
      @jasonc7503 5 лет назад +17

      I don't think there is such a thing lol

    • @goead
      @goead 5 лет назад +6

      HaveYouSeenMikeHawk Haha right

    • @The1saturn
      @The1saturn 5 лет назад +6

      she would be from 1945

    • @maxhydekyle2425
      @maxhydekyle2425 5 лет назад +20

      It's a toxic love though, he loves them and they hurt him constantly.

  • @bakerboy8910
    @bakerboy8910 2 года назад +13

    It's amazing that these are preserved so well. You'd be hard pressed to find a 90s MRE in such great condition.

    • @coltm4a186
      @coltm4a186 Год назад +2

      I agree. I was having a hard time believing how the cookies, crackers, m&ms, peanuts, and cereal blocks were just fine and shared his happo

    • @XBravo1CharlieX
      @XBravo1CharlieX Год назад

      He has an mre review from 1992

  • @Te0L0ser
    @Te0L0ser 5 лет назад +91

    Imagine a Halloween where you got WWII M&Ms from the Nicest man on Earth.

  • @YouT00ber
    @YouT00ber 5 лет назад +468

    Can’t believe I watched an hour and 20 minutes of a dude eating 75 year old food. Thanks RUclips!

    • @danielgutman5916
      @danielgutman5916 4 года назад +22

      And yet, we all keep doing it. It's like... relaxing.

    • @ItzEthanB
      @ItzEthanB 4 года назад +6

      "Nice hiss"

    • @diebesgrab
      @diebesgrab 4 года назад +5

      Can’t believe that dude is still alive.

    • @jessicah3450
      @jessicah3450 4 года назад +1

      Wow it's an entire movie. I have to work in the morning 😖

    • @GOJOWrestling
      @GOJOWrestling 4 года назад +1

      Im at 4.5 hours

  • @JenniferinIllinois
    @JenniferinIllinois 5 лет назад +269

    WHAT? Steve has a microscope? That's taking ration reviewing to a whole new level.

    • @patrick____no
      @patrick____no 4 года назад +5

      FACT.

    • @ralphreinhardt6020
      @ralphreinhardt6020 4 года назад +3

      WORD!

    • @charlesrocks
      @charlesrocks 4 года назад +13

      Lol...uses microscope to determine viability of 74 year old C ration. Chooses instead to decline consumption of the product on the basis of a questionable defect located on the product canister. Absolute boss.

    • @BopWalk
      @BopWalk 4 года назад +7

      @@charlesrocks
      He's gotten e coli poisoning before so it's important to check wet food in the microscope before consuming.

    • @BopWalk
      @BopWalk 4 года назад +1

      @Nylon Google it, he's had some expensive hospital bills before.

  • @paulcoy9060
    @paulcoy9060 2 года назад +67

    I love that he has a high-powered scanning microscope just off camera, for testing for contamination.

    • @royloplays
      @royloplays Год назад +1

      Really?

    • @ReptileAssylum
      @ReptileAssylum Год назад +1

      @royloplays no its in another room

    • @kurtsloop2462
      @kurtsloop2462 Год назад +3

      ​@@royloplayshe does actually have a microscope. He's pulled it out a couple of times to check food

  • @10191927
    @10191927 5 лет назад +72

    It’s absolutely incredible that these were so perfectly preserved since 1945, considering the condition they were stored in they probably could’ve lasted 100 years or longer, it’s nice to see something so well preserved that’s survived the ages.

    • @Spitsz01
      @Spitsz01 5 лет назад +2

      Probably helped he found them in Alaska.

    • @10191927
      @10191927 5 лет назад

      Wacky Tabacy - Totally!

  • @Error-5478
    @Error-5478 4 года назад +608

    Ration from 45: Perfectly fine.
    Ration from 86: Hardly recognizable.

    • @hannibalburgers477
      @hannibalburgers477 4 года назад +93

      Just like America

    • @Error-5478
      @Error-5478 4 года назад +7

      @@hannibalburgers477 true.

    • @TheRealAaronbrine
      @TheRealAaronbrine 4 года назад +13

      @@hannibalburgers477 We need all the firefighters in the country for that.

    • @jesseramsay3975
      @jesseramsay3975 4 года назад +64

      The Chinese rations that he got fresh were by far the scariest so far.

    • @maycontainnuts3127
      @maycontainnuts3127 4 года назад +2

      @@hannibalburgers477 soup 🥺

  • @bradasstv
    @bradasstv 5 лет назад +84

    Man, I don't know who jumped on you for the chewing sounds, but it's fine dude. I think it's more distracting dropping the sound. Don't let people get to you.. we all eat. And we all chew... If they can't handle it, forget em lol. The chewing is part of the experience! I'm sure it's a pain when editing. Save yourself the work, it's totally fine!

  • @FrankRuiz66
    @FrankRuiz66 3 года назад +29

    My favorite thought about this is that as I watch it I think about how much the American citizens rationed their lives so that a front line soldier could enjoy a little bit of home with a Kraft caramel or an National Empress (Nabisco) biscuit. And then enjoy a good cup of coffee and a cigarette..
    That ration is more than a field ration.. It's a symbol of the United States of America and the sacrifice made back then to support our military