1945 C Ration Review Preserved Vintage 24 Hour MRE Testing Marathon

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  • Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
  • This 74 year old C Ration set was some of the last of it's kind in this condition (Stored in Alaska). Nearly all components were perfectly preserved, and this is a thorough look at each B-unit type (6) and an accessory packet. This video is almost 100% likely to be re-released as a shorter version, or in parts. Yet, the initial release of this material was important to be viewed as a whole the first time around.
    The C-Ration and the K-Ration were the main staple individual field rations used by US troops 75 years ago. Iconic and not always remembered in a fond way, this was what was eaten every single day by many soldiers for their entire 1 year service time.
    My longest and highest budget video to date, this one really was a doozy. Capturing footage of an incredible and historic ration that truly did endure through the ages. I hope you enjoy this review and thank you for checking it out.
    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
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    For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my mailing information is:
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    And thank you everyone for watching & subscribing - hope
    you enjoyed this one, as I certainly did making it!
    -Steve
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Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @Steve1989MRE
    @Steve1989MRE  4 года назад +3300

    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 4 года назад +34

      @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  4 года назад +383

      good call thanks dude

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 4 года назад +25

      cool tshirt, Steve

    • @IWaterfallz
      @IWaterfallz 4 года назад +16

      Do you play any games? Old or new.

    • @450rracer90
      @450rracer90 4 года назад +6

      Steve1989MREInfo don’t you ever abandon me again without content

  • @jasonbucy
    @jasonbucy 4 года назад +2173

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

  • @TheFogLakeshore
    @TheFogLakeshore 4 года назад +4823

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

  • @Sammydx1
    @Sammydx1 3 года назад +1410

    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 2 года назад +5

      What mask is that?

    • @nzzs203
      @nzzs203 2 года назад +139

      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 2 года назад +7

      Awe, That is so sweet, and cool.

    • @WackyWadslow
      @WackyWadslow 2 года назад +16

      That was a genuine, heart-warming story

    • @jeffsmith9351
      @jeffsmith9351 2 года назад +19

      @@nzzs203 thats messed up

  • @SheldonBeldon
    @SheldonBeldon 2 года назад +628

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

    • @brianstabile165
      @brianstabile165 Год назад +19

      Bruh you were at peaking

    • @craigusselman546
      @craigusselman546 Год назад +10

      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 +33

      Bro served in the Boer war

    • @SantaClaus-kk8zr
      @SantaClaus-kk8zr Год назад +17

      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 +15

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

  • @Daxx227
    @Daxx227 3 года назад +2673

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

  • @milotheangel9756
    @milotheangel9756 4 года назад +2840

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

    • @sbox1973
      @sbox1973 4 года назад +15

      Milo The Angel hahah so true 😂

    • @thomassommer2
      @thomassommer2 4 года назад +61

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

    • @gunnarthefeisty
      @gunnarthefeisty 3 года назад +22

      @@thomassommer2 bruh

    • @Troglodytarum
      @Troglodytarum 3 года назад +43

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

    • @SuV33358
      @SuV33358 3 года назад

      😄🤣

  • @startch7663
    @startch7663 11 месяцев назад +71

    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

  • @datboizaz8980
    @datboizaz8980 Год назад +130

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

  • @handlemchandleson1
    @handlemchandleson1 4 года назад +2969

    Can we all appreciate how Steve makes his own intro music

    • @hunkolas
      @hunkolas 4 года назад +113

      Wait he does?

    • @BamM88
      @BamM88 4 года назад +63

      We do

    • @crimsonpatty6152
      @crimsonpatty6152 4 года назад +17

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

    • @michaeljaramillo777
      @michaeljaramillo777 4 года назад +256

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

    • @JBrander
      @JBrander 4 года назад +113

      His music reminds of Terminator 1 & 2

  • @matrixab4356
    @matrixab4356 4 года назад +962

    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 4 года назад +41

      the man with an iron stomach

    • @Ploobstill
      @Ploobstill 4 года назад +43

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

    • @georgeyreynolds
      @georgeyreynolds 4 года назад +11

      Or the lead stomach given those tins, right ?

    • @DHSmonkey
      @DHSmonkey 4 года назад +1

      Yep, me too!

    • @hakuzoable
      @hakuzoable 4 года назад +11

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

  • @Gweem13
    @Gweem13 2 года назад +154

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

  • @clausandersen8446
    @clausandersen8446 2 года назад +71

    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.

  • @Oheyson
    @Oheyson 4 года назад +733

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

  • @rustyshackleford1508
    @rustyshackleford1508 4 года назад +2194

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

    • @civrn368
      @civrn368 4 года назад +18

      😂

    • @ryanjones9498
      @ryanjones9498 4 года назад +36

      I bet by 1945 soldiers were sick of those biscuits lol

    • @bilbo1778
      @bilbo1778 4 года назад +16

      I think you meant "Florida Man"

    • @charlesgalvin396
      @charlesgalvin396 4 года назад +1

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

    • @BIackCadillac
      @BIackCadillac 4 года назад +8

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

  • @KairuDeLarge
    @KairuDeLarge 6 месяцев назад +16

    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.

  • @lish8591
    @lish8591 2 года назад +77

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

  • @dombovver
    @dombovver 4 года назад +2034

    *Steve pets angry cat
    "nice hiss"

    • @TheHonestPeanut
      @TheHonestPeanut 4 года назад +63

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

    • @labklf
      @labklf 4 года назад +6

      @@TheHonestPeanut LMFAO

    • @skiewthax
      @skiewthax 4 года назад +20

      Hears a fish smelling queef: nice hiss

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 4 года назад +2

      :-D

    • @philgreen1944
      @philgreen1944 4 года назад +13

      *Steve fixes broken radiator - "nice hiss"

  • @TexasCoachMike
    @TexasCoachMike 4 года назад +1577

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

  • @MrDoYouKnowMe2211
    @MrDoYouKnowMe2211 3 года назад +102

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

  • @paulcoy9060
    @paulcoy9060 2 года назад +57

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

    • @royloplays
      @royloplays 10 месяцев назад +1

      Really?

    • @ReptileAssylum
      @ReptileAssylum 10 месяцев назад +1

      @royloplays no its in another room

    • @kurtsloop2462
      @kurtsloop2462 5 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @Steve1989MRE
    @Steve1989MRE  4 года назад +4089

    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 4 года назад +5

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

    • @ftee
      @ftee 4 года назад +7

      Don't even worry about it, Steve.

    • @AngelAllenson
      @AngelAllenson 4 года назад +12

      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 4 года назад +77

      That's just perfectly nice. 😁

    • @jasonchristian958
      @jasonchristian958 4 года назад +25

      Check ya next time bro 😉

  • @1970HondaCL100
    @1970HondaCL100 4 года назад +922

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

    • @mypureimagination
      @mypureimagination 4 года назад +25

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

    • @rachelredden6682
      @rachelredden6682 4 года назад +9

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

    • @juandelakrus1807
      @juandelakrus1807 4 года назад +15

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

  • @wombat9793
    @wombat9793 2 года назад +50

    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

  • @glennbrymer4065
    @glennbrymer4065 3 года назад +87

    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 6 месяцев назад +2

      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.

  • @quanticdream2077
    @quanticdream2077 4 года назад +1289

    We need a shirt with a ration can, the key, and a quote that says "nice hiss"

    • @daphne4983
      @daphne4983 4 года назад +11

      Or trusted R38, or how that special tin can opener is called.

    • @jackslater6643
      @jackslater6643 4 года назад +36

      Maybe one with Coffee Instant Type one and Nice under it would be cool lol

    • @CerealKiller669
      @CerealKiller669 4 года назад +1

      nah

    • @lethalrabbit7518
      @lethalrabbit7518 4 года назад +2

      @@daphne4983 P-38 😊

    • @morgolig6095
      @morgolig6095 4 года назад +12

      That’s gonna be my senior quote.
      “Nice hiss.”

  • @Porier91
    @Porier91 4 года назад +531

    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 4 года назад +59

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

    • @cheyannei5983
      @cheyannei5983 4 года назад +32

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

    • @ghoulsarefree
      @ghoulsarefree 4 года назад +33

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

  • @gaervale85
    @gaervale85 2 года назад +14

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

  • @drbop6951
    @drbop6951 2 года назад +17

    "They smell like Grandma's lair!" Your ability to describe a smell know's no bounds my good man!

  • @bengahzijr.4293
    @bengahzijr.4293 4 года назад +364

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

  • @Kuuwwaa
    @Kuuwwaa 4 года назад +596

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

  • @Jigaboo123456
    @Jigaboo123456 2 года назад +56

    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!
    ::-)

  • @icedragonair
    @icedragonair Год назад +11

    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.

  • @star-army
    @star-army 4 года назад +279

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

  • @strymfir
    @strymfir 4 года назад +1247

    steve1989mreinfo: the movie

  • @thesehandsart
    @thesehandsart 2 года назад +48

    "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.

  • @stainedskin123456789
    @stainedskin123456789 2 года назад +62

    Imagine sitting down with a WW2 vet and sharing these rations. Imagine a vet who ate these in the field in the mid 40's cracking one open again and being able to eat this still perfectly edible food.
    Imagine the memories that would come flooding in.

    • @Fedico7000
      @Fedico7000 Год назад +1

      A trip down smoky lane

    • @pb68slab18
      @pb68slab18 Год назад +20

      I'm sure a lot of WWII vets would NOT want to do that! Some memories are better not relived. The term PTSD might not have been used back then, but it did exist.

    • @ThyPandora
      @ThyPandora Год назад +11

      My grandfather wouldn't speak at all of some of what he experienced fighting in WWII. This is a good idea (on paper), but practiced might not lead to a great result. Even though some of those veterans' spoke of their experiences in the war, there's an equal or more amount that don't because of PTSD and trauma.

    • @nadinabbott3991
      @nadinabbott3991 Год назад

      @@pb68slab18 the term at the time was shell shock

  • @DisrespectfulOtter
    @DisrespectfulOtter 4 года назад +1027

    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 +50

      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

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @npc1199
    @npc1199 4 года назад +162

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

    • @Bruciando
      @Bruciando 4 года назад +4

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

  • @rjds1800
    @rjds1800 2 года назад +12

    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.

  • @charlieanddadreviewsandcha2243
    @charlieanddadreviewsandcha2243 Год назад +17

    17:03 It blows my mind. The fact that MREs made this long ago, aren’t spoiled. It proves that this country used to have so much pride in all we did. What happened to that. It’s amazing watching these vids. I wish I could partake in some of what you are trying. The food looks so wholesome.

    • @pretzelstick320
      @pretzelstick320 Год назад +6

      One of the most profound things I heard from someone that used to live in russia was the sense that he was living in the ruins of a mightier civilization(ussr). I feel that same feeling about the US sometimes.

    • @charlieanddadreviewsandcha2243
      @charlieanddadreviewsandcha2243 Год назад +7

      @@pretzelstick320 I agree. People used to make stuff that lasted. Improving quality of life. Less work. More family time. Then corporations decided that the bottom line was far more important. So things that have pre determined expiration dates. Increased work hours. Because if it all breaks you have to keep producing. But the money keeps flowing which keeps people buying inferior things and the money rolls in. The price isn’t less because of this. They have you over a barrel. So they can continue to cut cost and up the price. While making more money and paying their workers stagnant wages all while saying we don’t have the money to pay the worker more. The whole $15 dollars an hour to do min wage jobs in a lot of places now is basically the equivalent of the 7-8 dollars it used to be. Because the same product now costs maybe 3-5 dollars more than it used to if not more.

    • @jennatavares4695
      @jennatavares4695 7 месяцев назад

      It's because capitalism requires us to consistently throw out stuff and buy new stuff. By the 90's and early 2000s, quality of items had dropped drastically. Like I still have my Grammas dresser from her marriage in the 1950S, but you can't do that with modern furniture because it's all made of tagboard and cheap plywood. Even "hardwood" is usually a lie today, it's usually rubber wood with wood veneer. Corporations began noticing that people didn't throw out their stuff for new trendy stuff like was hoped, so they began making worse and worse quality items from appliances to furniture to clothing and shoes and electronics. And then they took away our right to repair by adding tech to vehicles that require THEIR technician to fix or added parts and screws you can only get from them/the tools to open them, while charging astronomical amounts for the stuff to repair your item. Like a battery replacement kit from Apple is hundreds of dollars and weighs 40 pounds, and you can't fix the screen yourself because you need both a screen matching your individual IMEI number otherwise itll shut down the phone, the calibration tool, AND the Y shaped screwdriver you get through Apple. So then it's easier to throw away stuff that fix it so they keep you buying. At the end of the day, it all comes down to greedy people at the top intentionally sabotaging everything we own to fall apart in a few years so were forced to buy from them

  • @lex1945
    @lex1945 4 года назад +145

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

  • @batmanismylover7
    @batmanismylover7 4 года назад +400

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

  • @robertzeurunkl8401
    @robertzeurunkl8401 Год назад +9

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

  • @FrankRuiz66
    @FrankRuiz66 2 года назад +28

    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

  • @dekudude8888
    @dekudude8888 4 года назад +1518

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

    • @videotroll3973
      @videotroll3973 4 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂💀💀

    • @mkseed9188
      @mkseed9188 4 года назад +35

      “It smells so natural!”

    • @yeastori
      @yeastori 4 года назад +20

      He starts sampling the organs.

    • @poochyboi
      @poochyboi 4 года назад +12

      Those are some natural organs

    • @anthonystrong3783
      @anthonystrong3783 4 года назад +30

      Makes an incision on the stomach: “Nice hiss"

  • @shortshotgunman5582
    @shortshotgunman5582 4 года назад +950

    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🔥🔥🔥

  • @Suki-Tawdry
    @Suki-Tawdry Год назад +24

    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.

  • @bakerboy8910
    @bakerboy8910 Год назад +10

    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

      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 8 месяцев назад

      He has an mre review from 1992

  • @rutzou
    @rutzou 4 года назад +692

    Imagine fighting a war and your dinner is biscuits and caramels

    • @prasunkumar117
      @prasunkumar117 4 года назад +100

      US army: sweats profusely

    • @siegeunit9081
      @siegeunit9081 4 года назад +111

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

    • @jeffmiller1159
      @jeffmiller1159 4 года назад +62

      Navy:. Hot meals aboard ship..

    • @mikeb9036
      @mikeb9036 4 года назад +71

      Air Force, Catered Brunch w mimosas

    • @jeffmiller1159
      @jeffmiller1159 4 года назад +21

      @@mikeb9036 in a five star hotel non the less

  • @mpf1947
    @mpf1947 4 года назад +165

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

    • @BadSkeelz
      @BadSkeelz 4 года назад +5

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

  • @215_Philly_4for4
    @215_Philly_4for4 Год назад +6

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

  • @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.

  • @jasonbucy
    @jasonbucy 4 года назад +124

    Other people on Friday nights: going out, movies, drinks
    Me: 1hr 21min mre review. nice.

    • @ls6-ss413
      @ls6-ss413 4 года назад +5

      Lol my Saturday 😁

    • @zalz
      @zalz 4 года назад

      & my Sunday

    • @jasonbucy
      @jasonbucy 4 года назад

      @LloydBonafide1 preach brotha

    • @daphne4983
      @daphne4983 4 года назад

      Nice hiss

  • @MrOrontea
    @MrOrontea 4 года назад +218

    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 4 года назад +11

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

  • @philipchiu9835
    @philipchiu9835 Год назад +5

    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!!

  • @user-iv3fp4gy1u
    @user-iv3fp4gy1u 2 года назад +8

    How’d I end up here, and why do I want to hug as many vets as I can find? This just takes me to a new level of being proud to be an American! Well, a Happier Independence Day! 🇺🇸

  • @bilbo1778
    @bilbo1778 4 года назад +817

    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 4 года назад +59

      Someone that guessed it would be oddly relaxing to watch

    • @RedShocktrooperRST
      @RedShocktrooperRST 4 года назад +102

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

    • @UndefinedBailiwick
      @UndefinedBailiwick 4 года назад +56

      Microbiologists couldn't afford to send him a microscope.

    • @warrentb1
      @warrentb1 4 года назад +10

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

    • @alexsis1778
      @alexsis1778 4 года назад +48

      @@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.

  • @mekan0001
    @mekan0001 4 года назад +330

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

    • @DarkArceus20
      @DarkArceus20 4 года назад +25

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

    • @michaeltoner1993
      @michaeltoner1993 4 года назад +1

      @Scared of Bigfoot well that sure is sad

    • @ms90sbabyy
      @ms90sbabyy 4 года назад +30

      I see that your thumbnail is in honor

    • @JETJOOBOY
      @JETJOOBOY 4 года назад

      I did wonder

    • @daphne4983
      @daphne4983 4 года назад

      Purple smarties are delicious

  • @ZZ_The_Boxing_Cat
    @ZZ_The_Boxing_Cat 3 года назад +1

    I just found this channel and am blown away!
    I can’t believe how near perfect everything looks. TY!

  • @IMandalorianI
    @IMandalorianI 3 года назад +3

    There’s something nostalgic about the music you play in the beginning. Almost takes you back during the era of the MRE’s being presented in each video. Love watching your channel brother. Very informative and educational. 👍🏼

  • @NeoVoodooTech
    @NeoVoodooTech 4 года назад +405

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

    • @Sarah_Grant
      @Sarah_Grant 4 года назад +37

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

    • @RISKStudioProduction
      @RISKStudioProduction 4 года назад

      Feel exactly the same

    • @goead
      @goead 4 года назад

      Sarah Grant Nah

    • @Sarah_Grant
      @Sarah_Grant 4 года назад

      @@goead well, poo...😔

    • @Spudcosmiccc
      @Spudcosmiccc 4 года назад +26

      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.

  • @Caboose039
    @Caboose039 4 года назад +296

    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 2 года назад +7

      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 2 года назад +1

      Yo!! spoilers

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 2 года назад +16

    Every once in a while I would come across perfect OCD emergency survival cans in facilities that became unused, but not abandoned.
    Basically, they stopped using the place, but didn't think it was going to stay empty, and it was like a time capsule.
    The old old soda machine was filled with 10 oz bottles
    Front dispensing machine
    Glass door
    Really frozen in time from the late 70s Early 80s

    • @floydvaughn9666
      @floydvaughn9666 Год назад +2

      About 20 years ago I delivered a load of I beams to an old warehouse in South St. Louis. I was walking around and saw big boxes of silver cans, spilling out under a long counter. Every can I saw was Orange Nut Roll. In government script. Really. There were at least 1000 cans, as far as I could tell, of Orange Nut Roll.

  • @nick1991ize
    @nick1991ize 2 года назад +5

    Hey man. I stumbled upon your videos last night. I have always loved history stuff and this is just one more thing that fascinates me and isnt really anywhere as in depth as your videos are. Love them. Please keep up the awesome work

  • @caseydarrah
    @caseydarrah 4 года назад +243

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

  • @rmichaud47
    @rmichaud47 3 года назад +161

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

    • @pneumaticautist9364
      @pneumaticautist9364 9 месяцев назад +1

      Nailed it. Could never quite place it, but you nailed it

  • @MeleeTiger
    @MeleeTiger 2 года назад +14

    They just don't make them like they used to huh?
    Can't imagine modern MRE's still being that good 74 years later, if even safe to eat.

  • @peterd314
    @peterd314 2 года назад +1

    I just stumbled across this video. Halfway through, I subscribed. His commentary cracks me up, and there’s so much tension to see if he dies from botulism. Love this guy!

  • @TroyBoyleAtheistAdvocate
    @TroyBoyleAtheistAdvocate 4 года назад +145

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

  • @BurtSampson
    @BurtSampson 4 года назад +62

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

  • @anibalbabilonia1867
    @anibalbabilonia1867 Год назад +15

    Steve takes us back in time! Tells us about ww2 rations, and then eats history! Can’t get any better than this!

    • @austinporter6701
      @austinporter6701 Год назад +2

      Can you imagine living off these in the cold field day in day out possibly for weeks sometimes im not sure if it would give you any energy or strength just enough to keep going.

  • @gavshox
    @gavshox 6 месяцев назад

    Such cozy videos to watch. I love your enthusiasm, its infectious ❤

  • @pythonx1358
    @pythonx1358 4 года назад +308

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

    • @eirekraut9423
      @eirekraut9423 4 года назад +21

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

    • @Psychol-Snooper
      @Psychol-Snooper 4 года 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 4 года назад +5

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

    • @joshpup1580
      @joshpup1580 4 года назад

      oh man that was a good one

    • @yammmit
      @yammmit 4 года назад +2

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

  • @Te0L0ser
    @Te0L0ser 4 года назад +90

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

  • @CrialCrial
    @CrialCrial 11 месяцев назад

    Steve, I’ve been subbed since the very early days. I just want to thank you for the amazing, genuine content. No ads, no in-video sponsors. Just a guy who’s passionate about something and sharing their passion with the world.

  • @jonsage300574
    @jonsage300574 Год назад

    My son and I enjoy watching your ration videos. This one is one of our faves. They look so fresh.

  • @lorenzenjo12
    @lorenzenjo12 4 года назад +161

    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 4 года назад +9

      Kind of bizarre isn't it?

    • @qook1543
      @qook1543 4 года назад +2

      @@balderfrey20 Very

    • @chemistryofquestionablequa6252
      @chemistryofquestionablequa6252 4 года назад +13

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

    • @flamegator3251
      @flamegator3251 4 года назад +8

      WELL ACTUALLY I HAVE TO DISAGREE
      jk :)

    • @michelguevara151
      @michelguevara151 4 года назад +3

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

  • @divinacaotarot
    @divinacaotarot 3 года назад +511

    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 Год назад +2

      Yea 😂

    • @jek__
      @jek__ Год 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 Год назад +1

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

    • @jek__
      @jek__ Год назад

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

  • @Valyona7025
    @Valyona7025 Год назад

    I enjoy his enthusiasm and his jovial nature a lot as he talks about these MRE's and takes us with him vicariously through this journey. I was never interested in MRE's and their developmental history or composition, and was more interested about other details of military equipment and warfare. but he makes it genuinely enjoyable and interesting.

  • @northboundvideo9711
    @northboundvideo9711 2 года назад +2

    Steve, your awesome, entertaining, informative and have a gut of steel. Love the way you do your videos.

  • @eyeconeo
    @eyeconeo 4 года назад +350

    "Better check this jelly under the microscope.
    * sciences *
    Yup. Compromised."
    ...Also...
    "Hot DAMN! Boston Baked BEANS!!!"
    * eats handful *

    • @nitehawk4067
      @nitehawk4067 4 года назад +4

      mummy my tummy hurts *fart*

  • @YouT00ber
    @YouT00ber 4 года назад +467

    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

  • @Bringrofstorms
    @Bringrofstorms 3 месяца назад +1

    This is the first video of yours ive watched, and let me tell you. You sir have a voice one could listen to for HOURS! love the video, gonna be binging ur vids this week!

  • @brodyberry6253
    @brodyberry6253 2 года назад

    Dude you rock & it’s so rad to learn about an actually get to see, what soldiers ate back then thanks for the experience man 💯.

  • @myathewolfeh1156
    @myathewolfeh1156 4 года назад +1205

    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 +98

      he's basically eating a prototype oreo

    • @Mr.Obongo
      @Mr.Obongo 3 года назад +4

      Ah makes sense lol

  • @JenniferinIllinois
    @JenniferinIllinois 4 года назад +267

    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 3 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 3 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 3 года назад +1

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

  • @yukiyasuhira1063
    @yukiyasuhira1063 3 года назад

    Thank you for the super interesting review.
    This is one of the best youtube video I watched!!!

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 2 года назад +8

    A lot of food products were packed in that wax paper.
    I remember getting groceries and the wax paper.
    The keyed cans were also retail
    The cans of beer had pull tabs but before that they had I think either a key or used a can opener
    A lot of cans used the metal can opener

    • @nomadmarauder-dw9re
      @nomadmarauder-dw9re 6 месяцев назад

      The can openers had a punch type on one end and a bottle opener on the other. Slang for them was a church key. Yeah, I'm old enough to remember beer in steel cans and aluminum cans with no pull tabs. LOL, us kids would scavenge the pull tabs. Made pretty good hatbands, even decorative belts. Necklaces, etc. Ask your old hippie grandma!

  • @clemmdangerfield1881
    @clemmdangerfield1881 3 года назад +763

    Steve: *walks up to goose*
    Goose: *hisses*
    Steve: "nice hiss"
    "Let's get this out onto a tray."

  • @jeswgarn
    @jeswgarn 4 года назад +339

    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 +15

      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 3 года назад

      IT'S become a catch phrase!

  • @kevincostello3856
    @kevincostello3856 2 года назад

    I was on Submarines so we didnt have these field rations obviously but this is one of the most unique and informative channels Ive ever seen on utube. Thank you young man , outstanding work .

  • @eetadakimasu
    @eetadakimasu 2 года назад

    I really enjoy your videos! Thanks for making them!

  • @rjuhl2007
    @rjuhl2007 4 года назад +327

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

    • @tortron
      @tortron 4 года назад +7

      Trawling the post war auctions

    • @IndigoStorm27
      @IndigoStorm27 4 года назад +8

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

    • @finaldestinyman
      @finaldestinyman 4 года назад +63

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

    • @michaelagustinsantos3015
      @michaelagustinsantos3015 4 года назад +22

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

    • @raisa_cherry33
      @raisa_cherry33 4 года назад +3

      @@finaldestinyman 😂😂😂😂

  • @DM-xi3hw
    @DM-xi3hw 4 года назад +463

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

    • @tonyadinolfi5231
      @tonyadinolfi5231 4 года назад +8

      🤣

    • @eumeytimes
      @eumeytimes 4 года назад +30

      To Steve's ears

    • @ThoughTMusic
      @ThoughTMusic 4 года назад +12

      Caption: “Boston Baked Beans Plays...”

    • @weddlej87
      @weddlej87 3 года назад +4

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

  • @jacksonj3082
    @jacksonj3082 3 года назад +13

    Hi Steve - I cannot thank you enough for your videos. As son whose father was in the 11th Airborne Division serving from New Guinea to Japan, this gives me a special appreciation for a part of his life in the Pacific. I wish he were still alive - would have loved to watch your videos along with him - I'm sure many sons whose fathers served in WW2, Korea, and Vietnam and their fathers have bonded greatly watching your videos. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ...

  • @jredmc1234
    @jredmc1234 2 года назад

    Great work! Thank you for sharing your experience.

  • @puff222001
    @puff222001 4 года назад +158

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

  • @HornetToast
    @HornetToast 3 года назад +427

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

  • @andregarceau4563
    @andregarceau4563 2 месяца назад

    soo was hoping you would open and light up them lucky strikes and you did not disappoint! love these videos man!