2021 U2 Spy Plane Pilot Tube Food US Air Force Ration Tasting Test MRE Review

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  • Опубликовано: 14 июл 2023
  • An introduction to Tube Food. Extremely difficult to acquire, at only 28,000 produced annually. We check out Caffeinated Apple Pie, Polenta with Cheese & Bacon, and Beef Stew. There are 19 different menu options in total. Produced for over 50 years now, and has been optimized for palatability and efficiency. Not mentioned in the video, Tube Food is stored in refrigeration, lengthening the shelf life well past the standard 3 years if stored at 80 degrees Fahrenheit, or 26.67 degrees Celsius.
    For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my exact mailing information is:
    Steve1989
    3616 Harden Blvd
    360
    Lakeland, FL 33803
    www.patreon.com/user?u=282133...
    teespring.com/stores/steve1989
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  • @masterofwhales
    @masterofwhales 10 месяцев назад +2154

    “Let’s get this out onto a tray” - lays down tubes on a tray. This man is a master of his craft. What a legend

    • @Rottenflieger.
      @Rottenflieger. 10 месяцев назад +48

      Professionals have standards!

    • @ClanFever
      @ClanFever 10 месяцев назад +58

      I spat my coffee out during that transition in laughter. I don't know why I was expecting Steve to do anything different today

    • @isabellamaria5632
      @isabellamaria5632 10 месяцев назад +13

      @@ClanFeverI had to sit down for a few minutes I was laughing so hard, gotta love the man 😂

    • @TheGoodChap
      @TheGoodChap 10 месяцев назад +11

      He's so absurdly consistent lol

    • @WindHaze10
      @WindHaze10 10 месяцев назад +10

      it is a skill he has learned over many years. Few can mimic that laying skill.

  • @omgitzpizza7975
    @omgitzpizza7975 10 месяцев назад +6053

    I wonder if his neighbors are aware that they live next to this absolute legend

    • @oniontaster6449
      @oniontaster6449 10 месяцев назад +481

      He dosent have neighbors, he lives in a bunker within a sub dimension to further insulate from the doomsday

    • @atom_________6815
      @atom_________6815 10 месяцев назад +293

      ive seen the steve1989mreinfo in the wild hes just a normal guy but he does look muscular. and i randomly raided his base on the game clash of clans.

    • @lloydmauler
      @lloydmauler 10 месяцев назад +179

      @@atom_________6815 You said "Nice" afterwards though, right?

    • @BosleyBeats
      @BosleyBeats 10 месяцев назад +26

      This god damn comment is of pure legend 🫡

    • @Shark_Studios2
      @Shark_Studios2 10 месяцев назад +5

      😂 true true

  • @Uncivildefiance
    @Uncivildefiance 10 месяцев назад +506

    This man is the Bob Ross of MREs

    • @GigaBoost
      @GigaBoost 9 месяцев назад +2

      Except without the intense greed of Ross

    • @K-Nyne
      @K-Nyne 9 месяцев назад +4

      And that's been said on every one of his video's dozens of times. Bravo.

    • @aamehey1287
      @aamehey1287 9 месяцев назад +9

      His happy trees are a nice hiss 😂

    • @raisa_cherry33
      @raisa_cherry33 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@aamehey1287 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @GigaBoost
      @GigaBoost 6 месяцев назад

      @@pleasemakeitallgoaway Bob Ross was a capitalist, he was an industrialist, and he was greedy

  • @kennyxlw
    @kennyxlw 10 месяцев назад +809

    It's wild that Steve is eating something this fresh

    • @celtiberian
      @celtiberian 9 месяцев назад +94

      Yeah, I hope it is safe for him to eat that. Fresh food have nutrients his body is probably not used to.

    • @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger
      @Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger 9 месяцев назад +26

      @@celtiberian Steve's intestines are screaming at him to stop eating this weird "fresh" food.
      If the passage of time hasnt already sufficiently broken down the food by the time he gets to it, he just can't handle it.

    • @acacacacacacaccaca7666
      @acacacacacacaccaca7666 9 месяцев назад

      His body must contain bacteria that has been extinct for decades, when he died his body should be studied in a lab, I do it it's safe to cremate or bury anyways

    • @darkjanggo
      @darkjanggo 9 месяцев назад +14

      freshest food he's ever eaten and it's from a goddamn tube

    • @vimto1001
      @vimto1001 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger Steve's body relies on time to digest food for him

  • @last_raven
    @last_raven 10 месяцев назад +3240

    The physique, the healthy hair, the calm collected demeanor. That's what years of MREs and tube food will do to you

    • @cole009productions7
      @cole009productions7 10 месяцев назад +366

      It’ll keep his body perfectly preserved

    • @Noxus7071
      @Noxus7071 10 месяцев назад +88

      @@cole009productions7 Nice

    • @chinesemassproduction
      @chinesemassproduction 10 месяцев назад +68

      He does work out though. Everyone should.

    • @pewpew9193
      @pewpew9193 10 месяцев назад +56

      ​@@chinesemassproduction Everybody that works out can instantly identify another lifter by the palms of their hands.
      If they have calluses in the same spot as you, then you don't even need to check the physique.

    • @dietcoke759
      @dietcoke759 10 месяцев назад +67

      This man has nerd vibes but is absolutely shredded and it commands respect

  • @cmi255
    @cmi255 10 месяцев назад +4935

    Steve is the only guy I'd watch suck food out of a tube for 12 minutes

  • @callunas
    @callunas 10 месяцев назад +1006

    Steve you are so wholesome. No clickbait, drama, or flashy nonsense, just sharing your special interest with us. You are the spirit of the youtube of the 00s.

    • @dannyv.6358
      @dannyv.6358 10 месяцев назад +17

      Well said

    • @Youtube-Censorship-Police
      @Youtube-Censorship-Police 9 месяцев назад +12

      well said and i agree 100%, he's one of the last dinosaurs of the good ol' yt.

    • @GigaBoost
      @GigaBoost 9 месяцев назад +7

      Instead of click bait he makes his own music. What a champ

    • @Endor2001
      @Endor2001 9 месяцев назад +8

      Exactly. If you want the opposite of steve, Markiplier, comes to mind. Over thematic, immature, and obnoxious. Steve is professional, mature, and provides raw information.

    • @xotleti
      @xotleti 9 месяцев назад +7

      Right! Steve's content is so wholesome that only by watching it I managed to win a History quiz with a question about canned food 😆

  • @paulbritton3934
    @paulbritton3934 9 месяцев назад +267

    The aircraft has a small “oven,” just big enough to drop in the aluminum tube (sans plastic cap). Once he did, the food squirts through the tube quite easily. My favorites were caffeinated chocolate pudding, sloppy Joe’s, and peaches.

    • @dezmodium
      @dezmodium 9 месяцев назад +49

      I think at that altitude, unless the cabin is pressurized, the atmosphere inside the tube would also be a little pressurized. So the stuff inside would come out easier.

    • @irfanjaafar3570
      @irfanjaafar3570 9 месяцев назад +24

      @@dezmodium ooh, now it makes sense, I was wandering why would they put it into something that was soo hard to squeeze

    • @lorenzojoneson
      @lorenzojoneson 9 месяцев назад +7

      yes, he states this In The Video

    • @awyoung706
      @awyoung706 9 месяцев назад +13

      ​@@dezmodiumU2 cockpits were only partially pressurized - to 29k ft versus it's 70k cruise altitude. So you're probably onto something here!

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 3 месяца назад

      Caffeinated desserts! Who knew!

  • @Joemamagaming36
    @Joemamagaming36 10 месяцев назад +834

    When the world needed him most, he came back.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  10 месяцев назад +709

      Nice.

    • @jeremynelson5311
      @jeremynelson5311 10 месяцев назад +44

      Stevesus hath returned

    • @jasoncarswell7458
      @jasoncarswell7458 10 месяцев назад +39

      I and many other were legitimately concerned his tapeworms had finally won the war.

    • @TheRealMikeMichaels
      @TheRealMikeMichaels 10 месяцев назад +34

      ​@@Steve1989MRELet's put Steve on a tray. Nice hiss...

    • @alastairward2774
      @alastairward2774 10 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@jasoncarswell7458like us, they're hanging around to see what's coming next, a whole community of them down there discussing MREs.

  • @thexbigxgreen
    @thexbigxgreen 10 месяцев назад +813

    I love the commitment to using a tray, no matter how impractical/unnecessary

    • @jttech44
      @jttech44 10 месяцев назад +62

      It's a nice tray. Sturdy.

    • @pixie706
      @pixie706 10 месяцев назад +8

      Can't imagine a nicety like a tray would be bothered with under fighting conditions.

    • @mysmirandam.6618
      @mysmirandam.6618 10 месяцев назад +2

      Ikr as a pilot can u imagine? Lol

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy 10 месяцев назад +9

      It's particularly funny when the ration is just a tube of boiled sweets, or a biscuit. I wonder what he'd do if he reviewed an actual WW2 food tray.

    • @GGBeyond
      @GGBeyond 10 месяцев назад +4

      Nice mmk

  • @Bushman4
    @Bushman4 10 месяцев назад +384

    I work for the company that makes the suits, straws, and applies the labels to that food... And that apple pie is TASTY! Glad you enjoyed it. You are part of a small group of people who have tried it.

    • @spasm027
      @spasm027 9 месяцев назад +14

      Can you buy this anywhere?

    • @SeverEnergia
      @SeverEnergia 9 месяцев назад +25

      Comment below says its just applesauce with cornstarch plus artificial flavoring.
      In possible you could replicate for home. I think it’d be swell to sell commercially.

    • @MarkCratusMatzko
      @MarkCratusMatzko 9 месяцев назад +12

      So how do we buy them? Should make more sales to civilians like every MRE company is.

    • @jeromedawson1753
      @jeromedawson1753 9 месяцев назад +19

      Well hook him up dammit

    • @Repzion
      @Repzion 9 месяцев назад +10

      Bruh, can you hook me up, i'll pay. I've always wanted to try these since I heard about em as a kid as it was my dream to fly.

  • @BeyondDictation
    @BeyondDictation 10 месяцев назад +109

    For the 6 or 7 years I’ve been watching Steve, he’s never had a miss, only hits, I know of no other creator with that kind of strike rate. A true king

  • @TheRealMikeMichaels
    @TheRealMikeMichaels 10 месяцев назад +736

    Caffeinated apple pie in a tube is something I thought I would never hear put together.

    • @numbr6
      @numbr6 10 месяцев назад +5

      LoL!

    • @Heritage367
      @Heritage367 10 месяцев назад +17

      But now I want one!

    • @harveywallbanger3123
      @harveywallbanger3123 10 месяцев назад +61

      Caffeinated apple pie in a tube, specially made for spy pilots
      That may be the most American food ever to exist.

    • @jasondrummond9451
      @jasondrummond9451 10 месяцев назад +9

      I could have used that when I was an undergraduate.

    • @RoachDogg_JR
      @RoachDogg_JR 10 месяцев назад +10

      I'm strangely compelled to try it. They should put caffeine in more foods.

  • @acid3129
    @acid3129 10 месяцев назад +815

    My dad worked with the company that designed the heaters for these . The reason it's so hard to squeeze out is they are designed to be heated it makes the contents less thick and allows you to drink it like a caprisun . You can eat them cold but it's more of a emergency situation thing like your heater stops working .

    • @Ian.Murray
      @Ian.Murray 10 месяцев назад +19

      Was the heater called "your hands"? 😄

    • @acid3129
      @acid3129 10 месяцев назад +153

      @@Ian.Murray no my dad had another use for my hands

    • @Housesider
      @Housesider 10 месяцев назад +17

      @@acid3129 😵

    • @acid3129
      @acid3129 10 месяцев назад +125

      @@Housesider calm down I ment holding the flashlight

    • @acid3129
      @acid3129 10 месяцев назад +147

      @@Housesider sorry that should have said fleshlight

  • @Gutudak
    @Gutudak 9 месяцев назад +151

    I used to be a U-2 maintainer and I actually tried these back when I was in the service and this was a wonderful rekindling of that memory. Thanks as always for your reviews!

  • @FairPlay82
    @FairPlay82 9 месяцев назад +126

    I am in a hospital and Steve's voice helped me great get through a lot of hospital meals. Thank you Steve for making my life a little more bearable.

    • @Hattusa
      @Hattusa 9 месяцев назад +2

      Nice.

    • @nn-dj2nu
      @nn-dj2nu 9 месяцев назад +7

      i know, sometimes when i'm not hungry but i should eat something i'll throw on one of Steve's videos and it helps me eat.

    • @syraxiis8692
      @syraxiis8692 9 месяцев назад +2

      wish you well

    • @markcolglazier1438
      @markcolglazier1438 9 месяцев назад +7

      hope you’re doing okay friend. hospitals are definitely no fun

    • @haweater1555
      @haweater1555 9 месяцев назад

      Greetings from Canada. I had to be hospitalised last year for three nights [not covid] for the first time. I was surprised by the meal variations to make the patients feel better, including chicken drumstick, scalloped potatoes, and a pork chop. And this was in a very small hospital with only 10 inpatient beds.

  • @dirt_rooster36
    @dirt_rooster36 10 месяцев назад +1102

    Used to be a crew chief on the U-2. Pilots commonly brought back some extras. My favorite was by far the caffeinated chocolate pudding. Going rate was 10 rip-its per tube.

    • @suzu9404
      @suzu9404 10 месяцев назад +316

      Fellow U-2 crew chief, the caffeinated pudding was always the one that got fought over, yeah. Little consolation for having to empty a full piss can lol.

    • @animula6908
      @animula6908 10 месяцев назад +96

      This is the first time I’ve ever heard a comment from someone who worked on U2s. For some reason I find that really cool. ❤

    • @masaharumorimoto4761
      @masaharumorimoto4761 10 месяцев назад +78

      HAHAHA!!! Awesome, I live for comments like this, people who say comment sections are useless clearly need to get onto the military-ish themed channels, we always have the best commenters!

    • @dirt_rooster36
      @dirt_rooster36 10 месяцев назад +72

      @@suzu9404 piss can guy always gets first dibs!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  10 месяцев назад +411

      Super cool, thank you for sharing! Hoping to get more of these someday - that pudding is probably amazing if warmed up

  • @chloehennessey6813
    @chloehennessey6813 10 месяцев назад +857

    Caffeinated apple pie in a tube?!
    How is this not everywhere and popular?

    • @tissuepaper9962
      @tissuepaper9962 10 месяцев назад +38

      my thoughts exactly, lol

    • @kareningram6093
      @kareningram6093 10 месяцев назад

      Right? I'd eat the hell out of that. Or suck it, I guess. 😂

    • @berryreading4809
      @berryreading4809 10 месяцев назад +8

      I thought the same 😄👍

    • @AlmightyDude420
      @AlmightyDude420 10 месяцев назад +27

      Right? What a great product that would be. I would probably have some every morning

    • @cosmicthespider7974
      @cosmicthespider7974 10 месяцев назад +95

      Obesity is already a massive problem. Last thing people need is a tube of caffeinated apple pie with 1300 calories that they can suck down 6 of while they’re at work 😂

  • @ariamaddison257
    @ariamaddison257 9 месяцев назад +30

    When Steve said he was going to trade the MRE for something else.
    I just picture Steve and his fellow MRE aficionados swapping them around like Pokémon cards. So wholesome.

  • @adamdoezema1318
    @adamdoezema1318 9 месяцев назад +47

    These highly specialized tube rations were actually developed by U2 (the band) for the delicate and temperamental gut of Bono, who has been known to hold his bowels for 12 hours on stage

  • @pewpew9193
    @pewpew9193 10 месяцев назад +1964

    It's so wild that this massive community of random people have gathered to watch a guy eat preserved food.
    It's such an obscure & random thing, but has more viewers than mainstream stuff.
    I think that says alot about Steve & how much we all like him.

    • @jon4139
      @jon4139 10 месяцев назад

      mainstream culture is sick, watching Steve is the vaccine

    • @cheesus9512
      @cheesus9512 10 месяцев назад +55

      When he busts out historical MREs, it's like experiencing history as much as I may cringe at some of the stuff he's ready to stomach.
      His format is so enjoyable that I've learned quite a bit about MREs.

    • @darthksq4761
      @darthksq4761 10 месяцев назад +18

      Someone will write a dissertation about Steve and his following in 10 years.

    • @bewaterthroughstone9477
      @bewaterthroughstone9477 10 месяцев назад +4

      I think it’s called muck banging or some dumb thing. This guy is above that though, for sure. I only see a few of this guys videos a year but it’s been years now and I still watch a vid on occasion.

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy 10 месяцев назад +12

      @@bewaterthroughstone9477 It's a Korean thing. Mukbang? But with Steve it's the background information that's the thing - the actual eating is more a kind of proof of concept.

  • @bbg5000
    @bbg5000 10 месяцев назад +463

    I like to imagine Steve became a U2 pilot just to get these tubes for us.

    • @goncalotavanez
      @goncalotavanez 9 месяцев назад +48

      That would explain why he was gone for a while 😁

    • @xotleti
      @xotleti 9 месяцев назад +11

      @@goncalotavanez guy was definitely lost in area 51

    • @bakielh229
      @bakielh229 9 месяцев назад +6

      he traveled back to the 50s and triggered the cold war just to create an intelligence department that would require pilots to fly for 12 hours who needed tube food to stay up there

    • @NordicHyperborean
      @NordicHyperborean 8 месяцев назад +1

      That’s been his day job all along 😎

    • @aceman1126
      @aceman1126 7 месяцев назад +2

      Lol what if Steve is a super soldier and served spec ops with every country just to get these rations 😂

  • @akacitizen6776
    @akacitizen6776 10 месяцев назад +40

    when I was a kid in the 90s our apartment complex had one of these pilots in it. He actually gave me peach cobbler to try, I remember it to this day. amazing tube food

  • @Andy-im3kj
    @Andy-im3kj 9 месяцев назад +34

    Hey Steve long time viewer, first time commenter but I want to tell you as a former military service member I appreciate you putting these videos out as an educational type of video to show the public what we eat for a living out during our active field service. You put a good perspective of what a typical service member may react to when it comes to these meals.

    • @bakielh229
      @bakielh229 9 месяцев назад +1

      "first time commenter" You have like a dozen other comments dude

  • @morganbowen1802
    @morganbowen1802 10 месяцев назад +641

    I love how Steve pops in and out of my life. Just like the dad I always wanted.

    • @Chris-rt5qu
      @Chris-rt5qu 10 месяцев назад +13

      Lmao bro 😂

    • @wrblue08
      @wrblue08 9 месяцев назад +20

      He’s still out buying those cigarettes huh.

    • @matthewspry4217
      @matthewspry4217 9 месяцев назад +4

      I'm sorry son 😂

    • @vvanguard
      @vvanguard 9 месяцев назад +1

      im dying

    • @MattTheKnife-
      @MattTheKnife- 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@wrblue08 those WW1 cigs take a while to acquire lol

  • @ZaneZephyr
    @ZaneZephyr 10 месяцев назад +1207

    I love the fact that Steve can make a video like this and the comment section isn’t absolutely degenerate. Such a wholesome community.

    • @spartan1010101
      @spartan1010101 10 месяцев назад +32

      nice

    • @JohnSmith-nu4fx
      @JohnSmith-nu4fx 10 месяцев назад +102

      "This is gonna be a two hand job." That's what she said. - Oh well.

    • @bobdefalco
      @bobdefalco 10 месяцев назад +19

      @@JohnSmith-nu4fx Nice

    • @acalthu
      @acalthu 10 месяцев назад +12

      @@spartan1010101 nice

    • @SetariM
      @SetariM 10 месяцев назад +40

      There isn't much to be a degen about in this community, it's a dude eating historical MREs lol

  • @xcannibal6corpse
    @xcannibal6corpse 10 месяцев назад +28

    that caffeinated apple pie sounded downright enjoyable. this stuff looked much more palatable than the russian astronaut food in a tube. the polenta with bacon also sounds good

  • @LTPottenger
    @LTPottenger 10 месяцев назад +15

    This is the futuristic space food I expected us to be eating by now as a kid. Pass the apple pie tube!

    • @WalnutTree
      @WalnutTree 6 месяцев назад +1

      You can have a broccoli and cheese tube, I'm not sharing my apple pie toob

  • @RexSkittles
    @RexSkittles 10 месяцев назад +792

    The world isn’t all that bad when you have Steve posting videos.

    • @RT-qd8yl
      @RT-qd8yl 10 месяцев назад +10

      And that moustache is baller af.

    • @supervictorio
      @supervictorio 10 месяцев назад +6

      That's what I was thinking. He's looking good!

    • @stevenwebb3634
      @stevenwebb3634 10 месяцев назад +3

      Nice

    • @TheHoneyBadgerDUDE
      @TheHoneyBadgerDUDE 10 месяцев назад +4

      He’s a man of the people

  • @c0baltblue
    @c0baltblue 10 месяцев назад +87

    Props to Steve for coming back alive from Area 51 just to get those tube rations

  • @stuartburgess2409
    @stuartburgess2409 9 месяцев назад +15

    We used to have condensed milk & jam in tubes just like these even in the late 70's UK 24 hour rat packs , watching Steve eat these bought it all back i really miss compo bacon grills , the tinned fruit cake & chocolate bars , halcyon days & great stuff Steve as always.

  • @nancymcsweeney1920
    @nancymcsweeney1920 6 месяцев назад +1

    You put a smile on my face every time I see you flex your muscles! You're a legend in your own time. And I'm a 67-year-old grandma! Love your videos

  • @skittlemenow
    @skittlemenow 10 месяцев назад +345

    I love the classic youtube style just a regular person sharing something they have a genuine interest in and passion for. That's what makes it so engaging to me his honest excitement in sharing this little corner of the world.

    • @callunas
      @callunas 10 месяцев назад +16

      amen. Steve feels like a throwback to a better time on the internet.

    • @nn-dj2nu
      @nn-dj2nu 9 месяцев назад +2

      Maybe im just getting old, but i hate all the new flashy clickbait junk, Steve is a breath of fresh air

    • @jakubs.5966
      @jakubs.5966 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@nn-dj2nu Sadly, so many channels that remained old school are just crushed by the new system. 'Do shorts now, your content is wrong, WRONG, WE WANT OTHER THINGS NOW, YOU BAD.' Said Susan Wojcicki, and thus applied it to almost everyone, corrupting and destroying many..

    • @nn-dj2nu
      @nn-dj2nu 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@jakubs.5966 yeah the new youtube algorithm sucks

    • @AnonymousSadmous
      @AnonymousSadmous 9 месяцев назад

      I think the channel could be improved by him smiling widely while he chews with mouth open and gives the camera a thumbs up

  • @SherlocksLeftNipple
    @SherlocksLeftNipple 10 месяцев назад +954

    Steve always goes juuuuust long enough for us to get worried he's alright, and then drops another wholesome banger. 😂♥️

    • @kyles5513
      @kyles5513 10 месяцев назад

      I know, right? He's an ass for that haha

    • @MrBurrito
      @MrBurrito 10 месяцев назад +8

      2 at a time, too!

    • @soaringscott5635
      @soaringscott5635 10 месяцев назад +42

      Those breaks are for his digestive system to recoup from the torture.

    • @TheUsmc0802
      @TheUsmc0802 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@soaringscott5635no truer statement has been said on the interwebs!

    • @Fuzzycatfur
      @Fuzzycatfur 10 месяцев назад +4

      Yeah no kidding. I was concerned for a bit ngl.

  • @christiangallien3730
    @christiangallien3730 9 месяцев назад +5

    Watching your utter fascination with MRE'S and seeing you appreciate every second of these experiences, brings me so much joy.

  • @katj3443
    @katj3443 9 месяцев назад +9

    Steve has got to be one of the coolest people alive, his knowledge, eagerness to show us these amazing MRE’s good, bad and ugly. It’s people like him that need to be teachers in this world. To have that much passion about a subject, to be that enthusiastic to take us along for the ride. Steve is so chill, man I have suck a geek crush!!

  • @KILLSQUAD__
    @KILLSQUAD__ 10 месяцев назад +327

    Hello Steve, I'm a Marine of 6 years and currently work on the flight line. I've had the honor of trying these before with a pilot buddy of mine who flies this very air craft. They actually make a pizza version of the food tubes. Reminds me of those pizza flavored combos, defiantly not something I'd eat if I had options but like most things in the service it will work just fine in a pinch.

    • @jestice75
      @jestice75 10 месяцев назад +37

      Send one to Steve.

    • @Itsokaytoleaveyourdoginahotcar
      @Itsokaytoleaveyourdoginahotcar 10 месяцев назад +7

      Thanks for your service. Hope all is well

    • @AtomicHombek
      @AtomicHombek 10 месяцев назад +9

      Is there caffeinated pizza paste?

    • @kylemelder5118
      @kylemelder5118 10 месяцев назад

      Did you transfer to AF? I know a guy that did avionics on these things, never shuts up about it lol.
      What systems did you work?

    • @2phonesbabyken
      @2phonesbabyken 10 месяцев назад +1

      >those pizza flavored combos
      as an avid enjoyer of pizza flavored combos I appreciate the visibility

  • @FyreNano
    @FyreNano 10 месяцев назад +21

    Seeing just 3 aluminum tubes on a tray is probably the funniest moment on this channel

    • @alanwrobleski
      @alanwrobleski 10 месяцев назад +2

      It was one of his most memorable getting it out onto a tray moments for sure

    • @sn1000k
      @sn1000k 10 месяцев назад

      The hardtack episode and some of the cig moments are pretty funny but yeah

  • @evphex
    @evphex 7 месяцев назад +3

    I’ve watched a lot of this content, this was first time I was genuinely repulsed by the food being consumed.
    Outstanding.

  • @jasonleft3073
    @jasonleft3073 9 месяцев назад +2

    steve my boy you’ve done it again. been watching for about 3 years now and not once have i left a video of yours feeling anything but happiness. you’re extremely thorough and obviously super passionate about what you do. as someone with no real interest in the military or military history, i still find your videos extremely inviting and accessible. keep making great content. nice

  • @Zach_D
    @Zach_D 10 месяцев назад +153

    I like how Steve knows the exact consistency of baby food.

    • @Adamulos
      @Adamulos 10 месяцев назад +23

      He was talking about Marine Corps rations

    • @JF-xm6tu
      @JF-xm6tu 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@Adamuloshahahaha

    • @corystansbury
      @corystansbury 10 месяцев назад +8

      ​@@AdamulosCrayola big box?

  • @pygmybugs
    @pygmybugs 10 месяцев назад +79

    Obviously I don't know if they're allowed to have them (I'm a retired line cook, not a spy plane pilot), but they make aluminum tube keys that slide onto the end crimp and can roll up the tube with almost no waste. You used to see them for toothpaste, back when toothpaste came in metal tubes, but they still use them for artist paints, hair dye tubes, et cetera.

    • @star-army
      @star-army 10 месяцев назад

      I wonder if you could use one of those household interior door unlocker tools for that. The little metal "keys" you stick in the bedroom door when your 4 year old locks you out of your bedroom lol.

    • @stevekillgore9272
      @stevekillgore9272 10 месяцев назад +1

      A big version has been sold as an " MRE key "

    • @hotbrakepads
      @hotbrakepads 10 месяцев назад

      Steve has these, he’s used them in other videos.

  • @1Elusiveshroom
    @1Elusiveshroom 9 месяцев назад +5

    Steve its so Nice to see you back. Me and my son have watched you for years! Such a joy! My son credits you for collecting or hunting for WWII items! Thanks again for sharing your passion!

  • @michaelridge8876
    @michaelridge8876 10 месяцев назад +5

    Watching Steve in action and reading the comments section on his vids gives me the best wholesome vibes ❤

  • @stevendowns4378
    @stevendowns4378 10 месяцев назад +74

    I see we're getting extra exotic with the rations now!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  10 месяцев назад +66

      This one was pretty special. nice

    • @animula6908
      @animula6908 10 месяцев назад +10

      I feel like he could be the kid in Willy wonka that Willy wonka would be designing special candy military rations for.

  • @kevinrini3402
    @kevinrini3402 10 месяцев назад +282

    Already know this is a certified Steve classic. Love when he posts.

  • @kathleengottschalk2532
    @kathleengottschalk2532 9 месяцев назад +4

    Steve you are a National Treasure! Love all of your videos! Keep them coming. So wholesome and very informative.

  • @joek6661
    @joek6661 9 месяцев назад +6

    Thanks for an interesting video. My dad flew a similar mission to the U2 but I don't think I ever asked him about the food. Thanks for answering a question I never knew I had.

  • @sjmoorez
    @sjmoorez 10 месяцев назад +101

    I truly don't think Steve understands how much we appreciate his uploads. Part of me wonders if he thinks he needs to up himself and the absolute answer for me is no.. I'd love him to eat and review any MRE including 2023 and I'm happy to see him.

    • @dannycapra
      @dannycapra 10 месяцев назад +10

      I'd watch Steve review a bag of jolly ranchers, you know I'd be good.

    • @mysmirandam.6618
      @mysmirandam.6618 10 месяцев назад

      He seems to have no idea ❤

  • @JeanneDGames
    @JeanneDGames 10 месяцев назад +6

    "Not easy to come by"
    So Steve became a spy plane pilot for a month just to save some food tubes to review when he came back?

  • @GabrialaB
    @GabrialaB 10 месяцев назад +4

    One of our favorite channels! Awesome Steve, thank you!

  • @bumbaclot813
    @bumbaclot813 6 месяцев назад +2

    I got some MREs for me and my girlfriend to try and she was quite impressed by all the weird combos of the contents I was able to "come up with on the fly." Little does she know I got all my combo ideas from watching you for the past 5 years lol.

  • @angHoangNguyenTLTHVN4
    @angHoangNguyenTLTHVN4 10 месяцев назад +222

    I can die in peace with the fact that Steven releases 2 videos at once

    • @More_Row
      @More_Row 10 месяцев назад +16

      Hasn't he done that a lot before?

    • @citizenofvenus
      @citizenofvenus 10 месяцев назад +12

      @@More_Row He often does it in batches, yes.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  10 месяцев назад +70

      nice!

  • @rm25088
    @rm25088 10 месяцев назад +217

    Steve single handedly made MREs popular among normal people. I remember getting them in the early 2000s from the sportsman guide. I camped a lot when I was young and we would all eat them. The chocolate covered oatmeal cookie and the beef stew from that era was actually really good.

    • @sn4831
      @sn4831 10 месяцев назад +7

      People like Gschultz, Gunfight, Kiwi Dude were reviewing rations long before Steve. Granted none achieved his level of success

    • @rm25088
      @rm25088 10 месяцев назад +19

      @@sn4831 I think he is just the most popular, so more people are introduced to rations.

    • @robobroski
      @robobroski 10 месяцев назад +6

      ​@@karlwithak.been 6 years since your last shit too huh

    • @cseamunchkin
      @cseamunchkin 10 месяцев назад +2

      I know it's controversial but my fave mre was spaghetti when I was a kid 😅

    • @walla23
      @walla23 10 месяцев назад +2

      The chocolate covered oatmeal cookie is God tier. I remember

  • @alec4672
    @alec4672 10 месяцев назад +7

    Theirs actually 20 menus. The last one is only produced in limited batches and is the holiday entree. It's only available to pilots if they're scheduled for a major holiday like Christmas or Thanksgiving and usually isn't mentioned in lists.

  • @Foodnstuff109
    @Foodnstuff109 9 месяцев назад +4

    Steve you're the best man. Glad you're still making videos after all this time

  • @remigarreau870
    @remigarreau870 10 месяцев назад +23

    that caffeinated apple pie tube honestly sounds delicious

    • @dwaynezilla
      @dwaynezilla 10 месяцев назад +1

      Gonna have to get another and heat it up

  • @samaustin765
    @samaustin765 10 месяцев назад +48

    Sometimes you forget how ripped Steve is when hes standing around eating a 40 year old MRE in a goofy moose t-shirt, then you see him squeezing ome of these tubes 💪🏻👀
    Thanks for the video, great review as always, can't wait to see whats next!

  • @kylecole7068
    @kylecole7068 9 месяцев назад +2

    Always a good day when I'm watching one of my favorite strangers on the internet eat food from a tube, because it's fun.

  • @mateusevangelista88
    @mateusevangelista88 9 месяцев назад +16

    I would never imagine that watching some dude eating what is basically over-engineered baby food could be so interesting
    Love your videos, Steve

  • @willc2970
    @willc2970 10 месяцев назад +104

    Back on NAS Key West around 2006 they had an armed forces day with a bunch of different demonstrations. One of the U2s flew down and had a booth where they let you sample the tubed food. I tried the apple pie and was surprised at how good it was.

    • @schakalicious6023
      @schakalicious6023 10 месяцев назад +3

      Does it taste like a McDonalds apple pie that went through a food processor? That’s what I’m imagining

    • @seanbrown9048
      @seanbrown9048 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@schakalicious6023 apple sauce thickened with corn starch, artificially flavored to taste like pie… very sweet, masks the added caffeine.

    • @NASkeywest
      @NASkeywest 10 месяцев назад

      I was at NAS Key west back in 2011

  • @whitebread7009
    @whitebread7009 10 месяцев назад +157

    This really hit the spot...I've been needing some new Steve1989 mre reviews in my life lately.

    • @SetariM
      @SetariM 10 месяцев назад +2

      Same, I was just thinking about him the other day.

  • @eXKeRv
    @eXKeRv 9 месяцев назад

    I’ve been following you before you hit 100k subs and I must say your my favorite RUclipsr. You content is unique, oddly satisfying and also hilarious at the same time. Thanks for the entertainment

  • @jesuschrist194
    @jesuschrist194 9 месяцев назад +2

    I loved the video. Thank you for many years of wholesome entertainment, Steve.

  • @michaelandcolinspop
    @michaelandcolinspop 10 месяцев назад +73

    This was great, Steve. I guess the tubes are as fragile as the planes themselves, which are extremely optimized.
    About 26 years ago, I was on an engineering team trying to figure out why a particular U-2 consistently stalled to varying degrees on one side during landing, being saved only by outstanding piloting. It had undergone full refurb prior to the issue but everything looked right and it had tested well prior to re-entering service.
    It turned out that the .032” thick skin on the wing in question was very, very slightly misformed about 2/3s of the way down the wing and the atmospherics during testing had been good enough to not cause an upset. We’re talking a few thousandths of an inch out of chord, but it was enough to stall one wing before the other at landing speeds, which was a deadly situation.
    The U-2 is at once very simple and also highly complex and fickle, just like its food.

    • @donharrus9994
      @donharrus9994 10 месяцев назад +4

      I wouldn't be advertising any thing mentioned.... specifically

    • @ratmaster5
      @ratmaster5 10 месяцев назад +1

      Poetry

    • @logicphile6207
      @logicphile6207 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@donharrus9994 It's a 60+ year old plane, and the story is 26 years old, my guy.

  • @haseulibae7083
    @haseulibae7083 10 месяцев назад +184

    I haven't finished watching your earlier upload yet, but I just want to add here, that you were always the person me and my dad bonded over years ago. I just really hope you understand the impact you have on our lives. Thank you so much Steve. Always a fan, Sydney. ❤❤❤

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  10 месяцев назад +98

      Hey Sydney, that's truly heartwarming. Thanks so much for sharing, and wishing you and your dad all the best in life.

    • @jamesdean4349
      @jamesdean4349 10 месяцев назад +18

      Nice

    • @BosworthMcG
      @BosworthMcG 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@jamesdean4349hiss

    • @haseulibae7083
      @haseulibae7083 10 месяцев назад

      @@Steve1989MRE Thank you so much, please keep doing what you do Steve!

  • @Kayaz48
    @Kayaz48 9 месяцев назад +2

    Just love your videos. That Southern California surfer accent is what I grew up with too. Can’t believe how brave you are eating some of the older rations.

  • @AlaskanMisfit487
    @AlaskanMisfit487 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love the shirt Steve, as always. Amazing episode also as always. By far the best series on RUclips.

  • @DetroitFettyghost
    @DetroitFettyghost 10 месяцев назад +19

    Literally thousands of comments within the first minute this guy is an absolute worldwide LEGEND

  • @blindrifleman5307
    @blindrifleman5307 10 месяцев назад +126

    I can honestly say I never expected to see this... Not sure what's cooler, that these are still in production or that you managed to get ahold of some.

    • @insideoutsideupsidedown2218
      @insideoutsideupsidedown2218 10 месяцев назад +4

      I wonder which pilot gave up part of his meal and sold it to Steve...

    • @yfelwulf
      @yfelwulf 10 месяцев назад +3

      Jydjibg some of his comments he's doing a Food Technology course no doubt where he is getting access to some of the exotic products.

  • @flyoma
    @flyoma 10 месяцев назад +5

    It's fascinating. Entertainment and educational with some nutrition and food chemistry in there. And props to the Starship Troopers shirt in this one.

  • @aerosolmediagroup5338
    @aerosolmediagroup5338 9 месяцев назад +7

    Every video Steve1989 makes - is the best video he's ever made so far 🙌

  • @MrBjanders
    @MrBjanders 10 месяцев назад +101

    I've been having a really rough couple of months lately with my car being stolen and a death in the family. I have to say how much seeing an new video (or two even!) on this channel means to me - it's a slice of pure wholesome comfort. There are still a lot of good people in this world who just want to share what they are passionate about with other people and it makes me so happy to see it. Thank you Steve, and thanks to the whole community of people who love to see you get everything out onto a tray, nice!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  10 месяцев назад +150

      Hey Mr. Bjanders, man I'm sorry to hear about the loss in your family. Your car will be replaceable, and I'm betting your loved one is resting easy and in a good place. As for yourself, stay strong and fight. Grief passes and time heals. Keep healthy and connect with the people who matter. You got this, everything is going to be okay. Thank you for coming over and sharing, and I encourage everyone here to send some good vibes your way. I'll keep you in my thoughts. Take care and see ya around. -steve

    • @silvesby
      @silvesby 10 месяцев назад +5

      Wishing you all the best

    • @MrBjanders
      @MrBjanders 10 месяцев назад +14

      Thank you for your thoughtful and heartfelt reply Steve, I really appreciate it. I'm so lucky to have good friends and family left, and that's what really matters. All the best to you and yours.

    • @kf7mjf
      @kf7mjf 10 месяцев назад +2

      Stay well.

    • @shelleysimmers7856
      @shelleysimmers7856 10 месяцев назад +2

      Sorry to hear this. I'm glad you have good friends around you, don't ever forget to lean on them. X

  • @m1902saber
    @m1902saber 10 месяцев назад +51

    I've been watching your videos since 7th grade, now I've graduated & I'm about to ship out to basic. Thanks for all the amazing content over the years and everything you've done documenting all kinds of rations

    • @lilstinker5475
      @lilstinker5475 10 месяцев назад +9

      We'll be expecting your cross examination of the rations steve tries in a few months

    • @wesleyhayley3657
      @wesleyhayley3657 10 месяцев назад +6

      thanks in advance for your service and remember, basic training is mostly just mind games. keep your wits about you, dont try to stand out and never volunteer for anything. when i went through basic and then combat training after they were still feeding us C rations. in 1978 i ate cold tuna that had been canned in 1957. this tuna was a year older than i was!

  • @nateracing
    @nateracing 9 месяцев назад +1

    Glad to have you back, Steve!

  • @dmoore7000
    @dmoore7000 7 месяцев назад

    Really happy to see your still putting out vids Steve
    I've been watching you on and off 3 yrs

  • @matchesburn
    @matchesburn 10 месяцев назад +12

    Fun Fact: Since the straw of these food tubes can go through the helmet (obviously) and taking your helmet off mid-flight is definitely not allowed - pilots actually use the straw to scratch any itch on their face because that's basically the only thing they can do other than ignore it.

    • @thJune
      @thJune 10 месяцев назад +3

      Oh god I never thought of that. Shit would be the worst to have your nose go bonkers in one of those helmets.

  • @Rodent_Reaper
    @Rodent_Reaper 10 месяцев назад +109

    This is one of the awesome obscure ration testing that makes this channel different from the rest.

    • @N1c0T1n3__
      @N1c0T1n3__ 10 месяцев назад

      This has to be the most stupid rations like ever.
      Why not have it in a pressure safe plastic pouch?
      It's almost as if they want the pilots to die or something.

    • @arzyfauzy9670
      @arzyfauzy9670 10 месяцев назад

      My question..where he got rations from secret mission spy plane ???

    • @Rodent_Reaper
      @Rodent_Reaper 10 месяцев назад

      @@N1c0T1n3__ it seems to me at those pressures they would leak or bust pretty easily. I guess they work though

    • @dylanfarley8136
      @dylanfarley8136 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​​​@@N1c0T1n3__dude you're really trying to say that you have better ideas than the teams of people who designed these? People really do think they're experts after watching a few RUclips videos....

    • @tissuepaper9962
      @tissuepaper9962 10 месяцев назад

      ​​@@N1c0T1n3__well, the ration was designed 50 years ago, when plastic was still a miracle material and aluminum paint tubes were the cheapest way to package the food for expedient consumption. to redesign the ration now would waste more time and energy than it would save. They didn't have those Capri-sun pouches back then, those were invented by NASA later.

  • @melissalambert7615
    @melissalambert7615 9 месяцев назад

    Nice! video. I had no knowledge of this. Not being a big military buff not something I'd look into. So nice to learn something new. Another great straightforward lesson on military eats. Looking forward to watching you eat something old - or new.

  • @zachjennings1443
    @zachjennings1443 7 месяцев назад

    I had not watched one of Steves videos since I lost my old job. I had forgot why I loved him, such a positive, nice dude

  • @Dante_drip
    @Dante_drip 10 месяцев назад +51

    Seeing this man return is like seeing your father come back home from a long deadly war from across seas

    • @dwaynezilla
      @dwaynezilla 10 месяцев назад +10

      He came back from getting smokes and they are Chesterfields

  • @animula6908
    @animula6908 10 месяцев назад +36

    The videos where he’s so obviously thrilled to be able to show us something extra extra extra niche are even better than the normal ones, and not going to lie: I love the normal ones a weird amount.

  • @shaunkukla1846
    @shaunkukla1846 10 месяцев назад

    dude you stash is amazing! Also, we camped at burning man together a few years back. Glad to see your channel succeeding.!

  • @Rich77UK
    @Rich77UK 10 месяцев назад +4

    Ive seen an SR71 static and in flight...staggeringly gorgeous, impressive and terrifying machine. It often overshadows the more fragile but equally impressive (i mean anazingly impressive) U2.

  • @jojostwin2492
    @jojostwin2492 10 месяцев назад +12

    Steve uploading within a 2 month period instead of 6? We have been blessed.

  • @PaulsCollectibles
    @PaulsCollectibles 10 месяцев назад +39

    Dude, when he said "let's get this out onto a tray" and then did his standard tray display, I legit about peed myself laughing so hard! That was awesome!

  • @Bloodywasher
    @Bloodywasher 9 месяцев назад

    Blessed be the mre reviews!!! lol Keep em comin' hoss! Tray placement absolutely exquisit!

  • @ya.boucher9840
    @ya.boucher9840 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks for all the new content we missed you! Dig the stache by the way

  • @Bigweave74
    @Bigweave74 10 месяцев назад +18

    Welcome back!!!!
    No matter how long it takes, your audience will be there to enjoy your awesome content.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  10 месяцев назад +16

      Hey thanks so much Bigweave for the warm welcome. So grateful to you and the rest of the folks here. nice. alright cool, see ya

  • @samsworldofrations6996
    @samsworldofrations6996 10 месяцев назад +84

    Another unique ration reviewed Steve.
    There is no such thing as “you cannot get that ration!” Persistence and patience will bring you all you want 👍

    • @Rotary1999
      @Rotary1999 9 месяцев назад +7

      He has a PO box mailing address listed in the description of all of his videos. Usually it's viewers who acquire this stuff and send it directly to him. Although he might have been the one to pick this ration up himself.

    • @GigaBoost
      @GigaBoost 9 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@Rotary1999he buys a lot himself too, a lot from MRE Mountain. He's talked about that in earlier videos

    • @jannikheidemann3805
      @jannikheidemann3805 8 месяцев назад

      Maybe there are some MREs you can't get because they never got past the planning stage.

  • @Cymrugaming
    @Cymrugaming 9 месяцев назад

    It’s nice to see back doing reviews

  • @chriseps4256
    @chriseps4256 6 месяцев назад +1

    Steve is the god of MRE's. The DOD should hire and contract out with Steve to test ANYTHING MRE RELATED.

  • @KarlSvoboda
    @KarlSvoboda 10 месяцев назад +58

    It's always great to see Steve come back around with something both new, and old!

    • @dwaynezilla
      @dwaynezilla 10 месяцев назад +5

      Alright cool
      See ya

  • @jaredwebb1026
    @jaredwebb1026 10 месяцев назад +86

    Truly blessed with more Steve. I’m in the military was having a rough day I’m far away from friends and family. but then Steve shows up and what an awesome surprise. Been watching you for years. Stay decadent.

    • @zacka45
      @zacka45 10 месяцев назад +11

      It's like getting a surprise visit from an old friend! Stay safe and thank you for your service to your country.

  • @gavinvaldez9052
    @gavinvaldez9052 9 месяцев назад

    Steve is a god amongst men. Been following for years. Great to see you back with the content sir.

  • @TheStrimple5150
    @TheStrimple5150 9 месяцев назад

    Always look forward to your videos man, thanks!

  • @kowalski3769
    @kowalski3769 10 месяцев назад +4

    The polenta is a really great idea. It's perfect for a tube food. Packs a lot of protein, carbs, fiber, and can be flavored many different ways as it accepts flavors easily.. It can be both sweet and/or savory. It's gentle on the stomach as well as being good for it. Best of all it's inexpensive. It's very versatile.

  • @SandrasSpicySpanishSalami
    @SandrasSpicySpanishSalami 10 месяцев назад +16

    Steve & this channel is what I hoped the internet would be back in 1997. ❤

  • @DugEphresh
    @DugEphresh 10 месяцев назад +12

    If they took the time to engineer all of the food in a tube technology, I guarantee there is a dispensary method or at least a roller like they us for tooth paste. Great info, thanks for posting!

  • @ozkilla7353
    @ozkilla7353 9 месяцев назад

    Bro i have not seen you vids in years glad you still doing this