2018 Singapore 24 Hour Field Ration MRE Review Meal Ready to Eat Taste Testing
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- Опубликовано: 1 сен 2020
- Singapore really covers the bases for a tropical climate MRE. With a dessert that is mostly water, putrid sambal chicken, and extremely versatile biscuits, this ration pretty much has it all. Well, except for some chewing gum.
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"It's not like I'm on the go, I'm just standing in this room"
I imagine Steve literally just standing in the room, silent, while waiting for the required 3-4 hours to "take it over to lunch".
T-posing the entire time.
Hello fellow member of new monarchy.
Hahaha
I imagine him just staring blankly at the wall.
Dead orbit 4 life
It speaks volumes when a man who ate 150 year old hardtack refuses to finish an MRE.
Or 120 year old beef.
MRE - Meals Rejected by the Enemy
@@pagongtagi6124 nice one
Does not matter which set he got,the main course is usually horrible in taste.
Deserts are usually quite good though.
The duck rice brings back nightmares.
ouch!
Just realized Steve is in Florida. "Florida Man hospitalized after consuming field rations from the Battle of Thermopylae"
Nice hahahaha
Naw, Steve's immune system should be researched to find the cure for covid. The antibodies he has developed after all these consumings would be astounding to scientists.
Florida man is merely an idea. Any one of us can be Florida man. Rise.
Steve , drink the TEA!
Lool
I wish I could use Steve’s voice for my GPS.
“In 500 feet, turn left on Maple. Nice!”
Nice
Id pay for this. And a cd of his compositions from the intros!
@@adksherm you know he makes all of those himself?
@@Around_blax_dont_relax no way I was just asking myself where he gets those!
"Let's get this car into a parking space. Nice!"
"It smells like death..."
Proceeds to eat.
That's our boy.
You know how little that narrows it down for him?
@@KowboyUSA Steve is a legend!
Strong and ridiculous fish rot lol
"*takes bite* ...Oh..."
Steve: * worrying about consuming food coloring *
Also Steve: * eats 100 year old meat biscuit *
"at least it doesn't turn your tongue red"
Just saw him eat a old ww2 ration how has this foo not shit himself to dea death
I ate a bad apple and was sick for a day
This is the way.
Let's get a nice bite of this fish rot!!!!!
Steve, we're not going to fine you or anything! Please dont eat stuff that smells and tastes like fish rot! DANG!!!!
@@49ersrules32 I ate an apple halfway, let it sit out for 2 days, and then finished it after it had finished browning. I must have a really good immune system.
Response from my friend who served in the singaporean national service:
"You have no idea how foul that shit tastes, we used to literally survive by JUST eating the Pocari sweat powder on its own, like maybe choking down a biscuit or two, but NO ONE ate the meal rations. One time we were doing a training exercise, and someone threw their MRE at one of the wild pigs on the island. The pig just sniffed it and ran off. EVEN THE BOARS WOULDNT EAT IT BRO"
hahaha
that's funny 😂😂
You know something is horrible when even a Wild Boar won’t go near it
They do look like bowls of sick.
I'll raise you one better... When I was doing NS in SG we used to bait rat traps in our camp with leftover commercial biscuits and camp-issue cakes (pandan / butter cakes etc). Come morning, those with the commercial biscuits usually had a trapped rat, but in my 2 years in and reservist, I NEVER saw the rats go for the army-issue cakes. It says something about the quality of the packed foods when even RATS won't eat them.
The pasta ration and sausage appetizers however wasn't that bad when I got them both in-camp and outside. The curry rice on the other hand looked, smelt and tasted like vomit...
The peanut and lotus looked like the grease in the bottom of the pan after you bake a turkey...
I'm guessing the actual meal it's approximating looks more appealing. XD
"They would be nice on the go, however, I'm not on the go...I'm just standing in this room"
What a legend.
😂😂😂
Alright, let's get this out on my screen.
Nice!
N i c e
mmm, nice.
Nice
nice
I'm convinced that steve only does the face cam to flex his tshirts
Yeah it seems like every shirt he has is a movie meme shirt and this time it's Biff from back to the future. I found the coolest one ever though, it's "You're killing me Smalls" from The Sandlot. I bet Steve would appreciate it and wishes he had one.
He has some pretty sweet t-shirts, to be fair.
@@Pyrethryn to beeeeeee faaaaair
ya mean flexin them biceps xd
@@1xayekim allegedlys
I wonder if Steve realizes how comforting and stabilizing he is?
He helps me fall asleep. He soothes me.
I think it's the music. He should release an album
duuuuuuudeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee +1
this guy and couple other ytbers are keeping me sane through my struggles. Steve, thanks mate!
Steve is like a cool older brother, those kind of people you can trust.
As a former Singaporean soldier, I must say Steve's reactions and actions especially adding water to biscuits and the dislike for the pasta is exactly what I would react and do too. But then again, we prefer to buy our own canned food and stuff and usually leave most of the rations back in bunk :)
You got to give it to Steve, he went into this blind. I remember we would pick and choose our 'favourite' rations and avoid some like the plague. The 'suay' ones will get the flavours that nobody wants.
@@otterofconfusion3850
suay = unlucky or bad luck!
"This not being on the tray bothers me." Never change, Steve.
💘💖
Fo real, 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
"Let's get this back onto a tray" "nice"
The dramatic eerie zoom-ins at the random items kill me every time. Like we have to watch out for that glorified Fig Newton.
LMAO I laughed at it too.
Finlay Gaskins I read this comment before watching the video, and knowing to look out for the lurking evil of the fig Newton killed me 😭
you sure fuckin do.
CONSTANT VIGILANCE
Timestamp is 6:20 for those wondering
Never knew there was a snack like that. It's not very common outside of Europe and North America I think.
Therapist: “Dense fruit bar isn’t real, it can’t hurt you.”
Dense fruit bar: 6:21
Dense fruit bar: "Hold my beer..."
Man, those biscuits are a lifesaver. During my week long field training I bartered off all my MREs to my platoonmates for their biscuits. Lived off biscuits, tea and desserts for five days, and didn't take a crap for an entire week.
Awesome. Will try that next year
Same. I would only eat biscuits, fruit bars, desserts and drinks. The pasta smells terrible. Didn't shit for 5 days too
@@LooNciFeRx lol that's about the limit to where I would start to get really worried
@@alecgamer420 I've gone 13 days without taking a dump before, it's not exactly a medical emergency it's just constipation.
@@LooNciFeRx I call bullshit since dried fruit which is in the fruit bars is a natural laxative.
“This smells like death.”
“This is gonna end up giving me the sweats, I know it.”
Takes another bite.
Lol I was waiting for this comment, like who eats food in anticipation of getting the sweats? Only Steve.....
"This smells like death," said the man who once smelled 60 year old spoiled bacon substance.
The " smells like death!" Is what had me going 😂
@@thecopgamer2347 What got me is straight after that he goes right in for another bite 😂
@@jamoy1993 omg yess! That's the best part! 😂
I busted out laughing at 6:20 when it just slowly zooms in on the fruit bar for some reason
Same. Just a hilarious Steve-ism, I guess
It was a welcomed surprise
Its was my fave bit of the review tbh
I laughed pretty hard as well
Steve is a master of cinematography.
Man, I did two years as a conscript in the Singapore armed forces almost ten years ago and I remember this fondly. Literally cheered when he poured water into the biscuit packet because exactly that's what we all did all the time to turn the biscuits into a sort of cake.
huh legit you're supposed to add water to the biscuits? this is the first time I'm seeing this sia
@@burntgoat the biscuits are very hard, almost like hardtack. By dunking it in water or tea/coffee, you soften it and the texture is close to that of a small snack cake
@@burntgoat yea people used to do that, I also used to add some milo powder into the cocoa biscuits then add water and mix the whole thing to give it a stronger cocoa + sweet taste
i made a big mistake while outfield, ate the fruit bars and biscuits as they were, had constipation for 3 days
Was the chicken pasta as bad as Steve was experiencing? Or was it better then?
Hello Steve! Greetings from Singapore! That army biscuits that you had right there is so hard that if you throw it fast enough at an enemy soldier he might suffer from a concussion.
Isn't that the same for everything?
Yes it can penetrate a standard army ballistic helmet and a plate carrier
Weaponised snacks, very innovative but not very good for morale
The ones from the 90s (in green colour packagina) was harder bro.
@@3xj704 omg I had those when my uncle came back from his ICT. It was definitely harder than the ones above lol
Hello from Singapore, I remember trying to feed this to some stray dogs when I was out in the field for a training exercise. The dogs were hungry and even they didn't want to eat this.
Legendary duck rice ration made the dogs run off after a wiff! 1st run only as it's discontinued shortly after!
Meanwhile Steve: “a rich flavor” “complex” “spicy”
Edit: just got to the sambal nevermind
@@broyderpole7497it's quite different when you're on a field exercise, I swear morale boosting were not on the minds of the developers of this MRE. However the menu that Steve got was one of the better tasting ones, there are many many other worse options.
@@broyderpole7497 That didn't age properly, haha.
@@broyderpole7497
Great breakfast and lunch, only to get a horrendously awful dinner.
The way he zoomed in in that fruit bar scared me idk why
Same. I thought it was some foreshadowing of nastiness.
At that point I thought that the fruit bar was evil, but later came the plot twist and it turned out that the pasta is the killer.
It was almost as if some disgusting parasite was going to burst it's way out. Very disconcerting - not just the zoom in, but the slight rotation given to it. A camera move often seen in horror movies, like in one of the 'Saw' movies, just before the reverse bear trap goes off, or that crooked lawyer is blinded and impaled. It made me pull back from the screen.
I though, for sure, it was foreshadowing
After having thought the same as everyone else, I thought maybe it was so let thet CLUNK (disply of density) sink in.
The zoom in on the fruit bar was like a important npc dialogue was about to happen LOL
I visit Singapore pretty frequently, and they have such an amazing food culture there that it really surprises me how unappetizing their rations are compared to many other countries’.
Trust me the SAF rations are pure filth. There are only a few edible options. The rest are pukes in a green bag.
@@rayh.9130 I ORDed two years ago and when I left it was still pretty shit. Only the pastas are edible and even then not all pastas are good. The only redeeming quality is that when you are hungry, everything taste good.
Had an exchange program with the US Marines and their MRE taste so much better than ours.
@@rayh.9130 Propaganda, darling. It's called propaganda.
I agree the pasta was the only thing remotably edible (also the lentils IMO). But we never had the time to heat up our food, I'd reckon they'd taste much better heated.
Tbh when your in army you don't really have the time to go and cook ur food for 2 hours so that's why they provide you with concrete biscuits and basically saying deal with it
I forgot how freaking jacked Steve was, look at those guns.
Can confirm, Steve is jacked.
Maximilian Avdeev : No one can accuse our boy of being 10-ply.
Probably works off all the calories at the gym
@Horst Wessel i see what ya did there. Damn right. Your not hunting him...HE'S HUNTING YOU!
He works out before every review I’m pretty sure
"100 percent, fully replicated, high intensity combat situation"
*opens boiling pot on home oven*
Shit was getting pretty hot there though.
Bro I fucking died laughing at that. Steve is the best.
I read this comment right as the video got to that part. You are reading my mind LOL
i saw that part too!
What a good joke Steve did there!
As a conscript from Singapore 30 years ago, the standard of ration has gone up exponentially since. The dog biscuit or hard tac was even harder back then. And all we had with 5 packs of those biscuits were a can of baked beans, a can of sardine and another can mysterious dissolved chicken for 48 hours.
The pasta is definitely very notorious for being one of those rations that most servicemen hated in training. Great video as always, Steve!
that zoom in on the fruit bar was both intriguing and disconcerting at the same time
Hés been playing with the buttons i think.
Yeah it was my favourite bit of the review, had a little giggle with that zoom
The first comment I’ve seen mentioning it.
Funny how some RUclipsr try their hardest to be funny but Steve zooming into a fruit bar for seemingly no reason made me bust a gut laugh
That fruit bar zoom in got me feelin a certain type of way
“That not being on the tray bothers me.”
I love you Steve.
During my active medic days, i ate only the biscuits when we go for outfield training. We brought our own rations of instant noodles, canned tuna and some snacks. The smell of the meals is a turnoff.
True but from what I heard from my Teachers he said that it’s much more edible now and does not smell that bad he is still in reservist period
When were your active years?
Well there's good news before I left in April 2020. There was Ayam brand tuna and salmon spread in the accessory pack. The ration is still shit, they have a new menu now. The only edible stuff is the Hotdog and egg stew in tomato sauce.
two penguins.
gettin' friendly.
@@Panzerram Why does yuo exist
I was gonna comment on that!
Nice.
WE LOVE YOU STEVE!
i love you too,
look at this, two commenters, getting friendly.
I love all you guys, and am glad to be back with a little something new (and old tonight)
Can confirm, lots of love
@@Steve1989MRE Nice!
Agreed. This is my favorite channel on RUclips by far. Way too underrated.
Anyone else also likes to eat alongside Steve? It feels like a calming/zen breakfast/brunch/lunch session lol
Don't think we mortals could survive what he ate.
I watch his videos while I have my lunch at work just about everyday
I just did
Doin' that right now.
Steve: It smells like death, fish rots. *Eats some*
Me: *Any food that smells slightly funky* into the trash you go.
You hate the durian fruit and you're missing out.
rip most cheeses and dry aged meats
Slightly shrimpy smell = unsafe breadbin.
You know that when Steve stops eating a ration its horrible
And the halal ones were better than the usual ones too.... I hated the singaporean rations when i was in the army, they tasted like shit compared to the other ones i had over the years.
Truth.
You know that when Steve stops eating a ration and removes it from his immediate vicinity that it would likely kill a normal person.
Not even spoiled or ancient, he'll eat that shit all day. Just plain bad.
That's a big oof for the people who make that menu.
Yeah, when he said that it smelled like death i was like "whaaaat? It must be the worst thing ever created then!"
"That not being on the tray bothers me."
Same.
I feel better about my OCD now. Some objects just belong where they belong, and there's nothing wrong with that. Let's get this out onto a tray. Nice.
he knew exactly what we would think and he rectified it
One thing you'll never hear Steve say: Let's get this out onto a table... Nice!
Timestamp: 07:54
lets get that back onto the tray. Nice
"Not like I'm actually on-the-go. I'm just standing in this room. "
Another new motto for 2020.
There's something almost uncanny with Steve's videos for me. His videos are so relaxing and soothing and at the same time engaging. Thanks for the videos, Steve!
*takes bite*
"ugh"
*takes another bite*
never change, steve
This man redefines disgusting considering how dubious of food he's eaten.
What do you mean, he goes on and takes like 4 or 5 more bites
Four bites in: "That's one of the most horrendous things!!!"
@@theunknown7683 The things he sometimes eats are disgusting but he's an absolute badass! You could like, pay him to try shit like Kenny!
Saying hello from Singapore, Steve!
Nearly every male in Singapore has to go through compulsory military service for 2 years, so I am really excited to see you trying it out and hearing your opinions!
Gotta say, everything else on your channel looks so much more gourmet to what we have, presentation and options wise.
I miss visiting Singapore dearly...my favorite place on Earth. How are things there these days?
Louis Png why did they write everything on their MRE in English?
Shane K English is the most common language spoken here in Singapore. Everyone here speaks and reads english! 😇
@@shanek6582 because we have three major races in Singapore; Chinese, Malays and Indians, English is used for easy communication, as most are bilingual
@@shanek6582 English is our language of instruction, pretty much everyone speaks English here along with their mother tongue
For some reason I laughed really hard when he zoomed in on the bar 😂
I like Steve. I can't get enough of his voice.
"oh" in a disgusted tone *goes for another bite*
That actually made me laugh during the video. You can hear the surprised disgust, and any normal person would just stop right there. But not Steve. No... four more bites later, THEN he quits. And actually puts the tray away to eat the rest. We mere mortals would have probably projectile vomited all over the place.
Steve ate 100 year old boar war meat and took *several* bites. So when he thinks something is gross it would probably kill a regular human
"Oh, I just hit a crunchy part."
Things you don't want to say when eating pasta.
If you hit a crunchy part onto anything that's mostly soft then you either cooked it wrong or the food is wrong
Unless it's fresh lasagna. Mmmm, crunchy cheese bits.
Looking at that bowl of peanut with lotus root reminded me of the last time I had food poisoning. And from the sounds of things, smelling the sambal chicken would have reminded me of it too.
We would have thrown the chicken at the enemy but that is banned by the Geneva Convention. Biological warfare they call it. The peanut is ok, just for the love of your intestines avoid the chicken. lol
First off, I'm not sure why it's entertaining watching someone eat rations. I have tried to watch a couple of the other ration reviewers and they rush through the boxes and don't seem like they enjoy what they are doing. Watching Steve go through a ration reminds me of watching a Bob Ross video and he goes through each item.
“That’s a dunkable biscuit right there!”
Me when my wife wears something hot
Nice
Nice
Nice
Nice
Why would you dunk your wife '-'
If things ever get back to normal, Steve needs to cameo with Townsends
Not sure he eats old enough food for that dude lol. Although the cigarettes and pemican probably qualify
Lets get the burgoo and johnny cakes out onto a tray.
Rations from the 18th century vs. Rations from the 21st.
That would be great.
@@kpkndusa You mean, that would be "NICE!"
I can't stop watching your videos Steve. I was at a garage sale today and scored two unopened MRE's from about 1988. Menus 6 and 9.
It is ridiculous how much I love these videos. Why is this so enjoyable to watch someone eating history while hitting us with some history we would otherwise never learn? Just awesome!
"Nice, this has a 3 year shelf life, but they last longer than that, more like 40-50"
Steve has to be one of the most naturally wholesome dudes on RUclips.
I never thought my 2nd favorite RUclips channel would be about MREs. You kick serious ass Steve and thank you for your content and the passing of your knowledge.
I never would have thought that one of the things that would bring me the most joy in my life would be watching a guy eat military rations. Thanks for all the great content, Steve.
Having enjoyment from another person's enjoyment has to be one of the highest forms of human emotion.
I was feeling very depressed today but when I saw new uploads from Steve, all my troubles faded away. These videos are the best therapy
Learn thyself.
I agree 100%
Right there with you man, this just made my whole day.
Feel better! But you're spot on, steve has a way of turning the day around with a "lets get that on the tray", "nice" and "nice hiss". Makes life better.
I'm a long time subscriber from Singapore having consumed some of these field rations during my military service, and all I can say is: Nice!
I can be in the worst mood or just really depressed. I come here and relief stress by watching your videos Steve
I seriously appreciate it and it definitely helps alot
I love your channel, in a polarized and divided world I can shut my brain off and enjoy myself while watching these videos.
That, "oh", when he took the first bite of the dinner main spoke volumes. It must be aweful if he won't finish it.
This is the first time I've seen him reject a non-spoiled foodstuff - is this what shock feels like?
shrimp paste is very off putting for westerners, but a SEA would've grown up with that stuff
"Fish rot"
I think it's an acquired taste. I tried that exact ration and it was fine, haha. Not an easy thing for foreigners to eat.
@@jenniferbeck5658 2020 is full of surprises eh?
Steve sees crackers outside of the tray
STEVE: PANIK
Steve. I really appreciate your videos. Thanks for making them, and keep them coming brother.
This comment section is really lovely and that says a lot about Steve’s videos. You are great, love your style / t-shirts definitely included/, your knowledge-one can see that you are really versed and invested a lot of time into this, your Humor and music skills love the short jams throughout the video. We are really happy every time you post a video.
Steve: “Aw, it smells like death!”
Also Steve: (takes a big spoonful)
Steve is not afraid!
Just ordered a 24hr French ration to take on a picnic with my girlfriend. Thanks for getting me on this crazy tangent I didn't know I needed in my life.
@Wackinator 66 makes sense... But I think steve had a different opinion on that, although I can't remember what it was honestly
French rations are very good, great choice!
You guys should wear camo while you eat em' lol
I've been watching Steve sice the early days. Never disappointed once.
Steve is awesome! Comes across as a cool guy and does a great job reviewing all the different MRE's. Great Job Steve!
Served army in singapore, I ate it and got a diarrhoea. Biscuits is still the best along with choco powder and pocari sweat
You should try indonesia MRE, pretty good and more humane than . . . diarrhea
Pocari Sweat is the most inoffensive electrolyte drink. Good stuff.
that lotus and peanut stuff looks like diarrhea
@@sigma6656 Tastes alright, but the fruit bar really makes you shit loads...or for me at least.
The main ration all taste the same to me after awhile. Hahaha.
Steve seems like a lowkey funny guy. I mean, look at his t-shirt game from episode to episode!! 🤣
Who is that on the tshirt?
@@manuel0578 Biff from the Back to the Future movies
I’ve been watching you for a couple of years and just realized you lived in the same town. I love your videos!
Hope your quarantine is going well Steve! Love your videos ❤️
Me: That looks disgusting
Steve: It smells like death
Me: NICE
Legend says if you eat off of Steve’s “old faithful” MRE spoon you become immune to Covid
+3 saving throw against disease. +2 to bard skills.
Yes lets all lick the same spoon
Yeah but you'll get botulism.
"Old faithful"
Weapon type: spoon
Rarity: *legendary*
DPS:500
Special effects
- immunity to covid-19 debuff
- when equipped get the ability to eat 60 year old WW2 rations
- 50% weakness to botulism
The past week I've binge watched like over 30 of your video's while I'm recovering from an injury. You are awesome.
But i haven't commented at all except now because i can't wear glasses with this nose piece on my broken nose. But tomorrow i am getting it off
I watched you Steve for about 2 years and I think you do ur best and making people entertained with your reviews I think you do a good job at what your doing keep it up friendo
DAY MADE!!! Also can we just admire for a minute Steve’s shirt collection lol the best!
I could literally watch this man eat rations for hours.
Yeah he does
Used to serve in the army and I wholeheartedly agree with you regarding the pasta. For some odd reason all of the pasta in the menus I've eaten in the army smelled really bad, and my personal worse offender was this one called Crab meat pasta. It smelled absolutely horrid but if you get pass the smell it was all pretty okay. The best items on the menus for me were definitely the stews. They mostly lack the artificial smell that the other rice and noodle rations had and having some liquid in your food during meal times made the hotter climate a little more bearable. Also regarding the chewing gum idea, Singapore pretty much banned that stuff a ways back so I doubt it'll appear in any Singaporean menus you'll find that are in an edible state. Great video tho, love seeing what others thought about the menus
Crab sounds like a terrible thing to have in an MRE for freshness
The thing with pasta is you’ve got to keep it separate from the sauce until it’s ready to serve.
@NG KAI RUI ZAYDEN crab sticks are almost never actually crab but surimi. I like to call it "general fish scrapings" but it's just good old fashioned seafood leftover mulch.
Crab meat pasta?? haha no fking way!
I need to know why its so addictive to watch your videos! I Just found you yesterday and I have seen probably 80% now of your content. Your voice is just soothing. Keep up the amazing stuff! Hugs from Toronto
He's a unknown national treasure.
Wow cool! I am from Singapore and this brings back many memories of my days eating combat rations in the SAF.
6:21 cinematic masterpiece
Eat your heart out Roger Deakins.
"We're gonna be re-heatin' that up in a 100% fully replicated high-intensity combat situation."
>cuts to pack boiling in a pot on a stove
I love Steve's very subtle humor
I love to just have your video playing while I sleep. Your voice is so satisfying.
I’ve been really stressed out lately so I’ve been rewatching a ton of your videos because I find them relaxing. Never stop! Alright, cool. See ya
Anyone else find themselves doing the patent pending "Steve1989 Slap" whenever they open a packet of instant coffee or drink powder?
Did this at work today making coffee. Sometimes you just gotta slappy
🤘🤘
Yes indeed I do
I do it with condoms
I said "ooo, nice hiss." To my wife once and she looked at me like I was crazy and said I needed to stop watching those videos
i would kill for a steve Q/A, need to pull back the curtain on the legend
100% Yes. This needs to happen.
Funny I was just thinking the same. I don't think I know a single thing about him as a person, other than his reason for being into MREs started in childhood
Naw man, you gotta keep that mystery
I've been subbed to you for years. Love your vids
I will never stop loving the cup stirring edits.
The "green packs" (the mains) are pretty infamous in that most in the service find them absolutely revolting. Many would just dig a hole and bury them or their contents if your company was one to check for rubbish. I was indifferent and just considered them a source of calories that didn't tasted salty, and not very good. There was one time I actually ate two green packs in the same meal because I was exhausted though.
The biscuits are probably the best part of the meal. Some friends of mine used to pour water into the packet and they turn into something akin to spongecake. I tried it once and it wasn't my thing, forces you to eat the whole pack at one go, and way easier to just eat it straight.
There's never any time to prepare a drink properly in the field, so everyone eats the powder directly and drink water straight after. The Gold Roast cereal mix is good shit, better than milo and pocari sweat you'd normally find.
The fruit bar is actually pretty good, especially the ones that weren't date (I can't remember what they were, Apple? Blueberry?). They were heavily rumoured to contain laxatives that force soldiers to take a dump in the field, don't know if it's true though.
Some rations come with a can of Ayam brand Tuna and a packet drink which is a luxury I've never had to the fortune of trying.
i just trade those green mains with fruit bars and those are my meal, otherwise, there's always the maggie mee + whatever can food we bring in.
Huh? Lol, I thought most in my company are actually pretty alright with the green packs. Never heard of anyone dumping away their green packs. Well, save a few people.
agreed, if anything the accessory packs are the best part of the rations - I don't ever recall mixing the powder with water, solely eating it directly from the packet :L
giving up my pink ic around end of oct!
See, I hated the fruit bar. The mains also heavily depend on what you might get. I definitely would be burying anything with beans, but I well enjoyed most of the pastas, and the rice stuff is OK but not terrible. The desserts don't really go wrong either.
I'll agree the biscuits are the bomb though
13:35 Well, Steve, it's important to remember that old men declare wars, and boys fight wars.
I just stumbled onto this channel and it’s amazing content.
steve doesnt waste anytime. i could watch these all day
Steve: It smells like death!
The Shrimp and Chicken: *actually dead*
Everything in an MRE is dead.
Jordi Fernandez r/technicallythetruth
"Oh, I just hit a crunchy part. That does it!"
these are so genuinely enjoyable.
Hey Steve love the channel! It's funny some of the discontinued us rations you reviewed like the hashbrows ECT were being given away at our local food bank. Nice to experience what our troops get to eat. Keep Rollin the good vids onto a tray! Nice!
Singapore ex-conscript here.
The biscuits are easily the best part of these rations. I can say the exact opposite about the dessert.
The fruit bars are good but we avoid eating them out in the field because they're for clearing your bowels. (The biscuits from what I heard have the opposite effect)
We usually just dunk the drink powders straight into our mouths and then drink water from our canteens.
We don't eat these with trays either, we eat them straight out of the bag.
Great video :)
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I watch these to help me fall asleep. I also watch them for your interesting words and knowledge, that’s how you know it’s great content. So many things to love!
Just read about your tendon injury. Glad you're well and enjoying having your videos back!