1945 RAF Emergency Rations & 1900 British Perfectly Preserved Tin Review MRE Tasting Test

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  • Опубликовано: 1 сен 2020
  • A double feature - the first half is British Royal Air Force rations from 1945. The Emergency Flying Ration Type 3, and the Emergency Ration Type P. (This scene was filmed November 2018.) Then after these two rations another two tins are shown from a 1945 Compo (10 man) ration, and a Mess Tin Ration component (Which include some microscope shots making for an aimlessly colorful particle show of unknown non-living and some potentially living bacterial matter.) After these, we then take a look at a special sealed can from circa 1900, going back in time with something perfectly preserved and truly unforgettable. Finishing up with some long winded historical ramblings and a look at 120 + years in British Rations, including some incredibly old (and bloomed) chocolate . Come join me in this outrageous journey through history!
    For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my mailing information is:
    Steve1989
    3616 Harden Blvd
    360
    Lakeland, FL 33803
    www.patreon.com/user?u=282133...
    teespring.com/stores/steve1989
    And thank you everyone for watching & subscribing - hope
    you enjoyed this one, as I certainly did making it!
    -Steve
    ** All Music By: Steve1989 MREinfo **
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Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @babishculinaryuniverse
    @babishculinaryuniverse 3 года назад +9053

    Whenever Steve takes a bite and says "hmm...", it's a 50/50 shot whether it'll be followed by "that...is pure, delicious decadence" or "that...tastes like rancid, foul botulism". Either way, he's eatin' it. God bless you Steve.

    • @PimpCatTV
      @PimpCatTV 3 года назад +71

      Hah, precisely!
      Nice channel, btw.

    • @sebi_7606
      @sebi_7606 3 года назад +114

      Didn't expect to see you here. When are you two gonna make a colab?

    • @jessicaseidl5701
      @jessicaseidl5701 3 года назад +258

      OMG my cooking idol on my MRE idol comments hahahaha

    • @youcantbeatk7006
      @youcantbeatk7006 3 года назад +29

      Nice

    • @thatoneguy2654
      @thatoneguy2654 3 года назад +29

      The one and only cooking master

  • @XIGRIMxREAPERIX
    @XIGRIMxREAPERIX 3 года назад +4154

    The fact this man opened a perfectly preserved 120yr can of cigarettes just for us... Is absolutely astonishing. Thank You.

    • @TheDaisyfayharper
      @TheDaisyfayharper 3 года назад +68

      I thought I read somewhere that he doesn't open anything unless he has a duplicate to preserve.

    • @CrazyIvan1337
      @CrazyIvan1337 3 года назад +47

      That is by far one of, if not THE, coolest things I have ever seen on this channel, I am SO unbelievably jealous and in awe. Simply amazing.

    • @TheJrgaspard
      @TheJrgaspard 3 года назад +6

      agree!

    • @jasonpester6078
      @jasonpester6078 3 года назад +44

      @John Wolfe welp hello person with a flag that is overly racist

    • @MrWhiteRabbitt
      @MrWhiteRabbitt 3 года назад +1

      @John Wolfe lol shut up John, you're adding nothing of value here

  • @redoz9768
    @redoz9768 2 года назад +319

    "That smells really fruity and rancid" - Steve takes second bite. "Oh yeah that's rancid" - Steve picks up a third piece and eats it.

    • @TooMuchMiracle
      @TooMuchMiracle Год назад +7

      Exactly I don’t think we have the same definition of rancid. Rancid to me means don’t eat its expired but seeing him eat it I’m like well never mind then.

    • @coffeebuticed
      @coffeebuticed Год назад +3

      @@TooMuchMiracle Well, as someone who's eaten something rancid, its not like it'll hurt you if you're eating a small amount but. It does taste pretty awful.

    • @56bturn
      @56bturn Год назад +1

      @@coffeebuticed Given some foods actually go for the 'rancid' taste, I guess there's a level.

    • @bennym5244
      @bennym5244 Год назад

      But does he take the tablets in order to do so many videos?

  • @jakemahathy1155
    @jakemahathy1155 3 года назад +553

    I feel like when Steve smokes the vintage cigarettes, he takes a step back from the actual review and begins to just share his vast knowledge of history and and why he appreciates the complexities of mre's. It's like a one on one time with Steve.

    • @nilspetterhellvik5519
      @nilspetterhellvik5519 3 года назад +17

      Wish he did more like that

    • @amandafeliciano542
      @amandafeliciano542 2 года назад +10

      Yup, I love when Steve has a smoke 🚬!

    • @Mygoalwogel
      @Mygoalwogel 2 года назад +37

      He dropped his charade. He's immortal and he was reminiscing. We all know it now.

    • @damianlopez7630
      @damianlopez7630 2 года назад +4

      Yes...that part of the video was surreal for me. Let's not forget there is more to the video than just the cigarette experience. Steve also tried the biscuits and also tried the Barley Sugar Molasses Candies.

    • @georgecrompton8663
      @georgecrompton8663 2 года назад +7

      I really enjoyed his smoking ramble.

  • @devinstorm5778
    @devinstorm5778 3 года назад +2537

    *takes drag off 100+ year old cig*
    *stares into the distance*
    "World war one....."

    • @Dustonedagain
      @Dustonedagain 3 года назад +31

      Why did this make me laugh so hard. Good ol Steve

    • @tullamorejameson480
      @tullamorejameson480 3 года назад +88

      *watches in Afrikaans
      Pretty Boering

    • @JB-smokn
      @JB-smokn 3 года назад

      @@tullamorejameson480 you cant spell worth shit. Bye bye negative ass

    • @s1n1573r-
      @s1n1573r- 3 года назад +31

      @Devin Storm
      Haha Steve was instantly transported. xD

    • @teresaames7902
      @teresaames7902 3 года назад +8

      Devin Storm right like an instant high. He went off on a side road and eventually came back but I wasn’t sure for a minute where he was going with the video.

  • @andreahurt2933
    @andreahurt2933 3 года назад +2693

    Nobody's ever been cooler than when this guy was smoking a 120 year old cigarette stating historical facts. Love it.

    • @carlost856
      @carlost856 3 года назад +42

      Smoking isn't cool anymore, but Steve is cool whatever he does.

    • @csvega
      @csvega 3 года назад +30

      Agreed. My kind of man 💕

    • @ack434
      @ack434 3 года назад +18

      He's just a very smart chad with the most resistant stomach ever.

    • @superchickenlips1
      @superchickenlips1 3 года назад +59

      I think if I smoked a 120yr old cigarette, I would probably do so whilst leaning on a huge mantelpiece above a roaring fire, and I would stare off in to the distance and quote some Chaucer whilst I smoke.

    • @sentientarugula2884
      @sentientarugula2884 3 года назад +112

      Cigarettes cause cancer... But I'll make an exception for Steve, nothing will hurt Steve except Coffee Instant type I

  • @xosammyb
    @xosammyb 2 года назад +210

    For real tho this man is doing some of the most in-depth documentation of these historical items that anyone will ever do. Without these videos no one would ever know what these MRE's would have looked like back then or some of them could have been completely lost in time. It's so cool to have an archive of all these things presented in such a nice and comfortable tone.

    • @matthewn4896
      @matthewn4896 Год назад +8

      The videos aren't the end of it either. He meticulously photographs, and documents the contents for the rarer stuff. For some of these rations, Steve has the only detailed information on them, besides some grainy black and white photos, buried in a national archive somewhere.

    • @cyberleaderandy1
      @cyberleaderandy1 10 месяцев назад

      Its truly brilliant stuff he does 😊

    • @beatnik6806
      @beatnik6806 5 месяцев назад

      Man has VAST knowledge of these subjects it's inspiring me to learn more.

  • @TodayFreedom
    @TodayFreedom 2 года назад +67

    There’s absolutely nothing like this channel anywhere else. Even as a Londoner, I cannot think of anywhere else other than the Imperial War Museum where I might possibly be able to see these historical objects. I mean seriously, Fry’s chocolate intact from 1900, or 120-year-old Royal Navy cigarettes. It’s just astonishing. Thank you so much for the superb content.

    • @beatnik6806
      @beatnik6806 5 месяцев назад

      And on top of all this, man has VAST knowledge of these subjects it's inspiring me to learn more.

  • @Jack_Krauzers
    @Jack_Krauzers 3 года назад +1443

    *Scientists found 2000 years old ancient Roman bread*
    Steve: "that smell delicious.. and a little bit rancid"

    • @raisa_cherry33
      @raisa_cherry33 3 года назад +8

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 this comment section is lit!

    • @-Zevin-
      @-Zevin- 3 года назад +89

      Scientists find partially decomposed Wooly Mammoth body frozen in the Siberian tundra. "It tastes awful" *takes another bite.*

    • @karmasupreme7973
      @karmasupreme7973 3 года назад +7

      Scientists find dinosaur preserved and in ice “let’s get this out on a tray”

    • @alif6526
      @alif6526 3 года назад

      My veterinarian friend meets aren’t that good
      Me:shows him this vid
      Him:I take back what I just sed

    • @SlayerGodOfDeath
      @SlayerGodOfDeath 3 года назад

      normal day of madness this this channel comment ... hmmm ..... madness
      XD

  • @conchobharmusic1461
    @conchobharmusic1461 3 года назад +456

    28:20 "Defending Malta that was a good one..."
    Upon smoking the cigarette, his memory assimilated with that of the fallen soldiers.

    • @WritesMe
      @WritesMe 3 года назад +57

      He was there. This channel is a vampire's secret nostalgia trip.

    • @coreyjwingate
      @coreyjwingate 3 года назад +15

      These comments have me crying lmao

    • @k-trashradio5163
      @k-trashradio5163 3 года назад +8

      Steve? You still in there bro?

  • @PaulinesPastimes
    @PaulinesPastimes 3 года назад +181

    Back in the days when I still smoked, I found a celophane sealed pack of Players Navy Cut cigarettes that were decades old, and had to try them. They were the smoothest and most full flavoured cigarettes I had ever smoked. Made the Dunhills I was smoking at the time taste like lawn clippings 😄. Fascinating video. Cheers

    • @megapizza2
      @megapizza2 3 года назад +17

      worked with a guy that bought a massive box of old smokes from the 1960's. They were these rich clove cigarettes that were perfectly preserved. amazing flavor.

    • @wea69420
      @wea69420 2 года назад +15

      there's something to be said about the times when we hadn't quite figured out how to cut every corner in making things like cigarettes. While far from being good for you, I'd be willing to bet that they're far better than what comes in a pack today. At least they weren't tailor made to maximize addiction and profit, that was the marketing department's job lol.

    • @RagingPaganFilms
      @RagingPaganFilms 2 года назад +6

      I have a a wooden handled handrill that came from my grandfather. The top of the handle unscrews so you could store small drill bits inside. However, there is perfectly preserved cigarette in there. My grandfather smoked a pipe, so I wonder why he stored a cigarette in his handrill handle. By the look of it, it is probably a manufactured cigarette, goodness knows how old it is. My grandfather died in 1974 and it was probably in there for years before then.

    • @jacksfacts20
      @jacksfacts20 2 года назад +1

      Glad you stopped smoking!

    • @HarryFlashmanVC
      @HarryFlashmanVC 6 месяцев назад +1

      When I was a smoker I smoked Players Navy Cut as my smoke. Filterless and strong... a MAN'S CIGARETTE ... anyway they stopped making them in 2016. You can still buy the Players Navy Cut pipe tobacco though

  • @kyndkristen
    @kyndkristen 2 года назад +34

    I don’t know why, but I love when the tins have a key to roll back the metal and open the container. I just love it!

  • @EanTheNintendoKid
    @EanTheNintendoKid 3 года назад +232

    -"Let me just get another can of smokes to compare, I got some from like the 1800's"
    -Pulls out like 20 unopened cans of smokes

  • @JustAnotherPaddy
    @JustAnotherPaddy 3 года назад +1662

    “That smells delicious...and a little bit rancid”.

    • @lachyoo
      @lachyoo 3 года назад +103

      that quote perfectly sums up this channel

    • @gunnarthefeisty
      @gunnarthefeisty 3 года назад +11

      mutually exclusive I thought

    • @shadden25
      @shadden25 3 года назад +7

      Nice!

    • @Astorath_the_Grim
      @Astorath_the_Grim 3 года назад +6

      @@gunnarthefeisty you thought wrong.

    • @jakemedley7423
      @jakemedley7423 3 года назад +11

      Then proceeds to eat it and take two bites

  • @MachineGunAustin
    @MachineGunAustin 3 года назад +72

    Steve: **eats a rancid peanut toffee** ew gross, i can taste the rancid oils!
    Also Steve: **takes another bite**

    • @LTV746
      @LTV746 2 года назад +1

      There's all these rancid oils that coat your mouth...3rd bite. IM SORRY I HAVE TO STOP

  • @flash001USA
    @flash001USA 2 года назад +12

    I'm sure that the people working on the assembly line putting these rations together could never have imagined someone eating them on a video 76 years later.

  • @82dorrin
    @82dorrin 3 года назад +1290

    Steve: Yeah, that's rancid.
    *Keeps eating*
    Never change, Steve. Never change.

    • @brog3143
      @brog3143 3 года назад +5

      Well maybe just change a little
      I'm kinda worried about his health

    • @robbie927
      @robbie927 3 года назад +24

      Second bite:
      It's easy to chew!

    • @raisa_cherry33
      @raisa_cherry33 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆😆

    • @lucydavie7688
      @lucydavie7688 2 года назад +1

      I feel sorry for his toilet

    • @vh-ali_n-teen
      @vh-ali_n-teen Год назад

      But he’s eating the British air force history !

  • @earthenjadis8199
    @earthenjadis8199 3 года назад +426

    “That smells delicious - and a little bit rancid.”
    Now we know what to carve on Steve's tombstone.

    • @brettscott8288
      @brettscott8288 3 года назад

      Followed by, Let's get this out on a tray! Nice!

    • @maplelad3761
      @maplelad3761 3 года назад

      I've seen this man eat Worse and some how is still alive.

    • @echodelta2172
      @echodelta2172 3 года назад +9

      @You Wish
      -Nice hiss
      -Decadent
      -Just one more bite

    • @travisadams4470
      @travisadams4470 3 года назад

      "Lets put this onto a tray"

    • @MrSGL21
      @MrSGL21 3 года назад +7

      like he's capable of death. seriously. i've watched him eat something that was made when slavery was a thing still and he lived. I mean my grand father was born in 1888 25 years after shit i've seen Steve eat, was made.

  • @YTB952
    @YTB952 2 года назад +11

    I’m from York U.K. , worked at Rowntrees for a good few years .
    There was a room there that had chocolate from 1800s .
    Still wrapped, and old ration packs .
    The archive room was amazing but all locked away

  • @tonyking3181
    @tonyking3181 2 года назад +13

    He's smoking it the right way, with tea from a mess tin. Now imagine being in a forestry block in the rain. That's going to be a massive morale booster :)

  • @hector773
    @hector773 3 года назад +144

    24:22 probably the best "nice hiss" I've ever heard

  • @eldenno
    @eldenno 3 года назад +392

    That hiss was like opening the Ark of the Covenant

    • @molluscturtle
      @molluscturtle 3 года назад +1

      The winning comment!

    • @nanoflower1
      @nanoflower1 3 года назад +1

      That was truly an amazing hiss for any package, let alone something so old.

    • @rwg5167
      @rwg5167 3 года назад +6

      Omg! I said Nice Hiss! Those are going to be delicious!

    • @trippymchippy8586
      @trippymchippy8586 3 года назад +1

      Don't look at it! :)

  • @Kevsadone
    @Kevsadone Год назад +5

    That was an incredible video. You are what makes RUclips awesome. Loved the combination of education, experiencing the artifacts, helping us to see how and why shelf stable foods are important, and your own unique personality

  • @loveforthe90s
    @loveforthe90s 2 года назад +36

    I love how long he takes with everything. He really savors every minute

  • @synthezize5223
    @synthezize5223 3 года назад +539

    Those cigarettes must hit hard, they sent Steve back in time to before he was even born!

  • @mrKozmoz
    @mrKozmoz 3 года назад +249

    Man smokes literally worlds most expensive cigarette, and it's perfectly preserved, what a find and what a legend you are Steve

    • @nicolaziggiotto6172
      @nicolaziggiotto6172 3 года назад +4

      Sometimes I imagine people, in the future, studying hole new subjects, or old subjects in new ways. They will be going through old youtube videos as if they were odd, individually-funded researches; a cool history professor will be showing this to a class of young students, and say "yeah, thus guy just smoked a 120years old cigarette, like it was nothing... and gave a whole history lesson while doing it."

  • @piratasdecordoba
    @piratasdecordoba 3 года назад +18

    Never thought that I would watch someone trying old combat rations for nearly 45 minutes, but that was great! Thank you for showing us! 👍

  • @SpectreSigma
    @SpectreSigma 2 года назад +5

    i gotta say, whenever i settle down for the night, i put steves videos on and just relax. his voice and just the history lessons he gives us just relaxes me. This has to be one of the most amazing, chill channels out there, and i learn something new each video!

  • @charly6333
    @charly6333 3 года назад +381

    I'm a army cadet, and i just decided to quote you one day, "nice hiss" and another person recognised it and now we quote you every time we go to cadets, so in a way, you helped me get a new friend.

    • @justnumber427
      @justnumber427 3 года назад +34

      Haha insider jokes like that will be some of the best parts of your career and beyond. 30yrs from now "nice hiss" will still make you both laugh

    • @andrewlittleboy8532
      @andrewlittleboy8532 3 года назад +19

      I was at the gym one day and there a guy down there I talk to, he was wearing an army tag around his neck and I said to him, nice hiss and he knew exactly what I was talking about!

    • @General_Griffin
      @General_Griffin 3 года назад +16

      Nice

    • @ThisFish888
      @ThisFish888 3 года назад +4

      Nice

    • @robertbrunner4728
      @robertbrunner4728 3 года назад +2

      To quote a wise man, "nice"

  • @Shidoshi578
    @Shidoshi578 3 года назад +214

    Damn Steve transcended time and space smoking that cigarette. That was incredible lol

  • @Vanasse1
    @Vanasse1 3 года назад +42

    If Steve taught a history class, what a great new generation of kids we’d have. Imagine how much the kids would love his class?

    • @ExtremiSS88
      @ExtremiSS88 Год назад +2

      He would force feed them rotten rations

    • @grarglejobber7941
      @grarglejobber7941 Год назад +2

      But he's such a history-buff that he'd know the good guys lost WWII

  • @Ingens_Scherz
    @Ingens_Scherz 3 года назад +4

    Genuine, living, practical history (mould and all).
    This is very special stuff. Thank-you!

  • @exidy-yt
    @exidy-yt 3 года назад +913

    24:15 that is absolutely the best hiss i've ever heard on a Steve1989MRE video to this day. Top Hiss, speed pills, stained-color images of Tea of Bacterial Death, and 120 year old smokes. And to top it off, Steve looked like he just had an unreal orgasm on the first puff of that ancient delicious cig. Best MRE video EVER.

  • @selfloathingweekly
    @selfloathingweekly 3 года назад +589

    "Yeah that's rancid"
    *casually takes another bite*
    "I feel like its making my mouth swell"
    *takes yet another bite*

  • @Tom-Bomb
    @Tom-Bomb 2 года назад +7

    omg dude.. I can't thank you enough for opening those 120 year old cigarettes and sharing that historic moment with all of us!!! I can't get over the pristine condition they were in, and don't get me started on that hiss... just incredible!!! I get like a "history orgasm" just thinking about EVERYTHING that can has seen and been through lol! It's honestly like a miracle that it even still EXISTS!
    Like bro.. you opening that can and releasing air that hasn't been exposed since the end of the 1800's- from a time when people still rode horse and buggy, in the waning days of when the west was still wild, the second industrial revolution, and over a decade before the Titanic sank, the completion of the Panama Canal, and the START of the First World War- and then seeing that inside metal shine and see the light of day for the first time in over 100 years, not to mention that perfect card sitting on top was almost too much for me- like for real, that sight was meant for people who lived over 100 years ago and thanks to you, all of us were able to see it too! It was an honor and really almost too much for words- just spectacular! I can't thank you enough for that.. keep up the great work man, LOVE ur vids!!!
    P.S. those Queen Victoria tins are equally next level! I've seen them before but NEVER with the freakin chocolate still inside and intact!!! Like Jesus, that's legendary shit man! I'm really jealous... but hey, you think I can bum a stoge? lmao

  • @hazardous0887
    @hazardous0887 2 года назад +100

    Covid-19: “I’m not afraid of you!”
    Steve’s immune system: “then you will die braver than most.”

  • @SimuLord
    @SimuLord 3 года назад +231

    "And here's the tube of Benzedrine", Steve says casually like it's toothpaste.

    • @Tom2404
      @Tom2404 3 года назад

      I wonder if it's actually illegal to sell this ration

    • @daisymay6505
      @daisymay6505 3 года назад

      This is probably a stupid question but what is Benzedrine

    • @sjn2009
      @sjn2009 3 года назад

      @bigevilworldwide1 back in the day? Every army still pumps their soldiers with the newest amphetamines

    • @ThingsICantFindOtherwise
      @ThingsICantFindOtherwise 4 месяца назад

      @@daisymay6505 speed. literally speed.

  • @ghjvchjyg2699
    @ghjvchjyg2699 3 года назад +373

    There wasn’t a single human that is alive today around when that cigarette was made. There was an entirely different set of people when it was made

    • @exoracerr9071
      @exoracerr9071 3 года назад +8

      Deamn this is deep

    • @jasperfk
      @jasperfk 3 года назад +14

      There were people alive then whose parents and grandparents might have been born before the US existed. Mad!

    • @kevinhermawan369
      @kevinhermawan369 3 года назад +1

      And the most sadly, they paid cheap 😞

    • @biggredd2092
      @biggredd2092 3 года назад +1

      (Enter X-Files music)

    • @christianmenard9033
      @christianmenard9033 3 года назад

      Right!? That was really amazing! I was thinking the same!

  • @Elishrae
    @Elishrae 2 года назад +2

    I started this video with zero interest in military rations and left the video with a lot of appreciation for the work that goes into not only making the rations but also you eating them. Thanks Steve!

  • @AmazinglyEasyCooking
    @AmazinglyEasyCooking 2 года назад +3

    I love how you appreciate the history and pain that is behind the rations you try.. top marks.

  • @historyonawhim648
    @historyonawhim648 3 года назад +1090

    "The Mark III is basically just sugar and amphetamines" breakfast of Champions

    • @ClaytonTheCracker
      @ClaytonTheCracker 3 года назад +95

      Gamer meal, sugar and meth

    • @rolando3853
      @rolando3853 3 года назад +54

      They give you 30 cigarettes to smoke with the old School crank pill

    • @deadpoollee9497
      @deadpoollee9497 3 года назад +9

      That's call an Alabama pancake

    • @Mommyandtux
      @Mommyandtux 3 года назад +29

      A breakfast of sugar and amphetamines sounds horrible due to missing ingredients.
      Sugar and amphetamines are PART of a balanced breakfast which also includes espresso and a cigarette with sambooka.

    • @RaggyJha
      @RaggyJha 2 года назад +1

      Literally my breakfast everyday (medically prescribed)

  • @ultimatelegacy6558
    @ultimatelegacy6558 3 года назад +161

    Is it just me or this just the most wholesome channel ever? Just how he apologizes for things that he doesn't have to, his subtle tone, education and background information, his pure excitement, care, and joy for these rations. Just amazing, I can't help but smile all throughout the videos.

    • @safez3124
      @safez3124 3 года назад +4

      Steve, LPL, Locklab, Ian at Forgotten Weapons, Deviant Ollam... Lots of top notch educators and all round good dudes if you're lucky enough to find them amongst the piles of shit.

    • @adamsnook9542
      @adamsnook9542 3 года назад +8

      Steve's wholesome presentation style is in stark contrast to the food.

    • @joshuaspencer6246
      @joshuaspencer6246 3 года назад

      and the music too.

    • @marky1846
      @marky1846 2 года назад

      @@joshuaspencer6246 the music is reminiscent of a bad 80s action film.. like an introduction to the gravity of the evil guys plans or something... I love it.

  • @rickmiles5297
    @rickmiles5297 2 года назад +3

    The depth and breadth of your work is unmatched.

  • @trap3355
    @trap3355 Год назад +3

    You are a national treasure, sir. Thank you for your nostalgic trek back to a time we love to hear about and showing us a piece of its history.

  • @joshwack9881
    @joshwack9881 3 года назад +83

    24:17 quite possibly the greatest hiss in all of “hisstory”

  • @aaronkosharskyswhiteknight5224
    @aaronkosharskyswhiteknight5224 3 года назад +244

    "Save these for another time" 100 years later, Steve2089 "hey guys!"

    • @BabyMachine
      @BabyMachine 3 года назад

      i actually laughed very hard at this

  • @michaeldigiulio5602
    @michaeldigiulio5602 Год назад +24

    Thanks again Steve for the much appreciated history lessons here. Yes I’m a few years late In watching this video but the info you provide is really helpful and informative!

  • @sicc2977
    @sicc2977 3 года назад +35

    “Hold lemme go grab another can of cigarettes, I got some from like the 1800’s”
    Never thought I’d hear that in my entire life😂

  • @warrenb8228
    @warrenb8228 3 года назад +2238

    There’s something to be said about a man eating hundreds of dollars worth of rotten food while wearing a six dollar shirt.

    • @DoNE021
      @DoNE021 3 года назад +201

      Don't forget the Amphetamines tablet, They comes as a bonus. :)

    • @natetheguitarkid
      @natetheguitarkid 3 года назад +12

      Legend

    • @billysgeo
      @billysgeo 3 года назад +7

      @@DoNE021 have he eaten amphetamines on video??

    • @babydemoniac6723
      @babydemoniac6723 3 года назад +10

      @@billysgeo no

    • @billysgeo
      @billysgeo 3 года назад +41

      @@babydemoniac6723 How come those "energy" tablet are not illegal to buy/sell???

  • @vanossr
    @vanossr 3 года назад +196

    Steve1989: “yeah that’s rancid” (proceeds to take another bite)

    • @cheddar2648
      @cheddar2648 3 года назад +1

      _Last train to Botulism City, now departing platform 1942_

    • @MVBriscoVolante
      @MVBriscoVolante 3 года назад

      For real does Steve take a delayed release vomit inducer off camera each time he does one of these moldy oldy reviews?

    • @davek12
      @davek12 3 года назад +1

      When Steve takes a second bite, it's seldom because it's good, it's to help refine just how bad it is!

  • @Acein3055
    @Acein3055 Год назад +1

    Thanks. I thoroughly enjoyed your displays and stories.

  • @bobbygoforth4392
    @bobbygoforth4392 3 года назад +3

    Just discovered your channel. Have to say... probably the most original, entertaining and educational channel I have subscribed to. Thank you and love your selection of shirts

  • @seankearns8971
    @seankearns8971 3 года назад +178

    “Ok, so let’s start out by crushing up some of that benzadrine”

    • @OneEyeDollar6
      @OneEyeDollar6 3 года назад +2

      "Burns the nose a bit, slightly bitter drip, really raises the heart rate. Overall not too bad for being so old. Alright, I'm gonna go ahead and organize all of my MRE's alphabetically."

    • @opl500
      @opl500 3 года назад +41

      Nice. nice nice nice nice nice nice.

    • @johnschwenck4750
      @johnschwenck4750 3 года назад +11

      He had me at energy tabs

    • @hoilst
      @hoilst 3 года назад +18

      "These tablets will:
      *Stimulate* physical and mental reserves :
      *Overcome* feelings of fatigue :
      *Stave off* depression, low spirits, and apathy :
      *Ward off* sleep :
      *Promote* keenness and will to survive."
      Yeah, bennies'll most certain do that...

    • @hlvscomendandeche8744
      @hlvscomendandeche8744 3 года назад

      chewing gum as a side dish after taking benzadrine. becz your mouth gonna be weird

  • @generaljpatts
    @generaljpatts 3 года назад +508

    It's weird but your filming yourself opening these artifacts (and ingesting their contents) actually allows more people to observe and appreciate these historical items than if they were displayed in a museum. Incredible content.

    • @Vlad2319
      @Vlad2319 3 года назад +24

      I think that's why he does it. He does his best to preserve certain packaging that he knows there aren't many in museums.

    • @halopunk6625
      @halopunk6625 3 года назад

      How is that wierd tho..?

    • @torivar
      @torivar 3 года назад +10

      He brings it all to life. So many times more interesting than just watching the items. Even if Steve himself was doing the presentation without opening and trying this out it would be far less interesting since there would be no real experience to share.

    • @hannahedberg1434
      @hannahedberg1434 3 года назад

      You are so right salaciousbcrumb! :)

    • @unnamed715
      @unnamed715 3 года назад

      Those rations ain't cheap or easy to find either!

  • @thebigv57
    @thebigv57 Год назад +1

    This episode was a treat. Thank you!

  • @jewcyk8268
    @jewcyk8268 Год назад +1

    Steve I have to have watched at least 100 of these, I appreciate your consistency. You seem like a stand up dude.

  • @Newt2799
    @Newt2799 3 года назад +389

    I feel like the cigarettes give him the old soldiers' memories

    • @Redasurc
      @Redasurc 3 года назад

      Like in mgs when snake smokes literal hours pass

    • @CP-od5ws
      @CP-od5ws 3 года назад +12

      Lmao u noticed that to like hes makin a connection by taking part in the rations0

    • @levi-jb7in
      @levi-jb7in 3 года назад

      this is the best comment lmfao

    • @DJl3iohazord
      @DJl3iohazord 3 года назад

      They kind of do that.

    • @StukaSteven
      @StukaSteven 3 года назад

      Rightfully so, it's why we have war reenactors too, among other reasons

  • @randomencountertheatre5765
    @randomencountertheatre5765 3 года назад +273

    It is now my Head Cannon that Steve is a fully accredited microbiologist as well as a Nutritional Historian. I am very pleased by this.

    • @amyturner6275
      @amyturner6275 3 года назад +9

      A nutritionist who smokes :) ! Back then they thought it was good for you !

    • @randomencountertheatre5765
      @randomencountertheatre5765 3 года назад

      @@amyturner6275 I'm going to say that it steadied his hands when he is doing his science. ^_^

    • @elo5399
      @elo5399 3 года назад +9

      And he's a hyper-polyglot cause he can perfectly read every language

    • @billr6983
      @billr6983 3 года назад +8

      Considering what he eats sometimes, he's probably also a walking lab of microorganisms.

    • @rileyosteen6470
      @rileyosteen6470 3 года назад +1

      Headcanon

  • @koryewell5610
    @koryewell5610 2 года назад +2

    Very interesting learning about history through your juxtaposition of description with actual items from the era. Really enjoy your videos. Its a way to live a little like people did in those times, through their experiences.

  • @ryanmcdonagh8616
    @ryanmcdonagh8616 3 года назад +15

    I love when you give just as much attention to the old cigs as the food. I'm a cigar smoker, but I would love to try a few of these older, preserved cigs. Lucky man!

    • @xlDeathlxJosey
      @xlDeathlxJosey 2 года назад

      I've tried them, they are stale and taste like ass. You can find old MREs from the Vietnam Era pretty common and they just aren't good.

  • @MarvinT0606
    @MarvinT0606 3 года назад +82

    Every time Steves takes a drag he sees flashbacks of people who used these rations

    • @dasloco121
      @dasloco121 3 года назад

      Top comment

    • @jasons2023
      @jasons2023 3 года назад +2

      He starts off with some stories and ended with a Patrick Stewart speech.

  • @MrChainsawAardvark
    @MrChainsawAardvark 3 года назад +446

    The good old days when survival rations were basically just Tootsie Rolls and Benzedrine.
    I didn't think this was a cheap hobby - but I'm quite impressed by how much Steve spends to explore this aspect of history.

    • @julianskowron7281
      @julianskowron7281 3 года назад +22

      I think he’s probably fortunate enough to make enough money on these videos to keep producing more (along with whatever he does beside RUclips)

    • @RonnieG
      @RonnieG 2 года назад +10

      @@julianskowron7281 he time travels when he isn't making youtube vids.

    • @Veiquosa
      @Veiquosa 2 года назад +1

      Could be a history teacher

  • @dianathompson9534
    @dianathompson9534 2 года назад +3

    Amazing video! Your knowledge of food history is phenomenal!

  • @iminyourmailbox6700
    @iminyourmailbox6700 3 года назад +39

    9:56 “stave off depression, low spirits and apathy”
    Damn, I need those.

    • @jaffacalling53
      @jaffacalling53 3 года назад +4

      Go get on adderall, it's basically the same thing.

    • @lungse.2565
      @lungse.2565 3 года назад +3

      @@jaffacalling53 as someone who takes that : it's not nearly as fun :(

    • @iminyourmailbox6700
      @iminyourmailbox6700 3 года назад +1

      @@jaffacalling53 maybe I should

    • @lungse.2565
      @lungse.2565 3 года назад +3

      @John Titor I take prescription Adhd medicine, not "speed paste"

    • @lungse.2565
      @lungse.2565 3 года назад

      @John Titor I'm cool with dying early

  • @Ms123kill
    @Ms123kill 3 года назад +311

    His immune system must have evolved by now to something biologists have never seen before.

  • @sarjim4381
    @sarjim4381 3 года назад +40

    That big grin on your face with your first drag of the Woodbine smoke made the whole show!

    • @232nightowl
      @232nightowl 3 года назад +1

      That was the look my old dad had when he smoked his first woodbine of the day.

  • @mistifyme999
    @mistifyme999 Год назад +2

    Excellent video Steve, really impressed with your research and knowledge, thanks for great interesting content

  • @efco
    @efco 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing Steve, great vid and vibes as always!

  • @iDreamOfWeenie
    @iDreamOfWeenie 3 года назад +315

    Anyone else really appreciate the fact that we'll never hear anything like "this video was brought to you by Raid: Shadow Legends" on this channel?
    Steve does it purely for the love of the culture

    • @iDreamOfWeenie
      @iDreamOfWeenie 3 года назад +27

      Or “but first, I want to talk to you about Manscaped”

    • @sourpuss1455
      @sourpuss1455 3 года назад +41

      When youtube demonitizes your videos and raid is lurking around the corner , ready to strike...
      (Seriously, if youtube didn't fuck over its creators so much they wouldnt have to stoop to fuckin shadow raid so often)

    • @gunnarthefeisty
      @gunnarthefeisty 3 года назад +25

      "this was brought to you by Natick Food Labs"

    • @Chocolate_dragon
      @Chocolate_dragon 3 года назад +14

      Zofran anti nausea medicine might sponsor him! That stuff is a God send for food poisoning

    • @alexbassett6967
      @alexbassett6967 3 года назад

      And for the amphetamine

  • @hermimonk2748
    @hermimonk2748 3 года назад +152

    "These are unsmokable. I can taste the mold."
    "My apologies"
    No man, you're good! It's really stellar just to be able to see the things you show off, let alone have you eat or smoke them. As far as I'm concerned, you have gone above and beyond in this and all your other videos. Thank you!

    • @bruskorken
      @bruskorken 3 года назад +6

      Couldn't have said it better myself.

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 3 года назад +5

      The fact that he even opens these sealed products for us is awesome. Most collectors would just leave these on a shelf forever to collect dust. This guy goes the extra mile and eats them.

    • @hisnameisworthy7886
      @hisnameisworthy7886 3 года назад +2

      @@notgray88 Just for you bud

  • @TheFraz13
    @TheFraz13 3 года назад

    Your enthusiasm is so captivating, one of the most unique and coolest channels out there!

  • @holdentudiks2114
    @holdentudiks2114 9 месяцев назад +2

    Steve helps me fall asleep lol it's the way he talks, he doesn't talk loud, he talks calmly and peaceful i can listen to him and fall asleep, steve is like my sleep therapy, thank you very much Steve!!

  • @edwardbygum3133
    @edwardbygum3133 3 года назад +81

    Love the way Steve has some tea with his Woodbine for the full British soldier experience.

  • @spazzypengin
    @spazzypengin 3 года назад +502

    It feels like Christmas, but better!

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  3 года назад +216

      That's the spirit!

    • @evanscreekbrahman7511
      @evanscreekbrahman7511 3 года назад +45

      That would be the Benzedrine kicking in :-)

    • @CannaCJ
      @CannaCJ 3 года назад +13

      @@evanscreekbrahman7511 Can confirm, eating boffy stew after popping bennies, having a great time.

    • @jamied931
      @jamied931 3 года назад +6

      Did he just casually open expired meth?

    • @Slurpified
      @Slurpified 3 года назад +6

      YES MATEYS. The old ones are the best lol

  • @sigspearthumb2313
    @sigspearthumb2313 3 года назад +1

    Honestly, this is how you preserve history. Thank you Steve!

  • @BobbyIronsights
    @BobbyIronsights 3 года назад

    JUst finished the video, love that you are now including the price of your collections, it's informative. Thanks for the upload.

  • @lilithsnow5915
    @lilithsnow5915 3 года назад +508

    Im convinced steve is a time travelling solider just real excited to find smokes he hasnt had in 120 yrs

    • @AmandaAlexandra47
      @AmandaAlexandra47 2 года назад +8

      He’s such a cool guy… it literally radiates through the screen… we don’t deserve steve! :)

    • @VideographerExperience
      @VideographerExperience 2 года назад

      James Cole
      #12Monkeys 🐒

  • @utsteinproductions
    @utsteinproductions 3 года назад +50

    I think you win an award for the oldest cig smoked on the internet. Truly impressive, honestly, on how well those were preserved.

    • @Hyreia
      @Hyreia 3 года назад +3

      On the Internet, very likely! Heck, that has to be Top 10 oldest ever, surely? Around 120 years? That's incredible. It seemed they weren't even *called* cigarettes until 1830.

  • @jamesdobrovnik
    @jamesdobrovnik 2 года назад +1

    It’s great you started sharing the actual prices you paid to share this history with us. Thanks for that.

  • @nikolatovar9884
    @nikolatovar9884 3 года назад +1

    I've been watching this channel since it's inception and it's growth has been amazing.

  • @JakobPientko
    @JakobPientko 3 года назад +201

    Steve smokes the world’s bet ciggie, goes on a podcast level of tangent... I love this.

    • @rudipl92
      @rudipl92 3 года назад +5

      I love these random smiles during smokes :D

    • @TheWolfsnack
      @TheWolfsnack 3 года назад

      ....and not laced with chemicals like modern ones.....

    • @maxshenkwrites
      @maxshenkwrites 3 года назад +2

      @@rudipl92 He looks like an ex-smoker who now knows how to ENJOY a smoke!!

  • @RMphy89
    @RMphy89 3 года назад +327

    I have never wanted an aged cigarette more badly. Currants, cherries and chocolate? Yes please

    • @sarahlemon5157
      @sarahlemon5157 3 года назад +13

      I was inhaling the same time steve was taking a drag and exhaling slowly as that smoke came out...

    • @rlynngore8784
      @rlynngore8784 3 года назад

      Sounds like an orgasm in tobacco form to me..... 🤤

    • @Mr.M1STER
      @Mr.M1STER 3 года назад +6

      So satisfying to watch.

    • @lamxung5000
      @lamxung5000 3 года назад +5

      i wish cigarettes today were that delicious sounding

    • @sarahlemon5157
      @sarahlemon5157 3 года назад +3

      @@lamxung5000 and its unfiltered, can you imagine the nicotine rush? oh my goodness

  • @enigmareach1129
    @enigmareach1129 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for another great video. I always learn something new from you.

  • @pd39aol
    @pd39aol 2 года назад +1

    Excellent display, Steve. Good beginning for a private museum of rations thru the ages.

  • @lulluedge9457
    @lulluedge9457 3 года назад +1207

    Dude's got cigarettes that were already old when Hitler was born

    • @LuckyPikinini
      @LuckyPikinini 3 года назад +89

      smoking shit which was made for victorian era people but 170 years later.

    • @princecharlie3217
      @princecharlie3217 3 года назад +52

      The ripper was still alive

    • @DarthJermz
      @DarthJermz 3 года назад +12

      @@LuckyPikinini 120 years

    • @RealityIsTheNow
      @RealityIsTheNow 3 года назад +30

      Hitler was born in 1889. Just saying.

    • @LuckyPikinini
      @LuckyPikinini 3 года назад +6

      @@princecharlie3217 the ripper is famous but theres a man who recently killed 5 different prostitutes in 2001-2005, and got caught years later for it, the ripper has only 5-8 kills and hes famous there was 3000 prostitutes at his time so he could have killed more but they would have eventually caught him.

  • @shaggydaboy2
    @shaggydaboy2 3 года назад +641

    "Energy tablet"
    For when the pilots want to become one with the plane.

    • @Terraqueo22
      @Terraqueo22 3 года назад +51

      Energy Tablets or Benzedrine... Came as Inhalers and Tablets... WHen consumed increases your reflexes and Awareness but... Side effects after long exposure are: Dizzynes, Nause, Headache and Loss of counsciouness

    • @rpgamezzz270
      @rpgamezzz270 3 года назад

      Lol

    • @klefthoofrobert787
      @klefthoofrobert787 3 года назад +31

      When he read the effects i was thinking of amphetamine or a similar derivative.

    • @TalynCo
      @TalynCo 3 года назад +16

      @@klefthoofrobert787 it was the beginning of amphetamines.

    • @drpepper3838
      @drpepper3838 3 года назад +13

      @@TalynCo amfetamine was already invented in the 1880s, this was just a brand name for the product

  • @pegtooth2006
    @pegtooth2006 2 года назад +2

    Hats off to you for unfolding one of those bags and reading the entire script.
    You should have the letter of Authentication with your assembly kits do to your attention to detail.
    I enjoy peering over your shoulder as you arrange the scene, I admire for your dedication to your fascinating hobby.
    You're top-notch brother.
    🖖

  • @RPKGameVids
    @RPKGameVids 2 года назад +1

    These videos are so relaxing.

  • @scottwales5966
    @scottwales5966 3 года назад +447

    Its my headcanon that Steve is actually an immortal being and every story he tells while eating the food he longed for while fighting in WW1 and 2 to gain a sense of nostalgia

    • @k-trashradio5163
      @k-trashradio5163 3 года назад +20

      So he's Logan? Aka wolverine?

    • @Aodhan_Raith
      @Aodhan_Raith 3 года назад +7

      @@k-trashradio5163 Wouldn't surprise me.

    • @Aodhan_Raith
      @Aodhan_Raith 3 года назад +8

      @@k-trashradio5163 Although Logan was born in...1863? I forget when.
      Edit: 1832

    • @VideographerExperience
      @VideographerExperience 2 года назад +2

      *Lestat* lives ... now it *all makes sense*

    • @Ethan-ds7jz
      @Ethan-ds7jz Год назад +1

      @@Aodhan_Raith I mean he has eaten an American civil war hardtack thing.

  • @EohwaeTube
    @EohwaeTube 3 года назад +297

    "smells a little fruity and rancid"
    *eats it*
    "Hm. Oh wow. Hmm. Yeah, that's rancid. Wow."
    *eats more*

    • @Hatsworthful
      @Hatsworthful 3 года назад +33

      i mean seriously, his digestive system is pretty much a museum by now

    • @YouTubalcaine
      @YouTubalcaine 3 года назад

      That never gets old. :)

    • @IndigoStorm27
      @IndigoStorm27 3 года назад +2

      Logic.

    • @mattlamb
      @mattlamb 3 года назад +1

      Cut lyrics from W.A.P.

    • @theholonet522
      @theholonet522 3 года назад

      Hm, I really kinda like the flavour *eats more*

  • @marcusroele
    @marcusroele 3 года назад +65

    Steve's toilet later.... "Okay let's see what he's got for us today. Nice!"

    • @CaptainFernandez
      @CaptainFernandez 3 года назад +11

      Nice hiss

    • @MrX-ni3tp
      @MrX-ni3tp 3 года назад

      @@CaptainFernandez 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣XD

    • @dylanfitch2997
      @dylanfitch2997 3 года назад +4

      Let's get this out into the bowl

    • @LTV746
      @LTV746 2 года назад +1

      Let's get this all into the bowl..nice

    • @Prince_Yonte
      @Prince_Yonte 2 года назад

      @@dylanfitch2997 😭😭😭

  • @daynecee683
    @daynecee683 Год назад +8

    Steve talking about the rations throughout the wars reminded me of my Grandfather telling me about my great grandfather. My great grandfather was in the Australian Army for years. He had lived off of powdered foods for all that time, so when they would have it at home (Australia soon after WW2, still recovering), he just refused to eat it.

  • @GSGExtreme44
    @GSGExtreme44 3 года назад +263

    Imagine having a candlelight dinner with this guy when he busts out rations from the War of 1812 -

    • @WozWozEre
      @WozWozEre 3 года назад

      Don't worry, it's gourmet!

    • @TokenChineseGuy
      @TokenChineseGuy 3 года назад

      There weren’t even rations then. Shelf stable hardtack, sure, but everything else was dried, salted or foraged. Now I’m not saying that Steve should scope out some archaeological dig sites from the time but.......

    • @Arbiter099
      @Arbiter099 3 года назад +5

      Napoleonic hardtack, nice.

    • @vidura
      @vidura 3 года назад

      That would be perfection.

    • @johnfreeman9349
      @johnfreeman9349 3 года назад

      😍

  • @robzombie1845
    @robzombie1845 3 года назад +99

    This dude seriously just opened a $700 can of cigarettes nice flex my man some people smoke expensive Cuban cigars some people prefer century-old navy cigarettes

  • @HunchbackJack
    @HunchbackJack 3 года назад +4

    I haven't visited this channel for a good while. I watch this video and see that Steve now has almost 1.8 million subs, 1.2 million views on this video alone ... and nothing else has changed. Maybe the MREs are a bit more expensive, but Steve's the same, format's the same. I love it.

  • @dkramer8872
    @dkramer8872 2 года назад +5

    Steve is so chill... Fun to watch.

  • @MadJustin7
    @MadJustin7 3 года назад +97

    I don't even smoke, but I kind of want to know what a 100 year old cigarette tastes like.

    • @LordSluggo
      @LordSluggo 3 года назад +3

      I used to smoke and I'm dying to find out too. Either tobacco turns magical when it ages that long or they had way better stuff back then. I'm thinking a combination of both. But I'm even more interested in knowing how the chocolate would have tasted. Did they have better stuff back then, too?

    • @Aodhan_Raith
      @Aodhan_Raith 3 года назад +2

      I would imagine it would taste vastly different from modern day cigs which have many more chemicals in them versus old cigs which are usually 100% pure tobacco.

    • @ninoroes07
      @ninoroes07 3 года назад

      Never even to try to smoke if you never one

    • @LordSluggo
      @LordSluggo 3 года назад +2

      @@Aodhan_Raith Either roll your own or smoke American Spirits, which are additive free

  • @tkdy218
    @tkdy218 3 года назад +175

    That bacteria montage was like a 90s grunge music video

    • @ghod666
      @ghod666 3 года назад

      Perfection of a comment

    • @cookudysu90
      @cookudysu90 3 года назад

      It look almost like a LSD trip

    • @KhangNguyen-mk2tp
      @KhangNguyen-mk2tp 3 года назад +1

      looks like what a normal person would see after eating 75-year-old rancid food, not Steve tho

    • @alexanderh.5814
      @alexanderh.5814 3 года назад

      More like 60's acid rock..

    • @biffodio
      @biffodio 3 года назад

      @Rory Dowling Maybe the officer in command ordered him to.

  • @YoDzOnHalo
    @YoDzOnHalo 2 года назад +2

    I love how the vids are usually around 45mins -1 hour. You take your time with every item and review each item like it was it’s own vids compared to other review channels on YT

  • @Ghost-dx8mm
    @Ghost-dx8mm 2 года назад +2

    First video I've seen of yours Steve...enjoyed hearing your vast knowledge from the past. Subbed.