Ration Packs - Chinese PLA Military Ration, Menu 18.
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- čas přidán 18. 07. 2023
- In this video, I am out at a favourite spot by the river to try another ration pack from around the world - this time a Chinese PLA Military one, menu 18.
I love a ration pack, always have and find them exciting to open and see what’s inside - this ration pack didn’t disappoint, especially as I wasn’t able to read the Chinese information on the outer packaging.
Sadly, the ration heaters included didn’t work, but this was not surprising as the ration pack was several years out of date. In my experience, military ration packs have a very long shelf life - often years longer than the specified date, however, I don’t advise anyone to eat out of date food, this was a choice I made and I accepted the risk.
I hope you enjoy the video.
Thanks for watching.
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Simon always delivers - please keep this mini ration pack series going - really interesting how different the food and motivation/comforts elements are. As they say, an army marches on it stomach - maybe there'll end up being a correlation between the ration pack offerings and the success of each country's army.
Ration packs are why armies have field kitchens. 😂
You've heard of steve1984 right? Not that I don't enjoy Simon's perspective but analysing rations on YT has definitely been done.
@@DonP_is_lostagain the field feeding system, and MRE type rations are completely two different types of rations and both have their place in the battlefield.
@@tcschenks it was a joke.
@@mrwes100 I'm aware of that having spent 22 years in service. It was a joke.
As a Chinese, it's interesting to see you guess what the words on the packaging mean. The '18' means model of 2018 , '餐谱3' means menu number three, and 690 grams.
If that had been me, one of the meals would have been pork fried rice and the other rice pudding and I wouldn't have known until I mixed them and eaten some. I would then have grabbed the lemon drink, only to discover, after a big swig, that it was lemon scented hand sanitizer. You are much braver than I am, Simon. Love your videos. That pack-raft looks like such fun. Thank you for what you do.
Nothing like the taste of Hand Sanitizer!! Lol!! J/ k Gail
Alcohol sanitizer is the ultimate survival aperitif,,😂
Yeah some bravery there!
Another fantastic vid Simon on the MRE theme. I had to rewatch with Google Translate to see what they were. Turns out 1st line is 'M9 food', next is 'Net content specification 690G', next is '18 Lu Qin self heating food', next line it kept changing what it was, next is 'Recipe 3' and lastly is 'Century Fusion (Beijing) Technology Development Co, Ltd'. After opening spoon/napkin the packet said 'crispy cucumber'. Top pouch in the mess tin was 'Curry chicken 3 rice' and the 1st pouch you opened when boiled was 'Beef fried rice'. You must have been well full after 2 rice portions but think of the energy you get then for paddling. Looking forward to the next vid, especially MRE one.
Thanks Chris! 👍👍
I really enjoy seeing what is in ration packs. Thanks for these videos.
So pleased you are still doing these, not even watched yet but I know it will be a good watch. Thanks for sharing.
Love the ration pack videos. Always so interesting to see what is in them. And always so entertaining to spend time watching Simon in the woods! Thank you for sharing with us! Until next time, take care and be safe out there! 😊😊👍👍🙏🙏
Excellent video. I always enjoy your videos and look forward to the next one.
It was a good fun to watch it-as always ! Especially that this Chinese pack was like a 😊suprise meal
Long term subba here! Genuine inspiration for me starting my own little channel with my young daughter all things out in the great outdoors. Love your integrity and down to earth nature and content - top draw as usual 👍👌
This is odd. I just finished watching the video and now I feel I could watch it again. 😉🙂👍
I just found this channel and man have I been missing out on some good information! Ill be going over your camping videos over the next few days. Thanks for your time and effort!
Love the raft. I’m so used to seeing you in your canoe that you built. Absolutely awesome canoe. Thanks for the videos. Always look forward to Wednesday’s video.
Can't wait for the Klingon ration pack episode! 🤣
Given what the Love Scene From Romeo and Juliet sounds like in Klingon, I truely DO NOT want to taste any Klingon MREs...
Cracking, I love these videos.
BOOM!! Always a great moment when Simon posts a new video 😁😁 loving the ration pack series to 👌
This ration pack was exciting not know what was in it! Always a great vid thanks Simon.
Thanks for doing these reviews
Friday night, had a beer or two, checked utube and was genuinely excited to see Simon having a munch on a Chinese ration pack! You've got a captive audience mate, love the ration pack comparisons.
Brave of you Simon, to try that one. I think you’re right about it being two meals! Thanks for trying it for us! You can’t beat those little BCB stoves. I always carry one in my edc with 3 gel packs. Just in case! In fact I have one in my ‘get me out of trouble’ kit that lives in my pick up. 🤭.
I’m really enjoying the ration pack review vids.
Great entertainment, love watching. Thanks❤❤
Another cracking video Simon thanks for sharing 👍 👏
I have never tried ration packs but this has definitely got me thinking to look into it! Looks great! 😁
I was thinking the same about the translation app, but it was entertaining watching you figure it all out Simon
Excellent review Sir Simon 🫡✊🏼🧐! Keep them coming brother. Cheers from across the pond California 🇺🇸 👊🏼😎🤙🏼
Great fun. Thank you Simon.
This was enjoyable to watch! I really like you combining the MREs and traveling. Its fun to see the strange MREs from other countries and fantastic editing as always!
I love the way he turns a ration pack tasting into a boat trip.
Thanks for guessing and testing this MRE! Definately two main rice-based meals there. Chillie sauce and pickles make it palatable!
I like these, there are a lot of ration-vids, and Steve MRE is fun to watch but so are you, especially when you're going out in the raft and making a morning out of it.
Cheers, Mike from Canada.
I love a ration pack video, keep them coming!
Love the ration pack videos! I must say that you are quite courageous to dive into a ration pack with all contents and instructions in Chinese! Looking forward to the next one! ATB
It was lovely! To be honest, I wasn’t worried about what the dishes might have been, I enjoy all Chinese food 😁
The pack raft bit and showing what supplies you brought just in case, and eating on our favourite island in the river, made this way better than an at-home ration pack test like so many channels do. Steve1989 excepted of course.
Another great vlog Simon 👍🏻👍🏻
I love these ration pack videos, i have always wanted to try them
You're a much braver man than I sir. Eating all of that without knowing what is was. Great stuff.
Sitting here at eating lunch wondering weather you had a new video as I guessed you do.But I have to say you’re a braver man than me.Can’t wait for the next ration review
Congrats on the new pack raft, like the color. That'll make the portages easier
Great video. Your content is slways spot on and really entertaining
Short and crisp vdo. Great👍🏻
Really love the ration pack series 👍
Me 2 !!!!
Love that pack raft matey! Was craving some of your river wissey style simpler camps. Love the epic ones too of course, but I do enjoy a simple camp, cook and maybe a lil splash on the water.
The calories you got from the ration pack was likely enough to get you back home, my friend. That looked like a lot of carbs, honestly, but an army runs on its stomach.
Thank you for another great video. I look forward to you getting the Baker tent back out for another episode. I very much admired that tent, as well as the fact you made it yourself. Well done, sir. Well done.
A good series Simon. They looked tasty but simple. Does the job is good enough in the Chinese military clearly.
Best wishes
Al
Ration review. Yes! 👍
The ration pack looked pretty good. What impressed me more was how small your raft and stuff packed down wow!
Awesome, Simon! 👍😎🇨🇦💫
Enjoyed this, Do More of them.
Fun stuff Simon!
Great stuff! ❤
Interesting video. I’ve wondered what was in ration packs from other countries. This is an interesting series.
More on the water than in the woods lately mate, and that's not a complaint. So look forward to your incredible vids. Wearing my 'Bloke in the Woods' T. shirts with much pride.
You're a "Brave bloke" to dive in to a "Mystery meal", but what good is a sense of adventure if you don't exercise it🙂🙂 Great MRE series, you can learn a good bit about a culture by way they eat .. Cheers.
Might not be the tastiest rat pack you’ve had so far, but this series is up there with my fave vids that you do. I find it very interesting to see what the other countries armed forces get to eat, and compare it to out own packs. Keep up the good work.
From Australia. Who would have thought that a Chinese Ration Pack would have the instructions in Chinese, simply amazing.
I enjoyed ur ration video, thanks..
Good fun. I enjoyed that :)
Good ration review , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Wonderful video. Fun to watch. Your a brave man . Thanks. Nice paddling also. Just a short paddle to "Toad Hall" .
VERY interesting video at least you were full and the meal looked tastey Simon
Love the way you wield those paddles, Simon, especially coming into the bank. Awesome. Brave man... and no reward. No sweets, no hot chocolate. I hope you went home to a huge bowl of bread and butter pudding. ATB from Western Australia.
Good to see another sandgroper enjoying Simons videos.
Oi oi oi
I've had the Chinese ration pack menu 18 it's quite nice like your inflatable binghy thanks Simon for a great video 👍 👏
Hi Simon, tricky canoe trip there, and good looking rice dishes, if maybe quite a lot of it (!) We're currently checking out some of your earlier uploads again, so cheering. Best wishes. J&A&B&T
Never saw one of them before - Thanks Simon. Be well.😉
Like to see some more bakers tent camping!! Great setup!!
Always loved rat packs, only ever had British Army ones though. I'd love to try some from other countries - this series is great!
Simon, a bloke in the woods, 'rice-ing' to the occasion once again! 😁👍
Howdy from Texas Simon ! We just love you to death, always wonderful videos 👍👍🍺
Loved the logical breakdown. Such a foreign MRE....
Love the Ration Pack videos, Si, keep them coming. I must admit, though, this one, looked pretty grim, to be honest.
I paused the vid and used google translate (great minds think alike). Good on you for launching into what looked like a tasty meal with enthusiasm.
Greetings from the other side of this gem we've FUBAR
Thanks for da post
I do love a good ration pack 👍 you should try Google lens on your mobile to translate some info 👍 great videos as always. I'm on a binge watch tonight lol
I enjoyed this video as always!!! Thank you Simon!!! By the way, where has Andy been? I have not seen him in a few weeks (Kent Survival). Cheers mate!!!
I think it's possible that the 'lemon water' was actually an electrolyte drink. That could be why there wasn't two. The electrolyte powder drinks I have say only one per day.
Carb bomb! That little spoon was a head-scratcher for those pouches. LOL
That looks tasty and delicious.
Thanks Simon, great relaxer as always =) Bit too heavy on the rice for my tastes, this one. But after having had some of the more experimental and lavish western ones, I think in the field sometimes a spartan meal that does the job is better than an experiment gone bad. =)
Super interesting. Had no idea this market existed.
Very nice
Mess tin.. "the old fashion way" 😂😂 half the military still do it that way 😂😂 great video as always
❤❤❤it was good video thanks for your video see you soon
That little spot is a great place for eating ration packs.
I can particularly recommend the US army ones, especially the elbow macaroni in tomato sauce.😉😁
Big like my friend. Watching from Arkansas 👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻
Brilliant, (doing my best as an American to imitate hehehe) going from walking the plank to Captaining his own craft. awesome.
不错。这包看起来很好吃🍻
Yes I think it was two meals THANKS for sharing
It just blows my mind at how much time and effort you put into the camera shots. Some people might not consider how much effort is involved with setting the camera up and recording the shot and then all of the editing that goes into it afterwards.
It’s phenomenal!!
The content is always why we are here….to spend some time with our friend Simon.
Hats off to you mate….keep doing what you love as we love it too ❤
The UK Dragonfire Gel heaters are awesome, far more efficient and faster than the old Hexamin ones! I love Chinese food so I probably would really enjoy that, certainly looked good. My last Ration was a 2019 UK menu no. 10, I really enjoyed the Hunters Chicken! I'm loving these Ration videos Si, but keep all of your great content coming 👍🍻✌
Only downside to those Dragon Gel tabs is how expensive they are, but they're so much better (and safer!) than Hexi.
@@cruachan1191 yes I agree, that's why I'm still using up the Hexi ones I've got!
@@gregphillips.1312 Lol. I blame Simon for this but I caved and bought a Honey Stove cos twigs are free!
My first thought was 2 meals as well. But yeah, not sure I would be eating an out of date Chinese ration pack. You're a brave man Mr Simon..
Really gripping watch not knowing what’s inside 🎉. Like this series
Cool video.
Brave man.
Very interesting
Here in the state in Minnesota we have wild rice harvested by the Ojibwa indigenous people's. So yummy mixed with a white type of rice. Another favorite is barley onion mushrooms water chestnuts butter and beef broth thing.... Thanks interesting for sure.
That looks really rice, er I mean nice! Thanks Simon, that was very brave of you!
That would be funny if the tea turned out to be gelatin. Enjoy these videos. Thanks
Damn...25 mins late seeing your latest vid! Come on CZcams sort out your notifications will you! I love this series you're doing on ration packs Simon. 👍
Wow compared to some of the other ration packs you've used, this one is very sparse. And at first glance, very unappealing. Glad you enjoyed it though! All together a very pleasant outing. Thanks for sharing.
Kudoos on trying an expired ration pack where you could not read the instructions. And well done that you were prepared with an alternative heating method. Reminds me of "Big Clive"'s Scottish ration review 😅 (that one took me awhile to realize he was pulling my leg - when he pulled out a small bottle of whiskey)