1968 Operational Hot Climate Survival Kit Used by Special Forces in Vietnam Review Tactical Aircrew
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- Used by MACV-SOG and various Special Forces groups in the Vietnam War. This is a comprehensive kit that's equipped with fascinating survival gadget tools and more. Check out my other survival kit reviews, as there are many various items that are shown in different degrees of detail depending on the video.
Also, stick around until the end on this one. A previously unreleased Tactical Aircrew Kit from 1970 is part of this video - and we go into beautiful detail on the survival booklet that is only glanced at in kit 1. Everything not seen on kit 1 will be seen on kit 2. Whatever isn't seen on either kit, can be seen elsewhere if you look hard enough. Search them all - and keep your eye out as the next kits I'm releasing are just as cool, if not more so than these.
I filmed the first kit around the same time as the Russian Prisoner Ration and my camera settings have been optimized since. The second kit was 100% previously unseen older content which is great to have been added in here to show a few of the items from the first kit on a slightly different camera. They are perfect shown together in a comparative review.
This kit was like $750 - which may be a bit high. Sometimes they go for less - maybe they could go higher too since they're getting increasingly rare.
Up next for kits:
SRU-21/p Survival Vest.
WW2 E-17 Pilot Survival Kit. A perfect example.
For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my exact mailing information is:
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Steve, as you know, I was a pilot for MACV/SOG. I was the "friendly" looking for those guys down there. The beauty of the signal mirror is that it CAN'T be seen by anybody but the target. The ugly part is that it also looks exactly like ground fire. When I was getting hosed, it could be difficult to separate one kind of flash from the other. Regarding the Chloroquine/Primaquine tablets...we each took one of those a week to prevent malaria. The next day was our one day off, because you'd spend it in the latrine. Call it "reinforced regularity" but it was potent. Finally, I carried that air crew survival kit, but this is the first time I've seen what was in it because we were absolutely forbidden to open them!
Hey Rocky, great to see you in the comments! Thanks for stopping by. Amazing insight on those signal mirrors - they were actually used then - and the clarification is much useful to understand what the actual dangers were to using it. Potential friendly fire or just simply not knowing if that is muzzle flash or the guy you're looking for to pick up.
I'm doing more of these survival kits - there are a few more individual kits from Vietnam era - they're truly fascinating. A number of variants and generations to each.
@@Steve1989MRE Steve, I know you don't have time to read the books I gave you, but they'd teach you a lot. My little corner of the war is completely unknown, and that was intentional.
@@rockyraab8290 Wow a real MACV/SOG soldier. The stories I have listened to are some of the most brave and harrowing experiences I have ever heard. I've listened to a lot of interviews on you tube with other soldiers. Truly amazing stuff. Bless you, Thank you for your service. You guys were really doing some unbelievable stuff.
@@collinmc90 I was not the badass that the ground guys were. I flew some jaw-dropping missions, but none that came close to what the ground teams did. Still proud to claim being MACV/SOG, however.
@@rockyraab8290what books are these?
When you click on a stevemre video within its first minute of being uploaded, you hear a nice hiss
Let’s get that hiss onto a tray…….
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Whenever I cut into a new bag of coffee at work, there's a quick little hiss. I always think to myself, "nice hiss".
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My grandpa was a mechanic in Nam from 67-69. He ran boats up and down canals through the jungle and never expected to see as much action as he did. My Grandma said part of him never came back. They bought some land after and farmed it till the day he passed. Miss than man Dearly. Thanks for the upload, Steve! It was a Banger!!
Vietnam claimed a lot of parts from a lot of men my grandpaw did the same bought 100 acres in total and farmed it till he couldn’t anymore but granny said to me Veitnam had a piece of him she would never see again and once I got older I talked to him one day in the barn we had a bottle of whiskey and a cold beer and he told me some things he done and seen bc granny didn’t even really know what unit he was in and what he done well he ask me to not say anything to granny about what we talked about he was Mac-v-sog right then I knew the old man seen some bad stuff and why he didn’t want granny to know and I kept that promise still to this day granny don’t know when he passed I smuggled his foot locker out of her house so she wouldn’t find out his foot locker sets at the foot of my bed now
My grandmother said the same thing about my grandfather, albeit from WW2.
My grandfather was in Japan during WWII, he was drafted and was on the Naval communications vessel that provided the vital links between all the ships.
After he passed away a few years ago we discovered photographs of Nagasaki, so we know he was on land in Japan after the imperial Japanese surrendered.
These were photos I’d never seen before of after the bombs were dropped, we held onto them and they’re of historical importance.
But he never talked about actually being in Japan, that was a shock to us, he would tell us stories about being on the different Navy ships and how awful it was, but never spoke about the atrocities that happened in the Sea of Japan, I can only imagine the things he saw and experienced.
@@byerboys2607 holy moly you grand papy was lucky bc the mac-v-sog troops at one time had a 100% caselty rate crazy man
@@Zaka243 yeah he told me the life expectancy was 9 mins depending on the mission up to 100 casualties rate
My dad did two tours as infantry in Vietnam. Mostly ambush patrol. HATED leeches. Oh God, did he hate those things. Couldn't even stand to see them on TV. Used to talk about coming back to from the bush covered in the things. I think it's why he took up smoking while he was there. It was an easy way to get the damn things off. I imagine the shelling by arty and people trying to kill you might have had something to do with it too, but he quite shortly after getting home from over there. He passed away in January. God, I miss him. He was a great man. Drafted into the Army for Nam, but enlisted before his time came up. After that was a carpenter for a bit under my grandfather. Went into the Navy for a long time as a flight engineer on P-3 Orion subhunters over the Panama Canal. Then finally went into active duty Air Force Reserve at the base close to home so he could be with the family more. 27 years in total for the military.
RIP dad.❤
Thanks for sharing his memory here. I hope you're doin good! Take care and all the best.
P3 Orions?!
My dad was an NFO on P3s in the late 70s - mid 80s.
P3 families are a small group of folks.
Your dad sounds like a G.
Wow. Your Dad wanted to experience every branch of the armed forces. I firmly believe the Vietnam Era military folks are the 'Greatest Generation' 2.0
they were ground leeches as well, especially after the monsoon, big fat bastards, lolol
Babe wake up, Steve posted
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Ok hun, put it on the big tv
Bebe wait let me pee and get the coffee going don’t start
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These kits are literally Museum condition. I would expect them to be in the Smithsonian, not on Steve's table. Absolutely amazing acquisition, buddy!
In a way, this channel *IS* a museum.
@@percher4824I'm paraphrasing someone else's comment I read on here once, but what's so valuable about Steve's channel is that it's a level of preservation beyond just letting sealed MREs rot on a shelf somewhere, it's documenting the actual EXPERIENCE of what it was like to actually eat them, granted well past their expiration date a lot of the time, lol
I’d say he’s tracking to be better than the Smithsonian, in that, he’s already going over things we’d be learning if we were lucky to have a museum attendant around.
in a museum where a handful of people can see them or on the internet where everyone in the world can see them i know which id choose
I'm going to agree with most. At first I was a bit heart broken to see him open ING up these relics but the reality is that they can't last a whole lot longer and now they are archived and well I might add. Thanks Steve!
I became friends with a number of Vietnam vets despite being younger than them. Everyone of them taught me something about life. They never talked much about what happened over there so I didn't ask. One of them became a life long friend and fishing buddy. I miss you every day Mark, you were the kindness person I ever met.
Rip mark
Almost every Vietnam vet I have come across are great people. They are becoming fewer and fewer. My own dad did three tours over there. Never talked about it when I was young, and only opened up a tiny bit after I had my own combat tours. He passed away in 2017 at the age of 81. He is missed, as are all who perform that final recon patrol.
5:21 "I'm stuck on Band-aid, 'cause Band-aid's stuck on me!" Brings back memories.
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He's right though! Those old school Band-aids practically welded to your skin!
Wait did they get rid of that jingle? I remember hearing it all the time growing up and I’m not that old.
All of a sudden I'm 7 again.
My dad served in the Navy during Vietnam, he held on to his camping gear, had a lot of these survival kits. When we went camping ,he always brought some just in case. That was the Early 80's . So cool to see these kits again, brings back memories - Cheers
Hey man thanks for checking this one out and sharing that. Musta been fun. Take care and see ya around
When I was in Iraq, a problem started to become apparent...some soldiers were drinking too much water. That could actually prove to be deadly. The military started serving Gatorade in the chow halls, and they issued powdered Gatorade to the troops. When you were out, the rule was you were to drink a canteen of water, then your next canteen was to be Gatorade. Definitely helped keep the electrolyte levels in check.
Anything to keep Doc from forcing that rice based hydration powder on me!
I ate my body weight in Clif Bars second tour. The amount of minerals in those things were (are?) beneficial.
Nothing like walking around in 120º with a vest on. Even with 'U'CP pattern ACUs you could see the salt deposits from sweat.
Also tossing a pinch of salt into hydration blivets and those 1.5L bottles could delay cramping, or worse.
@@hateferlife Not the Clif Bars! 🤢🤮
Pretty funny never understood why Gatorade was and is still suggested. Low sodium, low potassium, low magnesium. Pretty much low in every electrolyte essential to bodily function. Sugar water + food dye
@@ry-land- I'm sure there are better products out there, but you know the military...always picking the lowest bidder.
But not for your teeth health
Steve doesnt get enough credit for the amount of time he puts into these videos. Whether its a ration, or something like this video. The amount of research that goes into each video really shows true dedication.
Thank you Steve for all that you do for each video. None of your videos are boring. More like mini documentaries.
Sure he does. He's easily the most popular MRE reviewer. Heck, I have only a passing interest in MREs and I've watched every video he's posted.
Facts i would have never even seen half of this stuff if not for him and i am a military history nerd. He is doing a great service. Sad the youtube commentators provide better documentaries these days thwn the actual historians.
"anti diarrhea tablets, no.2" the company making these had a sense of humour
Perfect pairing with any Coffee Instant Type II
@@Chironex_Fleckerilmfao 🤣
Was that even slang for pooping in 1968 yet, though?
You might find, that's where the saying comes from.
Thanks a lot for the upload Steve. Love watching these Vietnam era ration videos. My grandfather was a Recon Marine in Vietnam, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. He did two tours and became an NCO during his time in-country. According to my uncle, he joined because he and my grandmother were going through a rough patch and the pay was good. Never spoke a word to the family about his time in Vietnam. Not even to my dad, his closest son. He set up a veteran's organization in my hometown and caught a record 16 pound walleye in the 1970s or 1980s. Owned a machine shop in the 80s and had a carpentry business after that with my dad until he retired and handed the reigns over to my old man. After he came back he was an avid fisherman and big-game hunter until he passed a handful of years ago in his late seventies. Cool dude, miss him a lot. Have a good day/night Steve.
Thanks so much for sharing that here. They are passing on fast... I hope everyone out there can cherish the time they get with veterans. But I tell ya, the Vietnam vets are just super awesome dudes to get a chance to talk to. Take care and hope you have a good one man!
At 19:15, When Steve talked about swallowing the compass and passing it to hide it from captors, did anyone else think of that Christopher Walken scene in Pulp Fiction with the watch lol
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No but I did flash on the movie 1941 in the sub
I hope no one does though - when he flips the one at 30 minutes you can see the nuclear symbol, probably meaning that it has tritium indicators based on the era. About the only dangerous thing you can do with tritium is swallow it 😂. Although I guess you weigh the risk in a tough situation.
NOW I DID . THANK YOU FOR THE VISUAL.
My father was 101st AB LRRP in 'Nam, he told me about being issued these but I've only seen still pics, never a review and opening. Thank you Steve!
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The survival kit we were issued also had 2 flairs /spring loaded flair pen and a package of amphetamine tablets for extreme fatigue.
I miss when they used to include morphine for injury or amphetamine for fatigue.
Those were the days :)
He has another video showcasing a Vietnam War-era pilot's survival kit that has a pen flare launcher. If I remember correctly, he even demonstrates it during some part of the video.
Those old school bandaids are something else. Bought an old tackle box and found a few in a small improv medical kit, and damn. Still had great adhesive!
I love the old band aids - the adhesive is almost too good!
@@Steve1989MRE My dad has a first-aid kit full of old stuff like that, have no idea how old it is but it seems like it's still good.
They pull the skin off as well as the hairs 😁
Friendly reminder Steve has a patreon that funds the purchase of these things. Some of these items can be thousands of USD. The only CZcamsr I donate to and have for years.
Yes they’re super expensive I found out one day one was like $750 then I looked into more and it blew my mind. Good investments..
I sent him a couple of things a few months ago(nothing too expensive but some stuff that i'm curious to hear his thoughts on), not sure when they'll get featured but if/when they do show up in a vid i'll be a very happy man.
@@jadedheartsz Oh man I hope Steve sees this.
@@PinkFZeppelin I sent him a Diced Turkey with Gravy MRE from the 80s and a Hooah Bar.
Steve makes a video and I damn well will watch it.
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You give no idea how familiar this is to me!
My Mrs used to play Steve videos to our kids to help them calm down in the middle of the night.
It's the soothing voice!
Thanks for showing the entire booklet, I was able to read all the information about the plants and such, very cool!
So glad you could see it all in that scene and thanks so much for checking this one out!
This is an invaluable resource.for anyone trying to replicate a period correct survival kit for a production kr a movie or any reenactment of sorts. I love these videos for that reason among others.
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@@Steve1989MRE Nice hiss.
As much as I love the ration reviews, these survival kit reviews are my favorite for whatever reason. Thanks for the great content as always Steve!
hey right on thanks so much Link these kits are awesome. I'm doin quite a few more too
I know this isn't what you normally do, but maybe you could make a video where you test the old antibiotics by growing bacteria cultures on agar plates and seeing if they kill it, compared to new stuff like a tube of Neosporin. Those antibiotic ointment tubes reminded me of a science book I had when I was a kid, called Explorabook, where they had an experiment where you do that. The book came with packets of agar that you grow the bacteria in, but you had to supply your own containers to put it in. I think when people do this, normally they use little plastic containers with lids that are made for culturing. The book said to collect the bacteria samples by sticking a piece of tape onto different stuff that might be germy, and then just place the tape into the agar. It said to try different brands of antibiotic ointments to see if there's a difference. I'm sure you could get all the stuff you need to do it on Amazon. I think this would be a good video idea for you, even though it's not what you usually do, because how many people happen to have 50 year old antibiotics lying around? I think a lot of people would watch it.
I would most definitely watch great idea!
Considering how old those meds are, they either wont work, or most bacteria are resistant to them.
Ah, just the perfect thing to watch at 10 PM on a Friday night after working 10 hours, nice!!
Same, but 8pm for me!
Im off at 2am but thankfully my job im able to watch or listen to youtube!
ok wagie
Saturdee night here!
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These military kits are always so fascinating to see what they had in the jungles of Vietnam, WWII, and so on.
I really enjoy examining these kits from WW2, Korean War, Vietnam, and Gulf War. Newer ones too - but the 50's-60's in particular are my favorite.
When you hear that custom Steve music… you know you’ll be fine
Unless you realize you don't have the diarrhea tabs.
Ok I know nobody cares but I found this channel way back in high school I remember a snow day where I was out building a little snow man and when I came back in I turned on a ps2 game and one of Steve’s video and got so comfy watching it I just fell asleep it’s one of my most fond memories and since then I’ve graduated from a community college and in a couple weeks I move out of this house to go to college and live in an apartment with my best friend I’m happy that after tall this time Steve is still around makin me just as comfy as that cold winters day :)
This is by far the best comment. Way better than all the fake "my grampa was a hero" comments lollll
Based and wholesome
I care
Best part about being woke up by a 2 year old at 3am! Get to watch new Steve videos right away!
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Glad your kid is a fan at such a young age
They sure packed a lot into one of those little kit.
My husband was a 'radio man' when he went to Nam. He had to learn how to put it together and take it apart before he got the priviledge of carrying and operating the radio.
Hey Peggy, your husband musta been a cool guy. I know carrying a radio had to have been cumbersome too especially in the heat.
A risky privilege: the radio man is a primary target in the field! 😧
Glad he came home alive! The Radio operators Were One of the Major Targets to take Out!
No Radio!
No Communication!
Bless you Both!
From the stories told me by veterans of the Vietnam War, those anti-diarrhea tabs actually served multiple functions. They would prevent loss of electrolytes and severe dehydration as you say, Steve. Plus they'd kill much of whatever was causing it internally. Preventing the diarrhea helped the survivor from leaving a trail enemies, who'd acclimated to that environment, from following simply using their noses. That made those tabs just as useful to those with stronger constitutions, as it were.
Steve once again demonstrating why he’s my favorite “content creator” on CZcams. I’ve been stressing about “politics” but this video just hit the spot. Very entertaining and no “politics” or other nonsense. Thanks Steve for making my day.
The man just gives the straight goods.
You know you’ve watched too many action films when you see the wire and your like “you could garrotte an enemy with that thing”
I was about 8 years old and saw a Green Beret demonstrate garroting a mannequin. On the Merv Griffin Show. Interesting times.
lol, even Steve said it could be used for "gathering firewood among other usages"
@@PolPotsPieHoleexactly ;p
@@teacupalice first thing I thought. 😝
Right? Immediately thought of James Bond 😂😂
1:41 Look at that spread of doodads and goodies, the presentation alone would be a boost to the spirit
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I genuinely love your videos Steve. You’re the only CZcamsr I actually check to see if you dropped a new video. I hope one day you can do a collaboration with tasting history. Everybody wants it, but I know you’re a busy man.
I think it's incredible that this kit has a zip lock bag in it. 1968 was the first year that the zip lock bag was produced. This was brand new technology. The Ziploc bag was first marketed in 1968 by Dow Chemical Company.
Steve, i think its really awesome that you go over and review these kinds of things. Stuff like this tends to fall by the wayside in the eyes of the general public. Keep it up dude.
Hey right on thanks so much Newie, will do.
Just what I needed to end the work week, Steve uploads, especially older/foreign mre's. Always good to see you, my dude.
Hey mumzly great to see ya man, hope you have a great weekend and see ya again soon I'm back to filming in a few days
It’s about 3:15 am EST 7/20/24 in Detroit and everyone is sleep so I’m watching my Steve in peace. What a treat and silver lining to one of my insomnia episodes. Missed you Steve 🤓✊🏼
Hey right on I hope you get some good sleep! I drink chamomile tea, it really helps. Take paperboard or something solid over your bedroom windows and no light can sneak in. White noise machine is super nice if your ears are always ringing. nice alright cool, see ya
@@Steve1989MRE thanks Steve! You’re a real one… nice! 😊
4:30 AM coffee and Steve uploads! Going to be a good day.
Aluminum foil on a wettened window does wonders and can be easily taken off
I use your very words and no one seems to be aware of how special they are. How very special mre’s truly are.
Steve I can't say enough how well made your videos are. They are full of awesome and useful information. Your knowledge of these rations is incredible. I especially love these technical videos about survival kits etc. I think a video of a compilation of using flares and fishing kits out in the field would be so cool and....Nice. Thank you for sharing these awesome pieces of history with us all. Cheers 🍻😎
Hey thanks so much man!
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alright cool, see ya
My father volunteered for service in Vietnam. He says that the anti diarrhea tablet was also used to induce constipation. He mentioned that human waste has a distinct smell in the jungle and would give away a position or course of travel.
That is fascinating, it makes plenty of sense too. Hopefully it didn't create any detrimental health effects or discomfort. Better than the alternative.
My dad used to work for the State of Florida Surplus division and brought some of these home back in the mid-1970s.
I wonder if he still has em. They sell for some money by now.
My grandma was a pack rat and cleaning up her place we found a ton of those old J&J bandaids from the 1960s. They worked like new some 40yrs later so we used em up! Haha
Those old band aids are the absolute best!
The world and everything we know is falling apart and no one can afford a damn thing…yet, Steve1989 is still here..bringing yet another fine video for us folks. Life..is..good
It's so interesting that over all these years, no matter what era the kit is from, from WWII to modern kits, they all still have that same style of signal mirror in them, really is a piece of kit that has withstood the test of time.
Recently I found a channel on CZcams called Periscope Films that has a bunch of really old stock film footage, and among their videos are old US military training videos, which include survival videos where they actually show the survival kits in action, or show how to survive if you end up losing the kit when jumping from your plane and so on. They really make a point about how good the Information Book in those kits are for doing all kinds of stuff. I know they have some Air Force videos from the late 60s, I don't remember if they showed this exact kit or not, but the contents sound pretty similar.
one of my relatives did work as a field geologist in northern Canada for Petro Canada in the 80s, and he carried this exact signal mirror too. Whoever builds the things is probably still going strong.
Funny story (maybe not). I was in the Civil Air Patrol in 1989, and we had to get our water from a creek near our campground. I used water purification tablets and didn't get sick while several others got hospitalized for microbes.
Hah that right there proves it - water purification tablets are absolutely essential. Man that's actually pretty cool, thanks for sharing. Hope the other guys were alright after treatment!
@@Steve1989MRE Sporting goods stores and Walmart still sell them. The end result tastes a little yukky but they work.
@@P_RO_ Better a slightly off taste and staying hydrated than a potentially lethal case of diarrhea.
Why were you surprised that they purified water?
You worked in the great lakes?
When I was in the British Army, we made our own survival kits from stuff we bought from supermarkets, camping stores, chemists, etc. The key was - take the minimum you need for 48 hours because you'll either be captured by then or home free.
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Make a video please???
British army survival kit, pack of smokes, matches, tea sugar power milk, curry powder, condom.
I hope your videos get archived in a museum somewhere, so future generations can sit down and watch as they spend a day in cool war museum
Anyone notice the radiation warning symbol on the compass? I wonder if it is because the dials were luminescent.
Watching this with my old man. Vietnam Veteran 1968-71. First Air Cav. I love you Dad!
The beeswax in the sewing kit is to reinforce the thread so it wont wear out, especially if repairing leather boots etc....
Yes it is! Learned this from my MIL, a home ec teacher in the 60s. I still use beeswax to strengthen thread when sewing on buttons. Also, sewing thread tangles less when you run it through a bar of beeswax.
Welcome back Mr. Steve, I see another pleasant surprise upload.
That thick fishing line has many uses, like making things that are not just for survival. Also, radium paint in the compass so you can see it in the dark. Nice. Safe to keep on you as the plastic will stop the radiation. It was the paint and the disposal of the products painted with it that are dangerous.
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@@Steve1989MRE Nice!
The respect Steve shows to these relics as he presents them to all of us never ceases to amaze me. He is a true archeologist.
The man, the myth, the legend is back! Botulism can’t defeat him, his iron stomach the stuff of legend. He laughs in the face of danger and is every woman’s fantasy and every man’s hero. He is the king of the MRE.
He also eats old food
Pretty crazy Steve . I ended my time in RVN with some Rangers , and I forgot we even had these kits available . But it did remind me that the Reserve ones were more coveted because of the mosquito net . Though we all carried other pen flares also ,we all carried a spare in our condensed kit. We generally stripped these kits and kept what we wanted and let others take our discards , then used the bag cut down to size wrapped with ranger bands . Cool video .. doc 68-71 lll Corp
Thank you for your service indycharlie. Also, I appreciate you stopping by and sharing your experience with this kit. Will be returning with other Individual Survival Kits of the Vietnam war era. There are a few more.
Take care and hope to see you around.
-steve
@@Steve1989MRE TY , and I'll be watching for those future video's .
Always love the Old Hits - thanks for sourcing and sharing the hiss-tory, Steve! We appreciate it!
Hey right thanks Kate! nice alright cool, see ya
Nice that you get mosquito nets since they can help your fishing too.
You can use it to catch smaller fish and flying insects for use as bait with those hooks.
Steve you are the bestest. In the middle of Covid your infinite positivity was really quite uplifting.
Steve: *pulls out a wire saw* "For cutting down saplings for shelter...among other uses"
Yeah, totally not a garrote...
You can “improvise” those little containers with the anti fungal powder or cream. You can take a plastic straw and heat up a pair of pliers and “crimp” the ends to create little waterproof containers. There are videos of people on YT demonstrating how to do it. You can put salt pepper or other spices. A match or two. Individual medicine tabs. Etc. makes a very little handy “waterproof” custom made container.
Seen those, I kinda think good luck getting that right though
@@bettyschnauber8238 what do you mean? It’s very easy to do. And you can tell when the capsule is “right” or sealed because you won’t be able to squeeze air out. Like bubble wrap. You can “feel” a sealed bubble vs one that is “flat” if that makes sense. It’s not hard and if you do get it’s wrong…. Straws are free/cheap.
Excellent! Love seeing these obscure MREs!
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10:26 Steve has more vintage Meth than anyone on youtube
d-amphetamine but yeah. I wonder if it's still good. The caffeine tablets I think have been replaced with modafinil.
So nice to Steve uploading again. And on a Vietnam War related item, just like old times!
I’ve been working retail pharmacy for almost 19 years now. I remember when they took Darvocet (propoxephine) off the market cause they discovered it caused cancer. I feel bad for the troops who used it only to suffer from cancer later on.
Man those poor guys I hope not too many got any issues.. good thing it was taken off the market.
Odds are it saved more lives than it took.
@@juslitoryou are prolly right. It’s not like it was a 100% causational rate and we didn’t know better back then im and I understand all that, I just have so much respect for our troops and think they deserve nothing but the best treatment/equipment. Propoxyphene was an incredibly effective pain killer and I suspect it was a real life saver back then, I just wish the military would do a bit more testing/screening before putting some drugs in emergency rations. I’m sure they do now but I still feel bad for troops back then who fought and died for us only to be taken down by loose drug regulations.
Pretty interesting looking at that guide book. "apply freshly made spider webs. This will assist in the coagulation of the blood." Feels like I've seen that somewhere else but damn, still wild to read.
Yeah man it's pretty gnarly
They were using spider webs as poultices in the Napoleonic wars.
You’re on a roll this year Steve. Nice!
It's good to be back at it. nice! alright cool, see ya
Thank-you for showing the list of contents. I am pretty good with the survival tools, fire starting etc. It is the medications and first aid items which I am most interested in. We need to carry these when we are out in the bush. They are compact and mostly inexpensive.
Regarding the amphetamine tablets, look up Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish soldier who took a bunch of those while fighting the Soviets. He skied almost 250 miles in a week and his heart rate was 200 bpm when they found him. He also weighed less than 100 pounds.
This is such a peaceful room! Luv it!!
Always a good day when there's a new video here
My grandfather was a ‘tunnel rat’ in Vietnam. I DISTINCTLY remember my Pap ripping into those salt packets on humid days in the early 2000s. He kept them in his shirt pocket. Seeing these things really made me realize how horrible the conditions could be for the young men that were forced to be there.
Great video, Steve! Feel like Vietnam such a weird time for the military, it’s really interesting to see all the different rations and survival kits they produced, trying to see what worked and what didn’t. Looking forward to whatever comes next!
Thanks man! I'm tellin ya it was a really neat time of testing out the toys of war in many ways. This was just one of those, and to see what stays and what goes in these kits over time is fascinating. I love the transitional items and meds of these eras - it's just truly a wonder of the stories... if the kits could only talk! I got more - quite a few more to come.
The best bandaids now are McKesson. I found out about them when my stepdad scratched himself at Yankee Stadium. They are amazing; they work through sweat and water and they dry off too.
I love the early MREs and seeing Steve enjoying a smoke at the end after munching on a 70 year old cookie and a Coffee type 1😆
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Wow! This was a real treat Steve. I can’t wait to show this to my grandfather. Im sure he had his hands on these back in the day. Thank you for showing off this rare kit.
Hey right on thanks for checking this one out John, I wonder if your grandfather ever saw this kit back then. Take care and see ya around.
Great upload! I love the Vietnam era Survival stuff. If there was a book for every man that documented his missions and relied on this kit...
Thanks man, I agree the subject is fascinating and somewhat mysterious. Gotta review some more kits - different SEEK variants and PSK.
@@Steve1989MREHonestly, I look forward to all of your uploads. the development of survival kits and meals from all corners of the world is super fascinating. You have revieled some priceless kits. Smoking a wehrmacht cigerett?! ..EPIC!
That's so crazy how clean and intact they are.
32:39 Waltham Clock Co. The dial has tritium pointers at cardinal directions. Notice the radioactivity symbol on the compass? Wow.
I wouldn’t keep it around my neck, Steve!
Not Tritium, Promethium.
Don't swallow that compass
The way you document everything so well on how it all held up and was used. I really think it will be useful to history.
Ya man these are so cool. These kits probably saved a lot of lives. Most of the companies that made these items are out of business except for the drug companies.Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks so much for checking this one out! The kits are such a fascinating subject, especially from the 1940s-60s.
I remember using that 6-12 insect repellant and we used those iodine tablets in the Boy Scouts.
I feel like the little locker aliens in Men In Black every time Steve posts a new Vlog…. All Hail Steve!!!! 😂
Oh I LOVE when he opens survival kits
Steve is back and we're in mid-season form already😂
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What a treat, thanks Steve!
That's right Steve, you open up those flaps!
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The heavy duty fishing line is actually the handline portion as it’s easier to handle that way
yeah,using 10kg fireline is not a good idea, it may cut a finger of, for things like handline I prefer old school 20kg braided dacron (less stretch than nylon but still some).
Also the snelled hooks are great, much easier to deal with if one hand is injured, you are cold, bad lighting... compared with a tiny hook eye, this is a big reason for them in all military kits.
studies and after action reports have been meticulously studied to improve military survival, and one thing found more or less same during ww2, Korea and Vietnam was that when these kits where actually used 40% of users had some type of injury to deal with and almost 3 in 10 of those where to hands and arms (they flopp around in vehicular accidents and are exposed in firefights), so things like this may be difference between living or not. same with matches being dropped in favour of sparkl-ight and waxed cotton tinder,much easier for injured hand than matches (I have used a tinderquick and nanospark with an injured hand, bit fiddly and pain obviously but successful fire)
Six videos in two weeks. Bloody christmas came early this year!
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Aww that tiny folding razor is SO cool! Very neat kit, never seen one of these before.
I enjoy your reviews. I love how you unpack everything so we can see.
Cheers Steve, you have always kept it Solid. I love seeing you do well, it gives me Inspiration beyond! Poon Dong with the Froonies 😅 ❤ 🎉
Hey Alex what's up man good to see ya! Have some proper good times and make sure you save some for the rest of us yeaarrghhh!
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Steve, you've made my day yet again. Thank you sir.
Hey thanks Jane! alright cool, see ya
The ziploc bag was originally released by Dow chemical in 1968, same year as this ration and the ration comes with one… pretty cool.
I didn't know that until now, thank you for sharing. Pretty state of the art innovation for the time then with something seen as so common place now.
I can’t wait to raise my kids up on all this classic CZcams survival foods content
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@@Steve1989MRE been watching for at least 8 years man. It’s become somewhat of a cliche but your content helped me through some very dark times. Many thanks and ‘alright cool, see ya’s
Love how we get blessed with two videos
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Steve. Your videos always somehow cheer me up. I love your videos so much. Keep up the good content man. Nice!
hey right on thanks man!
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Darvon, , haven't heard that name in a long time. Love the Vietnam stuff !
When I was stationed at Ft. Devens, Mass., we called it "Ft. Darvon" because if you went to sick call with anything from a hang nail to appendicitis, that's what they gave you- Darvon! 😅😅😅