Old Beef Stew MRE vs. New Generation Beef Stew MRE
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2023
- Comparing a 40 year old 1st Generation MRE to the newest Cold Weather MRE of the same menu, BEEF STEW. We compare the sides along with the main dish. This one is a real treat.
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Its amazing how far you have come on this channel. I remember subscribing since the first video was uploaded about the beef stew. It's cool to see the Old vs the modern ration compared.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. TFW
Beef stew I'm in...can't go wrong with the mountain house stuff man! 🎉
Great test!
Mountain House is the best, for sure. TFW, Eltenda!
I was in the USAF from 04/86 to 12/90. My favorite desserts were chocolate covered fudge brownie, orange nut cake, and cherry nut cake. I remember the dehydrated fruit. I went to Osan AB, ROK, and a seargent in my ate 6 dehydrated fruit bar and a canteen of water. They expanded in his stomach. We had to take him to the base hospital to get his stomach pumped.
Ouch!!! TFW, John (Wanamaker, really?)
@MeAncient Yes, but I'm not related, unfortunately
@@johnwanamaker84 Thank you for your service.
From S.korea 🇰🇷
Growing up in the 60s and 70s, I have eaten my share of MRE'S, considering my father served 31 years in the Navy/Army, love all your videos
That is awesome! What were your favorites, Kirk? TFW
@@MeAncient I liked the meat patties with gravy and the Beef stew ones
They didn't have MRE'S THE 60S OR 70S THEY DIDN'T COME AROUND TILL THE 80S
@@thomascreary990 really? Then I guess all my friends that served in Vietnam, plus my Father were wrong, they weren't called MRE,S however C-rations are the same thing, you even used to get a 2 or 4 ct, pack of cigarettes
@@kirkfeatherstone6944 c rations no MRE'S
Always makes my day when I see a new video from you and these long videos are a particular treat, thank you! And a belated happy Father's Day to you.
Steven, thank you for that and TFW
Wonderful to see our favorite MRE taste testers back in action! Fortunately, no air leaks in the old MRE so we got a good look at times past. I think we will all agree that field rations have improved exponentially. A plus with the freeze-dried mains is that they will last much longer in storage. You may lose the cake but the main dish will still be good for decades.
Freeze Dried MREs are the bomb, for sure. Good to be back, Jack. TFW, my friend.
Strictly speaking this wasn't a apples to apples comparison (being pedantic video still entertaining).
The white cold weather meal and tan long range patrol meals (same thing just in different coloured packets) are not MREs since they can not be eaten without being prepared; these were specially developed for specialized units that operate by themselves for week or longer. The MRE presents the problem that it still to heavy to say carry a couple of days worth of meals and they are not suited for extreme climates where high tier units often find themselves in like snow, high in mountains or tropics where the MREs either freeze or burst but since they mostly operate undetected they have the luxury of taking more time to prepare meals and they do not depend on morale boosting items like a half decent desert.
So in the 90's they developed these meals for these purposes where the main has added fibre and calories and then specially freeze dried and then the sides like desert and crackers are taken out to make the meal lighter and smaller.
The current Beef stew MRE (menu 9) got vanilla pound cake, peanut butter, grain snack bread, fruit disks, lemon-lime drink.
But you right about keeping longer and new technology. Newest stuff that will probably be used in the coming years are vacuum microwaved sonic compressed meals, where they take 25% to 75% of the moisture out of food items and compress them into bars without overcooking the meal by vacuum boiling the food at 60F. So you get a bar of say cheesecake or spicy chicken meat which does not resemble an actual meal but you get all the micronutrients, fibre and calories of a good homecooked meal in something the size of a candy bar that can be eaten on the move without preparation and just chased with some water.
I love the stories your tell during your MRE eating adventures. Your time spent in Beirut is always interesting to hear about. I hope you didn't have to experience or lose friends during the bombing of the marine corps barracks around that time. Thank you for your service Me Ancient, and happy 4th of July!
Thankfully, I didn't lose friends in either the Embassy bombing or the barracks bombing. Some were hurt, but nobody from my unit died in either bombings. TFW
I absolutely love the personalized Me Ancient mess tray!! I also love your original mess tray, so this comparison video is the perfect format for using both of them!
thanks for showing the cool pictures, very interesting to see and great descriptions!
i also liked how you used your trays for the food like an actual meal and clear glasses so we could see everything well. and again, great descriptions! 👍i’ll be back to view more
Such an interesting video, comparing the two similar main dishes, from 40 years ago, to todays equivalent, great idea. The stew from the old MRE looked really small compared to the new MRE. I wonder what the caloric difference was in them? Looks like the new one would have twice the calories, if not more. I appreciate your military stories, and the pictures were a welcomed addition. I always look forward to your videos, so informative, and entertaining, God bless.
It's cause it was a cwM (cold weather meal) and i know its bigger then normal mre because you need more calories in the cold. it could even be double the size of a regular mre! just a fyi!
Love your Videos Ancient! Keep it up! Thank you for your service! God bless🙏🏼
Before I found your channel last night, the only MRE review channel I really watched was Steve1989. This is now another channel that I'm going to keep up with. Between the charm of you and your son doing these videos together, the videos like this where you compare and contrast new and old, and the bits of memories that you share of your service days just makes these videos a lot of fun to watch, and now I'm addicted! There is a lot to like about them!
Welcome aboard! TFW!
I actually really enjoyed seeing the pictures you took over there, I enjoyed being able to hear the story’s of your time over there and what you saw, I’ve always been interested in history. Absolutely amazing video! Just subscribed!
More to come, hopefully Sunday. TFW
Yes! A new Me Ancient video for the holiday weekend. Absolutely loved the pictures and always enjoy the stories.
About time, eh? TFW
1983. You were out there the year I was born. Thank you.
Nice! I’ve been waiting for a new review! Thanks for all your content! We enjoy these very much.
Glad you like them! Jesse, hope to have another one a little sooner this time. TFW
Oh yes please. Keep showing old photos of your time in the military. I and so does everyone subscribed love hearing and seeing old stories you have!!
Will do. TFW, Liam.
I really enjoyed the side by side comparison. Well done & thank you for your service
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for those kind words. TFW
Thanks for the video, Me Ancient! Another good one!
Awesome to see you!
Thank you for your service!
My pleasure! TFW
Enjoyed the pictures and stories behind hem, hank you.
I’m going through a really hard time right now and your videos have been keeping me going. Thank you so much me ancient. I’ve watched almost all your videos. Keep posting them. God bless
Blake, keep your head up! TFW
Loved watching this, you're a very entertaining guy!
Love watching your videos, Thank you for your service ;)
Love your videos and the stories and photos you share really are special to me my Dad served in the Corp from 71 to 75 and I enjoy the memories and feelings your videos bring to mind. Thank you Me Ancient
I'm happy to help bring back good memories for you, Cliff. TFW!
Great to see you back!! Ahh yes…. The familiar tongue tingle of rancid nuts in the cherry cake. Love the comparison between the two different eras of MREs. That dehydrated fruit from the brown bag is the bomb. Thanks for sharing and a happy 4th to you and your family
Had a great 4th. Tks for the good comments. It's good to be back. Another one recorded and I'll be working on the editing over the next few days. TFW, Matt!
This video was truly awesome. it was cool to see the old style MREs compared to the new style ones prepared for today’s day. Man I got to give you credit for eating that 40 year old mre like a champ and was cool to see how edible and put together it still was. Good video I Enjoyed this one, cheers🤝
Glad you enjoyed it! More coming soon. TFW!
Thank you for your service my dad did 22 years in army. In two wars. I can remember those meals . Thank you God bless you
Been a while
Good to see you're doing well and back to making videos
I enjoy the stories we get with the sampling
Keep them coming
Much appreciated & TFW!
I love your stories & pictures !
Tks for that and TFW
Hello again! It’s great to see another video and the oldies are my favourites!
It was interesting to see those photos. I was 14 in 1983 and the war in Beirut was always on the TV, it’s actually the first war that I remember being really aware of. It’s hard to believe that it was 40 years ago! As always, best wishes from Scotland to you and yours 😊
One of my fellow Marines married a girl from Scotland. She and my wife were fast friends back in 1983 - '84. TFW
Amazing guys! love your videos! :) I was missing you for tose 2-3 months :(
I love these videos, they never fail to make my day.
Luke, you are too kind. TFW
Brilliant video! Thank for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it! More coming soon. TFW
Loved the story and the pics, Me Ancient..thanks for the video 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it. More coming soon with Beirut stories. TFW
@@MeAncient Looking forward to them 👍🏻
Loved the history part, always great to watch ya with the mre reviews...
More a comin'. TFW
Thank you so much for all these great videos ....take good care of you brother, your friend from Canada
Thank you, I will. Glad you like them. TFW
Welcome back! Great to see another video up! Hope all is well!
Hey, thanks! All is very well, Kyle. Thank you for the sentiments and TFW!
My uncle would tell me about all the C rations the Marines were sitting on when they transitioned to MRE'S. He said he ate good. Snacking on C Rations. Sadly he passed two years ago. I sure do miss him and his stories. Great video as always.
I loved the C Rats, for sure. TFW, Roy!
Love those stories..I remember when I was little my grandpa used to tell me navy stories from WW2...he used to fly the blimps
Adam, that's cool. I'll have to tell some stories from my dad and uncle one day. Thank you for reminding me about those stories. TFW!
@@MeAncient yes sir..I'll look forward to hearing them!
My father was a Jarhead. He fought in the Vietnam War. 3/3 Marines at Dong Ha, Camp Carroll, The Rockpile etc. I love USMC history and would like to see more of your photos from the middle east. Semper Fi!
I think I could watch you two do absolutely everything. Really like the content both on this channel, but also Aces channels. Cheers! :)
We sure have great times together, including fishing, games, and eating out. Ace and his brother, Micah, are fun people to hang out with, for sure. My wife and I both enjoy being with those 'boys,' as well still call them. TFW!
@@MeAncient Oh yea, how could I forget Micah! I watch his high adventure channel too.
You and your wife has raised some incredible 'boys'. Really happy for all of you :)
When I was a Marine in the field I was always hungry. That Mountain House meal would have been a savior. The old brown package MRE is what I got. I ate it but did not like it much.
Steve, I was hungry a lot as well. TFW
Just found your channel and enjoying it. Did 20 years USAF and the only time I ate a MRE was in basic 1989 when we did our obstacle course yeah yeah make your jokes but they took everything but the main meal, crackers and peanut butter and the freeze dried fruit, no drinks but the water from the canteen lol never forgot had Chicken ala king and dried pears. My TDYs were always just other bases so didn’t get to enjoy the newer ones they had later on lol. Keep up the great videos!
Thank you for your service, Sir.
Great review thank you for your service
My pleasure and thank you for those kind words. TFW
I enjoy your videos especially your stories keep making more thank you
More to come! TFW
15:59 yes, indeed I find it very very interesting. I love the explanation/story and would love to hear more stories from you. Thank you 👍
I enjoyed this video very much! Have a phenomenal morning!
Great comparison, it was interesting to see the differences.
Thank you for that. TFW
Great episode glad to see you guys back
Scott, good to be back in the saddle, as they say. TFW
That Mountain House stew looked tasty. Think I need to try one on my next backpacking trip. Enjoyed seeing your photos and hearing your recolections. Great to hear from you again Me Ancient! Your videos are always fun.😊
Those Mountain House meals are good, for sure. TFW, Gary!
Like your videos Marine. I spent 18 months in Vietnam 67-69. Spent 20 years in the National Guard, eat a lot of C Rations and MRE’s
I do enjoy the content ya'll make quite a bit, Ace and You seem to just enjoy life for what it is and that is much appreciated, Keep on keepin on Ancient.
Every day's a holiday and every meal is a feast. That was the mantra we raised our kids on. All 5 of them. TFW!
@@MeAncient You and the Missus done did good.
Been waiting to get another Mre video from meacient. Hope everything is good for you and you’re family. And greetings from Ga my friend.
More to come! Good to see you, from Ga!
Loved the pics and stories me Ancient keep em coming
I''ll try and get one out a little sooner this time. TFW, Travis.
Thank you for your service love the videos
My pleasure and TFW, Jack!
I absolutely loved the explanation with the photos.
Would love to hear more.
The meat cooked vertically looks just like how kebab meat is cooked here in the UK.
They slice down the vertical thin slivers of meat, then they put it in pitta bread with salad like tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, onion, and sauce.
Anything ftom chilli sauce to a kind of mayo sauce.
And its tasty!
I find the MCW are have the best tasting mains because they are freeze dried.
Ive really missed your videos, so glad to see you pop up in my notifications :)
Great video!
Christine, more to come. TFW, as always.
@@MeAncient Brilliant! :)
Pictures were cool to see, always interesting to see how other countries live.
More pix and stories to come, stay tuned. TFW
I love this 1! My Father was in the Corps around the same time as you and if I could've joined if I would've, sadly I have a physically disability to where I couldn't, but love seeing the comparison of what I would've eaten in the field vs what you 2 have. keep up the great content, looking forward to the next how've many you produce.
Do you know what unit your father was in? TFW
@@MeAncient just know he said the 1-6.
Enjoy the channel and opening thosse memories
Robert, glad to bring back some good memories. TFW!
It's nice that you're making a video again after a long time.
Hopefully not so long on the next one. TFW
I love the history in the pictures
More to come, Brian. TFW
It's been too long!!!
Thanks for the video, and I hope you are well!!!
Yes, indeed, too long. Editing another one for this weekend, hopefully. TFW
Thanks for your pictures. Chilling, thinking about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Well, pretty much everywhere.
I bought some 90's MRE'S cases.that were sold out of the commissary out at Edwards A.F.B. for my emergency preparedness closet while living in the southern California high desert. I went through some in the mid 2010's and they were delicious with not one bad side effect. They were stored at a constant basement temperature so I felt confident they would be edible.
That's the key.....storing them at a reasonable temperature. Mine have been in my garage for 40 years....some days 110 degrees, some -40. TFW
Thank you for your service!!!
Hell yea nice to see you man hope you have a great day!!
Thanks! You too! TFW
Great video. Blast from the past. ❤
When were you in? TFW
Comparing an MCW with a standard MRE is a bit odd since the MCW is usually freeze dried as opposed to retort pouches.
Love the videos keep up the good work
Thanks! Will do! TFW
Nice pics and commentary!
Enjoyed the whole video and funny parts with stew definitely coulda glared it out hahaha 😅 oh man! Loved the photos and history about Bairut.
hello Me Ancient! good to see you back again. i love the videos!
try to upload more over the summer as i would love to watch more.
Tks, and I have already recorded another video. Editing for release this weekend, hopefully. TFW
Good to see you in a new video. You are a cheerful guy and a fellow believer. I like that.
Thank you kindly! TFW!
So many things here.
I always ate the beef stew cold. I also tore the entire top of the package off and ate it from the bag.
The peanut butter was always thick. Squeezing the sealed bag never helped.
I put some of the cocoa in my mouth dry. Then i put water in my mouth and swished it around. I never mixed it up and then drank it.
The cherry nut cake i ate from the package. Just push it up, take a bite, and add some water.
Our mixed fruit was always a dehydrated square that was around 1/4" thick. Just eat like the cherry nut cake with a lot more water.
Our crackers were always hard. They always shattered when trying to break them. I started putting the peanut butter on the whole cracker. They shattered less when biting them. Still had flying pieces though.
For those commenting on the calories, one old mre pack was supposed to have more calories than needed in a whole day. Our cooks still made breakfast and supper as many people ate very little of the mres. I figured out ways to eat most if not all of them. It took time to figure out the best way for me to eat the dehydrated beef or pork patties. I rarely ate the stuff how it suggested.
I'm glad you're back again.
Jimmy, it's great to be back. TFW
Great to see you back missed your videos
More to come! TFW
Great episode in every regard even if you had to endure some real bad cuisine from ancient times. Thanks for sharing your stories, much appreciated.
it wasn't too bad when the meals were new and I was hungry. As they say, "hunger is the best sauce." TFW
The beef stew MRE is my favorite and was the first one I ever had. During Desert Storm the government gave out MREs to local businesses to hand out to school kids as a public relations measure. I remember going to the local restaurant called the breadbasket and getting this very MRE. Glad you're doing good me ancient. Nice to see you back
My first was the 2007 Meatballs w/Marinara MRE.
@@LostDisciple24 isn't it interesting how you remember things like that?
Good to be back. I like the story of going to a local restaurant and having them serve you up an MRE. That's funny. TFW
@@ThingsThatIDo Yeah and I also remember that I had one that upset my stomach so badly, that I was hospitalized for severe dehydration, diarrhea and stomach pain. It was the 2008 Veggie and Cheese Omelet MRE.
@@LostDisciple24 The Vomelette ay. I've heard horror stories
When I was in 5th grade in the early 2000s a girls dad who was in the navy seals back in the 80s came in and gave us his 80s MREs. I got a pork meal MRE, nastiest thing I’ve ever seen, my mom told me not to eat it. A friend snorted these m&ms that were basically dust in his MRE. My favorite current meal is the beef brisket. Hope to hear more stories from Beirut.
If it was the pork Pattie that was dehydrated, I loved that one. I usually didn't put quite enough water in the packet so it would crunch just a bit when I reached the middle of the Pattie. Good stuff. TFW
I do enjoy the photos of your time in the service for the simple fact that even though you were there on a mission, there were folks just trying to make a living even though they were not directly involved in the warfare.
Thank you for your service, Sir. Thank you for the fun video. I’m a big fan of new MRE’s.
My pleasure and thank you for tuning in......TFW
My family loves to watch you and your sons videos! We missed you! Praying for you and your family!
Thank you so much! I've been busy with our new business. Hope to publish more consistently for the rest of the year. We'll see........TFW
Don't know how I found your channel but it looks good enough for me to subscribe and I will. After seeing the grape drink, I have to make the joke because purple tastes really good! hahaha. Semper Fi!
Welcome aboard! TFW and Semper Fi! When were you in and what was your MOS?
Hey hey hey welcome back chief!! Happy belated Father’s Day!!
Thank you! I appreciate the Father's Day wishes. I had a great one, for sure. TFW!
Where did it go, that musta been some sour stuff, coming back for ya. Awesome review.glad to see y’all back.
Michael, it was sour. TFW and it's good to be back.
Nice. Good to see you guys.
Thanks! You too!
USAF, 1st MRE was in basic (Dec 86) was the dehydrated beef patty. Not allowed to add water, had to give up gum and snacks...
Later (was in a tactical radar unit) we got the MRE's during field exercises. Adding the Cocoa powder to the coffee made it a treat! Ended up liking the beef and pork patty ones the best!!
Well that's a trip down memory lane. I was stationed in West Germany back in the 80's and even though our Canadian rations were way better, some bean counter (that probably never went out into the field), decided it was cheaper to stock US MRE's for the brigade. Luckily as I was in a Tank Regiment, we took a lot of our own food out in the field. As well as getting fresh rations almost daily, we rarely had to open the case of MRE's we kept under the main gun as per SOP's. Our own rations had both peanut butter and honey in tubes, that was great to stick in your top pockets for snacking on. I remember the cookies in the MRE's, that we used to call "John Wayne," cookies. It was two chocolate cookies with some kind of wax paper in between, supposedly so you could get them apart but that never happened. They were made, if I remember correctly, in Fort Wayne Indiana but we called them "John Wayne," cookies because you had to be tough just to eat them let alone get them apart. We joked about sticking them on the outside of the tank to add to the armor. 😂😂🤣🤣
Tks for adding story. I love hearing about other soldiers/airmen/sailors or Marine experiences. TFW
great to see you back.
Michael, it's good to be back. TFW
Semper Fi, Ye Ancient! You and Ace are the ultimate fishing duo
We sure have a great time fishing. Semper Fi back atcha. TFW
Active Seabee here. Just stumbled on your video. Pleasantly surprised by your prayer before eating. God bless, my friend. Hoorah.
I really enjoyed your photos and the stories behind them, fascinating. I'm amazed at how normal people in a warzone can go about their daily lives so bravely. It's disgusting that what happened in Beirut is happening NOW in 2023 in EUROPE. Really enjoyed the comparison to the 1983 MRE you had in the core to the modern day one. The old one you used to have looked like some good food, of course the new one is going to be better after 40 years of experimentation and improvements. I wonder if the calorie count on both MRE's are similar. Keep em coming, I'm watching
More to come soon. It is sad what's going on in the West nowadays. We are committing suicide on so many fronts. TFW
My brother is currently going to the marines and it's really cool to see this
Tell him, "Semper Fi," from an old Devil Dog. TFW
This is a great video, would like to see more like it 😂
More to come! TFW
Great video man❤😎
Thanks 🔥. TFW!
As a former Army Ranger in the late 80s through the 90s we always had large brown spoons in our MREs. I do remember the pound cake and cookie bars in 80s MREs they were very good. I never added water to my mixed fruit other fruits that came with the meals. But I did like the spaghetti and frankfurter meals back in the day.😂
Dehydrated beef patty
MRE's have come a long ways! My son is in the military and some of them are really good!
I'd love to get my hands on more European ones, for sure. I'd also like to find some Asian persuasion MREs. TFW
@@MeAncient He brought it back after being deployed, and trading with someone. I think it was from Poland, but It was really good quality!
We had the newer spoon in the 90s. Sure brings back memories