1957 5 Man MRE 24 Hour Ration 20,000 Calorie Meal Ready to Eat Testing Oldest Food Review

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  • čas přidán 26. 02. 2017
  • This MRE is a 5 in 1 Small Detachment Ration. First used in World War 2 and contains 20,000 calories - or food for 5 men for one day.
    Check out this incredibly rare & unusual discovery - and the treasures inside - along with some gnarly finds as well.
    Contact me at:
    / steve1989mreinfo
    Special - - First review of MRE Pizza on YT: • MRE Pizza | Taste Test...
    www.mremarketplace.com/
    www.mreinfo.com/
    www.patreon.com/user?u=282133...
    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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    LET'S GET THIS OUT ONTO A TRAY, NICE™
    NICE HISS™
    I'LL BE COMING BACK AT YOU WITH SOMETHING NEW OR OLD, ALRIGHT COOL SEE YA™
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  • @ThePretendgineer
    @ThePretendgineer Před 4 lety +8721

    This guy is a doctor's worst nightmare. "Have you eaten anything out of the ordinary lately?" - "do you want it alphabetically or by age?"

  • @Halexar
    @Halexar Před 5 lety +16301

    It's 5am and here I am watching a man eat literal museum pieces.

  • @AfroMan187
    @AfroMan187 Před rokem +523

    There's more history in this mans digestive tract then there is in some museums

  • @MrSniT
    @MrSniT Před rokem +1656

    Thank you for this, Steve. You are a brave man. That MRE is only one year younger than me. I bear an uncanny resemblance to the bacon.

    • @bobguy6542
      @bobguy6542 Před rokem +78

      An honest man. Have an upvote.

    • @iSyriux
      @iSyriux Před rokem +41

      @@bobguy6542 In CZcams, it's called a like

    • @TigerHands
      @TigerHands Před rokem +40

      @@iSyriux nobody cares

    • @bobguy6542
      @bobguy6542 Před rokem

      @@iSyriux and you're an incel. What's your point?

    • @anonymitysuits765
      @anonymitysuits765 Před rokem +21

      “UNcanny” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @desertwolf3818
    @desertwolf3818 Před 4 lety +2123

    The soap smells really weird I’ll eat that later.

  • @realtacobell
    @realtacobell Před 2 lety +2560

    "It's like eating industrial rubber, y'know?"
    No Steve, I don't know.

  • @rmichaud47
    @rmichaud47 Před rokem +95

    Watching this man become totally enthralled in eating over 60 year old food is the only thing that cure my depressions even for just a little while. Like how do you get this enthusiastic every time you open something that most people who dread ever having to use in the first place?

    • @bennettburris3446
      @bennettburris3446 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Praying for you

    • @ErnestoCorona64
      @ErnestoCorona64 Před 6 měsíci +2

      You ok my dude?

    • @oz968
      @oz968 Před 8 dny

      I'm assuming he was being funny when talking about 'depression'.... hopefully 🙏 if not we all here for you brother

  • @DiabeticDawg
    @DiabeticDawg Před rokem +79

    The coffee instant and cigarette combo scene had me howling 😂 I love this channel!

  • @allisonhamilton9481
    @allisonhamilton9481 Před 2 lety +3684

    Can you imagine any soldier's reaction back in 1957 if you told him some guy in 2020 would be eating their rations? They would have thought the planet ran out of food or something

    • @_BirdOfGoodOmen
      @_BirdOfGoodOmen Před 2 lety +399

      "Who the fuck would want to eat this shit?" I can just imagine it 🤣

    • @robertthegrowguy7115
      @robertthegrowguy7115 Před 2 lety +70

      Can you say food poisoning! I can just picture him on the toilet with vomit bucket in one hand and the other hand holding on to that little bit of life left in his body

    • @daveweed2765
      @daveweed2765 Před 2 lety +42

      @@robertthegrowguy7115 yeah who gets food pousoning? If you are tough you just fight through it and clean you colon out.

    • @robertthegrowguy7115
      @robertthegrowguy7115 Před 2 lety +25

      @@daveweed2765 oh I'm sure the homeless deal with it regularly unfortunately

    • @spookykid6372
      @spookykid6372 Před 2 lety +19

      Fallout 2021

  • @ChexGuy
    @ChexGuy Před 7 lety +3655

    *can explodes loudly under extreme pressure, sending its contents everywhere*
    "nice hiss"

    • @braydenh190
      @braydenh190 Před 7 lety +19

      ChexGuy331 that's what I said.. .

    • @erikcastle9157
      @erikcastle9157 Před 7 lety +2

      omfg xD

    • @AgentTasmania
      @AgentTasmania Před 7 lety +75

      Good thing steve learned his lesson after that time he got cheese juice in his eye.
      Aim away from face.

    • @patrikpolakovic8887
      @patrikpolakovic8887 Před 7 lety +8

      AgentTasmania Do you happen to remember in which video that was?

    • @Killerspieler0815
      @Killerspieler0815 Před 7 lety +29

      Yes ,
      thats why Swedish "Surströmming" is forbidden on planes
      If Steve1989 MREinfo wants a stink- food challenge, I recommend "Surströmming"

  • @AndrewPonti
    @AndrewPonti Před rokem +74

    I love how each item is a catalog of historic American companies... Oscar Meyer, Kroger, etc. The chocolate discs are made by a chocolate company that still exists (it says Lititz, PA, which is in Lancaster County near where I grew up) - Wilbur Chocolates.

    • @31V49
      @31V49 Před rokem +7

      Schreiber made the can of cheese, and they are now a multinational dairy processor; they make the cheese for many burger chains today.

    • @AndrewPonti
      @AndrewPonti Před rokem +2

      @@31V49 fascinating! Didn’t know that .

    • @tylerchambers6246
      @tylerchambers6246 Před 5 měsíci

      @@AndrewPonti Everything comes from somewhere, everywhere.

  • @kalobhunt9001
    @kalobhunt9001 Před 9 měsíci +14

    Gosh i love the way Steve talks especially when he is excited. He has that surfer hippie accent and it’s awesome.

  • @Settiis
    @Settiis Před 2 lety +3010

    Just imagine being in the middle of a war, hungry as you haven’t eaten in hours or even days, and eating a meal like this, and then a cigarette to top it all off. Must’ve felt like heaven for a small moment.

    • @frosty1865
      @frosty1865 Před 2 lety +40

      Must be awful to eat this expired junk

    • @bonktonk74
      @bonktonk74 Před 2 lety +461

      @@frosty1865 He meant if it were still in date

    • @frosty1865
      @frosty1865 Před 2 lety +58

      @@bonktonk74 oh

    • @fiskersproductions
      @fiskersproductions Před 2 lety +85

      While I can't speak from experience, Chris Cocks talks about this in his book 'Fireforce'. During his training with the Rhodesian RLI, he was told to survive for 3 days in the bush with nothing more than standard issue kit. While he wasn't able to sneak food, his stick-mate and him snuck cigarettes. Apparently smoking on an empty stomach is extremely difficult, and they almost had to abort the exercise.

    • @handlesarefeckinstupid
      @handlesarefeckinstupid Před rokem +30

      Yes. Any small normal break is a morale boost. Nothing better than a cup of tea and some scran to stop you screaming.

  • @MarlonWorsching
    @MarlonWorsching Před 6 lety +3359

    No hiss: 12:34
    Nice hiss: 15:00
    Not sure if hiss: 17:48
    No hiss: 18:44
    Nice hiss: 27:14
    Nice hiss: 28:27
    Nice little hiss: 29:38
    Nice hiss: 31:11
    No hiss: 32:03

  • @David-dt3ge
    @David-dt3ge Před rokem +22

    I had a WW2 pack of Camels back in 2017 and finally opened and smoked them. Surprisingly, they were still smokable. And like you to this day they were the best cigarettes I ever smoked. There definitely is a big difference on how cigarettes were made back in those days. Great video!

    • @twx2711
      @twx2711 Před rokem +1

      The cigs were swapped

    • @ronalddaub9740
      @ronalddaub9740 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I would say most of the stuff he eats is better only because it was better when it was put there including the tobacco
      And I'm not talking about what he says or Deams bad.

  • @Anti-Infringement-American

    As someone who quit smoking almost 20 years ago this made me want a smoke like it was day one all over Lmao. I could smell it. Great video

  • @silversound4214
    @silversound4214 Před 5 lety +1987

    The Bob Ross of MRE's.

    • @andrewdavenport8193
      @andrewdavenport8193 Před 5 lety +12

      Facts 😂

    • @waterwhispers
      @waterwhispers Před 5 lety +8

      So True XD

    • @aaronrichards2842
      @aaronrichards2842 Před 5 lety +9

      @@waterwhispers if ya go back several years hes been called that many times.

    • @fionaharper3376
      @fionaharper3376 Před 5 lety +10

      Silversound you ain’t lyin lol ahhh what a nice premium strong cup of joe with just a slight earthy tone to the smell woooow

    • @SmoothRiker
      @SmoothRiker Před 5 lety +24

      "Nice hiss" is his version of "Beat the devil out of it"

  • @aihara2799
    @aihara2799 Před 5 lety +5667

    Can I bum a smoke?
    Steve: Sure
    What are these?
    Steve: 1960 Ration Camels

  • @daddylong69
    @daddylong69 Před rokem +41

    Your content is therapeutic man. Never stop making these history lessons with a silent library vibe.

  • @Tikkarifle
    @Tikkarifle Před rokem +111

    Never been in the military- Never eaten MRE and yet I love the videos that you make. Many thanks my man.

    • @a2pha
      @a2pha Před rokem +1

      I've had MREs before, Tikka. You should try them. They're good !

    • @michaeldigiulio5602
      @michaeldigiulio5602 Před rokem +2

      @@a2pha how do you get mres? What kinds do you recommend? I’ve never tried them but would like to try mres that are not expired.

    • @0NeeN0
      @0NeeN0 Před rokem

      @@michaeldigiulio5602 ebay, for start look for newer and for which you can find reviews so you don't get something you don't like and dislike MREs because of that. There are plenty reviews/unboxing on CZcams so you will know what to expect. And if you're starting buy some from your country first before going abroad with it 1) It's cheaper 2) different cultures/cuisines. If I'm not mistaken there are 24 menu varieties in us military atm so you have a lot to go through before picking older ones or from a different country.

    • @0NeeN0
      @0NeeN0 Před rokem +1

      @@michaeldigiulio5602 You won't get expired if you aren't looking for them also price of older ones would blow you away at start so if you really want to try it take an advice from my comment above.

    • @michaeldigiulio5602
      @michaeldigiulio5602 Před rokem +1

      @a2pha thank you

  • @muhdkhairul7370
    @muhdkhairul7370 Před 4 lety +3278

    His immune system is fighting harder than those soldiers in the war.

  • @metalslimehunt
    @metalslimehunt Před 7 lety +2523

    [takes bread off camera]
    "Yeah, there's no way this is good anymore..."
    [*suddenly chewing*, mouth full of bread]
    "yuah, yauh no, that's no goud."

    • @melissalloyd4140
      @melissalloyd4140 Před 7 lety +34

      MetalSlimeHunt LMAO

    • @droopydonttrip1123
      @droopydonttrip1123 Před 7 lety +7

      MetalSlimeHunt lol

    • @alexsully2586
      @alexsully2586 Před 7 lety +17

      MetalSlimeHunt 17:05 hahahhahahahhahaha

    • @Barbaroossa
      @Barbaroossa Před 7 lety +97

      This is why this channel is one of the funniest channels on CZcams.

    • @VenturiLife
      @VenturiLife Před 7 lety +164

      This channel probably involves a few trips to the ER for food poisoning...

  • @vv_unofficial
    @vv_unofficial Před rokem +51

    I had to check his channels latest videos to see if this man is still alive.. so brave lol.

  • @KamiX91
    @KamiX91 Před 7 měsíci +6

    Cigs back in the day didn’t have a ton of additives and artificial flavours. It was all organic back then

  • @Lucy-il9mo
    @Lucy-il9mo Před 2 lety +2447

    *Steve gets married*
    "Is this the happiest day of your life?"
    *Steve thinks*
    "Well there was that incredible 1957 5 Man MRE"

    • @cockatoo010
      @cockatoo010 Před rokem +239

      "And now you may kiss the bride"
      "Nice"

    • @dabizzness1840
      @dabizzness1840 Před rokem +71

      What's the cake made of??
      "Peach cobbler"

    • @scottishboy112
      @scottishboy112 Před rokem +126

      @@cockatoo010 And after the reception and before they get intimate.
      “Let’s get this onto a tray.”

    • @dankimbrell8995
      @dankimbrell8995 Před rokem +15

      @@scottishboy112 LMAO

    • @kwenmadeit
      @kwenmadeit Před rokem +4

      @Kullervo 💀💀💀

  • @raularreola2887
    @raularreola2887 Před 4 lety +959

    The Hissing Is 1950s Air!! We Ain’t Got Air Like That No More.

  • @olaflarsen9523
    @olaflarsen9523 Před rokem +20

    Those cigs looked brand new. Unlike the ones below it

  • @blackhawks81H
    @blackhawks81H Před 8 měsíci +14

    The "YES!" after the cigarette discovery. Priceless.

  • @jessejames6157
    @jessejames6157 Před 5 lety +2530

    Steve working in a morgue.
    "Alright let's get this body out onto a tray"
    *Nice*

  • @LoneBerseker
    @LoneBerseker Před 4 lety +1515

    This guy...
    - History channel
    - Cooking show
    - Unwrapping channel
    - Asmr channel
    All in one.

  • @caboose512justinf.9
    @caboose512justinf.9 Před rokem +6

    I really like how you give some history alongside the review. It makes for a real nice educational experience.

  • @mylesbuckley9675
    @mylesbuckley9675 Před rokem +10

    This is the best, I love it! You're the best Steve!! Thanks for sharing ☺️☺️☺️

  • @retrofuture1989
    @retrofuture1989 Před 4 lety +872

    This man is even describing the flavor of the cigarette. What a LEGEND!

  • @Happymrsnowman
    @Happymrsnowman Před 7 lety +6889

    Steve your attitude is why I watch these vids. You make unpacking 50 year old can exciting and awesome. You're so damn jazzed about this stuff and I love it. Great content.

    • @crescentator336
      @crescentator336 Před 7 lety +28

      Happymrsnowman 60

    • @Metalman200xdamnit
      @Metalman200xdamnit Před 7 lety +108

      It is opening history,a time capsule. You can see how different things were then.

    • @mikeb.1987
      @mikeb.1987 Před 7 lety +23

      Have always thought this. He is rad.

    • @eclecticmn4838
      @eclecticmn4838 Před 7 lety +34

      Thanks. I thought I was the only one. I feel stupid for watching them but I can't stop.

    • @Szanth
      @Szanth Před 6 lety +41

      He's also a former cig smoker, so everytime he does one of these he gets to smoke again. You can tell by how excited he was to find those camels, like a kid opening the one present he asked for for Christmas.

  • @goodtoGoNow1956
    @goodtoGoNow1956 Před rokem +13

    I absolutely remember these specific kinds of rations. I loved the main meal parts of the rations. Everyone thought I was nuts to like them so much. This particular package is not one of my favorites. I remember the Bacon and the Bread. Didn't really like those because the bread was sort of hard to deal with -- just a lump of bread. It tasted kinda dry. And the Bacon was just a can of Bacon-- kinda not so great. The Bread was not orange like this one The ice cream bars did NOT taste like Icecream bars. The Corn was good. He says "nice pressure" but I don't think spurting liquid is good -- that's Bot pressure. The fruitcake was always very hard to get out of the can. The Chocolate Disks tasted good but NOT like Chocolate. They had a strange flavor -- but I liked it.

  • @provinginsanity
    @provinginsanity Před rokem

    This is such an interesting video! I've always been really into life back then and the wars and just how everyone got by and lived differently than we have. Thank you so much ❤️🙏

  • @nerminimamovic8579
    @nerminimamovic8579 Před 4 lety +1098

    30 minutes later: **Shits his guts out**
    Steve: Classic.

  • @hardboiled7467
    @hardboiled7467 Před 4 lety +2865

    It's funny that the healthiest, most appetizing thing inside that box is cigarette...

  • @Lenape_Lady
    @Lenape_Lady Před rokem +36

    The cigs from back then are very different than modern ones. To start, in the 50’s, both the tar and nicotine levels were much higher.
    1950
    Tar: average 38mg
    Nicotine: ave. 2.7mg
    Modern
    Tar: ave. 8-11mg
    Nicotine: ave. 0.9mg
    So massive difference there alone. That’s why those older ones taste “stronger” and “purer”.
    Then you have the addition of filters, different filter tips (with and without perforation), different cigarette papers (some more porous than others), and many different combinations of tobacco blends (which make a huge difference in taste). Some blends were cheap and used reconstituted tobacco, some blends used a larger concentration of burley tobacco (air cured), etc.
    And the biggest difference is the CHEMICALS. Both the types and amounts. Before the 1970’s, few chemicals were used. Once the chemical/plastic/preservative explosion of the 1970’s happened, more and more chemicals were added until modern cigarettes actually have a WHOPPING 10% of their weight in chemicals.
    Yes. 10% of the total weight of your cigarette right now is CHEMICALS. That is why they are so dangerous. And yes, in the 50’s they already knew of the link between lung cancer and cigarettes but it wasn’t even CLOSE to what it is now. Modern cigarettes are the Death Sticks…not the old ones. Modern ones are monstrous Frankensteins of cancer causing chemicals. SO PLS QUIT IF YOU CAN!

    • @oliverclaessens7053
      @oliverclaessens7053 Před 8 měsíci +3

      I was looking for this comment ! thx

    • @crystalizeplays9103
      @crystalizeplays9103 Před 7 měsíci +2

      So old cigarettes created less chemicals than modern cigs? And chemicals are actually what causes lung cancer in cig users?

    • @jerrydonquixote5927
      @jerrydonquixote5927 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Quitting smoking was one of the greatest things I've ever done for my health! I wouldn't be alive today if I did not quit smoking that's a FACT!!!

    • @evil1by1
      @evil1by1 Před 4 měsíci

      So if quit ill never develop cancer and live forever...sweet.
      Oh wait you mean if I live long enough I'll probably get cancer anyway and I'm most certainly dying anyway. Hmm

  • @AttilasGhost
    @AttilasGhost Před rokem +3

    SOOOOOOO late coming across this, but I enjoyed it very, very much. Thanks man, you're a brave and entertaining dude.

  • @TheNightWatcher1385
    @TheNightWatcher1385 Před 7 lety +1845

    You should sell T-Shirts that say, "Nice Hiss," with an old can on it.

    • @marcogutierrez54
      @marcogutierrez54 Před 7 lety +42

      The Night Watcher this I would buy xD

    • @yungfunyun913
      @yungfunyun913 Před 7 lety +3

      The Night Watcher same

    • @Applesgosh
      @Applesgosh Před 7 lety +54

      I would buy the fuck out of that

    • @vegalyrah8576
      @vegalyrah8576 Před 7 lety +32

      The back should read, "That's a nice juicy one."

    • @AlphaFlight
      @AlphaFlight Před 7 lety +30

      and another with " I cant. Ok i gotta try this "

  • @DanielAquarian
    @DanielAquarian Před 4 lety +1692

    Does this guy know how hilarious this is?
    “I mean it SMELLS rancid but..” takes a bite of ancient bread.

  • @JEMYSTICAL
    @JEMYSTICAL Před rokem

    UNBELIEVABLE!!! Incredibly interesting especially your reactions to the aged food. Thank you bunches for sharing.

  • @nathanielsmela
    @nathanielsmela Před rokem +31

    When steve puts on a hazmat suit, you know it's about to get "REAL," lol

  • @jayzr8938
    @jayzr8938 Před 7 lety +266

    24:10 "twice as smooth and twice as strong" cheesy smile could be an advertisement 😂😂😂

    • @alexreid6224
      @alexreid6224 Před 6 lety +4

      JayzR8 i read your comment as steve dropped that line. Perfect

  • @henrydouberly3950
    @henrydouberly3950 Před 4 lety +793

    Me: throws out 1 year expired sauce in my fridge
    Him: eats 60 year old peanut butter

    • @robertfuller5619
      @robertfuller5619 Před 4 lety +3

      Are u a robit

    • @alecblackburn9831
      @alecblackburn9831 Před 4 lety

      Yall ain't the same lol

    • @bryanmartinez6600
      @bryanmartinez6600 Před 4 lety +1

      More like 7 I had a bottle of Jif from 2013

    • @aaronm97oh10
      @aaronm97oh10 Před 4 lety +2

      dude. peanut butter is a perfect survival food. it lasts over 100 years. fat from nuts is a great, slow burning energy.

    • @steezyvigil4892
      @steezyvigil4892 Před 4 lety

      Shit i throw away food once its expired. I thought everyone did, i means thats when its no longer good.

  • @queefstroganoff2643
    @queefstroganoff2643 Před rokem +1

    I don't know why I was recommended this, I don't know who you are, I don't think I've ever watched anything related to this. But by God, I am glad this happened. Your dry deliveries and dialog are top tier, subscribed.

  • @jonsey3645
    @jonsey3645 Před rokem +3

    Thanks Steve! The lens through which you view soldiers affords long gone men shock waves of adventure, patriotism and dignity seldom articulated by writers or artists or anyone attempting to capture a brief moment in the life. I am proud that you are an American serviceman.

  • @ChadFreeman757
    @ChadFreeman757 Před 5 lety +2277

    Cigarettes are the healthiest thing in the box.

  • @SevLoves
    @SevLoves Před 4 lety +1723

    Him: wears gloves and a protective suite.
    Also him: *eats radiation*

  • @Dawntana
    @Dawntana Před rokem +18

    Damn i cant think of anything more fun than to smoke vintage cigarettes and drink military instant coffee

  • @jesser5127
    @jesser5127 Před 5 lety +186

    27:12 Steve: "Nice hiss!"
    Botulism: "Thanks. Been holding that one in for a while."

    • @jaehaspels9607
      @jaehaspels9607 Před 4 lety +2

      Yeah, I always wonder if the hiss is air going in or out.

    • @redlinemando
      @redlinemando Před 4 lety +6

      @@jaehaspels9607 It's the fresh air in the room running for a place to hide!!

  • @ComputerLearning0
    @ComputerLearning0 Před 7 lety +231

    That peanut butter actually looks damn good.

  • @idigchickflicks8730
    @idigchickflicks8730 Před rokem +1

    The excitement in Steve’s voice when finding the camels 🐪. So glad to be a part of this opening

  • @ZombieJ12
    @ZombieJ12 Před měsícem

    This is fascinating. Love your videos bro. Keep it up 👊🏾

  • @georgegreen3524
    @georgegreen3524 Před 4 lety +485

    Its nice that he's passionate about something and you can really hear his enthusiasm and excitement through his voice.

    • @James-ze1sn
      @James-ze1sn Před 4 lety +8

      N I C E H I S S

    • @MrLoobu
      @MrLoobu Před 4 lety

      What if hes faking it?

    • @riverwoodard9324
      @riverwoodard9324 Před 4 lety +2

      You mean the cigarettes?

    • @tonycap49
      @tonycap49 Před 4 lety

      What the hell do you do with something like that? I wonder how much he paid?

  • @Dr.JeremyDunks
    @Dr.JeremyDunks Před 7 lety +138

    "Yeah, I can't settle with that, I'm gonna have to poke it with a spoon"
    I'm dying, Steve

    • @braydenh190
      @braydenh190 Před 7 lety +5

      look at that...Its a saltwater crocodile ...the most dangerous in the world......IMA GO TOUCH IT

    • @reeffeeder
      @reeffeeder Před 7 lety

      MrKneller best bit!

  • @annabanna666
    @annabanna666 Před rokem +29

    man I'd love to try an old school smoke like that I bet they taste really good

    • @ai-ss1ug
      @ai-ss1ug Před rokem +2

      that reviewbruh really step up his game.

    • @jrsgarage7623
      @jrsgarage7623 Před rokem +1

      Bet it's dry as one under car seat in the salvage yard

  • @Raz-G
    @Raz-G Před rokem +64

    Idk why but as a smoker, the fact they come with cigarettes brings joy

    • @sc1338
      @sc1338 Před rokem +7

      Really took care of our troops

    • @vyrkolach5546
      @vyrkolach5546 Před rokem +8

      I'm a smoker too , and nothing is good then a cigarette after joyful meal. Considering smoking that times was very okay i think they had to put cigs.

    • @dukherdohonekorunrodone6346
      @dukherdohonekorunrodone6346 Před rokem +4

      No wonder soldiers are sacrificial pawns

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver Před rokem +1

      @@dukherdohonekorunrodone6346 In Russia, yes

    • @jdl9679
      @jdl9679 Před rokem +2

      I think it’s dumb that they got rid of them to begin with. For health reasons? Please. These men were some of the toughest in shape fighting warriors around and also opening one of these up even as someone that stopped smoking would be a real treat to have some smokes after a stressful day. The joy of knocking an edge off should always be included in these rations cigarettes/a shot or two of some spirit/a bit of morphine even should be mandatory for guys that could die any second.

  • @hoosierfreak40
    @hoosierfreak40 Před 3 lety +1845

    "Alright, let's do breakfast first!"
    [ lays out 5 packs of cigarettes]

    • @studinthemaking
      @studinthemaking Před 3 lety +136

      Just a typical well balanced1957 breakfast.

    • @tootrue
      @tootrue Před 3 lety +3

      HHAHHAAAAHHAAAHAHAH SO FUNNY AHHHAHHAAAH

    • @ohmygoditisspider7953
      @ohmygoditisspider7953 Před 3 lety +69

      Coffee and cigarettes is truly The Breakfast of Champions if you don't plan on living very long

    • @studinthemaking
      @studinthemaking Před 3 lety +10

      @@ohmygoditisspider7953 Not true at all.

    • @ohmygoditisspider7953
      @ohmygoditisspider7953 Před 3 lety +45

      @@studinthemaking i respectfully, yet vehemently, disagree

  • @ryangrimm9305
    @ryangrimm9305 Před 5 lety +601

    Howdy....
    As a kid in 1959, this kit and identical were part of my camping experience at five years of age, and for a few years afterward. Dad was in charge of 'discarding' the older rations that were being gotten rid of....so we 'destroyed them' in accordance with his army policy.
    My dad being a Master Sgt. in the reserves also got the use of an 8-man squad tent....with my mom hugging the center pole (the first time, it collapsed on her with accompanying screams), and once it went up it had large Red Crosses on a white circle on all four sides...I guess dad was embarrassment-proof amongst all the other more civilian campers!
    I guess she didn't like 400 pounds of canvas and poles falling on her on a warm day....good thing we were in the shade.
    All we ate was those rations for a week. Not bad!
    The canned bacon was good, but was cooked just to heat it up and give a bit more flavor. We'd soak up the grease with the bread. Keep in mind bacon was a LOT more fat in proportion to meat back them.....lean bacon is a new-ish trend.
    As an aside, I remember buying canned bacon for a dollar each in 1967, good but still needed a bit of heating to make it more palatable...EXCEEDINGLY salty! Was it a BEN FRANKLIN store? Can't remember...in the can it was wrapped in a heavy white paper, you cut out both ends of the can and pushed it out. Unroll and unfold, and there you were. It came with the same type of key as a C-rat, but you still needed a P-38 or P-51 to open the other end.
    The canned bread was very good, if a bit yeasty tasting. As it was baked in the can, it filled it very well...hissed when opened from internal pressure. Can't remember if it used the C-rat key or not, but you had to punch an air hole in the other end to slide/shake the 'loaf' out.
    I don't remember the soups.
    Canned beef stew was good, although I remember some of the meat chunks being a bit tough. The gravy ( a bit gelatinous) and potatoes were good.
    Canned ham with pineapple was tasty, and not really sweet. My first taste of pineapple...
    The canned peanut butter (VERY good), canned crackers (meh), cheese were all OK.
    The chocolate discs (I seem to remember they were pretty damned hard) were tooth-breakers...best use your bayonet to crush them up for hot chocolate etc....dad would beak them up for us...with a bayonet.
    There were some sort of cereal bars I remember...slightly sweet, I liked them the BEST. Couldn't chew them, you just sucked on them to soften them up.
    Being five, I didn't get to try the Camels....mom and dad were both smokers, later dad switched to a pipe.
    I seem to remember some sort of canned jam or preserves with the kit....I'm wondering if it was a 10-in-one kit?
    The cocoa powder was OK, tended to settle out in the bottom of the canteen cup....yes, we used full field gear, mess kits, canteens etc.
    Dad even had one of those gasoline-fired heaters for washups, but we only used it once IIRC. Pain in the ass....best suited to cleanup for 100+ guys.
    Army Coleman stove and lanterns for cooking and lighting.
    Army cots and bedding, and chipmunks boldly dashing about under the edges of the tent, picking up scraps.
    Being a medical tent, it had a metal thimble in the side of the tent for a coal/wood stove. A simple flap kept it closed if not stove was used.
    Tent, foodstuffs, parents and five kids crammed into a 1951 Ford station wagon from Chicago to Muskegon State Park in Michigan.
    The car was resting on it's axles the whole way there and back.
    Maybe he should have borrowed a deuce-and-a-half? :) Would have been awkward filling out the 'trip ticket' for that...if you used an Army vehicle, it had to be for official use only, with accompanying written orders.

    • @sean_9138
      @sean_9138 Před 5 lety +59

      Ryan Grimm that’s a whole novel

    • @MrAndyBearJr
      @MrAndyBearJr Před 5 lety +59

      Ryan Thanks for sharing. Sounds like some great family memories ala Army.😃

    • @gratefulkyle1
      @gratefulkyle1 Před 5 lety +11

      I bet they are some of your fondest memories thoufh

    • @lukeharrison1654
      @lukeharrison1654 Před 5 lety +21

      Your Full Autobiography done right there

    • @michaelmace924
      @michaelmace924 Před 5 lety +4

      I wish I had all that gear now. I would have loved using that stuff when I was a kid

  • @emrmotionsims
    @emrmotionsims Před rokem +2

    still #1 MRE reviewer in 2022 love your work steve.
    nothing better than a nice hisssssssssss!!!!

  • @gregsmith7428
    @gregsmith7428 Před rokem +11

    As far as smokes, Camel, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall were tops! I recall getting those in Nam. Salems were wildly popular with the B girls when you were able to play with them. The girls also loved any type of soap and Prell shampoo you could bring from the PX. The worst C rats were the ham and lima beans. Everybody hated those, you couldn't even trade them with the Viets!

  • @YouOnlyIiveTwice
    @YouOnlyIiveTwice Před 5 lety +2231

    Nothing like a can of 60 year old white bread, some cigarettes, and a dash of tetanus to bring those flavors all together.

  • @fermisauro
    @fermisauro Před 3 lety +974

    60 years old aged Camel
    Twice as smooth, twice as strong
    *(confidently nods his head)*
    This is the quality content I subscribed for.

    • @technewb8241
      @technewb8241 Před 2 lety +31

      I'd love to see how they smoke. Without the tobacco leaves being inflated and added chemicals

    • @cjshaw3875
      @cjshaw3875 Před 2 lety +40

      Seriously, all while downing a 60 year old cup of Joe. What a Chad.

    • @BradleyG01
      @BradleyG01 Před 2 lety +13

      I wanna try one so bad

    • @nealedmondson3191
      @nealedmondson3191 Před 2 lety +8

      All you cigarette smokers are disgusting.

    • @sneedwashere
      @sneedwashere Před 2 lety +26

      @@nealedmondson3191 Go seethe somewhere else

  • @TedBarton91
    @TedBarton91 Před rokem

    I love how excited you get for the smokes, it’s my favourite bit too

  • @khadidja404
    @khadidja404 Před rokem +1

    This guy's "oh wow" is legendary. I appreciate the passion

  • @alexandert696
    @alexandert696 Před 5 lety +317

    "Sliced bacon Type 1" Sounds like a weapon of mass destruction to me.

    • @icecreamforcrowhurst
      @icecreamforcrowhurst Před 5 lety +6

      You bet. I bet Donald Rumsfeld would’ve enjoyed nothing more than shock n’aweing Iraq with warhead filled with the stuff

    • @dylbre3773
      @dylbre3773 Před 5 lety +2

      Lol

  • @randall1959
    @randall1959 Před 4 lety +443

    Notice how there's no health warnings on the cigarettes. Those ARE vintage camels

    • @peterzingler6221
      @peterzingler6221 Před 4 lety +20

      Well. Before 1945 cigarettes probably weren't that lethal

    • @thraelyad6751
      @thraelyad6751 Před 4 lety +61

      @@peterzingler6221 They still were, just had less additives. Nic has always been bad

    • @Iberny3
      @Iberny3 Před 3 lety +1

      Bad Drivers Of The NorCal Area “THAT lethal.”

    • @PhillieDXO
      @PhillieDXO Před 3 lety

      You can also tell because they are unfiltered

    • @cathystone504
      @cathystone504 Před 3 lety +1

      Heck when I was a kid it was safe to fuel up your car while smoking . lol probably not but they did it anyways

  • @frednugent2310
    @frednugent2310 Před rokem +10

    Hey Steve love this video. Stuff my dad's generation ate. I don't know if this video is too old to respond to but did you find your old rations online? I would like to find some old rations just for the cigarettes and coffee

  • @sharimc72
    @sharimc72 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Came back for a rewatch. That Camel & coffee bit is classic.❤😂 Definitely one of my favorite vids!

  • @KentAllard
    @KentAllard Před 7 lety +5146

    I want to find a woman who loves me like Steve loves 60 year-old cigarettes.

    • @robertarthur9540
      @robertarthur9540 Před 7 lety +8

      Robby White

    • @jordanito6475
      @jordanito6475 Před 7 lety +54

      I love when he finds the darts are still all there.. then when he smokes omw haha love it man

    • @dthellland9738
      @dthellland9738 Před 7 lety +27

      video sponsored by RJ Reynolds

    • @KikiRevenge
      @KikiRevenge Před 7 lety +83

      He could have a separate channel just on cigarettes alone.

    • @RyAnNoChAlLeNge
      @RyAnNoChAlLeNge Před 7 lety +11

      his voices reminds me of someone on a t.v show or something

  • @ericsampson372
    @ericsampson372 Před 4 lety +233

    "It's the kind of smell, I almost wanna eat it. But I know you can't do that."
    When the hell did THAT ever stop you?!

    • @OneEdgyAngerSniper
      @OneEdgyAngerSniper Před 4 lety +4

      When even putting a piece of food a foot from the mouth of an eating god would kill them.

  • @Anonymous-ss1kg
    @Anonymous-ss1kg Před rokem

    Out of every other food videos I've watched, this makes me oddly very happy

  • @patrickb840
    @patrickb840 Před rokem

    No idea how I came across this video but this is awesome and I will watch all of them

  • @b4rl415
    @b4rl415 Před 4 lety +1061

    Marry someone who looks at you the way Steve looks at fossilized food.

  • @hades0572
    @hades0572 Před 4 lety +239

    When Steve says "I'm not going to eat that" you know you shouldn't eat it.

  • @faampie
    @faampie Před rokem +1

    I'm so glad there is still people like this around that will just eat anything. Most of these other reviewers don't want to touch anything that is past the sell by date.

  • @kaui4896
    @kaui4896 Před rokem

    Brother I love watching your videos, your making me want to go out and buy some old rations and explore,🤘🤘🤙

  • @lautimartinez6341
    @lautimartinez6341 Před 3 lety +385

    The pig that got slaughtered and turned into canned bacon was alive when Kennedy was still around

  • @melz4766
    @melz4766 Před 2 lety +1072

    I don’t even smoke but the way this guy is enjoying those cigs make them seem delicious 💀

    • @talkshowhost85
      @talkshowhost85 Před rokem +75

      Ciggies from 90s or earlier were definitely flavourful and foul smelling for non smokers. One stick stinks all day. That aroma made me started smoking as a kid.

    • @poketcg1592
      @poketcg1592 Před rokem +2

      💀💀

    • @bsherman8236
      @bsherman8236 Před rokem +33

      Cigs are only bad in excess

    • @zacharyrollick6169
      @zacharyrollick6169 Před rokem +55

      @@bsherman8236 Yeah, it takes me over a month to finish a pack. One or two every few days. Sometimes a week or two without one.

    • @Gotoman-en1vk
      @Gotoman-en1vk Před rokem +49

      @@zacharyrollick6169 same bro, I don't like to smoke in a hurry, I prefer to do it slowly and with pleasure.

  • @maggs131
    @maggs131 Před rokem +2

    Its amazing something like this survived. After a few years things pass from original intent to obsolescence pretty quick. I can only guess this was tucked away in a closet until the 90s where it had passed being obsolete and became collectable

  • @jeremiajacksonsr.6053
    @jeremiajacksonsr.6053 Před 4 lety +761

    The bread is so old, that the mold is already dead. 😁

  • @victorunbea8451
    @victorunbea8451 Před 5 lety +1091

    Archeologists find 5000 year old food preserved in sealed clay jars at the bottom of the ocean.= Steve [heavy hissing]

    • @ch3zzx
      @ch3zzx Před 5 lety +39

      Victor Unbea nice hiss!

    • @nerfinator03
      @nerfinator03 Před 5 lety +57

      Let's get that out onto a tray

    • @nullwii
      @nullwii Před 4 lety +20

      Nice Mkay

    • @ishmaelmusgrave
      @ishmaelmusgrave Před 4 lety +4

      Check it, Honey might actually be safe that old.......

    • @coleliu8183
      @coleliu8183 Před 4 lety +1

      Cesare Vissani the second i read that he said it

  • @greengrowlocks566
    @greengrowlocks566 Před rokem +1

    Anyone old enough to remember the Camel 99 softpacks?
    I think they stopped production in 2005-2007. This is just from memory. The benefit to a soft pack is that they conform to your pocket.

  • @Imissmyoldusername
    @Imissmyoldusername Před 9 měsíci +1

    *alien claw bursts through hull of ship, depressurizing the cabin in a horrifying whirlwind of chaos and mayhem*
    Steve: Nice hiss.

  • @gingerkid427
    @gingerkid427 Před 7 lety +122

    14:57 The most satisfying hiss in the history of the channel and he still only says "nice hiss."
    Never change, Steve.

    • @DJbirfday
      @DJbirfday Před 7 lety +15

      To be fair he put a little extra emphasis on the "nice"

    • @amoniousbt1110
      @amoniousbt1110 Před 7 lety +1

      gingerkid427 a nice hiss is a vacuum hiss, a bad hiss is a pressure hiss

  • @UndamagedRat336
    @UndamagedRat336 Před 3 lety +444

    I've never heard somebody get so excited over cigarettes older than my dad...

    • @hrvojeantoniobusic3345
      @hrvojeantoniobusic3345 Před 3 lety +6

      They are as old as my grandmother

    • @BananaPhoPhilly
      @BananaPhoPhilly Před 3 lety +45

      I'm 21 and I don't smoke cigs or vape (used to socially with friends), but if someone offered me a pack of 1950s camels I would act just like Steve lol it's more of a novelty thing

    • @googleuser842
      @googleuser842 Před 3 lety +18

      You see, us smokers get really giddy when we come across vintage Camel Non Filter packs.

    • @g3orgge788
      @g3orgge788 Před 3 lety +3

      @@googleuser842 How’s that lung cancer doing?

    • @hisstatus
      @hisstatus Před 3 lety +9

      @@g3orgge788 Pretty good,its coming along nicely

  • @NewEliteOrder
    @NewEliteOrder Před rokem +1

    I love your content dude, keep up the great work.

  • @jamesmangan9879
    @jamesmangan9879 Před rokem

    Subscribed, thumbed up and shared. Your commentary is just so fecking GROVEY man.

  • @cedric3973
    @cedric3973 Před 5 lety +230

    My dad said the jelly in the ration packs were sought after since they would ferment and guys would trade the smokes for jelly and eat it and get drunk. He served in vietnam and they would have the old WW2 and Korean war rations

    • @maggiep9007
      @maggiep9007 Před 5 lety +36

      Prison-y as fuck.

    • @itwontcomeout5678
      @itwontcomeout5678 Před 5 lety +15

      so you could have a little packet of jelly-wine if you ate them today xD

  • @jennifermullins9093
    @jennifermullins9093 Před 4 lety +344

    That bread can’t be good he says with a mouthful of the bread

  • @haroldmordt4421
    @haroldmordt4421 Před rokem +11

    I pity your toilet! I Hope you have an EMT standing by! Keep this up, just came across your vids , and so entertaining!

    • @randalthor6872
      @randalthor6872 Před rokem +1

      lol :)
      He actually eats beef from 1902 from the Second Boer War. It's one of the first vids of his I came across. Been hooked ever since. cheers :)
      czcams.com/video/jZoHuMwZwTk/video.html

  • @Sydney_Thompson
    @Sydney_Thompson Před rokem +2

    I always question watching these if the end results ever come out funny.. like when he goes to the bathroom. I'd worry a tad myself. I mean I'd still try it to say I did. It would be pretty sick to get one of these in pristine condition. Love this content!

  • @gavinmcgee5342
    @gavinmcgee5342 Před 7 lety +339

    Nuke drops "nice hiss"

  • @RashaKahn
    @RashaKahn Před 2 lety +800

    I swear, we need to defrost a piece of a wooly mammoth for Steve to eat.

  • @peterriley4008
    @peterriley4008 Před rokem

    Your videos are amazing love what you do keep it up !!!!

  • @Candyman-Elite-Thunder
    @Candyman-Elite-Thunder Před rokem +2

    I’m honestly not really sure how he has not got botulism by now. I guess he is just really lucky but idk if this can last forever. He also could get tetenus from all the damp and rusty dust he is breathing which could hold the tetenus bacteria plus all the other diseases and viruses , lead contamination,from rotten and decayed foods. Honestly I am just impressed he is still alive , hats off to Steve for taking one for the team in order to try out these old dishes and entertaining us CZcams viewers.

  • @sarcastamusraconteur6881
    @sarcastamusraconteur6881 Před 7 lety +312

    60 year old cocoa powder, "that should be fine"...sounds like my mom when she's cleaning out the pantry.

  • @timbo_time
    @timbo_time Před 7 lety +65

    "Grab life by the can, and pull the key off." I want that on a t-shirt!

    • @CaffeinatedTech
      @CaffeinatedTech Před 7 lety +1

      Words to live by

    • @lzhiwei
      @lzhiwei Před 7 lety

      Thomas Mclaren literally an actual piece of wisdom