M1908 Haversack Ration

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  • Опубліковано 22 чер 2017
  • Chow Line M1908 Haversack Reproduction
    I use the M1908 Haversack Ration Grocery Component to prepare a basic meal using just a few of the food items an American soldier could have been issued between 1910 and 1916. I encourage you to research the various pieces of mess equipment and ration items that were available, as this video only shows a small sampling of them.
    (Also, I apparently can't spell "courtesy" LOL)
    Facebook Link: / thechowline

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  • @ChowLineReproductions
    @ChowLineReproductions  7 років тому +26

    Since this was the first video I made, I know there is much to be improved upon. I appreciate the compliments and constructive criticism regarding what was good and bad. I will be making more videos in the coming months showing both my reproductions and originals that will implement suggestions on how to improve presentation and quality.

    • @f.e.areproduce5298
      @f.e.areproduce5298 7 років тому +1

      This music is something like Fallout 3 radio music .

    • @TheZxman
      @TheZxman 6 років тому

      very interesting to watch but you loose the music.

    • @MARKIEBANUNCE
      @MARKIEBANUNCE 3 роки тому

      Not to sure about the adding the sugar cubes to the canteen cup stew you made....

  • @Steve1989MRE
    @Steve1989MRE 7 років тому +70

    This is awesome! Very informative and interesting! Thank you

    • @buckfuttler2877
      @buckfuttler2877 6 років тому +2

      not bad!!

    • @WhatIsYourMalfunction
      @WhatIsYourMalfunction 6 років тому +2

      Something old! AND new!

    • @buckfuttler2877
      @buckfuttler2877 6 років тому +1

      ahem....."somethin new.....or old.....alright, cool.....(grabs something off tray)...see ya..."

    • @WhatIsYourMalfunction
      @WhatIsYourMalfunction 6 років тому

      Ahem.... I was paraphrasing, not quoting.

    • @buckfuttler2877
      @buckfuttler2877 6 років тому

      oh okay smart ass....(mis quoting and paraphrasing? yeah....two different things.....)

  • @daveybernard1056
    @daveybernard1056 4 роки тому +4

    What we need now is a video showing making the bread, and another video showing the authentic method our troops used to heat their rations.

  • @festungmittlewesten3108
    @festungmittlewesten3108 7 років тому +20

    I'm looking forward to the "How to bake Field Bread" video.

    • @Brenden2006
      @Brenden2006 3 роки тому

      3 years later.

    • @rc59191
      @rc59191 3 роки тому

      Lol hasn't changed much since the 18th century. Mixed water, flour, salt, flatted on a hot rock.

  • @bladefury999
    @bladefury999 6 років тому +10

    Feed three people, damn, here I am thinking Its one meal just for me and i'd still be hungry. I need to rethink my diet.

  • @abeldementiaravenheart
    @abeldementiaravenheart 7 років тому +14

    that looks like quite a lot of pepper

    • @Dba5675
      @Dba5675 6 років тому +1

      Baa, Baa!

  • @leodanryan966
    @leodanryan966 2 місяці тому

    I earlier this evening watched a video of steve1989 actually eating an original haversack ration from about this time period. It was hard tack or hard bread, coffee, and canned corned beef, which appeared to resemble spam and coffee in tins . It was amazing but everything was still edible and in perfect condition.

  • @waldmeisterbrehm
    @waldmeisterbrehm 7 років тому +4

    what a great ration. i would love to have one for review on my german channel... but the prize for shipping is truely horrible...
    you did a great review!
    keep up the good job, you are doing!
    greetings from cologne, germany
    arthur

  • @zmxl1020
    @zmxl1020 7 років тому +7

    Now I know what my great grandfather had to eat!!!!!!!!

  • @twinriversveterinaryservic3609
    @twinriversveterinaryservic3609 7 років тому +5

    Great video! I think, though, that we may have to start calling you "Sergeant Pepper"!

  • @WollongongWacko
    @WollongongWacko 6 років тому

    Awesome product, looking forward to seeing more videos.

  • @paulwolf7562
    @paulwolf7562 2 роки тому

    I know this was four years ago, but that was really interesting. I have a book, I got years ago. Called, "Fix Bayonets" by John Thomason. He was a Captain, or possibly a 1st Lieutenant, in the U.S. Marines in World War 1. He writes about making the same dish, in the mess kit. They used Canned corned beef (Monkey meat), potatoes, canned tomatoes, "hard bread' and basically just fried it up, as a stew or "slum" as they called it. I used to do Great War reenacting years ago, and tried it, both cooking it and as a company meal. It wasn't too bad.

  • @edwardleal2976
    @edwardleal2976 6 років тому +2

    Meanwhile, the German boys had canned pumpkin.

  • @rayeisenstein4245
    @rayeisenstein4245 3 роки тому

    I learn a lot from you. My Grandfather fought in World War 1

  • @smokeytokyo4553
    @smokeytokyo4553 4 роки тому

    I'd love to see more videos like this I really enjoyed very informative thank you

  • @adama6440
    @adama6440 5 років тому +2

    I had to stop I couldn't not take this background music. I'm going back to steve

  • @ronphillips6336
    @ronphillips6336 5 років тому

    I can visualize my eldest uncle doing this. WW1 veteran. Love the video/ music. The clean cloth might be hard to get, boil coffee eat grounds.Well done.

  • @kxd2591
    @kxd2591 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for posting. As a casual student of military rations I really enjoyed the video. I have a repo 1916(?) Infantry manual that says on "on the march" a soldiers ration per meal was three strips of bacon @ five strips per inch. The bacon was to be fried in the "meat can" and the hardtack placed into the rendered grease to soften. The can was stored in the small pouch on the back pack (M1910?). If you are familiar with the movie Saving Pvt. Ryan, at one point one of the Ryans is shown on the beach. The camera pans in and you see the name Ryan either on or just above the meat can pouch. Oh, and I've just got to try making coffee that way. I'm thinking old tee shirt and cotton butcher string ( in a ceramic cup, no sense getting a burned lip).

  • @cdawson198600
    @cdawson198600 6 років тому +5

    Why did you take Steve’s lunch? Lol

  • @hoosierjonny336
    @hoosierjonny336 6 років тому +2

    Excellent video, unfortunately I do WWII German reenacting so I don't have much use for the product but I am just so impressed with your dedication to this. The work is almost too good to even mess with and I honestly don't know if I could bring myself to open one and use it if I did need it. As for the video goes you did great especially for your first video and I got no real complaints other than I WANT MORE! I don't care that I might not be able to use any of it I WANT MORE haha!

  • @duybear4023
    @duybear4023 3 роки тому

    I'm glad they're not stingy with the pepper.

  • @danacyr1791
    @danacyr1791 7 років тому +4

    Could you possibly stand a little bit further from the mic?

  • @donaldparlettjr3295
    @donaldparlettjr3295 6 років тому

    I'm a big Steve1989 fan and I'll give you credit for your first video. I'm looking forward to the field bread prep and cooking/baking. A recipe and time and temps please. That would be as Steve says "nice". Again real cool👍

  • @brianmccormack8969
    @brianmccormack8969 6 років тому +3

    holy cow thats a ton of pepper like 6 month supply!

  • @TheEphemeris
    @TheEphemeris 6 років тому +5

    This video basically explains why I love stew, just simple stew, and lots of pepper on everything and straight black coffee... nothing fancy! :)
    Question tho, why was the salt ration so small and why was the sugar ration so large?

    • @johnolive3425
      @johnolive3425 Рік тому +1

      The sugar ration was bigger because it metabolized quickly and gave the Soldier quick energy.

    • @kevinschultz6091
      @kevinschultz6091 Рік тому +1

      A bit late to the party here, but yeah: in watching a few videos in this genre, it seems that the average caloric intake of a soldier in the field is something like 4,000 calories a day. In WWII you see a LOT of candy and bread in the ration packs, for exactly what John Olive talks about.
      This pre-WWI version is likely an early, less-refined version of that. However, even at that time, they would often get stuff like Necco Wafers. (Used by Union troops, as well as WWII-era soldiers.)
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necco_Wafers

  • @____stu____
    @____stu____ 7 років тому +1

    Came here via steve1989, good content, great visuals, only slight criticism would be tinny echoing sound, looking forward to seeing more from you soon!

  • @robertdean1929
    @robertdean1929 3 роки тому

    Good video now I can cook a stew looks really good

  • @scottdunkirk6710
    @scottdunkirk6710 23 дні тому

    You need a model 1908 cup like the national guard used

  • @GIZMO8Z
    @GIZMO8Z 7 років тому

    Great video!

  • @TimHarperW5TAH
    @TimHarperW5TAH 6 місяців тому

    What is the recipe for making the bread onbthe M1910 mess tin?

  • @supercrossedup2873
    @supercrossedup2873 7 років тому +1

    Pretty interesting!

  • @jmichna1
    @jmichna1 7 років тому +5

    Just a comment regarding two of the haversack ration contents. The pepper ration was 0.02 ounces while the coffee ration was 1.12 ounces. Unless way too much pepper was packaged, it should have been easy to differentiate between the two identical-appearing cubes of "mystery ingredients" by weight. I wonder if the reproduction kit held too much pepper? At 0.02 ounces (roughly half a gram), what was ground black pepper in that repo kit looked to be way too much. Otherwise, nice, informative video... love the topic (have watched many of Steve1989MREInfo's vids).

    • @simonh6371
      @simonh6371 5 років тому

      He definitely made a mistake there, probably by mixing up the quantities because there is no way that that is 1.12oz (more than 30g) of coffee. Also pepper is heavier than coffee so no way it could be the same mass, but a fraction of the weight.

  • @robertanvilrm
    @robertanvilrm 6 років тому +1

    you should do a video on the field bred that would be neat

  • @thewhistleblower8531
    @thewhistleblower8531 5 років тому

    Question, the tins that include the Potato, Tomato and Meat were re sealable?

  • @cmiddleton8575
    @cmiddleton8575 Рік тому

    What is the exact name of the album playing in the background?

  • @tolik5929
    @tolik5929 9 місяців тому

    Like the sign logo ! You should make stickers .

  • @Navygrl58
    @Navygrl58 Рік тому

    How did they actually heat their food up during World War I did they just light a fire that the enemy could see? I always wondered how they did that out in the field during World War I before they had flameless ration heaters.

  • @rolfe2000
    @rolfe2000 4 роки тому

    *cuts open wax paper* Hm, no hiss.
    Also I really appreciate there's a ration video covering Pre-WWI/WWI rations.

  • @MrRW1980
    @MrRW1980 2 роки тому

    interesting are there any reproduction ofo european rations of WW1 especially german or austrian because i never found mess kits nor rations from europe fromthese days....very good video!!!!

  • @michaelwest9311
    @michaelwest9311 3 місяці тому

    I noticed he didn't try his 'stew' with 2 sugars. WUSS!

  • @farpointgamingdirect
    @farpointgamingdirect 7 років тому

    That looks really good! As an ACW reenactor I must say OUR food isn't as good in the field...unless you have someone who's willing to cook that is...

  • @coldwarmilitaria6593
    @coldwarmilitaria6593 3 роки тому

    What’s the music?

  • @leviburke3734
    @leviburke3734 6 років тому

    How can I get that ration

  • @generoush3823
    @generoush3823 7 років тому +3

    I love the flavor of the govt issue canned beef, bought tons of it when I lived and worked on the Pine Ridge reservation

  • @NoName-kw3ek
    @NoName-kw3ek 6 років тому +1

    Please do more video's!

  • @HootOwl513
    @HootOwl513 3 роки тому

    So the Field Bread video never happenned?

  • @michaelandrew4488
    @michaelandrew4488 7 років тому

    Liked and subscribed . I'm in Australia .. any chance of buying a few of these please.

  • @FishKepr
    @FishKepr 6 років тому

    Great video. Interesting and educational. The US Air Force/Army Air Corps Song at 16:00 seems a bit out of place though.

  • @robertdean1929
    @robertdean1929 3 роки тому

    Enough coffee for a pot.

  • @BenWorkmanAnimalFeeMre
    @BenWorkmanAnimalFeeMre 6 років тому

    excellent presentation, well made! I'm sold, sudscribing! cheers

  • @ggtay9727
    @ggtay9727 2 роки тому

    Where did you go bud? No more videos. Id love to see the field bread but mostly hoping a fellow history nerd is okay

    • @ChowLineReproductions
      @ChowLineReproductions  2 роки тому

      Everything is fine on this end and always has been. Making videos is well, time consuming. I've just been putting my efforts elsewhere like getting a masters degree and on the side working on the ChowLine as an education tool/ business. You can see all the stuff I post to the ChowLine facebook page here ( facebook.com/TheChowLine ). It's updated rather frequently.

  • @HootOwl513
    @HootOwl513 11 місяців тому

    [2:39] Closed Caption states, ''...Troops were still trained to make this field ration as late as 1960,'' or did you mean 1916?

    • @HootOwl513
      @HootOwl513 7 місяців тому

      @@AuthorityFreeman OK. Closed Captions on UA-cam are notoriously bad.

    • @HootOwl513
      @HootOwl513 7 місяців тому

      @@AuthorityFreeman These videos are six years old now. I would greatly like to see the one on baking one's own Field Bread in the meat can. I want to try it myself. I am not sure that was ever filmed -- even though promised. I will refrain from speculation on why he never made one. Life happens, and sometimes one has no control over outcomes. Hope he's allright...

  • @rayeisenstein4245
    @rayeisenstein4245 3 роки тому

    Will you make more videos

    • @ChowLineReproductions
      @ChowLineReproductions  3 роки тому

      I hope to! I have a few recorded, however I am working on developing a style all to my own so as not to copy the type of ration videos others are making.

  • @lencao4515
    @lencao4515 7 років тому

    interesting but can you improve the volume, sounds like you 6ft away

  • @MARKIEBANUNCE
    @MARKIEBANUNCE 3 роки тому

    You don't need to filter the coffee

  • @Clyde__Frog
    @Clyde__Frog 7 років тому +6

    Great review of a fascinating ration, however I really disliked the music, found it very distracting. Maybe just use it in the intro and outro next time?

  • @dalecarpenter8359
    @dalecarpenter8359 6 років тому

    Is the fry pan steel ? That's way to much pepper . Fry the meat first then you put the other stuff .

    • @kerbalaerospacelabs3445
      @kerbalaerospacelabs3445 5 років тому

      Mess kit is aluminum with the exception of the handle and hinge as well as a hanging loop on the lid, those are steel and brass respectively.

  • @ronschramm9163
    @ronschramm9163 7 років тому +6

    "Courtesy" not "Courtasy"...just fyi.
    Also, knife safety, my friend! Do not lay the sharpened (or dull edge) against the web of your hand. That knife can cut.
    Another idea for your soup/stew is to cube up some of the bread and add it a few minutes before it finishes cooking. It helps thicken it up, sort of like dumplings. We do that with 18th century colonial/frontier cooking using ships bisket.

    • @supercrossedup2873
      @supercrossedup2873 7 років тому +1

      Ron Schramm
      How about you start making videos so we can all point out every little fuck up? I'd love to just sit back and run my mouth about how your doing everything wrong.

    • @ronschramm9163
      @ronschramm9163 7 років тому +2

      Supercrossed Up...Jesus, he asked for comments, and those were constructive and not derisive. I have to write reports for work all the time, so incorrect spelling is something I see straight away...plus the bread idea comes from historical interpretation activities..btw, safety is everyone's business.
      And, I do not feel like making videos as I have work and other activities on my plate right now.

  • @Jarlemoore1
    @Jarlemoore1 7 років тому +4

    That bread trick could still be used today by our troops.

    • @paulwolf7562
      @paulwolf7562 2 роки тому

      Could be, but they don't issue mess kits. Not probably since the 1960s. Although, they did still issue the canteen cup? Funny how some things, never change? Being that this is 2021(as I'm writing it) and they don't issue the web pistol belts anymore, maybe not even that?

  • @roybennett9284
    @roybennett9284 2 роки тому

    Love vthe "Monty python's theme music

  • @me.crunchy7181
    @me.crunchy7181 6 років тому

    Have a little bit of string in the coffee for flavor XD

  • @forslavjo
    @forslavjo 4 роки тому

    With how much coffee he put in for his cup of coffee, I'm surprised it didn't turn into tar! That was enough for a couple cups, I'd say. Haha

  • @nonincornito6711
    @nonincornito6711 4 роки тому

    Eat what it is in the can sheeter

  • @robaldridge6505
    @robaldridge6505 3 роки тому

    you could have made a fairly tasty 'Joe Gray' instead of that fry-up,chop up your potatoes and the tinned meat,fry it in your mess kit pan,then just before its done add the chopped up tomatoes and pepper, cover and get heat thru , THEN serve, better texture that way... so close.... LOL

    • @robaldridge6505
      @robaldridge6505 3 роки тому

      leftover waxed paper bits are GREAT fire starter

  • @brianmichaud1881
    @brianmichaud1881 6 років тому

    Ppl that watch 100 mre reviews from steve then think they are an expert on youtube....smh or even better the ones with ONE LITTLE CRITIZISM stfu and let the man do his thing or dont watch

  • @jpkjpk11
    @jpkjpk11 3 роки тому

    u had to go and ruin it all w/the music.

  • @mitchellsmith4690
    @mitchellsmith4690 Рік тому

    The music needs to go away

    • @mitchellsmith4690
      @mitchellsmith4690 7 місяців тому

      @@AuthorityFreeman I am soooooooo mean, my Grandma is ashamed...

  • @race38dirt
    @race38dirt 3 роки тому

    Ugh the music is awful.

  • @dalecarpenter8359
    @dalecarpenter8359 6 років тому +1

    That would feed one man one meal .they weren't like the girly boys today .

  • @h2o270
    @h2o270 6 років тому

    Great video!!