March 1943 US Army Field Ration C Dinner B Unit MRE Review Vintage Meal Ready to Eat Taste Test

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  • Опубліковано 27 лют 2019
  • This specific WW2 C Ration Dinner B unit was produced for the month of March 1943. It's not just your average well-stored Dinner unit with biscuits, candy, lemonade, and sugar. It has one extra morale-boosting component that makes it the first generation of it's kind. The first C Ration cigarette.
    (Merch)
    teespring.com/stores/steve1989
    For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my mailing information is:
    Steve1989
    3616 Harden Blvd
    360
    Lakeland, FL 33803
    (Patreon)
    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: Steve1989MREinfo **
    gschultz9:
    / gschultz9
    Delicious: / @deliciousmre
    stickyfingaz745:
    / @sticky745
    gundog4314:
    / @gundog4314
    emmymadeinjapan: / @emmymade
    Paul Buikema:
    / @paulbuikema
    Elandil:
    / @elandilmre
    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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  • @EpicHotCheese
    @EpicHotCheese 5 років тому +6877

    Hundreds of years into the future, Steve’s great great grandson will be opening a bag of Doritos from 2019 and describe the strange taste to people on Mars.

    • @anddrom6853
      @anddrom6853 5 років тому +76

      Lol true

    • @nou-jn6uz
      @nou-jn6uz 5 років тому +70

      Unfortunately humanity won't live long enough for that to happen....

    • @rkmugen
      @rkmugen 5 років тому +190

      Doritos..... rancid..... and metallic. The included Frito-Lay bean dip: "DECADENT!"

    • @bernardhasimaj5157
      @bernardhasimaj5157 5 років тому +4

      😂😂😂

    • @pikmansion1648
      @pikmansion1648 5 років тому +8

      And mountain dew?

  • @Steve1989MRE
    @Steve1989MRE  5 років тому +3020

    Hey everybody, it's great to finally be back with a couple new videos. Had a little injury back in January that cost about a month's work. But all is good like new & I've been back to filming/editing and catching up with messages these last few weeks.
    Right now I'm in the middle of filming an incredibly well stored and fascinating ration from 1906. Condition-wise, it is astoundingly preserved. That is enough of a spoiler there. But stay tuned, I finish up filming it later tonight and then to editing.
    In the meantime I hope you all enjoy tonight's 2 new videos and in a day or two I have one more video coming out that is already edited. A Canadian Army WW2 Ration.

    • @blurryangel_
      @blurryangel_ 5 років тому +16

      Steve1989MREInfo WOO WOO

    • @erick_gomez204
      @erick_gomez204 5 років тому +35

      Glad your back and fine

    • @maximilianf3025
      @maximilianf3025 5 років тому +51

      *1906*
      THE MADMAN

    • @danilo8088
      @danilo8088 5 років тому +16

      What happend Steve,is everything ok now man,and congrats for one mil subs dude...

    • @cupiidakarezo
      @cupiidakarezo 5 років тому +10

      back with a vengeance, Steve. i like it. glad you’re no longer injured. 🙂

  • @ProudNothing
    @ProudNothing 4 роки тому +2030

    I pet my cat:
    No hiss. Nice.

  • @WowMarioz
    @WowMarioz 4 роки тому +957

    smells ciggarette: Smells like.. Vanilla.
    smells biscuits: Smells like tobacco.

    • @masynrager4085
      @masynrager4085 3 роки тому +45

      Invasion of the flavor switchers.

    • @RequiemDream
      @RequiemDream 3 роки тому +2

      Let's get this out onto the Diego - Nice!

    • @kristapsjj8520
      @kristapsjj8520 3 роки тому +13

      Maybe you're supposed to crush and smoke biscuits while using cigarettes for water flavoring

    • @NadyaBali
      @NadyaBali 3 роки тому

      Switch flavor

    • @RequiemDream
      @RequiemDream 3 роки тому

      @@NadyaBali Let's get this out onto the Diego, nice!!!

  • @dexterkoula3407
    @dexterkoula3407 5 років тому +2287

    *sees one single item in the can*
    *knows EXACTLY when the MRE was made because of it*
    you're one of a kind Steve. Never change

  • @Wangavision
    @Wangavision 5 років тому +2029

    I was having lunch last week at work with some colleagues... sitting around the table conversing about everything and nothing. I got my lunch out and said aloud, "Let's get this out onto the tray... Nice". Silence. Then one of the guys points at me and says, "SteveMRE, right?" A golden moment. Anyway... that phrase needs to go on a t shirt. I'd buy it.

    • @sqike001ton
      @sqike001ton 5 років тому +26

      Me too

    • @obi-wankenobi1514
      @obi-wankenobi1514 5 років тому +137

      Wangavision then everybody clapped right?

    • @Wangavision
      @Wangavision 5 років тому +85

      @@obi-wankenobi1514 They were too in awe of the supreme synchronicity they had just witnessed.

    • @TheStepmonkey
      @TheStepmonkey 5 років тому +6

      LOLOL That sounds amazing 😂 Im gonna desing a tshirt with that phrase 💗

    • @Domestic_Orange
      @Domestic_Orange 5 років тому

      Me too. Id love that

  • @mrand3r50n3
    @mrand3r50n3 5 років тому +1349

    *Casually lights up a 1943 cigarette indoors, then moves on to describe the experience of smoking it. There is something hypnotic about all this and I don't even smoke.

    • @googalooga
      @googalooga 4 роки тому +52

      I can’t pinpoint what it is but I’m so hooked.

    • @jasonfield7538
      @jasonfield7538 4 роки тому +65

      @@googalooga there's a ASMR element to his videos. He's tapping into our brains!

    • @michellenotherday1482
      @michellenotherday1482 3 роки тому +7

      googalooga same here! I tune in to relax an$ even fall asleep! Thanks Steve!

    • @Mattm182
      @Mattm182 3 роки тому +16

      Same here. I feel like I’m getting an extra special treat when we get to view him smoking one of the ancient cigarettes.

    • @jitsroller
      @jitsroller 3 роки тому +1

      @@Mattm182 yes!

  • @fenotipobombay
    @fenotipobombay 4 роки тому +437

    The things he eats cost more than the most expensive dinner in a luxury restaurant. Literally.

    • @bramiwami
      @bramiwami 4 роки тому +29

      But that is missing the point tho

    • @Nairuulagch
      @Nairuulagch 3 роки тому +8

      Paid by US tax payers and by Pentagon.

    • @cowboykelly6590
      @cowboykelly6590 3 роки тому +6

      🤣.. true, I watched one, where Steve
      CASUALLY says, got 12 for alil over 600$ I think I Lost Time (about 2hrs)
      Before Snapping out of it . 🤠🖖

    • @Kunfucious577
      @Kunfucious577 2 роки тому +6

      @@cowboykelly6590 lmao. I just saw that video before this one. He said 650 and im thinking $6.50 but he says $650 right away.

  • @xPartyWoundsx
    @xPartyWoundsx 5 років тому +1610

    STEVE IS ALIVE EVERYBODY!
    We can rest easy now.

    • @KumaPaws376
      @KumaPaws376 5 років тому +7

      Coup de Grâce of course, with all these MREs

    • @MP-pg9te
      @MP-pg9te 5 років тому +39

      It was a dark time for all of us.

    • @edb1382
      @edb1382 5 років тому +21

      You don't realize what you got till it's gone

    • @ashleygreen2842
      @ashleygreen2842 5 років тому +8

      Nice

    • @MrSniperdude01
      @MrSniperdude01 5 років тому +24

      Honestly thought he succumbed to the 90yr + MREs.

  • @mobsterduck8315
    @mobsterduck8315 5 років тому +4349

    Me: Mom I'm hungry
    Mom: We have food at home
    Me: But I want a March 1943 US Army Field Ration C Dinner B Unit MRE

  • @seantimberwolf
    @seantimberwolf 4 роки тому +247

    When Steve finds cigarettes his voices raises a few octaves.

  • @PeterMasalski93
    @PeterMasalski93 4 роки тому +175

    Pack of cigarettes
    instructions:
    - to smoke after leaving a french brothel or blowing up a german mission objective.

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice 3 роки тому +8

      I want to buy one of these rations just to smoke the cigarettes

  • @theaverageDon
    @theaverageDon 5 років тому +604

    The man smokes a cigarette like a person of high class tastes wine

    • @watershed44
      @watershed44 5 років тому +59

      @Corey Cieliela
      It's relaxing just watching him smoke on the video.
      Thank God that YT doesn't demonitize the vid because it has
      evil cancer sticks in it. PC bull shite.

    • @chris.breadz
      @chris.breadz 5 років тому +64

      It's a history piece, so shouldn't have censorship, just like nude art is acceptable

    • @savethezombies
      @savethezombies 5 років тому +23

      He's in flavor country now.

    • @GodWeenSatan
      @GodWeenSatan 5 років тому +5

      @@watershed44 I believe cigarettes are cancerous though

    • @NoThisIsPatrick.
      @NoThisIsPatrick. 5 років тому +8

      Eastwood Unforgiven so are overused dead memes.

  • @KC-bg1th
    @KC-bg1th 5 років тому +301

    I just worked a 14.5 hour day, and was stuck in rush hour because of 3 accidents. It's 8:50PM right now and I'm about to fall into bed. While in bed, I get to watch a long awaited Steve video. The timing of this video is truly..... *_NICE_*

  • @lukecampbell801
    @lukecampbell801 3 роки тому +37

    I'm so impressed with how well preserved it all is. 76 year old food and cigs, and if you'd told me it came off the assembly line this year I'd probably believe you

  • @jaydebey7714
    @jaydebey7714 5 років тому +116

    I found myself walking around and just blurting out “Nice Hiss”😂😂😂😂

  • @ashimayed8013
    @ashimayed8013 5 років тому +2498

    There is something very satisfying seeing his videos at 3 in the morning.

  • @jabaaronkowalski498
    @jabaaronkowalski498 5 років тому +1576

    smokes an ancient cigarette. "a bit dry"
    lmao gordon would be proud

    • @cerberushunter1448
      @cerberushunter1448 4 роки тому +6

      wascally wabbit I ran 3 miles for fun

    • @rmorrow123
      @rmorrow123 4 роки тому +17

      @@cerberushunter1448 what where you thinking

    • @mmodnao
      @mmodnao 4 роки тому +2

      BLAND.

    • @macsimum
      @macsimum 4 роки тому +14

      I love how excited he gets for the cigarettes... Its like a kid on X-mas morning.

    • @user-im5tk5te5c
      @user-im5tk5te5c 4 роки тому

      It's bland ..

  • @lmaolmoo4147
    @lmaolmoo4147 4 роки тому +154

    This all takes place in an alternative timeline after Steve had collected thousands of MRE in a post apocalyptic future. He records himself in his bunker after the nuclear war. We have these videos after someone traveled to his universe to collect the footage and bring it back.

  • @SpaceWaffle
    @SpaceWaffle 5 років тому +376

    I love that he sparked the cig LMAO

    • @tmcboston1
      @tmcboston1 3 роки тому +16

      yes, surprised YT/GOOG hasn't 'acted' to 'protect the community'

    • @jefrebugni4064
      @jefrebugni4064 3 роки тому +25

      he almost always does, it’s part of the experience. i’ve smoked some ration cigarettes myself, salem’s, pall malls, and lucky strikes specifically and they are actually very nice

    • @parvizmammadov88
      @parvizmammadov88 3 роки тому +2

      Is he still alive ? ))

    • @allenseeallendo5844
      @allenseeallendo5844 3 роки тому +4

      He’s a big ciggy guy.

    • @mobydiccc3816
      @mobydiccc3816 3 роки тому +5

      He always does lol

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 5 років тому +2469

    It's crazy to think that this ration has survived longer than some WW2 veterans, and it ends its journey catalogued on something that would boggle the mind of someone from 1942.

    • @playa3219
      @playa3219 5 років тому +9

      Hii

    • @VJPlayz555
      @VJPlayz555 5 років тому +13

      Wow there should be more likes in this comment

    • @GibbyGibsoniCarly
      @GibbyGibsoniCarly 5 років тому +9

      Hi justin

    • @MalcadorTheSigilite
      @MalcadorTheSigilite 5 років тому +52

      It's crazy seeing you on all sorts of weird places. Anything you're not on?

    • @DeXalphus
      @DeXalphus 5 років тому +19

      This man is everywhere

  • @DumbBeeeeeee
    @DumbBeeeeeee 5 років тому +232

    I enjoy how Steve seemingly got embarrassed by the volume of his freakout and balanced the audio accordingly.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  5 років тому +130

      I enjoy how you notice this. i just didn't want to bother folks by being too loud. But cutting the excitement would have cut the heart right out of the discovery. So I kept it - but lowered the volume of that clip by about 50-60%.

    • @TheStepmonkey
      @TheStepmonkey 5 років тому +10

      @@Steve1989MRE We all love you and admire you Steve 💗

  • @NigelOgden
    @NigelOgden 3 роки тому +49

    One of the most awesome commentators I have ever listened to. He could commentate on paint drying for 30 minutes and I would still probably sit and listen.

  • @doflassholemingo6609
    @doflassholemingo6609 3 роки тому +26

    "IT HAS CIGARETTES IN THERE!!!" lol 😆 he got so excited

  • @wyattpoppe9906
    @wyattpoppe9906 5 років тому +463

    Now I'm craving biscuits and cigarettes from 1943

  • @vchalmel
    @vchalmel 5 років тому +113

    That muffled "Wow ! What ?! No way !" is legendary.

  • @milotheangel9756
    @milotheangel9756 4 роки тому +41

    This is a dramatic re-enactment of trying to find salvageable food when mom hasn’t gone shopping in a couple days

  • @josephglista561
    @josephglista561 3 роки тому +21

    I love how excited he was for 5 biscuits, 3 smokes, some lemon juice, and a few hard candies. 😂 Love it!

  • @shahmuzafar6146
    @shahmuzafar6146 5 років тому +309

    Thank god a poison meatball from 1995 wasn’t the end for Steve

    • @Dielonthug
      @Dielonthug 5 років тому +2

      Gaaaar, Joes be the only place for Steve

    • @bubbaplop808
      @bubbaplop808 5 років тому +6

      Can i get some context for this comment?

    • @shahmuzafar6146
      @shahmuzafar6146 5 років тому +5

      Slainhydra77 Steve eats a lot of questionable food sometimes even if there’s some mold on it, this activity is very dangerous and since botulism is pretty common in old stuff like this it’s a pretty risky thing to eat the stuff he does

  • @Saastapukki
    @Saastapukki 5 років тому +1523

    You are like the Bob Ross of rations. I love these videos

  • @TheToribash99
    @TheToribash99 4 роки тому +21

    I dont smoke cigarettes, nor have I wanted to. But i am tempted to buy one of these old packs to try.

  • @RunningFreeForeverFree
    @RunningFreeForeverFree 3 роки тому +15

    Thank You my dad was a paratrooper in ww2. Now I have idea what he ate.

    • @flash-thunder
      @flash-thunder Рік тому

      Do you have any stories from him?

    • @RunningFreeForeverFree
      @RunningFreeForeverFree Рік тому +1

      @@flash-thunder My dad never would talk about ww2 . My dad was in the 82nd Airborne . I only know what the history channel says about the 82nd Airborne

  • @JadeWisdom
    @JadeWisdom 5 років тому +284

    Steve isn't the hero we asked for, but the hero we deserve. Glad you're back Steve.

    • @christiangrondin7177
      @christiangrondin7177 5 років тому +16

      He's the hero we need, but not the one we deserve. He's the best.

    • @Hedvigu
      @Hedvigu 5 років тому +1

      I never got this comment, so sorry to be a drag. Who did we ask for initially and why do we clearly deserve this dude, that we don't even pay? I think we all feel Steve is amazing... so why would we feel that we aimed higher but then settled like "oh well guess we deserve him..."

    • @JadeWisdom
      @JadeWisdom 5 років тому +1

      @@Hedvigu just a meme really lol

    • @Hedvigu
      @Hedvigu 5 років тому +1

      @@JadeWisdom Oof, I'm so not with it anymore...

  • @ShouT_AT
    @ShouT_AT 5 років тому +1052

    Steve at Mcdonalds.
    Steve: Hey, what sort of coffee do recommend ?
    Employee: We got Coffee Instant Type 1&2.
    Steve: You got Trays too ?
    Employee: Yes
    Steve: *Nice*

  • @carlbarnes5517
    @carlbarnes5517 3 роки тому +3

    Been off work for 5 months due to covid. Started back on nights and these videos make every moment worth it. Keep it up Steve. You are part of history. Best thing to watch on UA-cam. Fascinating history!

  • @insideoutsideupsidedown2218
    @insideoutsideupsidedown2218 5 років тому +206

    1917 army spoon.....23% lead

  • @derekrubicky4810
    @derekrubicky4810 5 років тому +343

    To whomever gives these videos a thumbs down. What's your problem??? Historical, informative, and he increases his chances of getting cancer everytime he samples these vintage cigarettes!?!? Let alone the potential for food poisoning??? Y'all need to go somewhere else if you can't appreciate Steve's dedication!

    • @ohmyblindman
      @ohmyblindman 5 років тому +14

      HEAR! HEAR! (but I think the UA-cam algorithm puts them there.)

    • @auxreumxzx6067
      @auxreumxzx6067 5 років тому +8

      By accident?

    • @harrisp584
      @harrisp584 5 років тому +5

      The algorithm just randomly dislikes videos? I swear Anytime I hear something about their algorithm it's always just hearsay or just plain rumors. It's probably more simplistic than most think

    • @daviscampbell9020
      @daviscampbell9020 5 років тому +1

      Protest of sort ?

    • @markalbert7756
      @markalbert7756 5 років тому

      @@harrisp584 shopped

  • @thatonecrytian8997
    @thatonecrytian8997 5 років тому +195

    0:14 The sudden zoom in on the guys face cracks me up.

    • @hibleh5672
      @hibleh5672 5 років тому +7

      I didn't even notice 😂 now I can't get over it

    • @Shreder108
      @Shreder108 5 років тому +20

      When I heard the music distort and zoom in on the guys face, it made me think he just smelled the worse fart in the world.

    • @RubberAndLiquor
      @RubberAndLiquor 5 років тому +2

      cuz its johnny sins

    • @mainlyfine
      @mainlyfine 5 років тому +6

      He looks buggered

    • @jamestheotherone742
      @jamestheotherone742 5 років тому +1

      That is one of the iconic pictures of a "grizzled GI Infantryman" . Food is probably crappy but he doesn't care.

  • @Dita2233
    @Dita2233 3 роки тому +37

    Sees steve's video get recommended that you never saw before soft nice

    • @musti3853
      @musti3853 3 роки тому +1

      Hey no fun here Dita get back to work

  • @stuflu8380
    @stuflu8380 3 роки тому +25

    Imagine living on a farm in the middle of nowhere and enlisting in the army, and that being the first time you see plastic

    • @exMuteKid
      @exMuteKid 3 роки тому +1

      This is existential crisis material right here

    • @jimmyjohnjames6397
      @jimmyjohnjames6397 2 роки тому +1

      Imagine enlisting in the Army, and that being the first time you used indoor plumbing or toilet paper. America was crazy rual back then.

  • @kojombasi506
    @kojombasi506 5 років тому +201

    The genuine excitement when discovering the cigarette 😂

  • @BustedRobotStudios
    @BustedRobotStudios 5 років тому +202

    Anyone else find it adorable when Steve freaked out when he saw the cigarettes?

    • @Trainy2
      @Trainy2 5 років тому +5

      He gets overly excited about a lot of stuff in rations and it's pretty amusing.

    • @dragonlordpatrol5
      @dragonlordpatrol5 5 років тому +5

      yes, so cute

    • @kelpshakeandy.v7663
      @kelpshakeandy.v7663 5 років тому +1

      No homo tho

    • @trashtalker-oz8vo
      @trashtalker-oz8vo 2 роки тому

      No

    • @katj3443
      @katj3443 10 місяців тому +2

      He’s such a cute, literally adore this dude, cute, intelligent, awesome sense of humour, creative and just out right talented.

  • @aftersexhighfives
    @aftersexhighfives 4 роки тому +24

    I love when you're so excited about cigarettes. Your passion is wonderful.
    I'd really love some Merch. A simple baseball t with let's get that on a tray, nice! In 50s baseball slogan text. Or army font would be really awesome.

  • @Towboatin
    @Towboatin 4 роки тому +15

    It is truly amazing how well some of these things held up.

  • @sarjim4381
    @sarjim4381 5 років тому +69

    The 1942 Chelsea packs were still in the white cardboard with metallic gold for the striping and the word "Cigarettes". That's because it was the same packages used for two and three smoke free promo packs handed out prewar. From early 1943 they used brown paper and red ink in place of the gold. That was supposedly to conserve the metals in the ink. I think it's more likely it decreased reflectivity when a soldier pulled it out of his pocket for a smoke. Cigarette companies did all kinds of stunts to supposedly help the war effort. Lucky Strike is probably the most famous in this regard when they started printing their packs in the familiar red and white compared to the green and white prewar pack. They touted the change with the slogan "Lucky Strike Green Has Gone to War!". We now know that the switch was because red ink was cheaper than green, and American Tobacco knew they could sell as many as they could make regardless of color.
    The Chelsea smells and taste different because it's basically pipe tobacco. Reed & Co., makers of Edgeworth, was the largest maker of pipe tobacco in the country, and I believe it still is. They used up their supply of pipe tobacco seconds to make the the early three packs for C rats. Guys complained they tasted "weird" and weren't' strong enough so Edgeworth started blending the pipe tobacco with about 20% Virginia varieties. That increased as the war went along because cigarette tobacco needed less aging and care than pipe tobacco. By the end of the war, soldiers were complaining Chelsea were too strong. With that kind of brand recognition, Chelsea didn't last long after the war. As far as I can tell, the blend was still used for private label cigarettes for tobacco store chains up to about 1950 but the Chelsea brand name was gone by 1947. Interestingly, RJ Reynolds, the company that eventually bought out Reed, briefly tried reviving the Chelsea brand name in 1989 as the "Cigarette that smell good". They used a pipe tobacco blend along with a paper that smelled like vanilla as it burned. It did well in trials for taste and a less unpleasant smell while burning but public health officials didn't like the idea of anything that made cigarettes less unpleasant, so the idea was quickly shelved.

    • @aloevera7422
      @aloevera7422 5 років тому +1

      Sar Jim thanks for sharing

  • @markswanson7839
    @markswanson7839 4 роки тому +2

    Always fun to listen to your reviews of WWII cigarettes. Really entertaining, Steve.

  • @jonathanmann8036
    @jonathanmann8036 4 роки тому +66

    76 year old biscuit asmr.

  • @Vulf_Faolan
    @Vulf_Faolan 5 років тому +149

    "I'm just gonna stand here and enjoy this" Man, I wish I could be that positive about life.

  • @Riviscira
    @Riviscira 5 років тому +522

    BRING OUT THE TRAY

  • @blessings1015
    @blessings1015 2 роки тому +1

    You seem like the most humble person to hang out with. Whoever’s your closet of friends are blessed.
    Your videos are so relaxing

  • @AcidGlow
    @AcidGlow 4 роки тому +240

    *makes you wonder who's been holding onto these ancient MRE's all this time..* ✅🙂

  • @endymion7585
    @endymion7585 5 років тому +271

    Dropped everything when I saw the notification

    • @Enes-wj5xq
      @Enes-wj5xq 5 років тому +5

      What were they you dropped ?

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  5 років тому +52

      Well I hope you weren't holding anything fragile or valuable at that moment Sergeant!

    • @MP-pg9te
      @MP-pg9te 5 років тому +5

      Me too! Almost forgot i was driving!

    • @boitoiful
      @boitoiful 5 років тому

      ME TOO!!

    • @boitoiful
      @boitoiful 5 років тому

      @OwO what's this? ME TOO!

  • @johnmartin6334
    @johnmartin6334 5 років тому +84

    I don't always smoke cigarettes. But when I do, I only smoke vintage WWII era.

  • @SindyJ37
    @SindyJ37 5 років тому +1

    Wow!! This was hella fun and exciting to watch! Thank you for sharing your experience

  • @jefferyhankins1980
    @jefferyhankins1980 4 роки тому +3

    Interesting video, my Uncles Tom and Vic were vets of WWII, both fought in the European theater of operations, both survived the war (Tom left the Army, Vic served over 30 years also Army). It's cool learning what kept them fed and nourished.

  • @rdub6941
    @rdub6941 5 років тому +135

    I still wonder why I am compelled to watch your videos, but I think it is your friendly demeanour and the way it allows us to maybe understand what "it" was like, even just a little. Thank you for this unknowingly wanted/needed catalogue of history.

  • @Dubyah_B
    @Dubyah_B 5 років тому +217

    Am I dreaming? Steve is back!?
    Nice.

    • @andreiarca3024
      @andreiarca3024 5 років тому +5

      Mkay.

    • @chuffpup
      @chuffpup 5 років тому +5

      You're not dreaming, son. This is real. You have arrived in 1943..... have a cigarette, a biscuit. Sit back.

  • @multibucker
    @multibucker 4 роки тому +27

    Next morning, poops out HISTORY. 👍

  • @bo49685
    @bo49685 5 років тому +1

    I’m a very new subscriber but I really love your presentation and knowledge about all these MRE’s. I’m binge watching from newest to oldest. Just a great job Steve👍

  • @uptowndc
    @uptowndc 5 років тому +213

    Steve is a national treasure, he really is...….."I'll be coming back at you with something new---or Old. Alright, cool!"

  • @descendanddecay6307
    @descendanddecay6307 5 років тому +650

    I literally subscribed because you tried the cigarettes too. True professional

    • @ThejollyFrenchman
      @ThejollyFrenchman 4 роки тому +118

      Surprisingly, that's the one thing in that MRE least likely to kill him.

    • @wigglytuffgaming
      @wigglytuffgaming 4 роки тому +6

      @@ThejollyFrenchman lolol, tru

    • @kakaneto8570
      @kakaneto8570 3 роки тому +2

      Damn right

    • @epic8923
      @epic8923 2 роки тому +1

      he always tries the cigarettes

    • @descendanddecay6307
      @descendanddecay6307 2 роки тому +2

      @@epic8923well I know that now that I've been watching for years haha

  • @FullNelson007
    @FullNelson007 4 роки тому

    Love it man, thanks for all your videos!

  • @moonglow630
    @moonglow630 2 роки тому +8

    My grandfather’s were both in the Marines in the Pacific. My grandpa was left for dead on Guadacanal & they ran outta food before the Army came ashore & they “borrowed” some from them.
    I like to think of my grandpa’s eating these. At least until they ran out.

  • @bobsters2020
    @bobsters2020 5 років тому +109

    Steve, congratulations on 1 million subscribers you earned it. Looking forward to new videos

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  5 років тому +14

      Hey Bobsters thanks so much man. It's seriously not 100% sunk in still that the channel hit the 1 million mark. I'm always going to be working on new videos too as this whole ration review thing could easily be a lifetime's work with all the material out there.

  • @kgaming-fv5vr
    @kgaming-fv5vr 5 років тому +406

    *Puts the other hand in the pocket while smoking*
    Classic...

  • @michellemay8477
    @michellemay8477 3 роки тому +10

    12:53 - “Actually I couldn’t get to sleep, and this is what happened.”
    Thanks Steve. Sometimes when I can’t sleep or need to be put to sleep I put your videos on :)
    Anyone else?!! Lol

    • @stunnaboy3021
      @stunnaboy3021 2 роки тому +2

      He helps with my anxiety at night, definitely helps me fall asleep

  • @louisstabile1182
    @louisstabile1182 3 роки тому +1

    It's really amazing to me how much effort and thought is put into the manufacture of these. It's so well designed.

    • @leion800
      @leion800 2 роки тому

      its crazy in ww2 they had a kit for just about everything. theres old US training films, and they put a lot of thought into making a lot of them. theres even a few on just being in Briton.

  • @MrZoupsoup
    @MrZoupsoup 5 років тому +103

    Does anyone else think Steve should add one or two more ads, this man deserves more money

  • @Henchman1977
    @Henchman1977 5 років тому +738

    Bro! I was worried about you! Thought you'd finally been taken down by an expired ration! You need to get back on your twitter....

  • @somepuertoricanguy5668
    @somepuertoricanguy5668 2 роки тому +5

    I've said this before and I'll say it again. Steve my man, you got some balls to eat the stuff coming out of these can dude. I'm impressed

  • @brightargyle8950
    @brightargyle8950 Рік тому +2

    Man I love the old canned MRE stuff, it always seemed to hold up incredibly well. Super cool review!

  • @T0astedR0asted
    @T0astedR0asted 5 років тому +1087

    An MRE is just a battle-ready lunchable

    • @WMM-td4pk
      @WMM-td4pk 5 років тому +38

      JDMlatino well now I won’t be able to think of it as anything else. Thx

    • @Levi-hx6sd
      @Levi-hx6sd 5 років тому +156

      lunchables are just kid friendly mres

    • @porkdemon
      @porkdemon 5 років тому +29

      Levi λ for the child soldiers right?

    • @sugarbxnny741
      @sugarbxnny741 4 роки тому +3

      Holy shit it is

    • @devinpetersen2387
      @devinpetersen2387 4 роки тому +3

      These were devised for the sole purpose of extra protein to keep fighting men fighting. Your lunch able isn't a fighting machine.

  • @Abbekej
    @Abbekej 5 років тому +677

    1 mil subs.. YOU DESERVE IT!!!

    • @Semicon07
      @Semicon07 5 років тому +1

      yep, I tell all my mates! freaking good vids

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 5 років тому +1

      Correct.
      Also, love that number of likes!

    • @volcommadness
      @volcommadness 5 років тому +2

      He’s definitely on his way to 10 million. He has a huge cult following

    • @Lightworkps
      @Lightworkps 5 років тому +1

      Cathy Jones excuse me Cathy?

  • @bradcarlton8665
    @bradcarlton8665 2 роки тому

    Another great video. Thanks Steve.

  • @MrSashquatch2.0
    @MrSashquatch2.0 5 років тому +3

    The excitement in your voice has actually made my day lol

  • @RafelloPL
    @RafelloPL 5 років тому +134

    I'm from Poland and it's 2:40 AM, but Steve1989? I'm watching now!

    • @jshaw1503
      @jshaw1503 5 років тому +10

      Poland is the best country in the east

    • @MrSniperdude01
      @MrSniperdude01 5 років тому +4

      On the plus side, you'll be back in the sack by 3:05

    • @lettuce3696
      @lettuce3696 5 років тому

      Lol

  • @felixb6616
    @felixb6616 5 років тому +113

    Finally. I wanted to hear that NICE! again. Love your Vids.

    • @timdake
      @timdake 5 років тому +2

      And "no hiss". I can't open a can of soup, spam, clams, beer, anything, without saying "hiss" or "no hiss" to myself!!! Not sure if I love Steve (icky) or hate Steve. Still can't turn off the videos, tho.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  5 років тому +8

      So glad I could get two new ones out before the end of the month here. Got some catching up to do on videos! Thanks so much, I love making them.

  • @KornKrlz2
    @KornKrlz2 3 роки тому

    What a treat to preserve and share this history. Thanks man

  • @Lerciezje
    @Lerciezje 4 роки тому +2

    damn, you've got amazing hobby, I always enjoy these MRE vids for some reason

  • @LordGrotesk
    @LordGrotesk 5 років тому +197

    Now remember, kids: Just because you see old, expired food and tobacco products being consumed in this video doesn't mean it's safe or healthy for you to do the same! Why, were it not for the Super Soldier Serum coursing through his veins, Steve would surely have long since died of food-borne illness or lung disease sometime during his nearly 80 years as Our Rational Hero. But, with the help of Science and his own unbeatable moxie, he's still fighting the good fight and eating the bad food for all of us. So from the bottom of our hearts and stomachs we say: Thank you, Cap! Keep givin' 'em what for!

  • @MissNuclear
    @MissNuclear 5 років тому +74

    Steve: "no hiss"
    Me: :(

  • @jeste4187
    @jeste4187 4 роки тому +29

    The way to defeat Steve is by giving him a meal already on a tray. That’s the end game. He will then short circuit and explode.

    • @helpme4121
      @helpme4121 3 роки тому

      What are you doing here? I thought you were heading to Atlantic City?

    • @danielmiyahara9089
      @danielmiyahara9089 2 роки тому

      @@toffeelatte6042 *NICE*

  • @jonnymally1864
    @jonnymally1864 3 роки тому

    steve just has such a chill and down to earth vibe, i love it

  • @mintedm9936
    @mintedm9936 5 років тому +113

    THANK GOD YOURE ALIVE

    • @JB-mk4ry
      @JB-mk4ry 5 років тому

      Someone stole his hair!

    • @MrZiva82
      @MrZiva82 5 років тому

      this

  • @beer_advocate
    @beer_advocate 5 років тому +131

    The videos with cigarette reviews are 10x more satisfying than the others, and that’s saying a lot. Thanks, Steve!

  • @chieftree7425
    @chieftree7425 5 років тому +31

    As soon as you lit that cigarette I subscribed. Love the commitment!

    • @wigglytuffgaming
      @wigglytuffgaming 4 роки тому +1

      @Staying Out The Way i mean, look at his pfp.

  • @davids8449
    @davids8449 5 років тому

    NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK STEVE, ALL YOUR VIDEOS ARE EXTREMELY INTERESTING. EACH ONE A TIME CAPSULE AND GOOD FUN. DAVE ENGLAND

  • @yeahitskimmel
    @yeahitskimmel 5 років тому +60

    I'm freaking out waiting for that 1906 US emergency ration with how excited Steve is about it's condition

  • @stoneblue1795
    @stoneblue1795 5 років тому +61

    Hats off to our dads, uncles and grand fathers whom may have dined on these items. Brave souls. Rest it peace. Thanks Steve, you have an honorable way of reviewing such historic treasures.

  • @kirkmarrie8060
    @kirkmarrie8060 4 роки тому

    My favorite channel, HANDS DOWN! Steve 1989 ROCKS!!! Please focus on relatively recent MRE's. Those in power are taking notice of your recommendations. Yeah, . . . you already know. Nice!

  • @RamblingRecruiter
    @RamblingRecruiter 4 роки тому +16

    I'm a vet, and I appreciate your appreciation for the old style military rations. My generation ate MREs, but the older ones that were just bags of constipation. No smokes, but matches and about 1 square of TP. Question for you: Have you ever gotten sick eating 75 year old rations? This video was great, had a very calming ASMR quality about it.

  • @Lucasrainford
    @Lucasrainford 5 років тому +124

    Steve you are the coolest feckin dude on the interwebs!

  • @israelking9835
    @israelking9835 5 років тому +66

    It’s just amazing to see (Made in the USA) on everything

    • @dalesajdak422
      @dalesajdak422 4 роки тому +4

      IamKing Israel Beautiful sight to behold.

    • @itwontcomeout5678
      @itwontcomeout5678 4 роки тому +5

      Israel is an illegitimate state.

    • @jmorton3462
      @jmorton3462 4 роки тому +1

      @@itwontcomeout5678 same with india and pakistan depending on who you ask

    • @jmorton3462
      @jmorton3462 4 роки тому +1

      @Simply The Best how about the usa and canada and mexico?

    • @tori9365
      @tori9365 4 роки тому

      @Simply The Best no all 3 are countries

  • @estop4804
    @estop4804 2 роки тому

    Steve i recently discovered your channel and you are the best . I've been catching up on your past videos and there are absolutely great . Keep up the great work .

  • @sallythatgirl8173
    @sallythatgirl8173 5 років тому +36

    Im curious (because I heard you say something about preserving that candy) do You have a video on things you do to preserve things for display if any? That’d be a good video.

  • @vanPoll
    @vanPoll 5 років тому +37

    "Not that bad:::" he says about something he is going to eat, that is 76 years old. I love this guy.

  • @pstechnical
    @pstechnical 5 років тому +67

    time to cancel that date i had tonight

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  5 років тому +56

      Don't cancel it just bring your date back home and watch some ration reviews.

    • @phongtran901
      @phongtran901 5 років тому +8

      Steve1989MREInfo bruh lol

    • @johnd5529
      @johnd5529 5 років тому +3

      @@Steve1989MRE perfect way to find out if shes the right one. If she doesnt watch the video, shes not for you.

    • @Sarah_Grant
      @Sarah_Grant 5 років тому +7

      Rations and chill....

    • @Ryan-re1rs
      @Ryan-re1rs 5 років тому

      I'm sure your left hand could use a night off anyways. Lol..

  • @angelreading5098
    @angelreading5098 5 років тому

    Steve you have got me interested in these essential field ration kits,after all a army marches on its stomach,such clever ingrediants and excellent well thought out packaging following your fascinating series,thank you for searching these out and above all boldly trying them first hand !

  • @jsteed22
    @jsteed22 4 роки тому

    Men I love going into the past with you plus you just put me at ease. Keep being you brother.

  • @Wangavision
    @Wangavision 5 років тому +129

    In 70 years, some dude is going to be doing this with McDonalds Happy Meals. That stuff will never rot.