I know you mentioned your bags went through extreme cold and heat and thought you made a mention of Parump but saw on your comment that you were 60 miles from Vegas. I live in Henderson and the extreme heat is my concern but living in a small home with my sisters and husband (we’re all seniors) we’re bursting at the seams and at least this lets me know if I’ve had something in the garage I may have overlooked and not brought into the house during our hot season then it may still be ok after initial taste, smell and look test. Thanks for all your videos and the freeze dried raw shrimp I ordered from the company you recommended should be here on Monday. There should be a way that the company should credit you for those recommendations.
Capri Sun. Good idea actually it last way longer than one would think. When I was a child my family bought a box of Capri Sun. When it came out the pouches were see through by the way. In around the early 80s. It got shoved to the back of the cupboard and not drank and about 9 years later I found it. As a teenager! And we tried it. And it was fine
Iridium242 oh! No I didn’t get a new e mail from you actually. I’m sorry maybe it accidentally went to another folder? Thank you so much! Am I supposed to track it or anything if so might want to resend ?
ok I re-sent it from a different email, it might have got stuck in your spam filter since it had a tracking number in it. Anyway it will be there according to UPS on the 8th!
Iridium242 ok just now I had a e mail come through from you yes. It was probably just delayed. That’s been happening on gmail this whole week but yes I got the tracking. Thank you so much! It might have suddenly gone through when I tried to click on one of our older messages in my inbox. It’s odd but at least it’s here now
good follow up video, a lot of people get confused I think with "best by" dates and think the food is no good (well anything fresh yes) but canned or vacuumed package can last years, might not taste the freshest but a person can figure it out by smell or taste, like the peanut butter/crackers they were ok but not fresh
Here in the UK it's a bit more simple, sell by, use by, best before. Sell by is used by the shops to sell before that date to allow the customer chance to eat the item before the use by date, such items include eggs etc. Use by is for the consumer to eat before the end of that day to be within a safety margin of not eating something that will cause a poison effect, on such products like fresh meat and fish etc, these items usually can be small in size or quantity and is usually possible to eat or cook the same day to be part refrigerated to finish after once cooked. Best before is just a "quality control" usually items will not spoil that will be poisonous but may taste wrong, there is companies that use this date system to force sales of goods, such like chocolate, there may be bargain boxes of chocolate around special events like Christmas but the date may be finished before the next event like let's say Easter or valentines day.
Thanks for the vids, great concept on making your own MRE 's, good to know I have an option to make my own, I live in Hawaii on the island of Oahu so we don't get a lot of the stuff you guys do, definitely going to try it out!!!
Last time I ate Spam I was 10 years old. I remember my dad (he ate Spam, my mom didn't like it) he taught me how to use the key to open the can. I'm currently 42 years old.
Two MRE reviews... now I'm searching for a snack 😬😬😬had to see this video because I enjoyed watching you make them... I can't believe it's been that long... 😓 time slips away from us even if we enjoy life... I always enjoy your content. However, I don't have the time to review or reply to every video. I just want to personally thank you for the time, money, and effort you apply to these videos. You have no idea how much of an impact you make. Throughout the small channels your name is mention. Thanks for being a quite swell guy with out a big head. Please never give up and always keep having hope. 👊
You got a juice box. Where's your fruit snacks? Hehehe... I knew it, SPAM was going to be part of this. Looks like you had a good mix of items in there, similar to what you would find in any MRE.
I wonder If you could take a small mylar bag and add a can of Hormel Chilli to it, then vacuum seal bag ? Not only chilli but anything that has been canned ? So instead of 1 slice of spam for 2 bucks buy a can and get 6 slices for 3 bucks
They have MREs now? I will certainly check into that. The closest winco to us is in Vegas but its worth the trip if they have them! Its only a good 60 min ride so I will call and ask! Thanks
@@Iridium242 Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/qOYAwShxWT4/v-deo.html The real MRE action from Winco starts at 9:39 on the video. Wish they where available online, couldn't get a straight answer from Winco as to when these MRE's would be available online 😥. Thanks for considering this video request.
Wow crazy, I just saw the video. Ok NOW am on a mission to get my butt to Winco soon, thats a decent price on the entrees as well. That might be worth a special trip in. Will check it out for sure!
Was any of that past the exp. date and still good? Typically they're still good. Clif bars are a notable exception. In my experience they get hard,dry, and funky before they exp. I'm gonna make some of those. I'll look for good options at Costco.
The vacuum sealing process probably pulled the oil out of the peanut butter into the crackers. Jeez, I really am behind on your videos! 😁Edit: I love Spam..and Marmite..
Thanks, didn't think of that. I just opened a 2 year old home made MRE last week, and the peanut butter crackers had gone rancid, couldn't figure out why.
I really like the idea I might do this just for fun! what about adding a couple TBS of rendered animal fat? super stable and calorie dense. Also nutritious!
I love spam I just wish I could get the singles here. That uncle bens rice the plain rice holds up well passed expiry date, the flavored ones do not. Minute rice makes little individual cups of rice comes in a 4 pack here in Canada. I don't know if you have minute rice in the US or not.
@@Iridium242 Technically yes you can order the singles online in Canada however you are paying over 50 bucks for 6 of them plus shipping on top. And Amazon.com won't ship them to Canada
I love Spam but I miss the jelly part that used to form in the cans of the 80s. I'm curious if you think something like one of those individual oil based dressings, a soy sauce or say individual peanut butter would keep well to add some fat/flavour to the rice? Or would the flavored Uncle Ben rice's hold up as well as the plain. Might be nice to have a little flavour in shtf/emergency situations.
@@Iridium242 LOL awesome.. I will add it to my shopping list 😊 Would almost make your spam and rice a 'takeout fried rice' with some soy sauce and dehydrated veggie packs from ramen. (sorry the foodie in me screams but what about the flavour)
@@kristyhardie890 Now that does sound good lol I have powdered eggs as well so I can mix that into the fried rice with the dehydrated veggie packs I have saved.. haha now I am hungry :)
@@Iridium242 Perfect 😊 Who knew mres could turn gourmet lol. I wonder if you could use the powered eggs with a little water, spam and pasta to make carbonara 🤔
What food would you put into a car kit that would stay in a vehicles trunk year round? I live in the Southeast US. So, heat & humidity is an issue 3/4 of the year these days.
Same here in Nevada, I try to keep freeze dried entrees in there mostly, I rotate them out every year before the summer and I have yet to get a bad one. I do keep a few MREs as well, I did a video a while back where I had forgotten to take one MRE out and it was in my vehicle for 2 years, was still perfect, even through two long nevada summers. Generally because of the heat you have to check on stuff often but those Mountain House Freeze dried entrees do last a good long time in the heat.
Life boat rations are specifically built for those issues. I have tried some 10 years after being in the car and they were still edible. I think quakecare was the best price I saw recently. Soppak mres are 4 dollars right now as well
Perhaps a moisture absorber and an oxygen absorber in the vacuum sealed package.
You should’ve cut open the juice and apple sauce. I don’t think it affects the taste all that much but those bags are bad about molding at the bottom.
I know you mentioned your bags went through extreme cold and heat and thought you made a mention of Parump but saw on your comment that you were 60 miles from Vegas. I live in Henderson and the extreme heat is my concern but living in a small home with my sisters and husband (we’re all seniors) we’re bursting at the seams and at least this lets me know if I’ve had something in the garage I may have overlooked and not brought into the house during our hot season then it may still be ok after initial taste, smell and look test. Thanks for all your videos and the freeze dried raw shrimp I ordered from the company you recommended should be here on Monday. There should be a way that the company should credit you for those recommendations.
Capri Sun. Good idea actually it last way longer than one would think. When I was a child my family bought a box of Capri Sun. When it came out the pouches were see through by the way. In around the early 80s. It got shoved to the back of the cupboard and not drank and about 9 years later I found it. As a teenager! And we tried it. And it was fine
Yeah they last a long time. Hey did you get my email? Your package should be there on the 8th! Keep an eye out.
Iridium242 oh! No I didn’t get a new e mail from you actually. I’m sorry maybe it accidentally went to another folder? Thank you so much! Am I supposed to track it or anything if so might want to resend ?
ok I re-sent it from a different email, it might have got stuck in your spam filter since it had a tracking number in it. Anyway it will be there according to UPS on the 8th!
Iridium242 ok just now I had a e mail come through from you yes. It was probably just delayed. That’s been happening on gmail this whole week but yes I got the tracking. Thank you so much!
It might have suddenly gone through when I tried to click on one of our older messages in my inbox. It’s odd but at least it’s here now
Cool!
good follow up video, a lot of people get confused I think with "best by" dates and think the food is no good (well anything fresh yes) but canned or vacuumed package can last years, might not taste the freshest but a person can figure it out by smell or taste, like the peanut butter/crackers they were ok but not fresh
Here in the UK it's a bit more simple, sell by, use by, best before.
Sell by is used by the shops to sell before that date to allow the customer chance to eat the item before the use by date, such items include eggs etc.
Use by is for the consumer to eat before the end of that day to be within a safety margin of not eating something that will cause a poison effect, on such products like fresh meat and fish etc, these items usually can be small in size or quantity and is usually possible to eat or cook the same day to be part refrigerated to finish after once cooked.
Best before is just a "quality control" usually items will not spoil that will be poisonous but may taste wrong, there is companies that use this date system to force sales of goods, such like chocolate, there may be bargain boxes of chocolate around special events like Christmas but the date may be finished before the next event like let's say Easter or valentines day.
Thanks for the vids, great concept on making your own MRE 's, good to know I have an option to make my own, I live in Hawaii on the island of Oahu so we don't get a lot of the stuff you guys do, definitely going to try it out!!!
Last time I ate Spam I was 10 years old. I remember my dad (he ate Spam, my mom didn't like it) he taught me how to use the key to open the can.
I'm currently 42 years old.
Wow, I remember those keys on the bottom, you had to twist them off then open the can along the top while rolling up the metal strip.
Love spam! I was raised on it, never got tired of it. but only once a week or less.
Two MRE reviews... now I'm searching for a snack 😬😬😬had to see this video because I enjoyed watching you make them...
I can't believe it's been that long... 😓 time slips away from us even if we enjoy life...
I always enjoy your content. However, I don't have the time to review or reply to every video. I just want to personally thank you for the time, money, and effort you apply to these videos. You have no idea how much of an impact you make. Throughout the small channels your name is mention. Thanks for being a quite swell guy with out a big head.
Please never give up and always keep having hope. 👊
Great idea
Thank you for trying to show us a way to figure out what to do. Have a happy 4th.
this is very good information thanks 👍
Great ideas!!
Keep it up!
Looked pretty good. Wish I could get Spam slices up here in Canada. Thank you for the video, George
Nice mix of carbs and protein.
Looked tasty.
It would keep you in good shape for a day or two.
The transfer case on my old jeep was an np242. That must be where you got your name.
You got a juice box. Where's your fruit snacks? Hehehe...
I knew it, SPAM was going to be part of this. Looks like you had a good mix of items in there, similar to what you would find in any MRE.
I wonder If you could take a small mylar bag and add a can of Hormel Chilli to it, then vacuum seal bag ? Not only chilli but anything that has been canned ? So instead of 1 slice of spam for 2 bucks buy a can and get 6 slices for 3 bucks
That would work, I try not to use cans because they are heavy but it would still work great.
Thank you.
I saw you on the description of Foreign MRE
Good job, good eats, good friend. Nothing like it. Thanks for the info. Keep up the Fire Brother!
Great this video
Pretty sweet DIY MRE my friend...I'm gonna be doing something similar soon😊😎
Cool cant wait to see what you come up with!
Sliced spam new to me 🤯 throw some peanuts into the hot spam and cook them 👍.
That actually sounds pretty good!
Sounds good, maybe cashew nuts too, and a sauce for the 2nd part of the rice
Video Request:
Please review Winco Foods Mre's.
Thanks for the awesome tutorial
They have MREs now? I will certainly check into that. The closest winco to us is in Vegas but its worth the trip if they have them! Its only a good 60 min ride so I will call and ask! Thanks
@@Iridium242
Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/qOYAwShxWT4/v-deo.html
The real MRE action from Winco starts at 9:39 on the video.
Wish they where available online, couldn't get a straight answer from Winco as to when these MRE's would be available online 😥.
Thanks for considering this video request.
Wow crazy, I just saw the video. Ok NOW am on a mission to get my butt to Winco soon, thats a decent price on the entrees as well. That might be worth a special trip in. Will check it out for sure!
Was any of that past the exp. date and still good? Typically they're still good. Clif bars are a notable exception. In my experience they get hard,dry, and funky before they exp.
I'm gonna make some of those. I'll look for good options at Costco.
The vacuum sealing process probably pulled the oil out of the peanut butter into the crackers. Jeez, I really am behind on your videos! 😁Edit: I love Spam..and Marmite..
Thanks, didn't think of that. I just opened a 2 year old home made MRE last week, and the peanut butter crackers had gone rancid, couldn't figure out why.
I really like the idea I might do this just for fun!
what about adding a couple TBS of rendered animal fat? super stable and calorie dense. Also nutritious!
I love spam I just wish I could get the singles here. That uncle bens rice the plain rice holds up well passed expiry date, the flavored ones do not. Minute rice makes little individual cups of rice comes in a 4 pack here in Canada. I don't know if you have minute rice in the US or not.
Yup we have that here, I think you can order the spam singles online but not sure.
@@Iridium242 Technically yes you can order the singles online in Canada however you are paying over 50 bucks for 6 of them plus shipping on top. And Amazon.com won't ship them to Canada
I'm not so particular. I've been hungry. People are too picky I wish people would wake up.
Awesome video! You know you’re doing well when you don’t have a single thumbs down. 👍🏼 On another note: What fixed blade is that?
Its a CIMA G20 I have a video on it here
ua-cam.com/video/QDI_Bu_vHy8/v-deo.html
@@Iridium242 Thank you! Checking it out now...
Great video!
Nice !
How much did you spend on each home made mre? Just a rough estimate will do please thanks.
Probably around 6 or 7 bucks each or less. Not too bad considering where I buy MREs they want 10 bucks each
What food stuff do you Keep in your vehicle year round?
Just did a video on that recently here it is
ua-cam.com/video/FMiLW1PKAkE/v-deo.html
I love Spam but I miss the jelly part that used to form in the cans of the 80s.
I'm curious if you think something like one of those individual oil based dressings, a soy sauce or say individual peanut butter would keep well to add some fat/flavour to the rice? Or would the flavored Uncle Ben rice's hold up as well as the plain. Might be nice to have a little flavour in shtf/emergency situations.
Soy sauce would work, I think I have soy sauce packets left from take out orders back in 1999 lol they never go bad.
@@Iridium242 LOL awesome.. I will add it to my shopping list 😊 Would almost make your spam and rice a 'takeout fried rice' with some soy sauce and dehydrated veggie packs from ramen. (sorry the foodie in me screams but what about the flavour)
@@kristyhardie890 Now that does sound good lol I have powdered eggs as well so I can mix that into the fried rice with the dehydrated veggie packs I have saved.. haha now I am hungry :)
@@Iridium242 Perfect 😊 Who knew mres could turn gourmet lol. I wonder if you could use the powered eggs with a little water, spam and pasta to make carbonara 🤔
What food would you put into a car kit that would stay in a vehicles trunk year round? I live in the Southeast US. So, heat & humidity is an issue 3/4 of the year these days.
Same here in Nevada, I try to keep freeze dried entrees in there mostly, I rotate them out every year before the summer and I have yet to get a bad one. I do keep a few MREs as well, I did a video a while back where I had forgotten to take one MRE out and it was in my vehicle for 2 years, was still perfect, even through two long nevada summers. Generally because of the heat you have to check on stuff often but those Mountain House Freeze dried entrees do last a good long time in the heat.
Life boat rations are specifically built for those issues. I have tried some 10 years after being in the car and they were still edible. I think quakecare was the best price I saw recently. Soppak mres are 4 dollars right now as well
What is MRE?
Its a military meal package, MRE Stands for Meals Ready To Eat. Something they would would eat while out in the field.
@@Iridium242 Thank you for your help ☺️
But will it last 5-10 years?
The spam and rice might no idea on the rest but who knows..
Needs a small scrub pad for the pan. Otherwise looks great!
I love spam!!!