2019 Chinese PLA Navy LQ-002 Compact 24 Hour MRE Food Packet Review Ration Taste Testing

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  • Опубліковано 19 кві 2022
  • A compact, lightweight, advanced & effective 24 hour ration used by Chinese PLA Marines on amphibious landings. Compressed food bars with 3 different flavors, chocolate candy, various dried meat and more.
    teespring.com/stores/steve1989
    For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my exact mailing information is:
    Steve1989
    3616 Harden Blvd
    360
    Lakeland, FL 33803
    www.patreon.com/user?u=282133...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 8 тис.

  • @HerrGoofball
    @HerrGoofball Рік тому +585

    >Eats 100s of MREs, including some over 100 years old
    >Fine
    >Eats Chinese rations
    >fucking dies

    • @rumpelstiltskin9729
      @rumpelstiltskin9729 2 місяці тому +3

      Someone used this as a meme format on twitter with your comment

    • @Frank_144
      @Frank_144 2 місяці тому +6

      @@rumpelstiltskin9729 it's been a meme format for a while, memes don't have ownership

    • @NigelThornbery
      @NigelThornbery Місяць тому +3

      @@rumpelstiltskin9729it’s true. Bro got e-coli from this ration and was rushed to the emergency room.

    • @totallylegityoutubeperson4170
      @totallylegityoutubeperson4170 14 днів тому

      I have exclusive rights to all my memes. Git gud scrub ​@@Frank_144

  • @dragonlks1222
    @dragonlks1222 Рік тому +7441

    I like how we all just periodically come here to check when he last posted to see if he's alright

    • @GINGERale420
      @GINGERale420 Рік тому +208

      It happens to the best of us, such a great creator just disappearing is pretty out of the ordinary, hopefully people are still hearing from him

    • @BubblingSyphilisSund
      @BubblingSyphilisSund Рік тому

      @@dongvermine you are so boring.

    • @PassTheSnails
      @PassTheSnails Рік тому +158

      I just checked the subreddit and 45 days ago, he said he had a ton of huge projects he wanted to release together at once. He has pre-filmed clips, but he said he doesn’t want his huge hiatus to end with a 3 year old recording. Just give it time, he’ll upload sometime soon enough.

    • @PassTheSnails
      @PassTheSnails Рік тому

      Oh and @Dong Vermine is an idiot

    • @diegor2998
      @diegor2998 Рік тому +190

      @@dongvermine dude no he isnt what are you on my guy

  • @rubenvega3368
    @rubenvega3368 Рік тому +3631

    Eats American MRE multiple times and some are even older than him: it’s fine
    Eats one Chinese MRE: last uploaded 11 months

    • @xknucklex8339
      @xknucklex8339 Рік тому +48

      Rip

    • @TheRightGayGuy
      @TheRightGayGuy Рік тому +350

      Bro ate a civil war cracker 💀 Chinese are built different

    • @exhale7873
      @exhale7873 Рік тому +12

      copy paste comment

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 Рік тому +16

      Well Well Well... Look who came back from the dead

    • @AverageJoe483
      @AverageJoe483 Рік тому +36

      Any criticism of the CCP results in “ disappearing “

  • @kermit2jo
    @kermit2jo 10 місяців тому +582

    My man eats rations from the Vietnam War, and suffers no side effects. He eats one modern Chinese ration and disappears for a year. They had to clone him because the original died

    • @PHUC_ITS_ME
      @PHUC_ITS_ME 8 місяців тому +7

      😂

    • @artemis7997
      @artemis7997 7 місяців тому +39

      food was too fresh for him, his stomach couldn't handle it

    • @HeartDigger9
      @HeartDigger9 6 місяців тому +22

      ​@artemis7997 The thought that he can't eat normal food anymore and can only eat way past expiration date food is fanominal, humorous perhaps, possibly makes me even giggle a little.

    • @Soul-zg8sd
      @Soul-zg8sd 2 місяці тому +5

      ​@@HeartDigger9 One could even say it is amusing, or even chucklesome. Perchance.

    • @SgtMjRomero
      @SgtMjRomero 2 місяці тому +1

      So what was the cause of him losing a solid amount of time from making videos? Did the meat give him a bacterial infection?

  • @this_is_patrick
    @this_is_patrick Рік тому +2482

    I like to think Steve could understand any language as long as it's printed on an MRE packaging.

    • @samsavage3426
      @samsavage3426 Рік тому +11

      How do you know he doesn’t (other than the few old videos where he used a translator for stuff)

    • @jejuislander5312
      @jejuislander5312 Рік тому +7

      The Chinese one gets him so lools like he doesnt.

    • @dillonc7955
      @dillonc7955 Рік тому +7

      The tinfoil and plastic packaging really emboldens the words

    • @everlasting9292
      @everlasting9292 10 місяців тому +4

      It’s his superpower.

    • @cpmow831
      @cpmow831 9 місяців тому

      Haha

  • @indera953
    @indera953 Рік тому +5822

    This MRE must have been pretty bad for it to knock Steve out for half a year

    • @trentsteel4421
      @trentsteel4421 Рік тому

      @@dongvermine “He has passed away.” When you put He was passed makes him sound like a 💩

    • @ethanobrien1870
      @ethanobrien1870 Рік тому

      @@dongvermine sorce

    • @Goliath1337
      @Goliath1337 Рік тому +685

      @@dongvermine No he hasn't, stop spreading misinformation

    • @trentsteel4421
      @trentsteel4421 Рік тому +329

      @@dongvermine booooo. How could anyone possibly understand what this paragraph is about. Let me try and fix it. “Sorry have you not heard? The truth is actually very sad. He has passed away and the account is in memorial mode.” Is that the gist of what you are trying to say?

    • @toxicteabaging
      @toxicteabaging Рік тому +227

      @@dongvermine stop spewing lies.

  • @mfpuma_
    @mfpuma_ Рік тому +713

    Steve is that weird but really kind and fun friend that you lose contact with for months or years at a time, and every now and then you wonder what he's up to.

    • @parry3439
      @parry3439 Рік тому +68

      then he's gonna come back like nothing happened and you just talked to him yesterday lmfao

    • @coqui1324
      @coqui1324 Рік тому +17

      ​@@parry3439looks like you were a day off

    • @parry3439
      @parry3439 Рік тому +18

      @@coqui1324 holy fucking shit lol

    • @Kippykip
      @Kippykip Рік тому +10

      @@parry3439 can you see in the future?

    • @ZayedRayhan
      @ZayedRayhan Рік тому +1

      whaaaaaat

  • @Vok250
    @Vok250 8 місяців тому +91

    Every time Steve eats a Chinese MRE he needs a 8 month break to recover physically and mentally 😂

  • @d00bied00
    @d00bied00 Рік тому +2771

    It was the Chinese PLA MRE that finally did him in. It was a good run, Steve. Thanks for your service!

    • @susfringgaming4018
      @susfringgaming4018 Рік тому +158

      If this fucked up Steve, I'd hate to imagine what it would do to the average Chinese soldier

    • @robertsmith20022
      @robertsmith20022 Рік тому +76

      Yep! He's been on the toilet for 10 months now lol

    • @klaasj7808
      @klaasj7808 Рік тому +3

      semper fi

    • @flamingdog9207
      @flamingdog9207 Рік тому +38

      @@robertsmith20022 Now nearing the one year anniversary of when he sat down on that toilet
      o7 Steve, you magnificent bastard.

    • @ommsterlitz1805
      @ommsterlitz1805 Рік тому +2

      lmao wtf

  • @cacopoggers677
    @cacopoggers677 2 роки тому +5114

    Man, the PLA sure does love their nutrient rectangles.

    • @Cyclone243
      @Cyclone243 2 роки тому +948

      everything they make is so depressing

    • @authorjack
      @authorjack 2 роки тому +404

      They're not rectangles they're cuboids

    • @pappyodanial
      @pappyodanial 2 роки тому +792

      Communism is depressing.

    • @jasoncoates1835
      @jasoncoates1835 2 роки тому +271

      Even the food is just big grey blocks.

    • @drmajalis1583
      @drmajalis1583 2 роки тому +175

      @@Joze1090 Japan does the same thing, it's just a convention to do with their calendars. For Japan, it's the number of years (last two digits) since the reign of Emperor Taisho, for the PRC, it's just the last two digits of the Gregorian calender, and the RoC uses the last two digits of the RoC year

  • @karmavore6110
    @karmavore6110 Рік тому +98

    Steve risked it all on the PLA ration, and it finally caught up to him. Fearless to the end. We will remember you.

  • @basilskite
    @basilskite Рік тому +28

    Our boy ate a relatively recent Chinese ration and then disappeared for a year. Glad you're back, brother!

    • @basilskite
      @basilskite Рік тому +2

      @@dongvermine Damn, so he's making new videos and posting to reddit from the grave? Impressive.

    • @lockinggone7862
      @lockinggone7862 Рік тому +1

      @@dongvermine bot

  • @chefsteven34
    @chefsteven34 2 роки тому +459

    Comedy Gold, with the dried fish component.
    “Something you would put on a hook, to catch a real fish.” That reminds me of going fishing with my dad. Thank you Steve.

    • @fenjohrer
      @fenjohrer 2 роки тому +5

      steve knows what fish food tastes like

    • @bennycostello2472
      @bennycostello2472 2 роки тому +7

      Plot twist, what its actually for

  • @sigspearthumb2313
    @sigspearthumb2313 Рік тому +3976

    You still alive Steve?

    • @jamielacourse7578
      @jamielacourse7578 Рік тому +175

      This guy eats better than I do, I tell ya.....but I wouldn't want his grocery bill.

    • @jaystegall7744
      @jaystegall7744 Рік тому +17

      @@dongvermine really? What happened?

    • @louissanderson719
      @louissanderson719 Рік тому

      @@dongvermine can you get a fucking life. I’ve seen you here the past couple of weeks. Fuck off

    • @louissanderson719
      @louissanderson719 Рік тому +481

      @@jaystegall7744 nothing. He’s a sad little troll

    • @synthWizkid
      @synthWizkid Рік тому +13

      Yea ....crap MRE

  • @wtf-oq6ng
    @wtf-oq6ng Рік тому +138

    Just letting everyone know he posted on Reddit that he is working on 3 very expensive mres and he wanted to get them perfect and he also has a lot of pre recorded mres for the future so he'll be back no worries

  • @michaelnolan1057
    @michaelnolan1057 Рік тому +36

    Steve, I think I have watched every video you have posted! Growing up in the 70's - 80's with a dad who was a cook in the ANG, I have eaten my fair share of C-RATS/MREs from those two decades. After losing my dad to cancer in 2000, finding your UA-cam channel has been a great pleasure for me! Thank you for your service and for your content on UA-cam!!

  • @chanman819
    @chanman819 2 роки тому +1635

    The beef jerky is probably five spice flavour. Cinnamon and clove are common in five spice mixes. (Fennel, star anise, and Sichuan pepper are often the other spices)

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  2 роки тому +850

      That is absolutely it. There was fennel and star anise in there.. you mentioning it makes plenty of sense and connects the dots of flavor on that one for sure!

    • @mjstecyk
      @mjstecyk 2 роки тому +105

      @@Steve1989MRE Sichuan pepper is really interesting, if you munch on a whole "peppercorn", it numbs your tongue like a mild dose of anesthesia but when ground up it has a citrus/pepper taste. Sichuan peppers were a regional ingredient in the past but Sichuan style cuisine is popular enough that they can now issue it to general Chinese soldiers.

    • @manelicvaltierrezsr3085
      @manelicvaltierrezsr3085 2 роки тому +3

      Sounds good

    • @courtney.p.s.
      @courtney.p.s. 2 роки тому +2

      My first thought too.

    • @sazr9569
      @sazr9569 2 роки тому +84

      @@Wombbatts I guess pork, sheep, and chicken meat doesn't exist in other countries either so they must obviously resort to cats and dogs! The logic is sound and definitely not based in racism!

  • @lukexu6400
    @lukexu6400 2 роки тому +704

    This stuff really brings back memories. The compressed bars come in three flavors, glucose (葡萄糖), cocoa (可可), and green onion & rousong (肉松菜). Rousong sometimes translates as meat floss, it is made by pulling cooked meat apart (usually pork, sometimes chicken and beef), seasoning it with soy sauce, sugar, etc., and then frying in a wok until the meat is completely dried. Similar rousong-flavored compress biscuits were still quite popular since the 1990s and well into the late 2000s and even early 2010s, I remember buying some of these biscuits on my way home from elementary school. They are pretty tasty and filling, so my mom often came down hard on me for eating very little during dinnertime.

    • @hannahbowman6058
      @hannahbowman6058 2 роки тому +9

      Glucose is an interesting flavor! I’d love to try it

    • @garrettkajmowicz
      @garrettkajmowicz 2 роки тому +68

      @Unknown User Sounds like their version of "pulled pork", only fried afterwards.

    • @asckee
      @asckee 2 роки тому +16

      Rousong so good. Would get them in st Paul sandwiches in st Louis

    • @JamesShow
      @JamesShow 2 роки тому +32

      @Unknown User it's basically shredded jerky

    • @Orzorn
      @Orzorn 2 роки тому +26

      @@JamesShow A common translation is "pork floss". I have a container of it in my pantry. The stuff is delicious.

  • @marks8259
    @marks8259 Рік тому +7

    Love you steve take all the time u need. Thanks for being there for us!

  • @mitsuhashii
    @mitsuhashii Рік тому +5

    It's nice to come back here. I used to watch these videos 5 years ago when I couldn't sleep at night.

  • @brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407
    @brokenglassshimmerlikestar3407 2 роки тому +874

    Weirdly, growing up in China during the 90s, similar military style compressed biscuits were popular snacks. Or maybe not really, but some kids in school were eating them and I later found some in a grocery store. I remember the savory scallion ones tasted good, but very dry and crumbly. There was a military base not far from my school and about 1/3 of the kids in class were army brats so maybe that's why military biscuits were popular...

    • @purpleblah2
      @purpleblah2 2 роки тому +130

      My mom grew up in the 60s in China and she always tells a story about she would look forward to the mandatory military training they had to do as a kid because they’d get a ration biscuit at the end of it and it was free food.

    • @hoangvuification
      @hoangvuification 2 роки тому +57

      I am a vietnamese and also enjoy them. Best to have them with milk or coffee

    • @felixzhao4699
      @felixzhao4699 2 роки тому +59

      Yeah, it seems quite weird, but when I was in middle school/high school, I had a tin of type 90 compressed ration under my bed, and I used it for mid night snacks. I guess it explains why I’m fat now.

    • @bigdog5576
      @bigdog5576 2 роки тому +65

      Do you mean 761, tastes good but hard as bricks. An PLA-armed police soldier killed a terrorist in the 90s by throwing half pack of 761 biscuit at him and hit the head.(the soldier was eating his dinner and didn't have his weapon in hand, so he just "throw everything he had at the enemy")

    • @Burger_pants
      @Burger_pants 2 роки тому

      @@purpleblah2 imagine fondly looking back on starving so badly that you looked forward to mandatory communist military service just so you had some bread to eat... China is such a wonderful place guys.

  • @PrintShootRepeat
    @PrintShootRepeat 2 роки тому +1445

    I love your channel man.

    • @froginthewaves8450
      @froginthewaves8450 2 роки тому +68

      Omg I love your channel and I love Steve’s. My auto sears shirt so comfy while I’m vibing to Steve. Thank you both :)

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  2 роки тому +595

      Hey right on thanks man

    • @kiloton1920
      @kiloton1920 2 роки тому +6

      Go away

    • @Canadian-Asian-dude
      @Canadian-Asian-dude 2 роки тому +31

      @@kiloton1920 ?

    • @simonsays9218
      @simonsays9218 2 роки тому +7

      @@Steve1989MRE Hey, i love your channel man

  • @revrondog
    @revrondog Рік тому +19

    Hey Steve! I just had knee surgery and I’m bedridden for a few days. Your videos make the time go by much better! Thank you and keep up the good work!

  • @Sniperboy5551
    @Sniperboy5551 Рік тому +41

    I can’t believe his last video was 11 months ago. Hopefully he’s doing well, I know we all love his content and wish he’d come back or at least give us an update!

  • @catnip202xch.
    @catnip202xch. 2 роки тому +633

    Steve! Compressed Hawthorn Cakes or 山楂片are treated as candy and appetizers for children due to being acidic and sweet in nature. One of my fav snacks growing up.

    • @etaoinshrdlu927
      @etaoinshrdlu927 2 роки тому +58

      Fond memories of those little paper cylinders of Haw Flakes, in the Asian markets here.

    • @leewmlee
      @leewmlee 2 роки тому +28

      Ate it as a kid, loved it and now, I'm a middle aged balding man and I'm still buying and eating it whenever I come across it in the supermarket LOL

    • @mayfalltribe4747
      @mayfalltribe4747 2 роки тому +7

      Nothing about that sounds appealing. But if people enjoy it, more power to you!

    • @catnip202xch.
      @catnip202xch. 2 роки тому +55

      @@mayfalltribe4747 sweet and sour doesnt sound appealing? i implore you to try some out they are delicous

    • @aristotlecat
      @aristotlecat 2 роки тому +1

      THANKS! I couldn't even translate that thnog in my language (spanish), let alone imagine how they taste like.

  • @gary4936
    @gary4936 2 роки тому +544

    Steve's PLA rations always remind me of my grandfather's service in the PLAAF years back; he was a political commissar with the rank of senior colonel within the airforce. My father told me about how he'd occasionally bring back army rations, which consisted of a large compressed biscuit wrapped in cloth. Luckily for my grandfather, the only real conflict of particular notice was the Sino-Vietnamese War of '79, so he got to enjoy hot meals for the most part.
    A short story to tell. My grandfather had known an old vet, one who had served in WWII. Some time during the 80s, my Grandfather, the vet, and I believe the chief of staff of the division had accompanied him onto an old biplane that apparently was in storage, essentially letting the vet relive his youth and enjoy the feeling of piloting a plane again. Anyways, midway through flight the engine in the biplane gave out, and the plane began to rapidly lose altitude. Unlike larger aircraft which can glide, a small biplane plunges downward quite fast. The crew onboard got lucky because they fell down over an evergreen forest. The old vet managed to wrestle control of the biplane and landed it square onto a pine tree, skewering it like a kebab. My grandfather and the two others then proceeded to wander the forest valley (known to locals as Toad's Ditch) for three hours until they stumbled upon a small town where they could get picked back up.
    The PLA rations are really cool Steve. My family has no strong military ties (my great grandparents on my father's side were poor northeastern Chinese farmers), and my father chose to go to college and pursue chemistry rather than join his parent in the air force. You show me things I'd never be able to see otherwise. Thanks.

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  2 роки тому +246

      Thank you Gary, your comment here greatly enriches this video with your insight and that cool story. I'm glad your grandfather and that old vet got outta that one alive!
      PLA Rations are always such a fascinating subject - I'm always on the hunt for 'em.

    • @texajp1946
      @texajp1946 2 роки тому +20

      long live PRC, CPC, PLA, and great leader president Xi Jinping, keep rising china, salute from comrade in usa

    • @bravo6959
      @bravo6959 2 роки тому +87

      @@texajp1946 💀

    • @thepath1252
      @thepath1252 2 роки тому +1

      @@texajp1946 Why don't you move to China? Does starving in your own apartment that has been welded shut not appeal to you?

    • @texajp1946
      @texajp1946 2 роки тому

      ddsdsa adasda I would love to move to China or any socialist country over evil empire usa, 1 million dead of covid in usa, and many more suffering

  • @mtnman666
    @mtnman666 Рік тому +2

    I waited a little over a year to watch this one, crom bless you steve wherever you are!

  • @gerardoherrera3822
    @gerardoherrera3822 Рік тому +1

    To come here after months and watch all the comments with the same concern as i about the wellbeing of this men is heartwarming. We miss you Steve i know that your Okey so that's good. I just miss that good ol "nice hiss"

  • @xxMichelleUnicornxx
    @xxMichelleUnicornxx 2 роки тому +122

    4 SteveMre episodes in a week? We are truly blessed this day my brothers.

    • @itwontcomeout5678
      @itwontcomeout5678 2 роки тому +14

      Let’s get these vids out onto a playlist
      Nice

    • @wywlf6912
      @wywlf6912 2 роки тому

      no shitting for a week

    • @AltimaNEO
      @AltimaNEO 2 роки тому +1

      And so is Steve's belly

    • @sadlerbw9
      @sadlerbw9 2 роки тому +1

      I used to think the double-upload was a special treat, but this blitzkrieg of content is blowing me away!

    • @gamerfront6090
      @gamerfront6090 Рік тому +4

      Yeah....

  • @Firstname137
    @Firstname137 Рік тому +255

    I would recommend sending a bit of their MRE's and such, to a lab.
    I purchased some of their stuff several years ago that turned out to be positive for lead, the canned stuff was HIGHLY contaminated
    I used to work for a company where we would deal with hazmat, so testing their stuff was done for shits and giggles at first. It was rather surprising to have found that their stuff was contaminated with hard metals and other things I wasn't able to check for.

    • @ThatPianoNoob
      @ThatPianoNoob Рік тому

      That's great. By the time the army could think about a coup it will already be too weak.
      I wouldn't be shocked if the CCP just poisoned its own people to keep them obedient. Especially lead poisoning does a number on your mental faculties.

    • @jamespike5161
      @jamespike5161 10 місяців тому +25

      … bodes well for the state of their military readiness.

    • @TheGateShallStand
      @TheGateShallStand 10 місяців тому

      ​@@nickoo2nickoo2Yeah, now see what that tells us about China, they've got it worse than us!

    • @duoblade332
      @duoblade332 10 місяців тому +12

      @@nickoo2nickoo2true but they put just enough to *not* kill you

    • @DazedandInsane
      @DazedandInsane 7 місяців тому

      Never trust any food products from China

  • @ryanrhorer205
    @ryanrhorer205 Рік тому +3

    Im still patiently waiting for the next videos! Cant wait to watch them all again 🎉

  • @MostlyLucid
    @MostlyLucid Рік тому +119

    I truly hope you are doing alright Steve. I've never seen such a huge gap of content from you. I am worried, and I hope to see your return soon.

    • @De7Sanchez
      @De7Sanchez Рік тому

      Calm down soyboy lmao

    • @DSCH1906
      @DSCH1906 Рік тому

      Post proof or stfu. No one who says he’s posted on Reddit ever provides a link. It’s BS.

    • @klaasj7808
      @klaasj7808 Рік тому +2

      @@Nerojett its a weird update, he never talks about prices he pays for mre packages

    • @evertonmiller1128
      @evertonmiller1128 Рік тому +3

      No he dead

    • @wonkehcheetah1138
      @wonkehcheetah1138 Рік тому

      @@klaasj7808 He mentioned the price of the 1986 RLW 30 Ration back in 2018 being $560 in the description. It was a super rare prototype ration that was never filmed prior to his video. I'm guessing he's found some pretty rare stuff?

  • @Lrr_Of_Omikron
    @Lrr_Of_Omikron 2 роки тому +852

    Steve seems like the nicest guy on UA-cam. Seriously, the way he talks about MREs is inspiring.

  • @GuardsmanBass
    @GuardsmanBass 2 роки тому +469

    I read an interesting thing recently about how while the PLA does do rations, they kind of get less focus because there's a much bigger emphasis on field kitchens and serving hot food fresh to soldiers (it apparently goes all the way back to when they'd use "plentiful food" as a recruitment tool).

    • @CurtExplores
      @CurtExplores 2 роки тому +102

      That and the fact China are not currently at war anywhere so there isn't a huge need for field rations

    • @TheTheRay
      @TheTheRay 2 роки тому +82

      in the civil war food wasn't exactly plentiful. being promised three warm bowls of rice every day must've been super appealing.

    • @joelmorris9694
      @joelmorris9694 2 роки тому +15

      Thanks for the insight. I wonder if it also ties into where they'd expect to be engaged in conflict, ie their own land and sea borders, rather than a different hemisphere.

    • @90Rush
      @90Rush 2 роки тому +20

      @@CurtExplores Soldiers are not the only people needing MRE though. People working in perilous or mountainous regions with no village nearby, for example could use some MRE.

    • @alveenia
      @alveenia 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, I mean when you're not leaving your bases at all why do you focus on MRE anyway...

  • @seanmcdonald5859
    @seanmcdonald5859 Рік тому +5

    Just wanted to say that we miss you Steve and are eagerly awaiting your next video 😊

  • @javankoderick3454
    @javankoderick3454 Рік тому +6

    We miss you Steve been watching for a while i hope everything’s alright stay strong and rock on man

  • @drundub73
    @drundub73 2 роки тому +947

    This is my favourite channel on youtube . Its the kind of thing youtube was invented for . never change dude it's perfect .

  • @Bloodywasher
    @Bloodywasher Рік тому +537

    It's been 5 months... one of the longest droughts ever. I see him in every fair blonde haired person I pass... I can't eat a meal without thinking about how nice it is... I haven't had canned produce in weeks because the *hiss* gives me ptsd and depression... I need more MRE reviews but they don't come...

    • @troop22airsoft7
      @troop22airsoft7 Рік тому +39

      I’m starting to get a rash because the lack of Steve

    • @trentsteel4421
      @trentsteel4421 Рік тому +14

      @@dongvermine where’s the proof

    • @trentsteel4421
      @trentsteel4421 Рік тому

      @@dongvermine well why didn’t you just say that. Phew I believe you. I can rest easy Now. Can only say one thing you’re a tool. Where’s the proof?

    • @troop22airsoft7
      @troop22airsoft7 Рік тому +32

      @@dongvermine i know this is a joke but he’s not dead

    • @OmegaPrime-xt5rg
      @OmegaPrime-xt5rg Рік тому

      @@dongvermine Hope you do soon.

  • @619hg
    @619hg Рік тому +1

    I’m glad I can come to the latest video and see we were all thinking the same thing to get an update on Steve LFG 🤙🏼

  • @aceman1126
    @aceman1126 Рік тому +52

    Steve is the only one on yt that can go a year without posting and still have 2+ MILLION subs. You're a legend, bud. Miss ya

    • @lolmemes9745
      @lolmemes9745 Рік тому

      What?

    • @GregHali
      @GregHali Рік тому +7

      Most people don't just unsubscribe when someone stops posting videos, your comment makes no sense.

    • @amogernebula3983
      @amogernebula3983 Рік тому +6

      Filthy Frank has 7.8M subs 5 years after retiring from youtube
      Sam O'Nella has 4M subs after stopping posting for 2 years and some months

    • @coltyn2003
      @coltyn2003 Рік тому +2

      Nope, it's actually pretty common that big UA-camrs retain their subs.

  • @garythescouttrooper4908
    @garythescouttrooper4908 2 роки тому +1425

    It seems the PLA took your last MRE review to heart and pushed to improve their nutrient rectangles from stale and tasteless brown bricks to more flavorable and edible bricks.

    • @DembaiVT
      @DembaiVT 2 роки тому +103

      I'd be scared to death they sent him one with even more botulism.

    • @KB-uh7yw
      @KB-uh7yw Рік тому +3

      You are probably right

    • @qwertykeyboard5901
      @qwertykeyboard5901 Рік тому +1

      @@DembaiVT oh wah

    • @jamielacourse7578
      @jamielacourse7578 Рік тому +16

      You could be eating dog or horse meat jerky....

    • @unlostbro5694
      @unlostbro5694 Рік тому +9

      军粮研发单位听取的是前线士兵的建议。

  • @randymarsh-Tegridy420
    @randymarsh-Tegridy420 Рік тому +436

    All I want for Christmas is for Steve to drop some new videos.

  • @gvdhhfvv
    @gvdhhfvv 28 днів тому

    The beginning music and slideshows perfect!

  • @Boris19389
    @Boris19389 Рік тому +6

    I like how he at the Chinese mre and went missing for a year

  • @FrikInCasualMode
    @FrikInCasualMode 2 роки тому +627

    Now that's a minimalistic ration. Incidentally, this is exactly how I've imagined astronaut food to be like as a child. This 'food' will keep you going, but nothing more - and woe is you, if you don't like onion.

    • @georgebrantley776
      @georgebrantley776 Рік тому +37

      I've actually had one of those "space food" freeze dried foods. I've no clue if they're realistic at all to what astronauts eat. Tastes surprisingly good.

    • @sickfvckkkkk
      @sickfvckkkkk Рік тому +19

      It’s also unambiguously made of people. At least other countries try and hide it.

    • @skullkid692
      @skullkid692 Рік тому +14

      Woe is you period. After eating one chances of self influenced injuries increases exponentially.

    • @Kpba32
      @Kpba32 Рік тому +22

      @@georgebrantley776 depends on the food. Some things don't immediately break apart in space, that's why Astronauts use tortillas instead of bread. In low gravity, breads and cakes would just come apart and gunk up equipment.

    • @ikeyschultz4969
      @ikeyschultz4969 Рік тому +13

      Astronauts have a lot of freeze dried food. Which is actually very nutrient rich. As long an you rehydrate it, then it tends to lend itself to a well balanced diet.

  • @alpacka18
    @alpacka18 Рік тому +89

    After my mother passed in 2017 I was depressed with insomnia, I'd be up late watching UA-cam and to fall asleep steve my brother who loves rations would help me sleep, I'd grab a snack, a drink and search thru the channel for something I hadn't watched already. Hope to see more videos one day but regardless bless Steve and the bits of joy that he gave me in my dark times.

    • @trentsteel4421
      @trentsteel4421 Рік тому +1

      @@dongvermine “He has passed away.” All you need to do is google a dictionary and a good grammar site.

    • @DigitalApex
      @DigitalApex Рік тому +10

      @@dongvermine Shut up, bot. No he hasn't.

    • @100GTAGUY
      @100GTAGUY Рік тому +2

      @@DigitalApex sadly they're not a bot as there's consistent inconsistencies in their typos.

    • @gharbiwassim2467
      @gharbiwassim2467 Рік тому +1

      Stay strong ✌🏻

  • @morrisalanisette9067
    @morrisalanisette9067 Рік тому

    I watched a few of these videos and it makes me appreciate my life now. all the food i eat seems so luxurious now

  • @jaylaw-zq4gu
    @jaylaw-zq4gu Рік тому

    Steve my friend we miss you. I’ve watched every video multiple times I need new content to play while I sleep!!

  • @Rem694u2
    @Rem694u2 2 роки тому +575

    Steve is just blessing the hell out of us this month! 4 videos already! What an absolute Chad!

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 2 роки тому +1

      Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two HEAVENLY HANDSOME girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest UA-camr ever, having two handsome girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear rem

    • @swimmingseabass314
      @swimmingseabass314 2 роки тому +35

      @@AxxLAfriku ratio

    • @TamamoF0X
      @TamamoF0X 2 роки тому

      @@AxxLAfriku Well your troll comment worked.

    • @YouDonkeyfu
      @YouDonkeyfu 2 роки тому +2

      I know right, i wasnt expecting any more steve video for the new few months.

    • @Rem694u2
      @Rem694u2 2 роки тому +1

      @@YouDonkeyfu Happy surprise!

  • @vinniebradley9444
    @vinniebradley9444 2 роки тому +267

    Steve, thanks for the uploads. My 7 year old daughter and myself love watching all your reviews, she keeps asking me for a Canadian imp for her birthday so she can take it to school mainly for the candy bar 😆

    • @skrimper
      @skrimper 2 роки тому +23

      If you get her one to take as a school lunch make sure you remove the heat pack so she doesn't get in trouble or so you don't get scolded by the principal for allowing her to bring "dangerous things" 😂

    • @roguevector1268
      @roguevector1268 2 роки тому +19

      I know I'm some stranger on the internet but - DOOOO IIIIIT. XD

    • @simonsays9218
      @simonsays9218 2 роки тому +15

      Thats wholesome! Great father

    • @AlohaBlade
      @AlohaBlade 2 роки тому +5

      May she get one! Hoping you can find one in your preferred menu number.

    • @infernaldaedra
      @infernaldaedra 2 роки тому

      @@skrimperThey should tell them that it's a ironoxide, Magnesium, and Salt based FRH and that they should mind their own business. (Which is indoctrinating children with political agendas and propaganda)

  • @DanielESmith-iz7lx
    @DanielESmith-iz7lx 5 місяців тому

    I really appreciate your expertise. Gained through experience for sure.

  • @Jaxon1776
    @Jaxon1776 Рік тому +6

    The world could really use Steve now.

  • @Soulsworth69
    @Soulsworth69 2 роки тому +154

    I love the large influx of MRE videos Steve has been dropping lately. I could watch these all day!

    • @Hellroxas
      @Hellroxas 2 роки тому +4

      You can! Just go back to his earlier vids!

    • @Soulsworth69
      @Soulsworth69 2 роки тому +4

      @@Hellroxas That is true. Although I usually keep up to date with what Steve uploads and have seen most if not all his past videos as he's uploaded them.

    • @TheStepmonkey
      @TheStepmonkey 2 роки тому +2

      Sameee, idk why this is so interesting to me lol

  • @zogu7366
    @zogu7366 2 роки тому +27

    Todays a good day when Steve uploads :)

  • @mrprimarch6484
    @mrprimarch6484 Рік тому +14

    The legend is back.

  • @vwfan5523
    @vwfan5523 3 місяці тому

    Awesome content. Love all your videos.

  • @otonashiizumi9026
    @otonashiizumi9026 2 роки тому +47

    Plot twist: He isn’t using a translator for the Mre’s, he just speaks every language

    • @SlartiMarvinbartfast
      @SlartiMarvinbartfast 2 роки тому +10

      Steve is fluent in every known language on Earth, also Klingon and Elvish.

    • @skrimper
      @skrimper 2 роки тому

      I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest. Id be more surprised if he didn't speak every language to be fair

    • @skrimper
      @skrimper 2 роки тому +2

      @@SlartiMarvinbartfast don't forget ancient Egyptian and Goa'uld

  • @sweetwater156
    @sweetwater156 2 роки тому +780

    You’re a legend. Every time I see someone post anything about MREs, someone invariably comments “let’s get this out on a tray” or “nice hiss!” Great content Steve.

  • @mikeak7331
    @mikeak7331 Рік тому +1

    Just found out about this from twitter. Glad he made it. 🙏

  • @hyenaswithdrones218
    @hyenaswithdrones218 Рік тому +3

    Steve, I hope you are well.
    Because of you, i opened my first Ration today, to share your experience. Love your Videos!

  • @souptf
    @souptf 2 роки тому +146

    Did not think I would be this excited to watch a man eat an army food packet but here and am with notifications and extreme anticipation

    • @LikaLaruku
      @LikaLaruku 2 роки тому +4

      This is the only ASMR I will listen to.
      ASMRE.

    • @AG-zv9jo
      @AG-zv9jo 2 роки тому +1

      Welcome to the club.
      Been here a few years now, but now the whole thing is slowly going to grow from the algorithm.
      He deserves it too.

    • @TheStepmonkey
      @TheStepmonkey 2 роки тому +1

      Sameee

  • @TonySalamonski
    @TonySalamonski 2 роки тому +20

    Steve would be the best teacher I swear. One of those teachers you don’t need to bring notes because you remember everything he says

  • @coldsteel4755
    @coldsteel4755 Рік тому +2

    I really like the music he uses in his videos. It reminds me of old history documentaries I watched as a kid. I bet that's what he's going for, since the video descriptions say that he makes his own music.

  • @TheReck12
    @TheReck12 Рік тому

    Just realized I'm subscribed to this channel, must be the most niche thing I would watch

  • @justtwoseats
    @justtwoseats 2 роки тому +124

    Impressive how many shelf-stable calories can get packed into such a small and light package, but damn eating that 3 times a day would be monotonous

    • @eastasian839
      @eastasian839 2 роки тому +41

      Nutrient rectangles aren't our favorites, but they get the job done... These rations are only used occasionally though because the PLA has specialized mobile kitchens and cooking squads that follow deployments. Soldiers are usually able to eat hot meals!

    • @reheyesd8666
      @reheyesd8666 2 роки тому

      I wonder if some jam would helo

    • @fz8691
      @fz8691 2 роки тому

      @@eastasian839 its definitely an improvement over some of the other which is good.

    • @skullkid692
      @skullkid692 Рік тому

      Yeah so many calories the troops will eat well when they decide cannibalizing each other is a better option!

  • @alastairward2774
    @alastairward2774 2 роки тому +114

    Imagine being in a survival situation with Steve, nobody knows what to do, he's already cracked out the rations to make gourmet delights.

    • @WanJae42
      @WanJae42 2 роки тому +11

      It might suck. With others, you might press on with hopes of finding pizza. With Steve: "We have salt, a little jelly, and some earthworms. We're in business!" 🤣

    • @pamelarobinson859
      @pamelarobinson859 2 роки тому +4

      Be careful, he might bust out a fifty year old ration!

    • @asckee
      @asckee 2 роки тому +1

      Literally a plot line to Catch 22

    • @landontandem1320
      @landontandem1320 2 роки тому +4

      @Unknown User I have no idea what this comment means.

    • @awsmegmr222
      @awsmegmr222 2 роки тому +1

      @@WanJae42 and don't forget the coffee instant type II

  • @milddisgrace8462
    @milddisgrace8462 Рік тому +12

    That Chinese shit hit different……..*dies*

  • @Lancernixon
    @Lancernixon Рік тому +2

    Missing this man's posts. I've actually gone back and watched his older posts. They had a nice "hiss" when I clicked on them.

  • @yourseatatthetable
    @yourseatatthetable Рік тому +660

    Kinda worried that Steve didn't run into some sort of trouble. Unusual for such a popular Content Creator to go dormant for this long.

    • @vedi4896
      @vedi4896 Рік тому +101

      It's not unusual for Steve, though.

    • @MarkLada
      @MarkLada Рік тому +44

      Got his head stuck in his freeze drying machine.. Accidentally turned himself into a shrunken head doll..

    • @susfringgaming4018
      @susfringgaming4018 Рік тому +64

      Nah he just busy on other things, that's what he said on Reddit, he's coming back with 4 more videos soon

    • @l0sts0ul89
      @l0sts0ul89 Рік тому +27

      ​@@MarkLada Freeze Dried himself so he can eat his Thanksgiving MREs

    • @thrinmon
      @thrinmon Рік тому +16

      @@l0sts0ul89 He was the real MRE all along.

  • @TechthroughToni
    @TechthroughToni Рік тому +701

    Steve coming back in a few days. Nice

    • @Steve1989MRE
      @Steve1989MRE  Рік тому +1904

      Been an interesting year. Good to be back. Alright, cool

    • @BerndtNorten
      @BerndtNorten Рік тому +96

      @@Steve1989MRE steve! So good to see you’re still around

    • @nicknack3648
      @nicknack3648 Рік тому +146

      @@dongvermine Yawn change the record

    • @proximafalls
      @proximafalls Рік тому +44

      @@Steve1989MREand when the world needed him the most.......he retvrned!

    • @moonlion7047
      @moonlion7047 Рік тому +46

      @@Steve1989MRE good to hear from you buddy. You had your subscribers very worried. Missed you mate, hi from Australia.

  • @sheasanders1655
    @sheasanders1655 Рік тому

    Thanks for letting us know. Steve seems like a great guy, and I think all of us were getting worried about him. Look forward to his upcoming videos.

    • @sauceman2885
      @sauceman2885 Рік тому +1

      What? Did someone say where he went??

    • @sauceman2885
      @sauceman2885 Рік тому

      @@lavender2424 thank God, thanks for telling me

    • @zsandmann
      @zsandmann Рік тому

      @@lavender2424 I wouldn't say well. He lost his hand.

  • @adryct
    @adryct Рік тому

    look forward to what you have planned in the future or from the past.

  • @hhj1897
    @hhj1897 Рік тому +586

    On the box it says "for amphibious operations", which probably explains why the food items are so minimalistic. Chinese military puts a lot of efforts into their field kitchen system, so the MREs are probably considered more like the last resort survival food, not something to be consumed regularly during deployment.

    • @tams805
      @tams805 Рік тому +75

      Yeah, but soldiers doing an amphibious operation (one of the most dangerous), aren't going to have field kitchens and are going to need some morale boosters.

    • @lynth
      @lynth Рік тому

      @@tams805 Morale booster is destroying imperialists attacking their country and making the world a better place.

    • @orzdxy
      @orzdxy Рік тому +114

      @@tams805 they put so much effort into field kitchens it’s insane! They straight have steamers and fryers built into some of their armored transport vehicles, and they have “cooking squads” at each platoon or company level.

    • @jamesm1
      @jamesm1 Рік тому +52

      @@orzdxy Reminds me of how all british tanks come with a tea making vessel built in lol.

    • @jamesm1
      @jamesm1 Рік тому +63

      @@tams805 If your doing extreme amphibious ops, you aren't the type of soldier where a candy bar is going to make a difference in your willingness to keep going.

  • @NautilusGoose
    @NautilusGoose 2 роки тому +61

    I cannot express sufficiently in words my appreciation for Steve and this community. Such wholesome. 🇬🇧🇺🇲

    • @gacho_92
      @gacho_92 2 роки тому

      There are more than two countries bro

    • @NautilusGoose
      @NautilusGoose 2 роки тому +6

      @@gacho_92 are there? Can you list them all for me please? Thanks in advance 👍💪😛🤗🇺🇲🇬🇧😘

  • @compton_187
    @compton_187 Рік тому +1

    Can’t wait to hear my notifications hiss when Steve drops that new vid! ❤

    • @marksimmons1289
      @marksimmons1289 Рік тому

      ​@@dongvermine please hide under a bridge,troll

    • @trentsteel4421
      @trentsteel4421 Рік тому +1

      @@dongvermine hmmmm. “won’t happen. He has passed away unfortunately.” Gosh keep trying Ding.

  • @guydegregg6869
    @guydegregg6869 8 місяців тому

    I was surprised that there wasn't any beverages particularly tea for instance or coffee. But still a very interesting display and sample of a Chinese MRE . Thanks Steve.

  • @dyliera.velazqueznidoknigh6089
    @dyliera.velazqueznidoknigh6089 2 роки тому +62

    This channel literally has made my anxiety pretty much nonexistent since I found it, thanks Steve, you’re the man.

    • @ohianaw
      @ohianaw Рік тому

      Steves videos are very relaxing and soothing. Gotta love this guys videos

  • @Ben89420
    @Ben89420 2 роки тому +73

    Hell yea Steve!! I'm so happy you're starting to post more often!! I really appreciate it man.

    • @bismarckinontario5652
      @bismarckinontario5652 2 роки тому +2

      A pleasant surprise, albeit welcome.

    • @kmfdmww3
      @kmfdmww3 2 роки тому +3

      Hmm he must've been real hungry on 4/20 to bless us with a new video so soon! Keep up the content Steve.

  • @dingdingding4033
    @dingdingding4033 Рік тому

    Love this channel man

  • @axelcordova8262
    @axelcordova8262 Рік тому +4

    It's now officially been over a year since this upload...
    Edit: HE'S BACK

  • @Nagantios
    @Nagantios 2 роки тому +25

    Eating vicariously through Steve. I love watching these before sleeping, too. They're super relaxing. Glad to see you're still going strong with content, Steve!

  • @WoodlandWalks
    @WoodlandWalks 2 роки тому +27

    Love these MRE reviews. Your content never gets tired. Your enthusiasm for the product and review makes the whole thing work so well. Thanks Steve MRE

  • @Strifone
    @Strifone Рік тому +1

    Hope your well Steve ! Patiently waiting for new uploads

  • @thrive420
    @thrive420 Рік тому +1

    Can't wait for his upcoming vids and to hear "nice hiss."

  • @GooseGosselin
    @GooseGosselin Рік тому +13

    Hey Steve, just want to say congratulations on 2 million subscribers, so well deserved! Hope to see you soon.

  • @muldur3235
    @muldur3235 2 роки тому +24

    Good old Steve, often imitated, never duplicated! Glad to have you back on a more regular basis. Your videos got me through the pandemic, my friend!

  • @Grits_and_Glamour
    @Grits_and_Glamour 3 місяці тому +2

    People checking in on Steve when he hasn’t uploaded in awhile? He’s persevered by all the preservatives in MREs, NO WORRIES!

  • @glebviktorovich5223
    @glebviktorovich5223 Рік тому

    Let us know you just good man. I can't wait for new "exotic" reviews. Don't stop to do what you like.....we like it to see it too!!!

  • @DJTheMetalheadMercenary
    @DJTheMetalheadMercenary Рік тому +214

    There's no way the PLA Navy could operate effectively eating that for more than a week straight 🤮
    Miss ya Steve, come back soon.

    • @johnnyc0811
      @johnnyc0811 10 місяців тому

      You’ll be surprised how many other countries aren’t pussies and they don’t cry about what they eat. Just facts.

    • @HarryFlashmanVC
      @HarryFlashmanVC 6 місяців тому +2

      It's like a lot of Chinese kit.. has been put together in a rush and designed and sourced with little forethought. It's their primary weakness as a military power.

    • @DJTheMetalheadMercenary
      @DJTheMetalheadMercenary 6 місяців тому +1

      @@HarryFlashmanVC Yup

    • @erwtgfan3877
      @erwtgfan3877 6 місяців тому +5

      @@HarryFlashmanVCPLA has field kitchen units that makes food better than most Chinese restaurants in Europe or NA, the ration is just meant to be there and not really used.

    • @the_gask6070
      @the_gask6070 6 місяців тому +4

      I really want to see the PLA storming the beaches of Taiwan with a field kitchen on their back

  • @tbmike23
    @tbmike23 Рік тому +122

    We miss Steve. Seeing him share another culinary adventure with us would be, well, nice.

    • @nolen404
      @nolen404 Рік тому +29

      @@dongvermine learn proper grammar before you start lying in a UA-cam comment section.

    • @TH3FRUITRIX
      @TH3FRUITRIX Рік тому +17

      @@dongvermine that one was even worse

    • @StephanieellenT
      @StephanieellenT Рік тому +4

      I just report that guy for misinformation it’s getting obnoxious at this point

    • @justz00t48
      @justz00t48 Рік тому +4

      @@StephanieellenT He is telling the truth. Stop false flagging people.

    • @klaasj7808
      @klaasj7808 Рік тому +3

      @@StephanieellenT how do you know its misinformation

  • @samson_BNR32
    @samson_BNR32 Рік тому +1

    it’s been one year. please come back and bless us steve. anything.

  • @walterphoenix8045
    @walterphoenix8045 Рік тому

    Looking forward to see you Steve!!

  • @goodpure1154
    @goodpure1154 Рік тому +7

    Your videos have gotten me thru some hard times and long essays. thanks for sharing all you do with us.

  • @dimepiecediddy8992
    @dimepiecediddy8992 Рік тому +13

    Glad to see you’re coming back on, Steve!

  • @ichbinschuscht3611
    @ichbinschuscht3611 Рік тому +1

    Damn Steve, we need u and ur epic calm Videos

  • @wolfpack-racing
    @wolfpack-racing Рік тому +7

    Ok update guys. Steve is alive and well. He has a few videos lined up ready to go. And has been busy with educating himself.
    Has a few projects to come. And hopes to get back to 6/12 vids a year.
    From Reddit from a guy who knows him

  • @xRedXLV
    @xRedXLV 2 роки тому +5

    This is the month of Steve! So much amazing content. Thanks for sharing all these with us!!

  • @bigred9104
    @bigred9104 Рік тому +168

    I finally found this account again! Gosh, I use to watch Steve back in the day, something about watching someone eat MRE's is just different but soothing. Just realized he hasn't uploaded in 5 months! I hope he's doing okay!

    • @Tommymad1
      @Tommymad1 Рік тому +7

      Same, 5 months is a pretty long time. I'm honestly worried. I hope he comes back soon

    • @klaasj7808
      @klaasj7808 Рік тому +3

      @C L i think thats some alter ego. this dude is not using something shitcrap like facebook. if so i unsubscribe

    • @klaasj7808
      @klaasj7808 Рік тому +1

      @C L show me the facebook link

    • @saraht903
      @saraht903 Рік тому +1

      Steve MAKES it soothing. Nice.

    • @adamkatt
      @adamkatt Рік тому +1

      how did you lose it? could you not remember how to spell steve1989?

  • @Tyro74
    @Tyro74 Рік тому

    Excited to see u back Steve hope ur well

    • @trentsteel4421
      @trentsteel4421 Рік тому

      @@dongvermine dvbjgf laggy kkkjhgv dccvv 😅😂🤣🥹

    • @LouiePadreWillardino
      @LouiePadreWillardino Рік тому

      @@dongvermine aww thats sooo darn sad! its really sucks he unfrootenly pased away!!

  • @HighlyThoughtful
    @HighlyThoughtful Рік тому

    Steve, I love your music. I hope to hear it fully some day.