Steve, as you know, I was a pilot for MACV/SOG. I was the "friendly" looking for those guys down there. The beauty of the signal mirror is that it CAN'T be seen by anybody but the target. The ugly part is that it also looks exactly like ground fire. When I was getting hosed, it could be difficult to separate one kind of flash from the other. Regarding the Chloroquine/Primaquine tablets...we each took one of those a week to prevent malaria. The next day was our one day off, because you'd spend it in the latrine. Call it "reinforced regularity" but it was potent. Finally, I carried that air crew survival kit, but this is the first time I've seen what was in it because we were absolutely forbidden to open them!
Hey Rocky, great to see you in the comments! Thanks for stopping by. Amazing insight on those signal mirrors - they were actually used then - and the clarification is much useful to understand what the actual dangers were to using it. Potential friendly fire or just simply not knowing if that is muzzle flash or the guy you're looking for to pick up. I'm doing more of these survival kits - there are a few more individual kits from Vietnam era - they're truly fascinating. A number of variants and generations to each.
@@Steve1989MRE Steve, I know you don't have time to read the books I gave you, but they'd teach you a lot. My little corner of the war is completely unknown, and that was intentional.
@@rockyraab8290 Wow a real MACV/SOG soldier. The stories I have listened to are some of the most brave and harrowing experiences I have ever heard. I've listened to a lot of interviews on you tube with other soldiers. Truly amazing stuff. Bless you, Thank you for your service. You guys were really doing some unbelievable stuff.
@@collinmc90 I was not the badass that the ground guys were. I flew some jaw-dropping missions, but none that came close to what the ground teams did. Still proud to claim being MACV/SOG, however.
My grandpa was a mechanic in Nam from 67-69. He ran boats up and down canals through the jungle and never expected to see as much action as he did. My Grandma said part of him never came back. They bought some land after and farmed it till the day he passed. Miss than man Dearly. Thanks for the upload, Steve! It was a Banger!!
Vietnam claimed a lot of parts from a lot of men my grandpaw did the same bought 100 acres in total and farmed it till he couldn’t anymore but granny said to me Veitnam had a piece of him she would never see again and once I got older I talked to him one day in the barn we had a bottle of whiskey and a cold beer and he told me some things he done and seen bc granny didn’t even really know what unit he was in and what he done well he ask me to not say anything to granny about what we talked about he was Mac-v-sog right then I knew the old man seen some bad stuff and why he didn’t want granny to know and I kept that promise still to this day granny don’t know when he passed I smuggled his foot locker out of her house so she wouldn’t find out his foot locker sets at the foot of my bed now
My grandfather was in Japan during WWII, he was drafted and was on the Naval communications vessel that provided the vital links between all the ships. After he passed away a few years ago we discovered photographs of Nagasaki, so we know he was on land in Japan after the imperial Japanese surrendered. These were photos I’d never seen before of after the bombs were dropped, we held onto them and they’re of historical importance. But he never talked about actually being in Japan, that was a shock to us, he would tell us stories about being on the different Navy ships and how awful it was, but never spoke about the atrocities that happened in the Sea of Japan, I can only imagine the things he saw and experienced.
@@percher4824I'm paraphrasing someone else's comment I read on here once, but what's so valuable about Steve's channel is that it's a level of preservation beyond just letting sealed MREs rot on a shelf somewhere, it's documenting the actual EXPERIENCE of what it was like to actually eat them, granted well past their expiration date a lot of the time, lol
I’d say he’s tracking to be better than the Smithsonian, in that, he’s already going over things we’d be learning if we were lucky to have a museum attendant around.
I'm going to agree with most. At first I was a bit heart broken to see him open ING up these relics but the reality is that they can't last a whole lot longer and now they are archived and well I might add. Thanks Steve!
I became friends with a number of Vietnam vets despite being younger than them. Everyone of them taught me something about life. They never talked much about what happened over there so I didn't ask. One of them became a life long friend and fishing buddy. I miss you every day Mark, you were the kindness person I ever met.
Almost every Vietnam vet I have come across are great people. They are becoming fewer and fewer. My own dad did three tours over there. Never talked about it when I was young, and only opened up a tiny bit after I had my own combat tours. He passed away in 2017 at the age of 81. He is missed, as are all who perform that final recon patrol.
My dad did two tours as infantry in Vietnam. Mostly ambush patrol. HATED leeches. Oh God, did he hate those things. Couldn't even stand to see them on TV. Used to talk about coming back to from the bush covered in the things. I think it's why he took up smoking while he was there. It was an easy way to get the damn things off. I imagine the shelling by arty and people trying to kill you might have had something to do with it too, but he quite shortly after getting home from over there. He passed away in January. God, I miss him. He was a great man. Drafted into the Army for Nam, but enlisted before his time came up. After that was a carpenter for a bit under my grandfather. Went into the Navy for a long time as a flight engineer on P-3 Orion subhunters over the Panama Canal. Then finally went into active duty Air Force Reserve at the base close to home so he could be with the family more. 27 years in total for the military.
My dad served in the Navy during Vietnam, he held on to his camping gear, had a lot of these survival kits. When we went camping ,he always brought some just in case. That was the Early 80's . So cool to see these kits again, brings back memories - Cheers
I think it's incredible that this kit has a zip lock bag in it. 1968 was the first year that the zip lock bag was produced. This was brand new technology. The Ziploc bag was first marketed in 1968 by Dow Chemical Company.
Knowing how close Dow works with the military industrial complex, I wouldn't be surprised if soldiers got their hands on Ziploc bags in 67 before they got released to the public. Very cool
Steve doesnt get enough credit for the amount of time he puts into these videos. Whether its a ration, or something like this video. The amount of research that goes into each video really shows true dedication. Thank you Steve for all that you do for each video. None of your videos are boring. More like mini documentaries.
Facts i would have never even seen half of this stuff if not for him and i am a military history nerd. He is doing a great service. Sad the youtube commentators provide better documentaries these days thwn the actual historians.
Thanks a lot for the upload Steve. Love watching these Vietnam era ration videos. My grandfather was a Recon Marine in Vietnam, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. He did two tours and became an NCO during his time in-country. According to my uncle, he joined because he and my grandmother were going through a rough patch and the pay was good. Never spoke a word to the family about his time in Vietnam. Not even to my dad, his closest son. He set up a veteran's organization in my hometown and caught a record 16 pound walleye in the 1970s or 1980s. Owned a machine shop in the 80s and had a carpentry business after that with my dad until he retired and handed the reigns over to my old man. After he came back he was an avid fisherman and big-game hunter until he passed a handful of years ago in his late seventies. Cool dude, miss him a lot. Have a good day/night Steve.
Thanks so much for sharing that here. They are passing on fast... I hope everyone out there can cherish the time they get with veterans. But I tell ya, the Vietnam vets are just super awesome dudes to get a chance to talk to. Take care and hope you have a good one man!
When I was in Iraq, a problem started to become apparent...some soldiers were drinking too much water. That could actually prove to be deadly. The military started serving Gatorade in the chow halls, and they issued powdered Gatorade to the troops. When you were out, the rule was you were to drink a canteen of water, then your next canteen was to be Gatorade. Definitely helped keep the electrolyte levels in check.
Anything to keep Doc from forcing that rice based hydration powder on me! I ate my body weight in Clif Bars second tour. The amount of minerals in those things were (are?) beneficial. Nothing like walking around in 120º with a vest on. Even with 'U'CP pattern ACUs you could see the salt deposits from sweat. Also tossing a pinch of salt into hydration blivets and those 1.5L bottles could delay cramping, or worse.
Pretty funny never understood why Gatorade was and is still suggested. Low sodium, low potassium, low magnesium. Pretty much low in every electrolyte essential to bodily function. Sugar water + food dye
That's awesome. My old man was a LRRP in the 75th Rangers. He had a ton of MREs he brought back but I don't remember the survival kit. He has a Purple Heart and Bronze Star as well as some incredible stories.
Those old school bandaids are something else. Bought an old tackle box and found a few in a small improv medical kit, and damn. Still had great adhesive!
@@BobLouden-r9q That just brought back a childhood memory I had forgotten about. lol. These days the plastic strips are lucky to stick for 3 minutes even if you can't feel the sweat, even in winter. Most of the fabric strips are no better these days either.
This is an invaluable resource.for anyone trying to replicate a period correct survival kit for a production kr a movie or any reenactment of sorts. I love these videos for that reason among others.
You give no idea how familiar this is to me! My Mrs used to play Steve videos to our kids to help them calm down in the middle of the night. It's the soothing voice!
He has another video showcasing a Vietnam War-era pilot's survival kit that has a pen flare launcher. If I remember correctly, he even demonstrates it during some part of the video.
Friendly reminder Steve has a patreon that funds the purchase of these things. Some of these items can be thousands of USD. The only UA-camr I donate to and have for years.
I sent him a couple of things a few months ago(nothing too expensive but some stuff that i'm curious to hear his thoughts on), not sure when they'll get featured but if/when they do show up in a vid i'll be a very happy man.
At 19:15, When Steve talked about swallowing the compass and passing it to hide it from captors, did anyone else think of that Christopher Walken scene in Pulp Fiction with the watch lol
I hope no one does though - when he flips the one at 30 minutes you can see the nuclear symbol, probably meaning that it has tritium indicators based on the era. About the only dangerous thing you can do with tritium is swallow it 😂. Although I guess you weigh the risk in a tough situation.
Hello, greetings from Czech Republic. I have no memories or anyone who was in vietnam since we were under occupation of soviet union, but this is so great to watch. I can feel the breath of history through my screen. Simply all I can say is. "Nice" keep up the good work
Steve, i think its really awesome that you go over and review these kinds of things. Stuff like this tends to fall by the wayside in the eyes of the general public. Keep it up dude.
Steve I can't say enough how well made your videos are. They are full of awesome and useful information. Your knowledge of these rations is incredible. I especially love these technical videos about survival kits etc. I think a video of a compilation of using flares and fishing kits out in the field would be so cool and....Nice. Thank you for sharing these awesome pieces of history with us all. Cheers 🍻😎
They sure packed a lot into one of those little kit. My husband was a 'radio man' when he went to Nam. He had to learn how to put it together and take it apart before he got the priviledge of carrying and operating the radio.
The world and everything we know is falling apart and no one can afford a damn thing…yet, Steve1989 is still here..bringing yet another fine video for us folks. Life..is..good
Ok I know nobody cares but I found this channel way back in high school I remember a snow day where I was out building a little snow man and when I came back in I turned on a ps2 game and one of Steve’s video and got so comfy watching it I just fell asleep it’s one of my most fond memories and since then I’ve graduated from a community college and in a couple weeks I move out of this house to go to college and live in an apartment with my best friend I’m happy that after tall this time Steve is still around makin me just as comfy as that cold winters day :)
I helped my ex wife's friend move a bunch of her grandparents thing out of an old separated garage a few years ago. Her grand father was a medical in Korean war. We found an old trunk full of all kinds of thi gs, medic bags, holsters even cardboard boxes with field rations. Meds of all kinds Even morphine sulphate serets. Most were dried up but some were still liquid. The girl took all of it to a army navy store and sold it. Even had a parachute. Love your channel . Thanks
I’ve been working retail pharmacy for almost 19 years now. I remember when they took Darvocet (propoxephine) off the market cause they discovered it caused cancer. I feel bad for the troops who used it only to suffer from cancer later on.
@@juslitoryou are prolly right. It’s not like it was a 100% causational rate and we didn’t know better back then im and I understand all that, I just have so much respect for our troops and think they deserve nothing but the best treatment/equipment. Propoxyphene was an incredibly effective pain killer and I suspect it was a real life saver back then, I just wish the military would do a bit more testing/screening before putting some drugs in emergency rations. I’m sure they do now but I still feel bad for troops back then who fought and died for us only to be taken down by loose drug regulations.
Ya man these are so cool. These kits probably saved a lot of lives. Most of the companies that made these items are out of business except for the drug companies.Thanks for sharing with us.
@@Steve1989MRE Wonderful of YT to shadowban my comments and only give me their notifications an entire *month* late. This platform and it's censorship is straight evil.
Wow! This was a real treat Steve. I can’t wait to show this to my grandfather. Im sure he had his hands on these back in the day. Thank you for showing off this rare kit.
I genuinely love your videos Steve. You’re the only UA-camr I actually check to see if you dropped a new video. I hope one day you can do a collaboration with tasting history. Everybody wants it, but I know you’re a busy man.
Im watching steves vids for almost 10 years now, and ive made some great rations thanks to him, Recreation ones that is And survival kits Thanks so much Steve
Стив, спасибо за такие интересные видео. Подробно и информативно. Каждое видео про аварийные наборы смотрю внимательно. Американская инженерная мысль - на высоте. Столько специалистов работало над созданием этих наборов! Продолжай искать и снимать. Привет из России! Успехов!
Great video, Steve! Feel like Vietnam such a weird time for the military, it’s really interesting to see all the different rations and survival kits they produced, trying to see what worked and what didn’t. Looking forward to whatever comes next!
Thanks man! I'm tellin ya it was a really neat time of testing out the toys of war in many ways. This was just one of those, and to see what stays and what goes in these kits over time is fascinating. I love the transitional items and meds of these eras - it's just truly a wonder of the stories... if the kits could only talk! I got more - quite a few more to come.
Steve was careful to not say it, but the reason the stay awake tabs were discontinued is that they are basically a tablet formulation of meth and our soldiers were coming home with ptsd and amphetamine addiction which was a combo that lead to a lot of domestic violence, homelessness and suicide. During that time the VA did almost nothing for mental health and the cultural attitude towards addiction and homelessness was that if you got addicted or became homeless you were weak and useless and lazy and should be treated like crap by those around you until you got your stuff together. The public did its best to ignore the issue but would be very judgmental and often make things worse if personally exposed to it. That coupled with the general dislike of the war ( that by the way was actually never officially called a war it was classified as a conflict) and the soldiers who managed to survive and come back home were in a terrible position. The VA still doesn't do enough for the mental health of our soldiers but atleast the government stopped getting them addicted to meth.
@@jebfallenIncorrect. Adderall is four amphetamine salts total. The amphetamine molecule is compromised of the dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine enantiomers. Adderall's original formulation is a specific ratio of those four amphetamine salts. I believe it's around 75 percent dextroamphetamine and 25 percent levoamphetamine.
I was on dex for years. It’s also what vyvance turns into in your body and needless to say it’s far more euphoric than adderall alone. That levo is where all the bad side effects come from.
Damn man i love how you are constantly able to get hold of fascinating time capsules. I cant imagine how much it has cost you to acquire the range you bring us
My father volunteered for service in Vietnam. He says that the anti diarrhea tablet was also used to induce constipation. He mentioned that human waste has a distinct smell in the jungle and would give away a position or course of travel.
That is fascinating, it makes plenty of sense too. Hopefully it didn't create any detrimental health effects or discomfort. Better than the alternative.
Steve once again demonstrating why he’s my favorite “content creator” on UA-cam. I’ve been stressing about “politics” but this video just hit the spot. Very entertaining and no “politics” or other nonsense. Thanks Steve for making my day.
Steve, you have been one of my favorite youtubers for years. I like the way you make videos and there is something good old about you when you don't use ads no matter how many followers you have 😂 this video reminds me of Lauri Törni who fought in Vietnam in the US special forces. Greetings from Finland.
My grandma was a pack rat and cleaning up her place we found a ton of those old J&J bandaids from the 1960s. They worked like new some 40yrs later so we used em up! Haha
Regarding the amphetamine tablets, look up Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish soldier who took a bunch of those while fighting the Soviets. He skied almost 250 miles in a week and his heart rate was 200 bpm when they found him. He also weighed less than 100 pounds.
Really love the kit reviews. Super cool to see all of the cool things they gave those guys out in the field in these different survival kits. Thanks for breaking these open!
The useful thing about that eye ointment is that it is super useful for preventing infection in little cuts and scrapes that you'd pick up, or even providing a bit of a disinfectant barrier to big rashes or burns. It'd help keep the pain down from air or stuff rubbing against it. Really excellent video!
I know this isn't what you normally do, but maybe you could make a video where you test the old antibiotics by growing bacteria cultures on agar plates and seeing if they kill it, compared to new stuff like a tube of Neosporin. Those antibiotic ointment tubes reminded me of a science book I had when I was a kid, called Explorabook, where they had an experiment where you do that. The book came with packets of agar that you grow the bacteria in, but you had to supply your own containers to put it in. I think when people do this, normally they use little plastic containers with lids that are made for culturing. The book said to collect the bacteria samples by sticking a piece of tape onto different stuff that might be germy, and then just place the tape into the agar. It said to try different brands of antibiotic ointments to see if there's a difference. I'm sure you could get all the stuff you need to do it on Amazon. I think this would be a good video idea for you, even though it's not what you usually do, because how many people happen to have 50 year old antibiotics lying around? I think a lot of people would watch it.
Great video as always Steve! Thanks for sharing and documenting this stuff, I'm sure most of us would never realize how cool these weirdo kits are without folks like you opening them on camera. It's neat!
Thank-you for showing the list of contents. I am pretty good with the survival tools, fire starting etc. It is the medications and first aid items which I am most interested in. We need to carry these when we are out in the bush. They are compact and mostly inexpensive.
It's so interesting that over all these years, no matter what era the kit is from, from WWII to modern kits, they all still have that same style of signal mirror in them, really is a piece of kit that has withstood the test of time. Recently I found a channel on UA-cam called Periscope Films that has a bunch of really old stock film footage, and among their videos are old US military training videos, which include survival videos where they actually show the survival kits in action, or show how to survive if you end up losing the kit when jumping from your plane and so on. They really make a point about how good the Information Book in those kits are for doing all kinds of stuff. I know they have some Air Force videos from the late 60s, I don't remember if they showed this exact kit or not, but the contents sound pretty similar.
one of my relatives did work as a field geologist in northern Canada for Petro Canada in the 80s, and he carried this exact signal mirror too. Whoever builds the things is probably still going strong.
It may be not an MRE review, but a fantastic historical piece of kit review and it is beyond NICE. Thank you for documenting and sharing It's def feels like first part was filmed after Tactical Air crew survival kit. More research and confident deliver. Make sense to put it first for someone who is not gonna stick around much till the end.
Pretty crazy Steve . I ended my time in RVN with some Rangers , and I forgot we even had these kits available . But it did remind me that the Reserve ones were more coveted because of the mosquito net . Though we all carried other pen flares also ,we all carried a spare in our condensed kit. We generally stripped these kits and kept what we wanted and let others take our discards , then used the bag cut down to size wrapped with ranger bands . Cool video .. doc 68-71 lll Corp
Thank you for your service indycharlie. Also, I appreciate you stopping by and sharing your experience with this kit. Will be returning with other Individual Survival Kits of the Vietnam war era. There are a few more. Take care and hope to see you around. -steve
Funny story (maybe not). I was in the Civil Air Patrol in 1989, and we had to get our water from a creek near our campground. I used water purification tablets and didn't get sick while several others got hospitalized for microbes.
Hah that right there proves it - water purification tablets are absolutely essential. Man that's actually pretty cool, thanks for sharing. Hope the other guys were alright after treatment!
The best bandaids now are McKesson. I found out about them when my stepdad scratched himself at Yankee Stadium. They are amazing; they work through sweat and water and they dry off too.
@@Steve1989MRE been watching for at least 8 years man. It’s become somewhat of a cliche but your content helped me through some very dark times. Many thanks and ‘alright cool, see ya’s
You talking about the fishing line and catfish reminded me of a story my best friends dad told me. He was a SeaBee in Vietnam, and on one of the free days, he talked about how he used a fishing kit he got off of somebody to catch a huge catfish. He pulled it up on the dock de hooked it and set it down, and went to look for his knife. While he distracted for a moment and saw that the catfish was flopping back off the dock out of the corner of his eye, so he stuck his foot out to step on it and hold it in place. He said the catfish spine went right through his boot, through his foot, and out the top like butter before he could even realize what happened. Since he knew it was barbed, he snipped it off and pulled it the rest of the way through, poured iodine all over it, and called it a day.
It’s about 3:15 am EST 7/20/24 in Detroit and everyone is sleep so I’m watching my Steve in peace. What a treat and silver lining to one of my insomnia episodes. Missed you Steve 🤓✊🏼
Hey right on I hope you get some good sleep! I drink chamomile tea, it really helps. Take paperboard or something solid over your bedroom windows and no light can sneak in. White noise machine is super nice if your ears are always ringing. nice alright cool, see ya
Steve, as you know, I was a pilot for MACV/SOG. I was the "friendly" looking for those guys down there. The beauty of the signal mirror is that it CAN'T be seen by anybody but the target. The ugly part is that it also looks exactly like ground fire. When I was getting hosed, it could be difficult to separate one kind of flash from the other. Regarding the Chloroquine/Primaquine tablets...we each took one of those a week to prevent malaria. The next day was our one day off, because you'd spend it in the latrine. Call it "reinforced regularity" but it was potent. Finally, I carried that air crew survival kit, but this is the first time I've seen what was in it because we were absolutely forbidden to open them!
Hey Rocky, great to see you in the comments! Thanks for stopping by. Amazing insight on those signal mirrors - they were actually used then - and the clarification is much useful to understand what the actual dangers were to using it. Potential friendly fire or just simply not knowing if that is muzzle flash or the guy you're looking for to pick up.
I'm doing more of these survival kits - there are a few more individual kits from Vietnam era - they're truly fascinating. A number of variants and generations to each.
@@Steve1989MRE Steve, I know you don't have time to read the books I gave you, but they'd teach you a lot. My little corner of the war is completely unknown, and that was intentional.
@@rockyraab8290 Wow a real MACV/SOG soldier. The stories I have listened to are some of the most brave and harrowing experiences I have ever heard. I've listened to a lot of interviews on you tube with other soldiers. Truly amazing stuff. Bless you, Thank you for your service. You guys were really doing some unbelievable stuff.
@@collinmc90 I was not the badass that the ground guys were. I flew some jaw-dropping missions, but none that came close to what the ground teams did. Still proud to claim being MACV/SOG, however.
@@rockyraab8290what books are these?
My grandpa was a mechanic in Nam from 67-69. He ran boats up and down canals through the jungle and never expected to see as much action as he did. My Grandma said part of him never came back. They bought some land after and farmed it till the day he passed. Miss than man Dearly. Thanks for the upload, Steve! It was a Banger!!
Vietnam claimed a lot of parts from a lot of men my grandpaw did the same bought 100 acres in total and farmed it till he couldn’t anymore but granny said to me Veitnam had a piece of him she would never see again and once I got older I talked to him one day in the barn we had a bottle of whiskey and a cold beer and he told me some things he done and seen bc granny didn’t even really know what unit he was in and what he done well he ask me to not say anything to granny about what we talked about he was Mac-v-sog right then I knew the old man seen some bad stuff and why he didn’t want granny to know and I kept that promise still to this day granny don’t know when he passed I smuggled his foot locker out of her house so she wouldn’t find out his foot locker sets at the foot of my bed now
My grandmother said the same thing about my grandfather, albeit from WW2.
My grandfather was in Japan during WWII, he was drafted and was on the Naval communications vessel that provided the vital links between all the ships.
After he passed away a few years ago we discovered photographs of Nagasaki, so we know he was on land in Japan after the imperial Japanese surrendered.
These were photos I’d never seen before of after the bombs were dropped, we held onto them and they’re of historical importance.
But he never talked about actually being in Japan, that was a shock to us, he would tell us stories about being on the different Navy ships and how awful it was, but never spoke about the atrocities that happened in the Sea of Japan, I can only imagine the things he saw and experienced.
@@byerboys2607 holy moly you grand papy was lucky bc the mac-v-sog troops at one time had a 100% caselty rate crazy man
@@Zaka243 yeah he told me the life expectancy was 9 mins depending on the mission up to 100 casualties rate
These kits are literally Museum condition. I would expect them to be in the Smithsonian, not on Steve's table. Absolutely amazing acquisition, buddy!
In a way, this channel *IS* a museum.
@@percher4824I'm paraphrasing someone else's comment I read on here once, but what's so valuable about Steve's channel is that it's a level of preservation beyond just letting sealed MREs rot on a shelf somewhere, it's documenting the actual EXPERIENCE of what it was like to actually eat them, granted well past their expiration date a lot of the time, lol
I’d say he’s tracking to be better than the Smithsonian, in that, he’s already going over things we’d be learning if we were lucky to have a museum attendant around.
in a museum where a handful of people can see them or on the internet where everyone in the world can see them i know which id choose
I'm going to agree with most. At first I was a bit heart broken to see him open ING up these relics but the reality is that they can't last a whole lot longer and now they are archived and well I might add. Thanks Steve!
Whenever I cut into a new bag of coffee at work, there's a quick little hiss. I always think to myself, "nice hiss".
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When you click on a stevemre video within its first minute of being uploaded, you hear a nice hiss
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I became friends with a number of Vietnam vets despite being younger than them. Everyone of them taught me something about life. They never talked much about what happened over there so I didn't ask. One of them became a life long friend and fishing buddy. I miss you every day Mark, you were the kindness person I ever met.
Rip mark
Almost every Vietnam vet I have come across are great people. They are becoming fewer and fewer. My own dad did three tours over there. Never talked about it when I was young, and only opened up a tiny bit after I had my own combat tours. He passed away in 2017 at the age of 81. He is missed, as are all who perform that final recon patrol.
Man sounds like you made a great friend him rest in power mark
My dad did two tours as infantry in Vietnam. Mostly ambush patrol. HATED leeches. Oh God, did he hate those things. Couldn't even stand to see them on TV. Used to talk about coming back to from the bush covered in the things. I think it's why he took up smoking while he was there. It was an easy way to get the damn things off. I imagine the shelling by arty and people trying to kill you might have had something to do with it too, but he quite shortly after getting home from over there. He passed away in January. God, I miss him. He was a great man. Drafted into the Army for Nam, but enlisted before his time came up. After that was a carpenter for a bit under my grandfather. Went into the Navy for a long time as a flight engineer on P-3 Orion subhunters over the Panama Canal. Then finally went into active duty Air Force Reserve at the base close to home so he could be with the family more. 27 years in total for the military.
RIP dad.❤
Thanks for sharing his memory here. I hope you're doin good! Take care and all the best.
P3 Orions?!
My dad was an NFO on P3s in the late 70s - mid 80s.
P3 families are a small group of folks.
Your dad sounds like a G.
Wow. Your Dad wanted to experience every branch of the armed forces. I firmly believe the Vietnam Era military folks are the 'Greatest Generation' 2.0
they were ground leeches as well, especially after the monsoon, big fat bastards, lolol
My dad served in the Navy during Vietnam, he held on to his camping gear, had a lot of these survival kits. When we went camping ,he always brought some just in case. That was the Early 80's . So cool to see these kits again, brings back memories - Cheers
Hey man thanks for checking this one out and sharing that. Musta been fun. Take care and see ya around
I think it's incredible that this kit has a zip lock bag in it. 1968 was the first year that the zip lock bag was produced. This was brand new technology. The Ziploc bag was first marketed in 1968 by Dow Chemical Company.
Knowing how close Dow works with the military industrial complex, I wouldn't be surprised if soldiers got their hands on Ziploc bags in 67 before they got released to the public. Very cool
Steve doesnt get enough credit for the amount of time he puts into these videos. Whether its a ration, or something like this video. The amount of research that goes into each video really shows true dedication.
Thank you Steve for all that you do for each video. None of your videos are boring. More like mini documentaries.
Sure he does. He's easily the most popular MRE reviewer. Heck, I have only a passing interest in MREs and I've watched every video he's posted.
Facts i would have never even seen half of this stuff if not for him and i am a military history nerd. He is doing a great service. Sad the youtube commentators provide better documentaries these days thwn the actual historians.
5:21 "I'm stuck on Band-aid, 'cause Band-aid's stuck on me!" Brings back memories.
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He's right though! Those old school Band-aids practically welded to your skin!
Wait did they get rid of that jingle? I remember hearing it all the time growing up and I’m not that old.
All of a sudden I'm 7 again.
Thanks a lot for the upload Steve. Love watching these Vietnam era ration videos. My grandfather was a Recon Marine in Vietnam, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. He did two tours and became an NCO during his time in-country. According to my uncle, he joined because he and my grandmother were going through a rough patch and the pay was good. Never spoke a word to the family about his time in Vietnam. Not even to my dad, his closest son. He set up a veteran's organization in my hometown and caught a record 16 pound walleye in the 1970s or 1980s. Owned a machine shop in the 80s and had a carpentry business after that with my dad until he retired and handed the reigns over to my old man. After he came back he was an avid fisherman and big-game hunter until he passed a handful of years ago in his late seventies. Cool dude, miss him a lot. Have a good day/night Steve.
Thanks so much for sharing that here. They are passing on fast... I hope everyone out there can cherish the time they get with veterans. But I tell ya, the Vietnam vets are just super awesome dudes to get a chance to talk to. Take care and hope you have a good one man!
When I was in Iraq, a problem started to become apparent...some soldiers were drinking too much water. That could actually prove to be deadly. The military started serving Gatorade in the chow halls, and they issued powdered Gatorade to the troops. When you were out, the rule was you were to drink a canteen of water, then your next canteen was to be Gatorade. Definitely helped keep the electrolyte levels in check.
Anything to keep Doc from forcing that rice based hydration powder on me!
I ate my body weight in Clif Bars second tour. The amount of minerals in those things were (are?) beneficial.
Nothing like walking around in 120º with a vest on. Even with 'U'CP pattern ACUs you could see the salt deposits from sweat.
Also tossing a pinch of salt into hydration blivets and those 1.5L bottles could delay cramping, or worse.
@@hateferlife Not the Clif Bars! 🤢🤮
Pretty funny never understood why Gatorade was and is still suggested. Low sodium, low potassium, low magnesium. Pretty much low in every electrolyte essential to bodily function. Sugar water + food dye
@@ry-land- I'm sure there are better products out there, but you know the military...always picking the lowest bidder.
But not for your teeth health
My father was 101st AB LRRP in 'Nam, he told me about being issued these but I've only seen still pics, never a review and opening. Thank you Steve!
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That's awesome. My old man was a LRRP in the 75th Rangers. He had a ton of MREs he brought back but I don't remember the survival kit. He has a Purple Heart and Bronze Star as well as some incredible stories.
As much as I love the ration reviews, these survival kit reviews are my favorite for whatever reason. Thanks for the great content as always Steve!
hey right on thanks so much Link these kits are awesome. I'm doin quite a few more too
Those old school bandaids are something else. Bought an old tackle box and found a few in a small improv medical kit, and damn. Still had great adhesive!
I love the old band aids - the adhesive is almost too good!
@@Steve1989MRE My dad has a first-aid kit full of old stuff like that, have no idea how old it is but it seems like it's still good.
They pull the skin off as well as the hairs 😁
@@BobLouden-r9q That just brought back a childhood memory I had forgotten about. lol.
These days the plastic strips are lucky to stick for 3 minutes even if you can't feel the sweat, even in winter.
Most of the fabric strips are no better these days either.
Thanks for showing the entire booklet, I was able to read all the information about the plants and such, very cool!
So glad you could see it all in that scene and thanks so much for checking this one out!
@@sproge2142 I just paused the video on Each page
Babe wake up, Steve posted
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Ok hun, put it on the big tv
Bebe wait let me pee and get the coffee going don’t start
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This is an invaluable resource.for anyone trying to replicate a period correct survival kit for a production kr a movie or any reenactment of sorts. I love these videos for that reason among others.
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Steve makes a video and I damn well will watch it.
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You give no idea how familiar this is to me!
My Mrs used to play Steve videos to our kids to help them calm down in the middle of the night.
It's the soothing voice!
The survival kit we were issued also had 2 flairs /spring loaded flair pen and a package of amphetamine tablets for extreme fatigue.
I miss when they used to include morphine for injury or amphetamine for fatigue.
Those were the days :)
He has another video showcasing a Vietnam War-era pilot's survival kit that has a pen flare launcher. If I remember correctly, he even demonstrates it during some part of the video.
"anti diarrhea tablets, no.2" the company making these had a sense of humour
Perfect pairing with any Coffee Instant Type II
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Was that even slang for pooping in 1968 yet, though?
You might find, that's where the saying comes from.
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Just what I needed to end the work week, Steve uploads, especially older/foreign mre's. Always good to see you, my dude.
Hey mumzly great to see ya man, hope you have a great weekend and see ya again soon I'm back to filming in a few days
Best part about being woke up by a 2 year old at 3am! Get to watch new Steve videos right away!
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Glad your kid is a fan at such a young age
Friendly reminder Steve has a patreon that funds the purchase of these things. Some of these items can be thousands of USD. The only UA-camr I donate to and have for years.
Yes they’re super expensive I found out one day one was like $750 then I looked into more and it blew my mind. Good investments..
I sent him a couple of things a few months ago(nothing too expensive but some stuff that i'm curious to hear his thoughts on), not sure when they'll get featured but if/when they do show up in a vid i'll be a very happy man.
@@jadedheartsz Oh man I hope Steve sees this.
@@PinkFZeppelin I sent him a Diced Turkey with Gravy MRE from the 80s and a Hooah Bar.
At 19:15, When Steve talked about swallowing the compass and passing it to hide it from captors, did anyone else think of that Christopher Walken scene in Pulp Fiction with the watch lol
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No but I did flash on the movie 1941 in the sub
I hope no one does though - when he flips the one at 30 minutes you can see the nuclear symbol, probably meaning that it has tritium indicators based on the era. About the only dangerous thing you can do with tritium is swallow it 😂. Although I guess you weigh the risk in a tough situation.
NOW I DID . THANK YOU FOR THE VISUAL.
Combine it with anti diarrhea no 2 tablet for extended storage 😎
Hello, greetings from Czech Republic. I have no memories or anyone who was in vietnam since we were under occupation of soviet union, but this is so great to watch. I can feel the breath of history through my screen. Simply all I can say is. "Nice" keep up the good work
Steve, i think its really awesome that you go over and review these kinds of things. Stuff like this tends to fall by the wayside in the eyes of the general public. Keep it up dude.
Hey right on thanks so much Newie, will do.
These military kits are always so fascinating to see what they had in the jungles of Vietnam, WWII, and so on.
I really enjoy examining these kits from WW2, Korean War, Vietnam, and Gulf War. Newer ones too - but the 50's-60's in particular are my favorite.
Steve I can't say enough how well made your videos are. They are full of awesome and useful information. Your knowledge of these rations is incredible. I especially love these technical videos about survival kits etc. I think a video of a compilation of using flares and fishing kits out in the field would be so cool and....Nice. Thank you for sharing these awesome pieces of history with us all. Cheers 🍻😎
Hey thanks so much man!
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They sure packed a lot into one of those little kit.
My husband was a 'radio man' when he went to Nam. He had to learn how to put it together and take it apart before he got the priviledge of carrying and operating the radio.
Hey Peggy, your husband musta been a cool guy. I know carrying a radio had to have been cumbersome too especially in the heat.
A risky privilege: the radio man is a primary target in the field! 😧
Glad he came home alive! The Radio operators Were One of the Major Targets to take Out!
No Radio!
No Communication!
Bless you Both!
Steve you are the bestest. In the middle of Covid your infinite positivity was really quite uplifting.
The world and everything we know is falling apart and no one can afford a damn thing…yet, Steve1989 is still here..bringing yet another fine video for us folks. Life..is..good
Ok I know nobody cares but I found this channel way back in high school I remember a snow day where I was out building a little snow man and when I came back in I turned on a ps2 game and one of Steve’s video and got so comfy watching it I just fell asleep it’s one of my most fond memories and since then I’ve graduated from a community college and in a couple weeks I move out of this house to go to college and live in an apartment with my best friend I’m happy that after tall this time Steve is still around makin me just as comfy as that cold winters day :)
This is by far the best comment. Way better than all the fake "my grampa was a hero" comments lollll
Based and wholesome
I care
I helped my ex wife's friend move a bunch of her grandparents thing out of an old separated garage a few years ago. Her grand father was a medical in Korean war.
We found an old trunk full of all kinds of thi gs, medic bags, holsters even cardboard boxes with field rations. Meds of all kinds
Even morphine sulphate serets. Most were dried up but some were still liquid.
The girl took all of it to a army navy store and sold it. Even had a parachute. Love your channel .
Thanks
I’ve been working retail pharmacy for almost 19 years now. I remember when they took Darvocet (propoxephine) off the market cause they discovered it caused cancer. I feel bad for the troops who used it only to suffer from cancer later on.
Man those poor guys I hope not too many got any issues.. good thing it was taken off the market.
Odds are it saved more lives than it took.
@@juslitoryou are prolly right. It’s not like it was a 100% causational rate and we didn’t know better back then im and I understand all that, I just have so much respect for our troops and think they deserve nothing but the best treatment/equipment. Propoxyphene was an incredibly effective pain killer and I suspect it was a real life saver back then, I just wish the military would do a bit more testing/screening before putting some drugs in emergency rations. I’m sure they do now but I still feel bad for troops back then who fought and died for us only to be taken down by loose drug regulations.
Steve. Your videos always somehow cheer me up. I love your videos so much. Keep up the good content man. Nice!
hey right on thanks man!
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Ya man these are so cool. These kits probably saved a lot of lives. Most of the companies that made these items are out of business except for the drug companies.Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks so much for checking this one out! The kits are such a fascinating subject, especially from the 1940s-60s.
1:41 Look at that spread of doodads and goodies, the presentation alone would be a boost to the spirit
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@@Steve1989MRE Wonderful of YT to shadowban my comments and only give me their notifications an entire *month* late.
This platform and it's censorship is straight evil.
Wow! This was a real treat Steve. I can’t wait to show this to my grandfather. Im sure he had his hands on these back in the day. Thank you for showing off this rare kit.
Hey right on thanks for checking this one out John, I wonder if your grandfather ever saw this kit back then. Take care and see ya around.
I hope your videos get archived in a museum somewhere, so future generations can sit down and watch as they spend a day in cool war museum
I genuinely love your videos Steve. You’re the only UA-camr I actually check to see if you dropped a new video. I hope one day you can do a collaboration with tasting history. Everybody wants it, but I know you’re a busy man.
That would be a very interesting collaboration.
@@jefferywilliams7093 tasting history with max Miller has actually referenced Steve quite a bit.
Im watching steves vids for almost 10 years now, and ive made some great rations thanks to him,
Recreation ones that is
And survival kits
Thanks so much Steve
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The man is a treasure!! You rock, Steve!! Noone else has your content or expertise!!
Стив, спасибо за такие интересные видео. Подробно и информативно. Каждое видео про аварийные наборы смотрю внимательно. Американская инженерная мысль - на высоте. Столько специалистов работало над созданием этих наборов!
Продолжай искать и снимать.
Привет из России!
Успехов!
You’re on a roll this year Steve. Nice!
It's good to be back at it. nice! alright cool, see ya
Great video, Steve! Feel like Vietnam such a weird time for the military, it’s really interesting to see all the different rations and survival kits they produced, trying to see what worked and what didn’t. Looking forward to whatever comes next!
Thanks man! I'm tellin ya it was a really neat time of testing out the toys of war in many ways. This was just one of those, and to see what stays and what goes in these kits over time is fascinating. I love the transitional items and meds of these eras - it's just truly a wonder of the stories... if the kits could only talk! I got more - quite a few more to come.
Cheers Steve, you have always kept it Solid. I love seeing you do well, it gives me Inspiration beyond! Poon Dong with the Froonies 😅 ❤ 🎉
Hey Alex what's up man good to see ya! Have some proper good times and make sure you save some for the rest of us yeaarrghhh!
@@Steve1989MRE Nice!
Steve was careful to not say it, but the reason the stay awake tabs were discontinued is that they are basically a tablet formulation of meth and our soldiers were coming home with ptsd and amphetamine addiction which was a combo that lead to a lot of domestic violence, homelessness and suicide. During that time the VA did almost nothing for mental health and the cultural attitude towards addiction and homelessness was that if you got addicted or became homeless you were weak and useless and lazy and should be treated like crap by those around you until you got your stuff together. The public did its best to ignore the issue but would be very judgmental and often make things worse if personally exposed to it. That coupled with the general dislike of the war ( that by the way was actually never officially called a war it was classified as a conflict) and the soldiers who managed to survive and come back home were in a terrible position. The VA still doesn't do enough for the mental health of our soldiers but atleast the government stopped getting them addicted to meth.
DextroAmphetamine Sulfate.
Interestingly..
DextroAmphetamine plus regular Amphetamine equals Adderall.
@@jebfallen Thousands became addicted with little support.
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In Nam to dextro and in College to Adderall
@@jebfallenIncorrect.
Adderall is four amphetamine salts total. The amphetamine molecule is compromised of the dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine enantiomers.
Adderall's original formulation is a specific ratio of those four amphetamine salts. I believe it's around 75 percent dextroamphetamine and 25 percent levoamphetamine.
I was on dex for years. It’s also what vyvance turns into in your body and needless to say it’s far more euphoric than adderall alone. That levo is where all the bad side effects come from.
Welcome back Mr. Steve, I see another pleasant surprise upload.
Damn man i love how you are constantly able to get hold of fascinating time capsules.
I cant imagine how much it has cost you to acquire the range you bring us
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My dad used to work for the State of Florida Surplus division and brought some of these home back in the mid-1970s.
I wonder if he still has em. They sell for some money by now.
My father volunteered for service in Vietnam. He says that the anti diarrhea tablet was also used to induce constipation. He mentioned that human waste has a distinct smell in the jungle and would give away a position or course of travel.
That is fascinating, it makes plenty of sense too. Hopefully it didn't create any detrimental health effects or discomfort. Better than the alternative.
Watching this with my old man. Vietnam Veteran 1968-71. First Air Cav. I love you Dad!
Steve once again demonstrating why he’s my favorite “content creator” on UA-cam. I’ve been stressing about “politics” but this video just hit the spot. Very entertaining and no “politics” or other nonsense. Thanks Steve for making my day.
The man just gives the straight goods.
Steve, you have been one of my favorite youtubers for years. I like the way you make videos and there is something good old about you when you don't use ads no matter how many followers you have 😂 this video reminds me of Lauri Törni who fought in Vietnam in the US special forces. Greetings from Finland.
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My grandma was a pack rat and cleaning up her place we found a ton of those old J&J bandaids from the 1960s. They worked like new some 40yrs later so we used em up! Haha
Those old band aids are the absolute best!
One of my favorite channels. Love it when Steve posts! Nice!!
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Regarding the amphetamine tablets, look up Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish soldier who took a bunch of those while fighting the Soviets. He skied almost 250 miles in a week and his heart rate was 200 bpm when they found him. He also weighed less than 100 pounds.
Really love the kit reviews. Super cool to see all of the cool things they gave those guys out in the field in these different survival kits. Thanks for breaking these open!
When you hear that custom Steve music… you know you’ll be fine
Unless you realize you don't have the diarrhea tabs.
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The way you document everything so well on how it all held up and was used. I really think it will be useful to history.
I love the early MREs and seeing Steve enjoying a smoke at the end after munching on a 70 year old cookie and a Coffee type 1😆
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The useful thing about that eye ointment is that it is super useful for preventing infection in little cuts and scrapes that you'd pick up, or even providing a bit of a disinfectant barrier to big rashes or burns. It'd help keep the pain down from air or stuff rubbing against it. Really excellent video!
I know this isn't what you normally do, but maybe you could make a video where you test the old antibiotics by growing bacteria cultures on agar plates and seeing if they kill it, compared to new stuff like a tube of Neosporin. Those antibiotic ointment tubes reminded me of a science book I had when I was a kid, called Explorabook, where they had an experiment where you do that. The book came with packets of agar that you grow the bacteria in, but you had to supply your own containers to put it in. I think when people do this, normally they use little plastic containers with lids that are made for culturing. The book said to collect the bacteria samples by sticking a piece of tape onto different stuff that might be germy, and then just place the tape into the agar. It said to try different brands of antibiotic ointments to see if there's a difference. I'm sure you could get all the stuff you need to do it on Amazon. I think this would be a good video idea for you, even though it's not what you usually do, because how many people happen to have 50 year old antibiotics lying around? I think a lot of people would watch it.
I would most definitely watch great idea!
Considering how old those meds are, they either wont work, or most bacteria are resistant to them.
Everything about this video- from the product on show to the sublime presentation- is a work of art.
I use your very words and no one seems to be aware of how special they are. How very special mre’s truly are.
Great video as always Steve! Thanks for sharing and documenting this stuff, I'm sure most of us would never realize how cool these weirdo kits are without folks like you opening them on camera. It's neat!
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Excellent! Love seeing these obscure MREs!
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You are legit one of the best channels on this site. I hope you keep doing this til your final day lol
Always love the Old Hits - thanks for sourcing and sharing the hiss-tory, Steve! We appreciate it!
Hey right thanks Kate! nice alright cool, see ya
An amazingly cool look into the mindset of the military of the era. I really enjoy the in-depth details of your descriptions.
Steve, you've made my day yet again. Thank you sir.
Hey thanks Jane! alright cool, see ya
Thank-you for showing the list of contents. I am pretty good with the survival tools, fire starting etc. It is the medications and first aid items which I am most interested in. We need to carry these when we are out in the bush. They are compact and mostly inexpensive.
It's so interesting that over all these years, no matter what era the kit is from, from WWII to modern kits, they all still have that same style of signal mirror in them, really is a piece of kit that has withstood the test of time.
Recently I found a channel on UA-cam called Periscope Films that has a bunch of really old stock film footage, and among their videos are old US military training videos, which include survival videos where they actually show the survival kits in action, or show how to survive if you end up losing the kit when jumping from your plane and so on. They really make a point about how good the Information Book in those kits are for doing all kinds of stuff. I know they have some Air Force videos from the late 60s, I don't remember if they showed this exact kit or not, but the contents sound pretty similar.
one of my relatives did work as a field geologist in northern Canada for Petro Canada in the 80s, and he carried this exact signal mirror too. Whoever builds the things is probably still going strong.
So nice to Steve uploading again. And on a Vietnam War related item, just like old times!
Always a good day when there's a new video here
I am glad you are back 'en force Steve!
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This is such a peaceful room! Luv it!!
Love how we get blessed with two videos
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That's so crazy how clean and intact they are.
It may be not an MRE review, but a fantastic historical piece of kit review and it is beyond NICE. Thank you for documenting and sharing
It's def feels like first part was filmed after Tactical Air crew survival kit. More research and confident deliver. Make sense to put it first for someone who is not gonna stick around much till the end.
Pretty crazy Steve . I ended my time in RVN with some Rangers , and I forgot we even had these kits available . But it did remind me that the Reserve ones were more coveted because of the mosquito net . Though we all carried other pen flares also ,we all carried a spare in our condensed kit. We generally stripped these kits and kept what we wanted and let others take our discards , then used the bag cut down to size wrapped with ranger bands . Cool video .. doc 68-71 lll Corp
Thank you for your service indycharlie. Also, I appreciate you stopping by and sharing your experience with this kit. Will be returning with other Individual Survival Kits of the Vietnam war era. There are a few more.
Take care and hope to see you around.
-steve
@@Steve1989MRE TY , and I'll be watching for those future video's .
Beautiful videos man, you really do know what to do with this kits. I mean you open them very gently and prrcisely. Love your videos love from Turkey.
0:10 that dude has seen some stuff. Nice vid, Steve!
Seen some things, and some stuff. Wouldn't recommend it
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This is the highlight of my week. 2 new videos on the same day!
Funny story (maybe not). I was in the Civil Air Patrol in 1989, and we had to get our water from a creek near our campground. I used water purification tablets and didn't get sick while several others got hospitalized for microbes.
Hah that right there proves it - water purification tablets are absolutely essential. Man that's actually pretty cool, thanks for sharing. Hope the other guys were alright after treatment!
@@Steve1989MRE Sporting goods stores and Walmart still sell them. The end result tastes a little yukky but they work.
@@P_RO_ Better a slightly off taste and staying hydrated than a potentially lethal case of diarrhea.
Why were you surprised that they purified water?
You worked in the great lakes?
Love the old school stuff. Keep finding these gems! Thanks for the content I eagerly wait for these videos...new... or old!!
The best bandaids now are McKesson. I found out about them when my stepdad scratched himself at Yankee Stadium. They are amazing; they work through sweat and water and they dry off too.
I use duct tape🤷♂️
This one is cool as hell - I love the photos you pick for the intro Steve
Hey right on thanks man glad you enjoyed this one
I can’t wait to raise my kids up on all this classic UA-cam survival foods content
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@@Steve1989MRE been watching for at least 8 years man. It’s become somewhat of a cliche but your content helped me through some very dark times. Many thanks and ‘alright cool, see ya’s
You talking about the fishing line and catfish reminded me of a story my best friends dad told me.
He was a SeaBee in Vietnam, and on one of the free days, he talked about how he used a fishing kit he got off of somebody to catch a huge catfish. He pulled it up on the dock de hooked it and set it down, and went to look for his knife. While he distracted for a moment and saw that the catfish was flopping back off the dock out of the corner of his eye, so he stuck his foot out to step on it and hold it in place. He said the catfish spine went right through his boot, through his foot, and out the top like butter before he could even realize what happened. Since he knew it was barbed, he snipped it off and pulled it the rest of the way through, poured iodine all over it, and called it a day.
That's right Steve, you open up those flaps!
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Holy hell Steve, u find the rarest stuff that exists. Thanks for preserving history.
I feel like the little locker aliens in Men In Black every time Steve posts a new Vlog…. All Hail Steve!!!! 😂
Welcome back Steve. Nice to see you back after a long hiatus.
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It’s about 3:15 am EST 7/20/24 in Detroit and everyone is sleep so I’m watching my Steve in peace. What a treat and silver lining to one of my insomnia episodes. Missed you Steve 🤓✊🏼
Hey right on I hope you get some good sleep! I drink chamomile tea, it really helps. Take paperboard or something solid over your bedroom windows and no light can sneak in. White noise machine is super nice if your ears are always ringing. nice alright cool, see ya
@@Steve1989MRE thanks Steve! You’re a real one… nice! 😊
4:30 AM coffee and Steve uploads! Going to be a good day.
Aluminum foil on a wettened window does wonders and can be easily taken off
Steve always making my sleep good. The ASMR of his voice and the MREs
It’s pretty incredible to see this. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you too for giving this one a look!
Aww that tiny folding razor is SO cool! Very neat kit, never seen one of these before.
Steve is back and we're in mid-season form already😂
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