2004 British 24hr Operational Ration Pack MRE Review Curried Lamb UK ORP Army Meal Tasting Test

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  • These British 24 hour Ration Packs are designed to last between 3-5 years. Check out how well this 12 year old one has held up! A mixed bag, and with unusual and out of production components that make this one a heck of a rare treat!
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  • @TheHammer89
    @TheHammer89 7 років тому +2083

    "Tastes like body odor." Keeps drinking it. Yup, you're at Steve's channel.

    • @chriscrocker2904
      @chriscrocker2904 7 років тому +51

      Hammer U its like when he smells something bad and cant stop smelling it hahahaha. gets me everytime.

    • @MadMenPlays
      @MadMenPlays 7 років тому +7

      Hammer U He does this so much.

    • @nitemare5760
      @nitemare5760 7 років тому +2

      Hammer U LMFAO

    • @zacharyblevins9033
      @zacharyblevins9033 7 років тому +12

      which is why I come back and continue watching

    • @kevzvipe
      @kevzvipe 7 років тому +3

      cool.

  • @TheRealDustpan
    @TheRealDustpan 7 років тому +36

    I love hearing him say "nice!" After he opens everything

  • @Dr.JeremyDunks
    @Dr.JeremyDunks Рік тому

    Thank you for having such a peaceful voice. Im so stoked to see your videos from end to end when they drop. Im also stoked to play these videos all over again to help me keep the intrusive thoughts out of my head so i can sleep. Im not really kidding. I kinda need these videos to help me get some rest. Its one of the few things that work.

  • @BH-rx3ue
    @BH-rx3ue 7 років тому +31

    that paté smells like cat food when its new but i used to love it

  • @endtimesasmr2590
    @endtimesasmr2590 7 років тому +36

    "It smells like really strong cat food."
    Welcome to England.

  • @adamhuberty3442
    @adamhuberty3442 7 років тому

    In Britain, normal bacon is back bacon (in America, we know back bacon by the name "Canadian bacon"), unless it's identified as "streaky bacon," which is the same as American-style belly bacon.

  • @nickthenoodle9206
    @nickthenoodle9206 Рік тому

    I like that 24hr ration. It lacks wet wipes and an extra coffee, but that's about it. Obviously when in date.

  • @Joe-rv9em
    @Joe-rv9em 2 роки тому

    You gave me the bravery to purchase a Russian Mountain Ration and to eat a 20 year old MRE (it was good. I did not get sick) it was Vegetarian Taco Pasta. I have eaten a lot, mostly from 2018 and 2019 but those felt like a once in a lifetime meal.

  • @robertnguyen328
    @robertnguyen328 7 років тому +8

    Nice vid 👍

  • @bravowave7388
    @bravowave7388 4 роки тому

    Wow real food...i like that..good posting...all the best frend...

  • @Sierraomega1991
    @Sierraomega1991 7 років тому

    that hot sause never lasted long before they brought back Tabasco

  • @neiljohnson3068
    @neiljohnson3068 6 років тому

    Hi Steve, I'd love to see you do a review on a British mre from the 1990/1992.

  • @xeveniahdarkwind178
    @xeveniahdarkwind178 4 роки тому

    Curried diarrhea with lamb and the rice looked great..
    I'm a Yorkie owner his name is Mac after Angus MacGyver..
    I found Yorkie bars online and had some shipped to the yorkshire terrier breeder as a gag for April fools joke...

  • @wildrootsfarm1975
    @wildrootsfarm1975 7 років тому

    "I draw the line on 12 year old canned chicken".... Sorry, but I wish you would have tried it...i was rolling when you smelled it.

  • @holmeboy1139
    @holmeboy1139 4 роки тому

    Oh, i remember the old Yorkie logo... strange seeing it now

  • @chrisgreen3962
    @chrisgreen3962 6 років тому +843

    "That's really weird, but I just keep eating it."
    We know Steven, that's why we're here.

  • @donnamaria3059
    @donnamaria3059 7 років тому +1833

    "it's 12 years old"
    that horrifying moment when 2004 feels like yesterday

    • @idontknowtbh6964
      @idontknowtbh6964 7 років тому +20

      Enxiaty omg 😂 serious?

    • @GothicaBeauty
      @GothicaBeauty 7 років тому +9

      Dee C so does 1984 & i was 11.

    • @oliverkalamata2753
      @oliverkalamata2753 7 років тому +5

      ....and I graduated the following year 😩

    • @lilyblueharsh
      @lilyblueharsh 7 років тому +25

      Enxiaty Jesus dude I know I'm five months late but your desperation is still just as palpable

    • @JohnNNJ
      @JohnNNJ 7 років тому +12

      2004 was yesterday, as was 1994, and 1984... at least how my mind works. I guess people have different capacities of memory, which is why the world has ended up weird, since there are differences in people. Something society has yet to recognize.

  • @Madcap247
    @Madcap247 7 років тому +415

    From experience the Pate smelt like cat food and the Biscuits Brown smelt stale in 2004 :-D

    • @CragScrambler
      @CragScrambler 6 років тому +37

      Madcap247 that lamb curry also deffo had a baby vomit smell to it fresh as well.

    • @jamieslingsby9907
      @jamieslingsby9907 6 років тому +20

      the herb pate tasted fowl it was the first thing on my trade away list but the beef one was really nice

    • @tesstickle7267
      @tesstickle7267 5 років тому +10

      Had to suck in those hard bastard brown biscuits lol and i liked the cat food, even with fruit biscuits..what can i say I'm not all correct in the head lol drink powder like sherbet as well haha

    • @trumpetscall8910
      @trumpetscall8910 5 років тому +11

      Those old British mre, were just as bad new.

    • @sc8890
      @sc8890 5 років тому +3

      ....and he kept hold of the green sweets!!?? ;-)

  • @oliburkillcomedy
    @oliburkillcomedy 5 років тому +300

    The way Steve describes Rations makes me want to see him eat in an actual nice restaurant. It must blow his mind.

  • @failpyre
    @failpyre 7 років тому +439

    'It kinda adds a disturbing living on the edge kind of feel to the rest of this food around it, but I think that's part of the allure'.
    Steve perfectly summed up the entire channel in one sentence.

    • @KelseyDrummer
      @KelseyDrummer 6 років тому +2

      Leo How does this comment not have more likes? It's so accurate.

    • @AshleyPomeroy
      @AshleyPomeroy 6 років тому +3

      You know, I wonder if some of John Peel's soul was reincarnated in Steve - that's the kind of thing John Peel would have said.

    • @TheWelder88
      @TheWelder88 5 років тому +1

      @@KelseyDrummer . g ,f h.

    • @rjmartinsgutinstinctspodcast
      @rjmartinsgutinstinctspodcast 5 років тому +1

      I thought the same thing!

  • @MillwalltheCat
    @MillwalltheCat 6 років тому +212

    Used to have 'Biscuits AB' in some packs.
    AB = Alternative Bread, but we all referred to it as 'Anal Blockage'.

    • @marklloyd4087
      @marklloyd4087 5 років тому +11

      You could build a house with biscuits brown!!!!!,I remember braking a "tooth" on one of those biscuits during a exercise in Tidworth 1995, when I see a house brick ,I always smile 😷 🚑🏁 good days B BTY Royal horse artillery

    • @ጭስዋሪማና
      @ጭስዋሪማና 4 роки тому +8

      @@marklloyd4087 why is "tooth" in quotations

    • @Zulgurub
      @Zulgurub 3 роки тому +4

      @@ጭስዋሪማና Because British people don't have teeth

    • @thedootman9499
      @thedootman9499 3 роки тому

      @@Zulgurub that's not cool

  • @brianartillery
    @brianartillery 6 років тому +217

    Bacon can sometimes be indestructible. In the mid nineteenth century, some builders in a village in the County of Essex, broke into an old chimney in the building they were working. Hanging in the chimney, was a side of bacon, that the building's owner estimated must have been sealed up in there since the seventeenth century - it had been hung there to smoke, of course. The interesting thing is that the builders ate some of the bacon, and pronounced it excellent.

    • @jokerjoj.f.4212
      @jokerjoj.f.4212 5 років тому +48

      That is the phenomenon that is cured meats. Tastes stronger, lasts longer. My favourite will always be Montreal smoked brisket.

    • @guppy719
      @guppy719 4 роки тому +7

      @@jokerjoj.f.4212 I wonder if a lot of the taste factor is people being more likely to survive if they liked it.

    • @sirbillius
      @sirbillius 3 роки тому +4

      Is there any way you could post a link to the story? *I need answers.*

    • @yanny9287
      @yanny9287 3 роки тому +3

      Legend has it, it’s still there today.

    • @PORRRIDGE_GUN
      @PORRRIDGE_GUN 2 роки тому +2

      I found some gammon steaks in my deep freeze that were 8 years past their BBE. They tasted fine, and were very tender.

  • @calummackenzie8805
    @calummackenzie8805 4 роки тому +631

    Was worried about Coronavirus, came here to be calmed down by Steve and realized, if we could synthesize his immune system, we can end the virus tomorrow

  • @harambeexpress
    @harambeexpress 7 років тому +314

    Just more on Range Cards for those who have not done infantry training or from countries who don't use range cards...
    The idea of a range card is that when a defensive position is set up you fill out the card with geographic features (dead ground mostly), ranges of notable features, claymore positions, barbed wire/obstacles other pits, listening posts/sentries and your designated arcs of fire. This means that you are not in your pit because you have been relieved or are off on a work party (or something else) somebody can jump into your fighting pit and know what is in front of them so that they can fight effectively. It's basically mandatory for the gun pits where piquet is usually run through the night and day by everybody in the section/platoon rotating through.
    Although the circles make it look like a target that's not what it is -you draw a diagram on it that shows the features mentioned above. You're meant to designate a distance per ring such as 50m, which help people understand the ranges and locations of features quickly and easily.

  • @arcooke
    @arcooke 7 років тому +287

    The Steve I used to know would have tried the baby vomit

    • @smiechu47
      @smiechu47 7 років тому +8

      Tru dat.

    • @carpeomnia88
      @carpeomnia88 7 років тому +1

      N.ESS true

    • @BenniboiBadman
      @BenniboiBadman 7 років тому +40

      maybe he's developed a healthy respect for his own mortality.......not quite as entertaining though lol

    • @jonjaquez
      @jonjaquez 7 років тому +12

      Oh, you used to know steve?

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 7 років тому +24

      +BenniboiBadman
      If you are what you eat and what Steve eats lasts forever...
      Then that means Steve will last forever.

  • @Luke.hello.
    @Luke.hello. 7 років тому +267

    "smells like baby vomit" "tastes like body odor" the descriptions in this episode were something else, haha

    • @chester8420
      @chester8420 6 років тому +3

      Catfood...

    • @extramild1
      @extramild1 5 років тому +1

      In fairness most British food tastes like that.

    • @nemesisslr
      @nemesisslr 5 років тому +2

      @@extramild1 where are you eating?

  • @DrEko2012
    @DrEko2012 7 років тому +441

    As a brit seeing you dunk those biscuits in the tea makes me proud!

  • @lupusfenric6190
    @lupusfenric6190 6 років тому +90

    "Looks pretty good for twelve years old". One of the few contexts where that phrase is actually acceptable.

    • @QuigleTheGnome
      @QuigleTheGnome 4 роки тому +3

      Half of the country in the world: “ are you sure about that

  • @davidmeyer6908
    @davidmeyer6908 7 років тому +155

    Steve and Ian from "Forgotten Weapons" must be brothers. Both do amazing reviews of delightfully old/obscure military gear, both seem to know just about everything about their respective subjects, and both have righteous mustaches.

    • @amperzand9162
      @amperzand9162 7 років тому +2

      Truly.

    • @nocturnalicon12
      @nocturnalicon12 7 років тому +10

      David Meyer good ole gun Jesus.

    • @fuckingchump8975
      @fuckingchump8975 7 років тому +13

      Gun Jesus and MRE Jesus

    • @edwells4769
      @edwells4769 Рік тому

      Six years later and STILL no collaboration.

    • @vincedibona4687
      @vincedibona4687 Рік тому +1

      What would they collaborate on, Ed? There is no real overlap. You’d be making a cake from a crumb just to put them together. There’s just no “there” there. 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @stocklee
    @stocklee 7 років тому +381

    was anybody else nervous when he held the tray in his hands together with both glasses?

    • @CharTheDude
      @CharTheDude 7 років тому +30

      Stocklee lol he can do it cause he's a professional

    • @numberyellow
      @numberyellow 7 років тому +15

      I thought he was gonna have a FailArmy moment.

    • @stocklee
      @stocklee 7 років тому +5

      well thats pretty... nice :)

    • @phoenixj5279
      @phoenixj5279 7 років тому +1

      Stocklee yes lol

    • @jduff59
      @jduff59 7 років тому +25

      Only for a sec, then I remembered just who's holding that tray. The tray man himself!

  • @jasonsteward99
    @jasonsteward99 5 років тому +40

    "Its so naff its cool" to those of you who arent British, that pretty much means: "Its so shit, is cool"

  • @freepbx6070
    @freepbx6070 6 років тому +112

    You've chosen an interesting one to review Steve (great video by the way!). There were a few 'firsts' for this ration pack, that wouldn't be obvious today. First, really interesting you spot the clear rice packet - this *was* indeed a trial of sorts. The old 'British' foods were going out of favour (Corned Beef Hash etc...) so they thought they would try curries again, but for the first time with separate rice, never done before. At the time, they knew that British rations needed updating, but the thinking was that British troops liked the *idea* of MRE's more than the actual US type meals. So, the hot sauce was a sop towards the MRE style, also a very new thing. The pate tins were history a couple of years max after this era, after that you got Pate in commercially branded (made by Princes, but not available to buy retail) retort pouches and now not at all. Also, did you spot the rather interesting 'no girls' logo on the chocolate? Duncans of Scotland had supplied the MoD for years, and when the contract ended they went bust - long having abandoned any pretence of making chocolate for civvies in any serious quantity. At that time, Yorkie (Nestle formerly 'Terry's of York') stepped in and back then had an half sexist, half tongue-in-cheek campaign along the lines of 'Yorkie - It's NOT for Girls!'. Some ration pack chocolate had this changed to 'It's NOT for Civvies!'. Later on, all chocolate was removed since virtually all conflict has been in super hot places. I don't want to talk politics, but sadly since 2010 British Ration packs IMHO have been the worst in the world, with privatisation of the catering leading a 'race to the bottom' where nasty, preservative stuffed retort pouches are being imported from Thailand and the likes, together with cheap ricecake bars etc...

  • @pythonx1358
    @pythonx1358 7 років тому +131

    Brother, I use your vids to go to sleep. I have horrible trouble sleeping and your vids are relaxing and mind numbing. I love your vids man.

    • @Joetechlincolns
      @Joetechlincolns 7 років тому

      Yep, I fall asleep to YT vids with the intent of watching them in their entirety, never happens. Lol

    • @mjoakes
      @mjoakes 6 років тому +3

      give asmr a try, and if all the female asmrtists make you uncomfortable, try massageASMR/Ephemeral Rift/RaffyTaffy/Dr. T ASMR/Phoenician Sailor

    • @jamesalbrets6698
      @jamesalbrets6698 6 років тому

      Michael Oakes E Rift is boss mode ASMR.

    • @SamanthaScott50
      @SamanthaScott50 6 років тому

      Edward Merida I use them to sleep too!!

    • @Jayderica
      @Jayderica 6 років тому

      Me too!
      I also recommend ASMR!

  • @jamesnapier6537
    @jamesnapier6537 7 років тому +269

    Hi Steve, I was a royal marine cadet, (in the U.K.) and these rations are similar to the ones that I used to eat on a regular basis on camp. The biscuits by the way, (in the packets) are designed to prevent you crapping on a regular basis. They actually were used to fill the soldier up and prevent them pooping, which means when on operations, they are less likely to be caught whilst on the toilet. The sweets also were mainly meant to be eaten when you are on the move to give short bursts of energy when fatigued etc. Interesting facts I thought you might want to hear. (Oh I forgot one thing, if you eat too many sweets in one go, they are essentially a laxative...) great content. Keep it up. Your number one fan. James

    • @accountnamewithheld
      @accountnamewithheld 6 років тому +21

      I was taught in ccf that the green biscuits stuff you up, the pink ones relieve you
      I think they reformulated the rations a few years back which dont have the coloured biscuit packs in though, sadly.

    • @andljoy
      @andljoy 6 років тому +8

      I was always told that but i suspected it was bullshit . Guess i was wrong.

    • @brlbrlbrlbrl
      @brlbrlbrlbrl 6 років тому +18

      Fairly sure it is bullshit. This same stuff keeps getting told about every ration pack in every military, as they all tend to stuff you up. Add to that the usual military pastime of making up shit for fun and you get these weird legends about everything.

    • @chaz8758
      @chaz8758 6 років тому +10

      I never got bunged up by the rat packs as a cadet (1980 - 83) not as a regular (1983-2007), I did get to see many changes in the rat packs over that time, mostly improvements but some that were not (getting rid of Babies Heads', Cheese Possessed, Pink Death, Compo Sossies in a tin).

    • @faxx2
      @faxx2 6 років тому +15

      “biscuit fruit makes you toot, biscuit brown makes you frown”

  • @exiarules6712
    @exiarules6712 7 років тому +128

    Do you film these all at one time or do you actually wait till breakfast, lunch, and dinner time to eat them?

    • @SuperCcgamer
      @SuperCcgamer 7 років тому +22

      exiarules I was wondering that myself! The editing is flawless enough that we can't tell haha.

    • @asshole53445
      @asshole53445 7 років тому +64

      exiarules I'm pretty sure he has said in the past that he actually waits for breakfast lunch and dinner

    • @bradskurt5334
      @bradskurt5334 7 років тому +8

      awsm can confirm

    • @exiarules6712
      @exiarules6712 7 років тому +1

      Alright thanks

    • @abekor70
      @abekor70 7 років тому +12

      I think he does or should because the newer rations contains higher amounts of calories/nutritions for a person that's out walking around all day burning energy. It would do damage to your body to eat it all at once

  • @jasperfk
    @jasperfk 7 років тому +38

    I had one of these! My father brought one back from his short time in Iraq. This was so good remembering opening the packet as a young boy. As I recall I had sausage and beans, and spaghetti. The waterproof matches blew my mind at 9 years old!

  • @thedude1744
    @thedude1744 7 років тому +45

    MoD Curried Lamb has 'Natural Yoghurt' so that's going to be the ingredient that failed.

  • @g2macs
    @g2macs 7 років тому +456

    Yorkies......not for women....bet you can't play that ad in the U.S without getting a lawsuit!

    • @davemarx7856
      @davemarx7856 7 років тому +10

      g2macs
      I was wondering about that logo. I'm going to look into it after the vid.

    • @aliabdallah102
      @aliabdallah102 7 років тому +61

      g2macs pretty sure you can't get away with that in the UK either.

    • @DrinkYourNailPolish
      @DrinkYourNailPolish 7 років тому +58

      g2macs "Omg patriarchy! reeeeee!!" lol

    • @smiechu47
      @smiechu47 7 років тому +24

      That's why it was named after one of the smallest dogs?

    • @g2macs
      @g2macs 7 років тому +33

      Yorkie bars were first produced in the late 70's, the original ad was a truck driver manly chomping
      into one. So they have always been associated with 'lads' as the bar was quite chunky and not
      designed for 'delicate' teeth. This was taken to extreme with the ad you see on the bar, as the guys said below the 'not for women bar'.......and yep it lasted just long enough to accumulate enough complaints
      before it was pulled.

  • @FlyCasual1
    @FlyCasual1 7 років тому +128

    In the mid 80s I became strangely obsessed with the Vietnam War (I'm British & we didn't really have any real involvement over there), but ever since then, anything I find interesting online that harks back to that is interesting to me... I came to this channel about a year ago from a Vietnam era MRE and now I am pretty much addicted to watching these! I mean this video alone, after only 24 hours online has had almost 100k views... thats a lot of people interested in watching a bloke eat stuff for soldiers from years ago! Mental right? I love it though and big love to Steve1989 for his channel!

  • @gundog4314
    @gundog4314 7 років тому +223

    Man, what a shame the Lamb Curry was shot. Cool find and you are right these things are super rare. Cheers!

    • @DickHolman
      @DickHolman 7 років тому +2

      Instant tea is an abonimation unto the Camelia, it should be burned with fire & erased from history!

    • @Dreaded88
      @Dreaded88 7 років тому +14

      +Steve1989MREinfo:
      I miss the days when you'd try it anyway!
      Smells like Baby Vomit? Taste the Rainbow! :D

    • @2534will
      @2534will 7 років тому +6

      The amount of these we used to throw away after exercises lol always took the chocolate out tho :)

    • @Jabberwoky
      @Jabberwoky 6 років тому +4

      Smells like baby vomit? Nothing wrong with that then!

    • @hucklebk
      @hucklebk 6 років тому

      Swap ya =P

  • @Solargarlicc
    @Solargarlicc 5 років тому +42

    "its that hot sauce that burns" (cuts to next scene) "Nice"

  • @jamescaldwell1645
    @jamescaldwell1645 3 роки тому +14

    i can confirm that the pate looked, smelled and tasted as steve describes when it was "fresh" in 2004

  • @FoosRaFan
    @FoosRaFan 7 років тому +35

    I wish I was as passionate about something in my life like Steve is for MREs... That being said, I never miss a video! Keep it up Steve!

    • @krashd
      @krashd 7 років тому

      Just need a hobby my man.

  • @WhatChaMaCalum
    @WhatChaMaCalum 7 років тому +43

    Liking the "They live" poster! Awesome movie which is more than just a movie.

    • @DrinkYourNailPolish
      @DrinkYourNailPolish 7 років тому +4

      The Ulsterman I'm here to expose the new world order and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum.

    • @neilarmstrong7094
      @neilarmstrong7094 7 років тому +1

      The Ulsterman Sure, not a word about that killer Christopher Walken shirt? You are relieved of duty, son.

    • @Dreadpirate46
      @Dreadpirate46 7 років тому

      "And who are you, little fella? Come to tell them where I am? Not nice..."

    • @jjjkoy
      @jjjkoy 7 років тому +2

      "he's...rowdy Roddy peeper."
      *dramatic close-up of grounds keeper Willie

    • @carpeomnia88
      @carpeomnia88 7 років тому +4

      that movie has the longest fight scene I have ever seen

  • @mechanicalmind496
    @mechanicalmind496 7 років тому +24

    "Well that smells like body odour. weird. it literally does. I don't know why I am going back for more. It's not that bad." Steve your videos are often comical, educational and cool. thank you!

  • @epl803
    @epl803 2 роки тому +10

    This one is from my infantry soldiering days; you got a great menu ORP here. Few points:
    Oatmeal biscuits are amazing
    Bacon and beans was the best breakfast to get, totally agree it's smokey and there's lots of it as a bacon:beans ratio
    Biscuits brown smell and feel stale but are actually great for something so simple, put the Yorkie chocolate in bewtwen two like an un-melted smore and it's heaven
    The hot chocolate mix you use some of the water from the mess tin you heated the bacon and beans in (the rest is for shaving and cleaning the cam cream off) and with the sugar already in it (don't add more) it really wakes you up
    The pate goes straight in the empty sandbag to be thrown away
    The boiled sweets are for when you are on sentry at 0200 in the morning, if you focus on keeping them moving around your mouth, touching each tooth as it goes, you won't fall asleep
    The juice powders are great but you can't let them sit in your water bottle for long or they'll stick to the inside and you'll have a rotten water bottle in no time
    Hot sauce goes in the curry; the little bottles of tabasco that came before this were far better than whatever those sachets were
    When it's cold and wet, the stock drink will change your life

  • @flyingpolarbearclown3492
    @flyingpolarbearclown3492 7 років тому +24

    Been watching for about half a year and I have you say your videos are really *slight pause* nice.

  • @jonjaquez
    @jonjaquez 7 років тому +269

    my man steve is ripped

    • @bigfootedhunteruk2225
      @bigfootedhunteruk2225 6 років тому +28

      jon jaquez because he eats army food 24/7

    • @wibble2482
      @wibble2482 6 років тому +34

      The secret power of eating nothing but military rations.

    • @tygonmaster
      @tygonmaster 6 років тому +9

      MENTAL ADVICE!! Food is only half the equation to getting ripped like that.

    • @bigfootedhunteruk2225
      @bigfootedhunteruk2225 6 років тому +4

      tygonmaster tell me about it ! But I'm getting there !

    • @jesser5127
      @jesser5127 5 років тому +1

      I think he does landscaping stuff for a living, so you kind of get pretty fit lifting stuff and moving around so much. Plus, he might or might lift weights in addition to that.

  • @paul333000
    @paul333000 7 років тому +156

    This guy sounds like the coolest person on the planet

    • @Sube-Tube
      @Sube-Tube 6 років тому +14

      He's definitely up there on the list

    • @rcary
      @rcary 6 років тому +17

      Steve is the man. Nobody does this stuff better.

    • @illwillsquared
      @illwillsquared 6 років тому +7

      he issss

    • @brianartillery
      @brianartillery 5 років тому +3

      Damn right.

    • @jimplunkett2965
      @jimplunkett2965 5 років тому +10

      Nice hissssss

  • @jeremiefaucher-goulet3365
    @jeremiefaucher-goulet3365 7 років тому +33

    Let's put this out onto a tray.... Nice!
    Never get tired of it :)

  • @sanarifat3505
    @sanarifat3505 6 років тому +39

    “ the soup tastes like body odor “ 😂😂😍😍

  • @DoctaM364
    @DoctaM364 7 років тому +123

    have a feeling that anytime steve hears someone fart he says:"Nice hiss"

  • @MagicPumpkin
    @MagicPumpkin 7 років тому +89

    I swear these edits are getting funnier every time

    • @todddavidson97
      @todddavidson97 6 років тому +7

      Torico. "Looks like the kind that burns.. Nice!,

  • @manodfergus
    @manodfergus 7 років тому +17

    The fruit dumplings weren't popular Steve so they got rid of them. I loved them so got everyones! Later Yorkies in UK ration packs had the slogan, "Not for civvies" written on the wrapper. All we get now in our ORP biscuit wise is the oatmeal block; no chocolate either! See if you can get your hands on an old school UK Arctic ration pack - that's be a coup. Shame about the curry, when fresh it was brilliant.

  • @ThatBritishChap.
    @ThatBritishChap. 7 років тому +15

    Hey there Steve, drop me a private message, perhaps I can send you out one of the latest ones, they are awsome now :)

  • @jamieslingsby9907
    @jamieslingsby9907 6 років тому +12

    Man i miss these kinda ration packs, used to have them as an army cadet. Love the comments further down about the biscuits brown bunging you up and the biscuit fruit doing the opposite. i heard (and beleived) that rumour too though i remember doing 3 days in the field during out annual camp and never needed the toilet so the entire ration pack must be designed to do that either that or you're expectd to need the nutrients from them that much that your body absorbs almost everything from it so it doesnt leave any waste material for you to poop, loved the biscuit fruit but didnt like the browns anywhere near as much.
    I can remember the 'big trade' that always took place after we had our ration packs distributed, everyone opening them up and finding out what boil in the bag meals they had. and you'd hear 'Anyone trade a fruit dumplings and biscuit brown for a chocolate pudding' and similar as people tried to trade what they didnt like for what the did. I ended up with 10 packets of biiscuit fruit in those 3 days as only me and 1 other guy in my section liked them.

  • @Fuaarrkk
    @Fuaarrkk 7 років тому +28

    Here within first 30 minutes of upload. love ya Steve

    • @alwayscrispy666
      @alwayscrispy666 7 років тому +1

      Fuaarrkk youre the man

    • @Fuaarrkk
      @Fuaarrkk 7 років тому

      Crispy Kush cheers bro, youre the man too 🍻🍻

    • @bigtone7824
      @bigtone7824 7 років тому +4

      Fuaarrkk the people are so nice here as opposed to every other UA-cam channel

    • @Chalky.
      @Chalky. 7 років тому +1

      If you don't arrive within 30 minutes you get your advert for free.

  • @ste887
    @ste887 7 років тому +27

    just a heads up, the meals should have been:
    breakfast: bacon and beans with oatmeal block or biscuits, dead fly (fruit)
    lunch: soup, biscuits brown (or AB as they were originaly called, we called them biscuits arse buster, supposed to be alternative bread)
    dinner: curry and rice, with fruit dumplings for desert (yes us brits get a desert which is nice)
    other bits and bobs to be eaten through the day as desired. also the tea to a brit is terrible its one sachet per pint. and the sugars are 2 teaspoons per packet. the boiled sweets are great, always had a good exchange on boilies especially as i liked the green ones, so i managed to swap one of my reds for 5 greens, or 2 reds for someones oatmeal block, crumble it up, add 2 creamer and 2 sugar couple dead fly biscuits and a touch of hot water, and you get a decent porrige

    • @ste887
      @ste887 7 років тому +6

      we also got fruit dumplings in butterscotch sauce, that was a treat. nothing on treacle sponge however that thing could be weaponized to rot teeth at a thousand paces. least you didnt have cheese possessed sorry processed, crunchy cheese, a odd sensation.
      if you do get another i would advise dropping the pate in boiling water with a meal as the meat absorbs the fat and becomes more edible and less catfood. sadly your curry and pate had gone off over time as the curry used to be the most popular dish. pate was always crap though.
      and on the subject of yorkies, the original ones had a picture of a stopsign with a diagonal strike through over a woman inside and the tagline was its NOT for civvies, a play on yorkies marketing of its not for girls

  • @kamala2111
    @kamala2111 7 років тому +53

    How can anyone thumbs down these videos? Thanks Steve they are awesome.

  • @jonharper8963
    @jonharper8963 6 років тому +12

    This brings back memories! The yorkies in England used to have a tag line as “there not for women” hence the women with a line through it,
    The military ones had the tag “there not for civies” the powder we called screech powder, I loved the stock drink so shame it looked off. the oat cake you can eat by itself or mix with water to create a porridge. Great content, keep it up!

  • @markferguson4472
    @markferguson4472 6 років тому +8

    Hey great review as always thanks. I joined in 2004 so I've eaten a few of these things from fresh. The curry used to be good but I guess after shelf life it doesn't age well that's a shame. The custard in the dumplings used to be more liquidy than that I think it dried out over time. Really delicious though from what I remember. Also the curry is supposed to be for dinner with the dumplings as a desert. Traditionally we only lit stoves in the morning and evening for heating up the food pouches. So for lunch we just ate the cold items such as brown biscuits and pate, orange juice drink, fruit biscuits boiled sweets and oatmeal block. There is an even rarer Yorkie bar that says not for civvies on it. A play on the Yorkie advertising slogan not for girls (hence the crossed out woman on the front of the wrapper) implying it was very manly chocolate. Thanks for the video it was a trip down memory lane :)

  • @joecarr9956
    @joecarr9956 7 років тому +52

    Steve's voice is so calming like Bob Ross. His enthusiasm is so sincere and contagious. Love your work, Steve!

  • @Guitarfollower22
    @Guitarfollower22 7 років тому +117

    So is this channel just some jacked dude reviewing all kinds of MRE?

    • @krookedsb23
      @krookedsb23 7 років тому +44

      Guitarfollower22 Welcome

    • @kermitttt
      @kermitttt 7 років тому +34

      Yea, great huh. Sit back and enjoy! But have to warn You ist additive!

    • @jduff59
      @jduff59 7 років тому +17

      It's an addictive channel at that, beware!

    • @PrankCall92
      @PrankCall92 6 років тому +14

      "Don't forget. You are here forever."

    • @blisterbill8477
      @blisterbill8477 6 років тому +14

      You are one of us now.

  • @soupsfarm1825
    @soupsfarm1825 7 років тому +32

    i always want to eat something when I watch these

  • @josephelias9081
    @josephelias9081 7 років тому +7

    *Tastes like body odour*©
    Long my the memes continue.

  • @TheInFiNiTyTd
    @TheInFiNiTyTd 7 років тому +13

    Could you survive during the apocalypse? I know i could.. #Bestquotes of 2017

  • @AndrewConlan
    @AndrewConlan 4 роки тому +11

    the more modern the ration, the less likely it is to survive

    • @jack1701e
      @jack1701e 3 роки тому

      Its like that PLA ration he did, it was like 2 years old and it was rank but a Vietnam era one was still basically like new. Blows my mind.

  • @matt6990
    @matt6990 7 років тому +13

    lmao i laughed so hard when you said it literally smells like baby vomit

  • @Teafa
    @Teafa 7 років тому +7

    I hate that 2004, still feels like it wasn't that long ago.. but in reality it was 13 years ago >.<
    I love your videos!! I'm glad the notifications are working again :) You and Emmy are my favourites!! The way the crazy russian hacker opens MRE's gives me severe anxiety, lol!! He is so fast and doesn't lay it all out.. but I love his sense of humour about it. Still though, you and Emmy are my top 2- the aussie is my third :)

    • @beingatliberty
      @beingatliberty 7 років тому

      We sent you half a million of these ration packs in 2005 because of hurricanes, there rarer than hens teeth over in UK enjoy ;) i was jealous of that bacon and beans, the newer ones look less flavoursome.

  • @JaninePandaPop
    @JaninePandaPop 7 років тому +10

    as a british person, I can confirm yorkies are lovely.

    • @JaninePandaPop
      @JaninePandaPop 7 років тому +3

      you can get yorkies with rasins and biscuit in.

    • @Jdp313
      @Jdp313 7 років тому

      What's with the anti female logo ?

    • @roblinnbailey2359
      @roblinnbailey2359 6 років тому +6

      David Pejuan because it's chunkier than a regular chocolate bar as a gimmick it was marketed for men with the tag line "it's not for girls", but as you can imagine everyone got offended in the early 2010s so they scrapped it and called it "Yorkie original"

    • @jamiekey8569
      @jamiekey8569 6 років тому +2

      its not for girls !

    • @الصقرالجريح-ث6ث
      @الصقرالجريح-ث6ث 6 років тому

      JaninePhoenixStarr 😷

  • @OAleathaO
    @OAleathaO 6 років тому +14

    9:45 - Love the _They Live_ poster in the background!!

  • @Airtrooper719
    @Airtrooper719 5 років тому +14

    When I was in during 2006 we used to get a little bottle of tabasco sauce. When in the field most of my friends hated tabasco, so my jacket pocket would be full of tabascos. I would just drink them straight on a really cold day to warm the cockles of my heart, or load it on top of a biscuit brown.

    • @gulfrelay2249
      @gulfrelay2249 5 років тому

      I delivered to Tabasco, Avery Island 3 weeks ago. Got 2 bottles just for being there. No minis,though. U.S. MREs have gone with lowest bidders/ flavor of the week.

  • @NoButIDoHaveHerpes
    @NoButIDoHaveHerpes 7 років тому +47

    I love that you're branching out into foreign and new/new-ish rations!

    • @NoButIDoHaveHerpes
      @NoButIDoHaveHerpes 7 років тому +2

      Love watching it, thanks for the reply dude! Made my day!

    • @DamianDeEu
      @DamianDeEu 7 років тому +2

      'Getting to try food from around the world' Hahaha Lol!
      It's certainly an interesting way of discovering cuisines from around the world!

    • @jusb1066
      @jusb1066 7 років тому

      the czech one was awesome, wished i could eat it too

  • @kaitlynmoncada6797
    @kaitlynmoncada6797 7 років тому +6

    you should make a q&a video! I'm sure people have many questions to ask you. awesome video as always. nice :)

  • @jakeg9372
    @jakeg9372 7 років тому +59

    These videos make me so hungry

    • @bjamiork
      @bjamiork 7 років тому

      I know! The commissary nearby at Keesler AFB used to sell MREs and they no longer do which sucks...I'd buy those things all the time.

    • @davemarx7856
      @davemarx7856 7 років тому +8

      Jake G
      so, I live in South Carolina USA. one neat thing about hurricane matthew was that, when we finally got home, shelters were handing out MREs. They were modern-day and I got to eat them with my nephews. they didn't enjoy them anywhere near as much as I did.
      so I ate theirs.

    • @jjjkoy
      @jjjkoy 7 років тому +7

      +Dave Marx your nephews need to get life out on a tray and it will be...nice

    • @marundiir4241
      @marundiir4241 7 років тому +6

      Check the 2015 Czech Republic's MRE if you haven't.
      That made me feels like I haven't eaten for 10 years.

    • @SumDumGai5
      @SumDumGai5 7 років тому +2

      Jake G I just go grab a pack of doggy treats and coffee and I'm just fine while watching these 😁

  • @tobiasmills9647
    @tobiasmills9647 6 років тому +3

    Fun fact, the lemon and orange drink were affectionately known as "screech". This is due to the noise you'd make if you simply ate it like sherbet. Also, the oatmeal block could be mushed with hot water to make oatmeal.

  • @mikewinston8709
    @mikewinston8709 Рік тому +2

    Yorkie Bar….used to be marketed for ‘men only’….hence the access denied to women on the wrapper…..😂. Nestle obviously got into trouble for that from ‘feminists’ and the gender confused…

  • @fpdiscopenguin
    @fpdiscopenguin 7 років тому +19

    yorkie not for girls!

    • @fpdiscopenguin
      @fpdiscopenguin 7 років тому +2

      search the advert here on the tube Steve, they made a
      few, wouldn't get away with
      they now

    • @jusb1066
      @jusb1066 7 років тому +2

      yep it was for big gay truckers instead....

    • @GothicaBeauty
      @GothicaBeauty 7 років тому +2

      fpdiscopenguin it's English sarcasm.

    • @smithsdaft6910
      @smithsdaft6910 7 років тому +5

      tyey had ones that said...not for civvies also.

    • @matthewmacleod9330
      @matthewmacleod9330 7 років тому

      smiths daft wish I still had one of those to send to him.
      I thought that was one of them when I pulled it out the box.
      He would be delighted with one.of them.

  • @linusorm
    @linusorm 7 років тому +11

    This is oddly therapeutic

  • @donnovankellums2554
    @donnovankellums2554 4 роки тому +7

    All I can focus on is him going hmm after every bite💀

  • @fairlyvague82
    @fairlyvague82 5 років тому +13

    Oh sweet Jesus that curried lamb looks like what happens when you anaesthetise a bowel patient who forgot the prep instructions 🤢💩

    • @DraftySatyr
      @DraftySatyr 4 роки тому +3

      Too much information! 😒

  • @wadeswurld
    @wadeswurld 7 років тому +7

    Good job holding the tray one handed with two drinks, nice.

  • @stoneyard100
    @stoneyard100 7 років тому +7

    hi Steve. the biscuit browns are meant for lunch. They are designed to block up your bowls so you don't need to poo. the biscuit fruits are designed to make you poo so you csn choose when you do your functions. the pate always smelt like cat food and taste like it too. I always liked the curry though

  • @SmackedInATL
    @SmackedInATL 7 років тому +58

    I donated to your Paetron the other week.

    • @euphorikedm
      @euphorikedm 7 років тому +6

      Steve1989 MREinfo once I get a job again after winter sports, I'm going to become a patron as well. You're the best man, keep rocking!!!

    • @Raadiobreadd
      @Raadiobreadd 7 років тому +5

      Same here! Love your stuff, Steve, glad to support

    • @BubblingSyphilisSund
      @BubblingSyphilisSund 7 років тому +6

      It's a damn fine investment, I'll tell you that.

    • @pizzasub3194
      @pizzasub3194 7 років тому +1

      Yea Fuck UA-cam

    • @pizzasub3194
      @pizzasub3194 7 років тому +2

      Fuck UA-cam and its stupid copyright system

  • @Levi-ee1oq
    @Levi-ee1oq 7 років тому +13

    the highlight of your channel isn't even the MRE's, particularly. it's you. you are one of the most charismatic people I've ever seen. you could literally make anything seem interesting. you are spectacular

    • @kellynolen498
      @kellynolen498 2 роки тому

      it thw passion and care put into it it cantagous

  • @sleeepybae1459
    @sleeepybae1459 3 роки тому +5

    "those smell stale. not bad!"
    i love this channel so much

  • @davidenespana
    @davidenespana 7 років тому +11

    8:23 'Actually there's no fat with it. It's kinda weird. It's not like normal extremely fatty bacon''
    National preferences on parade.
    I've noticed that Americans prefer very fatty Streaky Bacon (often with more fat than meat!), whereas most Brits prefer very lean Back Bacon (which I think Americans call the 'Canadian' cut).
    Streaky bacon is also sold in the UK but it's usually a lot less fatty that that sold in the USA. I know that when I buy streaky, I sort through the packs on the shelf looking for the one with most meat, least fat. Both types of bacon are sold either smoked or unsmoked in the UK. My personal preference is for a lean dry cure thick cut smoked streaky bacon - if I can find it! ( Just love all those Nitrites and smokey carcinogens!)

    • @jusb1066
      @jusb1066 7 років тому +2

      american bacon you can microwave on a towel and it cooks fine, i think its dry cured, ours is salt water danish most commonly (though you can buy dry cured or tradionally smoked which is really good) ours is back bacon, and usa uses the belly bacon, what we call the streaky

    • @visaman
      @visaman 7 років тому

      davidenespana Canadian Bacon (not to be confused with the John Candy movie).

    • @redtails
      @redtails 7 років тому

      I never got the preference for fatty bacon. The taste is in the fat, but the bite is in the meat

    • @jusb1066
      @jusb1066 7 років тому +4

      @mike considering the brits founded your country...whos the sissy? probably you

    • @hamneggwich
      @hamneggwich 6 років тому

      Middle bacon is where it's at, my friends. You get both back and streaky in one piece :B

  • @achtungcircus
    @achtungcircus 7 років тому +4

    It's Brit-cut bacon.
    Not quite the same.

  • @SuperAWaC
    @SuperAWaC 7 років тому +5

    i like and fav your videos before i even watch them because i know they're gonna be nice!

  • @BILLHOVER
    @BILLHOVER 3 роки тому +1

    The fruit biscuits are known as dried fly's, you will know why, when you look at them.

  • @ledfloyd9035
    @ledfloyd9035 7 років тому +4

    I love how optimistic he is about eating expired food lol must be why I'm binge watching his videos

  • @connor4709
    @connor4709 7 років тому +5

    Steve, you're awesome man. Love your personality lol, seem like such a laid back, kindhearted guy. Have a great day, looking handsome as always!

  • @itsKNR
    @itsKNR 7 років тому +5

    I had to wait 10:39 for the first "NICE"....i want my money back!!! XD

    • @megakaren2160
      @megakaren2160 7 років тому +1

      IH - MTXRGU you must've sneezed or something and missed the one at 4:17

    • @linaggy
      @linaggy 7 років тому +1

      4:16

  • @ShovelShovel
    @ShovelShovel 7 років тому +5

    the old steve woulda ate the whole can of that disgusting pate

  • @wingbeater
    @wingbeater 3 роки тому +1

    Back when I was in we had Fruit dumplings in butterscotch sauce.
    I never saw one person thAt liked them during my time...truly vile things!
    I would love to see you get a hold of them.
    Menu G had pasta and meatballs which was the best thing going.

  • @rollastoney
    @rollastoney 5 років тому +7

    “Oatmeal block” sounds delectable.

  • @AlanSarz
    @AlanSarz 7 років тому +4

    After the curry, I was worried I wouldn't get a "decadent" in this video. I should know better.

  • @janianelson8336
    @janianelson8336 7 років тому +4

    He has really great arms😂😂😂 I hope that doesn't sound weird.

  • @jimmyjarrett939
    @jimmyjarrett939 7 років тому +4

    Hi Steve
    We get a Yorkie in a purple wrapper over here too, it's the same but with raisins and bits of biscuit mixed in, one of my favs.

  • @mandymckk
    @mandymckk 6 років тому +5

    Omg how is Steve so funny without even trying- I literally laughed my ass off when he said "hm, smells stale!" It's all in the delivery. #nice

    • @mandymckk
      @mandymckk 6 років тому +2

      "I draw the line at weird 10-year-old canned chicken" I'm dead

    • @mortis3732
      @mortis3732 4 роки тому

      Hey cutie

    • @victorrodriguez4470
      @victorrodriguez4470 4 роки тому

      You are so right, having a bad day come and see Steve.