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I've never heard of a meal bag or any bag to heat up food in lol. And they go in the kettle? Also just learned about the hexamine stove. I'm clueless lol.
Do your MRE not boil in water? Isn't that the point of the foil bag? If not how do you heat yours?
You fold then stick 3-4 in your mess tin and fill it with water and heat it over a hexe cooker, then use the water to make tea or hot chocolate. :)
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@@guywilloughby3383 we have self contained MRE heaters
@@CombatArmsChannel Ever had to use a hexe?
@@494Farrell nah, all of our rations have flameless heaters
Cola bottles: "people won't eat these everyday"
You sir, underestimate the british obsession with haribo
Nice quick dump of glucose as well
Morale-ibo
Pretty popular down here in AU too.
Yeah. Haribo makes any detachment better
Haribos are soo good. I'd be fine dying of malnutrition if it meant I could live off of haribos for a while.
Eats a biscuit without dunking it in Tea. British blood begins to boil.
Who the f*ck dares to eat a biscuit with out tea?
*sits in Newcastle upon Tyne with a teapot and biscuits that are kept religiously separate*
Our movement is strong and growing.
That was a sin.
Well if you look at his other videos he does have a box of PG Tips in the background...(knows his tea)...
Lol only way to have a bikkie with a cuppa and the regulation dunking oops have to have a spoon handy to scoop out the bikkie that falls into the cup.
“I don’t have an MRE heater”.
*Kettle in the background stares furiously*
😅
@@CombatArmsChannel
All our tanks have one of these, the Boiling Vessel:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_vessel
Was getting ready to post that same comment!
I know right! We have kettles on our dets for this 👍🏼
Just posted and deleted same comment.
this guy is one of the few Americans i've seen who speaks very highly of the uk. great vid
and one of the few Americans capable of nuance
Completely disagree - he's the majority, it's a minority who shit on the UK from US and they're never from the military - same for Brits in reverse...I would agree though he has got the 'nuance' down better than most for sure
@@madzangels agreed. Most British and American people especially those of us who’ve served in the armed forces always talk highly of each other’s countries. When I was in Afghanistan we’d regularly socialise with the USMC guys and we’d swap and review each other’s ration kits. The USMC guys loved our bagged chicken curry and rice.
He really respects our uk military and our military history especially our special forces!
@@madzangels yeah true he’s obvs worked with Brit forces so has liked us
Complains that his oatmeal biscuit is really bland...later ponders what he could spread his apricot jam on.
Amen bro
Oatmeal biscuit has caused more fights over rat packs in the uk than any other food
Well, at the very top of the comments form here, he said he was clueless.
Crush & Add Milk!
The reaction of disappointment of not having Yorkshire or pg tips is so overwhelmingly British that I am wondering if you are actually a British spy
I too hoped there’d be yorkshire tea, sincerely, sheffield
The empire approves
He's got a box of Yorkshire tea in the background.
No way this guy is American.
Like many Brits, he can do a pretty convincing American accent.
* nods *
Smoker? The matches are for lighting your hexi blocks so you can cook your boil in the bag meals.
Made me laugh when he said that 🤣
that said, every solider I've met smokes like a chimney
Like a match could ever light hexi. Zippo lighter and a can of lighter fluid was the only way to go.
@@MrLorenzovanmatterho break the block up, lights a treat!
What is a hexi block lol. Ive only seen US matches used for smokers
The Challenger 2 MTB is just a massive gun protecting the most important element. The tea brewing device!
Arrive in a 'location'; First 'I.A.' (Immediate Action) - Get a brew on.
Depart same location. 'Last' 'I.A.' - Tea-brewing kit 'back on the wagon'!
During the second gulf war the americans were told to make an effort at building connections with their british allies, they installed kettles in the m1 abrams & we've been best buddies ever since! Ok I made that up 🤣
I’m British I drink tea like 2 times a day it’s just nice 🤣
Mark_keltie_21 _ Only 2? You're a disgrace! I have to have at least 6-10 cups
First hand experience with the Challenger 1 kettle (BV), it wins wars!
Stumbled across this channel today and I have to say I already have a massive respect for this man he’s a decent humble American and doesn’t just sit there roasting us British. If you read this mate Your welcome in the UK any day.
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There's something truly wonderful about seeing a bloke with arms as big as my legs and those tats talking about his porcelain tea set.
This man is 🔥
Brilliant isn't it! 😂
Agree, he drinks Yorkshire Tea also so clearly a man of taste!
I didn't notice until he got to the last ty-phoo tea bag. That he has a box of Yorkshire tea in the back ground. If I knew nothing about this guy. The box of Yorkshire tea would be enough for me to know he's a top bloke. Well done that man.
There's a big box of PG Tips there as well.
He was hammering the tea choices at about 3:50, asking where's the Yorkshire.
Honestley . If you want yorkshire tea to taste right you need yorkshire water .
If thats american yorkshire Tea its not the same, Its just a brand name that some company in the US bought the right to use (allot of companies swip and swap brand names for alternate stuff)
I served in Afghan (British Army) and I was amazed to find they sold Yorkshire Tea in their PX (a Base shop), until I found that out I was importing it through Amazon!. How my life changed.
Dude how can you miss the all day breakfast that’s positively the best thing there!
@@Re-tf8qf why the hell do they have curry coriander spicy s*** in soldiers ration pack just ain't British it don't take good that's for sure taste dams s***
@@nigelpilgrim4232 🤷 food is food when you're hungry
@@nigelpilgrim4232 Perhaps because the British Army is homogenous, i.e. it has soldiers of all ethnic groups and backgrounds, therefore you offer some Asian food. Seems logical to me. The only downside is having eaten it and you set off on patrol, only to find 20 minutes later you gotta head for the bushes when you're not allowed...
@@nigelpilgrim4232 the gurkhas were the only people to fill in the piece of paper inside that asks what you want, so they asked for more curry's and spicy food.
@@nigelpilgrim4232 clearly never been to Britian. Pretty much all are food is from one side of the empire or another, with curry being one of our most popular dishes. Hell we even invented the modern curry.
Yorkshire? PG Tips? I am genuinely impressed by your knowledge! Ratpacks should never be eaten in a domestic environment, they can only ever be really appreciated in a freezing, soaking wet forestry block at 1am in the morning.
"Freezing, soaking wet forestry block at 1 am" sums up the North of England pretty well tbf
When you come out and get hold of a ration pack you gotta dig a big hole in your garden sit there in the rain and eat your ration pack
07 Originz facts
@@ItsPanda__0 as a northerner I can second this
he has a box of Yorkshire tea in the background
Cola bottles:
"People aren't gonna be eating this on a daily basis at their house"
- *me from Scotland slowly hiding my box of cola bottles out of view* -
Too right mate!
Nicely done mate
Do you deep fry them
@@felixd6921 Y E S
I felt awkward at his comment too lol, i always order like a 1KG bag of these bad boys and pig out.
You have a standard 24 Hour ration pack there my friend. There is also an artic one, a Halal one and also a vegetarian one. I think there's something like 10 menus now, there may be more as the menu contents do change quite a bit. The standard ones contain between 3000 and 4000 calories depending on the menu. The artic one has around 5500 calories. The artic one is lower in salt content but significantly higher in sugar content and is also lighter by at least half a pound. Conversely, we also have had rat packs specifically tailored for very hot climates, so have an increased salt content along with additional electrolytes. All "rat packs" can be eaten either hot or cold as they are precooked. However, they do taste better warmed up. There is now a choice of two heating methods. The majority of rat pack main meals you need to place the bag in heated water for a few minutes. This can be done using the hexamine stove, using the white bricks or paste, boiling vessels in vehicles etc. But there are now some rat packs much like your MREs which have a self heating element, though they are quite rare. The packs usually come with a small tabasco (red) bottle, though some have the green ones. Some come with a small tub of marmite or peanut butter instead of the jam. We still get the "biscuits brown" that is used with a spreadable cheese (passable), or can be broken up and mixed with the meals. If I remember correctly the main menus were designed by a top chief as well as some sports nutritionists, though the name of the chef escapes me.
The last artic one I had, contained an evil snack called "Kendall Mint Cake", which is basically mint flavoured high density sugar in a solid block, it is not a cake! It will rot your teeth in no time, but the calorie content is massive, so helps after cross country skiing. Top tip, do not give to children! We normally rationalise the packs, so only put essentials in the go bag (day sack), the rest stays with the Bergen. Weight management is still a serious issue, so water and sugary things go in the go bag, whilst the heavier items remain behind. You may cram in a main meal bag, but usually one is the limit. The plastic spoon gets binned, everyone has their personal preferences. I have a titanium spork (spoon one end and fork the other), that I have had now for probably 10+ years. The spoon is quite large for its size and being titanium is light, nearly unbreakable and never rusts. Personally, I love the Gurkha rat packs, these are Halal as some of the lads are Muslim, but if you like your curries, these are the ones to get!
PS Probably a bit childish, but one of the great things about MREs is that they can explode, who thought that up?
The tuna in sunflower oil one is absolutely rank heated up
What 24 menu do squaddies rate the best menu over all ?
You sound like you served. RESPECT
*Arctic
Not like the good old days, Bring back the biscuit brown, yorkies and tabasco
My dear boy, that is not a spork, but a fpoon. Honestly.
It's a spork for fs
🤣👍
🤣🤣🤣
"What will you think of next Germany"
Great, now I can’t stop laughing because saying fpoon out loud is, apparently, hilarious
Good lad been waiting for this one good on you brother!! 🇬🇧🇺🇲
The British officers royal marine pack video is also on UA-cam. Comes with candles and all other necessary requirements
There's a RM's piss take video somewhere around. Worth a watch
Checkered table cloth , breadsticks and a carafe of vino.
@@evilunclepaul8850 Here :) I think it's what Loch Ness was alluding to
/watch?v=kQ3_o7F7mqY
Dont forget the silver service racing spork
I laughed so hard lol brilliant!
I've finally found a yank who doesn't say York Shire, cheers for respecting God's Country pal
as a brit I can say no brit actually calls sausages pork sausage except the guys who write Ration Pack labels
I always buyPORK sausages! Have you tried beef, turkey or ckicken sausages? Yuck!! And as for veggie sausages - a travesty!
@@mags9933 we don't need to, we just eat pork sausages as a standard, no need to tell people unless it's not a pork sausage in the UK
@@leemarshall4352
Obviously you don't go to the shops to buy them!
@@mags9933 nah send my butler
@@mags9933 best sausages are venison
The British Spice Palatte (and the foods to go with it) range from "Meh!" to "Oh my god why have I swallowed the sun!!"
I've had Kormas that were almost too spicy for me 🤣
Lemme update it a bit
Its a range of: “ehh it’s ok”
To: “ *HOLY F**KIN SH*T WHY HAVE I SWALLOWED HELL, I’M GONNA DIE* ”
Look up Jasper Carrott’s bit about Newcastle curries (last time I checked it was on here)
@@katashworth41 being that's my neck of the woods and I've eaten in the curry house he mentioned, that's possibly my favourite of his sketches.
Literally all the blokes I know are just constantly on the hunt for the hottest version of each food.
Big respect from a Yorkshire man, because you know how to say Yorkshire. Also thank you for your service, might be from different sides of the pond, but I respect anybody who is in the military.
Some of my best memories during my operational tours was handing out hard boiled sweets to the kids and seeing them smile.
Or Hexy blocks.... 😆
Nice one, Alan!
British soldiers fighting their way across France - and then Germany in 1944 / 5 - did the same back then.
I remember my father telling me that, as a P.o.W. in Reise-am-Elbe in 1944 / 5, he used to receive Canadian Red Cross parcels, which were much better than the British equivalent (understandably; food was a limited resource back home) and which contained luxury items - such as chocolate and scented (!) soap unknown to the wartime German Civil population.
Dad was a member of an Arbeitskommando of a hundred Ps.o.W. stationed in this small town on the Elbe where they were billeted in various 'Gast hauses' , and were used for (supposedly) non - war-related work - often working in the town's railway marshalling yards, agricultural work, etc.
One morning, he met an elderly German who was walking with his grandson of about 5 years-old, and they had a somewhat limited (Dad's German was pretty rudimentary) conversation.
Dad then reached into his pocket and pulled out his bar of chocolate and offered it to the German, pointing to the boy.
Seeing the German was looking somewhat suspicious, Dad unwrapped the chocolate and, breaking off a piece, ate it, and then handed the remainder of the bar to the man.
The boy was watching all this going on with some interest, no doubt wondering what was happening.
His Grandfather then broke off a piece and gave it to the boy who copied my father by putting it in his mouth. A few moments went by then the boy's eyes lit up with astonishment and he smiled at Dad.
It was obvious that this was the first time in his life that he had tasted chocolate.
What a nice bloke this American marine is, a good ambassador for the American marines and his copuntry in general, and if a lot more Americans were as humble modest and open minded as this guy, America would be viewed far better by a lot of the world. He's fair, what more can you ask of anyone?
Stay safe my friend!
A nice chap, humble and he could rip your head off. I'm glad he's on our side. Maybe we can adopt him.
The All day breakfast is definitely one of the best menus on the rotation imo
As soon as you see Yorkshire tea in the background you know this is a serious bloke. Then he tops that by pronouncing Yorkshire correctly and becomes a legend. Then knocks it out of the park by admitting he has Wedgwood Bone China, think someone’s getting an invite to tea at the palace soon 😊🇬🇧
It isn't that hard to pronounce Yorkshire.
Angry CentrelinkRecipient Americans often pronounce Yorkshire as York then Shire, but really it’s pronounced Yorksha or something like that
@@looksirdroids9134 Yorkshire is hard to pronounce
@@hopeyboi8750 or urksha here in Yorkshire
@@looksirdroids9134 Southerners don’t seem to be able to manage it. They generally say “York-sheer”. It’s “Yorkshur”.
The cola bottle is a really old sweet, been in the shops for many years.
And boy are they are a blessing when you dig into them out in the field
Yeah and sour patch are from the 70s america is so young 😂
Cola bottles have been around in Britain since the 1930s
Cola bottles have been around in Britain since the 1930s
Coka bottles, sour cola bottles, strawberries, sour strawberries, cherries & sour cherries. Its proper marching sweets
As a brit im proud of our awesome military and SAS
You seem to respect our military so i will be subscribing
Awesome channel brother keep up the good work
Menu 6 is a strong choice - Menu 3 is also a winner for me. And any time 'Biscuits, Fruit' make an appearance I am buzzing.
Tropical Screech (drink mix) is also a highly tradeable commodity haha
"amrericans love cheese" most americans don't get decent cheese
Can't remember where I heard it but I once heard someone comment Americans like the idea of cheese but not real cheese, hence the rancid squeezy stuff they put on everything 🤷
Most yanks eat imitation cheese. They dnt even knowntheybaint eating cheese
Apparently Wisconsin has good cheese although their 'sharp cheddar' doesn't hold a candle to proper mature cheddar
I'd say most Americans don't know what cheese actually is lol.
@@turnip5359 Not really Cheddar then is it?
You are a Top man Mr CAC. Much respect to you from over the pond.
11:10 I will not have the like of the noble custard cream or hobnob besmirched like that
and I have to say the Hat Films mention was unexpected
To say nothing of the humble jammie dodger.
😅😅😅
It has to be a milk chocolate hob nob though 😋
Typhoo tea is probably one of the best in England
I've got a box in my cupboard
Hat films? As in the boiks?
@@kungpochopedtuna hell yeah lol
Binge watched almost all this guys vids already. Need more content to watch while I’m doing my cardio
Oatmeal block's. "Oat Biscuits" are fantastic! Either eat them dry as a biscuit or cook them with some hot water for a nice porridge.
Edit. We used the get the tea as a powder, tasted god awful. So some of us preferred mixing it with the coffee and it improved the taste greatly. Nostalgia really kicks in thinking about "coftea".
The British army rations has really changed since my day glad to the all day breakfast has remained. The oatmeal block can be eaten two ways. You can eat it the way it is or mash it up in hot water to make porridge. Sporks was never included but we had our own and had the nickname of British army racing spoons
Shell Pasta holds more sauce and keeps it warmer for longer periods. Don’t you have Ritz Cheese crackers in the US?
Yes... we do use calories in the uk
The Vanilla cake you had is usually sold in shops as "Madira Cake" or "Sponge Cake"
Pretty good vid, wasn’t expecting to see the Hat Films chaps in an MRE review.
Also note we had an Empire. We had food from all over the planet for years so we have a taste for a wide variety of spicy foods.
Tell that to my mother
It started before that though, the Tudors and even before that were into spicy stuff in a big way (probably to disguise the fact that the meat was probably a bit off!)
Haha no, salt and pepper is the only spice most of us brits use sadly, I still use stuff I used when I lived in southern Africa and I tend to have skeptics
@@innouniversedoineedthis We live in a country full of curry houses. Who do you think buys all those curries? Try Germany, I could never find a decent curry there.
Yeah we love spicey foods
Typhoo is black tea that is okay at best. It seems odd for a 24 hour British ration not to have 200 cups of tea in it. I am amazed our soldiers have not rebelled. You should have tried the korma.
The Army supplies "Norwegians" with equivalent of 200 brews in it, but using only 1 teabag, which has an aftertaste of "Range Stew" to it....
I used to love Typhoo. I grew up on it as my branded tea. I tried some again recently after a long gap and it doesn't seem as nice as it used to be. Didn't they call it Typhoo because it is from Thailand? I mostly drink Chai tea or Ceylon tea nowadays. Chai really warms you up, especially in Winter.
@@viper8177 There was some kind of pricing dispute with Typhoo and retailers - I don't remember details now - around that time the taste and quality dropped a lot IMO and I moved on to other brands. There were accusations that retailers who wouldn't go along with a pricing structure Typhoo wanted were being shipped an inferior product but I don't know the facts.
Korma? It was a Lamb Rogan Josh. perhaps he would have if he'd realised it was curry
If the American 'Colonists' had 'engaged brain', they would have arranged to have those involved in the Boston 'Tea Party' dressed in the uniform of 'German George's' 'Hessian' soldiers and making rude remarks about 'dodgy' 'Ty - phew!' tea in fake German accents.
The British soldiers would have ' thrown a wobbly' and 'jacked it' then and there, and promptly deserted to 'weigh in' on the side of the Colonists.
The American Revolution?
'Sorted'!
The marmalade would go nice with the lemon cake. Also the oatmeal block if you add hot water and a bit of creamer it makes a nice porridge for breakfast
He didn’t even eat the all day breakfast Thts Liturally the best thing
So an American, living in Korea, still knows Yorkshire Tea is the best, i'm so proud
And knows how too say it properly too
I have U.K. ration menu 1 in my garage …..2200 Yorkshire tea bags 😂
Love it , US Marine knows PG Tips and calls out generic tea bags
English breakfasts are the greatest invention ever.
I eat shreddies for breakfast with green tea
I Second that!
Invention? Some meat and eggs on a plate. No one else has ever thought of that 🤔.. lol
@@Britishbandogge Who needs sophistication? Well not us Brits anyway..
@@beaucaspar3990 😆 speak for yourself Good Sir!
"Not sure if I'd take on a hike" nope for that you need good ole Kendel mint cake either variety. The mint that fueled us all the way to the poles and up mountains and back.
Edit: I've seen people taste test it but they take a BIG bite. If you don't mind refreshing sweet mint is fine but its meant to be nibbled over the hike.
Ahhh that takes me back, 99% sugar, 1% mint flavouring. Prob a bit low on the sugar % lol
@@darrenbrashaw8409 Yeah and a spoonful of toothpaste and hell of a sugar rush if you eat too much in one go!
I usd to love the kendle mint cake, we used to give Hex blocks to the kids and tell them that it was Kendel mint cake lol.
Best ration device has to be the kettle that every British tank comes with.
Just found your channel. Enjoying the content:)
Shame you didn’t try the lamb roghan josh - we are curry obsessed here in UK. Sounds more varied than back in my day, when most peoples favorite ration pack item was a “babies head” - British military nickname for the tinned suet steak and kidney pudding.😋
Babies Head rushed me back to 1987!
Had my first "Babies head" on Dartmoor, Feb 1971. Last one 1988 somewhere near Warminster. Breakfast favourite was smashed oatmeal biscuit, condensed milk and the tube of jam, with a bit of hot "Oggin" (Water). Ah, the memories of life eating rat packs.
All day breakfast is by far the best ration pack u can get in british ration pack
You spawny git! You got lamb Curry! Most of we Brits love a curry!
The hot diggidy dog sauce is manufactured by a fairly small company founded by an former submariner in the Royal Navy. The contract with the MOD is for 75,000 bottles costing £28,000
About to start basic training and this just got me hyped for the ration packs
Unfortunately my knees gave out on me so I couldn't achieve what I would have liked in the RE, but I'd have been honoured to serve along side you. Such a level headed guy. The US military should be proud to have guys like you. All the best in your future buddy!
Genuinely surprised that there are only 2 teabags for a full day
When I lived in Yorkshire (early 80's) they marketed it as "made for Yorkshire water". Since then, it's followed me round the country, odd that.
we all share brews. Brew bitch brews up and the lads share :) Last thing you want is the whole Section brewing up.
@@tridentuk6885 2 is all you need. You can share it, builds companionship!
@@tridentuk6885 Perk of being in armor, unlimited access to the BV. Used to pass my mug back to the radio op to top up my tea back when I mucked about driving a CVR(T), the troopy reckoned he got more miles per gallon of fuel from the Spartan then he ever got out of me per gallon of tea...
Tea bags can be re-used...in dire emergencies
My man just said biscuits are like cookies but not as good. I'm shook haha
Americans call everything a k
Cookie even short bread.
Lol my description to Americans
@@CombatArmsChannel i am not being patronising when i say this but in the UK and most of the world a biscuit is anything that requires weat the only cookie the world knows is literally the chocolate chip kind only the US calls multiple thing's cookies i love my American cousins but I can't say but why🤣 keep up the great content mate.
oh and I mentioned playing the Medal of Honor titles at one point dont bother unless you have maybe PS3 or Xbox 360 you can't play them actually I think they might be on steam if you game on PC.
We need to get this man some chocolate hobnobs!!
Back in the days i meet a former british tank commander (Challenger 2) here in germany. He moved here because of his german wive and we both got into the same school. One day he gave me a 24 Hour ration from the british army. At that time i was so incredibly broke (Just came back from Army.. no job..and so on) that his 24 hour ration became quite handy. I found out that german and british army rations are quite similar in many aspects.
18:30 in Britain, you dip those digestive biscuits into your cup of tea. it's very common here in Britain
It's pretty much the law here in the UK xd
The Curry's so hot you leave a loo roll in the fridge
Yes as an Irish American English, it's very good the curry.
Oh man, he just dissed British biscuits , somebody send that soldier a chocolate hobnob !
or a Biscuits, Brown. Could sail over the Atlantic on the fucker to give him the rest of the packet.
Gazz3447 screw Biscuits Brown. Biscuits Fruit is where it’s at.
Loved that stuff.
@@tridentuk6885 biscuit brown, you mean edible anti-shit
Peter Kay. The S.A.S of biscuits! Dunk me! Again! Dunk me!
In the UK normal civvie food, i.e anything you'd buy in a standard shop/supermarket, is all in calories(kilocalories), but it's supposedly more scientifically accurately representative of the energy you get from the food/drink to use kilojoules, 4 kiljoules is roughly 1 calorie(kilocalorie), from memory.
stop calling people with real jobs "civvies" its so cultish... i paid your wages to go shoot innocent people.
Brill Smith who hurt you pal 😂
Brill Smith why you got the hump lad. Relax. Besides they protect you so start showing a bit more appreciation.
@@brillsmith2207 Civvie....it just means civilian...... as opposed to armed forces.... What's so bad about abbreviating?
Calorie (capital 'C') is a kilocalorie (small 'c')
Enjoyed this, great to see what's in a ration pack!
As a Brit, I found this video very interesting. It's always funny to see other countries try British food. I don't believe sesame seeds give false positive readings with drug tests per se; I believe that would be poppy seeds (common with bagels, salad dressings and some granola bars).
That's not a spork, it's a nut scratcher lol. Congrats on the 100k too.
With the oatmeal block, place it in some water with a little milk powder, bring to the boil and you got a half way decent porridge. Back in the good old days, when I was in, you used to get like a toothpaste tube with condensed milk and sugar, that and boiling water and you were good to go: which is the whole point of oatmeal. By the way, the 24 hr pack is designed so that if you happen to be in the SAS or their like, you can take out anything you have to cook and just take the cold items when you are on a covert OP. During the Falkland's war some of the SF that went ahead of the main landings lived on cold rations for three weeks. But, somebody didn't do their homework as a 24hr pack for Europe has only half the calories needed for a Falkland's winter.
And what do you mean "too many drinks", don't you know the British Army if fuelled on tea.
I was not expecting Hat Films to be in this video 😂😂
Cola bottles bro! can't believe you don't have em over there. Awesome 👌
“Feel like they are 10 pounds” ... yes... yes they do. When you have packed all your kit and add x5 24 hour rations to it, its bad.
I would imagine most people would have their own 'racing spoons' anyway.
Loving the Steve1989 reference. That man is an utter legend!
Pretty much all the stuff you ate to begin with are often 'dunked' into the tea or coffee for softening and extra flavour. Its a British thing!
I was hoping for a "Nice" and you didn't disappoint!
Dude,
‘Pork sausage’ here in the Uk is just normal, non-spicy standard sausage, like you’d have with breakfast.
Ps - love the channel, I’m subbed and I’m a keen follower! In particular, I love how you approach things - whatever the content of the video is - in a very fair, neutral and intelligent way. Not like some others (I won’t name names) who always go straight in with a “USA is the best. What’s this inferior stuff, from this/that crappy ‘lil country?”. Just because you have by far the biggest military on Earth, doesn’t make you into an arrogant ******* for once, and I love that!! Keep going bro!!!
Ps lastly, yes, in the UK, ALL food & drink items for sale Must have the calorie content printed on the item.
The "pork sausage" bit confused me so much, I've never heard of sausages made out of anything except pork
@@kaiishere016 You can get beef sausage as well. Used to be easily available but haven't seen any for a while.
The best equivalent of a British Sausage would be what you call in the US a link sausage and the most common meat in an English Sausage used to be pork.
Nothing is better than Yorkshire Tea pal👌🏻
Depends on the water. It tastes good if you have hard water (like in York), but it's pretty acidic on soft water.
Ringtons tea comes close
Tips all the way
@@tSp289 In Yorkshire even the water is hard.
keirfree senior hi thanks for the comment Keith ya nonce😍
Awesome stuff. Love the Steve1989 reference.
as a british man with an american girlfriend .american food vs british food is always a hot topic and i got a lot of laughs out of this for being so damn relatable .
Rogan Josh is a traditional type of Indian curry sauce usually served with lamb. Medium spicy hot. Indian curries and hot spicy sauces are the most popular foods in UK. Coriander is a herb used in many Indian dishes..a green leafy herb usually finely chopped it adds flavour and nutrition, it's a medicinal herb has many health benefits. I'm a fan of AmericanTabasco sauce always keep a bottle around. I love putting hot chilli sauce on everything too. You can get many cheeses in UK with chilli in, not sure if those are popular in US but they taste great.
“Pork sausage”, so just a regular sausage then
You can get vegetarian and chicken sausages. Also it needs to be pointed out as you might be Muslim or Jewish and you haven't got the pack tailored more for you.
Umm Rat packs. I remember the old days with tins before we got the easy stuff. I loved the 'bacon' and rolled oats. There was no labeled food then and the coffee was dreadful, so we all drank tea. The rollos and chunky chocolate was great. I used to swap it with some freaks who loved the hard biscuits. I used to take chilli powder and garlic powder in the old 35mm film tubs. Matches are not for smokers lol. They are for our individual cookers :) You're too fussy with your food for a soldier! We were happy with anything out in the field.
The matches were also great for pranking the unit ponce stick one in a cig and let them smoke it and watch when the cherry hit the match. Good times. Used to love the yorky bars as well.
It looks pretty nice stuff these days. If your freezing cold in some miserable trench and it raining you'd eat anything. Also our rat packs used to be about 8 years old..
@@chrismalcomson7640 I was once in a competition over 5 days in Germany. After day 3, we were sick of the rat packs and it was crap weather, so our Rupert said let's get a pizza. 10 of us went into this place in Germany with all our gear and got some amazing pizzas. Those were the days :)
and dont forget the babys heads
@@chrismalcomson7640 8-year-old ratpacks are safe enough as long as you remove the "cheese, possessed."
Sausages in the UK
Pork England
Beef Scotland
Lamb Wales
? Northern Ireland
Also typhoo tea is awsome
What's typhoo tea?
My favourite sausage is “unknown meat Tesco sausage rolls”
@@beaucaspar3990 Ty-phoo tea = one of the traditional, popular UK tea going back since 1903.
@@beaucaspar3990 Typhoo is a brand of tea bags.
@ Oh. I just drink PG Tips
Loving the Steve reference you casually threw in there BTW, cracked a smile there lol
Dude, it’s nice to see an American who knows his tea! You have to try Ringtons tea. It’s also a local. (Yorkshire) brand but only available in select areas. If you have a PO Box or something I’ll gladly send you some. Just subscribed and love your videos! Keep up the good work!
Saw the oatmeal block, immediately thought it was a condom
Was waiting to see the Biscuit Browns, a.k.a the edible anti-shit
Btw does anyone remember the old Ratpacks with the Wispa bars?
I got told about the old yorkie bar that said not for civis 😂
I remember the packs with the hard tac in it i feel old now lol
@@johnhall9476 I remember 'Babies Heads' and Square Sausages in TINS !!
Biscuit browns haunt my dreams. The fruity pinks one are okay.
If you were lucky a mars bar,we called the brown the brown biscuits bung up,s
Oat meal block is for making porridge
I remember the last 2 ration packs and I can't belive how much they have changed over the years
what a awsome guy, big love from yorkshire uk
We have the hottest curry in the world in the U.K. crazy how hot it gets.
Tried a phall on the curry mile once..... Big fucking mistake lol
@damon burn
When I was studying at Sussex University, just outside Brighton, i had some buddies, and we were all into curries, so we found loads of the best places to go in Brighton. After having loads of hot curries in many places, I went out with them one night, determined to have a phall. I came SO close. But when it came to ordering, despite psyching myself up, i chickened out, and couldn’t do it :( .
Wise choice looking back. Two in our group had a phall, and like you mention, bad idea..... they were both sweating, burning up, red faced, the whole evening. NOT a nice time, they said!!!!
@@markpointer2967 thing ruined me! However, tricking my mate into eating one, and watching the colour drain from his face was worth it lol
@damon burn
Oh boy, that was one NASTY trick to pull on your mate; “with friends like these.............” as the saying goes! Having said that, it sounds pretty damn funny. Thinking about it, I have a mate who would be just Perfect for this; ..... thanks for the idea!!!! I think his reaction will be priceless...... 👍 🍻 👍
@Aethelstan of England Phall is Goan you mong. It's hindu, , not remotely Halal. If you wanna be an egdy nutcase at least be right. I severely doubt you actually even know what Halal meat entails, given you don't know what the fact that the vast majority of India is Hindu.
Congrats on 100k brother you deserve it🤙
Sambal is an indonesian chilli paste. Again, very popular in the Netherlands since Indonesia is a former colony, it should go well with Sate Babi you had in the Estonian MRE.
Sambal was introduced as a way to get round MoD banning of glass bottles in ration packs - pack you ate was one of the transitional ones where stock of glass was being used up
In the 1960's the best item in the 24 hr ration pack was chopped ham and egg, which came in a half sized tin. A miniature tin opener was provided. Most of the savoury items came in tins.
I remember when we changed from the rat pack to m r e and the defense minister nearly caused a diplomatic issue because after trying the m r e he said it stood for meals rejected by Ethiopia
Best thing about being in the Royal Air Force, I could have a Ratpack if I wished, but I think I will go to the restaurant in the Hilton I'm staying at.
Wear a 'Penguin' suit and you're half way there!
Shaun my dear chap, as a serving member of the RN I believe the RAF ration pack is what civilians call a Hamper (probably from Harrods), the RN ration pack is a slab of Stella and some cheesy Whatsits!🤘⚓️☠️
I've never heard an American pronounce Yorkshire correctly, that's amazing
How else do people pronounce it
@@liambumby9708 Correctly
@@liambumby9708 it's pronounced as york-sha (that's the best I can explain it, it just comes naturally I guess?). Most Americans or foreign people say york-shy-re
@@-toby-329 I know it’s pronounce York-sha
@@liambumby9708 oh i'm sorry i misunderstood then!
Never thought I would see Hat films on Combat arms channel
Oatmeal block aka: Biscuit browns haha, you won't be able to shit for a month
Poppy seeds not sesame are said to give a positive result for opium. You can warm the food pouches in the kettle. P.G. tips is English breakfast tea so is Yorkshire Tea and Typhoo. If you like tea try Darjeeling tea but brew it for 3-5 mins if you like strong tea. Good luck with your tour of Korea.
My dad used to occasionally take home 24h ration packs, which was really exciting, this brought back some memories! 😅
Welcome to combat arms channel
" it's pretty good "
That is my "I dont like it, but I get why people would" reaction haha