Old Beef Stew MRE vs. New Generation Beef Stew MRE
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Comparing a 40 year old 1st Generation MRE to the newest Cold Weather MRE of the same menu, BEEF STEW. We compare the sides along with the main dish. This one is a real treat.
Its amazing how far you have come on this channel. I remember subscribing since the first video was uploaded about the beef stew. It's cool to see the Old vs the modern ration compared.
I'm glad you enjoyed it. TFW
I was in the USAF from 04/86 to 12/90. My favorite desserts were chocolate covered fudge brownie, orange nut cake, and cherry nut cake. I remember the dehydrated fruit. I went to Osan AB, ROK, and a seargent in my ate 6 dehydrated fruit bar and a canteen of water. They expanded in his stomach. We had to take him to the base hospital to get his stomach pumped.
Ouch!!! TFW, John (Wanamaker, really?)
@MeAncient Yes, but I'm not related, unfortunately
@@johnwanamaker84 Thank you for your service.
From S.korea 🇰🇷
Growing up in the 60s and 70s, I have eaten my share of MRE'S, considering my father served 31 years in the Navy/Army, love all your videos
That is awesome! What were your favorites, Kirk? TFW
@@MeAncient I liked the meat patties with gravy and the Beef stew ones
They didn't have MRE'S THE 60S OR 70S THEY DIDN'T COME AROUND TILL THE 80S
@@thomascreary990 really? Then I guess all my friends that served in Vietnam, plus my Father were wrong, they weren't called MRE,S however C-rations are the same thing, you even used to get a 2 or 4 ct, pack of cigarettes
@@kirkfeatherstone6944 c rations no MRE'S
Thank you for your service my dad did 22 years in army. In two wars. I can remember those meals . Thank you God bless you
Wonderful to see our favorite MRE taste testers back in action! Fortunately, no air leaks in the old MRE so we got a good look at times past. I think we will all agree that field rations have improved exponentially. A plus with the freeze-dried mains is that they will last much longer in storage. You may lose the cake but the main dish will still be good for decades.
Freeze Dried MREs are the bomb, for sure. Good to be back, Jack. TFW, my friend.
Strictly speaking this wasn't a apples to apples comparison (being pedantic video still entertaining).
The white cold weather meal and tan long range patrol meals (same thing just in different coloured packets) are not MREs since they can not be eaten without being prepared; these were specially developed for specialized units that operate by themselves for week or longer. The MRE presents the problem that it still to heavy to say carry a couple of days worth of meals and they are not suited for extreme climates where high tier units often find themselves in like snow, high in mountains or tropics where the MREs either freeze or burst but since they mostly operate undetected they have the luxury of taking more time to prepare meals and they do not depend on morale boosting items like a half decent desert.
So in the 90's they developed these meals for these purposes where the main has added fibre and calories and then specially freeze dried and then the sides like desert and crackers are taken out to make the meal lighter and smaller.
The current Beef stew MRE (menu 9) got vanilla pound cake, peanut butter, grain snack bread, fruit disks, lemon-lime drink.
But you right about keeping longer and new technology. Newest stuff that will probably be used in the coming years are vacuum microwaved sonic compressed meals, where they take 25% to 75% of the moisture out of food items and compress them into bars without overcooking the meal by vacuum boiling the food at 60F. So you get a bar of say cheesecake or spicy chicken meat which does not resemble an actual meal but you get all the micronutrients, fibre and calories of a good homecooked meal in something the size of a candy bar that can be eaten on the move without preparation and just chased with some water.
Always makes my day when I see a new video from you and these long videos are a particular treat, thank you! And a belated happy Father's Day to you.
Steven, thank you for that and TFW
This video was truly awesome. it was cool to see the old style MREs compared to the new style ones prepared for today’s day. Man I got to give you credit for eating that 40 year old mre like a champ and was cool to see how edible and put together it still was. Good video I Enjoyed this one, cheers🤝
Glad you enjoyed it! More coming soon. TFW!
Oh yes please. Keep showing old photos of your time in the military. I and so does everyone subscribed love hearing and seeing old stories you have!!
Will do. TFW, Liam.
Beef stew I'm in...can't go wrong with the mountain house stuff man! 🎉
Great test!
Mountain House is the best, for sure. TFW, Eltenda!
Before I found your channel last night, the only MRE review channel I really watched was Steve1989. This is now another channel that I'm going to keep up with. Between the charm of you and your son doing these videos together, the videos like this where you compare and contrast new and old, and the bits of memories that you share of your service days just makes these videos a lot of fun to watch, and now I'm addicted! There is a lot to like about them!
Welcome aboard! TFW!
Hello again! It’s great to see another video and the oldies are my favourites!
It was interesting to see those photos. I was 14 in 1983 and the war in Beirut was always on the TV, it’s actually the first war that I remember being really aware of. It’s hard to believe that it was 40 years ago! As always, best wishes from Scotland to you and yours 😊
One of my fellow Marines married a girl from Scotland. She and my wife were fast friends back in 1983 - '84. TFW
Saw part of this video on TikTok, so I had to come over to UA-cam to search up the whole video from the original creator. Really enjoyed the video.
Love your videos and the stories and photos you share really are special to me my Dad served in the Corp from 71 to 75 and I enjoy the memories and feelings your videos bring to mind. Thank you Me Ancient
I'm happy to help bring back good memories for you, Cliff. TFW!
1983. You were out there the year I was born. Thank you.
I bought some 90's MRE'S cases.that were sold out of the commissary out at Edwards A.F.B. for my emergency preparedness closet while living in the southern California high desert. I went through some in the mid 2010's and they were delicious with not one bad side effect. They were stored at a constant basement temperature so I felt confident they would be edible.
That's the key.....storing them at a reasonable temperature. Mine have been in my garage for 40 years....some days 110 degrees, some -40. TFW
I’m going through a really hard time right now and your videos have been keeping me going. Thank you so much me ancient. I’ve watched almost all your videos. Keep posting them. God bless
Blake, keep your head up! TFW
Well that's a trip down memory lane. I was stationed in West Germany back in the 80's and even though our Canadian rations were way better, some bean counter (that probably never went out into the field), decided it was cheaper to stock US MRE's for the brigade. Luckily as I was in a Tank Regiment, we took a lot of our own food out in the field. As well as getting fresh rations almost daily, we rarely had to open the case of MRE's we kept under the main gun as per SOP's. Our own rations had both peanut butter and honey in tubes, that was great to stick in your top pockets for snacking on. I remember the cookies in the MRE's, that we used to call "John Wayne," cookies. It was two chocolate cookies with some kind of wax paper in between, supposedly so you could get them apart but that never happened. They were made, if I remember correctly, in Fort Wayne Indiana but we called them "John Wayne," cookies because you had to be tough just to eat them let alone get them apart. We joked about sticking them on the outside of the tank to add to the armor. 😂😂🤣🤣
Tks for adding story. I love hearing about other soldiers/airmen/sailors or Marine experiences. TFW
Love those stories..I remember when I was little my grandpa used to tell me navy stories from WW2...he used to fly the blimps
Adam, that's cool. I'll have to tell some stories from my dad and uncle one day. Thank you for reminding me about those stories. TFW!
@@MeAncient yes sir..I'll look forward to hearing them!
I do enjoy the photos of your time in the service for the simple fact that even though you were there on a mission, there were folks just trying to make a living even though they were not directly involved in the warfare.
When I was in 5th grade in the early 2000s a girls dad who was in the navy seals back in the 80s came in and gave us his 80s MREs. I got a pork meal MRE, nastiest thing I’ve ever seen, my mom told me not to eat it. A friend snorted these m&ms that were basically dust in his MRE. My favorite current meal is the beef brisket. Hope to hear more stories from Beirut.
If it was the pork Pattie that was dehydrated, I loved that one. I usually didn't put quite enough water in the packet so it would crunch just a bit when I reached the middle of the Pattie. Good stuff. TFW
USAF, 1st MRE was in basic (Dec 86) was the dehydrated beef patty. Not allowed to add water, had to give up gum and snacks...
Later (was in a tactical radar unit) we got the MRE's during field exercises. Adding the Cocoa powder to the coffee made it a treat! Ended up liking the beef and pork patty ones the best!!
Pictures were cool to see, always interesting to see how other countries live.
More pix and stories to come, stay tuned. TFW
I really enjoyed your photos and the stories behind them, fascinating. I'm amazed at how normal people in a warzone can go about their daily lives so bravely. It's disgusting that what happened in Beirut is happening NOW in 2023 in EUROPE. Really enjoyed the comparison to the 1983 MRE you had in the core to the modern day one. The old one you used to have looked like some good food, of course the new one is going to be better after 40 years of experimentation and improvements. I wonder if the calorie count on both MRE's are similar. Keep em coming, I'm watching
More to come soon. It is sad what's going on in the West nowadays. We are committing suicide on so many fronts. TFW
As a former Army Ranger in the late 80s through the 90s we always had large brown spoons in our MREs. I do remember the pound cake and cookie bars in 80s MREs they were very good. I never added water to my mixed fruit other fruits that came with the meals. But I did like the spaghetti and frankfurter meals back in the day.😂
Dehydrated beef patty
I absolutely loved the explanation with the photos.
Would love to hear more.
The meat cooked vertically looks just like how kebab meat is cooked here in the UK.
They slice down the vertical thin slivers of meat, then they put it in pitta bread with salad like tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, onion, and sauce.
Anything ftom chilli sauce to a kind of mayo sauce.
And its tasty!
I find the MCW are have the best tasting mains because they are freeze dried.
Ive really missed your videos, so glad to see you pop up in my notifications :)
Great video!
Christine, more to come. TFW, as always.
@@MeAncient Brilliant! :)
Thanks for your pictures. Chilling, thinking about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Well, pretty much everywhere.
Like your videos Marine. I spent 18 months in Vietnam 67-69. Spent 20 years in the National Guard, eat a lot of C Rations and MRE’s
You know first hand how the C Rats went from smokes to no smokes and then the MREs got introduced. Welcome aboard and TFW!
Comparing an MCW with a standard MRE is a bit odd since the MCW is usually freeze dried as opposed to retort pouches.
Just found your channel and enjoying it. Did 20 years USAF and the only time I ate a MRE was in basic 1989 when we did our obstacle course yeah yeah make your jokes but they took everything but the main meal, crackers and peanut butter and the freeze dried fruit, no drinks but the water from the canteen lol never forgot had Chicken ala king and dried pears. My TDYs were always just other bases so didn’t get to enjoy the newer ones they had later on lol. Keep up the great videos!
15:59 yes, indeed I find it very very interesting. I love the explanation/story and would love to hear more stories from you. Thank you 👍
MRE's have come a long ways! My son is in the military and some of them are really good!
I'd love to get my hands on more European ones, for sure. I'd also like to find some Asian persuasion MREs. TFW
@@MeAncient He brought it back after being deployed, and trading with someone. I think it was from Poland, but It was really good quality!
Thank you for your service, Sir.
Your first MRE (84) were the same ones Canadians got on NATO exercise in Germany. I never minded the MRE's at all. We used to eat the mains right out of the bag. I loved the pouches of cheddar cheese. In the late 70's we also had cans in the rations and again (just like the peanut butter) you could get cheddar cheese in a can.
MRE I use to get had a heater that you added water to so you could have a warm meal. also came with water purification tabs, gum, crackers and the usual main course and dessert. I use to buy them for $5 a piece off a man that was in the army reserves back in the 90s. Great for hunting.
Great episode in every regard even if you had to endure some real bad cuisine from ancient times. Thanks for sharing your stories, much appreciated.
it wasn't too bad when the meals were new and I was hungry. As they say, "hunger is the best sauce." TFW
I love your stories & pictures !
Tks for that and TFW
I actually really enjoyed seeing the pictures you took over there, I enjoyed being able to hear the story’s of your time over there and what you saw, I’ve always been interested in history. Absolutely amazing video! Just subscribed!
More to come, hopefully Sunday. TFW
My family loves to watch you and your sons videos! We missed you! Praying for you and your family!
Thank you so much! I've been busy with our new business. Hope to publish more consistently for the rest of the year. We'll see........TFW
Loved the story and the pics, Me Ancient..thanks for the video 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it. More coming soon with Beirut stories. TFW
@@MeAncient Looking forward to them 👍🏻
I was serving on the ASW frigate USS Ainsworth doing "Naval Gunfire Support" in 1983. Sad about the city, earlier it had been known as "The Paris Of The Mideast". We were the last Navy ship that had escorted tours in the city. We never fired our gun in anger, but could hear arty fire back in the hills. Three days after we left, the ship that replaced us was able to do some shooting.
We had coordinates of the mobile launch sites from where we received rocket fire. It took hours to get permission to order artillery to fire back. By then, the mobile launchers were hauled to the next place and return fire wasn't worth it. Quite frustrating and one of the main reasons I determined to get out after my 4 years.
When the MRE first came out, most of them we received were all dehydrated
Down side to the beef stew was that sometimes it had magets in it, other then that they were ok
I still have a few that are 28 years old
We had heaters that were good for simulating grenade explosions 😂
When the hot sauce was add it was a delightful surprise
Enjoy the channel and opening thosse memories
Robert, glad to bring back some good memories. TFW!
It's been too long!!!
Thanks for the video, and I hope you are well!!!
Yes, indeed, too long. Editing another one for this weekend, hopefully. TFW
Thank you for your service, Sir. Thank you for the fun video. I’m a big fan of new MRE’s.
My pleasure and thank you for tuning in......TFW
Such an interesting video, comparing the two similar main dishes, from 40 years ago, to todays equivalent, great idea. The stew from the old MRE looked really small compared to the new MRE. I wonder what the caloric difference was in them? Looks like the new one would have twice the calories, if not more. I appreciate your military stories, and the pictures were a welcomed addition. I always look forward to your videos, so informative, and entertaining, God bless.
It's cause it was a cwM (cold weather meal) and i know its bigger then normal mre because you need more calories in the cold. it could even be double the size of a regular mre! just a fyi!
Enjoyed the pictures and stories behind hem, hank you.
Hey hey hey welcome back chief!! Happy belated Father’s Day!!
Thank you! I appreciate the Father's Day wishes. I had a great one, for sure. TFW!
It's interesting how far everything has come in the last 10-15 years even.
Loved watching this, you're a very entertaining guy!
Active Seabee here. Just stumbled on your video. Pleasantly surprised by your prayer before eating. God bless, my friend. Hoorah.
Good to see you in a new video. You are a cheerful guy and a fellow believer. I like that.
Thank you kindly! TFW!
It's nice that you're making a video again after a long time.
Hopefully not so long on the next one. TFW
When I was in the Army I liked the beer stew and the cracker just not the other stuff that came with it.
Amazing guys! love your videos! :) I was missing you for tose 2-3 months :(
We had the newer spoon in the 90s. Sure brings back memories
I'm shocked the FD fruit tasted ok. Sure didn't look like it was supposed to. The old PB seems superior to new and not surprising it was that good. Liked the pics and story about Beirut. No surprise the FD stew was better. Even if the old stew was edible, the FD one surely would be better. Great old/new comparison!! Excellent review!
Tks for the comment, 'Jerms.' TFW
Awesome to see you!
Thank you for your service!
My pleasure! TFW
I was in the Corps from 64 to 68. I actually liked C-rations. Scrambled eggs and ham was my favorite.
That MRE is 40 years young, still good to go to make a warrior big and strong!
I think I could watch you two do absolutely everything. Really like the content both on this channel, but also Aces channels. Cheers! :)
We sure have great times together, including fishing, games, and eating out. Ace and his brother, Micah, are fun people to hang out with, for sure. My wife and I both enjoy being with those 'boys,' as well still call them. TFW!
@@MeAncient Oh yea, how could I forget Micah! I watch his high adventure channel too.
You and your wife has raised some incredible 'boys'. Really happy for all of you :)
I'm glad you're back again.
Jimmy, it's great to be back. TFW
Just wanna say you are very genuine cool person! I feel like you’re talking to me directly as a friend.
Loved the history part, always great to watch ya with the mre reviews...
More a comin'. TFW
I joined the US Army the day after thanksgiving, 1990, went to basic training Ft. Benning GA and got a beef stew MRE in the field. To my surprize, i found a HUGE horsefly in my beef stew unit (made in 1986) ..... i didn't eat the fly........ but did eat everything else. the tobasco was rancid. i never thought much about MRE's untill the early 2000's they started to get better exponentially after that.
Those old crackers were the best... The old oatmeal cookie bar was fantastic too. I really wish I could find the cocoa beverage powder.
Loved the pics and stories me Ancient keep em coming
I''ll try and get one out a little sooner this time. TFW, Travis.
My brother is currently going to the marines and it's really cool to see this
Tell him, "Semper Fi," from an old Devil Dog. TFW
In the U.S. Army in the 1980's everything was dried or freeze dried in the MREs in Europe, so it was all very hard "hockey pucks". Our problem when in the field was that you might get any water for 2-3 days. You could risk using your very limited amount of water to use it with meals. You ate everything dry, including the powered drink mix. After a week, you were very dry and hungry.
I'll bet you were dry during that time, Bill. TFW!
Thank you so much for all these great videos ....take good care of you brother, your friend from Canada
Thank you, I will. Glad you like them. TFW
Hell brother, I remember those Beef Stew MRE's in the dark brown, right along Dehydrated Beef and Pork patties and the dreaded Hot Dogs with Beans that even racoons wouldn't eat.
The hot dogs, ham slice, and the vomit omelette were considered WMD in my book! Some of the nastiest stuff on the planet!
I love these videos, they never fail to make my day.
Luke, you are too kind. TFW
Wow...were you there when the Marine Barracks was bombed? I was 13 years old then (1983). Always wanted to join the Marines, but unfortunately I have birth defects that made that an impossibility (cleft palate and 70% hearing loss among some other physical issues. So I wouldn't necessarily hear orders on a battlefield or potentially be understood on a battlefield..)
Loved the pictures and memories from that time that you shared.
Great video. Blast from the past. ❤
When were you in? TFW
In 83 when I hit the fleet we were issued the old mess kits and spoon, forks and knife. They told us it didn’t matter if we didn’t turn them back in. I think I still have the mess kit and I have the canteen cup WWI issue and the cup was WWII issue. Don’t know what happened to the knife fork and spoon.
Love watching your videos, Thank you for your service ;)
Don't know how I found your channel but it looks good enough for me to subscribe and I will. After seeing the grape drink, I have to make the joke because purple tastes really good! hahaha. Semper Fi!
Welcome aboard! TFW and Semper Fi! When were you in and what was your MOS?
great to see you back.
Michael, it's good to be back. TFW
im old school, the MREs from back then were really good!! loved them
Tony, the older I get the more I enjoyed it and the better I was........TFW
A good story is priceless
More to come, hopefully. TFW
May sound funny, but I love eating mre's. I always thought the tissue was crap but sometimes I just sit down and have a meal to myself when the family is gone. 2 of my kids weren't born till after I retired, and sometimes I feel bad that they don't know much about my military service. But all my kids love space ice cream. It just melts in your mouth without having to be cold. When we go off-roading, we often take some type of mre. The bx has some selections but they don't taste as good as the old mre's.
Thank you for serving our country
My pleasure, John. TFW
hello Me Ancient! good to see you back again. i love the videos!
try to upload more over the summer as i would love to watch more.
Tks, and I have already recorded another video. Editing for release this weekend, hopefully. TFW
Great comparison, it was interesting to see the differences.
Thank you for that. TFW
Despite what soldiers and Marines have been saying for years, MREs do not have an age old shelf life. The old ones we ate back in the 90s had an ACTUAL shelf life of 5-10 years. The older ones were less.
I enjoy your videos especially your stories keep making more thank you
More to come! TFW
Keep the stories coming
you got it. TFW
Great to see you back missed your videos
More to come! TFW
That kind of surprises me, that the powdered milk was soured. As powdered milk usually will not go bad. However, powdered milk has always had an off flavor compared to regular milk. But it usually just taste like watered down 1% milk.
The reaction to the 40 yo cocoa was funny as hell. I think I even tasted it.
I have to say my heart goes out to all the losses in Baruit from the fertilizer explosion they had a few years ago.
Thank you for your service!!!
Great episode glad to see you guys back
Scott, good to be back in the saddle, as they say. TFW
Try eating one of those per day for eight months in Desert Shield/ Storm. I tried the new mre in 2011 when my boys were in the Iraq war. I really think the old recipes were tastier.
I always liked the beef stew MRE. US ARMY 87-91 Gulf War vet here!
I liked beef stew in the chow hall better. TFW
The new mre wasnt quite the one ive been eating while in basic or out in the field so that version of the beef stew ive never seen before so im used to the flameless heater and the non freeze dried beef stew
I enjoyed this video very much! Have a phenomenal morning!
I loved the stories
I have a few more. Stay tuned.....TFW, Joey.
Didn't even need to taste it to know what that old style coffee tasted like :D
I'll know better next time, for sure. TFW
The longer spoon is from the old MRE. I remember them well.
I agree with Asa about blurring it out lol...kind of looks like next day old already used and digested beef stew...hope it tastes better than it looks
It did and you two aren't the only ones.......TFW