1971 Vietnam C Ration Beefsteak Vintage MCI Review MRE Tasting Test

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  • @robotslug
    @robotslug 6 років тому +3212

    I swear the meat got greener as the video progressed.

    • @MrGun1
      @MrGun1 6 років тому +120

      I also noticed this.

    • @white_mage
      @white_mage 6 років тому +255

      when he picked it up with the spoon i was thinking "oh no dont you even dare, i want more videos!"

    • @norpriest521
      @norpriest521 6 років тому +65

      @@MrGun1
      So how long you think you can live after eating that 1971 beef?

    • @TheNekgned
      @TheNekgned 6 років тому +59

      dont know about him, but i will probably die in the next couple of days........

    • @philstrange3695
      @philstrange3695 6 років тому +209

      The meat is always greener on the other side.

  • @duperscreen811
    @duperscreen811 6 років тому +3997

    An entire bug civilization rose and fell in that box.

    • @beezertwelvewashingbeard8703
      @beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 6 років тому +396

      One bug establishes his kingdom, a military coup arises, and ends in a cataclysmic world war. All within the ration box, of course.

    • @connormac4401
      @connormac4401 6 років тому +81

      Death has happened there

    • @raisa_cherry35
      @raisa_cherry35 6 років тому +5

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @HUNTERCOPELR
      @HUNTERCOPELR 6 років тому +4

      😂😂😂😂 buggopoly

    • @anonchan8780
      @anonchan8780 6 років тому +9

      but what kind of bugs are they though?

  • @celtiberian
    @celtiberian 5 років тому +752

    When Steve says "that is disturbing", you bet that really is disturbing.

  • @jcdenton8221
    @jcdenton8221 4 роки тому +217

    "one of the more disturbing things i've seen in a ration"
    this is where regular steve viewers became extremely worried

  • @jalexander2858
    @jalexander2858 6 років тому +3619

    +100 rads.

    • @planetX15
      @planetX15 6 років тому +5

      rads?

    • @FlameBringer84
      @FlameBringer84 6 років тому +212

      @@planetX15 It's in reference to the Fallout games were you can find old food and rations scattered around the wasteland. You can eat them in emergencies but you get sick with radiation (rads) for doing so.

    • @leehwak7413
      @leehwak7413 5 років тому +7

      Funny shit hahhahaa

    • @gferg4860
      @gferg4860 5 років тому +14

      i got a couple rad x cartridges though

    • @CloroxBleach-go7xq
      @CloroxBleach-go7xq 5 років тому +7

      G Ferg i have rad away about 4 packs

  • @JessZomb
    @JessZomb 5 років тому +949

    I fear for the homeless that dare search Steve's garbage

    • @Talkinknicks
      @Talkinknicks 4 роки тому +54

      Or the seagulls and birds at the landfill when his garbage is broken open.

    • @Tetris_Effect
      @Tetris_Effect 4 роки тому +19

      @@Talkinknicks seagulls have a stomach made for eating rancid food, same for dogs.

    • @nathanieldelrosario1324
      @nathanieldelrosario1324 4 роки тому +12

      @@Tetris_Effect nice....

    • @alexis.ds3916
      @alexis.ds3916 4 роки тому +3

      Nathaniel Del Rosario nice

    • @nitroraptor354
      @nitroraptor354 4 роки тому +4

      @@Tetris_Effect nice

  • @B60IN3
    @B60IN3 8 років тому +429

    1971 Viet Nam Vet. here and I promise you the beef couldn't hurt now anymore than back in the day.

    • @B60IN3
      @B60IN3 8 років тому +71

      Actually wasn't that bad. Loved the Ham, Sliced in juices. But we didn't get C's often. Mostly LRPS, a freeze dried 'food'? And Merry Christmas to you and your family!

    • @jasonbisdead
      @jasonbisdead 7 років тому +45

      Richard thanks for your service pal!

    • @RandomDuude
      @RandomDuude 7 років тому +14

      Welcome back! :)

    • @guyrandom1
      @guyrandom1 7 років тому +7

      where do all the bugs come from? was this thing stored underground or something?

    • @StriplingJr
      @StriplingJr 7 років тому +5

      😂🤣😂

  • @ELViejito100
    @ELViejito100 8 років тому +2756

    Steve is the Bob Ross of military rations.

    • @MikeReed
      @MikeReed 8 років тому +17

      Jorsh Jager I agree!

    • @MattExzy
      @MattExzy 8 років тому +62

      "And now for a little beefsteak blast-off bronze"

    • @nicholsjoshua15
      @nicholsjoshua15 8 років тому +17

      I would say the Salvador Dali or Meals Ready To Eat, he's far too excited and out there to be Bob Ross. That's no insult, Steve's the man and anyone who says otherwise is wrong!

    • @L0WPEZ1
      @L0WPEZ1 8 років тому +20

      nice

    • @klooger28
      @klooger28 8 років тому +37

      He doesnt come across as excited though really, its like a calm enthusiasm, much like bob ross in my opinion.

  • @bpjr1899
    @bpjr1899 3 роки тому +69

    I have probably eaten thousands of Army C Rats as we used to call them. The one thing you notice if you have watched this site on modern rations is how much more food you get today than back in my time in the Vietnam Era. We sometimes would only get two a day and sometimes one. Some of the entrees were awful, you could not trade them to anyone. If you got the canned fruit that was one of the best to get. They always tasted much better heated and those beef slices we used to eat on the crackers. That candy bar was called the John Wayne bar as it was so hard only he could eat them. Most of the rations we had were usually ten years old as stock was rotated. I have had the MRE's of today and they are like gourmet food to what we had in this video. But every generation usually has better food than the previous one. Now I see why we were so much thinner than troops of today! Later in life I was opening a can of Alpo for my dog and when I looked in to the can it reminded me of the C Ration beef slices and we always joked in the service it was dog food! Thanks for your videos.

  • @soldtobediers
    @soldtobediers 7 років тому +754

    Ate a few. The coffee was candied even in '71, but did the trick for a boost. Beefsteak had that juice & white nitrite paste on it as well. Jam & crackers every bit as composed as yours and also aided in powering down the canned meats whatever they were. Fruit was the big winner... as it would help pass all the other food stuffs in quick time. Toilet paper only kept your business off your hand & never took it off your rump! Miss the appetites i had in those days. nearly as much as the clarity of duty! Thank's for stirring the memories Steve... be glad you didn't get all the Government you paid for. -Former Recondo Sgt. "Rock" 82nd Abn. 71-74

    • @sarahsmalich4080
      @sarahsmalich4080 5 років тому +24

      Yes, thank you for your service🇱🇷

    • @skiie
      @skiie 5 років тому +25

      Hats off to you sir. For your service. And your drive to make it through that war

    • @nathanorear5233
      @nathanorear5233 5 років тому +8

      Sold to be Diers thank you for tour service

    • @jdmbeats
      @jdmbeats 5 років тому +4

      Thank you for your service, and sharing that very cool story. 👍

    • @ishthefish9006
      @ishthefish9006 5 років тому +2

      Thanks

  • @metalslimehunt
    @metalslimehunt 8 років тому +539

    [sticks spoon in botulism beefstake slice]
    "I...I don't know what I'm doing."
    I think that pretty much sums up this entire show. God I love the internet.

    • @Jimmith78
      @Jimmith78 8 років тому +35

      "You pick up the flavor of the vanilla cream disk of.. doom"

    • @kebsis
      @kebsis 8 років тому +59

      ''I'm just gonna let it settle on my tongue...hmm, well, I gotta say...it's not edible.''

    • @endmaster4507
      @endmaster4507 8 років тому +1

      kebsis c

    • @razmode53
      @razmode53 7 років тому

      @MetalSlimeHunt Hey, you're from Grimith's streams. I thought your name looked familiar lol.

    • @charlesneely
      @charlesneely 7 років тому

      MetalSlimeHunt yep there's all kind of Good educational crap on the internet not just p***

  • @nicksacco5041
    @nicksacco5041 5 років тому +1150

    "Alright, lets get these insect carcasses out on a tray; nice!"

  • @Berainish
    @Berainish 6 років тому +625

    My dad used to take these on camping and fishing trips, when I was a kid back in the early to mid seventies, I can say the beefsteak tasted like the beefstick sausage form Hickory Farms, it was my dads fav MCI, my mom would want all the coffee, and my dad wanted the cigarettes, and my sister and I would fight over the peanut butter, if there was any. the C-rations were a treat on family camping trips. thanks for the upload.

    • @metaldfriend9692
      @metaldfriend9692 5 років тому +12

      Neat little reminisce moment.

    • @kxd2591
      @kxd2591 5 років тому +9

      How did he get a hold of Cfood in the early 70s? Curious. Did it fall off a deuce'n a half?

    • @connorcampbell2536
      @connorcampbell2536 5 років тому +1

      Cool memories bro

    • @kepko_
      @kepko_ 5 років тому +1

      nice

    • @achillebelanger989
      @achillebelanger989 5 років тому +1

      I loved the peanut butter , the apricot jam, the Georgia Peach Cobbler , spam and Chiclets.

  • @dpon_7874
    @dpon_7874 6 років тому +3175

    Eating a hamburger at a local restaurant. *worms crawl out of burger*
    Steve: *Nice*

  • @goku6855
    @goku6855 4 роки тому +411

    Steve's wife yells at him
    Steve: Nice hiss

  • @jeromebullard6123
    @jeromebullard6123 6 років тому +310

    These videos are like the toy egg reveal videos for adults.

    • @pyrodude4006
      @pyrodude4006 3 роки тому +2

      Fr man😂

    • @jadedheartsz
      @jadedheartsz 6 місяців тому +2

      yeah and MREs are kinda like grown up lunchables LOL

  • @jdh91741
    @jdh91741 7 років тому +78

    the cardboard box is designed to burn slowly using it as a way to heat the beef slices. It never worked that well. The worst "C" Ration meal was Ham and Lima Beans which were dreadful. The best combination was sliced peaches and pound cake.
    I lived on "C" rations for 10 months. Many letters were written home requesting Tabasco Sauce which masked the poor flavor of some of the "C"'s. This caused Tabasco to be included in today's MRE's.

  • @ridespirals
    @ridespirals 4 роки тому +67

    it's a small thing but I appreciate trying the cigarettes in these things.

  • @stocklee
    @stocklee 8 років тому +665

    My guess is that Steve isn't that kind of person, that would complain in a restaurant for food not being good

    • @johnhoyle1647
      @johnhoyle1647 8 років тому +215

      Stocklee and how was your meal sir? " I have to say, it was.... nice.."

    • @hardhouse333
      @hardhouse333 8 років тому +55

      Stocklee all he says is :nice hiss

    • @penguinsscareme
      @penguinsscareme 7 років тому +145

      "How was your meal, sir?"
      "You know what, it was surprisingly not all that bad at all. Most of it was perfectly edible."

    • @RicoRMRM
      @RicoRMRM 7 років тому +50

      Steve vs Gordon Ramsay

    • @xwhyuaddanx4406
      @xwhyuaddanx4406 7 років тому +16

      no hiss. nice!

  • @whothese
    @whothese 6 років тому +437

    "Two hand job"
    Well that's a dirty move

    • @krel7160
      @krel7160 5 років тому +3

      @Phoenix Ambidextrous dirty move?

    • @ThommyofThenn
      @ThommyofThenn 4 роки тому +1

      Gnarly

    • @antrax607
      @antrax607 4 роки тому

      "that meat is so soft"

  • @kdubyaw3246
    @kdubyaw3246 5 років тому +464

    it smelled and looked like pet food in 71, I remember it quite well.

    • @mansoorshaik8547
      @mansoorshaik8547 5 років тому +9

      How old are you? Wtf

    • @chubbyjohnson5480
      @chubbyjohnson5480 5 років тому +126

      Have some respect manshit.

    • @kdubyaw3246
      @kdubyaw3246 5 років тому +132

      @@mansoorshaik8547 old enough to have eaten plenty of C-rations

    • @productofthe80s
      @productofthe80s 5 років тому +141

      @@mansoorshaik8547 You do realize that there are people older than teens & 20 years old that use UA-cam

    • @jspringer1978
      @jspringer1978 5 років тому +41

      @@productofthe80s Millenials like to forget that the internet has been around for 70 years.

  • @bot42
    @bot42 6 років тому +696

    How do you not constantly get food poisoning?

    • @maestaspg
      @maestaspg 6 років тому +94

      He's got barracuda bowels! That's how

    • @timothykissinger4883
      @timothykissinger4883 6 років тому +184

      He got ecoli from eating in date Ukraine mre and ended up in the hospital.

    • @NewMexico1912
      @NewMexico1912 6 років тому +68

      Its like a snake bite. The more it happens the less affect it has on you

    • @jhoannefrancisco490
      @jhoannefrancisco490 5 років тому +9

      @don't care may i know which vids?

    • @MesaAufenhand
      @MesaAufenhand 5 років тому +31

      If you look closely his hands are shaky

  • @sitstandnow
    @sitstandnow 4 роки тому +202

    4:04 - "I mean that is..."
    Me: Disgusting? Repulsive? Gross?
    Steve: *incredible*

    • @LilCastingCouch8D
      @LilCastingCouch8D 4 роки тому +9

      5:40 “kinda smells like cat food, oh god “. Me: damn that’s gross Steve:” nice juices”

    • @matthewdavis8863
      @matthewdavis8863 9 місяців тому

      Let's get that out on a tray

  • @peteacip
    @peteacip 2 роки тому +18

    I love when he goes back and forth with himself on whether the thing he just ate was poison or not.

  • @VinnyDoesLife
    @VinnyDoesLife 6 років тому +366

    WHY DO I KEEP ADDICTINGLY WATCHING THESE MRE VIDEOS??? Am I more fascinated about what old-time soldiers used to eat, or is it the rankness of the food and watching/listening him eat it? I REALLY DON'T KNOW...

    • @cooliodiablo6117
      @cooliodiablo6117 6 років тому +18

      It's a multitude of factors, but those two are the mains.

    • @guypointinghishead5468
      @guypointinghishead5468 5 років тому +24

      I guess for me the atmosphere of his vids are entertaining and calming at the same time..

    • @karagifford7359
      @karagifford7359 5 років тому +5

      For me it's a mixture of his excitement over them and my intrigue

    • @ItzOver9k
      @ItzOver9k 5 років тому

      LOL, I frequently ask myself the same thing and then reply with 6:09 haha

    • @rutabagasteu
      @rutabagasteu 5 років тому +3

      Welcome to the Show. You will return for more of these.

  • @grenmoyo3968
    @grenmoyo3968 8 років тому +67

    i demand you sell a shirt with a can and the p38 with the words "nice hiss"

  • @TwentyTwoSigma
    @TwentyTwoSigma 5 років тому +276

    I'm tempted to buy an accessory pack just so I can smoke some 50 year old cigarettes.

    • @mattbrawner7888
      @mattbrawner7888 5 років тому +19

      Good luck finding them with cigerettes. I’ve been on eBay looking and no luck

    • @TwentyTwoSigma
      @TwentyTwoSigma 5 років тому +12

      @@mattbrawner7888 I've seen some accessory packs only with them. Haven't bought any because the old ones cost $30+ alone.

    • @AnDrEw122100
      @AnDrEw122100 5 років тому +1

      Lmao

    • @876r876rf
      @876r876rf 4 роки тому +1

      That's always what Im most interested in

    • @bo49685
      @bo49685 4 роки тому +6

      They are on eBay A LOT, just for the accessory pack with cigarettes you will pay (depending on the year) $65-$80. You can get them with the complete MCI meal for around $90-$120. Right now there are a lot of people trying to rip people off. If you just wait and check every day you will be able to find some you can bid on. Good luck!

  • @soul_vicex
    @soul_vicex 6 років тому +274

    Bugs = extra protein

  • @Jellyf0x
    @Jellyf0x 8 років тому +108

    Those beefsteaks turned grey after about 5 minutes.

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 8 років тому +31

      What you saw was the natural juices, combined with the decomposed meat juices from the mold, seeping out of the meat now that it was no longer under pressure. The meat itself is still pink, the same pink that you see in sausage and other processed meats due to preservatives, primarily nitrates.

    • @farmdve
      @farmdve 7 років тому +20

      More surprising the near instant buildup of mold.

  • @inkfishpete8695
    @inkfishpete8695 5 років тому +143

    That blackberry jam looks like Kiwi shoe polish.

  • @jootitrash
    @jootitrash 6 років тому +299

    I. Cant. Stop. Watching. These.

  • @borginator1493
    @borginator1493 6 років тому +140

    Steve is an expert on can hisses. Love this dude.

  • @Friduwulf
    @Friduwulf 4 роки тому +288

    Good thing you didn’t open up the apricots. Could’ve started the next zombie apocalypse.

    • @spark20
      @spark20 4 роки тому +10

      It contained the T-Virus. lol

    • @nokreewgaming2707
      @nokreewgaming2707 4 роки тому +1

      @Fridiwulf sup dawg little mre time dawg

    • @nokreewgaming2707
      @nokreewgaming2707 4 роки тому +2

      @Friduwulf been watching your videos forever I was dead af seeing your comment on here I thought I was the only person watching these lol

    • @Benicio_Fols
      @Benicio_Fols 4 роки тому

      XD

    • @tegridyfarms3166
      @tegridyfarms3166 4 роки тому +7

      The "next" zombie apocalypse?? When tf was the first one??

  • @HootOwl513
    @HootOwl513 7 років тому +29

    I remember eating a Beefsteak C-Rat back at CamPen, ITR in Feb '74. Don't know how old the can was, but it was still edible. Tasted like summer sausage. Not too bad. Never got another Beefsteak, but decided it was my favorite C. Made a hobo stove out of a perforated crackers/candy can by punching many holes with the John Wayne opener. Lit off the Trioxane fuel heating tab and boiled water for coffee in my butt cup. Don't smoke, so I traded the Marlboros for another chocolate disc.
    Fun memories from Phase 2 Boot Camp.

    • @nathanorear5233
      @nathanorear5233 5 років тому

      HootOwl513 wow thank you for your service what branch were you in

    • @jackharris8661
      @jackharris8661 5 років тому

      @@nathanorear5233 2 years late buddy

    • @remy6159
      @remy6159 5 років тому

      @@jackharris8661 3 months late buddy and 1 day late for me

    • @HootOwl513
      @HootOwl513 4 роки тому

      @@nathanorear5233 A] You're welcome. B] Marine Corps.

  • @epicfrog0
    @epicfrog0 8 років тому +30

    Hey man, I just wanted to say that I appreciate you using those little traditions. The tray, can opener. Idk, something about these videos I just really like

  • @fido139
    @fido139 4 роки тому +51

    C Rations would be a blessing for my friends, because I'd be giving the cigs away. (non-smoker)
    And BTW, I AM a Vietnam veteran.

    • @freesxsoccer
      @freesxsoccer 4 роки тому +3

      Thank u for your service 😀

    • @J-man1017
      @J-man1017 4 роки тому +1

      Appreciate what u have done for our country thank u for your service

  • @keithmccall5170
    @keithmccall5170 7 років тому +122

    He just said "Van-Dammage"

  • @alksi1
    @alksi1 8 років тому +18

    I like these ww2-vietnam war ration videos the most, never skipped one. I can only dream how good would 45 year old coffee with a tobacco taste. Great vid again!

    • @alksi1
      @alksi1 8 років тому +3

      A bit of Spelling errors 😁

  • @jakeb1078
    @jakeb1078 4 роки тому +3

    I've been binge watching these while quarantined. They're helping to keep me sane.

  • @Sammy86
    @Sammy86 8 років тому +111

    The beef steak also wanted a drag of that cigarette.

  • @skillage18
    @skillage18 8 років тому +124

    You should do a tour of your room/wall or whatever room you are in with all the things on the shelves.

    • @Jerkabobber
      @Jerkabobber 8 років тому

      Kev Gunner totally agree

    • @tariq594
      @tariq594 8 років тому +2

      i asked him 200,000 subs ago

    • @Kr1sset
      @Kr1sset 8 років тому

      Tariq Bhayat I recall a video where he films himself, and mentions some of the stuff around him

    • @tariq594
      @tariq594 8 років тому

      yeah but a full on room tour would be nice seeing that he collects so much cool stuff

    • @danielh9252
      @danielh9252 8 років тому +3

      There's a dossier on Col Kurtz.

  • @J_Flakko
    @J_Flakko 4 роки тому +1

    Plz never change the intro style n music it’s just too original and always satisfying

  • @The_Orbitz
    @The_Orbitz 8 років тому +41

    I like watching these idk they are just calming

  • @avalonjustin
    @avalonjustin 6 років тому +17

    15:23 Steve's "Good Smoke" smile makes the world a better place!

  • @anthonypetracca1502
    @anthonypetracca1502 4 роки тому +10

    I almost died when Steve stuck the white spoon in the jam like wasn't that just in the moldy beefsteak?!?! then I saw that spoon still standing in the meat and all was right with the world.

  • @gia9551
    @gia9551 8 років тому +41

    the 'nice!' jump cut to the tray always gets me😂

    • @gia9551
      @gia9551 8 років тому +1

      also it's weird to see stuff for 2 cents BC Canada got rid of pennies.. that gum would be free since we round $x.x2 and $x.x1 down.. weird

  • @lorenzonotarianni1667
    @lorenzonotarianni1667 6 років тому +216

    I was hoping he would eat the cigarette and describe the taste.

  • @h-ob1ym
    @h-ob1ym 5 років тому +78

    Came for a C Ration review
    Stayed for Steve smoking the cigarettes

  • @Maverick_682
    @Maverick_682 7 років тому +104

    "Ewww, that smells *awful*....might as well get a bite anyway." I love this channel.
    P.S. "Vanilla Cream Disk...of Doom" 😁

  • @TheAdamosphere
    @TheAdamosphere 8 років тому +41

    These are so fun to watch. Great video as usual, Steve.

  • @billgarman199
    @billgarman199 4 роки тому +12

    Steve, I quit smoking 22 days ago and watching you smoke that 49 year old cigarette made my lungs scream for one lol.

    • @joeberben1982
      @joeberben1982 2 роки тому +1

      Lol same I quit this year and watching Steve enjoy these ration cigarettes really triggers me.. I'm all like, damn... that shit looks so good..

    • @billgarman199
      @billgarman199 2 роки тому +2

      @@joeberben1982 Don't give in Joe, it's been about 2 and a half years now since I quit, it gets easier buddy. I forgot about this video until your reply to my comment came across my e-mail lol.

    • @joeberben1982
      @joeberben1982 2 роки тому +1

      @@billgarman199 cheers Bill, much appreciated! It's getting easier as the days go by, and I'm feeling much better as well.. I do notice smoking in tv and movies so much more now though haha

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti 2 роки тому +1

      @@joeberben1982 so good filled with DDT today banned

    • @Superrradical42
      @Superrradical42 3 місяці тому

      It think it’s because we expect them to be cigarette crack and if that was okay in the 60’s it’s fine now, but we have 64 years more research now.

  • @fromtheh3158
    @fromtheh3158 8 років тому +117

    I can smell that beefsteak through my smartphone.

    • @fromtheh3158
      @fromtheh3158 8 років тому +38

      Banastre Tarleton I lied im watching this on my 1997 nokia flip

    • @carpeomnia88
      @carpeomnia88 8 років тому +2

      Lysergic SuicideDeath I'm watching on my razr ,lol

    • @harper4898
      @harper4898 8 років тому +1

      Hey, I still have a Razr...

    • @Noodles37UK
      @Noodles37UK 8 років тому +1

      Through my monitor. Got to add i think he's done enough research to have the BALLS to actually sample what he put in his mouth. I remember' 71. I was 3. God.

    • @julosx
      @julosx 7 років тому +1

      Lol, welcome to the '68 class club. I don't remember much of '71 though.

  • @LouieNJ
    @LouieNJ 8 років тому +344

    "I don't know what I'm doing" - Probably a common phrase for young men who enthuse over decade old army food.

    • @RRRRobbbb
      @RRRRobbbb 6 років тому +32

      Fuck off, dingus. This guy has probably the most interesting hobby on youtube.

    • @kbarz2930
      @kbarz2930 6 років тому +67

      buddy, relax, he didn't mean anything negative by it, we all like Steve around here

    • @vaultsuit
      @vaultsuit 6 років тому +14

      Rob whoa, it ok to get defensive but that was mean, you should make up over some COFFEE INSTANT TYPE II XD

    • @JJZBULLITT109
      @JJZBULLITT109 6 років тому +4

      Your metric for what constitutes an interesting hobby is frighteningly low. Did you check out the guy who watches grass grow? It's intriguing that someone would want to open up and sometimes sample food that has gone off. I'm here for the shock value the day this guy loses his cookies over some rancid shit he had to try. C ration chunks, NICE!

    • @MrJflete
      @MrJflete 6 років тому +2

      favorite line in the video! haha

  • @leetrotboswell6273
    @leetrotboswell6273 5 років тому +10

    Your a treasure Steve . I hope these videos are preserved longer than these rations LOL so that people can see these things and the history of them . Thank you !

  • @bo0tsy1
    @bo0tsy1 8 років тому +26

    "I don't know what I'm doing."
    I wonder sometimes, too, Steve when you open these WMD, Weapons of Mass Dysentery.

  • @Andrew_Erickson
    @Andrew_Erickson 8 років тому +52

    Steve can consume food that destroys entire swarms of insects :O

  • @martymcgill1312
    @martymcgill1312 5 років тому +17

    These were what we ate in the late 70's in the Army, and when you're out in the field they were delicious, LOL. We would swap back and forth for desirable parts of the meals.

    • @gunnarthefeisty
      @gunnarthefeisty 4 роки тому +1

      what parts were the most desirable?

    • @TC-tw5zk
      @TC-tw5zk Рік тому +1

      Same here 1975 in Germany we had the same ones

  • @colinmccarthy9445
    @colinmccarthy9445 7 років тому +28

    this is a really cool and fascinating way to explore a particular part of history. you're a braver man than I. haha
    I especially love that you have a calm demeanor that is kind of no-nonsense. that's a rare thing on youtube these days.

  • @jhaz89
    @jhaz89 6 років тому +48

    "That jam looks pretty decent...to me, I mean to *my* standards." Hahaha

  • @shelby3822
    @shelby3822 5 років тому +52

    Half of you were hoping he'd eat the beefsteak - you're sick!

    • @Daswassuphomie
      @Daswassuphomie 5 років тому +2

      Nah

    • @MW-tc3dt
      @MW-tc3dt 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah and the rest of us were screaming NOOOOO!!!

  • @upularFTW
    @upularFTW 7 років тому +54

    15:43 for a second i thought you just tapped the ashes into the container and then ate them.

  • @MrSotaPhonk
    @MrSotaPhonk 5 років тому +123

    I would definitely by a "Nice Hiss" tshirt if u made one lol

  • @odontoxins3223
    @odontoxins3223 5 років тому +30

    Your content is like ASMR for me. Love how you actually smoked the cigarette haha

  • @chuffpup
    @chuffpup 7 років тому +5

    Steves vids are one of the most interesting and entertaining things I've seen in a long time and if edited into a longer doco style, in my opinion would make great primetime tv. I just watched the hard tack episode for the second time and you have to marvel at the dedication and commitment, many would just nibble it gingerly, but Steve takes several bites and after chewing thoughtfully, delivers his verdict.. "mothballs" "library books". After sitting in a drawer since 1863 it's not surprising...

  • @kmofighter1
    @kmofighter1 8 років тому +12

    moved to the edge of my seat when you took a spoonful of the meat. Scariest moment 2016.

  • @lc9245
    @lc9245 5 років тому +37

    My dad also served to me his ration during Vietnam.
    It includes tree bark, bit of rice and some cassava.

    • @Khunark
      @Khunark 4 роки тому +3

      communism smh

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti 2 роки тому

      How is tree bark edible

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti 2 роки тому

      @@Khunark yeah imagine rice fields literally everywhere but still anyone starving

  • @dexagalapagos
    @dexagalapagos 5 років тому +44

    "Smells awful!" "Might as well just get a bite anyway..."

  • @thump3r
    @thump3r 8 років тому +74

    that meat molded within minutes hahaha

  • @Dorf274
    @Dorf274 4 роки тому +20

    Oh man, I came so close to barfing when he poured that "Juice" out of the meat can...

  • @Ween745
    @Ween745 8 років тому +174

    Did anyone else notice that the meat appeared to change color the longer it sat there?

    • @dolebiscuit
      @dolebiscuit 8 років тому +70

      The oxygen was reacting with the mold I believe.

    • @MyBigThing2010
      @MyBigThing2010 7 років тому +1

      WOW...is this the first time you've ever seen food exposed to oxygen? #shelteredlife or #moron

    • @buillioncubes
      @buillioncubes 7 років тому +43

      There's a first time for everything. So you should be... nice!

    • @Solocat1
      @Solocat1 7 років тому +20

      MyBigThing2010 moron...

    • @luisgonzalez5482
      @luisgonzalez5482 7 років тому +25

      MyBigThing2010 Damn mate. Don't have to be salty.

  • @brett_kendrick82
    @brett_kendrick82 5 років тому +68

    "Oh gosh, nice juices."

  • @tHiNk413
    @tHiNk413 4 роки тому +15

    "The Vanilla Cream Disc of Doom" needs to be a Thrash-Metal Band!

  • @geralddorrian100
    @geralddorrian100 7 років тому +18

    what an awsome way to enjoy learning history

  • @BFMindustry
    @BFMindustry 8 років тому +351

    Why is it so satisfying watching him smoke?

    • @cafezo87934
      @cafezo87934 8 років тому +30

      ABITCHUA because he's hot :)

    • @WARcarlito
      @WARcarlito 8 років тому +11

      ABITCHUA it's called a smoke fetish 😁

    • @doloresesanu1080
      @doloresesanu1080 8 років тому +5

      Ana Banana exactly! My guy jokes I watch him only to get glimpses of him lolol

    • @LynxBlack
      @LynxBlack 8 років тому

      +Mud Kipper I Nust downloaded that, so gonna have myself an iside joke

    • @cafezo87934
      @cafezo87934 8 років тому +1

      Doe Says #noshameinthegame

  • @jimboslice9472
    @jimboslice9472 5 років тому +48

    ive had worse from dollar general discount bin

  • @fixman88
    @fixman88 8 років тому +15

    My father smoked Benson and Hedges but they were in the brown pack... I wouldn't mind finding some old Chiclets gum like that somewhere, and to think that MCI is older than I am... Merry Christmas!

    • @watthederp
      @watthederp 8 років тому

      Steve1989 MREinfo Even though its online I haven't heard a seasons greetings that friends in years.

  • @philmccrakin6770
    @philmccrakin6770 7 років тому +13

    I remember those 2 piece Chicklets used to be given at restaurants and as Hallowe'en treats. I also remember toothpicks that were cinamon flavoured in the 1970s

    • @floo1465
      @floo1465 5 років тому

      I actually found a restaurant in Phoenix that has cinnamon toothpicks a few months ago.

  • @tylerhensley3639
    @tylerhensley3639 4 роки тому +7

    I showed my Papaw this video and he thought it was the coolest thing, he also fought in the Vietnam War as well

  • @kritsadventures
    @kritsadventures 6 років тому +62

    Steve, I worry for you sometimes.

  • @Kratos_Messi7050
    @Kratos_Messi7050 4 роки тому +32

    Steve: *sees bugs in his food*
    Also Steve: nice free protein

  • @CRWFRDmusic
    @CRWFRDmusic 5 років тому +32

    You can guarantee the experiences gonna be
    *cuts to the tray*
    “Nice”

  • @btac6481
    @btac6481 7 років тому +55

    I've ate Thanksgiving leftovers after Xmas but I don't have the balls to try alot of this stuff. Had to subscribe just to keep an eye out for a sudden drop off in activity.

    • @Himbo-lb6fc
      @Himbo-lb6fc 7 років тому

      b Tac very funny

    • @chickenmuffin
      @chickenmuffin 6 років тому +2

      As a Canadian this was terrifying to read (our Thanksgiving is like 2 weeks before halloween! lol!)

  • @armybeef68
    @armybeef68 6 років тому +5

    8:45
    LOL...OMG, that's the brand my grandmother used to smoke, I completely forgot until I immediately recognized the packaging, she's been gone since 1985.
    I miss you grandma.
    Dammit, who's cutting onions.

  • @paulh2981
    @paulh2981 5 років тому +66

    13:33 I would do anything to be in the kind of shape you're in! Well anything except work out, of course.

  • @albertramsay847
    @albertramsay847 8 років тому +66

    How pissed would you be after a long day fighting for your life just to open a pack of god damn menthol cigs?
    No wonder so many guys came back fucked up in the head.
    I do like your Zappa t shirt though.

    • @burnt_onigiri
      @burnt_onigiri 7 років тому

      Albert Ramsay, you probably know this but most people at the time were smokers, mostly because people didn't know the dangers of it and it was just addicting

    • @amjob217
      @amjob217 6 років тому +19

      +Trainer23 it was a joke. a lot of people prefer normal cigarettes over menthol

    • @JerryEricsson
      @JerryEricsson 6 років тому +6

      I went to nam smoking marblorol's but after a few weeks I found with the menthol smokes would clear your lungs better in that air, came home smoking Kool's and stayed with them till 1993 when the cost forced me to quit smoking. I still miss my Kool's though

    • @10191927
      @10191927 6 років тому +4

      My grandfather served in WWII, cigarettes and coffee were a way of life during the war, those were actually stress relievers during deployment overseas. Everybody smoked, and I do mean EVERYBODY. Soldiers would actually be miserable if they didn’t have a pack of smokes, so in many ways it was a psychological comfort, as well as needing their nicotine fix.
      If you look at a lot of old WWII photos, you’ll see a lot of pictures with soldiers having a cigarette. Also you’ll see that a lot in Vietnam photos as well.

    • @Divine_R
      @Divine_R 6 років тому +2

      Trainer23 Man, you ruined the joke for yourself!

  • @johannesdolch
    @johannesdolch 7 років тому +68

    How are you still alive ....

  • @hounddog946
    @hounddog946 4 роки тому +7

    I remember at the reception station (army basic training) , when they told us that we were the best fed army in the world. I could only imagine what Ivan ate.

  • @drmlabs
    @drmlabs 8 років тому +5

    lol "I don't know what I'm doing" I get that feeling myself

  • @burninsherman8284
    @burninsherman8284 6 років тому +75

    "I don't know. I don't know what I'm doing."

  • @Scratchingforcash
    @Scratchingforcash 5 років тому +12

    The cigarettes fascinate me. I smoke and I love watching him smoke fresh 40 year old ciggys.

    • @matthewcody1757
      @matthewcody1757 5 років тому +1

      Cableguy818 yep me too and its one of my fav parts as well .

  • @DanielVance
    @DanielVance 8 років тому +6

    Best "Let's get this on a tray" segue ever. Nice!

  • @mcdonkeylips
    @mcdonkeylips 7 років тому +80

    Vanilla cream disk of doom hahaha

  • @mattbadot2625
    @mattbadot2625 5 років тому +16

    You had me at "C-Ration cigarettes and coffee, instant, type 1"

  • @SuperAWaC
    @SuperAWaC 8 років тому +22

    beefsteak. sounds good.

    • @jojoman7690
      @jojoman7690 8 років тому +2

      I feel sorry for you if that's the type of food you grew up with :p

  • @JoeCanon17
    @JoeCanon17 8 років тому +5

    Yes! One of my top YT channels! Keep it up Steve... keep em comin

  • @imakitty-cattrustme1617
    @imakitty-cattrustme1617 4 роки тому +14

    When he said"Mmm that's exceptionally stale" I felt that

  • @DR-tw5lq
    @DR-tw5lq 6 років тому +31

    "Vanilla cream disk of doom" I laughed so hard

  • @elephantricity
    @elephantricity 8 років тому +8

    I love it every time Steve says "Nice hiss." Can we get a collection/room tour?

    • @stoneblue1795
      @stoneblue1795 8 років тому +3

      Tee shirt material right there, just sayin.

  • @djonpow
    @djonpow 3 роки тому +1

    Steve ....I can tell you from experience...your taste and texture description of this ration is exactly right when we had them in the field! ......nice!

  • @WakaFlockaFlame-xh5lh
    @WakaFlockaFlame-xh5lh 7 років тому +28

    Watching you unbox rotton food makes me really hungry.