1986 Ration Lightweight 30 Days Prototype MRE Review Meal Ready to Eat Taste Testing RLW 30

The RLW-30 was a prototype 24 hour MRE tested by Special Forces troops in September-October 1986. Containing 2,100 calories yet only weighing 15 ounces, this was an innovative and state of the art design that surprisingly wasn't ever adopted. This ration after shipping and fees cost me $560. It is the only time one has ever been filmed - and like many rations on this channel it can serve as a reference point for collectors, historians, and people interested in food packaging and storage.
This is the only one I have ever seen outside of Natick Food Lab's prototype archives. It was a well worth it gamble to see how this freeze dried ration held up. See for yourself how this one turns out.
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LET'S GET THIS OUT ONTO A TRAY, NICE™
NICE HISS™
I'LL BE COMING BACK AT YOU WITH SOMETHING NEW OR OLD, ALRIGHT COOL SEE YA™

[@bigmike9947]

You're not getting the full Steve1989 experience if you're not watching his videos at 1am with work/school in the morning

[@lizzylu4660]

Yup

[@DrVaults]

No joke it's what I'm doing right now lmfao

[@DeathBYDesign666]

Is there any other time than the predawn hours to watch him?

[@marcoburino1000]

1.30 am dawg

[@gootchman69]

Exactly

[@stredent]

"From the taste alone, i can tell you it's not edible anymore."

[@christianterrill3503]

Lol then takea anothrr bite, yup its rancid

[@clementinemonroe717]

Anthony Numb film in the mouth oy!

[@Gunsmith420]

lmfao

[@Sube-Tube]

I love the irony of it

[@Fleshware]

6:33

[@Perktube1]

Steve I think your digestive system deserves a purple heart. Your tray as well. 🏅

[@Steve1989MRE]

I was okay, but the tray needed to get incinerated from contamination.

[@Sube-Tube]

@@Steve1989MRE doesn't that happen after every video though?

[@fault3k]

i love your videos

[@okboi2513]

@@Steve1989MRE let's get this out onto a tray

[@argus0118]

PRESS (D)iarrhea TO PAY RESPECTS.

[@mallac4545]

When He hasn't posted a video in a few weeks I always wonder if a ration finally got the best of him.

[@NCrdwlf]

It’s not just me then.

[@patc4624]

I wonder if his last wish will be to have a closed casket funeral, then have a buddy of his open it halfway through and then, (through the tears) go... "nice hiss"

[@carrolannethompson3947]

Lol Pat!! Pretty SURE he's a gonna Freeze dry his self. Yup. If he can, I'll bet ya he will. No hissin'. He's good to go!

[@chrisp.5352]

Mallac hahahahahaha I always think the same thing when it comes to some of the questionable things he eats from some of them.

[@philipp7935]

think he’s proved now he’s indestructible

[@trevoranderson7182]

-Some of the most inedible smelling and tasting food of all time. -Still manages to make the video last 20 minutes. What a legend. Never change.

[@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin]

"Awww, that's rancid... I gotta get a bite of this" Whoever ends up with Steve will be a lucky woman, she'll never have to worry about him not going down on her.

[@kritsadventures]

Isn't he already married?

[@gundog4314]

Or being a potentially bad cook

[@ljb8157]

If your girl tastes rancid... she's doing something seriously wrong.

[@gulfrelay2249]

Steve's homeymoon: let's get this out on a tray...

[@ShaunshankRedemption]

Would she even want him to after seeing what he puts in his mouth

[@slhopf]

"The only thing I think is edible is..." *Eats everything*

[@joebob7135]

It's crazy that this Gem of a human being just eats old military food and as the audience we simply can't stop watching

[@SMDDR]

Steve, never think we're laughing at you, you're a goddamn national treasure.

[@jasonadair9849]

i don't know why but the mre's from the 80's fascinate me the most. if you ever have any kids i hope they give school food reviews in the cafeteria everyday. that would be pretty cool. another great video buddy.

[@Dhari1]

The two for one special again! :) NICE

[@jorgeguanche5327]

Its like mres black friday!!!!

[@ljb8157]

My son and daughter, 10 and 8 years old respectively, are addicted to your videos (so am I!). So much so that yesterday I drove to the Army Barracks ...and bought 8 MREs. We spent the last 2 days making "Steve Videos" of us eating them. They were surprisingly good! The kids had so much fun (so did I!) They tell their friends they have "the coolest mom" lol! It's the little things in life! Thanks for entertaining us... ...and giving us a fun thing to eat and bond over!

[@ljb8157]

Fyi..I realize my screen name doesn't imply that I'm a woman...I am... it's just an homage to the movie "Porky's"

[@michaelkaybecker]

I love your style of history preservation. These videos should be played in military museums

[@Fonkypoyo]

Thank you very much Steve for all the effort you put in your videos and all the money spent on something you love and share with the world.

[@FlyingTigersKMT]

Life was actually the brand name of the cereal back in the early 80s. I remember seeing the boxes, "Life" cereal, next to all the Kellogg's sugar pills masquerading as cereal.

[@zstidsen]

Hey Mikey, he likes it!

[@gronkus4443]

I dont know where you live, but we've still got life cereal in Canada

[@JAD0113]

10:49 11:41 The range of emotion in these two moments is great.

[@GooseGosselin]

Thank you for putting this out Steve! Very cool to see how far we've come with rations. At least 86 was a great year for movies!

[@mishfishy7645]

Papa blessed us with two videos

[@dannyaa123]

These videos are so damn relaxing

[@bastardmcx5229]

"I think maybe the coco bar is still good...." bites.... "no..." takes another bite, "no, its definetly not good.". What a guy!!!!

[@convex7456]

All of steves subs should make our ringtones. "Alright nice, letsgetthis ona tray" edit...no it would be "nice lil hiss"

[@ハウルの動く城-l6w]

No that's the Notification sound XD

[@rallyrobb943]

People talk about having an " iron stomach "...that expression doesn't even begin to describe yourself! I don't know why I would ever be surprised at anything you choose to give a whirl...especially after the ration you created a soup type mixture out of from 1899 I believe. Your body can break down tree bark at this point hahaha! Thanks for another awesome upload my man, cheers!

[@clementinemonroe717]

Steve you should consider doing 'voice over' for commercial or radio work. Your voice has a pleasing tone, likability ,sellability.

[@BrodinYT]

With Each MRE He Consumes, He Becomes Stronger.

[@stephanieann6622]

"I ain't gonna eat anymore of that" "Okay maybe one more bite" what the hell Steve lol. That always gets me when you do that. Amazing review! I agree if they would've perfected this it would have been great.

[@clemmdangerfield1881]

Steve: *walks up to kitten* Kitten: *hisses cutely* Steve: "Nice little hiss..."

[@timr617]

Steve man you are the best. No one else can compare to your mre reviews thanks for your hard work and dedication.

[@faristaj2326]

Two videos from Steve at once? This is miraculous.

[@PaleoCon2008]

Life cereal is a Quaker Oats breakfast cereal. It is still sold at grocery stores. I routinely ate Life cereal as a kid.

[@KahlestEnoch]

Quite the science experiment going on in that lemon drink bar. The extra beef jerky got the Sesame street song going through my head "One of these things is not like the other..." Steve: "oh wow that smells really stale but I will try it anyway, hmm oh well, nope it is rancid." Kudos to you for trying this stuff anyway. Thanks for the video

[@eldarius237]

"I'm not gonna eat anymore of this" "Okay just one more bite of this"

[@mrmanic3402]

Love your work man! good to see you were able to find a way to make money after parting with Mystery Inc.

[@overlord7877]

I like how you told us how much it cost you. The price of these always intrest me

[@gugan_1678]

*Rants on MRE for two minutes* "look at this bacon cheese bar. That's something we're never going to see again. It's stale and completely inedible. And I'm not going to eat any more of that." ... "k I'm just going to get one more bite." I think this is my favorite moment of the channel.

[@ernestberk4920]

I like the Bruce Willis-CD in your office. We both were borne at the same time at the same place in Germany.

[@TheShaftOfMinecraft]

Something new ...... Or old. Love that part. Great video

[@BasedBidoof]

it's so cool to watch you eat time capsules

[@austinphillips6224]

Really Love the videos sucks that everything was stale but still really nice to see a mre this old keep up the great work

[@oliwan666]

Famous last words: I'm here to examine rations and that is what I do! :-D

[@mcd2796]

You have a stomach of steel. This one isn't the worst one I've seen you eat. Love the videos keep them coming.

[@MeatVision]

It's a good day, Steve uploaded a video

[@ddubfan]

Two videos even!

[@MeatVision]

@@ddubfan true dat xD

[@cullensmith1817]

Weird seeing a ration packaged the month I was born, but cool at the same time.

[@robertevras6577]

Thanks Big Steve! Love your work here!

[@giulienk]

Man, I really feel bad for you, such high expectations smashed. Still, thank you for sharing this amazing piece of history.

[@Sube-Tube]

12:07 I love these mid sentence transitions

[@andyL0648]

Nice repackaging job Steve!!! May be you’ll be willing to revisit it again ten years from now! :)

[@ocudagledam]

Always a pleasure dining with you, Steve. :)

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

*takes bite. Hmm! No! There’s, man... Well... oh... like... hold on *takes another bite

[@ArielASMR]

Wally world . Oh I like those films. Classic.

[@mikemoore6784]

Great job Steve. Thanks for doing what you do. Nice!

[@biteursknbiteurskn]

The absolute legend! what a glory to see this

[@reneeallen3569]

S3 double header! Cool!

[@Steve1989MRE]

Hope you enjoyed the double tonight Renee!

[@BadWolf762]

I can't open any can anymore without thinking "Nice Hiss".

[@919colorado23]

Everytime I open canned food I hear your voice... "Nice Hiss"

[@Sube-Tube]

Steve has evolved past our mortal peasant food poisoning

[@hoosierpatriot2280]

"It's rancid and completely inedible. Well, I'm just gonna get one more bite of this". 🤣😂

[@AwesomeKitCat]

I love how he takes a bite, determines it's not edible, then takes another bite.

[@deebuzzin3603]

Everyone loves a nice hiss

[@illicrys5863]

You said it was expensive, but i'm curious, how much did you pay ? Love your videos

[@mdouse84]

At the end of the video it said $560!

[@lexslate2476]

Remember everyone, if you are going to keep a ration package for decades, store it in a cool dry place or you risk making someone disappointed thirty years down the road on the internet.

[@ghost.888]

I love his theme music, everytime he does a video, i look forward to just listening to theme

[@LarryDavis2099]

Steve, I'm pretty sure it's called a "Life cereal bar" because it's made out of Life cereal. You know, from the Mikey commercial?

[@samwars95]

Don't know why but u made mre's soo kuch interesting !

[@JonnyParker-]

You must have an iron stomach after all the testing of these old foods haha. Nice job again man!

[@tonynguyen18]

Who noticed 4:18-4:20?

[@richardlombardi7199]

Haunted ration

[@adamkokorite6010]

Wtf!

[@streusel17]

Steve uploaded? Nice!

[@tylerdixon3290]

*takes bite of chocolate* *analyzes while chewing* No... *takes another bite* it's not edible

[@michelguevara151]

Thanks for the double upload Steve 👌

[@ijmodified]

Two episodes of steve! YES! American!

[@ButtonJockey]

Steve, You ever wonder if the people at Natick are watching your videos? Do you think it is purely entertainment, or maybe they legit watch your videos to see examples ration conditions over time? I enjoy your content. Thank you.

[@timwilliamanderson]

I haven’t seen it anywhere in the comments but I’m sure it’s there somewhere. Life cereal is a type of cereal you can buy at the store

[@aussiewelsh]

Thanks Steve!

[@richstone2627]

Life was a brand of cereal, Mikey likes it

[@schoppepetzer9267]

He would be the perfect fit for the middle ages, when kings constantly worried about a coup d´etat had food tasters to check for poison :)

[@themonkeyhand]

Takes a bite "No." Takes another bite. "That's not edible."

[@fabianberber]

Holy MRE’S Batman 33k views in 6 hours NICE, love this channel keep up the awesome work Steve!

[@cookingwithjesus]

When you said it came from Arizona I knew exactly what you meant about it being stale. That heat kills all kinds of dry goods even when they're unopened.

[@johnnygoldendong235]

You had me crackin up alot on this one! 😆

[@BirdRaiserE]

Pardon me, KZbin, you said no views when I clicked on this, What is this 10000 number?

[@jasonchristian958]

*Steve, you are the man* Nice!

[@joaquizzletwizzle]

Steve has some of the best looking facial hair I gotta say.

[@johnmartin6334]

"Hey Mikey, he likes it!!"

[@grima5788]

Hey, Steve! I have a ton of respect for you, it takes a lot of passion and determination to make these reviews, I'm sure. Does KZbin give you ad revenue for these reviews?

[@tysondog843]

More pure gold.

[@jakob3488]

"Youd expect to have a little life left in it, no pun intended." Yea, alright Steve. :D

[@Kalie_Miller]

You just gotta love steve "No, thats not edible" *takes second bite*

[@scarylion1roar]

That's the 80's for ya.

[@whatru1204]

Steve, ya gotta eat it for history sake!

[@Li8eralsarescum69]

What the fxck is the significance of “30 days” when it’s a 24 hour ration

[@apachehelicopter9032]

It's how long you shit for

[@toniolful]

i love your videos steve, greetings from italy!

[@goiterlanternbase]

With the pecannut bar in your hand, u look so happy like u allost up to cry😘

[@toddwilliams7779]

Wow, seeing something in that bad of shape made the year I was in kindergarten. Yikes. Great review, thank you!!!

[@Sunseahl]

This MRE is a rollercoaster of flavor.... Stale, decent, rancid, mellow.... rancid again

[@TieDyeLady]

Hey Steve, I Love the music on this video!!

[@Woff1dGM]

its so heartbreaking to see him not be able to fully enjoy the ration , you can see the dissapointment in his face D:

[@Adrian-rx4pb]

"It smells so awful, yeah let's get a bite" 😂 I don't think even Andrew Zimmern would eat some of the stuff Steve eats

[@jt414]

Real shame it had ALL turned -- but still HISTORY and very interesting

[@SyrianaLivilla]

😃 “I’m not going to eat anymore of this...kay I’m gonna have one more Bite!”

[@leerjet31]

Steve-No this isn't edible (takes another bite) lmfao

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

Life brand cereal, I believe is whats implied by the name.