MRE Review: British 12 Hour Patrol Ration - Spicy Sausage

[@fishwonderer]

Hey Andy, big fan of your videos. I’m currently on a nightly binge of watching from your earliest videos, to current ones. How about another one of these MRE reviews in 2024?

[@ellismeah179]

good selection of stuff in the 24 hour packs ,new ones now coming in bags

[@richielamb2733]

I’m ex British Army I served when we still had tinned 24 hr rat packs only 4 menu ,the first boil in the bag rat packs were tons better ..but still not perfect , the biggest problem was rat pack fatigue we always got the same menu a few days on the bounce , couldn’t do swaps when the crew had all the same menu lol ,it’s good to see the MOD have improved the weight and bulk issues, i tried a new rat pack a couple of years ago ....wow outstanding I know us old vets say “ back in our day “ but the modern solider should see what we ate, carried and wore 😂 . I’m a new subscriber to your channel keep up the really good reviews 👍

[@KentSurvival]

Hi Ritchie.. yes, Ive heard about how they've improved over the years which can only be a good thing haha, Im yet to encounter a main meal from any country that I've hated, all very interesting to test out. Thank you for subscribing mate, hope you enjoy the other videos :)

[@aegismule13]

You make awesome videos. I prefer your camp / cooking videos over your MRE review videos though. truthfully i've never been able to watch a whole MRE review video before. but you have such a calm / cool demeanor about you i actually sat tru several of yours lol. also once you were doing a cooking or camp video and light the fire with a lighter nd said somthing like i'm hungry so i'll use the lighter no time to fight the ferro rod or soemthing. that was awesome lol. if i've got a lighter or matches im not gonna waste time with a ferro rod and ive seen a million videos with people aming fires with them already lol. Great videos. i'll be subbed for a long time :)

[@KentSurvival]

Hi, thank you.. high praise indeed :) and yes.. if you want a fire quick, no reason not to use a lighter haha, especially if im not 'practicing' or making the video about that aspect. Thanks for watching and subbing buddy!

[@AlexNijv]

Looks like a very small meal for a soldier who’s been running around the whole day? I’ll eat two or three of those packs.

[@KentSurvival]

This is true. I think its for anything under 12 hours and maybe you can take more than one.. for when the 24 hr pack is too much. Ill let someone else correct me if Im wrong but sounds about right. Thanks for watching buddy

[@geoffupton]

alex ossel i think the idea is that they eat them while walking round and stop for the main course, hence its small. im guessing the electrolite drinks would be in their canteen bottles, i doubt they would drink them warm unless stopping for main meal. im guessing the main meal would be eaten cold without stopping to cook it if on patrol (in daytime?) anyhow, what i mean is they would be totally mobile and not making camp very often. im guessing this would be made to last and they would probably have two of them (cover 24hrs) but only consume small parts thru the day and keep some back! thats only my opinion, if anyone disagrees then thats ok... its (currently) a freeish world and you have the right to moan lol nice meal tho! good review!

[@BinManSays87]

Pg do instant tea it's alright to be fair I use it and full fat milk powder in a Stanley cook kit as my little tea pot at camp and just portion it out in little sealer bags per pot and stash any spare space in the brew/cook kit with a cup and alcohol burner....works a treat with no tea soggy tea bags

[@ozdavemcgee2079]

Pretty flash when I remember the ones we got in Aust Army. This was b4 mre. It was all canned like sausage n veg. Sachet instant mash 4 pieces chewing gum. Two fruits in a can. Teabags ( not that powdered tea lol) coffee sugar. Condensed milk and jams in tubes. Can of cheese like that Kraft cheese that is in a box. Can of biscuits. And a pack (or2? Cant remember was 30 yr ago) of survival biscuits much like thos RAF ones in tin by appearance..hard tack ships bickies basically. Can opener/spoon. Oh a bag of lollies sweets. May have been more I cant remember. I never ate a lot of it lol

[@barney992]

had ten man rat packs in cadets in oz . trying to get rid of left overs from ww2 I reckon . tins of stew and tins of peeled potatoes . just made a big stew out of it . there were even tins of plum pudding .

[@willstonvelo8100]

Happy new year Andy, last couple of British mres that I've had have been terrible , proberly the surplus place I've been getting them from. Going forward into this year taking real food wild camping ,no processed stuff anymore , all best Will🍻

[@KentSurvival]

Hi Mate, they can definitely be hot and miss haha, cheers for watching! and happy new year to you too!

[@MartinFuentes126]

👍Everything on that menu looks awesome I'll order that menu whenever I can

[@KentSurvival]

Was a good one. I need to do another ration soon, been slacking :)

[@kwoody1986]

Nice review Andy didn't realise they made spicy sausage and wedges will have to try that one out. Take care cheers Karl

[@KentSurvival]

cheers karl, was actually quite nice :)

[@Simon_W74]

I am so glad that they didn't come my way when I was in the Army. They had just come in not long before i had left. I am afraid it would starve on excercise with most of the menus. I used to love the old rat packs with tins of sausages, bacon grill steak and kidney. With a packet of Rolos and the tinned puddings. they were more to my simple tastes when it comes to food. nearly forgot the Friut biscuits and the Biscuit Browns that you could kill the enermy with. I could takle them so often had extras as most won't touch them.

[@1darrencr]

digger dont forget cheese possessed

[@PieAndChips]

Babies heads, bacon grill, burgers in beans and toffee pudding!

[@bynch]

Love your videos

[@mariohabits]

Good review!!! 👍😊👍

[@KentSurvival]

Thank you very much :)

[@paulyshobbiesandthings4772]

Hi Andy great video well done those 12 hr packs a great and very nice and merry Christmas sir hope ya having a good one

[@KentSurvival]

Hi mate, hada great xmas thanks, hope yours has been good to! Thanks for watching !

[@parjacpar3077]

I normally have a 24 hr version for when i go camping did not know about a 12 hr version like you i am not keen on peanut butter . . Thanks for sharing another great video

[@KentSurvival]

Hi, Thanks for watching, I think evac8 and surplusandoutdoors both sell them :) usually called patrol rations

[@PinetreeLine]

Excellent review! Looked really good! Thanks

[@KentSurvival]

Thanks, surprised me this one, very nice :)

[@lync1505]

Excellent review mate! I have always wanted to try one of the British rations either one of these or the 24 hour packs. I've never seen a 3 in 1 tea before, I've seen plenty of 3 in 1 coffee's though. It looks like a pretty well rounded ration. :)

[@KentSurvival]

Hi, yeah, this is the first time I've seen the 3 in 1 tea and it was better than I expected.. the whole menu was good actually :) Thanks for watching

[@TOM_OUTDOORS]

Thanks for sharing mate. I still say you make the best MRE videos on KZbin, always check them out. This one looked good. I'm not a huge fan of beyond the beaten track, as I had a few really bad meals from them a while back. I want to try some of their FRHs though. Will had a pouch of that fruit and fun at Dover, we were cracking up lol. Well done again mate, and you've changed your intro jingle, how come? !

[@KentSurvival]

Thanks mate.. yeah I saw you 2 laughing at that haha... children ;) yeah, I thought the intro music was a little intense for my usually quite chilled videos, might change a few other things this year too, gotta keep it fresh :p

[@stefan.5987]

Wow man, no Chocolate biscuits with peanut butter. I'm furious. But there you go. ✌️

[@ArmChairCritic0]

The 300g main meal is a bit small. I’d have preferred a larger meal and less snacks, fewer beverage choices.

[@ellismeah179]

I'm currently collecting 24 mres some really good ones variety of snacks and meals ,good to keep for emergencys ,

[@ciaomarco4194]

fab review again, keep 'em coming Andy ....really interesting. Love to see a review on Chinese army MRE ?

[@KentSurvival]

Thanks.. ive done 2 Chinese menu.. both on the playlist :)

[@1darrencr]

no crackers for the peanut butter?

[@ScottishWanderer]

Great review Andy hope santa was good to you he got me a dutch oven cant wait to try the bad boy

[@KentSurvival]

Hiya mate, thats great news! can't wait to see you using it! I got a new tent that I'm itching to break in!

[@ForeignMRE]

Great review. 2 thumbs up.

[@KentSurvival]

Thanks man :)

[@pjhikes]

Are these MRE's able to be shipped over the pond? Someday I would like to get a couple. This looked more palatable over some other MRE. :)

[@KentSurvival]

Hey, Ill have a look at a couple of places for you buddy and let you know! If they don't, I don't mind sending you stuff over

[@linnell376]

The fruit pouch is commonly known as clown sp#nk. This is die to the multi coloured lids :)

[@g-nvideos5884]

Another 10/10 video from my favourite KZbin channel ❤️🅰️

[@KentSurvival]

well thank you very much indeed :) glad you enjoyed!

[@sibell5]

Hi . Good video, thanks. Please can you tell me where you got your stainless steel plate?

[@KentSurvival]

Thanks, they sell them here... www.sofmilitary.co.uk/us-army-mess-tray-product,18346

[@jamesstanford-beale6334]

Where do you get these from? Do you know anywhere online you can get them delivered in the UK?

[@KentSurvival]

Hi James, you can generally get them on eBay and surplus store such as surpluvandoutdoors.com Thanks for watching

[@leeread1234]

maybe could have used the peanut butter on the biscuits ?

[@sirguy104]

You could put the peanut butter on the cookies to enhance the flavor.

[@KentSurvival]

Good Idea!

[@bittertruth6575]

What stove is that? Its really cool. I thought I heard you say "pixie stove" but I cant find it after searching google.

[@bittertruth6575]

Never mind...My mistake. I turned the captions on and its says "hexie stove". lol Out of curiosity, have you lived in Australia by any chance? I can hear a bit of a lilt sometimes when you say certain words.

[@KentSurvival]

High, Its the BCB crusader set (version 2).. never lived in Oz though, dunno where thats coming from haha, thanks for watching buddy!

[@mikethompson2650]

Was that mouse droppings you flicked out of the tray??

[@KentSurvival]

I hope not haha, probably dirt.. can't be bothered to watch through the video again to see. Thanks for watching buddy

[@samsworldofrations6996]

Nice looking meal

[@KentSurvival]

a nice smaller meal indeed, thanks for watching

[@kirkmillerBO84]

looked nice and tasty great review bud

[@KentSurvival]

Thanks, this one was actually surprisingly nice :)

[@Cragman75]

put the peanut butter on the biscuits would work

[@charleyprice-ef8zs]

Nice you whip your hands on the review bu😢not any other time ya I noticed

[@KaylynnStrain]

I had the peanuts in my halal 12-hour ration, thought they were good, I had the halal chicken wiht dhal. if you have not had that one you'd love it if you like curry. I saved my peanut butter for later use either on a camping trip or in an emergency kit, did the same with the extra drink mix

[@KaylynnStrain]

I liked the 3-in-1 tea, hard to find that here in the US

[@KentSurvival]

Hi Kaylynn, The peanuts were very nice indeed.. some the best I've had! I do hope to get to that menu at some point.. love a curry! Thanks for watching as always :)

[@jaymears9077]

Ive got some british 24h rations if your interested

[@thejewishredneckprepper4675]

Great video.Shalom

[@KentSurvival]

Thank you Kindly :)

[@MultiMagnum62]

I have A menu 4, chicken tikka masala here in A 12 hr. ration, Menu 13 here, in 24 hr. ration, pork sausage with beans, tuna bean pasta, beef meatballs with spaghetti here, in the British rations. Hope mine looks as well as yours? Plenty of food you have there, 12 plus hours ration! Instant tea is, better than no tea, same as coffee to us yanks, instant is better than none. The 24 hr. British ration, has the D&E coffee in it everyone speaks so highly of, can't wait! Main looked awesome, all looked highly edible ! I would make this A meal, well, or 2!! LOL. Very cool friend!! Belated Merry Christmas to you and yours, and A Happy New Year!! Peace, John, AKA Magnum.

[@KentSurvival]

Hey buddy! mmm tikka masala, a great one! they definitely have some solid menus and the instant tea surprised me actually, hadn't had one before and wasn't bad at all. Hope you xmas was good! have a great New Year

[@culturelab9679]

Just ate one of these and put it up on my channel, wasn't actually that bad at all!

[@KentSurvival]

Ill have a look, thanks for watching, It was better than I'd thought which is always good!

[@chrisgreen1094]

I served for 12 years in the military as an infantry soldier, I only left 18 months ago and I have never seen "spicy sausage and potato wedges" on any menu. I can imagine the MOD thought it was too tasty so never issued it out, 90% of the rations we got were dog shit, if you'll pardon the french.

[@KentSurvival]

haha, pardoned indeed, I can image even the best of them get old quick! this now was indeed better than expected, Thanks for watching mate

[@boogieidm9045]

Not bad. I feel like you could break this up into two minor meals. The carbs, sugar, and caffeine before you put in any work. After you set up camp, you could eat all of the protein items, the leftover carbs, and electrolytes. Nice vid. Let's see some more over-nighters, Kent!

[@KentSurvival]

Thats almost what I did here, finished the main and biscuits and had the nuts etc a little later.. worked well, especially for on the go... don't worry, plenty more camps to come! Thanks for watching buddy

[@QuinchGaming]

I bet the old buscuit browns wouldn't have broken that easily lol

[@KentSurvival]

haha, thanks for. watching mate

[@champagnesylvie-lavieenfra1378]

J'ai un penchant pour la ration Anglaise, ça me rappelle mes voyages en Angleterre ;)

[@KentSurvival]

J'ai beaucoup plus de rations anglais à faire, beaucoup de nourriture. Content que vous ayez de bons souvenirs de l'Angleterre.

[@MotoJunkie23]

The peanut butter goes on the cookies

[@GuppyCzar]

Chocolate Hobnobs! Eddie Elizabeth Hitler's favorite.

[@KentSurvival]

haha, thanks for watching :P

[@TheCropsyManiac]

That Episode when they go camping is classic

[@tfuntowatch]

The pack of tissues is Slovenian.

[@shaunkolly7113]

Hot fruit drinks are amazing

[@Mr_Scrooge]

Did they forget to put food in there? Lol. Seems very scanty

[@KentSurvival]

It is quite light but I believe its not meant for anything that takes you out over night etc. Thanks for watching

[@garyhertswildcamper8958]

Well i have to say im shocked! A man of your culinary expertise resorting to ration packs. But these things have to be looked at, and reviewed. The only thing missing from your review, unless i missed it, was how much it cost? and where you get one? price could well be a factor. Incredibly, my Girlfriend actually watched it with me, (very rare that) she said stick the peanut butter on the cookies, good sweet and sour combo. Now, the important issue, was that enough for 12 hours? working on the assumption that a soldier left his base at say, 8am having already stuffed himself with stodge, in the words of Andy Mcnabb (ex SAS turned author). Then that would be enough for sure, again working on the assumption he/she would be overdue an evening meal by the time they got back, at say 6pm. SO the words 12 hour are a bit misleading. its basically one good daytime meal, and a few tea/drink breaks. which is all its intended for. Hope i sounded like i knew what i was talking about there? Good vid mate. Gary.

[@KentSurvival]

Hiya, yeah, I'm not sure exactly how it works, I guess they have these if you don't need to be taking the whole 24 hour boxes, easy to pick up 1 or 2 depending on the length of mission (anything up to 12 hrs) Ill let some one correct me if I'm wrong. Good point about the cost etc, usually I don't put all that because I hunt them down and its not easy to get another but this was from Surplusandoutdoors dot com. a good website. Thanks for watching buddy!

[@garyhertswildcamper8958]

i spose if they called it a one good meal ration, it wouldn't sound as good. ive never tried one, you know me, im fussy about my tasty grub. so i always go for fresh food. did you see the '2 feet forward' vid, emergency wild camp i recommended?

[@diananatrah5731]

how can he eat so silent

[@KentSurvival]

editing so you don't have to hear chewing

[@clairegooding9959]

I like what you’ve done here, however, I’m feeling out of sorts knowing that a pack like this could save many lives! And shouldn’t be taken lightly. In Nz alone there are kids unable to go to school because of being in poverty and are underfed. Our new government is addressing child poverty here. I think of the huge dilemma we are all facing with starvation and the state of the charities that have failed them.... in many ways... I would be interested to hear your comment. 🤗

[@KentSurvival]

I do not have kids but I believe they are running before / after school programs over here for kids below the poverty line to ensure they are getting 1 / 2 good meals a day, they also introduced free meals for younger children for school lunches too which is great. But yes.. we live in a world where the gap between the rich and poor just keeps widening.. I live in the south east of England and feel Ill never be able to own a home here due to the high costs :(

[@50topdog]

Well let me tell you, I would have been well made up with all of that in my day for a 12 hour pack, nearly as much as a 24 hour pack.

[@KentSurvival]

It was better than I thought it would be.. always good! haha still got some 24hr packs to get too! Thanks for watching

[@AlbionCamping]

think i'll stick to the wayfayrers ;) 👍

[@KentSurvival]

haha, you love 'em! this wasn't all that bad, thanks for watching mate

[@AlexNijv]

You could use the peanutbutter a bait, to catch extra food ;-)

[@niksingh6995]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@vipulsajagane9469]

Brother use a good mike.. half of the things we cant understand and half of the things we cant listen

[@sarapulford5957]

Tea sounds pretty disgusting.

[@windowclean100]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🐭

[@KentSurvival]

haha thanks :)

[@sttrory]

Usually love your videos however this is a clear rip off of the best ration pack reviewer on KZbin. 😂😂😂

[@JohnSmith-dn6fk]

Terrible,nothing has changed since I was in in the 80s,what if you don’t like sugar,badly designed

[@jeffgun13]

French ones are so much better