MRE Review: Slovenia ~Contents & Breakfast~

[@smarkl54bbin]

Thanks Gundog. My family on my father's is from Slovenia (my great grandfather) it's wonderful to learn something about my heritage. It helps to feel more in touch with my roots.

[@bandrej]

Mark Vehar Also, your last name really sounds Slovenian. Greetings from Maribor!

[@RazorHeadX2]

tvoj tudi ^^ Mr X

[@korpus10p]

I've got Slovenia, Croatia and Poland covered so always great to see an mre from any of those countries!

[@GuguWTF]

Slovenian seems to be similar to polish, "Mlecni dodatek h kavi" is probably powdered milk for coffee :)

[@gundog4314]

Gugu Figured that out will be in the Dinner Review on Friday. Cheers

[@Saavik256]

Yeah it's a diary creamer of sorts. :)

[@Saavik256]

Gugu We are all Slavic :)

[@computerscientist5953]

Gugu Yes, Polish also has similar words with Russian and Ukrainian. In fact, all these languages are from one big family of languages, so it's not surprising

[@Exarhadsgfds]

Gugu "Mlečni dodatek h kavi" means "Dairy supplement for/to coffee"... I think it's basically a substitute for milk

[@EastWind123]

Leave it to Slovenia to be awesome! But I'm surprised there was no potica in there! ;-)

[@tadej3556]

Rolada je boljša.

[@zanpekosak2383]

Meh that would be a bit pricey...😆

[@Saavik256]

Please forgive me for spamming your comments :) Vitergin are basically a vitamin-boosted candy that is sold freely here, and are included in the daily rations simply due to their vitamin content. :) While you can dissolve them in water, most people just chow on them. :)

[@Languslangus]

jeah and desolving them would make it discustung

[@Saavik256]

The water that comes with the flameless ration heater contains a small part of hydrogen peroxide, because that is the way those ration heaters work. It's also why it's included and it says it's not safe for drinking.

[@aljazzupan1487]

11:00 the first package was milk to add to a coffe

[@Exarhadsgfds]

At 7:19 "Pomaranča" means "Orange"... It's an orange flavored Vitamin drink. At 10:26 "Mlečni dodatek h kavi" means "Dairy supplement for/to coffee"... I think it's basically a substitute for milk that you can add to your coffee. At 11:00 "Instant Kava" means "Instant coffee"

[@danijelujcic8644]

And you have to eat the whole box of Vitergin to cover your daily vitamin needs. I guess it's done that way to prevent overdose while you're munching them like popcorn :-)

[@Sticky745]

A very interesting ration.. Plenty of food for a whole day. I'm jealous you got to try it!

[@gundog4314]

stickyfingaz745 Check out this link and you can get your very own, Cheers!www.mreinfo.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5640&sid=e3140c29b0b16b693fe2233cbad1469c

[@Sticky745]

+gundog4314 thanks for the heads up! I will definitely try to get my hands on one

[@Jaybird196]

Man, THAT is a crazy amount of tea O_O . I'd be happy that there was plenty, as a regular tea drinker, but I'd have preferred it came in a number of smaller packets.

[@gundog4314]

Jaybird196 That tea was most enjoyable and it is what I'd rather have than any carbohydrate electrolyte drink with no real fruit juice

[@bigGisnumber1]

Can u plz post part 2 tonight? Really love your videos , you kiwi dude and gshults have really fascinated me with mre reviews Thx , or as your words are , cheers !

[@gundog4314]

bigGisnumber1 Posted my friend

[@lil_weasel219]

OMG I love Vitergin! They are available here in Croatia too so I buy them occasionally :) And I also love Turistička pašteta :D it's also available at any store here hehe ^^

[@thecman26]

That actually looks pretty good!

[@gundog4314]

It was, went straight to the top of my list of favorites so far. Cheers

[@thecman26]

^ What?

[@ssrider7]

Slovenia my land!!

[@repetey]

Gschultz9 left oxygen absorbers in two different products in his mountain house review. we all had a laugh and then continued to enjoy his review.

[@gundog4314]

repetey Think of it as a really chewy crouton lol

[@MultiMagnum62]

Another fine job friend !!!! Awaiting next installment. Take care of the arm, exercise it, but don't overdo it, peace, magnum, John !!

[@sharonmaurer2882]

Great review really enjoyed it. Love seeing these from different countries.

[@Saavik256]

Also, when I can afford it, I will send you both Type A and a few of Frutabela bars which are also delicious, but not issued in the MRE packs. :)

[@trevorbodnar5495]

Saavik256 How many types are there? Just A and B?

[@Saavik256]

CaptainRex CT-7567 To my knowledge, just A and B. We had rumours of a C floating around when I was in the army, but nobody saw it. :)

[@trevorbodnar5495]

Saavik256 There is in fact a Type C. I just found a review of it here on KZbin.

[@thelumberjack4109]

hello from slovenia!

[@Diebulfrog79]

Cool video. Basic EU style MRE depending on the country.

[@Languslangus]

NATO standard

[@Languslangus]

Jimmy Harris ?

[@Diebulfrog79]

note this is EU standard, which is lower than NATO. Remember, lowest bidder wins.

[@Languslangus]

Diebulfrog79 Everething in NATO armies is to NATO standard. It must be

[@Diebulfrog79]

No. Since 2011, NATO only big nations to conform to NATO standards, Field rations are under E.U. standards, because many of the smaller nations in NATO can't afford the budget to meet NATO rations standard. The US, UK, France, Germany can afford this budget.

[@bellaxfatal]

At first glance, the vitamin C packet looked like it said virgin. Lol. I guess my mind is in the gutter! Great review! I can't wait to see you try all the other things in the pack. Oh, and I think you were thinking of China's heater? I recently watched a review, and they have that sleeve type thing.

[@gundog4314]

Yep that popped in my warped brain too. The Korean ration bag was essentially a bubble wrap insulation like the hot pack. Great ideas for heating chow. Cheers!

[@danijelujcic8644]

You have to eat the whole box of Vitergin to cover your daily vitamin needs. I guess it's done that way to prevent overdose while you're munching them like popcorn because they're basically dextrose candies :-)

[@slovenianpatriot6313]

If anything in Slovenian army is good, thats food :D Greetings from sLOVEnia

[@toaster2412]

ka veš ke se da to kupit?

[@slovenianpatriot6313]

Emmm, poglej na bolhi :D

[@oneexcel5146]

Slovenian Patriot hahha kuko si vedu

[@armyboy-tg5ed]

great video

[@kristijansusnik1297]

Where can you buy the Slovenian mre?

[@gundog4314]

I think Casey at mremountain.com may have some or perhaps the mrezone.com I know one of them do.

[@kristijansusnik1297]

@@gundog4314 does he only have type A?

[@gundog4314]

I don't know. I do know they are really freaking hard to get though. So keep that in mind. Cheers

[@curseditem8354]

it's cheaper to come here and buy this in a convenience store

[@agentp6621]

The comment about Natick research labs taking notes on how to make a lighter ration. From my research Natick has struggled with the definition of "MRE". The first MREs as you may know were half freeze dried and half "ready to eat". The need for rations to be ready to eat was a strategic advantage. Conflicts of the modern era have seen rapid advancement across the battlefield to maintain the advantage. Having to stop and prepare dehydrated food takes time and that's critical to success. Plus there's a logistical problem of insuring safe potable water is available for rehydrating the food. This lesson was learned during the Gulf War where some of the rations were still freeze dried. Sure they could be consumed dry but who likes that and it draws moisture from the body to hydrate inside the body. Causing potential dehydration. Though it may be a weight savings, we pay for it by having to lug more water to rehydrate the food. Now the US military has gone backwards in a few areas like the granola with milk and blueberries/bananas. Sports drinks and cocoa and coffee drink mixes are another example. Those things aren't easily changeable. I remember reading about how the army was trying to implement a menu that was a sandwich during the 90's. They had all of the ingredients for a crude deli sandwich but it was shot down because it wasn't a "lunchable". It had to be ready to eat. So it's a challenge they have to tiptoe around all the time. Oh and the other nail in the coffin for freeze dried MRE items was cost. Once the Cold War was over. The DOD's budget was being cut and freeze dried food cost way more than wet packed food. It'd be insane to consider the price of MREs today if they were still freeze dried. Currently MREs cost about $7.50-8. Granted there's the obvious DOD markup because the contractors always overcharge. But I digress.

[@gundog4314]

+Eric Piland Great comment! I remember having shelf stable bread that looked a lot like the bread in Canadian IMPs. It came in a separate box and we each usually got 4 or 5 of them. Everyone would save up all their peanut butter and jellies to make PB&Js. As far as the freeze drying aspect I've talked with a a pretty senior person in a major producer of freeze dried meals and their costs would be way cheaper, almost half the cost than the current way of doing things....then again comes in the potable water argument. Cheers Eric!

[@agentp6621]

I wish I knew why typical freeze dried food is so expensive in the civilian market. My dad always told me that freeze drying isn't a new process. It's been around since the 20's. Probably not like we know in the modern sense but it's been around for awhile. In my opinion though, there is nothing that beats it. The rehydrated food taste fresher and looks fresher and from what I've read it maintains the most nutritional content out of any conventional preservation method. It's amazing when you consider it'll last 25+ years. It's a curious thing. Cheers Gundog!

[@Travelhub365]

We appreciate the insight

[@najbizjak2140]

iam from slovenia:)

[@originalcommentjoke7797]

I'M FROM SLOVENIA :)

[@christiansarao1]

Gundog, I been thinking about getting a mre, not sure where I should get a good one from, any suggestions?

[@DarkThunderism]

That packet is coffee creamer. And the Orbit gum is 10 pieces.

[@ascendedfashy9632]

Great to see all these Slovenian people in the comments

[@tuanhung94]

At first I thought that sport drink might be pomegranate flavor, but later check on with GG translate it turned out to be "Orange extract". LOL

[@Jaybird196]

dang tuan hung That;s what I thought, too :) !

[@oneexcel5146]

dang tuan hung haha not true

[@Jayman2800]

Been a while since I've seen one of your videos, How's the shoulder?

[@gundog4314]

Jayman2800 Much better Jayman thanks for asking

[@ekinnguyen9547]

Do you know anywhere that sells Those energy tabs?

[@tosmjs8270]

yeeaa slovenia jea my country

[@alcockell]

The "Zubereitung" section apparently suggests 80ml of water.

[@dtaylor10chuckufarle]

Natick take note: this is a proper ration with a lot of food and a variety, too. And gundog... why so sensitive? No worries about the water, sir. As you were. Lt. Dan PS: Keep up the good work.

[@smiljantemnik43]

In coming at Slovenia

[@nicknorskog6240]

I'm a huge fan of your MRE reviews. I've tried a couple of them. They were good. I would like to try a different MRE from around the world. Is it possible for you to send me one? I will pay for the shipping and handling.

[@gundog4314]

Nick Norskog Hi Nick, I don't usually keep extra foreign rations laying about unless I am looking to use them for trades. I would recommend you try a Lithuanian ration as they are pretty cheap with reasonable shipping on ebay. Same with Russian IRPs. You can really get a good deal on those as long you are willing to wait 1 to 3 months on shipping. Cheers

[@nicknorskog6240]

OK thanks gundog

[@SuperManNV]

You wasnt seen Type A of Slovenias MRE :)

[@gundog4314]

SuperManNV Someday perhaps I'll try a Type A. Cheers

[@Saavik256]

I'll be sending him a Type A as soon as I get into a more stable life situation. I have one on reserve for him. ^^;

[@SuperManNV]

Saavik256 Nice :D

[@markstrgar6082]

Im from slovenia!!

[@ramirogonzalez4334]

the reason why there's so much tea is to purefi

[@Arnechk]

Vitergin is THE shit, all kids from the 90's absolutely love all of the variants and we would beg and please to get more than 2 pills at once. :D

[@Chuck_Norris10]

backpackers wet dream 😂😂😂

[@DBvideo-s]

Nothing specifically to eat only sweets,, as picnic with children

[@elizabethshaw734]

I realize it isn't but it looks like a two man pack. The entrees, breakfast and dessert I'll make more than one serving. That's a lot of food!

[@pikabamboo4175]

you dont eat the whole pack of vitergins in one day,its one or two max

[@treestomped6954]

nom nom nom

[@bodegibbs779]

It takes you forever to get the stuff out of the bag. Also, you say "Right off the bat" about a dozen times. Otherwise a good video

[@gundog4314]

Yeah, I agree. Since I've learned to edit I kinda cringe at these older reviews. Makes me wish I would have started watching Emmy Made in Japan 6 years ago. She's really made me step up my game!

[@kulacin7480]

When you open an umbrella in Zagreb you poke someone's eye in Ljubljana.

[@urbangegic5707]

Like the vid if you are slovenian, i am

[@tadej3556]

sloveniaaaaaaa moja dezela najaci sam k politiki nas u glavo jbejo ma useeno jaaaa

[@ramirogonzalez4334]

their water

[@Languslangus]

Sane design cuz NATO sandard.

[@johnanderson4203]

How is it possible that people can earn money for eating military rations and why does the American military get so fucked over on MRE'S

[@gundog4314]

Maybe Steve or Emmy make money at this but most of us, myself included don't make that much. Which is why it's a hobby not a day job. Cheers

[@Saavik256]

Servirni sladkor = serving sugar :)

[@institute1147]

im from sloveenia and i was in military imajo zelo dobre MRE in tut vojaska baza ni slaba

[@CaptainChirpa]

First view and comment

[@truisticprince]

Hacks

[@Ellie-zz7fi]

Looks a lot like deer poop XD

[@gundog4314]

Well maybe deer runs but it is really good Cheers

[@Jaybird196]

gundog4314 I couldn't help but notice you left a decent amount of chocolate in the bag :) .

[@nicknorskog6240]

gundog4314 I'm a huge fan of your MRE reviews. Please take a look at my comment on this video.

[@dracothemad3225]

4th :-)

[@kulacin7480]

None of this food is Slovenian