1989 Ration Cold Weather 24hr MRE Review RAFCO Rarest RCW US Military Mountain Food Testing

After a search of over 5 years, I have finally found the elusive RAFCO Freeze Dried RCW - and this incredibly rare & unique Ration is not only a fascinating example of food technology & innovation, but also one of the most delicious and sought after Military Rations due to it's unique and in high-demand contents. Come see for yourself!
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[@jacobtoller5912]

You searched over 5 years for that ration, ate it and reviewed it on camera just for us. I respect appreciate what you do because there's no one out there that would do the same like you do. Most people probably wouldn't even open the ration if it's that rare, but you showed us and now we know. I thank you for these mre videos as they are entertaining to watch in my opinion. Hope to see more rare mre videos like this one! This one was amazing! Great video btw i really enjoyed it! Much love from Ohio brother. ☺🖒👍👏👌✌

[@cowboyjohnn]

OHIOOOO YEAAA!

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Massive respect for the commitment of this channel 👍👍👍

[@eternaljustice8606]

​@@romeohio19pointless comment 😂😂😂

[@Rountree1985]

@@romeohio19you sound like you’re angry about something

[@ClarenceCochran-ne7du]

Especially when you consider the price he has to pay for some of these obscure rations. Having a small collection of Great War memorabilia myself, it amazes me what collectors will pay for obscure items. I ran across a 1916 Brunton Artillery Pocket Transit (fancy compass), for $35 at a pawn shop. The soldier had scratched his name and serial number on the case. It still functions and I've had offers as high as 10 times what I paid for it. I've no intention of selling it, as my Great Uncle was KIA on the Western Front, so I've always felt a real personal connection to the Great War. My Uncle's that served in WW2 luckily so survived (one in Europe and one in the Pacific Theaters). My Grandfather, who was Engineer in Steel Production at CF&I, was classed as an Essential Worker. Because of that, he wasn't allowed to enlist. He remained bitter about being classified the rest of his life, as his younger brothers joined the fight.

[@spetsnaz1014]

A little tip for when you are reconstituting powders, add a small amount of water first and mix into a paste, then add the rest of the water. Much quicker and you dont get lumps.

[@hunterthegreat3526]

Are you out on a tray because you're looking nice

[@whatever9243]

HunterTheGreat A+ 10/10 100%

[@vanadar00]

HunterTheGreat Nice! Lolol

[@staticbuzzzz]

Nice flirting line ;)

[@lourdes9026]

lmfao

[@msmurder81]

HunterTheGreat I just walked into the other room and said that to my husband and he cracked up. He loves Steve.

[@Andrew_Erickson]

That fruit soup looks like an emergency snack for diabetics.

[@ZachAttack-tp7eo]

Andrew Erickson Lol ice cream apple pie and DIABETES!!!!!!!!!

[@Andrew_Erickson]

"die ah beetus"

[@Andrew_Erickson]

dye a beat hoos

[@AgentTasmania]

Dahbeetuss

[@shamusk1986]

Andrew Erickson if you've ever pulled an akio on skis or snowshoes for 12-18 hours a day you would realize that's pretty much the idea

[@ecpcharles]

13:02 "Actually I think its pretty (CUT) NICE!"

[@gladfan1989]

Mmkay

[@brettscott8288]

Best part!

[@hoosierpatriot2280]

When I was in, we ALWAYS mixed the coffee, cocoa powder, creamer and sugar together. That is the only way we drank it. Or if you were low on water, you could make a pudding out of it.

[@lex1945]

moccacino or ranger pudding (with peanut butter) LOL!

[@secretsesh5962]

Lets get this out on a tray

[@MuscleDad420]

sadtundra is dead Nice.

[@ThomasW215PHL]

sadtundra is dead nice

[@alexanderlevinmr.cheese4241]

nice

[@snowblue2362]

cuckling just ate raisins.

[@phoebecox9044]

secret sesh Nice

[@Therealgeoffchilds]

I’m scared the comments Are gonna spoil if there is a hiss or if it’s Rancid so I can’t look till near the end

[@nimay13]

T-Shirt says "Rancid!". Do it steve. Lol.

[@sweetsweatypeaches1328]

nimay13 AND Nice!

[@super_robot_punch]

You should try the modern arctic MRE. We absolutely loved them when I was stationed in wainwright

[@redkween1637]

I don't know why I find your videos so interesting, I've never even been in the army. But your commentary is very enjoyable, too.

[@tremaynechetty8900]

hehehhe the year i was born.....looks good so i dont feel that old anymore! thanks again for another Bossssss video

[@thedude7726]

we used to put the cookie bars in the soup

[@sqike001ton]

I have always wondered why the removed the fruit soup everyone I have talked to who had these back in the day loved it it was there favorite item

[@bamarocks777]

probably because it isnt that practical in the theatres we are in nowadays. freeze dried rations are killers in deserts. your water is better used elsewhere

[@thesuperiorspyderdan9470]

bamarocks777 I would have assumed cost would be a bigger factor, but who knows

[@TheRustylungs]

bamarocks777 to be fair though why would the army issue cold weather rations to troops in a desert ?

[@shamusk1986]

Rusty lungzs uh. we have about 50,000 troops stationed in areas termed "arctic". the small minority of troops are "in the desert"

[@MrDanisve]

Beef aint cheap, probably why. To much of the good stuff

[@offtherailscunt]

13:00 Classic Steve!

[@michaeldavydov4682]

Haha, yeah, nice cut into "nice" :D

[@JohnDingus_16]

The way he says nice (especially around 13:00) always gets me lmao Nice jump cut too

[@weeezleshiroshimaalphadogm5799]

I love and admire your positivity

[@GeminiWoods]

Actually I think it's pretty... NICE! You do a good job editing these videos, man. Keep it up!

[@Dark17B]

Steve at it again with making my day and what a solid review on an amazing MRE. Nice!

[@blackecho586]

It's hilarious watching your first few videos and see how you edit your transitions In then with none to now! Amazing!

[@tariq594]

The jump cut at 13:02 cracked me up.

[@PlasmaKong2]

Question for English-native speakers: Why do some packs, like the one shown here, say "Coffee Instant" and not "Instant Coffee"?

[@mellinghedd267]

PlasmaKong2 I think it's just a military designation. It doesn't make much more sense here.

[@pungaking]

PlasmaKong2 Seems to be a military thing, I wouldn't consider it to be proper English.

[@tariq594]

I was born in Canada and all I know is that Instant is describing Coffee so it does not matter where it is. Just Formatting. But i'm no English major.

[@TeddyBearAssassin]

Some sort of categorical reason I think. Like how in some cases names will be listed as Doe, John or Preston, Bill.

[@kolnder]

I think its just because the army likes to print the noun first and then all the adjectives so you can sort/find it better. "Ration cold weather" and "Meal, ready to eat" are the same".

[@jonsey3645]

You are a legend my friend! I'm proud to say I watched you before you reached national icon status. You deserve every accolade they throw at you Buddy, consistent, informative and seriously educational besides being really entertaining. You have made your bones and earned the respect that you are now getting! Thanks for a great channel and a KZbin smash hit.

[@maksymstrut8687]

steve. if you stream Social eating in sites like twitch. you could make real money, because of how entertaining the commentary is.

[@MuscleDad420]

Maksym Strut he really should!!

[@CarnalKid]

Maksym Strut Tag him so he sees this comment.

[@maksymstrut8687]

i dont know how the tag system works.

[@chiselednicknac9734]

Id watch and donate.

[@johnnyjj2009]

Omg I never thought of that I'd totally watch

[@OceanHedgehog]

I always like watching Steve eat food that's older than I am.

[@kclark8281]

Some might remember this if you’re of a certain age, but in the 1980s there was a product called something like oatmeal swirls or breakfast swirls or something to that effect. It came with instant oats and a fruit packet similar to the fruit soup. You reconstituted the gelatinous fruit and plopped the spoonful into the oatmeal and then swirled it around, not mix it in all the way just swirl it so you got a wave of fruit jelly in each bite. My kids were crazy about it. I was wondering what happened to it. I guess the army are it all ☺️

[@kclark8281]

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[@jjmiller1993]

damn man ive probs watched everyone of ur vids and i gotta say the way u describe the taste and scent of the food u should def be a food critic or sometrhing hahah

[@WMPotomacfan27]

Steve1989 MREinfo do you have any suggestions of a good MRE to eat I'm looking to get one

[@sYnchr0_]

The funny thing is - with 210k subscribers - he probably gets more exposure than most food critics. He just happens to do it over a relatively new medium and has a specific niche.

[@joZeizzle]

Jared Miller Lol what he should do is be an official ration tester. His superiors would love him because he makes the most bland foods sound amazing.

[@justyngerber1150]

I started putting cocoa in my coffee every morning after watching your videos 😂😂

[@localtrashpatrick.8066]

Nice.

[@neilarmstrong7094]

Steve1989 MREinfo STEVE!! You are my little brother. Get used to it fucker.

[@qunarys3050]

Neil Armstrong what

[@bronxbomber0079]

Shouldv been a salesman Steve. You have the gift of gab, the gift to ramble on without script. Explaining everything on the brighter side. No matter fermented fruit, or a 27yo fignewton. Love the videos,thank you for the entertainment. 🤌🏼 👍🏼👌🏼🤙🏼👏🏼🙌🏼

[@pdmundt]

Didn't realize these were so hard to find. I still have a case of these that I was issued at Ft Devens.

[@aleekproductions6116]

Wouldn't mind seeing a 24h K-Ration from WWII. Has to be a full breakfast, lunch, and dinner laying around somewhere. Or is there a video out on that already??

[@DavidM-um2uk]

That fresh faced soldier at the end looks so happy with his stew bar lol

[@ridespirals]

Steve calling something decadent is the height of compliments

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

I really hope that the military are watching you guys and taking notes ion what's nice and how rations survive over time. Thanks again Steve. Oh by the way are they having any other ration forums like at Doswell, VA?

[@WolfShine93]

He really should do a Q&A.

[@JohnSmith-uu4kn]

wow. I can't believe you ate those fig newtons.

[@karenchastain9789]

Steve would consider canned spaghetti a delicacy!

[@Ween745]

Steve is an interesting guy, his friends are lucky. I remember getting chocolate covered brownies in MRE's back in the late 80's! C'mon Steve, I enjoyed them with ham loaf!

[@gertkriel5764]

Your channel name has the numbers 1989 in it you are reviewing a MRE from 1989 AWESOME.

[@Sarakate601]

“This is like the best thing ever made” ..poor guys been eating MRE’s for TOO long! Ha THOUGH.. when I heard “fruit soup” I got excited too. And the texture it turned out to be WAS pretty good. And I LOVE raspberries so.. IF I HAD TO eat MREs, yea that’d prob be one of my favorite items also lol

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Love your videos man! They are so addicting and relaxing! You rock man!

[@emuaykewc3dota1techtutoria64]

gz to 2 million my man

[@davebewshey1549]

After a few years these videos become new again you forget almost most of the details you know you've seen it. It's hilarious I don't even skip forward I just watch him open this stuff and say nice tink tink tink tink

[@mikemcdougall2435]

How did you get into finding obscure military rations?

[@bizkitk9]

Love your vids bud. You actually got me into mre's. NICE!

[@Zakkarashi]

I love the way he says Nice! it just sounds so positive haha!

[@TheStewieOne]

What is the holy grail of all food rations?

[@kathyflorcruz552]

TheStewieOne Fruit soup.

[@jasonscribner7727]

I absolutely loved the compressed oatmeal bars !

[@broadsword6650]

I saw my neighbour carrying a bag of rehydrated beef stew yesterday, on her way home from walking her dog. At least, it looked like beef stew...

[@martindelacruz2682]

Sreve1989 MREinfo you should do a compilation of all the MRE cigarettes you have tried out.

[@283GNC]

Man the memories, Battle Griffin Norway. The simulated Soviet invasion of northern Norway and the fighting withdrawal by the Norwegian Army and the US Marines. We had one of these a day and a hot lunch from the Norwegian army. I do remember that that MRE did not have the chicken soup. It was missing the bag of chicken soup. The beef stew was nasty at best. But being a 19 year old Marine on skis trying to keep up with our Norwegian Scouts we needed ever bit of the food in the bag. We carried all our gear in large Alice packs. I remember having to supplement our food with local Norwegian food bought from road side markets. We slept in 4 Monte tents out in the cold. We had our team stove that we'd use to heat up water. Best days ever.

[@ThomasGrillo]

Amazing how much of that ration was still in good enough condition to consume. Thanks for the video.

[@randywatson8347]

i love dehydrated food, it‘s so facinating.

[@lespaul4860]

Steve, you re a beast. Keep it up. My favorite is when you eat ridiculously old rations and then smoke the provided cigs. I also get a rush of euphoria every you plate something up and I hear you say "nice".

[@andrewdelaney1448]

does anybody else think he looks like Kyle from The Terminator. I just found his videos he's a ("Nice") Guy

[@xXxFrosteexXx]

Fruit soup???? Nice! LoL... Love your vids Steve!! (especially with the smokes)

[@carneliantopsoil]

LOVE your channel, it's my new late night go-to. So fascinating, even though I don't think I'd ever taste them myself haha

[@arisgaliatsatos595]

*"Nice!"*

[@68Deak]

We had these up at Lake Tahoe when I was in the corps in 89 arguably the best mre I've ever eaten.

[@babyinuyasha]

My father told me the rehydration issue wasn't that big because you were expected to just use the surrounding snow to rehydrate it.

[@AlienRope]

I imagine the fruit soup is like jellied fruit by the foot

[@salvatorewilk4220]

Love the pictures of them making it , super old school lmao

[@jtkelley1873]

“Where would you find a fig newton like this nowadays?” “No where because it’s aged 27 years” Needs to be a T shirt haha

[@chrisstiers3220]

Man I got to try me a MRE.

[@DogsAreGreat1973]

Just do it! They are great! I´m MRE-addicted since the 80´s. :-)

[@SethBergile]

Dude.... That fruit soup looks so good!!

[@ZombieSC]

Thanks Steve1989, looked delicious!

[@Muscleupsanddangles]

why do I like these so much?

[@mikefarmer3409]

The instant fruit soup is like the powdered baby food for the baby alive doll in the late 70's

[@melissalloyd4140]

i asked my mom for a new mre and she always said no i would eat a ration no matter how old i just really want one😔

[@renaissancemarinetv3536]

we would use the orange beverage powder to mark the snow for helo drops.

[@anomonyous]

Should've put the fruit soup/jam, in the oatmeal/porridge.

[@ergot57]

Warm being what it is when everything around you is frozen, I would break both cookies up as you suggested and the warm water for the warm cereal attempt. I'd put a shake of that chocolate drink in the cereal too. I'm a full blown Chocaholic though.

[@37Sith]

used to LOVE the cider!

[@timothyellis5080]

Another cool show steve.

[@Wickedashtray]

Holy fukballs, they loaded these guys up with some serious sugar.

[@ImVeryBrad]

Wickedashtray all the essentials for cold weather ;)

[@kevinnyshines7367]

These are some high quality historical MRE! How does this guy just come across this?

[@mushijian7839]

11:37 - HA!

[@prismstudios001]

Thank God they added picnic spoons...What fun is a survival picnic without the freaking spoons?

[@alexperepech1023]

Blimey! Cool!Thank you for sharing!

[@Mason-kd8hs]

Very interesting videos. What's the oldest MRE you've had in your possession?

[@bernardtaylor7768]

The oldest that I've seen him review was an 1870's cavalry hard tac ration and he even ate it.

[@austinmiller8695]

Did you see that finger print on the first fig !!!!!!!!!!! Older than I am!!!!!!!

[@Dohcaholic]

Hey Steve, you should do a reddit AMA

[@jswanza]

Know where you find a Fig Newton like this? Nowhere! It's aged 27 years.. right on, Steve.

[@ev9554]

17:14 , 20:45 , 25:52 , 29:08

[@ev9554]

post your 'nice' timestamps down below

[@RyanN777]

13:03

[@sauer800]

great videos. I enjoy your reviews. how does one get started in finding these to try out? websites...communities...blogs...etc

[@hudsont.105]

This video really is... a delicacy.

[@mumzly1]

I love those oatmeal cookie bars. My favorite thing out of any US MRE's.

[@juandenz2008]

Its amazing how the food scientists can create stuff that lasts so long !!

[@lcdrhobiesaunders446]

I ate these , loved the oatmeal maple

[@Traderjoe]

Steve, Id like to buy a bunch of MRE utensils, do you know where I can buy some?

[@aniqshardin]

just ask your army friends to bring home some

[@Davidautofull]

they are free at Wendys.

[@beetl_3]

these are my favorite!im interested in both MRES and how exited you are about them! you do such thourogh reveiws its easy to visualize. thank you!

[@Enkarashaddam]

That MRE might need a ton of water but consider how old that MRE is and the fact you can still eat it today. If it had moisture in it, like other ones do, it would be inedible today

[@anjkovo2138]

Great Vid Steve. More reviews of Cold weather MRE's please

[@Tron8532]

On those cold drinks, he should first put a little bit of hot water then cold water

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Nice ration on a tray!👌😎👍

[@CascadeDetergent]

I almost feel like if you were in the service, you would never want to see another MRE as long as you live, but you consider most MRE's a delicacy...

[@Amplified435]

I wish my significant other would look at me the way Steve does an MRE.

[@Ap3x_Commander]

This is the first video I saw by you

[@Sparrow9612]

Did you hear about the earthquake that hit New Zealand? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_North_Canterbury_earthquake I really hope Kiwi Dude and his family are alright.