American Couple Reacts: How To Make Tea, IN A TANK! FIRST TIME REACTION! COOLEST THING EVER!!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

This is seriously an EPIC Episode!! We talked about this in a previous video we did and now we are seeing first hand how the British Military actually made and drank Tea in a tank! From WWI to WWII and Post War era. This is absolutely fascinating, entertaining and highly educational! We are now prepared for our Tea making duties should we ever be needed! Grab a cuppa, some digestives and let's bring Tea and Tanks together for this final episode of 2022! Please click the Like button if you are fans of The Natasha & Debbie Show. Thank you so much for all your support for 2022! See you next year! Happy New Year!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

@@rozhunter7645 thanks! You too!

[@valeriejackson7659]

My husband was an engineer fitter for 40 years building Chieftain and Challenger 1 and 2. Over those years he assembled the turrets, guns and innards of the tanks (officially named fighting vehicles). The factory was on the outskirt of our city, nicely situated overlooking fields. Part of my husband's job was testing the thermal images when working the night shift. He often said if only those courting couples in the fields getting up to all sorts of hanky panky knew what he and his working colleagues they'd find somewhere else to go. Nowhere was private down that lane! However he never mentioned the tea making facility!!! The factory, along with hundreds of very skilled men is now demolished to make way for housing.

[@da90sReAlvloc]

You ladies are great your videos are a gem You 2 stay safe 👍

[@MustaLaatta]

Now you still need to volunteer the army bases and teach US soldiers how to make tea, maybe it is possible even in F-18 fighter...

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

@@MustaLaatta they don't drink tea!

[@billgrisenthwaite3874]

"The entire British empire was built on cups of tea, and if you think I'm going to war without one, mate, you're mistaken." from the film Lock stock and two smoking barrels

[@avidpix]

As a former Tankie, I can endorse that the value of the BV can never be underestimated, Tea is a great reviver in any situation, and after hours of slogging around, it’s a welcome normality 😀👍🏼

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

I assume you must mean overestimated, not underestimated. Tea to a Brit cannot be less than a vital life force 🤭 btw, have you noticed that emojis exist for coffee, green tea, and sake, but not for black tea!!

[@avidpix]

@@t.a.k.palfrey3882 no black tea emoji!… will the injustice never end…..😬

[@Someloke8895]

And if all else fails, you can get a Pot noodle sorted too....or throw boiling water in the face of the enemy....or "accidentally" onto the Driver for taking you through rough ground and spilling your tea.

[@samnemeth-smyth6109]

All hail the BV! Saviour of armoured crews across the British army!

[@paulleach3612]

Second only to Wolfgang's bratty wagon. 🤤

[@chean1815]

“If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too heated, it will cool you; If you are depressed, it will cheer you; If you are excited, it will calm you.” ― William Ewart Gladstone Says it all really.

[@jasonkey3494]

Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in. William Cowper - 1785

[@Greenwood4727]

making tea is also 5 minutes away from problems, you have to think logically, if you are having an argument to cool your emotions down, 5 mins away.

[@chipsthedog1]

I recently watched an interview with a British soldier who has just come back from volunteering in Ukraine, he talked about how his base at an airport came under heavy missile attack and everybody had to run for cover into the dark Forrest most still in what they wore to bed, amid all the panicing this guy remembered to grab his little stove so started making tea for everyone not only did it calm everyone down and warm them all up but apparently it worked wonders for his popularity! Never underestimate the powers of a cup of tea!

[@BlackStar2161]

Was this that chap on Lindybeige's channel? I liked his story about travelling to Ukraine and getting through Polish customs. "You aren't allowed this or this in Poland, this is very serious!" "We're on our way to Ukraine to fight the Russians" "Oh, carry on then"

[@jojo1234a]

LONG EMOTIONAL COMMENT ALERT 🚨!! Dear Natasha and Debbie, I have been watching your channel for a while now, but too shy to comment. I just wanted to thank you from my heart, for so many things. I live in the Cotswolds in England (totally English countryside part with cute cobbled paths and drystone walls, little village pubs etc). My name is Jo and I am 33, I have 3 children. I have been going through it a bit since last year, my dear father was diagnosed suddenly with a very aggressive and rare form of cancer, entirely untreatable …. he literally woke up one morning with a sore throat. 3 months later he was gone, I moved back home to nurse him and he died in my arms, I’ll spare you the details but the nature of the cancer on his neck meant that he suffocated to death god bless him. Prior to that, I had just lost my Grandmother, who I had nursed 4 years prior to her passing, dementia, it was rough, but she lived to 90, whereas Dad passed at 60. Dad passed just after Christmas Day 2022. This year, I have refused to celebrate Christmas except for the children (the kids would never know I’m sad, I fake it real good lol). My Dad and I would phone each other every evening for a minimum of 2 hours, and we would see each other multiple times a week, whether it was to jam out on the guitars together, take the motorbikes out for a ride, or play chess. He was my hero, my muse, my everything. My mum was and still is devastated at his loss, now living alone. I question why this happens to the best people, how is this life fair sometimes. And then I noticed that you had an incredibly sad loss at Christmas too Natasha, Christmas Day nonetheless. I wouldn’t dream of saying “damn I know how you feel” because I don’t, our own grief and experiences are unique and different. But, seeing you this year having a go at trying to be festive, as hard as I’m sure it is, gives me hope for the future, and that’s something I really really want you to know. And Debbie, seeing how you support and love each other is a true blessing, and it reminds me of the bond between my husband and I, one of us always picks the other one up depending on who needs it most. Additionally, I became quite reclusive this year (2022) since the traumatic passing of Dad, but your wonderful channel has reminded me of all the beautiful things that are on this little island I live on, England. You ladies give me strength and laughter and I really need you to know that. If you ever come to England, my door is always open to you, there is always a place to stay here with me and my family, and there is always always 2 extra seats at my dinner table, you will never go without. I hope you read this, and if you don’t, I hope someone else does to recognise how we can draw strength from the most surprising of places. I consider you two as my friends. Just thank you, from my heart, and Natasha, may your dear mother rest in eternal peace. God bless.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Of course we read this. Our love to you and God Bless you! 🙏🏻

[@jillosler9353]

Sending love from Fenland, Cambridgeshire JoJo xx "this too will pass" ❤

[@nancyrafnson4780]

God Bless you Jojo and greetings from the middle of Canada 🇨🇦!

[@NickSmith-qx7qg]

Ladies, you may also be interested in British military tea slang. Yes, we have slang terms for how we like our tea. Standard NATO - milk & two sugars (same as Builder's tea in Civilian life) Julie Andrew's - Milk, no sugar (aka white none /white nun) Whoopi Goldberg - No milk or sugar (Black none/black nun) Coalition - White, one sugar (one of everything) Kylie Minogue - white, one and a bit. Gunfire tea - black tea and rum.

[@teejai5291]

Yep. As a veteran of summer tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan, wherever we went, you would always make sure you could always have a brew!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you for your service! ❤️❤️

[@paulleach3612]

...but could you drive a CVRT with only your knees while drinking a brew? (I can. The fact we ended up in the middle of a minefield just outside of Basra was the officer's fault, not my driving.)

[@teejai5291]

@@paulleach3612 Of course I couldn't. I wasn't a donkey-walloper (cavalry), I was infantry 😉

[@paulleach3612]

@@teejai5291 Didn't even have donkeys, we were Armd Engrs.

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Ladies, as the year draws to a close, I must tell you that your honest, entertaining, reactions to things British & often Commonwealth, are refreshing. Those like me, now greatly limited by immune mediated diseases such as MS, live vicariously through younger family members, good literatute, a few worthwhile tv programmes, and channels such as yours (few though they be). I have been blessed with an exciting life, having visited over 100 countries, many several times, and having lived four or more years in each of seven of these (🇰🇪🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇲🇭🇰🇸🇪🇩🇪). Now I revisit these via channels such as yours, reliving the innocent wonder when first I discovered them. Many, many thanks. May you and all whom you love have a much blessed and fulfilling 2023.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

❤️❤️

[@sootyginger4388]

Tea is the answer to everything 😃 as I'm sat here drinking a cup of tea. Great video 👍

[@debs6475]

No matter what the situation, good or not so good, my mum would put the kettle on. Tea makes everything better.

[@peterscott9137]

Yep, Too hot=tea. Too cold=tea. Someone's died=tea.

[@adwood201]

I live in Queensland, in the hotter days slamming down a cold drink makes you sweat like crazy but a hot cuppa that you sip or slurp at lets the body make better use of the liquid and nutrients. You feel better after a cuppa than you do after a soda. Tepid water is better than a cold soda health wise because there is less thermal shock for the body.

[@MayYourGodGoWithYou]

Growing up in Auckland the first thing my neighbour did when the weather got really hot out was to put the kettle on and make a brew. As kids I think we probably drank more tea than anything else and yes, it does somehow make you feel better.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Yep! Hot summer days in Queensland working on the rail and a cuppa went down better than a sports drink.

[@grahamcarlisle1374]

i'm ex British infantry and we used the 432 APC and later the Warrior and the best bit of kit we had was the BV, it was an absolute life saver, soaking wet, freezing cold and utterly knacked after hours of action on exercise or in the front line, you dreamed of the sound that little grey box made and what it was making for you, the thing that as kept the British Army moving forward since 1703.......TEA, keep up the great work girls and happy new year

[@webtoedman]

During the '70s, the tea ration was delivered as tea bags and squeeze tube of condensed milk. When doing night patrols around XMaglen it was customary for a tea urn to be lashed to the back of a patrol vehicle, and the patrol members to dump their individual tea and condensed milk into it. The urn was topped up with boiling water and taken along. Much appreciated in the 2 A.M horizontal sleet characteristic of Erins fair isle. On one occasion, one of the boyos attempted an ambush, and shot the urn. He was hotly persued, and remonstrated with to the point of unconsciousness. The 17th/21st don't count the Battle of the Tea Urn amongst their honours, but that may just be cavalry snobbishness.

[@patriciacrangle8244]

Happy New Year to you both from an 88 year old uk fan whose grandson drove tanks in Afghanistan now a Captain in the Royal Engineers so proud 🇬🇧

[@keithorbell8946]

The first tank to have a Boiling Vessel (BV) was the Centurion, designed in 1943, and started service in late 1945 just after WWII. Now all British armoured vehicles, and some larger transport vehicles, have a BV.

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

A good enough idea for the USA to adopt; the "Heater, Water & Rations" or "HWR" is fitted to many of their recent armoured vehicles and is similarly much appreciated.

[@keithorbell8946]

@@michaelmclachlan1650 yes, I think they adopted it with an upgrade to the M1 Abrams in the 2000’s.

[@kitzzybitz6058]

thank you, Boiling Vessel, BV

[@carlearrye8473]

There is a story about the sas in the middle of a battle stopping and deciding on a new carpet colour back home then carring on 😆

[@davehopkin9502]

The modern BV is essentially the same as the original, its been updated with better heating elements etc but a crewman from 1950 would probably not even notice the difference. We never binned the insert, we used that for frying and kept it stored when not in use as a frying pan.

[@lisalennon498]

If someone’s sad…make tea. Someone’s happy…..make tea. Breakfast, elevenses, lunch, 3 o’clock, dinner time, supper…make tea. Yep, we love a brew. Loved this, thank you ladies.

[@stevew3196]

Tea has fuelled the British Soldiers for hundreds of years. My Grandfather and his Brother fought in the trenches in World War 1. My Father in Tanks in World War 2 and I served in the 70's and 80's. I've heard of the gel heaters used in World War 1 but never seen one. Solid fuel blocks were ised in my day. You can still get hexi blocks snd a folding stoves in camping and outdoors stores. Made from Hexamine they burn smokeless for 8 to 10 minutes. A viable alternative as a heat source is C4 military plastic explosive. You can remove a small block light it and it burns perfectly safely to produce heat to cook or boil water. It needs a detonator to make it go BANG and when it does it's more powerful than TNT. Glad you enjoyed the video. Best wishes for 2023😉

[@windymiller1697]

as a driver in chieftain and then challenger i can guarantee that the loaders were rated on how quick thy could have a brew done for you, driving for 15 hours straight and having the lovely warm tea come down to you to keep you going, our loader always had 2 bv's going at all times

[@alastairmellor966]

My father was in the Battle of Normandy and fresh water was in short supply in the front line. What wasn't in short supply was the Farmhouse Cider that would have been distilled into Calvados (also not in short supply). Because fresh water was precious the cider was used for all domestic purposes, washing, shaving (it stopped the bleeding if you nicked yourself) and brewing tea!

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

Somewhere I have the memoirs of an officer in a tank regiment during Normandy. The driver of the water tanker was sent off to get it refilled and returned much later and obviously the worse for wear; he'd apparently found the Calvados distillery and completely filled the tank with raw spirit. An older officer took a swig without knowing and nearly blew his helmet off! His face displayed a worrying number of colours and expressions before he could speak again. They drank very little of it but were able to trade with surrounding units for all sorts of useful kit.

[@nathangamble125]

How does cider tea taste?

[@robertwatford7425]

I didn't know about this but, as a Brit, it just makes me so proud :-)

[@niftygnouf]

Loving the new lights, and of course the video. You can’t beat a good cup of tea. ☕️🍪 When you come to the UK you should go to Dorset, they have an ape rescue centre, (started by an American couple) called monkey world, and just down the road from there is a tank museum. Not sure if they’ll let you make a cup of tea on them though 😂

[@karenblackadder1183]

Monkey World is brilliant. The largest primate sanctuary in the world. Built on the site of an old pig farm by Jim Cronin, his friend Jeremy Keiling and a very young orang-utan called Amy, whom Jeremy was hand-rearing. Of course, having seen how everything had been put together when she was little, as an adult she took great delight in dismantling everything!

[@mariahoulihan9483]

Bovington Tank Museum. i ws 16, 50 years ago, and dragged on a family holiday down there. We rock up at the tank museum and I wanted to stay in the car and read my book. My Dad was annoyed with my whinging.. fair enough.. and said, If you think for one minute I am leaving you out here with all these soldiers around you have another thing coming young lady.. GET IN THE MUSEUM NOW. Turns out. I really enjoyed it.

[@sig861]

Morning ladies glad to here that you are fine after that terrible snow storm. Also I hope you had a really nice Xmas

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you! You too!

[@lawrencegough]

“He brewed tea. In a tank. What’s sexier than that?” Natasha, I love you. Bovington tank museum is one of my favourite places in the world.

[@andrewcoates6641]

Go for 2023! I noticed how shocked Debbie was when it was mentioned that the crew would spend several days inside their tank. The tankies had to be prepared to literally seal themselves inside because of the possibility of the enemy having used nuclear or biological weapons in the areas that they had to pass through, so they had to be able to sleep, cook and eat and maintain their health and cleanliness for a week or more and still be able to do their job of fighting the enemy. They would be periodically pulled out of the fighting line and have their vehicles decontaminated so they could restock their ration packs and replenish their ammunition supplies and if facilities allowed they would all have a shower or a standing wash down. While the crews were doing all this the workshop crews would be performing any necessary maintenance but the fighting crews would be expected to assist them to ensure a fast turnaround to get themselves back into their fighting positions asap.

[@paulleach3612]

I served as a CVRT driver for a recce troop a few decades ago. The ability to have hot tea on demand cannot be underestimated in terms of a British soldier's fighting effectiveness. May the lord above have mercy on those who interrupt the British Army's morning NAFFI break, because the squaddies won't...

[@Andymartin1175]

And heres me sat slap bang in the middle of England drinking coffee. I should be ashamed of myself lol. I'm ex Navy and I can tell you that making a pot of tea for a mess of thirsty sailors in a force 9 gale wasn't plain sailing either. Stay safe ladies and thanks for another great video.

[@jasonkey3494]

Love your new lights! My Dad always used to say that tea was refreshing even in hot weather (which I pooh- poohed when younger!) but have come to realise, like with most ignored advice, that Dad was right! Tea is great whatever the weather!

[@stevegee7593]

The 1st world war cooker are still on sale on Amazon. Now days used for keeping food warm, but I have seen campers use them. The name to look for is Sterno.

[@Chris_GY1]

This is filmed at Bovington Tank Museum in Wool, Dorset next to The Royal Tank Regiment base. The Tank Regiment are still using the Challenger 2 but from what I saw on Forces TV Challenger 3s which is the conversion of Challenger 2s all the information is on Wikipedia.

[@barrywood7322]

We also used Tommee Tippee baby cups because you could have a drink on the move due to it having a lid with holes in the top especially good for the driver,and it was before the days of all the thermos cups you can get now.

[@Tilion462]

Most larger British Fire Engines also have a Boiling Vessel - Tea for the crew on longer shouts is vital, and of course, for anybody who's simply shocked after an incident.

[@petearundel166]

“The British have an umbilical cord which has never been cut and through which tea flows constantly. It is curious to watch them in times of sudden horror, tragedy or disaster. The pulse stops apparently and nothing can be done, and no move made, until “a nice cup of tea” is quickly made. There is no question that it brings solace and does steady the mind. What a pity all countries are not so tea-conscious. World-peace conferences would run more smoothly if “a nice cup of tea”, or indeed, a samovar were available at the proper time.” - Marlene Dietrich

[@MayYourGodGoWithYou]

@@petearundel166 I suspect the same applies here in Ireland. We can't do anything without a good cuppa, with plenty of sugar should shock be involved.

[@80s_kid.]

I think the most popular Tea in uk is probably Pg Tips, Tetley Rounds, Yorkshire, then the more well off types probablty drink Twining (pronounced twine-ings)

[@DruncanUK]

Abso-bloody-lutely! I am sitting drinking my first brew of PG Tips of the day. It makes me invulnerable to the storm that is thrashing around outside!

[@timnewman7591]

On slaes, PG Tips is #1, Yorkshire Tea #2, Tetley #3. According to statistics from the supermarkets and other stores. Typhoo was what I drank when I was growing up, it's less popular now. I'm now one of those heretics who should be burnt for drinking green tea.

[@joannetyndall3625]

Love the lights Ladies!Love that Debbie has adopted the word "cuppa" lol xx

[@deeanderson1558]

Debbie saying 'cuppa' made me weak at the knees. Love it

[@ivehadworse7713]

This makes perfect sense, in fact during the war everybody was encouraged to drink tea, one of the reasons being that it’s made with boiled water. During the blitz many water lines were broken and the possibility of the the available supply being contaminated was high, the same for soldiers in the field, boiling the water went along way in killing off pathogens, with the added bonus that a hot beverage can help moral particular in cold and inclement weather.

[@Greenwood4727]

and the UK we KNOW about cold and Inclement weather part fof our DNA LOL

[@Rae-yv7md]

Tea is a lifesaver. Doesn't feel right without at least three cups in the morning. Heaven sent truly.

[@peterfhere9461]

I remember reading an article written by a US soldier embedded in a group of British soldiers in a combat zone. He thought the Brits were crazy when in the middle of the battles, the Brits would stop and brew up some tea. After a while, he realised it wasn't for the purpose of purely drinking the tea, but was actually a chance for the men to stop, discuss the current situation and goals with the officer in charge, reinforce the camaraderie, have a joke, rest, and make plans for their next step. It was this that kept the team working as a coherent fighting unit. He was mightily impressed once he realised all this.

[@AylaOlivieri]

That first little burner they showed I have one 😂. It came with some marshmallows to roast on haha

[@MayYourGodGoWithYou]

My husband had one years ago, it was issued when he was in the army to use in the field (infantry) to make a hot cuppa. That was the NZ army, many used to keep them - you could buy the fuel in camping stores - and use them if they went hiking/camping in their spare time. We found it ideal for taking in the car because we could pull over and quickly make a cuppa [first open the windows] without needing to get out and set up a table or anything. Not sure what happened to it eventually but it was/is a great little stove for many purposes.

[@MrPauljohnhughes]

Go for 2023. All the very best ladies.

[@clymtc]

thank you for this, really interesting, as I am sat here drinking a brew :) As for drinking tea in hot places; my dad was in North Africa, for part of WWII, and he told me that a mug of tea was the best thing for quenching his thirst

[@peterchisholm6338]

I really like the enjoyment you ladies get from these videos, please carry on, yes we are quirky, but most things we hold dear, are actually practical, or good for raising morale, oh, happy new year to you both, and be careful out there, belive its snowing

[@janicejohnson6372]

Wishing you both a Happy,Healthy and Wealthy 2023. Love from Yorkshire.

[@princeoftonga]

A good story about the British Army and tea: in the 1960s Army tank battalion in West Germany was in a NATO exercise and had a relatively high ranking American officer with them. The tanks were moving on roads to another area when the column stopped briefly to check maps and make sure everyone knew where they were going. The American officer was surprised that in less than two minutes after they’d stopped everyone including him had a brew in their hands!

[@mariafletcher6603]

Hay girls. Natasha you hit it right on the head. It's like a comfort food. If your sressed out or anything else. Just make a nice capa tea. and relax for 10 minutes. and then carry on. It work for me. from UK 🇬🇧👍👍 an old cockney gal.

[@whitecompany18]

Nowadays we tend to brew up in a crusader cook set using hexi tabs for fuel on a small folding stove.👍

[@bhurzumii4315]

I was on tanks for 22 years (Chieftain, Challenger then Challenger 2) and have consumed vast quantities of BV brews. Coffee only, I hate tea with an absolute venom! On the subject of...ahem...defecation - there are numerous methods/techniques for "parking your breakfast" and there are also several bits of kit, both issued and improvised, designed to make the task easier, faster, cleaner and more comfortable. Just say the word and I'll regale you with tales of shovel recce's, phantom links, brown stripes, the infamous "Forest Meister's wife" and all manner of tank/poop shenanigans. Note: Be careful what you wish for!

[@1erkyrob2]

The Pub Landlord Meets.../Al Murray's Happy Hour was a show he did on the BBC where he interviewed famous people in his own style. If you can see these videos over the pond, set aside a few hours and you will laugh so much. Happy New Year to you both.Keep up the good work.🥰

[@alecbowman2548]

I remember once our mortar platoon were driving to the ranges. After some time on the road one of the men handed a mug of hot tea to the front seat passenger. He said that he hadn’t realised that the man in the back had a thermos. “I don’t” said he, “I just made a brew in the back”. He had used his solid fuel hexamine burner to boil up the water. Because the vehicle was travelling at around 50 or 60 mph, and it only has a canvas top with open back, the back was extremely draughty and was blowing the flame around and the water wasn’t heating. He had therefore dragged the boxes of mortar bombs close around the burner to shelter it from the droughts!

[@mayajrj]

There are pictures online taken just after a raid on London of a woman sitting on the rubble of her house drinking tea and a milkman delivering milk, such is the power of tea. I tend to drink my tea out of a bone china mug , tastes better! Fabulous video. Have a happy New year. oh and Cincinnati, Scott walker singing the lights of Cincinnati a long time favourite

[@dominique8233]

Go for 2023. Happy New year and thanks for all your videos in 2022. 💜🧡💛

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

❤️❤️ Thank you!!!

[@bornagaingeek7279]

If you love James Holland, he has a podcast with comedian Al Murray discussing all things WW2. It's called "we have ways of making you talk".

[@lisawilliams9480]

That was awesome extremely fascinating so proud of all military people old and new god bless you all xxx

[@danpearce4547]

Just got back from Bovvy today. Great place to visit as the bin lids (kids) can run around all they want while the adults stroll. Recommend the pasties in the restaurant! Buying a ticket guves you access all year, which is great if you live 30mins away with hyper children, like us!

[@claregilbert2481]

GOOOO FOR 2023 !!!! cheers girls always brilliant xx happy new year to you xx from little old England 🇬🇧 😘

[@AnonEMoose-wj5ob]

The generic name for a British soldier in the two World Wars was 'Tommy Adkins,' often reduced to just Tommy as in the 'Tommy Cooker' mentioned in this video. The name derives from a real person who was a soldier trapped in the siege of Ladysmith during the Boer wars. His name became famous and representative of the common soldier due to his father's tireless campaigning to make the British Government act to relieve the siege.

[@animalian01]

That's Tommy Atkins as far as I always knew

[@kumasenlac5504]

If I remember rightly, German soldiers in WW2 referred to the Sherman tank as a 'tommy cooker' because of its unfortunate habit of catching fire rather readily in combat. The term 'brew up' was used when one did catch fire.

[@stevetheduck1425]

Have seen a document, the British Army 'sign-up' papers from the first world war, and the examples given of how to fill it in consist of Thomas Atkins, his beneficiary Mary Atkins of Aldershot, and his religion as 'congregationalist' if I recall correctly. This is where the description of soldiers being Tommy Atkins comes from. A similar name for sailors would be 'Jack Tarr', and this is probably older, but may actually be always unofficial. By WWII if a sailor was to give his name to someone outside the Navy (the 'Andrew' for some reason), he might give his name as 'Derrick Topping' which has it's own history, worth looking up.

[@johnhood2061]

According to the Imperial War Museum the earliest known written reference to "Tommy Atkins" as a generic name for a British soldier dates to 1743. However the casual way in which it's mentioned shows that the term was already in common use at that time and indicates an earlier origin.

[@markbolam1592]

Atkins

[@timglennon6814]

Great video Ladies. I’ve just learned something new. I never knew how the early tank regiment brewed a cup of tea.

[@dave_h_8742]

The tin of gel for WW1 I used some of them when wild camping on my own brilliant things and light easy to carry and lasted a weekend, Happy days walking in the lake district. Happy New year to you both.

[@martinmowbray4304]

Yes we definitely need a part two. How do you go to the toilet in a tank ? The people want to know !

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We agree!!

[@ExPenguin95]

Carefully.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

😆

[@andrewlaw]

Trap door in the floor. Open, kecks down, butt in hole, deposit, wipe, pull up, shut door.

[@allanmanaged5285]

@@andrewlaw Wait for it ?!

[@sonialamb4252]

Ladies love all of the programs you have done in 22. Happy New year x

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you so much 💓

[@doozerakapuckfutin]

Thank you for an informational year . I’ve binge watched you ladies at least four times Big hugs and here’s to you second outstanding year . GF2023 🎉

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you so much!

[@happyaslarry7627]

I should think I’m not the only one watching with a cuppa in hand? 🫖 Happy New Year to you Natasha and Debbie! 🙏🏻

[@jimolygriff]

As educational, entertaining and enjoyable as always. Thank you Ladies and looking forwars to more in the New Year.

[@kimmarievan-ever6599]

Loving the lights ladies..very atmospheric..also the video was fun but most of all I enjoyed watching Natasha fangirl over James Holland.. .🇬🇧💞✝️🙏👏👏👏🤣👍🇺🇸

[@nickname6747]

Very interesting, ladies. Did not know any of that but cool to learn. Thanks for uploading this and all your other videos this year! Go for 2023 and Happy New Year! Crack open the noseco🇺🇸🇬🇧🍾👍

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

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[@HankD13]

As an ex-serviceman (not tanks) we took our tea, and the means of making it extremely seriously. I served from Norway, Central America and to Pacific Islands - making tea always had very top priority. Happy New Year to you both.

[@clarelawton4653]

First thing I noticed was your lights, looks very professional, Natasha and Debbie live from the studio, best wishes for next year, go for 2023 🎉

[@lucylewis9437]

Awesome video by 2 Awesome ladies. I didn't know any of this information. Was a great video choice as always. Thanks for all the content you've given us in 2022. GO FOR 2023!!! LOVE the new lights. Keep us the amazing and awesome videos.

[@timglennon6814]

What a great video to end the year on Ladies Happy New Year Ladies. Enjoy your New Year’s celebrations. See you in 2023. Go for 2023.

[@tonyBloke3232]

Morning ladies hope you had a great Xmas glad to hear storm elliot is gone have a great 2023 nice to have you back xx ❤️

[@BazzSelby]

Good one, Girls. That tank museum is right on my doorstep, and I spent many hours there, as a kid, and still go there, even now, at 61.

[@pauloliver8130]

Thanks for the video ladies. Brought back a few memories. In my unit, which was infantry, we managed to acquire a BV and we rigging it up in the back of our signals Land Rover. I've actually got a photo of me brewing up outside Bovinton Tank museum, where this was filmed.

[@katydaniels508]

What a brilliant video😁 Thank you for a great year and go for 2023 😁❤️

[@welshpete12]

Believe it or not on British locomotives , there was a electric ring . With two clips one either side to hold a billy can in place. To boil water to make tea as it want along the track.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

Even the Class 76 and 77 electrics had them, when we sold the 77's to the Dutch, their drivers nicknamed them "The Mobile Coffee Break", just for the electric rings.

[@themuppetdon]

I love how in your intro the only thing Debbie says is 'Hey, Hi … Hello'

[@patcottlr5250]

Loved the video. I liked the the WW1 heater. Tea is a great drink, my favourite in any situation. It's magic as it responds to your need. Glad you are both ok after the terrible storm. Love the new lights. Happy New Year 💞

[@HootMaRoot]

Drinking something warm/hot during hot weather will help you cool down and is safer because drinking ice cold liquid can cause your nerves to go into shock. You will see in most Asian countries that they sell drinks at room temperature unless you are in a tourist trap area of a city or town or near American Air bases

[@suzettewilliams1758]

I found that out the hard way when visiting family in Jamaica. Having been born on the UK, I was boiling on my stay, I been warned to have tea, before leaving for a trip. I basically fainted waiting for the coach.

[@TheVigilant109]

Great video. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Best wishes for the New Year and look forward to seeing more of your great videos.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you! Happy New Year!

[@russcattell955i]

My wife is ex army (served 18 y, 27 y ago) and even now she drinks a lot of tea. Around 4-5 mugs more than me a day, it all starts with 2 before breakfast.

[@michelletrudgill4573]

Great again girlies, I'm not a tea drinker (shocking) but as they say tea is the go to for everything. Very interesting video. There is a great tank museum in Somerset which I was dragged to by my husband but I enjoyed it. See you next year girlies xx

[@lottiep3134]

Love the new lights ladies. I loved this video and would love to see some more "How To In A Tank" Happy New Year to you both and all your subscribers/friends/family. x

[@janetdear6429]

🎊🎊 GO FOR 2023 LADIES 🎊🎊 it was a interesting subject, and because Natasha love's James, I think you should do more of that series of video's, I would love to know how they slept in a tank 🤔 love the lights behind you. Wishing you both a happy new year, and thank you for all your video's. Love you both Natasha and Debbie 💖😁

[@edwardonion5331]

Happy Ner'day or New Year, still loving your channel,for a new year, looking forward to your new reaction 🤘

[@OnASeasideMission]

Thak you, Girls. This is such a detail of history that I would never have thought about, and such an insight into the people who serve in tanks or any corps. It's like visiting a big city. Everyone knows about Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square, but if you explore the side streets and back alleys you can find unexpected gold. History is like that. And it is, above all, the study of everything. Please keep exploring and we'll come with you. Now. Who's for a cuppa?

[@McJibbin]

I reacted to the same video but didnt want to step on your guys shoes so i'll wait a few days before uploading 😂

[@colrhodes377]

You ladies are the greatest find of the year. Have a wonderful new year N&D. ✨️

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Happy new year!!

[@carpal24]

He does a ww2 history podcast with Al Murray, it's amazing. It's called We have ways of making you talk.

[@yellowtommytanker]

This is a fun video, filmed at The Tank Museum, Bovington, England where I used to volunteer (for 20 years). An interesting fact about this clip is that it has 2 movie stars in it... The replica World War 1 tank was in the film Warhorse and the World War 2 Sherman tank is Fury from the Brad Pitt movie of the same name.

[@helenagreenwood2305]

My grandson Noah who was 3 on December 29th LOVES tea - he's always asking me to make him a 'pup of tea please' lol 😆🥰🫖☕

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

So cute!!!!

[@QuicknStraight]

Haha. My mother used to give me milky tea in a bottle when I was a baby. I've been a tea addict ever since!

[@GRONK917]

Go for 2023 ladies, we'll be here on New Years Day watching you. Happy new year to you both.

[@andreazippy1722]

Hi Ladies. Brilliant video. Love the lights. I have some lights like yours mine shine up behind the sofa on to the wall I have mine on multi so the colour swaps. I'm British and stopped drinking tea about 40 years ago. Suddenly went off the taste. I now drink black coffee no sugar. Happy New year.

[@johnbenson2919]

That was a great video, but then I've always been interested in tanks, (when you come to the UK, Bovington Tank Museum is an awesome place to visit btw). As for tea, Winston Churchill is reputed to have said that tea was more important than ammunition to keep Britain fighting, and to keep morale high. The lighting looked good to me.

[@simonatkinson6389]

Those little burner cans are still available for camping stoves. A common brand in the USA is Sterno. A bit of science...Hot drinks and hot spicy food makes you sweat, this moisture on the skin helps cool you down. The Entire British Military runs on tea. Of course a tank needs to have built in tea making equipment! The Challenger 1 tank, with the BV, was used between 1983 and 2001 so, yes, a modern tank.

[@iandenny5271]

HAPPY NEW YEAR Natasha and Debbie, brilliant program,love the pair of you,would subscribe,but I'm not working due to an operation on my spine,keep up the blog's,got my dad's army cap badge tattooed on my arm,

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Subscribing is FREE!! Happy New Year!!

[@x40ghost]

The way you talk about James right in front of Debbie is hilarious 😂

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We've been together 19 years...she isn't going anywhere!!

[@johngardiner6800]

A member of our family was in the desert and they carried an old biscuits tin and filled it with desert sand then poured in petrol (a liquid ladies not a gas) and lit it to make their brew.

[@eddhardy1054]

Hi Nat & Deb, when I watch these kind of videos I can't help but think we were smarter and certainly more go getting back then than we are now...and I feel a mixture of pride and sadness 😊😔...Oh and Happy New Year! 🥳🥳🥳

[@QuicknStraight]

It is true that most British armoured vehicles, since WWII, have been fitted with a Boiling Vessel (BV) for having boiling water on tap. The BV is really supposed to provide hot water for dealing with wounds, etc., as ell as heating food. I spent 3 years driving Scimitar light tanks and Scimitar is equipped with a BV. The most junior crew member's job was making the tea!

[@chrisjones2224]

Drunk tea from BV's in Afghanistan and filtered coffee ( plastic water bottles cut up and stacked to carry the filter paper and coffee) with the Danish Army in cold wet forest, you can't underestimate the value of a hot drink whatever the location or outside temperature