Vietnam Airforce Survival Rations & Pilots Kit MRE Review US 1969 Abandon Aircraft Food Packet

[@mikesmith8105]

"my dad turned 15 when this was packaged..." I had always assumed Steve was brought into this world by opening a can and adding water...

[@AtomBomb420]

Funny

[@Tjooker]

And ofcourse, a very nice hiss..

[@arashakhnazaranshakhnazara8839]

I have a joke about it and I’m terribly sorry it’s very dark. Doctor: Nice hiss!

[@nicolepinzon5745]

Steve was absolutely rehydrated at birth

[@tommypartin6431]

His mom got him out onto a tray... Nice!

[@lex1945]

The way Steve describes the taste of a 50 year old cereal bar is just pure poetry.

[@jerry52346]

Tetracaine Ophthalmic is a local anesthetic. It is mostly used in the eyes. The pilots have to Egress at great speeds the wind can damage their eyes if they do not put down their visors first.

[@drprofpenguin]

phenacetin is a slightly different version of acetaminophen that is carcinogenic btw

[@avian68tb]

Cool beans on the info. Thumbs up 👍

[@k80_]

Love reading the adderall warnings too. I get prescribed that exact pill to this day. The reason they say not to give it to “hysterical or severely wounded men” is because it can really ramp up your anxiety, and it increases your blood flow. Your heart rate goes up, so you would probably bleed out a lot faster if you had a serious injury

[@EuropeYear1917]

If you ever write an autobiography, you should seriously name it: "Let's get this out onto a tray... Nice!: An Autobiography"

[@highwaywoman]

haha

[@AshleyPomeroy]

"Chapter One. Oh boy, here we go. Alright! Let's check this out. Look at this. Jeez. Oh wow."

[@dromingo6881]

+Ashley Pomeroy spot on

[@silbertatzeneu]

+Ashley Pomeroy chapter two "oh that smells ransed *still dumps it on the tray*

[@SamEvansCOM]

Best comment ever

[@adamg5780]

"This one smells a little funky... oh that's delicious" lmao I couldn't stop laughing. Your stomach must be a nuclear reactor.

[@amoniousbt1110]

+A Goharpour he has the lead belly perk

[@keymind117]

Could you imagine what torture you put your Fallot character through, making him eat 500 year old irradiated salisbury steak

[@xaviergonzalez5969]

+john smith Dude you killed me XD

[@Jack796]

+A Goharpour  Or hyena stomach... Hyena can eat totally rotten meet (maybe for contents this video "juicy beef")

[@xaviergonzalez5969]

+Jack true

[@swaggie81]

Thanks for this one Steve. Interesting to see what my grandfather would have carried in Vietnam (well similar) flying Hueys for the RAAF No. 9 Squadron! He was actually shot down while flying for the RAF over Yugoslavia during WW2 and had to ditch and escaped just before the plane hit the water. Locals then dressed him as a woman to smuggle him out to a ship back to England!

[@k9vendettathewolfofmordor529]

That's an amazing story!!#

[@lucydavie7688]

And a cross dressing addition was born

[@Nunya9876]

Awesome story Brendan Witham!

[@tjnucnuc]

He must have been a cute femboy 😂

[@electricmonk71]

Tell me I'm not the only one who really loves the sound of the P38 in turbo mode. :)

[@robertmiller2104]

its great

[@missvegan1967]

ASMR

[@K12machinima]

It’s pretty rad, man. :)

[@Xaevryn]

Take the go pills! "nice nice nice nice nice nice nice!"

[@Kyocera-ot6hb]

Wonder if he did hahahha

[@rikiorikio9368]

Xaevryn looks good, good, good, good, good, good

[@mg_claymore8611]

Wow... tight tight tight tight

[@Maxfr8]

HAHAHAHAHA !

[@therealjeff8086]

@House of Malice But there is 5 of them.

[@michaelgreen9669]

"I'm eating 47 year old beef...and it's decent." Fantastic videos. I just subscribed.

[@brideofsnape2046]

Call it "dry aged steak" and sell it to California yuppies for a nice price.

[@travelinjohn2163]

BrideOfSnape you would have to call it vegan meat

[@danbanks7930]

looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines

[@dandanny6906]

blawdy roots

[@gustavefrankfurter6462]

"Have you ever seen a grown man naked?" "Do you like gladiator movies?"

[@chrisgreen3962]

Nice

[@thevandal8645]

Sepultura roots bloody roots

[@smittrain]

Surely, you can't be serious?

[@Fallenfromgrace1990]

XD "I can tell under my tongue that it is slightly rancid. Hold on." -Takes another bite. -

[@annabellethepitty]

It puts it into perspective when he says something tastes good huh?

[@mitchhannah9930]

I noticed the tea even had that slight skim of foam on top when you first mixed it. A good indicator of fresh instant tea.I remember it so well from my teens.

[@Kloverkill]

I could listen to this man say "Nice!" for hours.

[@ThatGuyinAnotherHatch]

+Steve1989 MREinfo *click* NOICE

[@laroncolton2047]

I think I just did

[@mystroschick4209]

I just recently found these videos and I love watching them. I really appreciate the amount of information Steve gives us about the rations and how much respect he has for them. Thanks for all you do!

[@robertmiller7721]

Steve you are awesome and put out great videos. One mistake. The antibiotics expired in 1965. They were probably produced around 1955 along with the go pills. Otherwise I always enjoy your videos and hope you keep on making them.

[@Damaniel3]

APC was a combination of aspirin, phenacetin, and caffeine, which was generally used as a pain reliever for headaches but also had some fever reducing properties like Tylenol. It was pretty common from the mid-1900s until the 1970s - at that point, the phenacetin was banned in the US and Canada due to dangerous side effects.

[@ilyaibragimov6255]

Whenever I open packaged food now, I review it in my head. Love the videos man.

[@Ian-zw7iv]

who else looks forward to his "let's get this out on a tray...NICE" LOL love this dude

[@im-pro-at-skyrim8285]

Ian Ammar the best is when he's about to say the word nice about the ration and jump cuts to the tray and him saying it aha

[@jonfinnell7758]

Ian Ammar absolutely

[@johnhoyle1647]

If I'm not mistaken the pills said, expires in 1965 not made in 1965

[@scarlettroger1508]

The eye cream isn’t meant to numb, it’s for eye infections and the viscosity and colour is almost perfect. It’s a rare gem

[@josephdesimone6748]

8:26 how do you know that?

[@WadmanP]

Ophthalmic ointment is antibiotics for eye infections such as pink eye.

[@jerrysullivan113]

The meat-heavy ration suggests primary usage/issue in cold weather regions.The high fat & protein would generate lots of heat in the human body and require substantial water to digest, readily available by melting snow. Cereal bars are still my favorite, and I think I have a new pkt coming NORTH from FLA!! :-)

[@tedpeterson1156]

Those cereal bars are still in inventory (or were) same company too. Combination knife-sharpener and oatmeal bar. The Wilson's meat bar, much lamented when they went away, by long haul hikers.

[@shawn2865]

He would be the fattest soldier. Every other soldiers' complaining about the bad food and he's asking for seconds.

[@rapaladude]

Shawn Eshghi it's not that bad when you first start eating them, it's months and years on end that make you hate the shit. Plus there's only like 5 or 6 different meals, at least the last time I had to eat em.

[@zlikurac4840]

it wasn't like that in vietnam

[@kimberlyann5869]

Menu fatigue is the main issue it seems.

[@TheDagraner4576]

Never have i wanted to eat 20+ year old food until i found you.

[@TransformersTalkRAW]

I got some old food in the back of my fridge from a few weeks back. Cmon over and chow down.

[@raginredneck93]

Don't think anyone else ever could've gotten me to spend nearly as much time binge watching episode after episode of military ration reviews. I even catch myself saying "Let's get this out onto a tray . . . NICE!" on a somewhat regular basis, LOL. Stumbled across your channel entirely by accident and now it's one of my favorites, great job, and great channel. Informative and entertaining . . . and . . . well . . . It's just . . . NICE!

[@ryanisfollin]

Nice hiss

[@Marckymarc71]

I'm actually craving some weird 49 year old ground beef now...what to do...?... Aha!!! TACO BELL!!

[@flossordie2256]

"Smells a little strange"... Yes its a 60 year old compressed bar of meat.

[@Krztoff09]

YOU'RE a 60 year old compressed bar of meat.

[@imstoned6]

roasted

[@michelguevara151]

Greg Mitchell hmm.. nice

[@Sirdiggar]

Anton Sebastian lmao

[@thomasgronek6469]

Hahahahahahhaahhahahahahaha!

[@jesusjimenez4931]

I've can't really put myself in their shoes, but I can imagine candy bars, neat, tea, coffee, etc must have been huge morale boosters. As in imagine being somewhere alone stranded wondering if you'll ever see home and you just pop open your survival kit and make some tea or coffee and have possibly gum. I'm not sure but if I were in their shoes I'd have a huge smile on my face from that

[@sawyere2496]

Also amphetamine.

[@isubizos5338]

let's get this out onto a tray! NICE!

[@TheFireheart44]

this is the best fucking channel on youtube

[@stevecunningham2759]

Thanks for the memory! We ate some generation of this meal in USAF Survival training school 1971. I remember a chocolate bar in our version but the rest was the same. As a training experience, most guys didn’t even try some of the stuff. I remember that I could trade a chocolate bar for several cereal or meat bars. We had survival meals stored on the airplanes but I could never get my hands on one again.

[@DrHappy-ld5ts]

I have never been much of a war buff but this is really interesting. My great uncle fought in WWII as a bombader and he went down with the plan after giving his parachute to someone who didn't have one. It is really cool to think that he probably ate something similar and used a kit like this one.

[@jaredarbuckle388]

I just watched this for a half hour and I have no regrets. Thanks KZbin for yet another great suggestion.

[@jerrysullivan113]

MOST UNUSUAL finding the Amphetamine Tablets included. The APCs were mil-issue OTC pain meds and why phenacetin and caffeine were added to the aspirin in a pharmacological mystery to my layman intellect. GOOD FIND STEVE! You da man with the hooks set far and wide. Survival kits were really expanded and I think perfected during the VN War era... cool stuff man.

[@martinmargiela8086]

My grandpa is a Vietnam Veteran but he passed away a few years ago :(, I really enjoyed the video!

[@Kee2Oz]

Vietnam Vets never got the respect that they deserved. Stupid hippies back here blamed them when the blame belonged to the government.

[@martinmargiela8086]

Are you a vet yourself cause you seem to know allot by allot i mean allot.

[@Kee2Oz]

TrailorStudios No, I've never served in the military but I know quite a few who have. The Vietnam Vets that I know and knew don't have a chip on their shoulder about the reception that they received coming back. I mean they've never said anything mean about the situation, but I am angry for them. It was a bad war that shouldn't really have taken place but they still fought when they were called and deserve the respect that any other veterans have gotten. Your grandfather was a hero.

[@martinmargiela8086]

Chris AA Thank you for the respect, and thank you for calling my grandpa a hero:)

[@Kee2Oz]

TrailorStudios You're welcome.

[@brookeggleston9314]

When Steve dies, his digestive system is being donated to the Smithsonian!!

[@Victor-zr9bu]

*if Steve dies I'm pretty sure this man is immortal by now

[@rajajonconcon]

"smells like old medicine" it is

[@AXE2501]

kinda wish they still make these, this looks like something I would carry in my pack when I or at least those meat bars. some mre's take up a lot of space in my day pack.

[@TheLizzifer]

If there was a KZbin medal for bravery, you've earned it. Nice video.

[@bmused55]

47 year old dead animal. It's weird to think you're eating part of an animal that was grazing in a field some 50 years ago!

[@MrMookRecords]

@@danielwhittaker695 are you an ex-carnivore, turned CAP-nivore? P.s. the irony of ya telling vegans to go die... all ye red meat fatties gonna have shorter lives due to ARTERY CLOGGIN' !

[@Tominos]

colin luxury nice bait keep telling yourself that grass eater

[@fullretardcustomguns837]

@@danielwhittaker695 it's you're.

[@arashakhnazaranshakhnazara8839]

I bet those were much better

[@Internetspaceships]

"starting to grow on me" well its been growing on its own for the past 45 years. now its growing in you ;D

[@Synrgiii]

one of my fave things about ur vids, is the fast motion can opening, sounds/looks so cool

[@Baz87100]

This has to be up there with the most successful MREs of Steve's reign. No real complaints about any of them.

[@allthebootlegsnacks7675]

10:00 if you look the water purification tablets the inspection test date says 9/2012

[@idealsurrealism9587]

Damn

[@AuntieNita74]

i been kinda hooked on watching these the last 2 days. im always impressed at how much they pack into small containers.

[@Megamando93]

the deadpan delivery of "I'm eating 47 year old beef," it killed me.

[@omarmoreno3758]

dude, you're nuts. you actually eat the stuff thats ancient. mad respect bro, keep up the great vids

[@dextardextar]

OMG 4 videos in one day! Epic, keep it up sir.

[@001desertrat3]

My PSK-2 Survival Kits from the 1970's were a little bit different. Instead of the Sweet Chocolate bar, my kit contained a bar of Tropical Chocolate (basically just Cocoa Powder compressed into a bar) and it even states on the package that you can crumble the bar to make Hot Cocoa. I removed the Bouillon Cubes and replaced them with a heaping teaspoon-full of Bouillon Powder which I put in a heavy walled plastic bag and then heat-sealed the bag. I also upgraded all of the medications in the kit. In Kit Part-2 my kit also contained a small cylindrical Butane Lighter, a metal Signal Mirror, a Scalpel Blade, and a small pencil and pad of paper. I removed the Butane Lighter and replaced it with a Metal Match. - I keep these two kits in my backpack in my truck and periodically update the medications.

[@TheLinkIsLost]

These videos are awesome man. Thank you.

[@mikealangaloe1774]

Man those keys always remind me of opening Spam as a kid. I love that stuff

[@RandolphDuk]

Have you ever gotten sick from the old rations you eat?

[@Merkthesherksensei]

Gotta love when you've been watching Steve's videos long enough and you notice there's no hiss lol

[@oilboi710]

What am I doing here?! I have work in the morning!!!

[@Realasadonut]

hope there's some RAD-X in there

[@fixman88]

Those meat bars were amazing, I was sure when you opened them up that they would have turned gray or had fur (mold) growing on them or something. I also think it's ironic that the fruit cake bars were the only thing that went bad, considering that fruit cakes are supposed to last forever!

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

In basic training, 1974, our drill sergeants told us to save the fruitcake for survival ration. Civilian versions last so long due to alcohol content. Brandy or rum were common. The plastic wrapped grocery store versions have no alcohol, and neither did the C ration.

[@seanriley6947]

Dude! You are a brave man with a cast iron gut! Hats off to yah! I love watching your videos! Makes me appreciate the MRE's I we in the Army in the 90's and 2000's.

[@adamwright9790]

It expires in May of 1965 not made in 1965

[@METALMAN4Wii]

Lol what's expired mean?

[@thermaltoyzngear3310]

That is the date were the ration is considered to no longer be safe for consumption.

[@METALMAN4Wii]

+john stokes I was joking but depending on conditions they still can be good 50 year later this one wasn't.

[@eriklewis1671]

I get worried when I smell my fridge yet at times the fridge is like a t.v.?

[@sprngrdave]

I really enjoy your videos. It's amazing how well some of those Survival kits are made to last. It's Great that you open them up & try the contents out

[@falconuruguay4588]

The Ophthalmic Ointment Is For Your Eyes, In Case Of Any Eye Injuries Caused From Ejecting Or Bailing Out Of The Aircraft. As For The Teramycin, The Bottle Said That 1965 Is The Expiration Date, Not The Date Of Manufacture. Great Review On The PSK's

[@sujeto16a]

Hace una hora me estaba preguntando con mi novia,si habria algun uruguayo mas que viera estos canales,o era yo el unico raro,y me respondiste solo,jajja,saludos.

[@falconuruguay4588]

+sujeto16a Saludos desde los Estados Unidos, y los videos de los MRE's son muy entretenidos.

[@mittensfastpaw]

I like watching it and reading the veterans comments who lived it on your videos.

[@NGMonocrom]

Definitely keep the foil. Shaped into a small cup, it'll hold water. Modern day foil is so freakin' cheap that it won't hold water no matter how many layers thick you make it. I know that old foil is in a bit of a demand by preppers.

[@sundarpichai940]

I feel these are the best videos -- where it's super old, yet still edible.

[@Charles_Sweitzer]

APC= All Purpose Capsule, I heard that back in the day, the Navy Corpsmen used to issue APC's for all kinds of ailments. Headache, Sore Throat, ETC. I believe they were the predecessor of Aleve, or Advil.

[@jaywest4102]

APC is exactly what it said on the vial. Aspirin Phenacetin Caffeine

[@Charles_Sweitzer]

***** yes. But in the Military, there always was a nickname for most items.

[@tankhulkington5277]

I haven't seen one of your videos in months when I binge watched you for about 3 nights straight. I gotta say... I missed your voice! Keep up the cool videos man!

[@uncleben03]

"Phenacetin (or acetophenetidin) is a pain-relieving and fever-reducing drug, which was widely used between its introduction in 1887 and the 1983 ban imposed by the FDA on its use in the United States. Its use has declined because of its adverse effects, which include increased risk of certain cancers and kidney damage. It is metabolized as paracetamol (acetaminophen), which replaced it in some over-the-counter medications following the ban on phenacetin."

[@hughkills]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenacetin#

[@hermanstaal]

This is the second video that I have watched from your channel and I am already addicted to it! Keep up the good videos Steve:)

[@dgmsstuff]

Is it weird that I feel like eating old food like that? It made me kinda hungry.

[@MrGoatflakes]

2:44 APC is aspirin, phenacetin and caffeine. It's an analgesic that's good for headache, but phenacetin isn't good for the liver or kidneys and has been replaced by paracetamol which is also called acetaminophen.

[@stevebailey325]

"Shoot, a fella’ could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.”

[@ehrich1027]

Thanks for posting these videos. It’s like a new time capsule every episode. Cheers

[@maraynawhite1026]

Phenacetin (or acetophenetidin) is a pain-relieving and fever-reducing drug, which was widely used between its introduction in 1887 and the 1983 ban imposed by the FDA on its use in the United States. Its use has declined because of its adverse effects, which include increased risk of certain cancers and kidney damage.😊

[@DiabloDaSlaya]

"Let's get this out on a tray; Nice!" My favorite part of all your videos.

[@thetinpin]

"Just a little rancid" Oh, ok! As long as its just a little rotten and unfit for consumption, that's just fine.

[@vinny4411]

Steve gets to heaven : “How’d I do lord Jesus? Jesus reaches in and opens Steve’s soul... “Let’s get your life out on a tray . nice!”

[@icantthinkofaname15]

Lol

[@ltabbins02]

Excellent stuff. My favorite part was the browning of the meat bar on the griddle.

[@TruthOfPisces]

"Nice!"

[@maxallen5184]

I feel like a half of an exclamation point would be the most accurate because its like he is intrigued, but hes not yelling

[@BulldogOzzy]

I do so love it when you say "Nice!"

[@MrKydaman]

+BulldogOzzy lol, me too there's just something about it

[@theindiediary5950]

'Let's get it out onto a tray!.........Nice'. Said the woman, to the soldier. XD

[@derekperlish7532]

B

[@MRAMERICANINFIDEL]

I see that Okinawa poster you got there...your affinity for MRE's makes much sense now

[@infinity306]

actually the other 1 may have been made in 1955 too, the 1965 looked to be expiration date not manufacturing date.. ;)

[@MrDocHydro]

I can’t believe you ate that bro. And you loved it. I can watch your videos all day long.

[@w1lf1ewoo]

Wouldn’t it have been a nice touch to have included some US dollars in those survival kits - buying something essential or bribing someone to help u could have saved lives in situations like Korea & Vietnam

[@user-uv3yw5vq4h]

..Or help you get robbed.

[@neilarmstrong7094]

INCREDIBLE SHOW. You're always so much fun to watch.

[@mikepolley5325]

a dehydrated meat bar is just a big chunk of jerky?

[@aJEEPforthebirds]

ive watched a lot of your videos, and i still cant believe you eat this stuff

[@jsilence418]

Cmon do a couple of those amphetamine tablets and film your reaction.

[@Guy-cs8yj]

*instant release* lol

[@mayfalltribe4747]

It'd be like chain smoking 5 cigarettes and getting an insane nicotine buzz for several hours. If they were new it's probably put em on cloud 9.

[@adamkatt]

no shit captain obvious!

[@brianartillery]

Hi Steve! Hope you are staying well. I love this review, and, at 10:29, I suddenly thought: 'If I were watching this when I was 18 (1981), I'd have thought: Party In A Box!'. Luckily, I'm much older, and know better. But man, are those fascinating. Thank you!

[@ElagabalusRex]

Where's the 1911 pistol and combination Roosian phrasebook/bible?

[@brianartillery]

08:16 - Steve, I think that the 'Opthalmic ointment' is the same as a medication we used to have here in the UK, to treat minor eye inflammation, such as styes and conjunctivitis. A small amount would be applied to the eyelid, where blinking would transfer it to the eyeball's surface. It did work, but did not sting or irritate. Ours was yellowish, and marketed as 'Golden Eye Ointment'. I'm sure it's the same stuff - the way it came out of the tube was very familiar to me, and it also came in very small tubes of a similar size to yours.

[@Smoothbluehero]

17:17 Nice!

[@matth1143]

APC tabs were mainly used to fight off fevers as well as being a pain med. They were eventually nixed due to the phenacetin, which can cause a number of health problems including kidney failure. It's believed Howard Hughes may have died in part from long term phenacetin use. It is still around though (phenacetin).

[@safetylast321]

Again, i LOVE your videos, when you reach 18,000 subscribers or any other number, you should do a contest or giveaway for some old items. even the Go Pills would be a good collectible since they are still perfect looking..."Hysterical or wounded men", Good Content. :D P.S., if you're not eating old food rations what is your favorite food?

[@fullsendzewler1448]

533k now D:

[@GamerGoneFishing]

18,000 lol look at him now

[@maxwellsmart2000]

I dont know how i got here but i love it! Videos are totally informative gives me or makes me want to learn more about the situations these were used in, missions etc

[@waynetaylor4034]

"Lets get it on a tray"....."Nice" Steve1989 MREinfo 2016

[@speedyz28]

I just won part one and two off ebay and i am SO EXCITED to check them out

[@kingturner19mt]

lol amphetamine sulfate, holy shit. now that's why I call a meal!

[@rallypower]

Lets get that out on a tray

[@coleduncan2990]

@@rallypower Nice!

[@jamesromano6045]

you get your hands on the best ones great vid as all ways steve

[@tavolo22]

Ok. I think I’m officially burned out on these vids. My head just cracked. Nice hiss. Time to get my brain out on a tray....Nice!

[@erick103]

Dude, your channel rules! I love looking at these kits!

[@greaserreviews1474]

I dunno...man to man, I wouldn't fuck around with any of those old medicines and weird patent tonics and the like. I know a bit about the 50s and I know they used a lot of carcinogenic and hazardous ingredients, not to mention....old medicine...it was a dark age as far as food and drug safety goes.

[@anthonybrzozowski2712]

You hit 100,000 Subscribers! Great job, you deserve it. Keep up the great work.

[@AllenLinnenJr]

Survival kit comes with meth... Nice. Never tried the stuff. But, I can see that if I were a downed pilot in enemy territory, a strong stimulant to keep me going would come in very handy.

[@DrinkYourNailPolish]

Allen Linnen, Jr. Meth: when a soldier absolutely positively has to kill every mofo on that battlefield! 👍

[@SasfootBigsquatch]

+Allen It's not meth, just amphetamine. There's a significant difference.