1957 5 Man MRE 24 Hour Ration 20,000 Calorie Meal Ready to Eat Testing Oldest Food Review 

This guy is a doctor's worst nightmare. "Have you eaten anything out of the ordinary lately?" - "do you want it alphabetically or by age?"

"It's like eating industrial rubber, y'know?" No Steve, I don't know.

There's more history in this mans digestive tract then there is in some museums

Thank you for this, Steve. You are a brave man. That MRE is only one year younger than me. I bear an uncanny resemblance to the bacon.

It's 5am and here I am watching a man eat literal museum pieces.

Can you imagine any soldier's reaction back in 1957 if you told him some guy in 2020 would be eating their rations? They would have thought the planet ran out of food or something

Watching this man become totally enthralled in eating over 60 year old food is the only thing that cure my depressions even for just a little while. Like how do you get this enthusiastic every time you open something that most people who dread ever having to use in the first place?

Gosh i love the way Steve talks especially when he is excited. He has that surfer hippie accent and it’s awesome.

*can explodes loudly under extreme pressure, sending its contents everywhere* "nice hiss"

His immune system is fighting harder than those soldiers in the war.

The coffee instant and cigarette combo scene had me howling 😂 I love this channel!

As someone who quit smoking almost 20 years ago this made me want a smoke like it was day one all over Lmao. I could smell it. Great video

The soap smells really weird I’ll eat that later.

Can I bum a smoke? Steve: Sure What are these? Steve: 1960 Ration Camels

I love how each item is a catalog of historic American companies... Oscar Meyer, Kroger, etc. The chocolate discs are made by a chocolate company that still exists (it says Lititz, PA, which is in Lancaster County near where I grew up) - Wilbur Chocolates.

I had a WW2 pack of Camels back in 2017 and finally opened and smoked them. Surprisingly, they were still smokable. And like you to this day they were the best cigarettes I ever smoked. There definitely is a big difference on how cigarettes were made back in those days. Great video!

[takes bread off camera] "Yeah, there's no way this is good anymore..." [*suddenly chewing*, mouth full of bread] "yuah, yauh no, that's no goud."

Just imagine being in the middle of a war, hungry as you haven’t eaten in hours or even days, and eating a meal like this, and then a cigarette to top it all off. Must’ve felt like heaven for a small moment.

Never been in the military- Never eaten MRE and yet I love the videos that you make. Many thanks my man.

Your content is therapeutic man. Never stop making these history lessons with a silent library vibe.

*Steve gets married* "Is this the happiest day of your life?" *Steve thinks* "Well there was that incredible 1957 5 Man MRE"

Steve working in a morgue. "Alright let's get this body out onto a tray" *Nice*

I had to check his channels latest videos to see if this man is still alive.. so brave lol.

The "YES!" after the cigarette discovery. Priceless.

This man is even describing the flavor of the cigarette. What a LEGEND!

Does this guy know how hilarious this is? “I mean it SMELLS rancid but..” takes a bite of ancient bread.

I really like how you give some history alongside the review. It makes for a real nice educational experience.

This is the best, I love it! You're the best Steve!! Thanks for sharing ☺️☺️☺️

30 minutes later: **Shits his guts out** Steve: Classic.

Me: throws out 1 year expired sauce in my fridge Him: eats 60 year old peanut butter

The cigs from back then are very different than modern ones. To start, in the 50’s, both the tar and nicotine levels were much higher. 1950 Tar: average 38mg Nicotine: ave. 2.7mg Modern Tar: ave. 8-11mg Nicotine: ave. 0.9mg So massive difference there alone. That’s why those older ones taste “stronger” and “purer”. Then you have the addition of filters, different filter tips (with and without perforation), different cigarette papers (some more porous than others), and many different combinations of tobacco blends (which make a huge difference in taste). Some blends were cheap and used reconstituted tobacco, some blends used a larger concentration of burley tobacco (air cured), etc. And the biggest difference is the CHEMICALS. Both the types and amounts. Before the 1970’s, few chemicals were used. Once the chemical/plastic/preservative explosion of the 1970’s happened, more and more chemicals were added until modern cigarettes actually have a WHOPPING 10% of their weight in chemicals. Yes. 10% of the total weight of your cigarette right now is CHEMICALS. That is why they are so dangerous. And yes, in the 50’s they already knew of the link between lung cancer and cigarettes but it wasn’t even CLOSE to what it is now. Modern cigarettes are the Death Sticks…not the old ones. Modern ones are monstrous Frankensteins of cancer causing chemicals. SO PLS QUIT IF YOU CAN!

SOOOOOOO late coming across this, but I enjoyed it very, very much. Thanks man, you're a brave and entertaining dude.

Him: wears gloves and a protective suite. Also him: *eats radiation*

This guy... - History channel - Cooking show - Unwrapping channel - Asmr channel All in one.

I don't know why I was recommended this, I don't know who you are, I don't think I've ever watched anything related to this. But by God, I am glad this happened. Your dry deliveries and dialog are top tier, subscribed.

UNBELIEVABLE!!! Incredibly interesting especially your reactions to the aged food. Thank you bunches for sharing.

The Bob Ross of MRE's.

24:10 "twice as smooth and twice as strong" cheesy smile could be an advertisement 😂😂😂

When steve puts on a hazmat suit, you know it's about to get "REAL," lol

Came back for a rewatch. That Camel & coffee bit is classic.❤😂 Definitely one of my favorite vids!

It's funny that the healthiest, most appetizing thing inside that box is cigarette...

No hiss: 12:34 Nice hiss: 15:00 Not sure if hiss: 17:48 No hiss: 18:44 Nice hiss: 27:14 Nice hiss: 28:27 Nice little hiss: 29:38 Nice hiss: 31:11 No hiss: 32:03

still #1 MRE reviewer in 2022 love your work steve. nothing better than a nice hisssssssssss!!!!

This is such an interesting video! I've always been really into life back then and the wars and just how everyone got by and lived differently than we have. Thank you so much ❤️🙏

You should sell T-Shirts that say, "Nice Hiss," with an old can on it.

Steve your attitude is why I watch these vids. You make unpacking 50 year old can exciting and awesome. You're so damn jazzed about this stuff and I love it. Great content.

Thanks Steve! The lens through which you view soldiers affords long gone men shock waves of adventure, patriotism and dignity seldom articulated by writers or artists or anyone attempting to capture a brief moment in the life. I am proud that you are an American serviceman.

"Alright, let's do breakfast first!" [ lays out 5 packs of cigarettes]

27:12 Steve: "Nice hiss!" Botulism: "Thanks. Been holding that one in for a while."

The excitement in Steve’s voice when finding the camels 🐪. So glad to be a part of this opening

This is fascinating. Love your videos bro. Keep it up 👊🏾

The Hissing Is 1950s Air!! We Ain’t Got Air Like That No More.

Archeologists find 5000 year old food preserved in sealed clay jars at the bottom of the ocean.= Steve [heavy hissing]

Out of every other food videos I've watched, this makes me oddly very happy

Those cigs looked brand new. Unlike the ones below it

Its nice that he's passionate about something and you can really hear his enthusiasm and excitement through his voice.

Marry someone who looks at you the way Steve looks at fossilized food.

I love how excited you get for the smokes, it’s my favourite bit too

This guy's "oh wow" is legendary. I appreciate the passion

"Yeah, I can't settle with that, I'm gonna have to poke it with a spoon" I'm dying, Steve

The bread is so old, that the mold is already dead. 😁

I'm so glad there is still people like this around that will just eat anything. Most of these other reviewers don't want to touch anything that is past the sell by date.

Great content Steve, loved it.

There's nothing more satisfying than smoking a cigarette older than my grandfather.

I swear, we need to defrost a piece of a wooly mammoth for Steve to eat.

I was hoping for a new video to drop on New Year’s Day. No such luck, but I’ll watch these old ones anyways.

Subscribed, thumbed up and shared. Your commentary is just so fecking GROVEY man.

60 years old aged Camel Twice as smooth, twice as strong *(confidently nods his head)* This is the quality content I subscribed for.

That peanut butter actually looks damn good.

Can't get how relaxing this guy's voice is

No idea how I came across this video but this is awesome and I will watch all of them

I've never heard somebody get so excited over cigarettes older than my dad...

When Steve says "I'm not going to eat that" you know you shouldn't eat it.

Idk why but as a smoker, the fact they come with cigarettes brings joy

I love your videos man this is one of the coolest ones!

I don’t even smoke but the way this guy is enjoying those cigs make them seem delicious 💀

I want to find a woman who loves me like Steve loves 60 year-old cigarettes.

Admit it, we were all waiting for him to try the cigarette 😂

man I'd love to try an old school smoke like that I bet they taste really good

"It's the kind of smell, I almost wanna eat it. But I know you can't do that." When the hell did THAT ever stop you?!

Howdy.... As a kid in 1959, this kit and identical were part of my camping experience at five years of age, and for a few years afterward. Dad was in charge of 'discarding' the older rations that were being gotten rid of....so we 'destroyed them' in accordance with his army policy. My dad being a Master Sgt. in the reserves also got the use of an 8-man squad tent....with my mom hugging the center pole (the first time, it collapsed on her with accompanying screams), and once it went up it had large Red Crosses on a white circle on all four sides...I guess dad was embarrassment-proof amongst all the other more civilian campers! I guess she didn't like 400 pounds of canvas and poles falling on her on a warm day....good thing we were in the shade. All we ate was those rations for a week. Not bad! The canned bacon was good, but was cooked just to heat it up and give a bit more flavor. We'd soak up the grease with the bread. Keep in mind bacon was a LOT more fat in proportion to meat back them.....lean bacon is a new-ish trend. As an aside, I remember buying canned bacon for a dollar each in 1967, good but still needed a bit of heating to make it more palatable...EXCEEDINGLY salty! Was it a BEN FRANKLIN store? Can't remember...in the can it was wrapped in a heavy white paper, you cut out both ends of the can and pushed it out. Unroll and unfold, and there you were. It came with the same type of key as a C-rat, but you still needed a P-38 or P-51 to open the other end. The canned bread was very good, if a bit yeasty tasting. As it was baked in the can, it filled it very well...hissed when opened from internal pressure. Can't remember if it used the C-rat key or not, but you had to punch an air hole in the other end to slide/shake the 'loaf' out. I don't remember the soups. Canned beef stew was good, although I remember some of the meat chunks being a bit tough. The gravy ( a bit gelatinous) and potatoes were good. Canned ham with pineapple was tasty, and not really sweet. My first taste of pineapple... The canned peanut butter (VERY good), canned crackers (meh), cheese were all OK. The chocolate discs (I seem to remember they were pretty damned hard) were tooth-breakers...best use your bayonet to crush them up for hot chocolate etc....dad would beak them up for us...with a bayonet. There were some sort of cereal bars I remember...slightly sweet, I liked them the BEST. Couldn't chew them, you just sucked on them to soften them up. Being five, I didn't get to try the Camels....mom and dad were both smokers, later dad switched to a pipe. I seem to remember some sort of canned jam or preserves with the kit....I'm wondering if it was a 10-in-one kit? The cocoa powder was OK, tended to settle out in the bottom of the canteen cup....yes, we used full field gear, mess kits, canteens etc. Dad even had one of those gasoline-fired heaters for washups, but we only used it once IIRC. Pain in the ass....best suited to cleanup for 100+ guys. Army Coleman stove and lanterns for cooking and lighting. Army cots and bedding, and chipmunks boldly dashing about under the edges of the tent, picking up scraps. Being a medical tent, it had a metal thimble in the side of the tent for a coal/wood stove. A simple flap kept it closed if not stove was used. Tent, foodstuffs, parents and five kids crammed into a 1951 Ford station wagon from Chicago to Muskegon State Park in Michigan. The car was resting on it's axles the whole way there and back. Maybe he should have borrowed a deuce-and-a-half? :) Would have been awkward filling out the 'trip ticket' for that...if you used an Army vehicle, it had to be for official use only, with accompanying written orders.

I’m so thankful for this channel

I love your content dude, keep up the great work.

"This is definitely not edible anymore"... Eats it.

"Sliced bacon Type 1" Sounds like a weapon of mass destruction to me.

Its amazing something like this survived. After a few years things pass from original intent to obsolescence pretty quick. I can only guess this was tucked away in a closet until the 90s where it had passed being obsolete and became collectable

Damn i cant think of anything more fun than to smoke vintage cigarettes and drink military instant coffee

Most people when they like food: delicious! Steve: perfectly edible.

60 year old cocoa powder, "that should be fine"...sounds like my mom when she's cleaning out the pantry.

I absolutely remember these specific kinds of rations. I loved the main meal parts of the rations. Everyone thought I was nuts to like them so much. This particular package is not one of my favorites. I remember the Bacon and the Bread. Didn't really like those because the bread was sort of hard to deal with -- just a lump of bread. It tasted kinda dry. And the Bacon was just a can of Bacon-- kinda not so great. The Bread was not orange like this one The ice cream bars did NOT taste like Icecream bars. The Corn was good. He says "nice pressure" but I don't think spurting liquid is good -- that's Bot pressure. The fruitcake was always very hard to get out of the can. The Chocolate Disks tasted good but NOT like Chocolate. They had a strange flavor -- but I liked it.

Dude. Keep up the awesome reviews!!!

I want to enjoy one day of my life like this man enjoys 1957 5 Man MRE 24 Hour Ration 20,000 Calorie Meal Ready to Eat.

“60 year old aged Camels, twice as old and twice as strong” Haha, such a ham!

As far as smokes, Camel, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall were tops! I recall getting those in Nam. Salems were wildly popular with the B girls when you were able to play with them. The girls also loved any type of soap and Prell shampoo you could bring from the PX. The worst C rats were the ham and lima beans. Everybody hated those, you couldn't even trade them with the Viets!

Brother I love watching your videos, your making me want to go out and buy some old rations and explore,🤘🤘🤙

My dad said the jelly in the ration packs were sought after since they would ferment and guys would trade the smokes for jelly and eat it and get drunk. He served in vietnam and they would have the old WW2 and Korean war rations

Notice how there's no health warnings on the cigarettes. Those ARE vintage camels

Your videos are amazing love what you do keep it up !!!!

"Botchilism infested canned vegetable fiasco". He's a man of words

Cigarettes are the healthiest thing in the box.