Just in case somebody was actually wondering, zip tie's designed purpose is to zip up the original packet after you collect litter into it after the meal to keep our forests clean.
@@MikeG-l6d hey,.... if everyone on his subscription just gave him a dollar, that would happen. Pretty sure he would have plenty of mre's to film. One a day for sure. Worth a dollar to me.
Seriously. It used to come up on my recommended tab for so long and I would wonder why in the world would anybody want to watch this. Then one day I gave in and now I can’t stop watching. I’m actually mad at myself for having missed out for so long.
haha I've never been in the military and I've never had an MRE, however I stumbled across this channel a couple of years ago and it's kind of my guilty pleasure on RU-vid. It's good stuff as Steve is actually a very good food reviewer and knows what he's talking about when it comes to all types of rations.
@@CP281 black current is just european grapes havent had any myself apearently they taste different(so much so that our "purple" drinks confuse torists sometimes)
@@Steve1989MRE My pleasure man. Love your work in the unique MRE reviews. Amazing to see how all militaries in the world compare food wise when out in combat. Take care
As A former Lithuanian Army medic I can attest to a large number of casualties from this exact accident. In fact, the casualty rate from this type of accident often exceeds that from projected enemy actions. Oddly it does only seem to happen in the middle of nowhere.
Nice! Had the pleasure to train with some Lithuanians during Operation Atlantic Resolve. Some really awesome people, loved getting to see how all these other countries operate.
Fun fact: "degtukai" literally means matches, the brand that makes those matches is actually called "Liepsna"! I have to agree that they're not good though lol
I just watched this episode again, 3+ years later to show my mother. She had never seen Steves channel before, but a conversation about old food/food safety led me to introduce her to a man who eats really OLD food with no problems. lol These episodes are still great watched over again, although I'm always excited as heck when Steve releases a new video. My mother said she would be interested in watching a new episode as well.
“And it’s looking good enough to say... alright, let’s get this out onto a tray”. Oh how I have missed your videos! Thankyou Steve, great to see you back ❤️
Currently recovering from open heart surgery and your videos provide endless information and entertainment surrounding MRE. The older MRE with the smokes always look fascinating and I bet the aged tobacco is great. Keep doing what you are doing 😎
That chicken broth was here instead of coffee/tea. Don't know if that's common in other countries, but we have a choice to buy chicken broth in the coffee machines here in Lithuania too.
“Decadent” We need to play “Steve Bingo” Nice Nice hiss Gets it out on a tray Decadent Spoon-song Insider-tip (don’t wipe your face with it) Spoon review (worst spoon ever) Eats something hopelessly out of date. Doubts his life choices after eating something questionable. “Something new...or old.” BINGO!
I could watch your videos 24/7 and I almost do. The best thing about your videos is the educational part of it. I find myself coming back to a lot of your videos when I need to find some information. Thanks Steve, don’t ever stop!!!
@@elcheffe3460 don't try FDF old style rations, or you'll regret it, everyone who ate them had the shits, and they also taste horrendous as they are almost all soy based some sort of pasta and very bland. The one exception would be the Goulash one which actually had meat in it (horse if I recall correctly) and is in a can, that is one of the few edible ones. I used to stuff my pack full of instant noodle packs because they were aeons better than the shit they gave us as "food".
Well, sometimes red is a berry-ish flavor and blue is a tutti-frutti (bubble gum) or 'blue raspberry' flavor, but yeah, often it's just colored plain sugar.
I wanted to let you know that your videos helped me through the stress of interviewing for new jobs! Your calm voice and demeanor helped me calm my anxiety! Thank you brother! I got a great job!
As a Lithuanian and a patriot, every bit of praise (the pork, the cherry drink) made me feel excited and every criticism went straight to the heart! 😂😂 Thanks for another great review!
NICE. Dude, I got the beef stew one a couple weeks ago and would totally recommend it. The Vitamin C drink that comes with it is extra nice. Gonna try a Russian 24hr ration next, wish me luck!
im actually a little surprised Lithuania has its own MRE's. To give you a rough idea of how small Lithuania is it has a population of about 2.8 million and a GDP of about $56bil while the city of Seattle metropolitan area (a mid range city by American standards) has a population of about 3.9mil and a GDP of about $360bil. If Lithuania were to join the US and the whole country were treated as a singel city metropolitan area they wouldn't even make the top 50 by GDP since #50 is urban Honolulu at about $65bil.
@@CNYKnifeNerd big countries have a tendency to absorb smaller ones, which is why the 100 little Germany's are now 2 major German nations (Austria and Germany, those heathen northern germanic countries in Scandinavia dont count) and why the hundreds of native tribes were conquered by america, spain, and england. Russia's love of the Baltic makes the Baltic states a prime target for expansion, and being stuck between Germany and Russia the situation all the more likely for either country to have merely engulfed them. It's actually pretty amazing they managed to break away from the Soviet Union since it wouldn't have taken much to have just steamrolled the Baltic states during their revolution rather then give up the Soviet/Russian access to the Baltic. I didnt really explain it well, but I'm more surprised they produce their own rations and equipment since that's like Seattle producing it's own MREs and equipment, thanks to economy of scale it seems more likely they'd have just bought MREs and equipment from another nation. I guess MREs are a small ticket item compared to a fighter jet but still
@@CNYKnifeNerdnah, conscious effort by Lithuanian nationalists at the beginning of the 20th century, years of warring for independence and a good amount of luck (power vacuum in Eastern Europe after WWI) is what made it a country. There were many who would have had the nation of Lithuanians be stateless like the Kurds are now.
@@viliussmproductions Yeah but it's often cheaper and easier to import rather than produce domestically when you dont need many MREs, especially since small militaries like the Baltic states are purely about domestic security so they're unlikely to need MREs much since they'll be sticking close to major cities and bases. Especially since they both host NATO forces and work with NATO quiet a bit I'm kind of surprised they dont just import MREs from another NATO member, or pool their resources and work with another nearby country with a similar cuisine and produce MREs for multiple countries (like having a single set of Baltic MREs). Even outside of cost that can help with production as well thanks to economy of scale.
Soldiers on their post: sure is quiet Steve in the distance: NICE! Soldiers: Steve must've found the old MRE'S 🙄 Lol I love your videos man, keep cranking them out, I look forward to them!
“You can forget one in your pocket for a month or two, it won’t taste any different” *slips rusk into back pocket* Wonder how you learned that one, Steve 😏
you sound like you had a long day Steve. as if this MRE was just to get you through the rest of your day. Hope it carried you through your battles brudda
