30 Year Old Survival Kit / Ration Tin: Unboxing & Tasting 

Keeping this on a boat led to moisture getting into the kit and effecting the contents. Amazing that the company that produced the kit is still in business and the contents are still the same. Interesting review.

Marine stove. Mate used to cook and as a heater aswell very nice find the wick might have solidified in the cupping so fuel might not be passing through leave it in soak in parafin over night then try again or try a new wick

The variety of the bars was intriguing

Andy - almost forgot - I don't think I would have had the courage to taste the cake/bread rations, seeing how old they were. You are a braver man than I am, for certain.

Oh, My Darling! It is so nice to see you! You get into the most interesting and cool things to see in life. Good eye! You even made a 30-Year-Old Survival Kit / Ration Tin exciting and fun! Thank you! Great to see you.

Found your channel 2-3 weeks ago and can't stop watching keep going at it, very nice videos always looking forward to new content! :)

Excellent video. Thanks for hunting the kit down and for sharing it. Enjoyed it a lot. Keep up the terrific work. Nice!

Great video Andy. Thanks for sharing.

That was good fun Andy! I’ve got some old US MREs from the late 1980s I believe - the coffee has done the same in those and they were sealed - I reckon they just deteriorate over time regardless of moisture? I’d have eaten one of the candles though haha! Sounds like your viewers have come up trumps with the stove ID too!! Nice find! Not jealous, no, not one bit, not me!

I saw this listed on eBay and almost bought it myself. I’m glad you are enjoying it and got it put on RU-vid for everyone to see.

Another great video Andy. The needle is not for sewing, it's for draining blisters on feet then cover with the fake mole skin so the persons skin doesn't open such a large sore.

Andy, all I can say is Wow, Wow, Wow👍

Cool bit of history! Nice review!

Oh man looks like 70s vintage stuff cool kit though love the alcohol stove ! No non dairy creamer ! Kent that's a alcohol stove old marine stove great find brother ! Be good brother

Hang on to those matches. I have used them for years & they are bloody good. Match box is wood rather than cardboard & the striker is waterproof. If it gets wet you just rub it off then strike your match.

Hey Andy. I have a similar Esbit stove I use all the time with the blocks. Easy and compact. Great find mate.

Very cool, this is why I love RU-vid, stuff I would never even know or hear about, I see here. That looks like a pretty handy kit, and you probably could update it with current items and it would work pretty well in an emergency.

You’re a brave man for eating that stuff Andy !!!

Super find Andy👍

Another lovely video. I would not have tried most of the "edible" kit either. Thanks, again, for your videos.

Thanks Andy, very interesting.

It is always interesting what these kits have in them. Pretty cool stuff man!

Another good vid Andy thanks

Cool find brother! Interesting

Edible candles mmmm yummy 😋 Very interesting bunch of stuff, all the best. Skye

Interesting kit. Thanks for sharing.

Great video!

cool find Andy. thanks for sharing. You're a brave man eating anything out of that kit after seeing how the coffee looked lol

This was extremely interesting!

Hi Andy, as others have mentioned a marine stove. The matches I still have a box, bought mine a pack of six boxes in 1982 from "Touchwood Sports" before they were taken over by "Go Outdoors". Stove's a good find. Cheers.........Les

Great video, Andy! A very interesting survival kit! The Norwegian survival biscuits from Compact A/S was cool! I have a load of their buiscuits from them mede for the Norwegian and Swedish armies. They seem to be very similar to the fruit ones in your kit, with and without raisens depending on what year they were manufatured. Mine were made between 1987 and 1989 and both versions taste great still. I eat them on a regular occasion. I actually ate to biscuits earlier today! :D Hower the ones I have are packaged differently. Mine are packed in green carboard boxes with a inner waterproof foil rapper. Each box xontain 8 individual biscuits in the same shape and size as yours by the looks of it. the biscuits themselfs are wrapped in wax paper containing 2 biscuits in each paper pack. And these 4 packs of 2 are held together by a plastick wrapping inside the foil rapper. They come from the armoured regiment we used to have here in Hässleholm, Sweden were I live and have been perfectly stored.. As I eat the biscuits I reseal and keep the cardboard boxes for display purposes on our local museum were I work in my spare time. Again, great video and keep doing what you are doing! Cheers/Max from Sweden

Best not make yourself ill Andy. It was a bit of a treat to see you go through this. I like vintage stuff and you came across a real good example here although many of the packets had seen better days. I thought you were going to eat the candle by the way. Not a vintage ration pack taste session but good none the less. All the best. Mark

Awesome comprehensive review 👍

Great little find that Andy, you could defo survive on those cake blocks if you had to, that stove heater thing looks a bit like a trangia 27 but it's obviously not. Love these type of viddies Andy, thanks for sharing mate. Lee

Steve1989 missed this one I bet, very unique find!!!

Thanks intresting as always supprised any of lasted. Sure if you persist with the stove you will get it working

Waterproof matches..ply box. Last I saw ply box was 80's. Esbit. Esbit stoves had tiny blocks in box in late 80s early 90s. But it was wrapped in celophane, not blister packs. So Im guessing after mid 90s.

Very good video Andy I saw your comment about the bones too tis a shame really 20 bones this was a great watch it's good you had only a few nibbles or youd of been sitting on the boghouse for the night 🤣

I've never heard of a company putting in candles that you can eat in a survival kit , great video enjoyed the video of the 30 year old survival kit nice one

That was well made. I'm 46 and I was 5 when that was packed.

It’s always interesting to see survival stuff from the past thank you. Making the candles edible seems cruel, making you choose between light and some heat or eating seems a bit unfair but I’m sure they had their reasons. Thank you for not trying to eat the candles, I don’t think I wanted to ever see that.

You were brave nibbling that old food. Looks like a old paraffin lamp to me,with the glass flute missing. Amazing all the same Andy.

A man after my own heart” best keep that extra one , just in case!” 👍

Handy thing to take on your next dinghy trip Andy... 😂 😂 😂 Cracking video... Cheers 👍 😉

Nice find. My concern would be mold and fungus in any rations more than 5 years old that has been exposed to the slightest bit of moisture above 35 degrees. I suppose a splash of vodka would terminate any potential risk of salmonella or boil the food rations in water and a spit of vinegar to kill any surviving bacteria. A dash of hot sauce or wild scallions will make the food rations a bit more easy on the taste buds.

Wow, 18th commenter, I'm one of the first! When you opened the kit, I noted right off that the packs of mixes/creamers had moisture problems. I sort of expected you to find some hardtack in there. Still and all, there were till useable items in the kit, so not a total loss. Maybe the heater/stove needs a new wick, or more time to soak (it would be quite dried out, wouldn't it, after all this time? When I was in the US Navy on board a fleet oiler, we often got condensed milk tins that were from WW2, and this was in the mid '60's, it was still good. As always, stay safe.

Interesting kit good review.

Well it couldn't have been to bad for you Andy mate, you still managed to post this vid so you must still be alive lol. Thanks for sharing Andy. Atb Sconja 👍

Maxwell house and Cafe Mate. That a survival task in itself, even when its not spoiled!!!

Interesting little find. I suspect the 'stove' is missing the chimney, it looks a lot like the old paraffin heat that came with my 40 year old boat, soak the wick for a good few hours and it should be fine

Brilliant, and any excuse to get a new lamp/stove! Looks like an alcohol stove to me, and they are commonly used on boats. It really reminds me of a larger version of the old French medical alcohol stove for sterilizing small medical tools. Try it with some ethanol after you dry the wick out. It should have a snuffer cap with it.

I was hoping for coffee and cake in the woods. (Gutted) interesting vid, catch u on the next one. Gary.

The Esbit stove is made in West Germany so that would suggest its pre 89 so its definitely a 30 year old kit. Good stuff mate.

Reminded me of an old film cartridge Andy. Very cool mate, shame most of the kit had gone to the dark side but still, must be a great product if the firm is still doing the biz 30 moons on. Very cool mate. I will get some more ADF combat rations from stores next time i head in and do some more reviews. I have some ADF ratpack videos on the channel somewhere if you are interested in our kit. Cheers mate. ATB Moose.

Fun Stuff !

Really interesting.

WOW

Awesome video Andrew. You should have sent that beef boullion and sankas to the bearded woodsman for his Fear Factor: Bushcraft edition. Keep upbthe DANK work mate. Cheers from cleveland ohio

Andy, I am bitterly disappointed you didn't munch on the candles lol. What a great find, really bizzarre stuff shows up on fleabay. Good, fun video mate. ATB Dave

Reminds me of the Kendal mint cake and biscuits brown in British ration packs.

Interesting video Andy, the stove looks like a greenhouse heater and may of had a top to it sure my grandad had one years ago.

Another great video mate keep it up 👍 would of love to see you eat a candle lol

That was fun! I'm a bit surprised you tasted those blocks of ???but didn't nibble on the candle LOL you're a brave soul. I'm looking forward to a new wick and fuel in the stove🍳☕🍠🍲 it's so cool looking don't give up on it😃CHEERS from the Midwest in U.S.

lets get this out onto a tray, nice m'kay! steve would of tried the coffee lol. looked interesting mate, tell you what, i have a plan! lets get ourselves a dinghy and get ourselves over to Darnet fort with this and see if we can survive on it lol. that stove looked like it came from the aliens lol. very interesting little video pal, thanks for sharing.

Not the greatest MRE, but at least you got a stove, fuel, waterproof matches, and some emergency blankets. I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing.

the survival rations have a shelf life of 20 years plus, not to shocked the coffee perished thou, small packets like that generally last only a few years. Am sure you can sort the wick out on the stove and get it working again,

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Edible candles - for a billy goat ! Possibly cotton candy flavor ?

How's your tummy today lol. Re the stove. When you raised the wick mechanism it didn't look like there was any wick showing. I'd definitely try feeding some fresh wick throw. Or get some new. Good luck.

Thank you Andy for another very interesting video. If you get a chance, would you be able to make a video on how YOU sharpen knives. Perhaps an idiots guide? I am hoping there is a quick and simple way. Thanks, Lee

I think I would have eaten the tallow candles before those "cakes" .... The heater is a standard greenhouse heater for night time.

Fascinating stuff! It's just missing a condom, handy for all sorts and just because your in a survival situation doesn't mean you can't get laid Lol!

You should have checked the expiration date on the Anacin--it should be there.

super cool survival kit andy! i might of missed the info regarding the rations. that wasn't 30yrs old too was it? anyway, cool find and video. til the next one mate, cheers!

Those food bars look like our prepper Coast Guard survival ration. Like a pressed grainy, graham cracker cake powder. It might be 30 years going through your body - or 30 seconds screaming through.

Awesome Amigo !! History lesson included. Different items, cool ! Most would be, extremely helpful sir. Multi purpose utensil, again, very cool. Medical part, scary, but useful ! The Esbit stove, is very sound. Better than most. Fuel tabs, lit quickly. Shame mold in the coffee. Not surprised, but still , A shame. That stove, is A masterpiece sir. Regardless of fuel type !! Great review, and, items included. Peace, John. Thank you for this kit and review sir. Again, Peace.

I like that

Coghlans matches were made in Australia. That kit must be old, as I don't think any matches are made in Australia now.

Give the beef in a mug out for Halloween 🎃😂🤣😂🤣

Coffee Mate was introduced in 1961, if that helps.

reckon its worthwhile letting the paraffin stove soak...looked serviceable

I'm pretty sure that's a chafing dish warmer that's missing the dish, not a stove. Though it could certainly be used as one in an emergency.

Funny Coloured Parraffin ! it looked more like Cooking Oil ?

Caffeine tablets are mild compared to what some older kits and MRE's had.

30 Year ....wtf....Nice Video👍👍👍

I’m wondering if that’s a methylated spirit burner. It looks like a spirit kettle stand/burner from a kettle used for afternoon tea from pre_60s. I have similar in crappy silver plate. Might explain why hidden wick didn’t light with paraffin....try meths. Keep surviving!

Just started to watch this channel after only been on the main channel. Old clip.. yes I know... but what the heck, the label on the tin said 1 carbon monoxide detector... Where was it??

Be interesting to see the upto date kits and if they taste any beter 😂

Antique stuff mate! Is it still produce in Canada? How's the stomach after eating that food?

I have a few expired SAP kits (1 person) from work. Nothing that old though. Contents are roughly the same.

Wheres everyone getting these from? Im interested in purchasing a few

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Nice vid as always. I'm actualy from canada. Love your chanel; no fuss. You don't try to be something you'not. You seem to be genuin, always. What region are u exactly from ? Maybe it is mention somewhere...

I don't feel so bloody well ole chap. May have been something me ate.

If you tweaked the kit & replaced the food it's still worth using.

Did you ever get any joy from that parafin burner?

Get score Andy.

That heater looks like the base from an old paraffin tea urn to me

Wonder what it cost when new, compared to cost today. I tried American compo rations in 1973, which weren't too bad, and British Army rations in 1995; the brit army didn't do vegetarian back then.

Now that was rather interesting, shame all the contents got wet, but that what heappens when you cary a non water proof kit like that on a boat. I do with the site had the prices of the kits. but otherwise they seem pretty legit. I'm hoping they all come in similar style steel containers for all those other uses.