AMAZING !! 24hr ITALIAN ARMY ration pack - GREAT FOR STEALTH CAMPING. 

Italians aren't big breakfast eaters. Commonly breakfast is an espresso or cappuccino and a bun/roll/bread. Lunch is the big meal of the day. Dinner is simple; a slice of bread and toppings or cheese and fruit or a little leftovers from lunch. Tortellini Al Ragu are like little ravioli as you thought (round with hole ''bellybutton'') and Ragu is a tomato sauce with meats simmered in it. Bovina means beef. We get our word Bovine from it. Minestrone (can't see the whole name) is a bean, vegetable and pasta soup. A peasant meal. You can break up the crackers to add to the soup to make it heartier.

Looked like it said Minestrone soup. It's usually made with seasonal vegetables, tomatoes and tiny pasta.

3 toothbrushes :) awesome. Great for cleaning your weapon with and the other spare for any itches in hard to reach places ;). The sweets are great for boiling down in water when you run out of coffee to make a hot fruity drink. I want one of those stoves too, Very compact. I'm guessing it would hold a mess tin or similar canteen issued. that the cans would be placed in to warm up or empty into for an all in :) . Reminds me a lot of the earlier British army rations in tins. What i had during my training in 88. Prefer them to the boil in the bag rubbish, but they are more compact for 2 or 3 days out. I also spent a few months down south and used the Arctic ration packs. They were brilliant. Everything needed water to boil , but in the snow you have plenty of that. :) great vid again Dan.

Fun fact: the presence of alcohol in the Italian MRE is due to the geographic conformation of the Italian peninsula. Italy is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea, leaving just the northern mountainous regions for potential enemies to invade; that's why boozes were considered necessaries for soldiers, because they had to warm them up in case of mountain fights

I like the concept of the three boxes(1 box per meal). Although, there did not appear to be much food in the breakfast box. I get real cranky without breakfast. Lunch appears to be ok. The dinner meal looks a little weak also. Altho9ugh you made a great video, I enjoyed it. Thanks again and be safe and have a good day.

Dan I’ve said loads of times you should be testing these meals whilst you are out camping mate,maybe not the stand alone meals like those expensive dehydrated meals but definitely the ration packs,it just makes sense.real world use!!

You should have a look what is in the Ration pack and use it on a camp thanks Dan for sharing awesome video 👍

You should have a look what is in the Ration pack and use it on a camp thanks Dan for sharing awesome video

I’m sure if your hungry, tired, cold and wet out in the field it will all taste better than it looks 👍🤣

I think you should test a Ration pack whilst on a camp, like a soldier you either eat it or go hungry, when I was in the British army in the early 80s sometimes we would swap with each other however most of the time my colleague and I had to eat what we'd taken because part of our job took us quite away from our platoon also at times we weren't allowed a fire so we ate them cold which wasnt so bad but they were better warm especiallyon those winter nights. I still buy the British army Ration packs and have them on days out even the wife enjoys them. Give it a go, I'll bet it will be a great video, see you soon.

i once ate a French army ration pack 'victory celebration' cake,,,,,, you can imagine how old that was!!!!

In rhe lunch you have Tortellini al ragù. Tortellini are a type of pasta with inside the meat. Ragù it's a tomato sauce with minced meat in it. The. You have beef in jelly. For dinner you have the Minestrone di verdure (vegetable soup).

Hi Dan good one 😄👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Great vid Dan Loved it, looking forward to the stealth camp 👍👍👍

I think that Bovina can is some type of pate that you have with the crackers

You should fast for 48 hours then eat everything all at once

Don't think tea is a drink the Italians have very often😎😂

Why is it that, seemingly the majority of reviewers, don't use Google translate, & instead try to read a language they don't speak? If you had bothered to take the time to read the outside packaging,you would have seen the contents (breakfast, lunch, & dinner) of the ration, listed in Itsalian, English, & French. Fifrst, the large package of tablets were Bran tableets, to keep you regular while in the field. Second, iIt says Tortillini Ragu in English on the can. The only similarrity to ravioli, is they both have a filling. Third, Bovina (Bovine) is beef stewed in its own fat & juices (which is like jelly when cold). Iit's the same as Russian Toshonka. Very miost, tender, & delucious. Best when eaten warm. Finally, it says Minestrone on the can. Which indiicates iit's soup. Unless you've never heard of, or eaten Minestrone soup before?!

Nice touch with the flag. Looking forward to you using it at camp. 👍 Wonder what those biscuits are, must be some sort of high calorie carbohydrates ?

Italian breakfast is always light and lunch and supper are much heavier

Proper jealous mate, I'm the guy that sent you the Russian one and the us MRes with the mx5 meals and the wayfarer puddings when your chennel first started and as a collector of such rations I'm well jealous of that ration, I wondered if it still had the brandy ration still in it. Also how can you say condensed milk is orrinle lol, up north we lived on that stuff in the 80s 😁😉

It's Neptune on the can of tuna!

Chop it all up. Heat it up. Dunk the biscuit things in it and enjoy !!! Just make sure you are bloody starving before you do !!! Buon Appettito !!!

Minestrone soup typically Italian, 😊

It's not a merman, but Neptun the God of the seas.

Thanks for the video Dan. Really appreciate the fact that reading isn’t your strong point, but you have a crack at it anyway. 👍🏻👍🏻 Paused the video at that tin of bovina. It’s canned beef just in case you’re still wondering what it is! There’s a page on the web that gives you the ration details in English. 👍🏻👍🏻

Go for it mate , 👍

The beef jello stuff is for crackers. If you heat it it will melt your jellie in it . ATB Gail from Worcester Massachusetts USA 🇺🇸

Go on try it but have a Bombay Bad Boy in reserve just incase 😉

dont forget your mess tins,,thats how you cook your squady grub on those tiny cookers, did you not get water purifacation tabs in that pack Dan.

Yellow can = minestrone (veggie soup).

In the famous quote from crocodile Dundee! "IT TASTES LIKE XXXT ! BUT YOU CAN LIVE ON IT "!..

I love these sorta videos!

Nice, must get some ration packs o the go

hey dan love the beard

Like these videos. But ye take them on a camp and try them out. Not so much waste then because these things are not cheap to buy.

1st comment 😎..I've been looking at mre's lately and I was torn between a Russian or Italian MRE..the Russian ones are so expensive though,but you do get alot for the money. I think it's a good idea to use it on a real life situation out wild camping for a day and night. Another good video 😎👍

I think you should show the contents , And then use it on a Camp out !🙂

Hahahaha!! Just unpaused and you said it was beef in jelly! Need to watch the whole video mate! 🤣🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

Respect for eating a 20yo out of date rat pack 🤣.. They tasted crap when they were in date back in the day 🤣

Cant wait till the next episode. I love how you do this. Show us now and then actually use it.

Yep Keep for a camp.

Hi mate, what’s your filming equipment when camping?

Enervit make cycling & sports food/ drink supplements....I've got some of their stuff.

Hi Dan can you do a review on the new down jacket please 👍 good video.

Coming from this former SeaBee, the extra tooth brush will come in handy for polishing my boots 😂😂😂

Interesting video. How many calories in that 24hr rat pack? BTW when it comes to heating, the soldier will also have a mess kit. The Italian mess kit is the kidney shaped tins, maybe why the stove is long and thin.

google translate will tell you what you have in the tins

I think you're right, better to test them out on a camp. could maybe combine it with a hot tent camp? so if the food is crap you at least have some comfort? bit disappointing food considering its Italian, dried pasta would seem logical to me, with a sache of sauce.

It do looks really good

Be Well Dan , Take care and best wishes to you and the Family mate !🙂

I'm not that fussed on the Italian rations (The Spanish ones are worse IMHO), The google translator app for your phone is brilliant (Most of the time) for reading those labels Dan Thanks for the review

the Italian MREs sure don't seem to compare to most of the European ones, especially for breakfast!

Where you expecting a full English to pop out the packet for your brekki big man? Lol

Just checked these food packs are expensive on ebay ...150 pounds for ten days food , but wanna try but what one

Why you don't eat it tho

I vote yes on show and tell, then camp 😉

Oops , Pressed the wrong button Dan , Sorry , Fixed !😂🙂

Come on Dan do the 24-hour camp and only take the ration pack. Use only the spoons in the pack and only the fire providing in the Pack. No added coffees no added T's. None of your normal luxuries like a big lump of steak🤣🤣👍

Dont forget a tin opener

Tortellini al ragu = pastadumplings filled with meat.

Great video Dan and yes no point in wasting food 👍 take out and use it then 😀

Was the soup minestrone? If you show us perhaps the chat could tell you what they are.

Bovine = beef.

Yep stealth camp!=8)

Right format for me especially for the 24 hour ration pack, show in detail at beginning of week then do a stealth camp using them. I would stay away from anything Russian at the minute.

The idea is to unbox the meals and put them in the bags, so they take up less room in your bivy.

Cracking video mate, not shocked at the Italian’s having no tea in their MRE’s as it’s coffee central, but it looked interesting overall

Pretty sure you crack open the whole ration pack in one go and pick what you want from it lol. Great video, good idea for using it and maybe other's on a camp as your primary food source...maybe a mini series?

It looks like they've been to the local supermarket yep that'll do

Could you use google translate when doing this type of video Dan?

What the hay there's no breakfast!

Dan, just use Google translate to figure out the ingredients. Although the surprise might be more fun! Thanks again!

Alright Dan, watch the Russian hacker he’s on RU-vid and Fb he loves opening ration packs, some extremely old. He does some good content on his channel to

Where do you buy your Ration packs from ?

You could have ironed the flag! 😂🤣💀

I know what you mean about the waste of food. Problem is you hump that on a outing and if it's gash you end up gutted . Such a risk lol

Definitely use them in a camp. It's a waste otherwise 👍🏼

DUH use your translate function on your phone!

We used toothbrush to clean our rifles in the army maybe that's why they have 3 :)

Minestrone soup

I think they will probably have a canteen set (mess tins) to heat the food on the stove!! Struggled with the racial stereotyping of this video Chinese/Italian food stuffs etc

I served in the French Army way back in the seventies and our 24 hour pack was much smaller than that,it also contained a pack of Gaulois(cigarettes)and a small bottle of Eau de Vie(alcohol) I also did a stint in the UK forces and again our packs were smaller.

Just bin , had it tried it , jogged it on Dan , stick to the EWM way... as it's absolutely disgusting broskie!

sweet condensed milk is horrible? what's wrong with you?

Dood!

Think that's the biggest 24h rat pack I've ever seen

Un minimo di conoscenza dell'altrui cucina? E il cibo va' scaldato nella gavetta....

Reading does not seem to be your strongest. Being a NATO Operational Ration Pack these are designed to be issued not only to the troops of the manufacturing nation but potentially to any other NATO country. In the pack, there are INSTRUCTIONS and some translation of the ORPs contents. English is the common language within NATO. You have not seen fit to read those instructions prior to your review which detracts from what you are telling the viewer. My other observation is that it is an Italian ORP and they do not have the food preferences of the typical northern British male! I think you have closed your mind to that fact. Together with the fact you have never served and experienced what it is like to live in the field. These meals are the highlight of your day, especially when you are cold, wet, and hungry. Again it detracts from what you are telling the viewer. Amateurish! It is Minestrone soup - Litlle pieces of pasta and vegetables!

Google translate chief…

Bit of an odd one that. Maybe a stereotype but was expecting it to be a bit better being Italian.

Breakfast pack with no sign of any breakfast lol

In a land of wonderful food, an Italian breakfast is the most disappointing meal of the day. Millions of Italians make do with a cappuccino and brioche, often consumed standing up at the bar, although cereal in bowl or biscuits dunked in milky coffee are becoming more popular. Maybe that explains why the Italian breakfast ration pack is so underwhelming. I can't imagine a lot of fighting on a chocolate bar and a few sweets.

If you eat Italian MREs you feel a need to put your hands up and surrender.

What's with all the flags? Where's your rainbow flag?