Homemade C-Ration from Buc-ee's 

I, for one, very much appreciate your editing the videos to avoid the chewing/crunching/swallowing sounds, and also because I know editing takes a lot more time to produce the content. Thanks!

I am 67 years old and enjoy watching your videos. In high school our cafeteria serves peanut butter sandwiches with chili. Delicious 😋

Brother, Thanks for the vid. We use Wolf Brand Chili, with cut up wieners, fresh onion, and fresh jalapeno cut up in it, perfect camp meal. Best served with tortillas used as a spoon. Washed down with boiled camp coffee. We have used your concept of MREs, and do enjoy them. Recently found Bumblebee Snacks at Dollar Tree, I was completely surprised at how good they tasted. That being said, we have now ordered from Amazon a complete selection of their products, both boxed, and pouches. Not bad. We were product snobs until we found your channel, Thank you for instructing your followers, me included, to step out of our comfort zones try new things, have fun, and most of all find a new way of looking at life. See you on the trail.

Add in beer also as a walking around snack and beverage.

Hi,DBA. Checking in from Tokyo,Japan, as you know we have many natural disasters here, frequent earthquakes,volcanic eruptions,typhoons(hurricanes),landslides,etc. and all the things that go along with that. We are a country that takes disaster precautions seriously. We have all kind of prepared foods ,canned,and soo many packages of civilian type Mre,among other quick prepare type foods/packaging. I’ve been recommending your channel too my family,friends,coworkers, soo they can get even more ideas about their emergency preparedness. I also appreciate the subtitles/captions as well ,while I’m fluent in English,others are not so need to read it in your captions too understand. Thanks again for all the wonderful ideas!

Your videos have changed how I prepare my other families hurricane boxes. We come from a long line of campers and know how to cook over open fire. I used to put together ingredients to prepare meals over a cook stove. I recently found out my adult children and grandchildren are not that interested in cooking. I will be making meal bags for each and have purchased small rocket stoves and small cooking containers if they decide to warm up the food. Thank you so much

The C Rat videos have been a cool change from the standard MRE vids 😊 hell it's had me standing in my pantry going hmm what would be a fun take on a C Ration. Good. Video as always

Also a Pringle's fan, and the small can means you can't get your hand stuck too far inside... And one of my favorite writers, sci-fi author Gene Wolfe, designed the machine that makes them when he was an engineer for Proctor-Gamble. I lived off Pringles when I was helping with disaster relief in New York and there were huge cases of them for our use in our command post.

Thank you for editing. Watching people chew, watching people chop veggies, watching people talk about background noise (that I usually don't even hear) wastes my time, imo. You do a good job.

Fruit cocktail brings back memories for sure, been years since I've tried it. Also, peanut butter sandwich with bean and bacon soup.

Great content! Always cool to see new non perishable food options to round out the camping food stash.

I enjoy watching you every Sunday, while I get ready for church. Thank you

Gotta love the beaver! Thanks for the ideas.

Absolutely. Vintage military gear is fantastic. I buy it when I see it.

Good morning DBA, Another great video, keep em coming. My wife and I have never been to a Buc-ee's, but they are opening a new Buc-ee's in Smiths Grove, KY, 20 minutes from our home, so we plan to go check it out. I believe it opens on June 12, 2024. Have a great weekend. JT

Personally I would perfectly fine if you revisited stores multiple times. They way I look at it is every time I go to a store I can pick up a MRE, this spreads the cost out. This also allows for trying items that maybe didn't make the cut before. I look forward to the videos every week. I just wish there was a printable list every video so I could remember by the time I get to the particular store.

Your best view so far. The humongous was great 😂

Spicy Southwest Snack Mix is one of my favorite snack mixes. I went to my local Dollar General Store earlier in the week for a quick snack and a few other things. I found a Mexican Street Corn Snack Mix. The brand is Three Amigos Elote Mexian Street Corn. I bought a bag to try. This snack mix is great. I went back to Dollar General the next day and bought three more bags. They are also found at the Dollar Tree as well in a smaller package. Great video this morning.

I just found you this morning and love what you do. I have been binge watching all day.

13:13 Yes DBA, I agree completely. Please keep editing that out. Thanks!😆

Enjoyed the behind scenes information. Love the candy smokes you include in the C Ration.

Okay DBA!!! This was a great Buc-ee’s recovery! I was one who felt that the Mr. Fish original fell short and came off as more of a gag, regardless of all this content being simply for entertainment anyway! I do have great additional news about this particular episode!!!…..My wife and I spend our mornings having coffee in bed, competitively playing Wordle, etc… then at some point we surf our phones, share funny memes and social media content. Well this morning, I saw this new DBA episode and began to watch…..I respectfully turned the volume down, so my wife can surf her phone without me drowning her out as I watched. My wife would not be one to search out this type of content specifically. About the halfway point, my wife asked if I could turn the volume up as she simultaneously leaned over to also watch. I said, I wasn’t sure if she would really dig this homemade MRE/C-Rations content……she responded by saying I really enjoy this man’s voice, his ability to gain her attention and be so entertaining!!! I proceeded to turn up the volume and we continued to watch the remainder of this episode along with taking her down memory lane of the Whole Foods episode to its entirety! You had me at Day 1 and NOW, my wife is a fan!!!! This made my day….Thanks buddy! 🤟🏼❤️

Your accompanying kit from salt packet to can opener is a game changer. Your prepared to enjoy whatever is available to survive. Thanks for the entertaining reviews on packaged food ; yeah; you can edit the chewing 😲😂

im actually within the next year and a half going to be going full time nomadic living out of a van and traveling the country and am ordering a ww2 mess kit for cooking they are perfect for space saving in a van and easy to clean , you have really helped me come up with alot of ideas for my travels thank you DBA

I loved the C rat fruit cocktail. I can still remember the skinny green cans and how sweet they were,

I always look forward to seeing a new video from you! Great ideas for my own use.

Fighting the Algorithm!!! Really enjoy your videos and admire how you keep improving, innovating and adapting. Idea for future video: I’m curious about your teardrop trailer…how about a tour?

From all the C-ration and MRE reviews I watch I was thinking “if he doesn’t put that trail mix in the chili it’s not a real C-ration review.” Didn’t disappoint 😂

There's a whole bunch of stuff I can't eat for medical reasons, so I love watching these videos to see all the different things you get. Even if I end up not being able to eat most of them, it gives me some new ideas to look for when I'm shopping. Interesting thing I've noticed after long-term not eating certain foods - your body forgets about chocolate fairly quickly, but will develop an absolutely UNHINGED level of obsession with the orange/red vitamin-A vegetables pretty quickly! 😅

Played video twice (fell asleep the first time this morning (around 4/5 a.m.) and rewatched after work lol also happy to help the algorithm! You definitely deserve more exposure.

Wolf brand chilli not to bad. Love my military gear. Another good video. Thanks.😁

I enjoy the different combinations you put together.

I like this video. Chili and peanut butter was a staple in the mid-west growing up. Bucee's is worth the trip.

In school, through the 70s and 80s, we got ravioli with PBJs and no bake cookies. Comfort food at its finest!

I saw a guy with a Buckeyes T-shirt here in Maine. I yelled “Buckeyes” and he yelled “love them!”

I enjoy these videos. Thank you for sharing your time and ideas with the rest of us. Be safe traveling

C rats became my nemesis when I got stuck with the Lima bean and ham. Smelled so bad just had the cheese and crackers. Green bug juice and a cake in a can which was really good.

We recently learned that S&R Membership will soon open their newest store a short distance down the road from our Philippine subdivision. The new location is off Rt 2, that is the General Douglas MacArthur national highway and will be easy to find and access. I opened the S&R online shopping site and was pleased to learn they will be offering many US based items we have had great difficulty finding if we can locate them at all since the Covid 19 lockdowns. Ravioli cold from the can may not be your top choice but nobody will die from it! Our troops 72 hour school emergency kit completion and the practices sessions with their kits will be accomplished over two weeks in June. Thank you for all that you do, we find great inspiration from this chanel.

I like the C-Rat approach, but I have to keep in mind they're usually heavier than the mylar bag options. (Keep up the great work 🍻

Wolf Brand Chili is a Texas Treat, Originated from Corsicana, TX , visit the "Across The Street Diner" where they serve it

Another great video. I always look forward to watching what you put together. Thank you.

Wait, what? You’re telling me that the different color Fruit Loops all taste the same! Your delivery is spot on! I’m still hoping for a Costco MRE. Any hardware store would be a great challenge ( mostly snacks, but could an entree be made from a blend of snacks?) Until next week, keep on shopping 😊

That peanut butter cup looks amazing!

I love that you added a pack of cigs!!! Thank you!!

I love these videos and your style. Great job! Helping the algorithm!

Peanut butter sandwiches with chili or soup takes me back to my school days. We always had peanut butter and honey sammies with our chili. Yum 😋

Great video. I love the rules, they really seem to work for MREs

Thank you for editing.

Great video! (Commenting to help the channel) appealing thumbnail too😊 Glad the channel is going so well.

Appreciate the thoughtful editing!😂

Great video. The only problem is now I have an overwhelming urge to drive to a Bucee’s 😂

Espresso and Cookies...I'm in. 👍

That was a good looking peanut butter cup!! Made my sugar go up just looking at it!!

I enjoyed this mornings program, I am not a fan of hot food, but I do like watching you disscribe what you are eating.

Dropping a comment to hack youtubes algorithm. Of course it's also to say hi from mostly sunny England. Really appreciate your videos. Mostly for fun, but it's also useful to see what you guys get as far as selection goes in the States. Spoiler, it's a lot more than we do lol. Take care and stay safe out there :)

The Buc-ee’s beaver peanut bite bar looks great.

Hi DBA. As I am in the UK I don't really know many of your shops/stores, however I have heard of Sharp Shopper, a discount store, but can't remember where it is located, I think it might be Pennsylvania. You could try doing an MRE there, but you may have to break your rule about the shelf life, as I think a lot of their stock is short coded, but it could be fun as a slightly different video. I can't wait to see another couples video with you and your lovely wife, you worked so well together in the last one. Much love and respect from me Jo, here in the South East of England. xx

Your previous video featuring Buc-ee's had me have my kids bring up some nuggets and jerky this past week. Now I must try the Buc-ee puck because peanut butter and chocolate. Please keep making these tasty adventures. 😎

I never knew about all this making MRE's--THAnKS

I love your rules. I have similar rules with my packs.

Yup, Buc-cee's is awesome!

Leaving a helpful comment. I'm enjoying your vids. Thank You.

First off, Happy Memorial Day to you all. Secondly, I suffered through a couple of painful commercials for you. Painful. I eat too much Hormel canned Chili. I tried Wolf Brand chili once and I'm not going back. how disappointing. But i will be trying the chili and peanut butter sandwich! This was a good video going down the C-Ration hole. Thanks.

Never even thought of mixing peanut butter with chili much less making them into a sandwich. I have enjoyed many a toasted banana and american cheese sandwich. An odd combo but thin slices of banana and you end up with a really salty sweet combo.

Love your channel and videos

Fruit cocktail….a favorite of mine from childhood. Next time I get to the store, I will pick up a few cans for snacking! Some of the original in heavy syrup , lite syrup and natural syrup for us diabetics, but now there are so many flavors, I want to try them all, and I agree, get the Del Monte brand as it’s the best! Especially the one with extra cherries! Ha ha

Good morning. Excellent video as always. Upstate NY is always a great place. Price chopper or Hannaford supermarkets are a suggestion. Keep up the great videos

Well done! I was thinking that if you branched out to c-ration or k-ration types, you might have a whole world open up for new video ideas.

Thanks for all you do Garry, Raleigh NC

This was kind of neat. Thank you

You did a great job on this video, very informative😎

I always enjoy your videos! I have a new challenge for you and one which I have never seen another RU-vidr address. Lots of extreme weather events knock out your electricity, sometimes for days. After the first day or so, everything in your fridge and freezer starts an inevitable decline to non-edibility. Most people will begin losing meat, eggs, milk, leftovers, and large amounts of condiments. Can you design some MRE's which meet your rules for a one person meal, but which could be creatively combined with standard fridge freezer items to create meals capable of feeding 2 - 4 people? For instance, a tuna pack combined with mayo and pickles from the fridge and bread from the freezer could make 2 - 4 sandwiches. Or an insta-noodle cup could be combined with whatever meat you have on hand and soon to spoil produce to create a soup which might feed four. I am sure you could think up some better ideas. The purpose here is to turn use the calories available in your non-functioning fridge and freezer to extend your survival potential and not watch your hard earned food dollars end up in a garbage bag. Keep up the great vids!

I don't remember chili being in C-Rations, but it would have been a no brainer. You should have crushed up some Pringles and mixed them in with the chili.

I started eating that brand of chili because of a video I saw about it plus the price. Not bad coming from a can. All in all about great video and glad to see the Beaver 😂

Like everything so far keep up the great work.

I am enjoying your videos. You deliver a good content in a fun way. Keep it up

I really enjoy crunchy peanut butter in my cup of noodles... Adds another dimension to the taste and texture. Some American cheese slices also improves cup of noodles too. I had a midnight snack last night of wolf chili and I was disappointed with the taste, so I'll try peanut butter next time. Thank you for the video, I enjoyed it.

7-11, Murphy's USA (Walmart gas station), Valero gas station, QT (QuikTrip), Truck Stops like Petro, Luv's, TA or local "fancy, off the Interstate bougie gas stations"

I have never thought about PB and Chili. I make PB and J sammiches for split pea and ham soup. Also bean and bacon soup. Buc-ee’s jersey is good too. Last stop I made they had amazing jalapeno peanut brittle

Love Buc-ee's!

Oh yeah peanut butter and Chilli is how we eat it for sure. Usually a peanut butter sandwich, and you dip it in the chilli. No bread no problem just take some from the jar and put it on the side of bowl, get a bit of peanut butter and spoonful of chilli 😁

Can't wait to try a pb sandwich with my chili. I usually just make corn bread muffins. Keep up the great videos.

I remember in school we always had peanut butter sandwiches with chili.

We are getting a Buc-ee's in Virginia and its less than 2 hours away. Looking forward to checking it out. So you did Aldi, have you hit a Lidl yet? If you haven't been to Lidl, its basically a better version of Aldi. The one I hit yesterday had cans of Greek foods (actually made in Bulgaria, but that can be our secret) that would be great for an MRE. 9.8oz, pull tops. They were vegetarian as well so that could work for making a specialized MRE. The can I grabbed to try out was Green Beans in tomato sauce.

Thanks

You are funny! Good editing, anyway. Next time you head north, find a Meijer to snoop around in. You'll have sooo many choices.

Hi DBA! I like the beaver as much as any guy, but if the beaver doesn't do truckers, then I guess I need to look elsewhere for my beaver. Fun video thanks.

Very good work editing these videos. The content is really nice and fun to see your creativity on this type of topic. Something from normal grocery stores any local where you live. Would be good for a meal ready to eat. Instead of buying ready made things; use your dehydrator and or freeze dry food items for a camping trip or just in a pinch to eat and enjoy. The idea I am suggesting is to make each item not buying them. Which this would give a lot of flexibility in the things to put in an MRE it could for a single meal, 24 meal set and or a group or family type. I think this would really be fun to do. If you do it I hope it is fun and is a little easier than buying specific items because you can make the items and create good options and also you can create any types vegetarian or carnivore types or an in between combination of the two. But something that you could have as important is a healthy meal without excess sodium or excess sugar or alternatives to those. Natural sweeteners and seasonings in place of salt when seasoning the items you make. So a health oriented type of pre-prepared shelf stable freeze dried or vacuum sealed or any other type of idea to make the items shelf stable. Good luck I think it maybe a slight difficult but you have a lot of ability to be very creative. This idea wouldn’t discourage bought items you already have in your pantry too. Thank You, Steve

I used to do bread and butter with my chili, and then a buddy of mine got me hooked on crumbled up Doritos. Never went back😂

My Mom made grilled cheese on chili night. I do the same as an adult. Either that or cornbread w/ chili.

Your getting better every vid. Peace.

I have never been to a Buc-ee's... but that peanut butter cup cookie might be worth the trip. 👀

Thanks you

Good job!

I've done both. Depends on whether I want bread.

Your videos are always informative and entertaining, thank you! FYI, I'm a big fan of editing out the chewing noise. Just wondering on the particular stove you used to heat the chili . . . could you use a single charcoal briquette? Or two? Just noodling around with the idea to keep costs down, charcoal is inexpensive compared to the fuel tablets. Also, I like when you do product reviews "in the wild." Tell Mr. Fish I said, "Hey!"

great work

I like to add a spoon full of peanut butter in my bowl of chili. Been doing it for years. The real kicker, ive been eating the wolf brand chili this way for about 15 years. I found wolf at dollar general for 70 cents a can and havent looked back since.

Man, I would dump that trail mix right in the chili.

Thanks for another great video. Imo the past few years since companies started changing their ingredients most canned chilies are almost unfit to eat. The only one I find palatable any more is the " Best Choice " store brand. Love the content keep up the great work!