I miss those rations so much. My father was in the Norwegian military back home and he would get like a box filled with those mre´s that where close to expiring.. I grew up eating those meals and i remember loving the oatmeal breakfast with a handfull of raisins in it to get the sweetness. I really wish i could still get a hold of the Norwegian mre.. to bad my father isn't in the military anymore...
www.armygear.no/stridsmateriell/ernaering/stridsrasjoner.html har det. Alt annet enn billig, men det sier seg sjøl, bare middagsdelene koster rundt en hundrelapp på sportsbutikkene.
The mackrel tastes so good on rye bread(the Danish kind with lots of corse grains in) and topped with mayo and salt and pepper. It's a lunch stable here in Denmark
+Stine Kirkeby Man! I still had three of those rye breads left from the Danish ration pack Christian sent me too! Hopefully there will be some more in the old ration I use for the comparison review. Cheers!
Minor correction: Solbær (lit. 'sunberry') are black currants. Red currants are 'tyttebær', (or 'lingon' in Swedish ) The mackerel in tomato sauce is a very popular sandwich spread here. Sold primarily in tins, it is usually a soft filet in sauce. The shredded kind you got is a fairly new idea and makes a lot less of a mess than trying to mash a chunk of fish dripping oily tomato sauce everywhere. General comments: Great channel. I don't know why I enjoy watching ration reviews. I guess it's just a weird food-porn fetish.
I know I´m more than a year late, but I really appreciate how you find the freeze dried food! Here in Norway, Real Turmat is used frequently by many, when hiking, camping or just staying outside for a long period of time. they are lightweight, and take little space when we pack them up :) Hope you were able to buy some more, or I can buy some for you and ship it if you´d like!
On the bottom ends, they are glued/melted together. If you rip them apart and bend them slightly outwards they stand sturdier, and if you fold over the top (wear gloves) and pinch the zip thingy, you can somewhat safely shake the crap out of it and you will get the stuf in the corner mixed in as well. You just might not need to stir it with a spoon.
When you get bored of the food (which you do) - You just hook up with the MP's and borrow their pepper spray and do a quick spray into the baggy when you add water :)
been on Drytech website some of there stuff looks awesome, i think you could be spending a bit on there. also noticed that each of those food pouches contain more energy than a complete MRE.
Great review. Agreed, opening from sides, easier. The Lamb completely fills up the space in the tray, full meal. I have never tried lamb. Gator, snake, turtle ,shark, bison, emu, ostrich, I have, never had opportunity to try lamb. From the south, hard to believe , I know. Glad you are good with ML, DL, if it ain't Ounces, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, canteen cup, I'm lost., LOL ! Glad you like bolognaise. Hot toddy? unsure of, lol. Best I can tell, possibly needs A shot of something, or 3.Peace, John, AKA Magnum.
We had these during my service in the Swedish Military as well. I really disliked the dried food needing added water. It was all just like porridge. I only ate the breakfast and then ate crackers and such for lunch and dinner, we also had nuts and other things.
+Trevor Barney Just keep in mind they aren't designed to be eaten for extended periods of time. So make sure you get a little variety. It took me 20 years to try these things again after I got out cause I was so sick of them HAHA! Cheers Trevor!
+Nicholas Ferrer I'll see, the most interesting thing I've noticed is most people eat them dry when they are really supposed to mix it with a little water to re hydrate it. Cheers
Also, on a side note, i've been thinking about this for a while. I believe that the tears are predominantly on the top side versus being on the side because of how you, me, everyone else usually, habitually lays a pack down. I mean, it might be complete guessing, but, a taller package might be easier to lay rather than a short long one. I know i'm reaching for it here, but, i have a bit of designer background and it's a common thing to design items with this kind of thinking in the background. No..better said, we're ingrained not to think with certain elements, they are from school put forth as "bad". IMO, that's why those that design outside the box are those that shine and those that stick to the well beaten path, well, it depends on how good one is at what one does. Well, that's my two cents. Again, i'm not sure myself this is the reason, but it is one thinking path.
+aserta I don't know the theory or logic behind it either. Some companies like Bla Band make a side (longwise) opening with a stand on the bottom. I think it all comes down to cost and what you have on hand for packaging. Cheers
Why do you eat all the meals with the crackers?? Having eaten a ton of FRs, ive never even thought of eating the main meal with the crackers. You eat the meal straight out of the pouch with a spoon. We usually just tossed away the crackers.
+numberyellow Yeah, these were a mix of hard as a rock and soft as the fig paste in fig newton cookie bars. I had just had some in a previous review where they were nice and fresh, plump and moist. It's all good. Cheers!
I miss those rations so much. My father was in the Norwegian military back home and he would get like a box filled with those mre´s that where close to expiring.. I grew up eating those meals and i remember loving the oatmeal breakfast with a handfull of raisins in it to get the sweetness. I really wish i could still get a hold of the Norwegian mre.. to bad my father isn't in the military anymore...
Frutsimeee Du får kjøpt de på nettet, men du må da kjøpe en hel pappeske til ca 3000 kr.
www.armygear.no/stridsmateriell/ernaering/stridsrasjoner.html har det. Alt annet enn billig, men det sier seg sjøl, bare middagsdelene koster rundt en hundrelapp på sportsbutikkene.
drytech.no/butikk/produkt-kategori/real-field-meal/arctic-field-ration/
i got so hungry watching this i had to go eat, and when i came back my mouth still kept watering.
ALL delicious. Great Review !
The mackrel tastes so good on rye bread(the Danish kind with lots of corse grains in) and topped with mayo and salt and pepper. It's a lunch stable here in Denmark
+Stine Kirkeby Man! I still had three of those rye breads left from the Danish ration pack Christian sent me too! Hopefully there will be some more in the old ration I use for the comparison review. Cheers!
Minor correction:
Solbær (lit. 'sunberry') are black currants.
Red currants are 'tyttebær', (or 'lingon' in Swedish )
The mackerel in tomato sauce is a very popular sandwich spread here. Sold primarily in tins, it is usually a soft filet in sauce. The shredded kind you got is a fairly new idea and makes a lot less of a mess than trying to mash a chunk of fish dripping oily tomato sauce everywhere.
General comments: Great channel.
I don't know why I enjoy watching ration reviews. I guess it's just a weird food-porn fetish.
+insert name total brain fart: I meant 'rips', not tyttebær.
Too early in the morning.
I know I´m more than a year late, but I really appreciate how you find the freeze dried food! Here in Norway, Real Turmat is used frequently by many, when hiking, camping or just staying outside for a long period of time. they are lightweight, and take little space when we pack them up :) Hope you were able to buy some more, or I can buy some for you and ship it if you´d like!
I still haven't managed to sample the ready to eat Turmat yet something always seems to come up. It would be a treat. Cheers!
On the bottom ends, they are glued/melted together. If you rip them apart and bend them slightly outwards they stand sturdier, and if you fold over the top (wear gloves) and pinch the zip thingy, you can somewhat safely shake the crap out of it and you will get the stuf in the corner mixed in as well. You just might not need to stir it with a spoon.
The meal in the new one is very nice. Hope you will enjoy it aswell gundog
I liked your comments on raisins. Makes me think of Gregory Peck in "Pork Chop Hill".
We sure love our toddy with some moonshine ;-). And that is not a joke btw...
I am drinking that kakao drink while i am watching this lol :D Taste good.
When you get bored of the food (which you do) - You just hook up with the MP's and borrow their pepper spray and do a quick spray into the baggy when you add water :)
The pasta looks great! =)
I miss still those Drytech rations, 10 years after my 1 year service :-p
if you wanted to change the taste up in the main entrée you could add the tomatoes to it.
hey gundog cheers mate
+Nicholas Ferrer Cheers!
been on Drytech website some of there stuff looks awesome, i think you could be spending a bit on there. also noticed that each of those food pouches contain more energy than a complete MRE.
+Jock Wood The nice thing is are more sellers of Real Turmat than the manufacturer. There are good deals if you research a bit. Cheers
If i ever got a modern military food ration, i would eat everything up directly xd
This looks good, is there a website that still sells this?
drytech.no/en/
Hi, thanks for a nice review. Interesting - actually not MRE, closer to the cold weather packs. The drink - solbaer - is definitely blackurrant
Actually YES an MRE
the mackerel and tomato sauce is kind of a staple, akin to Americans and tuna salad.
Great review. Agreed, opening from sides, easier. The Lamb completely fills up the space in the tray, full meal. I have never tried lamb. Gator, snake, turtle ,shark, bison, emu, ostrich, I have, never had opportunity to try lamb. From the south, hard to believe , I know. Glad you are good with ML, DL, if it ain't Ounces, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, canteen cup, I'm lost., LOL ! Glad you like bolognaise. Hot toddy? unsure of, lol. Best I can tell, possibly needs A shot of something, or 3.Peace, John, AKA Magnum.
+MultiMagnum62 LOL! I use a DL, ML to Ounce converter on my phone! Cheers John!
We had these during my service in the Swedish Military as well. I really disliked the dried food needing added water. It was all just like porridge. I only ate the breakfast and then ate crackers and such for lunch and dinner, we also had nuts and other things.
8:25 GOD BLESS YOU MYSTERIOUS SNEEZER!
"Bless you" 8:24
Was looking to see if anyone commented this lol
The lamb mulligatawny has the nickname lamb multigate in the Norwegian forces.
The coffie cup looks like a hinterlands cup from the long dark
No protein in the morning meal!? Realy odd! Barbro in Sweden.
started buying my own mre for family.
+Trevor Barney Just keep in mind they aren't designed to be eaten for extended periods of time. So make sure you get a little variety. It took me 20 years to try these things again after I got out cause I was so sick of them HAHA! Cheers Trevor!
gundog4314 Ya just for camping and fishing and hunting. Haha. 😋
gundog can you try some astronaut food packs
+Nicholas Ferrer I'll see, the most interesting thing I've noticed is most people eat them dry when they are really supposed to mix it with a little water to re hydrate it. Cheers
reason they give you coffe in breakfast and lunch ration. is because norway is one of the worlds top coffe drinking country.
What is the average cost of an mre?
+Tripcore I can only speak for the US as I don't know other countries budgets but for a basic MRE the cost is 5 to 6 dollars.
gundog4314 Ok, I was expecting them to be much more, Thanks.
Tripcore a US MRE is $7.40 per meal in FY 2015
But gundog a raisin ain't a vegetable lol
I was really hoping you would say "45% meat 55% loaf"
Robinson Crusoe, raisins. Nuff said.
Also, on a side note, i've been thinking about this for a while. I believe that the tears are predominantly on the top side versus being on the side because of how you, me, everyone else usually, habitually lays a pack down. I mean, it might be complete guessing, but, a taller package might be easier to lay rather than a short long one.
I know i'm reaching for it here, but, i have a bit of designer background and it's a common thing to design items with this kind of thinking in the background. No..better said, we're ingrained not to think with certain elements, they are from school put forth as "bad".
IMO, that's why those that design outside the box are those that shine and those that stick to the well beaten path, well, it depends on how good one is at what one does.
Well, that's my two cents. Again, i'm not sure myself this is the reason, but it is one thinking path.
+aserta I don't know the theory or logic behind it either. Some companies like Bla Band make a side (longwise) opening with a stand on the bottom. I think it all comes down to cost and what you have on hand for packaging. Cheers
No creamer or sugar for the coffee?
+Merle Morrison
It's more common than not, to drink your coffee black here in scandinavia
+oledognes OK, thank you!
+Merle Morrison It puts hairs on your chest drinking it black
No Norwegians are Not candy asses.
8:24 gesundheit
Why do you eat all the meals with the crackers?? Having eaten a ton of FRs, ive never even thought of eating the main meal with the crackers. You eat the meal straight out of the pouch with a spoon. We usually just tossed away the crackers.
Ah I see. Makes sence ;)
Interesting that your main is an English dish mulligatawny that is
the mackrel is a comercial produkt wich you can order canned fyi
www.scandinavianfoodstore.com/norwegian-food/norwegian-seafood/stabburet-makrell
I looks like the norwegian field menu is less than other nations menus
could you send me some
lol, the raisins have seen better days... How can you tell? they're friggin' RAISINS, they're always ugly and taste like crap.
+numberyellow Yeah, these were a mix of hard as a rock and soft as the fig paste in fig newton cookie bars. I had just had some in a previous review where they were nice and fresh, plump and moist. It's all good. Cheers!
gundog4314
It's great, if you're into that sort of thing. "To each, his own" i suppose.. Have a good one, and keep up the good work.