Semper Fi. I just realized that you have your own channel. You have raised a couple of good kids. The biggest reason I support their channels is the fact that they always pray and are always so humble. I hope my boys turn out as good as yours have. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Sincerely. God bless you> For God, For Country, And for Corp.
Hi Me Ancient. That brought some very welcome sun to a very gray (we call it dreich here in Glasgow) and chilly afternoon! I love watching you and Ace enjoying life together. As ever, all the best from Scotland 😊
Hey, just wanted to say that I am inspired by your ways of bringing up your boys in a God fearing household, you don’t see that often nowadays. Keep up the great work, really like your MRE videos!
Wow, thank you! It had a whole more to do with my wife and their mother (same woman). She homeschooled them all while I was working our business. I'm happy you enjoy the videos. TFW!
@@MeAncient that's kinda what I figured, I just didn't grow up in that mindset myself but I respect it as a fellow Christian. Of course I try my best to live by the golden rule, but we all sin still in some way or another. I pray for forgiveness, and appreciate Jesus for his sacrifice for us. I'm sure those who accept that will all meet in Heaven despite some of the things we've done in the name of righteousness and justice. I have to.
I am definitely not sure how but I am 8 days late to this video????? I never saw it pop up I wasn't notified and it wasn't even suggested by TH-cam and I literally watch a minimum of 2 ta 3 hours of my favorite creators before I pass out every night. Just odd why I never saw this video
That looked really good! Thanks for sharing! Have fun in FL! 💪 I have a metal detector and love to go out when i can havent found anything cool yet, Thanks for the story!
John, yes , it's been too long. I was just busy with life, I guess. I still have a part time business and was unusually busy with that in September. Also, Ace and I filmed several videos for his channels. TFW and I appreciate your loyalty.
I was never notified about this video. I'm glad I found it. Another interesting one meancient. Congrats on finding the hundred dollars in money orders!
That was a great day, for sure. I'm happy you found the video. You are at least the second person who mentioned in the comment section that you did not receive a notification that the video was posted. TFW!
Mix, match, taste! When I was in the U.S.M.C., We referred to them as Mr. E's. Pronounced Mysteries...lol! You never know exactly what You will get. Me Ancient, I did not ever know from 2002-2010! Semper Fi, Brother! Please tell Ace that He kicks ass!
I've been doing some more metal detecting while here on this trip. Perhaps I should share what I've found on the next video? Let me know what you think. TFW
Another great and very interesting video. I'd imagine that the reason that the corned beef hash looked moist, was because the juices in the beef, must have been drawn out, by the starch content, in the potatoes. Just like when cooking, the starch absorbs the liquids, to thicken stews or such. This is more than likely, even though it looked wet, the beef was dried out by it's juices being removed by the potatoes. Not sure, but it's possible. Looks like Asa, is expanding his product line of his merchandise, good to see he's doing well on his channel. God bless guys, waiting patiently for the next video.
Partsman, thank you for explaining the 'science' behind the lack of moisture in the meat. That makes sense of it, for sure. Yes, Ace has been expanding his merch line. His channels are doing well. Thank you for your kind words and TFW!
I didn't get notified for this video. I only saw it when your newer video popped up. Corned beef lasts for years in a tin, so I'm not surprised that an mre corned beef hash is still edible even if it's not great. You're a braver person than me, though. I would have just stuck my tongue on it first to test before I put any in my mouth, lol. It's really cool to see you review a brown bag that was edible. :)
Joey, I am trying to have one a week for the next 10 or 12 weeks or so. We'll see if I can come up with enough interesting material to pull that off. TFW!
I'm impressed how good this mre was...or according to pops at least and we allllll know 100% if it wasn't at the very least OK, He would totally let us know lol I'm surprised. There must have been a quality inspector at the mre factory the day this one was made lol and it actually survived the test of time or most of it did lol great video fellas I can't wait for the next one.
Heard you mention Beirut.....which unit did you serve with? I lost a couple good Marines I knew in the October bombing, and from previous duty stations I knew a few from 8th Marines....Semper Fi !
I was there when the US Embassy was blown up. My intel unit had an LP on the top of the Beirut Hilton next to Recon snipers, but I was not on site when the barracks were attacked. I tell the story about building our LP in another video. It was quite a fun time..........TFW!
@@MeAncient , I was in India 3/2/2 and we were the "primary air alert" battalion that morning of the bombing, they got us all up early, we drew weapons, staged our gear and stood by for hours as news kept coming in about the death toll, etc...after most of the day being secured to the barracks courtyard ("hurry up and wait"), they finally announced they'd deployed another unit (I believe it was 8th Marines) instead of us..we secured all our gear, turned in weapons and continued as "primary" air alert battalion, with almost all of us grumbling about being the primary battalion if they were gonna send somebody else...our barracks were the ones almost to the water if you turned down the street next to the base theater...
I'm sorry to hear they closed. I think I have seen that brand many years ago......like at a restaurant where you would buy mints when you left or something. They label seemed familiar. TFW, Charles and Semper Fi!
yummie I love how the old mre’s hold up so well. If you whant you can break your oat meal bar in half and put warter in the other half with warter and reconstituet it into a porrage.
When I was in Afghanistan I ate MRE's almost daily for 3 years. One thing I learned was that the BAG it all comes in is Sanitary on the inside and I would roll down the sides and use the bag as a BOWL and mix different mre's ingredients into
@@MeAncient Often i would be stuck in an MRAP or MATV for a couple of hours and spreading things out to prep and eat was not an option or I would be out on Foot Patrol stopping along side the road or inside a MUD Built Police check point and dirty as all get out so again laying things out to prep was not an option so Using the BAG BOWL idea was great and no cleanup after wards.
You could tell, for sure. The quality proves that. I have some that are only 20 years old and if there are any tomato items in the MRE, they are no longer any good. TFW!
Kyle, they most certainly do. If they are stored at around 70 degrees or less, they'll go at least 20 years.....at least that's been my experience. TFW!
Legend says that corned beef hash was invented by cheech and chong during the filming of their self titled movie as a food to make them feel high as a kite without the use of smoking pot
I have to tell you, David, I had to look up sg1 to know to what you were referring. I was unaware of the show's existence. I obviously didn't watch much television during that time frame of my life. TFW my videos!
Very cool, I have a partial case of MREs, I'm not sure of the dates, but I have a picture of all of them if you'd like I could send you a picture of them and if you want to try some, I'd be happy to send them.
I think edibility heavily depends on where and how it got stored. I saw some boy claiming he got those vintage ration from military surplus store got edible orange nutcake from 1982's MRE pack and even got edible chocolate fudge disk&hot cocoa mix from 1970's MCI, B-3A unit. You know, they easily go rancid because of nuts and milk components. Getting edible vintage rations are like buying a lottery! Always, it's refreshing to watch fellow serviceman's ration review video with his insights, experience which differ from other MRE enthusiasts, and experts like steve1989mre.
Absolutely on the storage being important. That will help to make any MRE last as long as it possibly can. Also, I'm happy to have a fellow serviceman on board. With which branch did you serve and when, my friend? TFW
@@MeAncientArmy, 85. Both glad and sorry that i missed any incidents(like your story of stationing on lebanon, after embassy bombing) particularly interesting tho, made out alive.
@@MeAncient so cool , thanks again for all your storys too they remind of my uncle's storys about dessert storm and grandfather's storys about vietnam, have a pleasant evening
I remember been told "if this is a shag dog story I do not know" on ops "squaddies" etc would use a blacken tin lid on which they would fill with water then the tin would be left out in hot sun all day to make brew "tea" as it got cold at night the hot water would also be flasked to keep it hot for later on if any left. I do not know if small hole was punch in top tin as my be need if got very hot Question now could you heat a MRE this way so if like give go take darken tin fill with water and leave in the sun all day and see what you get out of it now
Love your videos❤. I just wanted to let you know that I think you are being shadow banned. I'm still subscribed but your video is not in my feed. I scroll and scroll down but it's not there. I have to go to my sub. list and click on it. I don't know what you can do but I wanted to tell you. 👍🧡✝️🇺🇸🧡👍
It's such a personal preference that it's hard to say. Just order something you think you would enjoy eating it it were a regular menu item at a restaurant. TFW
i have a real problem with this sir... every "old" MRE ive ever eaten, and watched get eaten... are still good... "newer" mre's usually have "bad" or going bad components... still edible by all account, but its really a tell of how far we've fallen in terms of emergency rations... ive eaten quite a few 90's era MRE's adn they were excellent
Thank you for praying in each episode.
Just thanking my God. TFW!
Semper Fi. I just realized that you have your own channel. You have raised a couple of good kids. The biggest reason I support their channels is the fact that they always pray and are always so humble. I hope my boys turn out as good as yours have. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Sincerely. God bless you> For God, For Country, And for Corp.
Hi Me Ancient. That brought some very welcome sun to a very gray (we call it dreich here in Glasgow) and chilly afternoon! I love watching you and Ace enjoying life together. As ever, all the best from Scotland 😊
Gillian, I'm happy to bring a little sun into an otherwise dreich day. We certainly are having a great life. TFW!
Hey, just wanted to say that I am inspired by your ways of bringing up your boys in a God fearing household, you don’t see that often nowadays. Keep up the great work, really like your MRE videos!
Wow, thank you! It had a whole more to do with my wife and their mother (same woman). She homeschooled them all while I was working our business. I'm happy you enjoy the videos. TFW!
I'm not trying to be rude, but I've never understood the "God fearing" title. Are you truly afraid of God?
@@noahholliday9761 Noah, it implies respect for God and fear of His holiness from the perspective of our unholiness as mankind.
Not rude at all. A responsible question, me thinks.
@@MeAncient that's kinda what I figured, I just didn't grow up in that mindset myself but I respect it as a fellow Christian. Of course I try my best to live by the golden rule, but we all sin still in some way or another. I pray for forgiveness, and appreciate Jesus for his sacrifice for us. I'm sure those who accept that will all meet in Heaven despite some of the things we've done in the name of righteousness and justice. I have to.
That and Beans&Franks were my two all time favorites.
I can see that. TfW, Greg!
Been too long since your last video! I’ve been waiting! Another great one!
That's a lot of hash! Nice descriptions. Excellent video, Thank you sir.
Mike, I appreciate those kind words. TFW
6:43 - "I should clean that out next time." (That is such a guy thing!)😁
I am definitely not sure how but I am 8 days late to this video????? I never saw it pop up I wasn't notified and it wasn't even suggested by TH-cam and I literally watch a minimum of 2 ta 3 hours of my favorite creators before I pass out every night. Just odd why I never saw this video
Great video. Can’t wait till the next one .
More to come, Michael. TFW
That looked really good! Thanks for sharing! Have fun in FL! 💪 I have a metal detector and love to go out when i can havent found anything cool yet, Thanks for the story!
Long time no see, nice video. TY.
John, yes , it's been too long. I was just busy with life, I guess. I still have a part time business and was unusually busy with that in September. Also, Ace and I filmed several videos for his channels. TFW and I appreciate your loyalty.
Those are great cups ace
I was never notified about this video. I'm glad I found it. Another interesting one meancient. Congrats on finding the hundred dollars in money orders!
That was a great day, for sure. I'm happy you found the video. You are at least the second person who mentioned in the comment section that you did not receive a notification that the video was posted. TFW!
How odd, video was posted two days ago but only just showed up
Same for me 🤷♂️
Same here
I was confused because I have all notifications on, and just now saw it.
Very odd, indeed. TFW (Twice?)
Sameee broo and I checked my subscriptions yesterday and it didn’t say he posted
I can’t seem to get this to play I’ll try again later!
All the best to you and Ace sir .
Please do try again later. I hope you enjoy it and TFW!
Mix, match, taste! When I was in the U.S.M.C., We referred to them as Mr. E's. Pronounced Mysteries...lol! You never know exactly what You will get. Me Ancient, I did not ever know from 2002-2010! Semper Fi, Brother! Please tell Ace that He kicks ass!
Scott, Semper Fi! I'll pass that on to Ace. TFW!
@@MeAncient Ace is cool. You and I are Marine Brothers! I love Your Channel and Faith...
My Grandapa was Transport for The Army In Desert Storm so now I know how mre looked like when he was in
It sounds like he may have shared some with you. That's a good grandfather, for sure. TFW, Tyson!
This man has so many cool stories. The metal detector one was a good one
I've been doing some more metal detecting while here on this trip. Perhaps I should share what I've found on the next video? Let me know what you think. TFW
Hey Ace. Nice job taking your folks to Florida!
He's a good son, for sure. I'll pass that on to him, Natalie. TFW
Swap meets and flea markets are usually a solid bet for finding some MREs in Southern Ohio/ West Virginia.
That's another great idea. I haven't been to a swap meet in far too long. I may have to find me one to stop into. TFW
I really love these videos. I also love the beirut
TFW!
In Ranger School I mixed the grape drink mix with the corned beef hash. Delicious! Apple jelly was such a letdown when you were craving peanut butter.
I enjoyed the video. My wife and I enjoy watching them together. I tried visiting the link to get a mug, but it says “404 page not found”.
I just checked on my end. It worked alright here. Perhaps try again? TFW and I am please both you and your wife enjoy the videos together.
Another great and very interesting video. I'd imagine that the reason that the corned beef hash looked moist, was because the juices in the beef, must have been drawn out, by the starch content, in the potatoes. Just like when cooking, the starch absorbs the liquids, to thicken stews or such. This is more than likely, even though it looked wet, the beef was dried out by it's juices being removed by the potatoes. Not sure, but it's possible. Looks like Asa, is expanding his product line of his merchandise, good to see he's doing well on his channel. God bless guys, waiting patiently for the next video.
Partsman, thank you for explaining the 'science' behind the lack of moisture in the meat. That makes sense of it, for sure. Yes, Ace has been expanding his merch line. His channels are doing well. Thank you for your kind words and TFW!
That was awesome! I’m very curious as to how it was stored. Apparently that made a huge difference. As always, great video Sir!
Eric, yes, it was stored in a home by a guy who understood the importance of storing MREs properly. TFW
Corned beef hash that's up my alley 😋 great breakfast food
I didn't get notified for this video. I only saw it when your newer video popped up.
Corned beef lasts for years in a tin, so I'm not surprised that an mre corned beef hash is still edible even if it's not great.
You're a braver person than me, though. I would have just stuck my tongue on it first to test before I put any in my mouth, lol.
It's really cool to see you review a brown bag that was edible. :)
i love these videos please keep posting them! 🙏🏻🤞🏻
Joey, I am trying to have one a week for the next 10 or 12 weeks or so. We'll see if I can come up with enough interesting material to pull that off. TFW!
Thank you sir for your service.🙏🏼Love watching your videos🤝👍🏼
I appreciate that. It was my pleasure. TFW!
I'm impressed how good this mre was...or according to pops at least and we allllll know 100% if it wasn't at the very least OK, He would totally let us know lol I'm surprised. There must have been a quality inspector at the mre factory the day this one was made lol and it actually survived the test of time or most of it did lol great video fellas I can't wait for the next one.
It would be so cool if you could do a metal detecting video one day. Love yours and both of your boys channels. Thank you for your service 🫡
Careful what you wish for........TFW!
Corned beef hash was a good one. It was better after laying it on asphalt, or placed in a HMMWV engine compartment for about 10 minutes.
I liked the corned beef hash from that time.
Heard you mention Beirut.....which unit did you serve with? I lost a couple good Marines I knew in the October bombing, and from previous duty stations I knew a few from 8th Marines....Semper Fi !
I was there when the US Embassy was blown up. My intel unit had an LP on the top of the Beirut Hilton next to Recon snipers, but I was not on site when the barracks were attacked. I tell the story about building our LP in another video. It was quite a fun time..........TFW!
@@MeAncient , I was in India 3/2/2 and we were the "primary air alert" battalion that morning of the bombing, they got us all up early, we drew weapons, staged our gear and stood by for hours as news kept coming in about the death toll, etc...after most of the day being secured to the barracks courtyard ("hurry up and wait"), they finally announced they'd deployed another unit (I believe it was 8th Marines) instead of us..we secured all our gear, turned in weapons and continued as "primary" air alert battalion, with almost all of us grumbling about being the primary battalion if they were gonna send somebody else...our barracks were the ones almost to the water if you turned down the street next to the base theater...
Hey Brother, the Classic Caramel was here in York, PA. Unfortunately, they permanently closed in 2013.
Semper Fi
I'm sorry to hear they closed. I think I have seen that brand many years ago......like at a restaurant where you would buy mints when you left or something. They label seemed familiar. TFW, Charles and Semper Fi!
yummie
I love how the old mre’s hold up so well.
If you whant you can break your oat meal bar in half and put warter in the other half with warter and reconstituet it into a porrage.
When I was in Afghanistan I ate MRE's almost daily for 3 years. One thing I learned was that the BAG it all comes in is Sanitary on the inside and I would roll down the sides and use the bag as a BOWL and mix different mre's ingredients into
William, what a great idea! TFW!
@@MeAncient Often i would be stuck in an MRAP or MATV for a couple of hours and spreading things out to prep and eat was not an option or I would be out on Foot Patrol stopping along side the road or inside a MUD Built Police check point and dirty as all get out so again laying things out to prep was not an option so Using the BAG BOWL idea was great and no cleanup after wards.
Where the hell have you been???? Thought something happened. Hey I know you must be busy but you can't leave us hanging...lol
Anthony, I've been to London to visit the queen............TFW
@@MeAncient Oh really!!! All good glad your doing well. MRE's!!!!
The hash was good, but the scalloped potatoes and ham from that Era was my favorite!
Wear can I find the coffee mugs? I like the octopus 🐙 on the side.
There cool aye just checked them out check the description box at the top the link is in there x
You can also go to ace-videos.com and click on the Merch tab. (It's the first one on the left). He has links there. TFW!
I'm sure the coffee bag has gone bad. Perhaps the coffee just turned black, I’ve experienced this myself!
These MRE's have been stored in side for the last 30 years. Me Ancient THANKS again.
You could tell, for sure. The quality proves that. I have some that are only 20 years old and if there are any tomato items in the MRE, they are no longer any good. TFW!
Might be a dumb question, but do MREs actually expire? Like after how long will it be risky to eat? Thanks another great video!
Kyle, they most certainly do. If they are stored at around 70 degrees or less, they'll go at least 20 years.....at least that's been my experience. TFW!
1 day before my first birthday! That’s crazy
You're a young pup. TFW!
Hey chief how have you been? Hope all is well with the family!
Ryan.
Ryan, yes, I've just been busy with Ace filming for his channel and my part time business......TFW, as always, my friend.
Legend says that corned beef hash was invented by cheech and chong during the filming of their self titled movie as a food to make them feel high as a kite without the use of smoking pot
Sorry, Corned Beef Hash has been around way before Cheech and Chong........ :-)
I wonder if I can write Congress to make a crabcake mre for us Marylanders
I think we would have all liked a crab cake MRE, for sure. TFW, Geof!
I think that would be like the pizza and it would be really hard to get a pleasing texture.
@@sr7312 Just out Old Bay in the MREs I’d be happy
Thanks Me Ancient !! These MRE's were stored in side for all the years so they should still be in great shape.
Yessir! A few 'old' things, but what does one expect from a 32 year old MRE?
In 1987 we ( THE USMC) used sterno tabs to heat our CANTEEN CUP to heat meals.
We used them to heat some of ours C Rats and first generation MREs back before they started putting heaters in them.
I aways liked the corned beef hash meal. The chicken ala king one too.
Terry, I'm looking forward to trying all of them, for sure. TFW
I still got a couple cases of wornick corned beef hash trays. They put more meat, less fat in their hash compared to cans from the store.
You should make a video about stargate sg1 and its connections with the real life military
I have to tell you, David, I had to look up sg1 to know to what you were referring. I was unaware of the show's existence. I obviously didn't watch much television during that time frame of my life. TFW my videos!
1991 was a great year. I was born!
Well look at you, just a youngun'. TFW!
Very cool, I have a partial case of MREs, I'm not sure of the dates, but I have a picture of all of them if you'd like I could send you a picture of them and if you want to try some, I'd be happy to send them.
I got you on the email. Jason, we'll talk there. TFW!
I really hope this is good, in adding before finished watching video.
I think edibility heavily depends on where and how it got stored. I saw some boy claiming he got those vintage ration from military surplus store got edible orange nutcake from 1982's MRE pack and even got edible chocolate fudge disk&hot cocoa mix from 1970's MCI, B-3A unit. You know, they easily go rancid because of nuts and milk components. Getting edible vintage rations are like buying a lottery!
Always, it's refreshing to watch fellow serviceman's ration review video with his insights, experience which differ from other MRE enthusiasts, and experts like steve1989mre.
Absolutely on the storage being important. That will help to make any MRE last as long as it possibly can. Also, I'm happy to have a fellow serviceman on board. With which branch did you serve and when, my friend? TFW
@@MeAncientArmy, 85. Both glad and sorry that i missed any incidents(like your story of stationing on lebanon, after embassy bombing) particularly interesting tho, made out alive.
I think I'd find a corn beef hash main pretty welcome in the field, protein, carbs and salt. Also delicious
Simon, TFW!
Is that cover is so good looking sir ,is it new ?
Yes it is new......Ace bought it for me around Father's Day, as I recall. TFW
@@MeAncient so cool , thanks again for all your storys too they remind of my uncle's storys about dessert storm and grandfather's storys about vietnam, have a pleasant evening
You should try ham slice next
I remember been told "if this is a shag dog story I do not know" on ops "squaddies" etc would use a blacken tin lid on which they would fill with water then the tin would be left out in hot sun all day to make brew "tea" as it got cold at night the hot water would also be flasked to keep it hot for later on if any left. I do not know if small hole was punch in top tin as my be need if got very hot
Question now could you heat a MRE this way so if like give go take darken tin fill with water and leave in the sun all day and see what you get out of it now
I'm not sure about that one..........We will need to hear from some Special Ops guys to validate that story. TFW, James!
it story I was told by former member of Army who served during first gulf war if can validate it would be nice to find out if this is true @@MeAncient
That crooked postal worker no doubt would have taken care of those money orders by signing them himself, to take care of himself. lol.
You know it.......TFW!
Wow that MRE is 2 days younger than me 😅
We used to have the hash in our British ration packs - loved it until I had it 14 days in a row on one exercise!
Greg, those were the days, eh? TFW
@@MeAncient there’s always been a tale that one Royal Marine had the same menu every day for the whole Falklands War!
legend has it that the corned beef hash is best eaten in the dark,,when you cant really see it.
Ha Ha Ha!! That's a good one. TFW
Wow! Wonder if these were sent to him by Steve1989?!!? "Nice hiss!!!"😅😅😅
No sir. A subscriber from Idaho sent them to me. TFW!
Have you ever had what looked like a mcdonalds cheeseburger packaged inside a mre
Take a look at this link.......
th-cam.com/video/plJ7Q0j7qQs/w-d-xo.html
Love your videos❤. I just wanted to let you know that I think you are being shadow banned. I'm still subscribed but your video is not in my feed. I scroll and scroll down but it's not there. I have to go to my sub. list and click on it. I don't know what you can do but I wanted to tell you.
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Fuck yeah brotha I want some
are there any MREs you recommend i try?
It's such a personal preference that it's hard to say. Just order something you think you would enjoy eating it it were a regular menu item at a restaurant. TFW
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Michael, TFW
Have you ever gotten sick from an expired MRE?
I have never been sick from eating an MRE. However, I would advise no one should eat an expired MRE or any expired food. TFW, Brad.
How did you eat that without throwing up? I ate a 60 year old Vietnam war MRE and it tasted bad
Come on, Man! That's some good corned beef hash, dude! A 60 year old military ration would be called a C Ration. TFW
@@MeAncient I gotta fix my taste buds
Mold in the canteen and didn’t give a crap haha
That was in cold storage for 30 years.
i have a real problem with this sir... every "old" MRE ive ever eaten, and watched get eaten... are still good... "newer" mre's usually have "bad" or going bad components... still edible by all account, but its really a tell of how far we've fallen in terms of emergency rations... ive eaten quite a few 90's era MRE's adn they were excellent
Got no notification for some reason.
I'm happy you checked in even though TH-cam didn't do what they are supposed to do. TFW
just showed up right now its odd but i know the reason
because you are patriot
this days being a patriot is a sin
I actually put it up for a few minutes and then took it down when I discovered something didn't like about it. TFW and noticing.
that was BAD back then :( reminded me of cat food
Tony, yeah, I can kind of see the similarity......TFW
ace 20iq
Sorry brother but the Corned Beef Hash had to be the worst and mabey the omelet as well