Living Off Army Surplus For 24 Hours
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This week the guys spend 24 hour using only army surplus to shelter themselves and eating ration packs.
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ATG - training to be homeless
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Content died before it even began 😂
To be fair, the way the World is going, we should all probably treat this episode as a Public Service Tutorial for the inevitable.
They probably already are
I am taking notes 😅
Army rations are nasty, I had some on a weekend away with Army Cadets and I didn't get off the toilet for 3 days 😂 looking forward to seeing how you lads do.
That's surprising. They're meant to block you up 😂 once went a week without going haha!
@@MrThanefull I might have a sensitive stomach then as it just went straight through me 😂
@@MrThanefull I found it was always a coin toss in a platoon. 50% would not shit for a week and the others would shit for hours.
The biscuit browns was the solution to that. 10 days them things would bung me up for. You'd be shitting iron bars
@@LetsRaceRSI was 90s, they came packaged differently but non of the main meals was palatable, especially as we only had hexi burnes back then so everything ended up luke work. Nasty.
The main meals here looked of the same quality. The chocolate was good, no energy bars, don't they was a thing yet, but we did have Kindle mint cakes, oak briskets, oats and powdered chocolate. Crackers jams and cheeses. Pluss a band full of wets. And to stop you shitting for over a week we had the rock hard biscuit brown. But you couldn't eat them if you was going to be out over tend days as your inside would be fooked.
The reason we didn't want to shit outdoors was we had to pick it up and carry it with us in the Marines. Leave no traces.
Never been so quick to a video
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@@ewan8773 evening chaps
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Thicc rations boiz
Series should be called "Ethan and Jack have yet another bad night's sleep"
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Pretty much that 😂
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They need to rank them all at some point.
Lets get this out onto a tray... nice.
Steve's videos are great.
He's an absolute legend
caught it too
I came here for the classic british humour, everything beyond that is just extra delight!
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All there content is bad too
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Just a couple of bros avoiding the 9-5 life.. love it
Creamer, i dont even know her 😂😂 fking classic
Oh man, I love these videos. I was "worried" this would just be another car channel but oh boy, was I wrong! Two funny guys having adventures. Doesn't get better than this : )
I fucking love how real these videos are. There's just no question in my mind and that's almost impossible to find these days. Please never change.
The key to ration packs is to supplement them with cheap instant noodles and always carry a bottle of hot sauce to give some taste.
The hot sauce was a must!. Specially with the dry rations.
Get some biscuit browns down you. Wont need a toilet for a few days
One thing to bare in mind about the Army and the word's "military grade"... companies providing equipment to the army maximize their profit by making their products as cheap as possible to produce, not by making their gear better.
I lived off these for like three months whilst a student. My brother brought back a huge box of army rations (Belgian) that were out of date. So, they couldn't be "legally" distributed by the army.
Anyways, he gave them to me but also told me I should perhaps get some bloodwork done if I decided to live off them at uni since they're known to cause certain deficiencies if you only eat them. Thankfully, the Belgian government gave three free bloodtest a year to students (as a government STD-prevention campaign, this was in the early nillies). I bought some Vitamin supplements and amino acid (or something alike) at the pharmacy after I got the results.
One thing I did notice was that I didn't visit the toilet as frequently and I also lost quite a big part of my appetite. But I was a student so I didn't mind. Less money spend on food, more to spend on beer.
20 years Aussie Army here. It’s good to see your gear is as good as ours 😂
See if you can track down some of your proper old ration packs from when they came in cardboard boxes (terrible for the field). They had Yorkie Bars in them. Best part about the Salisbury Plains those bars
Did you not get to sample the old tinned rations? The fruit cake and mixed fruit pudding were great, but the cheese possessed and the bread were very dodgy. I think the bread was a short lived experimental thing, thank goodness.
And the biscuit browns 😅
I had a friend that drowned in a bowl of muesli... He was pulled under by a strong currant 😮🤔
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Great video. Having spent 16yrs in the army i can tell you each Army sleeping bag has its own DNA put 20 sleeping bags in a pile and you will pull your own out lol
I remember coming off stag at 3am and being able to navigate back to my dug out just by smell. “Left past Dogger, go until you smell Jimmy then if you smell Tony then you’ve gone too far.”
@@andyreynolds6194 lmao,
British Army rations are genuinely a lottery. You can luck out by getting an all day breakfast, chicken panang curry and sticky toffee pudding, or you can get "meat sticks with rice" or a fully vegetarian ration that are always the last ones to go.
You definitely have to use the hot sauce and be creative, such as putting the hot chocolate sachet in a rice pudding, or merging a main meal and snack together and hope you don't flat-pack yourself, but they honestly aren't too bad.
You guys kind of remind me of James may and Richard Hammonds relationship 😂
Ah nice, another opportunity for me to ask the British Government to bring back the burger and beans!
Jack is super funny his one liners are just classic.
I love how much he likes making Ethan laugh. True mate
One of you should have bought army surplus. The other civilian camping gear. Same budget. See who hates it more. A couple of nights. That way you can really get into it. Also I think Ethan should do the surplus, because I feel it would be funnier that way!
The boys finally got their promised £50 budget for their videos
ATG training for the upcoming post-apocalypse lifestyle.
Even with the title, I am never sure where these are going. This is a good thing.
Best channel on TH-cam
Try sailing from france to dover lads for a rubber dinghy rapids xmas special 😂😂😂
I said it before and will say it again but ATG is the best channel out of the 3.
"we visited the nearest army surplus shop that housed the largest pile of camouflage the you NEVER SEEN" :D :D
Hostage casserole.
From the gravy to the pea!
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These look like luxury compared to some of the stuff we had not that long ago back when serving abroad.
when I was back in the army in 2000 the UK ration packs was terrible. We used to trade with the Americans when we're out in Iraq in 2002, there were so much better
Can you illoborate why they were better, was there more, different meals etc?
At some point can we get a combo video where you have to use all the things you've bought for these challenges?
No ATG shop any longer?
The jet boil is cheating, you should have used a hexi block burner and mess tins to heat the rat packs up. Also stand by to not shit for a few days
Not joking. It's now illegal to be in possession of hexamine under anti terrorism laws due to it being a precursor to explosive material.
Next challenge living on thrown away food/ dumpster diving.
You guys should camp but with anything other than camp equipment.
Should have tried our 1980s ration packs. Spangles, rolos, biscuits AB known as arsehole blockers and compo sausages
Rule 1. Of army ration packs, never look inside the bag
Honestly, you two are the best comedy duo on TH-cam. Jack's turn of phrase is just brilliant. As for army surplus, it depends on ther store where you get it a bit. I used to go to a big place in Bristol called Marcruss (I think), and I picked up a gore tex outer shell in camo for about 20 quid which had never even been used before. I use it for fishing and the like because it's cheap, waterproof and I don't care about it getting covered in shite. Same with some old combat trousers. But I have no clue how expensive these things are now as I've not bought anything for a while, so maybe the newer stuff is more pricey now.
Army Surplus gear can be quite good, its usually a bit heavy, but built to take a beating 💪as for ration packs, go for American MRE , and Veggie/Halal options have HEAPS of extras and more drinks ☕ and sweets to trade!
Hope youve dropped Better Health??
My friends! You're living my life, you love to see it! I love this channel SO much.
The dinners themselves (As described on the British army "Squared Away Series") are warm and nutritious, some are MUCH better than others (I find the best ones are the vegetarian ones are the best because they don't have any of that "Meat")
The snacks are hit and miss too. The Chilli peanuts are decent but not very flavourful.
The cakes (the one that jack had) are DENSE and they taste okay but they feel like they contain a lot of calories (If that makes sense to you)
The drinks are VERY sugary but not awful if you have an okay sweet tooth, the worst of the worst drinks IMO is the "Fortified energy drink powered with flavour" It is aggressively brown and tastes like ass
Now to round up the rest, cereals and the porridges are okay but dull. Coffee is cheap and tastes cheap. Tea is Tea and tastes like cheap tea. The milk whitener tastes like a sachet of chemicals. The matches are water proof but oddly some people find them hard to light so they gained the nickname "Fire proof Matches"
So Lads, there's a review from someone who eats them A LOT and very often
Video 1 of asking for - how far from London can each of you get with £100 pounds!!!
Love the direction this channel is going. I also hit up a surplus store this summer for hiking and camping stuff but I was only brave enough to buy a steel mess tin set and stove. The camping stuff definitely has, how do I put this, a "unique" odour lmao. It's very heavy duty simple stuff though, I always wondered what it would actually be like. Some people swear by the army issue "sleep systems"
You could try a tarp too, in the army they call it a basha and they take them everywhere they go
Jack rocking the juicebox shirt
Boys are teaching us how to survive life. I appreciate that.
If you're looking for a good camp kettle, I've worked outdoors for 6+ years and routinely use a Ghillie Kettle, just made by a few blokes up north and theyre fantastic, much better than the kellie kettles I've found and very much worth the money (even if its well out the channels budget)
You guys should buy each others camping gear for a challenge
Jack's Juicebox hoody
And they are the new rations....you should have seen them before😂😂
Not even paying for the videos now, just getting left overs
Russian army taking tactical notes.
On the next video: potty training Ethan
This is surprisingly accurate to a army exercise lmao
My favourite car show has done it again!
The dreaded Pindi Chana Aloo 😂😂
So flippin funny. I think I'd literally watch you two tackle anything. Creamer? I hardly know er! Lol lol amazing.
Enjoyed that one a lot, reminded me of being in the army cadets! And the shelter making training 😂 if you'd had that, you might have been alright with the stuff that you had.
Bivvi bags are my least favourite way to sleep, but some have a hoop in that keeps the material up and away from your face, so they weren't as terrible. I much preferred the basha approach though!
I’m loving this series, almost as much as the previous owner of Jack’s bag..
The boys will be taking on SAS selection in a few episodes time 🫡
The SAS won't stand a chance
@@AllThe_Gear Not with you absolute weapons 🦾
Time for a video without suffering, please!? next one? 😇 Great video guys
Carry on Camping Lads 🤣 I hope you freed all the sausages in accordance with our PM's wishes after filming 🤣🤣
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I like the sponsor, but £3.20 (5%) off a wallet is pathetic
Fair play ATG. Our pensioners will have some really good tips after the government is done with them!
Awesome vid! Maybe I need to check out the local Army/Navy surplus store for shits and grins.
You can either be inside the tent pissing out, or outside the tent pissing in. Never stand in the doorway.
I have been in joint operations with UK army, and your 24h food pack was delicious!
Second hand camping equipment is super cheap. I bought a 6 man tent on fb marketplace for 50 quid and it's lasted me about 7 years so far.
Trying to survive using food and equipment designed to help people survive? You are really scraping the barrel now, are you struggling for content?
Royal Navy, Army and Air force, get in contact with these chaps and invite them to do a weekend of training in your chosen fields.
PR would be great.
Why don't you do a nice budget camping episode. Where you buy the cheapest 4man tent from say Halfords, or Amazon. Then buy the cheapest bed, sleeping bag, cooking stuff etc 👍🤞😁😉
At least then you'll be dry & have a good nights sleep 😊
Brilliant addition to the Kersten stable, and a welcome departure from hi nibs droning on about BMW ownership
I hope this is the prequel to Jack & Ethan meet Mr Hewes uTube channel, would love to see Ethan driving a tank 😎
While I am of the opinion, that army surplus is good for camping, you should know what you are doing.
The stuff is usually cheap but at least 10 years behind the time. Because the stuff gets bought, used and then expelled, you are camping with "ancient" technology. I would suggest, IF you decide to, to get an military field manual as well.
I did some surplus camping in my younger times. I would highly recommend to get a couple of rubber tensioner (the ones with hooks). They keep your stuff together, they keep your tent/poncho up, because ropes are miserable. I would also suggest to get a poncho liner and a real tarp. Wrap the poncho around the sleeping bag. Put your cloths into a plastic bag and sleep as naked as you can in your sleeping bag.
You boys have no idea how lucky you are having the 'wet' ration packs. If you want to try 24 hours of hardship, go for the 'dry' packs, pre 1992.
Absolutely brilliant lads - you always give me belly laughs. Oly downside is jump cuts but that's just a pet hate. Smashing it though! Cheers!
Next episode "living on Brokeback Mountain for 24hrs"
So it's basically like any other British food? ;)
You missed the most important part though - march with heavy gear, 16+ hours a day for a week and then try again. You will sleep like a baby and those rations will be the tastiest meals you've ever had ;)
I had the "beef burrito style filling with rice" for 16 days straight... yes it gets boring. Top tip don't look at the rat packs just eat them - Squaddie
Love watching you lads have a great time :D Can't wait to see what you think of next. Maybe a 5 day living rough around the Scottish Highlands. Carrying everything you need on your back. It's fun(ish)
Army rations are made to a price point. Back in my day, you had milk in a tube (tasted like shit) & hard tack biscuits which only broke after you when hit it with a hammer several times.
One piece of kit the Australian Army had (and is now coming back) is the Field Ration Eating Device (aka FRED or Fucking Ridiculous Eating Device). These are highly coveted by all armed forces across the world & you can still buy them. They are also a multi-purpose tool. If you search the interwebs, you can buy them. They are the best thing for camping.
Really want some more ration packs now. Used to keep a selection of the self-heating survival ones in the boot of my car! Bloody loved them.
This is absolutely the best content imo. Raw, basic, cheap and great humour. Keep it going lads!
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Went to army surplus to get some camouflage gear but couldn't see anything I liked🤔
Wow, that was a lot of money for that junk. How about a comparison on value for money between army surplus, decathlon and the stuff discounters sell right before festival season?
I'm watching this wearing the exact same Juicebox hoodie lol
Oh man, double entedre heaven! Have to say back in the early 90s i used to buy army surplus kit to go rough camping at weekends and it was in far better nick than yours. The camo trousers & jackets etc looked like they had never been issued and my sleeping bag was ex REME and was thick & cozy, waterproof and had no-one had spaffed in it. Win win id say!😄
Once again you la.ds made me laugh my arse off at your antics & general buffoonery, top job!👍👏👏👏♥️
Ethan’s rank Corporal rank slide is from the RAF
Lived of those rations for a week the breakfasts one is the best. But the whole ration packs play havoc on you stomach
This is by far the best channel under the Autoalex umbrella...soooooo many laughs per minute 😂😅😂😅😂😂😂❤
Sorry Alex, but these two together are just hilarious
it would be brilliant if yous build your own shelters camp challenge
3:40 All The Gear Action Man with grippy hands 😂
Lads what have you gone and done to yourselfs.
The rash packs do look a little better then what we got back in the late 90s into the early 2000s but was very disappointed that there was NO yorkie bars.
typoo tea?!? Also no tommy K which made everything taste better 😂
They come in boxes in my day, but I'm glad to see they look just as shit.
Chocolate powder mixed with the porridge oaks was always a highlight. Along with the Kindle mint cake (basically a bar of wizz) and the small bar of blue chocolate was nice.
If you're out for a few days eat the biscuit browns and you'll not need that poop shoot for about ten days.
We had far less gash in the 90s.
Camouflage really does work. Oh and about this food. Sometimes I thought that maybe if someone were to sell it for cheap I might live off of it for a few months while having some tight budget to survive. Though ofc no one should live like that.