RARE Dutch MRE Tasting: Arctic Combat Ration Menu 3 -- Eating Freeze Dried Military Food
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- An in-depth look at a rare Dutch Arctic Combat Ration. This this was an absolute behemoth. It supplies 5366 total Calories. The quality of the food was amazing. Easily my new favorite ration.
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those holland oats, though... a real man-eater.
oldDragon Dude yes!!!!!! Someone got it!
oldDragon Dude I can't go for that, no-no.
RC Gusto thumbs up ,,,,! ")
oh oh here he comes! watch out, boys! he'll chew it up! oh oh here he comes! MRE Eater!
Alcho The Stranger now I'm gonna have that song stuck in my head, haha
Thank you for the lovely words about our army rations greetings from the netherlands
Conspiracy Theory: Gusto is really the skull but using telepathic powers on a human to talk, pick up items, and consume items. I'm only kidding. Great MRE review sir.
Onyx The Gaming Machine you may be onto something.
RC Gusto OH NO! LOL
So many mistakes when you prepared the ration you need to put the two bags of stuff in tho each other heat it up wait 4 minutes and you have the best breakfast in the field and leave it in the bag, those fruit biscuits is like money in the marine corps if you have many of the fruit biscuits you have power but for the rest I like the review ! Greetings from the Dutch marines
Yeah, I didn't think the way he ate this was very realistic.
whooo hooo here he comes he's a ration eater
bigtrajik1 yes!
Na, Ration Sampler/taster.
Lost my shit at 'You can assume these are Holland oats' best pun I've ever heard. I also like that you paused for a second as if to let the audience process that for a second.
CharlieHotel2 I'm so glad that was appreciated! Thanks!
Dude I was doing paperwork and read that and shot orange juice out of my nose. It was the greatest.
Ardiem nice!
Holland oats? Holland oats? Oh, I get it now. You just have to say it fast. :-)
Wait...since when did did doctors start to develop a sense of humor. This has never happened before.
hall and oates....ha....haha.
Gren Moyo sorry...couldn't resist!
This definitely looks like a great ration.
oldsmokey absolutely. This one was fantastic!
That is a lot of food dude!! I have got to stop watching these reviews when I am hungry!
Off to the kitchen.
Thank you pause button....
Admiral Preparedness massive pack. Awesome stuff
I learned my lesson. I only watch them when I'm eating a meal, otherwise I'll be eating a meal halfway through it.
the multivitamin is supposed to dissolve in water not to be chewed on
Cedric Jongeneelen yep. I figured that out...it was pretty funny.
They certainly don't skimp on the portions, do they?
That would be THE ration to carry on a two-day hike, for sure. Assuming adequate water supplies, of course. BTW, one trick I learned to prevent dry spots in the food is to empty the package into a second container (a ziploc) and add the water to the food pack. Then slowly pour the dried food into the water. Always fully reconstituted that way. Lastly, your editing is perfect.
Rocky Raab thank you sir! And great pro-tip there. That would certainly prevent the dry spots. The editing is something I am constantly working on improving. I currently use the standard iMovie app on my Mac, but may need to upgrade soon.
RC Gusto just crack sony vegas
Too much work
Have you ever run into anything in a ration that you really hated? And if so what did you end up doing with it? I've watched a lot of vids from you and Steven1989 and it seems like MRE reviewers are more adventurous than the average person.
SaberViper I can't stand the chicken with noodles MRE. See the hot knife video. I also wasn't a fan of the ground sausage in the Russian prison ration
I forgot about the hot knife video...I suppose that answers the "what to do with rations you don't like", haha!
America needs more 24 hour packs filled with tons of goods. The old first strike rations suck compared to other countries 24 hour ones.
Undisclosed Analogy I agree. Essentially you get MRE mains and MRE components x3. It doesn't blow your hair back in any way despite being functional and reliable.
RC Gusto I bet the farts after a few mres do though!
The amount of calories is probably that high also because dutch people are the largest in the world, that accounts for a lot of calories.
Cold weather dude, these are used on nordic regions. We had them on NATO NRF operations, very cold regions in Norway and Denmark... So yeah, cold weather = body needs alot of kalories aswell.
Oh and yeah we are huge! I am like 1.97meters tall, thats like 6.5"
Kiwani not to mention in a field environment its not uncommon to burn 5000+ kcals a day
Thats true
Alexander van Arem heh I know where I need to move now. I love cold weather and have an extreme weakness for tall men.
Its made to break down into 4 meals every 6 hours, with sugar snacks every 3 hours. Real cold weather conditions are brutal on the body.
Nice to know that a lot of these products are just from a supermarket
There is a saying about the Dutch soldier, stating that "the Dutchman is no soldier, he has to be at home in time for dinner." Now you know why this MRE is so...so...let's say...so good'n'tasty...
It has to be, to keep the boys in the front line ;) ...
I am Dutch myself, I can tell you that you can actually get your hands on Dutch MRE's commercially if you look in the right places. Some army dump stores my for example have them, specially if the owner is ex-military as they can get them even after they are no longer in service. I had a few years a very nice MRE that included canned food, typical Dutch stew was in those mostly which tastes amazing for something that you only had to warm up.
Sambal is actually a hot paste, not chili sauce at all. There is no real English variant of the name either. It it however spicy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambal
"drop" is black liquorice, it's typical Dutch which is usually for kids. Although there are many variants, from the very salty variants to sweet or specific flavors in between. Honey flavor is for example very useful in case you have a bad cough, like for smokers or for people who have problems with their air ways for example. The salty variants is usually very good to get that bit of salt into your body which you don't really see in MRE's that often.
The brown biscuits are basically similar to bread, they serve as a replacement because bread takes a lot of space obviously (out side of expiration dates). If you ever manage to get those again, I would urge you to eat them correctly. With each bite you need to drink water which would make it have a better impact on your stomach.
The cacao drink, you could either drink that cold or since it's a winter MRE it may be better to drink it warm. It's a reflection of Dutch culture, in winter we drink that. In summer it's usually a cold variant.
Not sure what you decided you needed to correct him on the sambal as if it is only a Dutch thing but it is Asian in origin and fairly common in the US. It's a chili paste but you could also call it a sauce or a condement if you wish. You can get it at most grocery stores.
@@evilactions1749 he never said its limited to the Dutch. However the Indonesian culture has had a major impact on the dutch cuisine. There are many types of sambals in asia, the indonesian types are in some countries pretty hard to find, however, you can find asian styled hot sauce everywhere.
Just a tip for people backpacking - carry a couple of sizes of binder clips with you, They have all kinds of uses, from chipping things to your pack, holding tent door flaps open, to closing your rehydrating food bag. It really helps keep your hot food warm, especially in cold weather.
To clamping an arterial bleed.
If you ad an artery in the right place, it would work for that too. I love binder clamps!
oh man i gonna wish i have one of those mre ration because they important for survival anyways man good ration review keep it up!
The Philippine Commentator Republic thank you!
Awesome review ...you articulated your words very well and gave great descriptive details on each food item and also loved the skull as the spoon holder lol ...i subscribed really nicely done.
Love this review :) I'm also always suprised a lot of people like our simple foods from the Netherlands. It's lovely and caters to my pride being a Dutchie hehe :) Did you actually know that Oxfam actually deemed the Netherlands to be the world's best in food quality in 2014? I suspect because we use a lot of rules and regulations and try to use as much "real" food as possible instead of artificial flavours and colouring.
10:32 lol :) Good thing you didn't just bite down and crush a whole tablet at once. That would've been interesting! :)
Synthpeter I might do that with the other one just for the fun of it. Maybe on Facebook live
Why people eating these MRE's at home don't use normal bowls I don't know, I mean, even if you were actually a soldier eating these kits in an open environment would likely either eat them straight out the packet (most likely) or transfer them into their mess kit, not a bloody tray! Also, I doubt they would be drinking so many liquids at once, surely they would spread them throughout the day and would likely have EITHER tea or coffee. I hope he doesn't waste the pate and all the meals hes not showing eaten, I would think best way to try these rations would actually be to treat these as a soldier would and eat them at the correct times of day and eats them fully, not sampling a bit and having them all within a short period, that way you can get a realistic idea of how filling this quantity of food is.
10:34
don't forget the chewable vitamin.
*puts in mouth
OHHHHH GOD, THE FIZZY NESS.
*takes out of mouth
I take that back it wasn't chewable.
oh yeah gusto where's that Ranger pudding?
my name is messed up ? Yes...I edited the screaming out. Ranger pudding soon. I promise
RC Gusto oh, I just came up with a idea. stock up on chocolate from rations and compare them all on Valentine's day or some other holiday that people give out chocolates and stuff.
my name is messed up ? That's a good idea.
That was awesome! Great review. Looks like they know how to feed their troops. Really cool choices available for the meals also.
Ol' Mate Dropbear this one was amazing. Easily my favorite ration to date. I wish it was easier to find.
Never use yellow snow to rehydrate your main and biscuit browns are designed to stop you pooping on the battle field! Very generous Rat Pack though!
You can find this ration pack here: www.ebay.com/itm/DUTCH-ARCTIC-24HR-MILITARY-COMBAT-RATION-MRE-FSR-IRP-IMP-EPA-LRP-MCW-5-entrees-/152558056117?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
The fruit muzzle and the oatmeal are mixed together for a bigger breakfast unit
God bless you my friend. Stay safe and health good nan.
Came here via Steve's channel. Awesome brother, love this stuff.
RC Tanks & Trucks 24/7 thanks for that! I sincerely appreciate it
RC Gusto no worries man. Love to get these but they are difficult to get here in Sydney Australia
RC Tanks & Trucks 24/7 can you get Aussie rations? I could trade you some US stuff for it
RC Gusto I will see if I can brother
RC Tanks & Trucks 24/7 awesome! You can reach me at rcgusto@gmail.com
oooh, Drop Mentos? sign me UP.
☠⭐ Good Stuff ⭐
CAT G.Blondecat thank you!
Is that a mark on your arm ?
derp
They know how to feed their service members. I think some countries are just meeting basic nutrition and caloric requirements. Someone serving their country should not have food as a worry, especially in active situations. Others can learn from the Dutch here. Give them plenty of food, give them variety, and make it taste as good as possible. Besides nutrition there is morale at play here also. Just my opinion.
Jerrod P Well, after a few weeks on these “WOL” packages, it isn’t that tasty anymore.
From an active sergeant of the Royal Netherlands Army ;)
OMG Holland Oates !!! Made me comment dammit! On a side note this MRE looks huge! Is this for one person?
Not Applicable yes. Single person 24hr Ration...and it is massive!
Where's the kitchen sink? That is biggest 24 hour ration I've ever seen. I can see Dutch soldiers will only have about three hours left for combat since they'll be eating the rest of this time.
Sar Jim seriously massive pack. And the food was fantastic
Need a quite amount of water for the artic ration? Easy! Grab a handful of snow, and boil it. Done, you got that quite amount of water. Haha
Ekky Arysta that is true. Still, impressive that this requires over a gallon of water to prepare in full.
I really miss your videos on here. Will you ever be back for a review? I wish you the best no matter what though.
I’m still here-however, work has been heavy. I’m an ICU doctor, so life has been pretty taxing and extra time has been limited. I plan on reviewing in the future, and am often active in the live chats on Oldsmokey’s livestreams. Have been working with SafetyOptional’s channel on some side projects. Hopefully see you all soon with more rations.
Nice gusset... I actually laughed out loud when you put the fizzy vit in your mouth (Thank goodness it wasn't the whole one, well recovered, I suppose USA doesn't have effervescent vitamin tablets?). It seems weird to have muesli AND porrage, maybe it breaks down better into four meals so troops can maintain function/blood sugars and carbs in arctic weather?
he tried the tea before the chocolate lol
You messed up the Mentos, you ration youtubers are all pretty OCD, did you know? lol
Thomas Bernecky how did I mess them up this time?
That is one stacked MRE, and this is just for cold-weather? Honestly this kind of MRE could be used in any kind of situation, this one pack could sustain several people in a survival situation. Especially in the winter season during blizzards, this would be THE MRE to have on hand if needed.
It might be good to create the mushroom bouillon and then use that to make the chicken vegetable dish from lunch. Yumm.
Hey rc gusto it seems to me that the international rations have more food/items.Than the U.S. rations.
Austin Hughes certainly more variety. This is a specialty ration, being a cold weather pack. Still larger than I would have expected. There is not a US 24hr cold ration. 3 MCWs would add up to about 4000Cal
Re the Chocolate bar... What did you expect... its Dutch.. They are known worldwide for their Chocolate.. *Grins*
Wait, did you say Hall and Oats were in this ration? That would make it a "man eater" of a ration, right? hehehehe
Steve Mercure it made my dreams come true.
Be careful RC Gusto when you're handling products that contain Holland Oats, private eyes are watching you, they see your every move!
they use 'lord nelson' teabags ? xD this is a Lidl product ^^
ZzPSYCHOKILLzZ I had to look up Lidl.
TH-cam unsubed me from you like wth
Kaleb McConnell dang it!
Kaleb McConnell It did to me too. I had to resub xD
Kaleb McConnell I'm sorry to hear this. But I appreciate you re-subbing. They seem to be placing emphasis of the notification function for some reason
Awesome review, you did a great job of being prepared in knowing what you had. Definitely a lot of food and would probably have been spread out throughout the day with three main meals and something like three or four small meals between the mains.
One thing or two you never used the seasonings which would probably added to the lunch and dinner entrees, personally I love to add pepper to everything.
He took the 'drop' Mentos *and* he didn't gag on it! I'm Dutch and I always thought the 'drop' Mentos was better not talked about.
and don't forget Men this is vitally important, Don't Eat the Yellow Snow!!!!
I've been meaning to ask... What's the diagonal thing in your measuring jug?
Is that a toothpaste? Rolly?
I'm still waiting on the freeze dried Filet Mignon and Lox. When is that ration coming?
when do dutch soldiers have time to eat all this and drink all dy long?
John Smith we make of a lot of items a “snackpack”, so we can eat along the way
You should put chocolate beverage powder in the oatmeal porridge with some suger believe me it's heaven
lol , our neighbur holland guys do love their food , holy balls , so much food for an MRE
do you also gonna find a do the belgian one ?
watching your videos makes me hungry! keep with the good job :)
That ending was perhaps the best ration review ending of all time. Nothing beats the voice of a child.
I love that an arctic ration comes with ice chewing gum, but holy hell that is a substantial MRE.
Best ration I ever seen.
28:30 Drop literally means licorice actually, you can buy them in a lot of stores in the Netherlands
i watch these videos all day long and its just relaxing. my history has one long line of these videos.
so do you just add hot boiled water for the mains?
rmk games yes.
Love how you organize and edit your video... new sub right here!! Xo
I try any kind of mre from anywhere in the world I live in Cherryville BC Canada
great review. seems that some of the items are from/ produced in germany.
Do you use boiling water to rehydrate the food
Karl Ezepek yes. I have an electric kettle off camera
That holland oates crack just got me to sub
Nice! I hope you enjoy my vids. I will be producing more soon. Had to take a bit of a hiatus due to work.
You should put the apple flakes on the porrage
mobilegoat1 that's a good idea!
Yes
wow this is impressive and it has plenty of coffee! Love this one
Dont know if it has been mentioned yet. The Vitamin tablet is supposed to be put in water. It will sizzle and mix in the water
oops was too soon.
WashableTowel yep. I learned quickly! I might try to eat the other one for a few giggles. Maybe I'll do it on Facebook live or in a Gusto Bloopers video. That would be awesome.
ben je Nederlands
Now you know why we Dutchies are so tall...;)
Subbed! You and Steve have turned into my new TH-cam crack. Definitely interested in these cool foreign rations. Excepting maybe the main-heavy Russian rations, they seem to have a lot of extra snacks/spreads you don't get in MREs
Tomas Rizzitano thank you! I agree--the variety in the foreign rations really leaves me wanting more from the US MREs. But as far as stability, longevity, and nutritional balance, US MREs are excellent.
How the fuck as a dutch person I cannot get hold of an mre from my own country but an american can. Logic haha
Fury well maybe because its a army mre....
SKRWildfire it just bothers me how we have limited access here in the netherlands
With my insane insomnia these help, ur voice is so calming
Thank you for all the work you do RC. I really enjoy your videos. Very informative when building a bug out bag to be used during a zombie attack or Tsunami which ever comes first. LOL
Jon Pulicicchio I really appreciate your support. More to come soon! It's been a busy week.
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is one hell of A ration !!!! Everything looked great. Glad you were honest on the vitamin , chewable, not. Great review friend, Peace, John.
MultiMagnum62 it surprised me. Vigorous fizzing there. Thanks for watching as always!
Man! This review makes me want to get my hands on one of those rations. Outstanding! Maybe your wee one can become "The Boss" of your reviews, like Kiwi Dude has. ;)
MsKestrela nah...that's his gig. My daughter was just watching me finish up the shoot and wanted to say the closing.
Best.Music.Pun.Ever!
Cheryl Muffin glad it was well received!
Dude that was a riot ! Holland oats ! Lol! good one !
umm... just wanna let you know, you have in the thumbnail the netherlands AND belgium. Soooooooooooooo.... maybe you can fix that?
john v hmmmmm....I'm not so good at the geography....gimme a second.
Alright
john v fixed. Thank you for that catch. Where are you located?
How do you mean where are you located?
If you mean contry, the netherlands
Hey gusto
I was wondering, where did you get that burn on your arm?
Glad you are trying a dutch Ration I was wondering what our army eats in arctic conditions
Keep up the outstanding job
Here come Dat boi it's a birthmark. Thanks for watching!
Good job Gusto! Enjoy the reviews!
Love to watch these when I'm hungry
Another great reviewing. That is a lot of calories for a day. I wonder if they were able to eat it all but i guess in those conditions they had too. Just sitting here relaxing and binge watching videos and enjoying;)
Really enjoyed this and such a cute ending. So cool that you donate what you make to St Judes thats awesome:)
Maybe the water requirements aren't a concern based on it being a cold weather ration, and therefore a high likelihood of snow?
Joe Morrell you're correct
So much food! Who has time to eat all of it.
Fresh comment section, awwwww shiiiiiii.
DildoShwaggins nice
Holland Oats. nicely done
J Allen *insert rimshot
Hey, that's pretty good!
These include Hall and Oates??
Tasty looking ration....
I prefer the cold weather rations for the long shelf life.
Charles Hodge me too. Also, the freeze dried items just taste better
Very interesting and nice review. Your voice is mellow. Been under some stress lately and your reviews are nice.
chris Johnston awesome. I tell my friends they are great if you can't get to sleep. I tent to be a bit monotone. Thanks for watching!
Wow really nice treat sir , lots of food excellent review everything looked great 👍
Fmlyman 1012 it was an outstanding pack. Awesome food
question. do you eat all the food in these MREs or do you toss them away?
Dren 9999 it depends. This one was so massive that I couldn't possibly eat it all. I filmed this over the course of a full day, ate the mains as my meals for the day, shared he snacks with my kids, and set aside the extras for later use. I usually eat most of the mains in the items I review so food doesn't go to waste.
Ah okay.i've always wondered this question the same with steve mre 1989
Dren 9999 he eats a lot of the stuff he shows, unless it's the really dodgy stuff. We kinda have similar guidelines for eating stuff. The eye/nose test is the most important. That guy truly has a passion for this stuff and is incredibly knowledgeable. Plus he's just a great dude.