2020 Colombian Campaign Ration Ready to Consume MRE Review Meal Ready to Eat Tasting Test
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- This two meal ration really stands out with a delicious breakfast tamale, rich hot chocolate, fairly unique chocolate covered raisins, a hearty chicken & rice stew, unusual shelf stable baked good items, and an outrageous 100 gram packet of sweetened condensed milk. Using one of 3 new cameras in this review, stay tuned for a 1955 C ration with smokes using a much higher quality 4k camera that is so nice, it's almost too nice! Up next, ETA one week. Alright cool, see ya.
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“When the world needed him most, he returned.” - Lots of people
Me
Nice
Exactly
Heck yeah!
Honk
This bring back some memories. I'm colombian, 34 now. I didn't serve in the military but I lived in the countryside of my city Cali (where I still live now) next to a training military base; I was like 12-13 back then and my mom had a little convenience store; we had some pigs, we served breakfast and lunch at our house and a lot of the soldiers used to trade us these kind of rations for regular groceries or meat; they went pretty fed up of that kind of food after their missions (I guess that happens eventually). A couple years later the military base was closed, guerrillas started to take control of the place and we were forced to go to the city. Thank God we preserved our lives and the good memories with the militaries. I can see there hasn't been much of a change in the content of the rations since then; I remember trying the tamal, minestrone soups and lentils stew. Those square cookies are delicious, I must say the bread was my less favorite, it's super hard and dry.
Glad you made it through. What would you have used the sweetened condensed milk for?
Do you know how many different menus they had? The US has 24 different menus, but if you were eating them 2 or 3 times a day, you'd get tired of them pretty quick. I wonder about the nations with less menus.
Thank you for sharing this story 😊
@@jansenart0 usually I ate it just as it is (like every kid in my country I guess, we loved it) or with the cookies. Soldiers used to sweeten the coffee with it. I remember it didn't came out in the little packaging back then, it was in a little tin can.
@@twofacecomix I appreciate it 👍 except for having to leave our house it's one of my best childhood memories. I have a great respect for the militaries.
I wake up, I see Steve uploaded, I know today will be good
Snake after biting Steve: "ow, but.. nice hiss" *proceeds to walk it off with his infinite health buff*
🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️
Oh hey patterrz
@@anony3615 😂😂😂😂😂
💯
I love that Steve responds to random comments with just, “nice”.
nice
well dont you feel special
Nice
Nice
Nice
steve finally uploads:
everyone: nice
mmkay
nice
Even steve replied nice to me!
LMAO
Nice
Whenever I hear "nice, mm'kay" he literally adds a year onto my lifespan.
nice
mm'kay
@@Steve1989MRE can you get those from amazon?
His disappointment at the lack of a hiss from the bread. I felt that.
Followed by the excitement with the cookie hiss. I felt that.
Lmfaoooo
"And I took that personally"
Lol that comment made me laugh 😂 he’s awesome gotta loves his quotes it’s when he has a smoke cracks me up
Steve: "Alright, let's get this out onto a tray. Nice!"
Me, holding back tears: "Nice"
Nice ok let's first start off With the.....
We need to develop an app to track Steve’s health, so we don’t worry when he’s away.
As a student studying dietetics, I’m absolutely stunned this man is as healthy as he is. Defies everything I’ve ever learned in school.
@@brittanyvankirk3981 Dude obviously has good genes and focuses on physical fitness. He’s probably ripped to shreds under that T-shirt.
I’ll stop now.
I’ll invest
😂🤣
Ichi What are you doing here?
nice to know when steve posts so we know he hasn’t passed away from botulism or something
Well he is opening a ration from the worst year ever "2020" so anything could go wrong from this.
If that one Chinese ration didn't do him in, nothing will.
@@TheForeverRanger he talks about getting it twice in one video. It was last year i think. Said he was at the hospital on fluids and everything.
@@TheForeverRanger which video was that one? if you don’t mind sharing!
If the one Form the boar war dident do. It nothing will
These videos are incredibly therapeutic, soothing and an anti depressant. I regularly fall asleep with Steve1989 videos in the background
It’s like Zen meditation for me. Closing off the world, and appreciating the small details that exist in your direct experience that would usually be ignored. With such genuine enthusiasm and zest for life. Steve’s voice and knowledge is perfect for these niche videos
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It does the same for me. Thank you Steve.
@@Steve1989MRE nice
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@@Steve1989MRE nice
Went to the hospital thinking I had a heart attack last night. Turns out it was a really bad anxiety attack. Doctor told me I need to relax and I wake up to this. My prescription for relaxation has been filled.
I went to the hospital last night thinking I was having a stroke and it turned out to be a hemiplegic migraine - health buddies! I hope you are able to find more calm in your life. Take care
@@vacafuega thanks dude. It was definitely a wake up call to take my mental health much more seriously. Hope you are doing better.
find some MJ my guy and take it easy ✌️
Cant imagine a better way to calm yourself. I hope you're recovery goes well. Be sure to look after yourself, you deserve it
I'm literally at hospital rn because of my heart 😳 don't know the English names for these conditions but my heart is too big and doesn't pump enough blood to places 🤷♂️ well I have good meds and these vids so I'm good 👌💪✌️
Sweet a new vid
Holy crap it's Mark!!!! Man I'm freaking out over here hahaha nice.
Your WMWM series crossed my mind last night while watching a pretty weird and bad Charlton Heston movie called: The Awakening. Just paid $4 bucks to watch it on Prime and gotta say... it was worth maybe more like $1. The ending was insanely bad and abrupt.
You have by far the best review on Battlefield: Earth - also love when you place yourself in the middle of a scene in a movie. Some of the most choice dry humor and wit with the commentary.
Anyway, it's an honor. Love your work man.
Oh hi Mark
@@TreR90 Oh Hai doggy
@@Steve1989MRE Did you just fanboy, fanboy flicks? :) I like you Steve
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A great uncle that fought in Korea with the Colombia Batallion mentioned long time ago how the Colombian troops were allowed to supply rice to their kitchens, as the troops were not used to the staple American field food. Colombians love rice in all its forms, and chicken rice is a staple in most of homes. Thanks for the nice video!
We literally eat rice with pasta hahaha
He came back when the world needed him most
Yes, right before I eat!
Steve is the avatar
Always scares me when he’s gone for months
You gotta wonder if the ebola packets Of 100 year old food finally got him
@@verymelee9115 PLSSSSS😂😂
@@canadiancaribou855 you know I'm right. That's the first thing we always think
yes I love his content you shouldn't have to disappear
I am honestly shocked that he didn't get botulism from that 1899 Boer War beef ration he ate. Especially since he could tell that it was off as he was cooking it and after the first few bites, but he kept eating it. I felt sure that he was going to get some sort of bad ailment from that...and he didn't. And wasn't it a modern 2019 Chinese ration that actually made him sick? Ironic.
But still, he must have a stomach of iron. I wouldn't touch most of these things that he eats.
I love the community's dedication to the bit of saying like "oh he didn't die of dysentery" or something every time he comes back from hiatus
That and the "your the bob ross of mre videos :)" comments lol
I appreciate that the bags have quotes and messages directed to the soldiers who would consume this.
The smaller version (Menu 1) reads “Being a soldier of Colombia is an honor”, while the second (Menu 19th, expired) reads “God will never give you a load that you cannot carry, because He knows how far your strength will go”.
Love from Colombia 🇨🇴!!!
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I'm not religious but I love how inspiring that second one is
Super underrated comment, thanks for the translation
Ya estaba buscando el comentario al respecto jeje 👌
@@GarfieldRex Igual XD
His shirt: THEY LIVE
Two new videos: HE LIVES
C O N S U M E
@@brownhues beat me to it :-)
Ironically, TH-cam has been recommending clips from the movie recently before this video was released...
What movie is it?
@@iDreamOfWeenie John Carpenter's THEY LIVE
"Only now, in our darkest hour, have we realized how much we needed a hero." Ladies and gentlemen, Steve has returned 👏
All hail Steve!!
@@speckledjim_ hail steve
To be fair we knew the coof didn’t get him, the things he’s eaten I’m surprised they ain’t coming to him for the cure.
I'm staying up passed my bed time to watch this immediately.
Same
Yep
Literally me
Same
And the other to pass out..
After all these years of eating MREs Steve must have tons of water purification tablets enough to purify a lake.
OMG that legit made me ROFL so much, LOL...
When we ever have a water shortage steve steps up fear no more i have water purification tablets enough for 5000L of water xD
Yet another reason to not doubt Steve's survival of the zombie apocalypse
😄
Forget a lake - he could possibly purify the entire Amazon river.
Even then he might still have some tablets left.
the amount of camping I suspect he does I bet he has fewer than you think
Steve saying "unfortunately it's a few years after expiration" like that's gonna stop him lol
Not in a 100 years lol
Ha! Literally.
Steve sees a fresh ration: *Pathetic*
Steve sees a ration a couple of years old: *Finally, some good fucking food*
@@comraderevo2362 lol. i hope they still make mre that can last that long.
@@Macam2macam isn't that going to do something to your intestinal organs though?
The amount of comments concerned for Steve’s health is amazingly wholesome. Best fan base!
I prefer an orange beverage base, myself
Interesting. Idk if any of the other meals you’ve reviewed have little sayings on them like these do.
Menu no. 1 says “To be a soldier of Columbia is an honor.” No. 2 says “God will never give you a load you cannot carry as he knows how far your strength can take you”
That's pretty neat, thanks for sharing - Colombia is the only country I've ever seen putting such messages on their MRE.
Hello friend, just an FYI. When referring to Colombia the country it should be spelled with two o's as opposed to an o and a u. "Columbia" refers to something else such as the District of Columbia or Columbia University...etc. 😊
@@Steve1989MRE Despite Colombia being an "laic country", the army is pretty religious, or at least the high ranks.
The Colcafe "lackluster" flavor was expected as someone spelling "Columbia", ironically the coffee we drink is pretty bad in comparison with the coffee we export or sell here at very high prices 🤣
No. 2 is so inspiring
@namenotfound614 but it's not true. Soldiers are given more than they can handle all of the time. And it kills them.
Steve: “let’s get this video out on to a tray”
Subs: “nice”
Mkay
After 3 years of watching Steve, i have finally accomplished the feat of eating an MRE while watching Steve review an MRE. Life is good.
Satisfying isn't it?
i eat lunchables while watching him. does that count?
@@Nyctophiliac. heck yeah it does
Mre's rule. In the mid 2000s my buddy bought a bunch at a gun show that were manufactured in the early to mid 90s. We ate em for dinner for about 2 weeks and not a single one had gone bad. Except for a tiny bottle of tobasco that turned in one of em everything else was perfectly fine.
Me and my wife agree that Steve is S tier youtube content material. Easily in our top 3 favorite channels.
1,800,000 fans have been missing you. No small feat. You are loved.
“All right let’s get this out onto a Customs Table...Nice”
Would have been the funniest shit if the customs agent realized who it was and sent steve a picture posing with the table.
Dang I've been stressed out lately I really needed this man, thank you. Your videos always help me chill out.
Right on man you're welcome. May your day be free of all stress and worry, alright cool, see ya.
@@Steve1989MRE you are a badass, alright cool, see ya.
STEVE HAS RETURNED!!!! 2021 is looking just a bit better now
Just said to my wife, “haven’t seen steve in a while”....checked page, posted 24 min ago!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
You are the reason that, whenever I open something vacuum sealed, I always say nice hiss. Thank you sir
Nice!
I really like how genuinely upbeat you are Steve, my wife laughs when I call you "the Bob Ross of military rations". I can't think of a better way to describe you
Clicked to watch so fast the rations are still fresh
Absolutely fresh!
@@Steve1989MRE Also nice
Like getting a visit from an old friend, and you pick up right where you left off. Perfect way to wind down.
Processed military goo on Steve’s tray feels like a Michelin level experience when he describes the flavors and textures.
"Unfortunately, this one is a few years out of date."
That hasn't stopped you before Steve. 😁
Ha, even a few decades out of date!
Max from Tasting History even mentioned Steve in his hardtack video
This field ration bread is good until next week
Steve, 150 years later: bon appetit
@@TheJupiteL lmfaoo
At least it's not something left over from the Inca's!
I am still at awe of how he is able to hold the full tray with no effort.
Steve looks like he carries pallets of bricks for a living, I'm sure a mess tray isn't much of a challenge for him.
Steve is what you see when you look up "man". He is the definition.
It's not just his ability to hold the tray, it's how he's able to steadily hold it. Zen of balance.
DYEL???
Look at his arms . Not exactly bean poles
I love how his shirt says "consume, don't think"
And he's back, so well versed in his craft that a 4 month gap in uploads has no detrimental effect on the quality of the review. Welcome back, sir!
I am just absolutely devastated that we didn’t get the standard plastic spoon glass music.....
@Benjamin Hofmann honestly, a big compilation would be nice
The feels
Nice
Someone needs to make megalovania with his spoons
Man... this is some serious addiction. After 4 months I kept constantly checking if steve had uploaded something new.
Ditto
I was beginning to lose hope thinking he quit yt or something
me 2
Just turn on the notification bell.
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After watching all of your videos over the past couple of years, "lets get this out on a tray" is a permanent part of my vocabulary that I use on a daily basis.
Also, I love trying new MREs, and your videos have helped a lot in determining which ones to try next, thank you for doing this dude, you rock.
When I was in the service we trained the Colombain army and we had this type of ration. What the Colombians did in the morning was mix the coco powder,coffee sugar and the milk with water and dip the bread in the drink and some would soke the bread and eat it like a pudding.
I was gonna say, it looks thick enough to make a bread pudding with.
Thank you for your service
COLUMBIAN Hard Tack, or Farley's Rusks but harder.
That’s p badass
Lmfao classic Colombian breakfast, te amo Colombia
There are several varieties of tamales in Colombia and they're all really good. The only thing missing is that when you actually get it, it's wrapped in a banana leaf. And if you ever get a chance to get real Colombian hot chocolate, make sure you prepare it with milk and and some chunks of really melty cheese. It doesn't add anything extra to the chocolate, but it's the traditional way to drink it and it's delicious.
Cheese?
@@SwampCeeMcGee60 As confused as I am, huh? Why cheese, such a weird combination.
@@SwampCeeMcGee60 Just what I was going to ask...
@@NotfallkaramellHi, I'm Colombian. Because the cheese melts with the cholocate, so we use a spoon to eat or just use our hands. It is done in more often in cold places.
As a colombian, my only problem and concern is that unfortunately, Steve never tasted good and True Coffee ☕.
Colcafe is cheaper brand, even we make fun of it's chemical and awful taste 🤣🤣🤣, nothing compared to Aguila roja or Sello rojo, those are really good brands.
But anyways it is glad to see Steve being so facinating with the ration though.
Blessings to y'all and stay safe
Now why would they give their soldiers yucky coffee?
@@mjrussell414 Its cheap
@@nopeyoudontknowmyname9153 The thing is, that good and varying food (and coffee) boosts the moral and effectiveness of a soldier. Eating the same boring crap everyday to some artificial coffee, and you have an easily pissed and moody company. And you don't want that.
@@mjrussell414 it’s cheaper.
Yay colombian coffee its my favorite
At this point, watching you is a luxury. You go away for months and all of us are just here waiting for your return.
Recently I haven't been able to eat because I never felt hungry so I went 2 days with only 1 meal each. Watching your videos makes me hungry again for some reason so thanks. I think it's because the way you describe each food/drink, it gives good imagery and it gets my appetite going.
WHAT A TREAT. Literally gasped when I saw this video posted seconds ago! You're the best!!!!
Right on Greg! Alright cool, see ya
Same here Greg
Holy shit he spoke to me
The mystery of Steves whereabouts of late has been answered.... Hes been pumping up those biceps.
Nice
Curlz for the girlz, brother
Holy hell your not kidding look at those guns
I honestly don’t know how anyone give Steve a thumbs down with how technical he is on these meals. Honest gentleman at its best
Indeed.
And a friend to all Mankind.
Probably some Vegan peacenik freaks... offended by "food of war" that typically contain animal products, in non recyclable plastic packaging
@@stinkyfungus lol dang I agree
When it comes to food security and caloric density, condensed milk is one of the greatest inventions ever. It's tasty, it has fat, protein, and carbohydrates, it's shelf-stable, and it packs all of this into an insanely small space, making it easily portable.
I never knew sweetened condensed milk was delicious until Steve told me so. I had to get some and now I use it in coffee and tea. Thanks Steve!
It's a guilty pleasure of mine when strawberries come into season. A bowl of sliced berries covered in sweetened condensed milk!
@@reallyseriously7020 When I was a kid we used to take Oatmeal and sweetened Condensed Milk and Chocolate chips and basically mix it all together in a bake pan. Bake till the chocolate is melted and there's a bit of browning on the top.
Easy to make and delicious, though too sweet for me now. Also the pan cleanup was a nightmare, if I made it again, I'd look at some non-stick options...
You are telling me that customs flagged a parcel from Colombia, opened it up, saw a couple of vacuum sealed bricks and was like "Everything seems to be in order here" lol?
I wonder if one of their sniffer dogs licked it.
They opened it, saw the ration, and said, "Nice."
@@ct5589 And they heard the hiss
🤣🤣🤣
They gave a package that was in there the ol' "sniff" test and sent the rest on down the line. 🫣
And when the world needed him most, he came back...
Yasss!!!!!
The pain in Steve's voice when there is no hiss makes me sad, so when I hear him say woah, nice hiss! That is pure happiness. Also while I'm typing this I'm eating mre peanut butter on uk ration dark chocolate chip oat biscuits. And for my drink I have a strawberry beverage base. Nice.
After watching these many videos, I blame Steve for the fact that neither my wife nor I can say the word "tray" anymore. We both pronounce it "treh" now.
Nice!
@@coolwipp10 Mkay
YESSS
And i'm sure both of you say "nice hiss" when opening a soda bottle.
Steve opening MRE: nice hiss
Steve playing baseball: nice miss
Steve at the urinal: nice piss
Your mom: nice dis
steve seeing a shooting star: nice wish
Steve out fishing:
@@BobofWOGGLE nice fish?
@@TurnOntheBrightLights. nah he's gotta stay quiet, don't want to scare them off.
If you've ever eaten a military issued ration while watching Steve eat a military issued ration you know the true meaning of a profound experience.
If only we could eat the same rations along with him, now that would be a deep meta experience.
I have ate a first strike while watching lol
Only once. Felt good. Like I was together with Steve and he was part of the squad. Made us all smile.
I had a few of the Finnish rations back in the day, and profound is not the first adjective I would be thinking of :D
WELCOME BACK STEVE!!! Literally yelled so loud the other people in my apartment building are probably wondering if I’m ok
These videos are strangely relaxing. He's like the Bob Ross of eating military rations. Alright, now I'm going to make myself a hot chocolate and watch the rest. Nice!
A+ analogy.
My 13 year old daughter just asked me the other day, “Why hasn’t Steve1989 made any videos lately?” Most exciting news so far in 2021!!! “Nice hiss!!!”
Steve: “ i’m going to save this I’m just not going to stand here and eat it”
Biscuit : . . . . . Gone
*crunch*
Hey Steve! I'd love to see a video where you'd compile your personal All Stars 24h MRE from all the MRE components you've so far held in your hands! You don't nercessarily need to have them on hand in the video, but just to hear / see (maybe clips from your other videos as footage?) what would be the most optimal / pleasent combo of an MRE you could ever imagine!
The surgeon doing my heart transplant: *Okay, let's get this out on to a tray.*
Me: _Niccce..._
So satisfying when he roles the pouch and squeeze everything out. No food goes to waste.
Steve eating expired rations: “This tastes like something you’d get from a mediocre gas station vending machine or botulism on a stick. Lemme get another bite just to make sure ....”
Welcome back Steve! Missed seeing your vids!
Wow, i never thougth i'll see a ration from my country. Nice!
So do you know the rationale behind the gigantic non resealable pouch of sweetened condensed milk?
Is it supposed to go in the coffee or what?
@@stinkyfungus Honestly I would have just finished the condensed milk in one go or maybe just pour some in the cofee and then finish it like he did, and for the first dry bread he prob should have combined it with the tamale. It all looks like a very small ration but really tasty
Steve is alive and well, so is the world.
When we needed him most he returned
We basically have the same comment but on different videos 😂😂
Thank you Steve. This cures my anxiety. 🙏
You're welcome Jake so glad it helps! Alright cool, see ya
Yay something from my country! Been a fan of your channel for a couple years now, and wasn't expecting this.
**sees grey background**
Ahh..... feels like home ☺
I've been in a really bad place mentally lately and there is just something so soothing about steve's voice. It always helps having his videos on in the background
"Shelf-stable Tamale" is not a phrase I ever expected to hear.
It's a Tamal not a Tamale
Every time Steve disappears, he comes back even more buff!
Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Thank goodness this is exactly what I needed! The bob Ross of mres
genuinely never have clicked on a notification faster
I’m glad he put out some new material I was beginning to wonder if you was still on TH-cam.
This is exactly what I’ve been needing to brighten my spirits
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Every time Steve returns... reminds me of watching WWE as a kid, in a middle of a match and all of a sudden someone's theme song interrupts the match, someone who hasn't been on in awhile and the crowd goes wild lol
Did you see the latest episode of The Walking Dead when Darrell found the mre and he said "nice" 🤣🤣
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Haha yeah I noticed that too. That can't be a coincidence, At least I hope it's not.
@@Steve1989MRE heads up the show heads are big fans, that is a direct reference to you. Pretty neat Steve
OMG I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN OLD VIDEO AND CLICKED! What a good start to the nice morning of a new month. Hope you're well man.
Welcome from Russia 🇷🇺 🙋🏻♂️🌷
My dream is to have Steve reply to me saying “nice” I think that should be on everyone’s bucket list
nice ;_;
When Steve comes back, everyone knows today is gonna be Nice!
*_"A nice packet of colombian salt.."_*
*Narrator:* Or so he thought..
*Morgan Freeman voice* "It was when Steve experienced wakefulness for days, he knew that it wasn't salt"
@@tylerfrizzell5699 no friends what steve ingested was infact not columbian salt but the purest cocaine known to man.
I'm Colombian and I approve this message
I was having a bad day but seeing two uploads from Steve helped it end on a nice note
Life gets a little bit more wholesome when Steve uploads
You don't know how much I need your spoons test again Steve.
Steve, the meal messiah, has finally graced us with his presence!
a single tamale is called a “tamal” btw. love the video!! been waiting on something new!
Steve is like old rations: even when you haven't seen him for a while he still goes down right.
"To be a soldier of Colombia. Is an honor"
That's pretty neat
It's pretty
nice
Nice pfp
Steve I just want to tell you I appreciate the little things you do in the videos. Like at 2:40 when you let us look into the bag.
Who else got excited in the seconds leading up to Steve saying his trademark phrase " Ok, let's get this out onto a tray!"?
I was wondering if Steve was finally done in by a old ration. But no, steve is back and as bad ass as ever
Hey Steve. Absolutely love your videos! I have sunk many hours building my appetite by watching you take bites out of rancid nut cakes😂 I have a couple of questions:
1: What made you start eating MREs? I heard you say in a video once your first one was in 1997~, which the 1989 in your name would have me believe you were only 8!
2: Do you have an education in food nutrition? You seem to know more than the average person in regards to that stuff.
3: Have you considered (or been approached to) putting your wealth of experience towards helping produce a modern MRE?
Thanks for reading. Look forward to the new (or old) video :)
Daryl wasn’t searching for Rick. He was searching for Steve. Nice.