The old school (83-89 era) beef and or pork patty dehydrated was worse tasting and dryer than a rusty brillo pad. And we had to bring our own hot sauce.
Yeah, those meals were pretty rough. I always liked the beef diced with gravy one. Fruit nut cake, ham and chicken loaf, chicken loaf chicken al king. Nasty. When they came out with tuna n noodles and turkey diced with gravy, those weren't too bad.
If you crunched up the pork and beef, mixed it cheese and whatever else you had and cooked the shit out of it in a canteen cup it could be edible. 😂. Oh the memories! No heater, no hot sauce!
I dig the Canuckistani MRE's, pretty tasty. The old MRE Menu set from my time in ('05-'08) was awesome besides the Vomelette lol, most of the stuff went hard. Good stuff!!! (sent you an email about the Einmanpackung German MRE's btw)
If only we had the heaters they use in Japanese SDF MREs. Really heat your food scorching hot. That was the only thing I wanted in the Army. That and buttons and a pair of pants that didn't rip in the crotch area.
Sometime around 1987 Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show was given an MRE to open. He took scissors and carefully open each item, showed to the audience. He got to the toilet paper roll, that roll folded in half with the paper around it and says “Oh look, napkins!” I busted out laughing.
I think that the reference to 5000 calories was referring to the daily intake. I was in from 83-93 and I always heard 3500 but like I said I always heard that it was a daily intake thing.
Canadian IMPs have a 5 year shelf life. Also, Baxter's is the same company that makes your American MREs as well. The company is headquartered in the US. Food regulation here is just more stringent.
There's several US companies that make our MRE's and even more that make components (like Bridgeford and Baxter), primary MRE manufacturers here are Sopakco, Ameriqual, and Wornick. There's also XMRE out of Florida that makes Mil-standard but slightly better quality MRE's that are openly available/ accessible that are good too.
US government doesn't care about poisoning our soldiers, so long as the soldiers get the job done: more $$$ in government pockets and more political power, that's all that matters. Sadly, so many people have been brainwashed to think that joining the military and fighting for the government is "patriotic" when the opposite is true. 🤦♂️ Join / Be the militia, and protect your people at home; *that* is patriotic. Not being sent to a foreign land thousands of miles away to do the governments bidding of money and power for them, not the people. We read the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution and you'll notice nothing in there is about trusting the government to use you like a pawn? It is all about DISTRUST of government, and MORE power to the people (2nd Amendment ~ We The People militia remaining armed for selfdefense) for the founders knew men are corrupt, and corrupt men want power to abuse in order to gain money and more power over others. Government is a big, juicy steak of power and money for corrupt people to run right in and bite.
@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary Before Baxters were contracted to manufacture IMPs for the Canadian Forces, Wornick used to make some of the components for the ration packs.
85 - 93. I liked most of the mre's. The Chicken ala king made me ill so it was a trade item, some cane with Tabasco, never saw an mre heater they were loose in the case and did not make it past supply I guess. The best item if you got one was the chocolate covered cookie, save a couple and you could trade for an entire meal.
The British 24 hour ration bags are the best I’ve tried. The Aussie ones we got back in the early 90’s had lifesavers lollies and sweetened condensed milk in them which was just the best man !
my mre's in the mid 90s always had tobassco in them and we would take all condments and dump them in main course. I hated being handed one in the dark and not knowing what it was
Canadian ones are crap. Same, same, same. Same bread, same P&J, same fake sport drink. Very little difference from one to the other compared to the American ones.
Imagine a couple of guys preparing to eat and eating at the same time the Canadian mres... With all the noise that those shitty bags make, I don't think they're for real battlefield use. Even the food from mcdonalds has more stealthy packaging. And all that cardboard inserts and extra shit... Sorry turds... It doesn.t seem that carbon neutral and environmentaly friendly LOL
The old school (83-89 era) beef and or pork patty dehydrated was worse tasting and dryer than a rusty brillo pad. And we had to bring our own hot sauce.
Yeah, those meals were pretty rough. I always liked the beef diced with gravy one. Fruit nut cake, ham and chicken loaf, chicken loaf chicken al king. Nasty. When they came out with tuna n noodles and turkey diced with gravy, those weren't too bad.
If you crunched up the pork and beef, mixed it cheese and whatever else you had and cooked the shit out of it in a canteen cup it could be edible. 😂. Oh the memories! No heater, no hot sauce!
@@Valorius yeah, the ham slice wasn't too bad. 👍🏻
I dig the Canuckistani MRE's, pretty tasty. The old MRE Menu set from my time in ('05-'08) was awesome besides the Vomelette lol, most of the stuff went hard. Good stuff!!!
(sent you an email about the Einmanpackung German MRE's btw)
If only we had the heaters they use in Japanese SDF MREs. Really heat your food scorching hot. That was the only thing I wanted in the Army. That and buttons and a pair of pants that didn't rip in the crotch area.
Having tried mre’s from both countries,definitely prefer the Canadian version.
Sometime around 1987 Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show was given an MRE to open. He took scissors and carefully open each item, showed to the audience. He got to the toilet paper roll, that roll folded in half with the paper around it and says “Oh look, napkins!” I busted out laughing.
"That's what she said", perfect timing brother!
Не знаю зачем смотрю, но чувак прям такой классический американец, как в фильмах 80-х. Одно удовольствие смотреть и слушать
Love it! Were you around for the MRE's with the mini bottle of Tabasco or was that before your time?
I had em all dude
@@GruntProof nice!
This was cool. Id give that canadian chili a go. My favorite ration has always been chili mac. whether it was mre, lrp ration, or cold weather meal.
You don't need the heater, but did you know how to bring those back to life? add a pinch of salt. works in most cases.
I think that the reference to 5000 calories was referring to the daily intake. I was in from 83-93 and I always heard 3500 but like I said I always heard that it was a daily intake thing.
IMP...the Canadian version is the Individual Meal Pack
Canadian IMPs have a 5 year shelf life.
Also, Baxter's is the same company that makes your American MREs as well. The company is headquartered in the US.
Food regulation here is just more stringent.
There's several US companies that make our MRE's and even more that make components (like Bridgeford and Baxter), primary MRE manufacturers here are Sopakco, Ameriqual, and Wornick. There's also XMRE out of Florida that makes Mil-standard but slightly better quality MRE's that are openly available/ accessible that are good too.
US government doesn't care about poisoning our soldiers, so long as the soldiers get the job done: more $$$ in government pockets and more political power, that's all that matters. Sadly, so many people have been brainwashed to think that joining the military and fighting for the government is "patriotic" when the opposite is true. 🤦♂️ Join / Be the militia, and protect your people at home; *that* is patriotic. Not being sent to a foreign land thousands of miles away to do the governments bidding of money and power for them, not the people.
We read the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution and you'll notice nothing in there is about trusting the government to use you like a pawn? It is all about DISTRUST of government, and MORE power to the people (2nd Amendment ~ We The People militia remaining armed for selfdefense) for the founders knew men are corrupt, and corrupt men want power to abuse in order to gain money and more power over others. Government is a big, juicy steak of power and money for corrupt people to run right in and bite.
@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary Before Baxters were contracted to manufacture IMPs for the Canadian Forces, Wornick used to make some of the components for the ration packs.
@@stevestruthers6180 Yep, Wornick still has partial contract for certain components and entree (like Chili) here.
Sir, you are a good man and people should tell you that every day
I don't know about you but we had a utensil set issued to us along with a small cooking set
Dutch Winter MRE are 5000 Calories and the German ones are 4000
As long as it makes a turd!😊
Thanks for the review! 🥃🍻👍🏻🇺🇸
85 - 93. I liked most of the mre's. The Chicken ala king made me ill so it was a trade item, some cane with Tabasco, never saw an mre heater they were loose in the case and did not make it past supply I guess. The best item if you got one was the chocolate covered cookie, save a couple and you could trade for an entire meal.
Awesome review! Have you ever considered going to a Milsim West event?
The British 24 hour ration bags are the best I’ve tried. The Aussie ones we got back in the early 90’s had lifesavers lollies and sweetened condensed milk in them which was just the best man !
Sweet! I’m gonna get me some cabadian mres
my mre's in the mid 90s always had tobassco in them and we would take all condments and dump them in main course. I hated being handed one in the dark and not knowing what it was
Hahaha. Awesome video. I had flash backs. Canadian MREs. The old
Lung in a Bag AKA eggs which which lasted years. Some kinda of voodoo magic.
Canadian ones are crap. Same, same, same. Same bread, same P&J, same fake sport drink. Very little difference from one to the other compared to the American ones.
Wow. I have 4 cases of US MREs. I feel slighted somehow. Oh well...I never minded the US ones. Can't miss what you never had.
very good episode 🤘
Curiosity you didn't see, how much of that Canadian meal would you actually strip out for yourself?
As a Canadian, sorry our mre is better 😅 lol
As far as I was concerned and pretty much everybody else coffee was not a luxury it was a necessity😊
I think Baxters is a contractor rather than a brand name. I've never seen it for sale anywhere.
The brand orginates in Scotland, UK. We have Baxters branded stuff, like soups and my go to for sliced pickled beetroot.
Cool! I've never seen it in this part of Canada. Thanks for filling me in,@@RenThraysk
@@YerluvinunclePete Baxters used to sell soup and a few other tinned foods in Canada, but they seem to have disappeared from Canadian supermarkets.
I've got this playing while I work on a few things. Is that Canadian IMP the one I sent to you? I just can't remember which meal I sent you 🤔
Could be. I've had it for a long time
I have some vegetarian taco pasta mres, must be almost 10 yrs old, should I keep em?
They'll be fine. There's so many preservatives in there they'll last a century 😂
Awesome.
Hey, if you're not gonna eat your cookie, can I have it? Sorry, force of habit.
Imagine a couple of guys preparing to eat and eating at the same time the Canadian mres... With all the noise that those shitty bags make, I don't think they're for real battlefield use. Even the food from mcdonalds has more stealthy packaging. And all that cardboard inserts and extra shit... Sorry turds... It doesn.t seem that carbon neutral and environmentaly friendly LOL
Hey Randall, are you still searching for a German EPA?
I have one for your Comparison, i have sent you an Email
Prost 🍻
The ration will be delivered to you by end of next week @GruntProof
I am pleased to be able to support you with this project. I'm also looking forward to your honest opinion on the EPA and have fun with it
Wow
4 year shelf life for canadian
embalmed food.