Am I only that loves the noise when the time is sped up when opening the can

You know what blows my mind that someone who made this 50 years ago had no idea that some KZfaqr is going to unbox this and upload this on a thing called the Internet.

“You can’t turn back the clock, but you can smoke a 50 year old cigarette” Dude Steve you’re the coolest dude on KZfaq by far😂

This takes me back to 1975 when my wife and I bought 10 cases of C-rations. At $1 a case we couldn't go wrong. My wife was pregnant so she got all the canned fruit. I got all the unfiltered and menthol cigarettes. The Turkey and noodles, Chicken with noodles, and tuna with noodles all tasted and looked the same. The beef and gravy had a layer of fat on top about 1/4-inch thick. There was a beef with noodles that we would mix with the beef and noodles for dinner. I got the beans and weiners, beans with meatballs, and spaghetti with meatballs for lunch. There were some chocolate covered cookies that tasted pretty good. There were some that tasted like soap. There was also pound cake, fruitcake, and orange cake. Whenever we were playing wargames we were issued C-rations. I'd collect the fruitcake from the guys that didn't like them. I'd take them home and go to work. A piece of cheesecloth soaked with about an ounce of liquor, put it in a tin, then in the fridge for 6 weeks. That made them highly edible. Thanks for bringing back some good memories.

Every time you say "lets get this out on a tray..." I immediately have a big smile on my face, cause I know you're gonna say "NICE" :D

well I think the last time I was eating one was in 1972. till this day I still believe the best cup of coffee I ever had was in the army.you see it was the first piece of food in four days. hot black coffee no sugar no cream and in that tin cup. once in awhile I still do have my coffee that way, memories,you don't know what food is until you go hungry for a few days. thks for the trip back. JRC

Chicken and noodles! Yep! And Pall Malls too?? The peaches literally turned my stomach when you opened them! I had a stroke about seven years ago and lost my memory function from about junior high on. I know that I was in the Corps and served in Nam because it's on my DD214. But there's only a few memories that are still there. Now that I've seen your vids I have a clear picture of sitting on a sandbag and eating. I also remember coming back from ops and getting disarmed at the wire and receiving a bottle of Chevas Regal. Still don't remember any of the four times I got shot. That's good.

This guy is eating 80 years old food and im afraid to eat a yoghurt after day of expiration

I find myself weirdly addicted to your videos... great job!

Every time I see old peaches, the first thing I think about is Zero from Holes under that old boat.

Those peaches look like an Exxon oil spill....

LOL. The peaches. Hilarious. That brief unrealistic moment of consideration, while black peaces stare you down. Botulism meal.

Steve is pretty jacked from all those MREs

I was in Vietnam in 1966-1967.We were in Long Binh did no see too many C rats but we found another use for the peanut butter,mixed with insect repellant made a good long burning fuel then we could heat up the noodles which were not too bad.Another ration that I liked was the ham and eggs take them out of the can slice,heat up used a little tabsco sauce not too bad.

My dad brought home a bunch of these that the Air Force was sending to surplus back in the mid 70's. We had them when we went camping.

My dad said not to pour off the oil in the peanut butter or canned cheese. You light it and use it to either start your fire or like sterno to cook your main course. Try it!

"solidified fat" was the name i danced under

THAT CHICKEN DIED 50+ YEARS AGO

There's something enjoyably nostalgic about watching a muscled, moustached man smoke a cigarette with his coffee.

I showed my Old Man this last year before he passed away. It brought back memories of his time as a Combat Engineer in the US Marine Corp during the Vietnam War.

I have no idea how I first started watching these videos but it was months ago..

8:36 the last casualty of Vietnam war

Steve: won't eat chicken noodle soup from 1965 because its to old. also Steve: eats an entire bowl of 120 year old beef.

You can't turn back the clock...., but you can smoke a fifty year old cigarette. LMAO. Dude you alright.

This brings back memories of 1969 and the 3rd Marine Division. I was a Hospital Corpsman with Mike 3/9. My C-ration was a little different but they still had those delicious chocolate coconut bars in them. Man were they good! Believe it, or not . . . that poster of Okinawa behind you was where I went after Richard Nixon pulled the 3rdMarDiv out of 'Nam about August of that same year. I was stationed at Camp Scwaab and later at Camp Hanson. Great place! I met a real nice Japanese girl there with whom I became good friends, although sometimes I think she hung out with me just to practice her English. I hear the Japanese want the U.S. troops off their island now. Things change, I guess. Anyway thanks for the walk down memory lane!

I’m always waiting for his mom to yell “Steve are you smoking in your room” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Doctor* what did you eat?steve* a mre from the 70s. doctor* did you at least put it on a tray first?steve* yes.doctor* NICE!

I haven’t had a smoke in 10 years, I’m now craving a packet of smokes from the 60s and 70s, I may just settle for a coffee

peaches are sploosh from holes

Zappa, Michael Bein, and a Back to the Future....all in one shot! 😉🤘 Just another awesome video.

"You can't turn back time, but you can smoke a 50 year old cigarette". 😂😂😂 sounds like an ad

When Steve had the spoon poised in those peaches, I yelled. " No, Steve!" I panic throughout these vintage rations after watching him eat the 100+ year old beef. He's fearless, lol!

"Didin't expect it to shoot juice up into my face". That's what she said

You do great..and I mean great detailed reviews. There is something super attractive about you. I think it's the respect you have for what these mres stood for and who they were intended for.

Love the 'Smoking History' segment. I can feel the nicotine through the screen. Great stuff.

Oh god when he scooped the peach and said “ya know” I almost yelled at my phone not to eat it

"perfectly aged cigarette" lmao this guy is so great!

always a pleasure to watch your vids mate haha

SteveMRE1989 you should make a short update under each video about how you felt after eating some of those MRE's. like 12-24-48 hours after. i see youve done that in some videos, but id love to see more of those updates too with more of your videos. keep up the good work. love what you do :)

I just googled Kern foods Inc, California who made the peanut butter you showed at 3:19. Don't know if the company still exists or not. All it says is that they were mostly into manufacturing tomato products, jams and jellies and fruit drinks..... The owner passed away in 1991 . Cool video!!!

[Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival plays faintly in the background]

I just cant believe something this old is still preserved like that. Amazing.

Can we just take a moment and appreciate the work he does in rearranging his display case ..devils in the details♥️

This is really so interesting but also painful because it feels like history is being destroyed. All things must end though, such is time.

13:07 I see you like Huey Lewis & The News. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.

What made this video for me was seeing the frank Zappa vinyl in the back ground haha! Absolutely love that!

My buddies and I survived on these meals as kids on all our camping out trips. Loved the coffee!

"let's get this onto a tray......NICE!" This always cracks me up.

You make some damn fine videos Steve, I must say, you are the one that got me into MREs. Great job on this one.

I won't even eat bread or milk that's 1 day past its due date and my dude eating shit 50 years old wtf 😭😭

The commentary is absolutely hysterical 🤣🤣🤣!!! I have to admit I re-watched the noodles spraying you at least 50 times because of how funny your reaction is, too funny!!!

I love the album in the background. It's Frank Zappa from the Sheik Yerbouti album. That's awesome, Mr. Steve!! 😊😊

WOW....you lucky getting peanut butter. I always got the cheese spread that tasted like it was made with 1/2 ratio of velvetta with 1/2 ratio of ground up 1-a-day vitamins.

My dad was in vietnam. Can't wait to show him this. I like how you talked about the naturalness of the cigs and gum as compared to today.

Enjoying all your reviews and checking out some others. RC Gusto and now Oldsmokey. Thanks for all that you do.

I get an extreme sense of satisfaction watching you smoke those vintage cigarettes, every time.

Thank you for opening this relic and for NOT tasting the peaches or the chicken noodles.

You should write ad copy "That's what a cigarette should taste like"

Like how Steve has Frank Zappa Album in background. “Sheik Your Booty” Great record.

The true OG food review showing from my recommendations once again

I'm addicted to watching these and idk why. Would really like to try these out. Dope.

I always know I can thumbs up your video before I even watch it.

It's nice to see someone talk passionately about something they love and I remember you said in another video that you don't smoke as in a habit but you go the extra mile by lighting up a vintage smoke.. Its a shame that the world can't take a leaf out of your book and be more passionate about things.. I bet you watch movies like platoon and hamburger Hill and mad respect from me in the United Kingdom take care and stay safe..

I find that I like to eat while watching these. I might get one of these rations for display purposes and to check out myself. My grandfather (who passed recently in March) had a draft card for the war but wasn't selected to go to 'Nam. I wish i could have discovered your videos sooner, as he would have loved watching.

man what i'd do to try one of these super old cigarettes! i dont smoke anymore either but dayum they must taste amazing...

Dude you uploaded so many videos at once! I love you and your reviews are amazing

Weren't that bad; got use to them actually. Traded my cigarettes for fruit cocktail most of the time. Vietnam Cu Chi 1966-67.

I love how he seems to stop for a second and consider eating the inky black mush that was once peaches. Only Steve lol.

These videos are always calming

How pissed were the soldiers when they stopped shipping cigarrettes?

The sound of the coffee being stirred in that metal cup is one of the most satisfying things ever. 👍

Your a legend Stevo, keep spewing out those positive vibes!

The "coffee" tasted a lot like pure chicory. The single most important thing in those boxes was the Toilet Paper. The entree cans were "cooked" (heated) by making a stove of an old small can. Holes were punched along the bottom from the side with a "can opener" and then holes punched upward on the open end for tines to hole the can that was being heated. One -third of a Troxene, or Hexene tablet was used to heat the food. When not available, a CC of C-4 was used and the food constantly stirred to prevent charing. (A CC of C-4 could boil a B-3 can of water in less than ten seconds.) C-4 was not authorized, as Command assumes that GIs were breaking open Claymores for the C-4. But on two occasions, my seven man squad was sent out with a 111 APC and 500 kilos of C-4 to blow stuff up, and we were told not to bring any of it back. They did not want to load a partially opened case into a Chinook for a return trip to the firebase.

"Cant turn back the clock but can smoke a 50 year old cigarette" Black coffee is the best.

I freaking love the relaxing voice... even the descriptions are relaxing

I've enjoyed your videos after stumbling across them a year or so ago. Keep it up man!

Lord, I would kill for one of those Pall Malls.

the peaches look like the blood of saten

Man I'd love to smoke one of those old cigs with Steve...just to sit back and here him tell me about these rations and cigs and enjoy a nice smoke n coffee... that would be freaking awesome

ah, nothing like a 50 year old cigarette with your 50 year old coffee

These videos are a freaking advertisement for the cigarette companies. I want to smoke so bad when I see those classic cig packages.

No hiss on the p’nut butter can? Hiss status report, soldier!

I could watch Jeff Goldblum paint his nails and find it interesting. There is just something about him that's just so watchable, almost mesmerising. I get the same feeling about you, nothing feels put on, it all feels real and honest, and completely mesmerising. That's a rare gift, and although this is an interesting topic, you take it to another level. It's nearly addictive.

With the trusty P-38. I always got stuck with the (eggs cooked with ham). One time I got Lucky Strike cigarettes in the green pack. That was around 1975.

AH man those peaches sure were looking funky. But those smokes sure looked good.

I like watching him smoke the old smokes

Hey Steve! Love the video! I am a big history person and that C-Ration was cool as can be.

My dad who is a proud Vietnam vet will thank you for this one. Peaches and ham n eggs were his favorites.

Steve has eaten a lot of very questionable things, but I can’t believe he even thought about eating those “peaches” lol

The way you say nice is awesome.

You've inspired me to get on Ebay and buy some Vietnam era C-rats, because I have to try these cigarettes and find out how much better smokes used to be back then.

God, I love these videos! Always fun and educational. Be well Steve! :)

Scientist should use your efforts and experience to learn better methods to preserve foods for ever so your family tree can continue eating old mres

Dude these vids are awesome keep up the good work.

Great idea for a video collection. Fascinating

That is amazing how well preserved it is.

that peach juice reminded me of sploosh from holes

cigarette reviews are always the best part

The ones we had to eat were made in 1943!!! This was in 1968/69 in Vietnam. Only towards the end of my year did we manage to get the newer ones with fruit.................Yum Yum

Super nice video :-) love your back to the future shirt. my all time favorite movies!