British Arctic Combat MRE ❄️ Cold Climate ORP 24-HOUR 🇬🇧 Operational Ration Pack Meal Ready To Eat

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The Operational Ration Pack is the British Military's version of an MRE. This specific 24-hour meal ready to eat is more like an ORP on steroids, designed for extreme cold climates. Arctic combat poses several challenges in feeding soldiers. Firstly, the food needs to avoid freezing, and this is achieved by providing freeze-dried components that are devoid of water. Secondly, surviving in frigid temperatures requires more calories. Therefore, these Cold Climate field rations are packed with high-energy food and drink.
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@5.56Media 5 ай бұрын

The UK is smart adding stormproof matches and water purification tabs. The U.S. should follow suit.

@williamhughes6283 3 ай бұрын

Every British rations comes with water tablets and stormproof matches

@speedyz28 3 ай бұрын

I had a menu 13 us mre for dinner tonight. They totally forgot the matches in the accessory pack. Its the 4th or 5th mre I've checked out where they forgot them. Seems like a potentially important item to forget

@markthompson8733 3 ай бұрын

The US has deleted , because they have the FRH instead of fuel tabs, the matches from the accessory pack.... bad idea

@speedyz28 3 ай бұрын

@markthompson8733 they are not deleted. I have had various 2023 and 2024 us mre rations and they all had the matches. The ones they forgot them in were 2017-2019 era

@richardclarke2379 5 ай бұрын

I think it’s just two meals included in the pack (breakfast & evening meal) as you are likely to be on the move during the short hours of daylight in an Arctic theatre, hence all the snacks of nuts, etc that you can eat on the move

@andrewcombe8907 3 ай бұрын

Most British ration packs have a snack as the midday meal since 24 packs were introduced in 1944. The midday snack is often a meat spread/pate to be eaten with biscuits and then other sundries like chocolate etc.

@gregwhates5948 5 ай бұрын

As a British soldier, biscuits brown with cheese and the barbecue peanuts are top tier! The only thing that beats them is the chilli peanuts. The caramel hot chocolate is also unbeatable!

@speedyz28 3 ай бұрын

Is there anyway to enjoy the cheese biscuits best? I got a 2016 orp off ebay and it has the cheese oat biscuits in it

@chicagochris1988 5 ай бұрын

If this is the episode you were saying you lost footage of a lot of parts I want to be the first to say you did an amazing job editing it to make it work brother! Great review I don’t think anyone would notice if you didn't make a post about it to be honest

@ReadinessRations 5 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy! It took like 12 hours of editing to get it to where it is 😆

@Arivia1 5 ай бұрын

@@ReadinessRations yeah you did a great job!

@89schofe 5 ай бұрын

Dear MOD please return the little baby tabasco sauce bottles to all rations 😂

@CragScrambler Ай бұрын

And Yorkie bars

@clivedunning4317 5 ай бұрын

Great review, think you should have had a small bottle, or sachet, of Tabasco sauce in that sundries pack. Most Brits would have taken the custard as dessert with the main meal.

@MRE-UK_on_Ebay 5 ай бұрын

Nice review, great to watch. thanks.

@andrewcombe8907 3 ай бұрын

The British midday meal in their ration packs is more a snack as troops will be on the move.

@ReadinessRations 3 ай бұрын

That's how it should be imo

@marilynscull4585 5 ай бұрын

Awesome review RR

@MarkARhodie 5 ай бұрын

The Cola drink, (if it's the same as other British ration packs) tastes the same as Cola flavoured gummies we got in the 70s and 80s. Iliked them and enjoyed that drink.

@speedyz28 3 ай бұрын

I just got a 2016 orp off ebay and it has the cola beverage base, and the cola gummies. I'm curious how they are going to taste! I thought it was odd to see cola flavored gummies! Odd for someone from the states anyway

@markshute3207 5 ай бұрын

Nice Job

@kevinroche3334 5 ай бұрын

Note: "Custard is a culinary preparation based on sweetened milk, cheese, or cream cooked with egg or egg yolk to thicken it". Probably not what you are getting in the US. Also, note that all these products are designed for use in extreme cold, hence the chocolate and peanut butter, for example, are not as thick as usual; and as somebody already said, lunch is snack based due to the short period of daylight.

@patrickhoughton2554 4 ай бұрын

Love your content and reviews! You’re right up there with Steve! Gotta ask… trying to figure out your accent…are you a Virginia native? Also love your LOTR background artwork..classic! Well done

@ReadinessRations 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support!! I've lived in Georgia all my life.

@froginthewaves8450 5 ай бұрын

Nice

@timeintheoutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Hello I like watching your videos. Can you please make sure they are edited to be in stereo. Should be a button press under your audio setting. I got up early today and I only had left when watching this with headphones on. I did this same thing when editing a few times with a new mic. Thanks again for making this content. I really like watching what countries other than the United States. Cheers!

@BlesamaSoul 5 ай бұрын

It is not a bad ration pack, breakfast and dinner are the main events as you are on the move in the short arctic days. The cola drink is an avoid for me, likewise the raspberry is not a winner with me although I'm more a tea drinking Brit at heart. Compared to the 1980s artic rations these are streets ahead and most troops will like them. Plenty of snacks to keep nibbling on when on the move or on stag, always a winner. Good review, you must have been feeling mighty full at the end of the day!

@27Eilene 3 ай бұрын

Weird Frankenstein bread is an accurate description 😂

@BlindFox 5 ай бұрын

This is a very interestin ration

@geno5360 5 ай бұрын

Awesome review as always! Is it just me or does that seem like a very meat light meal and extremely protein light with the exception of the chicken and the nuts?

@ReadinessRations 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, not enough meat for sure.

@Punisher9419 5 ай бұрын

A bit odd they didn't just use Cadbury's chocolate in it or a Bournville then some no name chocolate. Kind of would have liked more meat protein in the ration considering it's a cold weather ration. I don't think many would like that fake cheese though in the UK considering we like real cheese a lot here. The fake cola drink is a bit odd as well, it's not relaly something we drink lots of anyway so why not just a sports drink or something. Biscuits browns look great as normal though. One thing that I don't think I have seen is an MRE with Haggis in it or something, I think if you could freeze dry it or something that would make a really nice meal in the winter.

@frank-ko6de 5 ай бұрын

Nutritious food and British cuisine do not go hand in hand. That is literally why they have no muscle tone.

@daveramsay8459 24 күн бұрын

If you put the hot chocolate in the muesli , I think you would be happy

@ReadinessRations 24 күн бұрын

Yeah, that would have been good

@howitusedtobe Ай бұрын

Boiled sweets …. straight in the bin …trade it out for another chocolate bar or two and watch morale increase. This thing looks bangerang boyz I’ve seen that custard before it’s definitely water not hot enough or something pretty sure it’s supposed to be smooth and creamy

@timodonnell3548 2 ай бұрын

could you do a kiwi (New Zealand ) patrol or 24 hr one if can get your hands on one

@seanmarcum1487 5 ай бұрын

How do you get rations through customs? I quit ordering because they always take the mains.

@ReadinessRations 5 ай бұрын

It happens to the best of us. This particular one was sent by a friend of mine in the UK

@lenbergonia5188 5 ай бұрын

Nice review- thanks! Any chance of dialing back the excessive commercials?

@ReadinessRations 5 ай бұрын

YT places the ads not me.

@lw3733 5 ай бұрын

I got a British 24 hour ration pack, menu 3 i think. Most was nice but the beef and dumplings was so awful, even the cat refused to eat it 😂

@amfearliathmor9747 3 ай бұрын

5500 Kcal so equivalent to around 4 US MREs.

@angelahenry1511 2 ай бұрын

Fruit and custard is Always a pudding !!

@ReadinessRations 2 ай бұрын

And pudding is always dessert right?

@SophieWilder-ni1wl 2 күн бұрын

@ReadinessRations yes, custard is usually served with a dessert such as apple pie or treacle sponge.

@raymondlaneader8413 Ай бұрын

And after eating all that you will NOT poop for a week!

@mihaitasca8444 5 ай бұрын

soooo underrated

@ReadinessRations 5 ай бұрын

The ration?

@johnjulson2563 5 ай бұрын

Not a lot of meat in that one.

@evinduggins2431 5 ай бұрын

What about those of us that love coffee black?

@BlesamaSoul 5 ай бұрын

Take a few of your own Nescafe Gold/Blend 37 sticks with you?

@johnsmoth7130 4 ай бұрын

Great video, but we all know it’s pronounced “Deez Nuts” and not “these nuts”.

@Jesusandbible 5 ай бұрын

I live in the UK, and for the price, I think I could put together most of this far better, but not dehydrated. I guess that's the point

@tm502010 4 ай бұрын

The heavy percentage of snack calories over serious meal nutrition is bothersome. Snacks are good and important, but it’s probably better to have solid food options for all three meals. Custard for lunch doesn’t really cut it…

@muldur3235 5 ай бұрын

Cola drink should be scrapped. Just awful. But the rest of these are pretty good. If you like sweeties

@teedub00 5 ай бұрын

Finish. The. Meals.

@ReadinessRations 5 ай бұрын

I. Do. Off. Camera. Nothing ever goes to waste, especially the viewers time.

@teedub00 5 ай бұрын

You might add a short clip showing your clean plate, and thoughts on the full ration. Perceptions change from first bite to last. Otherwise, nicely done.@@ReadinessRations