I love the new format with your side by side comparison.

The fact that some of these “older” MREs are holding up, incredible. Thanks again for sharing this adventure. God Bless

The new MRE seems like a "peace time" meal, less sugar and more taste, but the old one is a sugary quick energy wartime meal, when you need a quick energy boost and you are in active duty, that is the impression I take from it. Great video, as always.

I'd tuck into both meals, except the cranberries. Being on blood thinner, means avoiding certain foods that interfere with the med, such as cranberries. Everything else looks good. 😎👍

I just discovered your channel a few days ago and I love your videos! My grandpa passed away in 2019 and just something about the way you talk and smile reminds me so much of him. Your videos bring such a comfort to me 🤍

Really enjoing the side by side comparisons you've been doing lately.

Love the videos. Thanks for your service to our great country!God bless!

A friend of mine in the Army, brings me a case of MRE's they have left over for my hunting trips. These Rock!

Excellent comparison again. Got excited when I saw a new video posed, great on a rainy afternoon. Great job!!

Now that I think about it and heard you say it Your Not Ancient, You have lots of Knowledgement. I wonder how my Dad liked or disliked these when he couldn't cook for himself/others when he was alive? I think when I watch your videos, I'm listening to my dad's opinions on the same even though it's your voice. You and my Dad are straight shooters, sort of speak. He was strict, but he had lots of compassion even though I lived with my mother I saw him every weekend. He was from the old school, man do I miss him very much.. Thanks again for your Dedication & Service to our country, and for your son to help make these great KZfaq videos...👍👍👏👏🙏🙏

Hello Me Ancient. Another great video, they always make me smile and put me in a good mood! All the best from Scotland

happy to see another mre vid! found ace and you through fishing vids recently. looks like you guys are having a blast. cheers man.

Great comparison. You have a knack of explaining the taste of each item so well I can almost taste and smell it. I wasn't surprised to much about the condition of the Tootsie Roll even though it supposedly stays good for decades. The trail mix idea is epic, sweet and salty. I left a small bag of trail mix in my Bunker coat (FD), and spent 15 mins. in a house fire. The chocolate melted with the nuts and cranberries but they were in a Ziploc and it survived. So I stuck it in the freezer. Home made candy bar! It was good. Anyways, great video👍🏻

Great Job as always on your reviews and keep up them coming 🥨🙈

Thanks again for another great video.

Thank you for sharing this with me and I hope that you are doing well

Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night!

18:17 amalgum - a mixture or blend. This is a very educated man here. I appreciate hearing words that have long slipped from my vocabulary. Great video as always ❤

Cool comparison, cool cup! The new version, I have tried twice in the last year, and enjoyed greatly. The older meal, held up better than I expected. It had to have been stored well. Nicely done as always. Peace from Ky. , John. Stay safe Bro.

Another great mre comparison video, thanks Me Ancient 🙂

Both meals looking good thank you for the video Sir

I love this guy man reminds me of my grandpa watched all his videos..

Another very enjoyable MRE review. I really look forward to your posts, Me Ancient. Looking at that Tootsie Roll, it looks exactly as I remember getting them in the same type of wrapper, when I was a kid. My brother and I always thought the same thing, it was about two of those sections short. I seem to remember, that the candy had a total of 4 or 5 of those little sections, per package. They were always one of my favorites. Great to see Asa with you again. I've been watching quite a few of Michas' videos lately as well. Keep 'em coming guys!! God bless.

Goes to show how much more health conscious the menu has changed over the years.

Always enjoyable Sir Ancient

Love love love when our man Me Ancient uploads a banger for us . Keep up the great work !!

It's incredible how some of these MREs can be stored for decades and still be edible for the most part. I'd be hesitant to try certain dishes judging by the look of them

Great video, I’m a big fan of trail mix myself!

Both of those mres looked good. It still surprises me that an mre that old is still edible. Its a lot of fun to see the old, new comparisons. Great review. :)

New MRE's are always a treat to see on your channel kudos

Good Show!

Somehow I get nostalgia watching your vids when I get the chance. Awesome content brother 🍻☕

Been missing you Marine! I’ve already gone back and watched every one of your videos, now I’m in withdrawal! Been really hooked on your presentations, well done! Pump some more out, I was real happy to see this one show up in my feed today. The only time we got C-Rats in 1971-72 onboard the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) was when we went to General Quarters while in the Tonkin Gulf off the coast of Vietnam. They were downright NASTY mostly because we had no way to heat them, and my biggest memory was all the old grease on top of the beef stew, spaghetti, or whatever you got, paired with hot grapefruit juice it and was disgusting. Senior Chief, USN (Retired).

Another great video!! Always makes me hungry!! On the Sub, in the '80s, we mixed coffee and packs of coco and made moca Java. vr, S

Love your videos brother

I've been thinking about joining the U.S. Marine Corps, and I know you have a wealth of experience. Your dedication and service have always inspired me. I'm gearing up for Marine Bootcamp, and I was wondering if you could share some advice or tips based on your own experience. Any insights you could provide would mean a lot to me. Also, I just wanted to express my sincere gratitude for your service. Your videos have been incredibly motivating and have given me a deeper appreciation for the sacrifices made by our veterans. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Mamma mia! An italian mre!😊 great video as always ...I need to open the few mres I've saved

Good comparison, took me back I joined up in May 92 at the age of 17. How young were we lol 😂 I’ve had one of those dark brown pack MREs I think I had sliced ham as a main. It was alright and in date but that was very early 90s. Keep up the good work Lynn. Semper Fi. 🇬🇧🫡🇺🇸

Good video as always chief !!! How’s the side business besides KZfaq lol have fun Ryan

You know your site is good if my 8yo son is excited to watch when I put one of your videos on. Well done on the great content.

great videos i have tried C rations only good thing that i had was the peanut butter and type 1 coffee

I had a civilian MRE with military components in the mid 90s, ate all of it cold and enjoyed all of it, but if I wanted it hot I would have heated it up in a standard mess kit. two mains I miss was chili Con carne, and Red beans and rice.

Another good vid man! When they refer to "a bottle" of water it typically means a 500ml bottle! Most powder drinks in British rations are for half liter, 500 ml bottles!

great video as for mixing the coco and coffee we use to do it all the time in the Army i was in from 1975-1985 so i only got the early MREs personnly hated them though i have tried the new ones now and there great thank you again for the great videos SIMPER FI

And Im worried about two cases marked 2018, 🍻

Me Ancient THANK you so much for the shout out. That old MRE was from Desert Storm Yummm 🤣

I remember pork, rice , with bbq sauce! It was less than ok! I was in 88-95We had the El Paso with us in 91. Along with the Sumter, Ponce, and USS Wasp! 26thMEU

Love you videos reminds me spending time in Australia army reserve as a medic for 7 years lot good stories not bad food not good either 😂😂 take care.

It occurs to me that you could probably find some C Ration reproductions. That could make for a fun video; although I have no idea how expensive it can be. Regardless, nice video. I'm surprised the food was still good after 30 years. I guess good storage can do miracles. Sadly, miracles couldn't save that tootsie roll. I would also like to say that I got into eating trail mix thanks to your videos, so thanks for that.

Hello Mr Me Ancient! I just stumbled upon your KZfaq channel last week, and now a subscriber. First off I would like to say thank you for your service in the Marine corps, I also would like to say thank you for praying before each meal God knows that this country can definitely use a good prayer. I was wondering if you had any recommendations for some MREs? I'm going on a camping trip come June and I want to pack light but I want something that's going to make a good impact come lunch or dinner time, keep up the great work fellow subscriber- Mike 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

I feel like US MREs are mostlly snack foods. The main is proper food but the rest is just munchies to up the calorie count. .No pasta with the sausage? Maybe they should skip some of the nuts and give you some pasta.

Is it me or does the toilet paper a joke? Lol

8:10 interesting picture of how far food industry and its technologies developed since 20th century. Less components but tastes similar. Powdered drinks production got more efficient over the years!(but its taste is controversial.)

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Have you ever try the early 80s pork paddy. I was in Korea in 1984 we had the pork paddy. You could resolve your shoe. We had so many left over and donated it to the orphanage. The asked us not to donate anymore because the kids wouldn't eat them. 😅

Do you think that with the old vs new, despite the age, that they were created for the environments that the conflict was in? the new 1 had coffee and a beverage base powder which seems to me that be great for the desert terrain. just a guess, but regardless keep up the awesome videos my friend.

My Director of trading was army airborne and he was my trainer to prison, and he told me because he did two terms at Vietnam, and one was recon And I think the second term was recon. Also, he told me I had sometimes they would break off a little piece of C4 and light it and it would burn so hot. It would boil water and they used to cook there.sea rats at the time and heat up there cans of food.

Letsss gooooo

Still never try heating the peanut butter and cheese

Ever thought about doing a giveaway to say thank you? Seems fair, brother. Great content

6:44 Probably you ate Canned MCIs instead of MREs i suppose. MCI were instructed to heat the food by heat the can itself on fire, MRE had flameless ration heater activated on water as far as i remember. heating MRE components on fire prob burn em all out 😢

What the hell?!? I never got a tootsie roll!!!

ME was tasters choice what you had in your MREs when you were active duty?

Jam has seeds, jelly does not.

What is your most favourite MRE?

Tang vs crystal light?

You should get a stuntman to eat some foods

Ive had the sausage one and found it tasty, but it tore my guts up.

1:47 while serving did you see anybody open their cheese packet with pocket knife so they get even/full squeeze instead of the tear away not so appetizing result.

Taster choice is deffintly more bitter. I was born in 91. They used to serve it alot in hotel rooms in the 90's

I have never seen pepper in an American MRE

If an Italian made that I'm not eating it.

sterno is basically the same thing as napalm if you think about it,,,jellied gasoline

the gum isn't in there for the flavor it has a laxative in it as well remember MRE meal refusing to exit

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Oh man that apple sauce looks like baby food. I kind of doubt the old mre. I mean 33 years is pushing the limit before everything breaks down. I do not think you should try anything much older than that.

Brill

The older MRE drink powder has sugar in it. The new drink mix has artificial sweetener that can be bad for your health down the road.,

If I just came by: If you ask what would you would pick. 33 year old food or the new Old one 😂 looks better.

We didn't get a story this episode 😞

That is not a meal. Fruit and nuts. Cheese and crakers are snacks. How are you expected to feel healthy and energized on that.

My grandpa was in dessert storm for navy and my other was for army both grandpas served and my grandpa who was in the navy servered also in the 1980s so you migth now him his name is ali'i

Looks like you’re losing weight? MRE diet? 😂

Its too bad the mre meals dont come with a toy such as a tampon , condum , or an incontinence diaper

What was your all-time favorite MRE? Which country has the best MREs overall? Maybe the military should hire you to design a new series of MREs. If so, what would your ideal MRE include? If we get past the woke Biden administration, perhaps you could have them print : PRAY BEFORE YOU EAT on each package. 😁😁😁

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You pray but then you lie about other things. Not good fella.

You served 4 years dude. Youre out of war stories lmao. Weve heard them all

The new one yucky.. fake sugar....fake cheese...plastics.....love your show...Genius@genius1198....thanks guys...I mean Mr military