Who the hell has time to hate mail a ration reviewer? There are some sad people in the world
@RationNerdАй бұрын
LOL. One would think that other people have better things to do, but then again.....I am making these videos...LOL!
@KennethSlavaAdamsonАй бұрын
As far as the tea goes, Russians really like tea in general, and there is a reason for that much sugar. When it's really cold/wet, a cup of really strong black tea with a LOT of sugar is a really good pick-me-up.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
It is a shame. The Russian coffee I have had in other rations is really tasty!
@user-mt8xk5pr3b27 күн бұрын
Yes it is!!!
@DecostaMightyАй бұрын
It really is a shame everyone that viewed your last video on one of these rations didn't subscribe 😞
@RationNerdАй бұрын
It happens, KZfaq is a strange place! Thank you for watching and commenting!!!!
@ColtonGrundyАй бұрын
if you got haters you are doing things right... keep up the content i love your channel... victory loves patience
@RationNerdАй бұрын
LOL. Awesome statement. Thank you for the suppport!
@toxicteabagingАй бұрын
Thanks for the honest review, entertaining as always! Would love to see a vid on the haters!
@RationNerdАй бұрын
I will have to get it all together and make a video of me reading off the emails.
@Scottishprepper73Ай бұрын
Love the humour in the videos mate😂
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Many thanks Sir!!!! Thank you for watching and commenting!
@Scottishprepper73Ай бұрын
@@RationNerd some of the rat packs you've scoffed look nasty as fu@£ dude. Taking one for the team for sure. I like the UK 24 hr rat packs.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
@@Scottishprepper73 That is the ration game my friend! Some days you find the diamond in the turd, others you just get the turd....LOL.
@Scottishprepper73Ай бұрын
@@RationNerd 😀🤣👌
@marionmurray1289Ай бұрын
I believe this is gonna be awesome
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Thank you for the support Marion!
@KennethSlavaAdamsonАй бұрын
The hard candy is barberry-flavored. Very popular in Russia. The barberries themselves are also super popular in Middle East, too, especially in Iran. They make rice pilaf with them (zereshk polo).
@RationNerdАй бұрын
I would really like to try that rice pialf!!! Sounds amazing to me!
@GraftingLad89Ай бұрын
Keep the good content coming bro
@RationNerdАй бұрын
AS long as I am able to my friend! Thank you for watching and commenting!
@AndrewTubbioloАй бұрын
The cherry drink is called kompote. It's made by boiling fruit in water, then cooling it down. It's served cold.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Whatever the method, I love the Russian drinks! Thank you for the information. It does make sense as to why their drinks are so good!
@schizophrenicproductions643Ай бұрын
False, its called kompot and its main thing is being put into jars after boiling it. Essentially canned fruit. Delicious.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
@@schizophrenicproductions643 Thank you for the info.
@schizophrenicproductions643Ай бұрын
@@RationNerd Wish i could confirm or deny thats whats actually meant to be in the drink pouch though, the mre itself just describes it as concentrated tonic drink as you correctly called it. Awesome video btw!
@RationNerdАй бұрын
@@schizophrenicproductions643 Thank you schizo! This really is not my best video though. I would suggest you look through my other reviews. Some of them are really fun! Either way, those Russian drink mixes are really tasty!
@ottopartz1Ай бұрын
The Podravka paté made in Croatia is good stuff and their made in USA brand Argeta is really good and comes in really sturdy cans.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
I REALLY loved the pate' in this ration. It is excellent quality!
@ottopartz1Ай бұрын
@@RationNerd I saw that and just wanted to put the name of an available shelf stable brand that I've found at my local ethnic store and online out there if anyone was wanting to try something that's readily available. Or if they are interested in adding some to their own homemade MREs like I have.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
@@ottopartz1 That is the best idea ever! I will really have to go on the hunt for good pate' here in the US! Not just for daily consumption, but for home made rations! It is funny, I am so busy with work, life and this channel, simple things like that just never occur to me! Amaze-balls!
@shscjs3Ай бұрын
Drinking game....every time he says Pate, take a shot......drunk by halfway through the video
@RationNerdАй бұрын
ROFL! I am a good video to watch and play a drinking game! So many dumb things I do to choose from! Drink and be merry! Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
@johnmorris4003Ай бұрын
LoL , some folks have no lives , love to hate. You be you , all good.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Thank you sir! I appreciate the support!
@2n01cal10 күн бұрын
Its not expired, in Europe and Russia month and days are switched, not like in US. So it is till 1st of November 2024
@RationNerd9 күн бұрын
I appreciate the information! Thank you!
@angusoldwolf295Ай бұрын
Nice review. Awesome that you were able to get two Russian shturm rations!
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Thank you brother!
@UKUrbanPrepperАй бұрын
Awesome video... thank you Mr RationNerd!
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Thank YOU sir!
@user-mt8xk5pr3b27 күн бұрын
NicE
@RationNerd27 күн бұрын
Thank you sir!
@tcschenksАй бұрын
You can use up that extra sugar by reusing that teabag for a second cup.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Very true! In daily life we seldom think to do such things. I would hope that if I were thrust into an austere situation, that I would think to do just that! Thank you for the comment!
@BloosSelfRelianceАй бұрын
Nice one :) To be honest if you're hungry you'll eat anything offered :)
@RationNerdАй бұрын
That is true!
@chicagochris1988Ай бұрын
Parked the truck and get to watch your new video! Today is a good day welcome back bro! Nice to see the ration jimmy hat is still on display haha
@RationNerdАй бұрын
The Jimmy Hat will very likely be a permanent ration table decoration!
@KennethSlavaAdamsonАй бұрын
The Shturm MREs are not the official military ones, from what I've read on some stores. Size-wise, these are more like the US MREs, being a 1-meal MRE. Compared to the standard Russian MREs, which have 3 meals (those big-a$$ boxes). So I can kinda compare them to the "civilan MREs" we can buy here in the US. From the ones I've tried, they are also quite inconsistent as far as taste goes... (nothing is worse than the Postal Rations though...) The cold drink says "berry mix" flavor.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
I am just giving what information I have from a very limited source. It is hard to say one way or the other. That is how it was marketed to me, it came from MRE Mountain and was advertised as a Russian Special Forces Ration. I am not 100% sure that they were correct or telling the truth.
@shscjs3Ай бұрын
Why do people waste their lives writing hate-mail? I have never understood that. Maybe because I'm old.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Who knows? I was quite shocked a the first few I opened up. Then it just kind of got me laughing.
@enolastraight4829Ай бұрын
From what i understand (though i'm just guessing from the description in Russin), it's not a special forces ration, it's just a ration for combat units.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
That is how it is marketed. Though I am just going with how it was sold. MRE Mountain got it wrong!
@enolastraight4829Ай бұрын
@@RationNerd to be fair, I'm not exactly an expert so might be mistaken too. Didn't really research the subject of Russian special forces rations.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
@@enolastraight4829 I only know what I do from google and the scant resources there are on the subject. So I am flying by the seat of my pants most of the time! I appreciate the comment!!!!!
@enolastraight4829Ай бұрын
@@RationNerd Actually, if for whatever reason you need translation from Russian, i probably can help with that because i'm a native speaker.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
@@enolastraight4829 Many thanks! I appreciate the support and the comment!
@timbradwell3205Ай бұрын
Hey want to know something crazy late and pasta mean same thing paste.so liver pate is just liver paste
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Excellent! I am pretty sure they could call it anything they want and I would still seek it out! It is a yummy, mushy paste-o-meat stuff! I am hooked!
@chaserogers373Ай бұрын
1st?
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Last and always!
@nickthenoodle9206Ай бұрын
Not my cup of tea, but thanks for the review.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
I prefer coffee! I know how you feel! LOL. Thank you for the comment!
@morpheusgreene2704Ай бұрын
how much do these suckers go for? and where do you even find them?
@RationNerdАй бұрын
If I am remembering correctly, this one was about $65 before shipping. I ordered these from MRE Mountain. Buyer beware though, this is one of the only orders I placed with MRE Mountain that made it into the country unmolested by customs dirty paws! It can be a really expensive hobby. For years I was a watcher. Now I am just dumb enough to spend the money. So I thought I would share the experience!
@morpheusgreene2704Ай бұрын
@@RationNerd thanks! if i ever have a few hundred dollars burning through my pocket (not likely as i am a jew) ill check it out! alternatively, i wonder if i might find something similar at a flea market or a surplus store?
@RationNerdАй бұрын
@@morpheusgreene2704 Usually, you would only find US MRE's at a surplus store. I do not know for certain, but all of the surplus stores I have been to never have any foreign rations. You could try my buddy on EBAY. His prices are reasonable and the rations are inside the USA so no customs to worry about.
@morpheusgreene2704Ай бұрын
@@RationNerd whats his handle on ebay?
@RationNerdАй бұрын
@@morpheusgreene2704 His name is in the video and also in the description section. You can just copy and paste it from there. I was just looking at his site today, he still has some good stuff on offer!
@Taz90Ай бұрын
Uummm....just wondering how you came to the conclusion that this is a Special Forces ration? It's not, it's an emergency ration they give units that are helping with clean-up/dig out after a severe storm or blizzard. Sturm means storm in Russian!!
@rockbutcherАй бұрын
Russian Infantry assault units are called "Sturm" units. In Ukraine right now they have Sturm V and Sturm Z dying en-masse to capture an extra farm field or street. Most of those units are conscripts though.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Shturm is the Russian word for storm, however it is contextual. To storm (siege) the battlefield is the Russian context. It was advertised by the seller as a special forces ration.
@rockbutcherАй бұрын
@@RationNerd I lived and worked in Mongolia for 10 years and I agree that Russian pate is da bomb. Shame they can't put Russian ice cream in their ration packs LOL. Puts most of the North American brands to total shame. Much higher cream content and flavour. My fav was the vanilla, which I never liked in Canada.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
@@rockbutcher I am eternally jealous! I love ice cream! I really feel like I need a field trip to Russia to get some ice cream! I will need several days at least.
@rockbutcherАй бұрын
@@RationNerd Avoid being press ganged into the current conflict and just go to Mongolia. Much more interesting history and they import a lot of food from Russia.
@karlp8484Ай бұрын
You talk too much.
@RationNerdАй бұрын
Thanks. I take that as a compliment. Did I tell you I really like to talk? I also love really long text communications as well. You might be wondering why..... Well I will tell you. You see, it is really hard to accurately explain anything when you put little effort into the actual explanation. Words! Words help to explain things that other people cannot be there to experience for themselves. Thus the long and rambling videos. I like to talk to my viewers. My subscribers are not just the teeming masses of KZfaq droolers. Sifting through short videos of cats or chicks in bathing suits. My subs are into a more detailed experience, they do not shy away from long form content. Because my subs have more than a 1 min attention span. Thank you for the comment!