Eating History: TASTING 1970s LONG RANGE PATROL RATIONS (Season 1) | History
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Wow so you copied the guy on YouTube thats been doing this for years!🤦♂️
just want to let you guys at History know that this is a terrible idea for a tv show. You are losing credibility with this one.
I was expecting salt pork and hardtack from 1652. Not a LRRP ration from Vietnam
17th Century? What a joke
time traveling rations
Let’s get this onto a tray… Nice!
Steve1989 is the way to go.
Wait.. that’s Josh Macuga from Thr Schmoesknow YouTube channel and ColliderLive..
These two are hard to watch
Why in gods name did you put 17th century that’s the 1600 hundred’s and you said 1970s
Any salted eggs?
LRRP rations in Vietnam were highly favored over C‑rats, most of the Cs dated from WW2. My thanksgiving turkey meal in 1969 was dated 1943. I had saved that turkey ration for three months just so I would have turkey on thanksgiving day. It was processed meat, of course but did the trick on that day. I was all alone out in the bush on a combat support mission that day but although it did not compare to the real thing back home it did bring the memories forth.
LRRP rations were the precursor to today’s MREs. We coveted them because of the better flavor but mostly because of the light weight. When your on a long range patrol of many weeks you had to carry all your combat equipment plus food. C‑Rats were just too heavy to lug around for that extended period. No way could a GI carry enough of those rations to sustain him for upwards of six weeks. With LRRP rations it was a snap. To be sure we complemented our diet with locally available plants and animals found in the jungle. A wild pig or one of the small deer would provide the protein needed in that harsh environment but while Bon a LRRP we couldn’t always have the luxury of killing an animal, butchering it then risking a fire to cook it. LRRP patrols were all about overt. We were not there to engage but observe the enemy and his activities and movements. If we were discovered our mission failed.
The best way to heat LRRP rations is to put in water, tie it off, and keep it between your shirt and skin while patrolling.
Someone at the History channel doesn’t know their “history” 🤔
I think you messed the title up. These are 70’s rations not 17th century ones.
Change the title to 1970’s rations, not 17th century.
ummmm guys fix your title, holy fack. if you need a guy i can be your guy for QC
Umm. Just an FYI, those aren’t from the 1600’s.
I didn’t know they had MREs in the 17th century. 🤔 Learn something new everyday.😎
Hey just opend up a YouTube channel its called LEGO reviews and animation
When I was in the military in the early nineties, whilst on exercise we ate ration packs dated from the mid 50’s. Even the cheese was still edible.
How come I can’t find this show on the History channel yet??
You guys are not just rippin off other youtubers. A dude has been doing this for years. He is pretty famous for it
they should hire steve1989 he’s the og in these typa stuff!!!!
Hire Steve1989MREInfo. No one knows more about military rations. And Steve can, and will, eat anything. He’s like a goat.
Very little interesting information on the history of the meal. Then, no, I’m not gonna try this, or I’m gonna spit this out.
Very cool friends. I am taping all episodes Smokey. I never could get to your live streams, but can enjoy you on TV. Peace, John, Magnum. P.S., is your gmail address still the same?
Macuga and Old Smokey are a great duo.
Butt-cringingly exciting!
steve1989 does this so TV doesn’t have to
Beards. Y’all waiting to surrender? Gonna get a jump on the rest of us? LOL, who’s the wife? The one with the fine tooth comb.