musk tastes like rosewater (its turkish delight). aussies love musk. the chocolate bar always looks bloomed. its how they were made with low liquid and powder milk to not melt in our heat and it rehydrates and becomes milky in your mouth.

@MajorMalfunction

2 ай бұрын

Yep. "Musk" is literally made from rosehips, rose fruit.

You have to put the Vegemite in the hole in the musk lifesavers. Thats why they have a hole in them. It's a classic combination.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

LOL...absolutely not! Well, maybe next time I get another CR1M I will give it a try. I try everything else, so it can't be all that bad. Thank you for the comment!

@40ofchips

2 ай бұрын

Yum, so good. My favourite.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

@@40ofchips Thank you for the comment!

@MajorMalfunction

2 ай бұрын

A dab of Vegemite behind the ears also repels dropbears.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

@@MajorMalfunction I am sure it repels a lot of things! LOL. You dont have to worry about me trying to nibble on your ears! LOL ROFLMAO

You mentioned it tastes like it is scraped off the bottom of a beer brewing barrel, well you are actually spot on as that is what it is made from waste form brewing beer.

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

That is funny! It certainly makes sense that it would taste that way! Thank you for the comment!

@MajorMalfunction

2 ай бұрын

I've worked for both CUB (Carlton United Breweries) and Kraft (Vegemite manufacturer), and seen the tanker trucks filling up with the leftover yeast tailings from the huge brewing vats. It's the good stuff. Chew it slowly. :)

I actually had to pause this during the lunchtime portion and go make a Vegemite sandwich. I love how much comfort food is added to the rations. Jam biscuits with hearts, like they came from Mum. Lifesavers, like back in school days. It's a lovely touch, like a parent packed it for you.

@RationNerd

23 күн бұрын

You would be the expert on the comfort food aspect! I really do think the Aussie ration is a well thought out military food masterpiece! I can't wait until I can get my hands on another one! With all of the advice I have received in the comments, I hope my next vegemite experience is better! Thank you for watching and commenting!

I've lost count of the number of Aussie 1 Man Ration Packs I've consumed in my many years of service in the Army & Reserves....sadly most were eaten cold due to time constraints. Always found the main meals tasted 10 times better warmed up. The Vegemite is best paired with the Cream Crackers & some Cheese ...or lightly spread on the bread. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service! Also, thank you for the comment and coming along for the ride!

New sub here! Great video the CR1M are the bomb! I love that one! Great menus and the best MRE bread hands down!

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for coming along for the ride!

Marmite and Vegemite were a way to sell a brewery byproduct. Vegemite was made in WW1 because Marmite shipments from England were no longer possible. It’s best scraped thinly over buttery toast.

@RationNerd

26 күн бұрын

I am searching for another Aussie ration in a different menu! I will definitely try the vegemite differently next go around! Thank you for the view and the comment!

I really enjoyed that, although as an Aussie (ex Navy too), vegemite and musk lifesavers are not for the newbies. (acquired taste for sure).

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed the video! Stick around, there are and will be rations from all over the place! You are 100% correct about the vegemite and the musk! They are not for me, but it was certainly a ton of fun to try them! Thank you for the view and the comment!

@Darryl_Frost

Ай бұрын

@@RationNerd and a sub, you certainly deserve it. It's an interesting niche in YT for sure. But its something every military person thinks WAY too much about LOL. Got to complain about something!!! and food... In the navy we had 'action messing' the cooks still make it, but it is like a 'take out', someone runs around with boxes of 'SCRAN" 'Sh-t cooked by the RAN' (Royal Australian Navy). Cheers brother.

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

@@Darryl_Frost That sounds less than appetizing! But if they put SCRAN in a bag or a box, I would give it a try!

You can get Nestle sweetened condensed milk in larger toothpaste-type tubes in Australian supermarkets. About the same size as a toothpaste tube, actually. Maybe you can hunt around online for some. They’re a useful addition to an emergency or camping pack.

@RationNerd

26 күн бұрын

I really like sweetened condensed milk! It is as you said an awesome camping and prepping food! It lasts WAAAAAY past its best by date and is a great source of REALLY TASTY calories! I wish every ration had at least a small portion of SCM! It is really awesome to make a cup of coffee and add SCM instead of powdered cream and sugar.

If you google condensed milk squeeze travel size tube, you’ll come across it. They come individual use size, toothpaste tube size & sour cream squeeze bottle size. (I search by image) I’ve seen the toothpaste tube sized ones at several different grocery stores before. I’ve seen individual servings at Walmart or Sam’s in a box pack. Amazon seems to have the most options.

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

I really love my subscribers! You are the second or third Sub that has brought a nugget of awesome fact into my life! Thank you! I am going to have to order some travel size SCM!

Want One!!!! thanks for the review

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Vegemite or Marmite as it's called in the UK is definitely a you love it or hate it deal, there is no in-between. They actually ran an AD campaign in the UK were the lovers and the haters went to war over it

There are 2 pieces of advice that I would normally give someone trying Vegemite, unfortunately the first can't really be applied to this ration. 1. When making a vegemite sandwich the butter/margarine should be at least twice as thick as the vegemite. 2. It is highly recommended to have cheese with vegemite as it tends to round out some of the more intense parts of the flavour profile.

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

If I get to have another CR1M, I will try the vegemite again and be more knowledgeable on how to eat it. Even thinned out, I dont think it is for me. But I am always willing to try. I try to go into most rations blind, or as much as possible. It makes it a lot more fun to dig into the unknown, than to know if something is going to be great or nasty ahead of time.

To save time in the field you place the main meals in your mess cup with water and boil it in the bag, you have a hot meal and then use the water to make your tea/coffee. As others have said, the cream crackers with a bit of the cheese and a smear of vegemite is the best way to use them. I've been out for over a decade but my 2 youngest sons are in the Aus Army Cadets, they come home from weekend camps with left over meals, love it. PS - the cheese is well known to stop you needing to sh-t for a few days 😀

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

I really loved getting one of these Australian Rations! It was a ton of fun! I will have to keep that in mind with the cheese if I ever get a case of them. LOL Thank you for the comment and for watching!!!

'Musk' flavour goes back to England a few hundred years ago, when 'real' musk was used as a breath freshener. It really only took off in Australia & England. It's made with an 'artificial' musk, so no deer were hurt in their production. BTW, you can also use vegemite like stock cubes, so if you don't like it on the bread, you can use some to strengthen the beef flavour in the stew.

@RationNerd

18 күн бұрын

All excellent and appreciated information sir!!! I really like the vegemite as an additive to other items. I really need to get another Aussie ration pack! Thank you for the comment!

the Vegamite is yeast from beer processing its got to be spread very thin. try it with buttered toast spread thin. I tried it and I liked it.

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

I kind of wish I would have known that ahead of time. But, part of what I do is go into every ration with minimal information. That way I have a more genuine reaction to all the items. In the future, if I get more vegemite I plan on trying it again. Thank you for the comment and the view! Stay tuned, I will be messing something else up soon!

Great review! Too bad about the vegemite, but you are right. It's definitely an acquired taste. Enjoyed watching the premiere. Hope you get through your list.

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment and the compliment! I appreciate the view!

@tritonjackmam5.681

3 ай бұрын

😂😂🇦🇺 Vegemite is good on toast with plenty ov butter with breakfast juice 😂😂 but yer it's good to add to a beef gravy as well, iv seen guys sit and tube the condensed milk straight up up and they used to come in a full size toothpaste size tube 😂😂 but tiny now 😂😂🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

@@tritonjackmam5.681 Thank you for the comment! I am feeling like I got cheated! I want a full size condensed milk!

Sweetened condensed for the win!

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

It definitely was a winner! Thank you for the comment!

Nestle sells toothpaste tubes of sweetened condensed milk on Amazon in the US.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

I gotta get me some! Thank you for the comment and the view!!!

Your quirky comments make me wanna be friends with you! You sound like me. Lol. Keep the videos coming dude! 🤘🏻

@matthew1776-3

3 ай бұрын

I actually know RN in real life. He is a pretty cool guy. He is doing this whole channel thing in between a carreer and remodeling a new home. I don't know where he finds the time. I have not been able to see him in person since he started this KZread adventure.

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

LOL! Thank you for the comment and the compliment! I will keep making videos if you keep coming back for more. I have 27 videos now, dont forget to catch up on my older ones!

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

@@matthew1776-3 You mind your business Matthew....LOL ROFLMAO. Love you bro! We will catch up soon!

I know I have been out 24 years, but we used to sort through our rations to get rid of as much as possible, keeping the high calorie/energy items. Brit Arctic Rations - Breakfast muesli was crap, the hot chocolate had the same calories. When it was tins and tubes, the cheese/jam/butter mix on the pretty hard biscuits would be a meal - and lots of energy. You yomp with what you have so that was important. This looks like 2/3 days meals! Do they march far with this lot, and how do the troops break it down? More interesting than some gourmet experience....

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

We are all interested for different reasons. I am trying to show the whole ration. As a former soldier (thank you for your service!) I am sure you can figure out what you would take in your pack. Thank you for the comment!

lol as 3 meals is a joke. Try breakfast smoko ( morning tea) lunch and dinner along with a snack. Vegemite is topically a breakfast spread on toast spread lightly or on a sandwich for lunch. Lollies are an extra treat for energy throughout the day as well. The drinks are usually coffee or tea with meal and the fruit drinks are for hydration throughout the day as Australia is a bloody hot country most of the year. 250ml is 1 cup measure here in Australia.

@RationNerd

15 күн бұрын

For me it was three meals and snacks, but I am not trudging around in a desert! Although it has felt like one here recently! Thank you for the comment!

When drink mixes melt from heat like that, use a tiny bit of hot water (about 1 ounce) and mix it to melt it before adding the cold water

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

Great advice! I never think of stuff like that when I am sitting down at the review table. Too much going on in my head. Thank you for the comment and the support!

vegemite with butter on toast classic Aussie brekkie. thin spread :-) so good

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

I will have to try it when I get some more!

Showing my age... SEATO rat pack cereal biscuits (same as in US C rations), tinned butter concentrate, tube raspberry jam and 7 litre bottles of water was what we took on 12 hr exercises back in the day. Being taught by instructors rotated in from Vietnam.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

That does not sound appetizing, but at least you stayed hydrated! Thank you for the comment!

That's a great ration. The condensed milk tube is the star imho.

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

I love sweetened condensed milk! It really made my day with this ration! Thank you for the comment and coming along for the ride!

@Lost_on_stage_again

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I've eaten a few of these, and I'd rather that than the musk lifesavers.

Vegemite is an acquired taste but being an Aussie, I have this on toast every morning for breakfast. Love your style mate. I presume you have served. I served 25 years in the Aussie Air Force. Try the Vegemite with the cheese.

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

I did not serve. I was going to enlist, but got mad when they told me I was too tall to be a tanker! Thank you for your service David! Also, thank you for watching and commenting!

@davidgillard4995

Ай бұрын

@@RationNerdHey mate, meant no disrespect, you have a great style reminiscent of some of the Marines I’ve known over my career. Love your channel brother. 🇦🇺🇺🇸👍🏼

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

@@davidgillard4995 I never thought you were being anything other than cool my friend! See you on the next review! Mongolian ration this week!!!!

Great video as always. On a side note, with your "fumbleitis handling skills" I have zero doubt you would make friends in prison during shower hour ROFL.

@JimTimber

3 ай бұрын

wtf !? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@RimfireAddicted70

3 ай бұрын

@@JimTimber I know ... I know weird right, but am I wrong LOL?

@JimTimber

3 ай бұрын

@@RimfireAddicted70 ha ha ..a whole lot of toe stretching goin on !! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

What did I walk into? My subs are the best LOL

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

@@RimfireAddicted70 Uhhh, I had never really thought of it that way. Hopefully I stay out of jail and all that....but if I ever find my self in one, I just won't bathe! LOL

lol vegemite.... we have it in uk called marmite the whole TV advert campaign was "Love it or Hate it" lol

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the view and the comment! I hear you were looking for me? ration.nerd@gmail.com

@solreaver83

2 ай бұрын

marmite, vegemite, aussiemite, promite are all different. similar in the niche meaty salty flavour in the same way plum jam and strawberry jam are both jams but completely different too.

the musk flavour comes from rose water, which kinda explains the grandma thing

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

That really does explain a lot about that flavor! Thank you for the comment!

Try the Vegemite on the craker with the cheese bloody awesome

Knuckle hair be damned! 🤣😂

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

Sacrifice.....it happens! LOL

@Olds_Gold

3 ай бұрын

@@RationNerd 🤣😂

I put the various bars in my pockets for snacks. And suck on the condensed milk. Sometimes suck on some Vegemite for the salt if I'm sweating. For a quick coffee, you can pour the pack in your mouth, a squirt of condensed milk, mouthful from your canteen, swish and swallow. :)

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

That is dedication right there!!! Mix in mouth brew!

I think the best way to describe the taste of Vegemite to virgins is "concentrated soy sauce". It's salty, it's savoury, it's umami. Use it sparingly, according to your taste. Like you would with soy sauce, or even just salt.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

The next time I get a chance to try it again, I will be able to do it correctly. The first time I used too much. I am going to try to get another Australian ration, first because it was awesome! And second, to redeem myself with the vegemite! Thank you for the comment and for watching!!

@MajorMalfunction

2 ай бұрын

You can even put it in some hot water for a cup of hearty broth. It was originally made as a beef stock replacement. So anything you might use beef stock in, you can use Vegemite.

Don't get your hopes up on the Vegemite!

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

I will try anything once or three times....LOL.

yeah I get that people look at vegemite and their brain says "chocolate" so they can't sorta get around that. But yeah it tastes like really dark and reduced beer mixed with half a cup of salt. You did the old classic error of eating way too much, you don't slather it on like chocolate you just sorta smear a tiny bit on what you're eating, preferably with butter. Without butter combining it with that cheese or even the condensed milk might be nice, on the bread. Nobody really eats it on its own, but yeah once you get the taste you 'can' but it's not the way to do it.

@RationNerd

29 күн бұрын

Believe me! I know that for sure now! LOL. I really like the ration hobby, since I have ZERO clue where or even why I would have tried it. But I was lucky enough to get an Aussie ration and had a really good time filming the review! Thank you for watching and commenting!

Watching yanks eat vegemite is always tough. That amount you put on the bit of bread at 41:00 is probably enough for a whole slice of toast!

@Lost_on_stage_again

3 ай бұрын

I've eaten a couple of these rations now. The vegemite really added much needed salt. I ate it on the cracker pieces you get, then just straight tiny nips straight from the tube. Oh, also had it on the bread with the tuna and cheese. Pretty good.

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

LOL! Thank you for the reply and the view! I really enjoyed the ration, just not the vegemite. I go into each review as blind as possible. That way I give an honest reaction to everything. Sometimes I wind up doing dumb stuff, like eating a whole serving of vegemite in one bite....but I have a lot of fun doing it! I hope you stick around for more. Have no fear, I will mess something up soon...LOL

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

Taste is subjective. So it is hard to give anything other than my opinion. I hope you liked the video. Thank you for the comment

@Zeroiquim

3 ай бұрын

@@RationNerd All good mate just taking the piss. Channel is great keep on keeping on

after watching multiple videos about these CR1M never seen anyone have a good strike with the matches, I think the striker pad is sub par.

@RationNerd

20 күн бұрын

You certainly seem to be on to something! Odd that so many people have the same issue. Thank you for watching and commenting!

As an Aussie, thank you for not starting this with a cringe attempt at G’day Mate. But mate, you’re doing Vegemite wrong. You have a thin smear of it on cheap white bread with way too much butter. That’s the Vegemite kid way.

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

Next time I get an Australian ration I will try the vegemite differently! Thank you for the comment and for watching!

That is not a spoon it is an emergency trenching tool for after you have eaten all the ration pack. Yes you can still buy condensed milk in a tube in Australia so go to an Australian store over there in America and you should be able to get it . Nestle Sweetened Condensed Milk 170g comes in a tube .

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

It is certainly a robust example of a spoon! I learned about the condensed milk in a tube here in the US! I still have yet to get any, but at least I know they are here. Besides, if I did get them it would give me an excuse to suck down a tube or two a week. I need that like I need another hole in my big head...LOL. Thank you for the comment!

It's from Australia so how could it not be absolutely awesome? That's a tough way to try and eat Vegemite. Bread or Toast with butter and Vegemite spread nice and thin is the way to go. Great to have on Toast with Soup as well imo.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

That ration was by far one of my favorites! Next time I get one, I will try the vegemite the correct way. Thank you for the comment and the view!

@oldbloke204

2 ай бұрын

@@RationNerd I have a mate in Alaska was a bus driver and an Australian passenger had bought some over and gave him a taste of it. I was chatting to him and you should have heard the noise about how bad it tasted. Was quite amusing really.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

@@oldbloke204 We all like different things and have regional taste buds. I also had ZERO idea what I was doing. But it is a lot of fun to try new things and see how other parts of the world eat! Thank you for the comment and the view!

@oldbloke204

2 ай бұрын

@@RationNerd Yeah very true mate. I'm not a fussy eater but I can't eat Olives and Coriander tastes like battery acid to me. I look at the Meat dishes you guys eat like Spare Ribs etc and they look amazing. Usually here they're dried out rubbish smothered in sauce. Mind you I do pretty mean Crumbed Lamb Loin Chops when away camping. Thanks for the video.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

@@oldbloke204 Thank you for watching and commenting! Hey, don't tease me with lamb chops! That is just mean! LOL. Be well!

Vegemite is not jam. you arent supposed to put it on thick. its a concentrate and should be used extremely sparingly. try a thin strip of it on bread with a bit of the milk/

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

Next time! I try to go into each ration as uninformed as possible. That way I am not influenced by another opinion other than my own. I do screw things up occasionally, but at least you guys get to poke fun at me! LOL. Thank you for the view and the comment!

Jack Link would be the last dried meat product I'd buy. It's plastic like crap. I guess that is what makes it last.

@RationNerd

23 күн бұрын

The only thing I like about it is that it is not so hard on your teeth. But with all food items, to each their own! I am sure someone out there prefers little rock hard beef jerky pieces! Thank you for watching and leaving a comment!

"That is a metric shit ton of food". I disagree. It is a huge verity of a little bit of different foods but the quantity as a whole appears to be relatively minimal for a 24 hour fighting man's rations. On top of that it looks like at least a quarter of the weight is in packaging. When I was in service, I would have eaten most of that 24 hour ration in one sitting. I assume that Australia still used mess kits since you can't heat up those pouches with just matches and what else are you scrubbing, the spoon?

@RationNerd

3 ай бұрын

We will have to agree to disagree! For me, it is a lot of food. I can understand if you are extremely active....either way. Thank you for the comment and the view.

@matthew1776-3

3 ай бұрын

Everyone is a commando! "I eat 17,000 calories because I am monster. This is nothing for real man." LOL Get a grip Rambo.

@solreaver83

2 ай бұрын

everything can be heated in the bags and eaten so you just need your kidney cup, hexi stove and water. everything else you need is in the kit. because these are designed for hot weather environments of australia mostly these meals are to be consumed with a large volume of fluids. you should be drinking a litre or so an hour and with the meals your drinking at least a litre in the drinks. the museli expands in your stoach and increases the feeling of being full as well as the powdered milk drink, museli bars, condensed fruit etc. I'm a big eater and i never felt hungry eating these.

@matthew1776-3

2 ай бұрын

@@solreaver83 exactly! I think Ration Nerd was saying it is a lot of food. This other guy was just being a toolbag

Vegemite symbol should be on our flag

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

ROFL

Vegemite needs to be smeared on not spead on. Try it with cheese on the bread.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

I did not know there was such a technical gulf between a spread and a smear! LOL!

@argusmac9056

2 ай бұрын

@@RationNerd It has such a strong flavour if you spread it on like you do peanut butter it is not good.. Cheese and vegemite go wel together - but still spread it very thin.

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

@@argusmac9056 Next one I will try it correctly!

You talk far too much, and generally faf about wasting time

@RationNerd

2 ай бұрын

OKAY. Thanks a bunch!

@ewokhunter4036

Ай бұрын

​@@RationNerdnah mate, you're fine

@mattridley8413

Ай бұрын

@RationNerd Disagree, great review.

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

@@ewokhunter4036 THANK YOU SIR!

@RationNerd

Ай бұрын

@@mattridley8413 THANK YOU!!!!!!!!