I have had this ration. I truly believe the Dutch make the most comprehensive mre in the world. So many drinks, soups, cracker, cheese, patè, jams, chocolate, snacks, mains and 2 different bfast. Try the Nazi Goreng and Chicken Rogan. Yummo. Good review! Glad you both enjoyed it. Get after it Amanda 💪

@jacksonteller1337

2 жыл бұрын

The drinks contain vitamin mixes and they are necessary due to the lack of nutrients in the meals. We used to have actual meals but they are deemed to heavy by today's soldiers. We used to carry around the MAG with ammo and spare barrels but they can't carry a meal 🤣🤣🤣

@ervie60

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LOL@Nazi Goreng...don't make that mistake ever again mate hehehe It is called nasi goreng; Indonesian for fried rice dish.

@geuz186

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@@jacksonteller1337 Soldiers in the airmobile or mechanised infantry course easily carry over 50kgs on their shoulders. Equipment has only gotten heavier since the introduction of plate carriers and triple sleeping setup. And I'm not even talking about the Dutch Marines or the CO/NCO Infantry course Let me give you the worst example from Infantry school: Minimi (pig) with ammo and optics is easily over 12-16kg, backpack + plate carrier = 20. Rucking bergen is at least 20kg, which gives a total of 52 (!) kg at the best. Carrying a total of 70-80kg is not unusual in the Dutch Marines or Army Infantry leadership course. If you are an AT shooter you are even more fucked. Any weight reduction in their eyes is good. I've heard and seen many guys shrinking 1-2cm's in length due to their careers because of the obsession with rucking and weight.

@jacksonteller1337

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@@geuz186 i was a founding member of air mobile even before the helicopters were in service. The sht we carried and the marches we went on would be too much for most of the modern troops. They reduced both the requirements and the training after a while. We did a lot more with weapons and ammunition that was triple the weight of modern equipment. So don't come with your point of view unless you walked a mile in our shoes.

@geuz186

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@@jacksonteller1337 I'm not attacking you. Respect to you for doing the 90s Airmobile course, I've heard stories that it was insanity. My point is not to attack you, I'm just stating that the current soldiers still carry a hefty burden. Personally I think that rucking and carrying super heavy burdens/forced marches are absolutely retarded (I know several guys who are early 20s with worn out cartilage in both knees, compressed discs or permanent sublaxed shoulders). So any weight reduction is good. It isn't some tough guy contest, people have to fight as effective as possible.

Sittin here in my hospital bed. Recovering from a full knee replacement. Great review. Sorry about Amanda's arm

Hi just came across your vid and have a few tips as we usually do is put the cocoa powder half in the oatmeal and the rest we make the drink then we combine the bouillon and the tomato soup for breakfest And then we break up all the biscuits and chocolate and jerky peanuts etc and put us in a ziplock bag (snack packet) we much on that during the day to keep energy levels high and for lunch eat one of the main meals warm and then the other later in the evening before dark every morning we make 1,5 liters of tea to keep us warm during the day and at lunch we make another 1,5 liters for during the rest of the day and during Watch shift at night. Loved watching the video tho keep it up

When your sister wants you to mix it cold, mix it cold 😂😂😂

Thank you team . Welcome back Amanda. It is so good to have Philip back . Nathan as camera man ? Just kidding. I had Dutch neighbors and their food is really good. I allways enjoy your videos.

I wouldn't mind going through a long extended power outage with several of these rations 👍

Thank you for sharing. I have a question……where can I purchase all these different MRE meals from foreign countries? I’d love to give some of them a try.

Hi Amanda, Nathan, and Phillip! Good to see everyone back in action! Wishing Amanda a speedy recovery! These Netherland MRE' s have been known to be really good! Enjoyed review as always! 👍😎

wishing you a full and speedy recovery. and yes the MRE looks big with lots in it 👍

Nice review MRE crew ! That was huge, don't know if I could eat all that in one day.

Im catching up, I missed a few it seems. Great review, nice menu, lots of goodies :D

Awesome review

Welcome back Amanda. Hope the arm feels better soon!

Welcome back Amanda! Nice to see your hand again

Welcome back Amanda. Glad the crew is back together again

Sorry about your wrist Amanda. To bad about pate. Nice are all back together again. That is one large ration.

I still have a bunch of those things laying around at home, as a small guy I always managed to last 2 days on one of these. But we would get a new one every day so I always took them home for the snacks haha

glad you re back Amanda! cool ration!

lol noticed that Israeli can of corn in the corner

I miss the eighties rations these are modern ones less filling and nutrition than the old one. That is why they added so many vitamin mixes. The old box ones that needed the Esbit burners had real greens and meat. Plus they had a lot of browns in them, we were eating bread back than, with much more paté, appelstroop and jams. And the high end mints, tissues and coffee.

@nige3801

2 жыл бұрын

Yes same with the Brit compo, used to have lots of tea and coffee cheese possessed and good mess tin scoff to heat up

I'm glad to see she's doing better and I hope she heals up quite well I wish her nothing but the best so in saying that I hope all is well keep doing what you do Nathan don't let anybody tell you you don't do a good job because you do you do your MRE reviews and on top of that you do care about your family which counts I guess as a bonus and there is nothing wrong with caring for family or reviewing MREs for that matter the way I see it you're a good person you do what you do and you care if only people in this country or this world could be like that on a daily basis the world would be a better place if people just cared it would be a kinder gentler world

the soups are meant to be drank, like in Dutch they are literally called cup-a-soup. they usually taste best when you add a little less water, like max 150mL

@jacksonteller1337

2 жыл бұрын

In the older rations they had more local brands the real cup-a-soup, tempo, Wilhelmina pepermunt and so on. We still had real meals i especially liked the hamburger with potato, green peas and carrots. But i got out of the regular army in 1996 and have been in the reserves (Nationale Reserve) ever since than. We don't use these as often as back than.

Good to see the crew reunited

Thanks guys.

I had the same break in my wrist. Broke the first two casts working and cut the last one apart a month before the time...

Welcome back Amanda and the meal looks good tell me how you feel about it

Where can i get one of these Nathan?

Noticed the fruit muesli had an arrow on one side. Not sure if that was the fill line. Enjoy your videos!

All that MRE food + protein powder? The farts must have been absolutely horrendous 😫

Now that is the mother of all rations, awesome

Wait... Nathan my boy, orange pekoe isn't orange flavored. it's just a particular grade of black tea friend.

Just askin', if it's not that bad,,,,is it good? Glad to see you back Amanda, heal quickly!

Our ministry of defence is very good for our soldiers

Another good healthy meal ...lol.. good to see the sis back on the job,,keep well and safe..

@bobjoncas2814

2 жыл бұрын

there is only a few things missing, 6 more people to help you eat it....lol..

Most of the products in the ration are produced by companies that deliver to the royal house

Awesome! I would like put the beef powder in the soup then place the beef jerky in it to rehydrate it! Boom 💥 you have a awesome mix! Plus for the Chocolate uh drink mix in the chocolate bar and the creamer alongside the sugar yeah! Mabe throw in the coffee for a mocha!

@traumajock

2 жыл бұрын

You beat me to it.

Netherlands (& Danish) rations are always huge. Not sure why.

@jacksonteller1337

2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the size of our soldiers? I was one of the tallest with my 6 foot 8, the maximum hight allowed, but nowadays there are more of the 6 foot 4 - 6 foot 8 troops in active service. The Danish and west German troops are close behind with their hight.

@alanholck7995

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacksonteller1337 It also gave them more stuff to trade with when there were NATO exercises. Netherlands troops had the most stuff, but the French had the best stuff in their MREs (which makes sense as the French invented cooking).

@jacksonteller1337

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanholck7995 we still do especially Mediterranean fish and fruits were a favourite of mine. I am no longer in frontline service i am a national reserve soldier now. So we have not been at exercises much but especially an army nurse like me is send abroad on occasion if they lack active troops.

Dutch soldiers are Burgundian eaters, that's why the ration is so big guys lol. The products here are not typically for Holland. Guess fitting in the "Koninklijke Nederlandse Landmacht" ( Royal Dutch Army) as handy stuff. Hope you enjoyed it. Looks good right? Welcome back Amanda & Philip. >>>> Btw, one scammer reported beyond!! :-)

250ml is the whole thing? Metric system: the small water bottle is half a liter, which is 500ml, so about half.... Or in American that's about 8 shotglasses, 2 cupped hands, or 4 drink and spits 😂 Also, it's a Dutch MRE. It's Dutch, because it comes from the Netherlands. Its the kingdom of the Netherlands (including some Caribbean countries), the (European) country is the Netherlands, and the language and people are called Dutch. Other parts of the kingdom are the SSS islands (as part of the country): Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, and Saba; and the ABC countries (as part of the kingdom): Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (all 6 are in the Dutch Caribbean). We all hold the same passport and can therefore all be called Dutch.

What does one of those run $$$???

Me and traversing food did a video on different menus for these mres

Since it's from late 2019, I'm wondering if the vitamin D was an addition for Covid.

The rations taste good but they are not very healthy. The protein powder is a great idea but a terrible execution, mixing it in the field is a disaster. Especially if you spill it over your jacket

Im scared to see Herbal mix used as a hot drink

Spice mix for the bolognese pasta

Hey Buddy! Chef Boyardee is awesome

Move your fingers! If you are going to have trouble it’s stiff fingers-A professional hand therapist

It may be me but that pasta may need some Tabasco to help it out

mmmmmm mmm mmmmmm , beef bloatnaise ! Actually , that mre looked pretty good . Praying for quick and full healing for you , Amanda ( broken wrist does not feel good at all )

Looking good guys .

If you think this is big you should look up the kraken from Minotaur trading company (American) while they don't currently have any in stock there's some coming soon and the Russian mountain ration

Tomato soup looks good.. a bit of a let down on the quantity

Glad no surgery for Amanda stuff sucks I had three in less than a month and it sucked first lost pinky toe second to remove more from it and close the wound third took the rest of my toes that's why I'm sitting here in a nursing home watching y'all wishing I had an mre to eat lol. Sorry I'm gabby had oxycodone a bit ago losing toes hurts a bit.

Lol. How many times do you make up a drink that only needs 250ml but you pour in nearly 500ml Forgetting that a water bottle holds about 500ml. One day you'll remember :)

WELCOME BACK AMANDA!!

I hope your wrist gets better soon Amanda

plain porridge: you can add Jam if in there? The russians like to add jam to their tea, or so I heard? Whey Dude!

It’s like food reviews by people that don’t like food. Lol

Самый лучший паек - банка тушенки...или две банки тушенки!!

That thing is hhhuuggee!!!

Orifo entree packaging, grey/yellow, very smart looking.

Hey amanda! Hope your arm doesnt hurt to much!!!........clutz!🤕🤔😂

Who the heck did Amanda hit ?

@NathansMRE

2 жыл бұрын

She fell on the ice

Folks...I like your reviews but are we not too old for all the bathroom humor?

hahah floaties.

Prutsers😂

Es reicht doch wenn einer Spricht und nicht zwei in verschiedenen nicht

Beef jerky not something that is suposed to be in a Dutch MRE . For one no one its not produced in the netherlands hard to find and not popular . Seems they send a home made kit with leftovers . IF it sounds American or English dont truts it to be in a dutch MRE. Strawbery protine powderd not in dutch MREs . To many foreign stuff in there . One all Dutch MRE packages have content produced in the netherlands with dutch brands , from whipes to jams . You got stiffed with this one as you got suplement pouches as well . chicken sate , pasta bolognese . are added packages . morale boosters , Real dutch packages contain Stampot . cale , hutspot. spinache ,Beans every thing you got there is alternative diet and life style packages. a dutch person cant live from pasta and chicken . It needs high caloric meals . These are just morale breakers , eat them and you go hungry with in an hr, I would suggest to look up real dutch meals .

@sunshinesideoflife7710

2 жыл бұрын

You obviously have never seen a Dutch MRE before. While you might be Dutch, this is an authentic Netherlands 🇳🇱 Defense Force ration. How we know is simple, they come from soldiers in the MRE community :) Orifo supplies the UK, Norway, German and Dutch milatary. So sorry but you don't know what you are talking about.

@marcusfranconium3392

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunshinesideoflife7710 Well than my 9 years in the dutch armed forces counts for nothing . Beef jerky in dutch MRE doesnt exist .now go learn something and look up real dutch MRE, and no these combined shit packs what was left over.

@NathansMRE

2 жыл бұрын

Once they stopped making the old box rations everything changed, i have dont many old box rations ad they were alot different

@marcusfranconium3392

2 жыл бұрын

@@NathansMRE Well there is the tiny isue that i was around when they changed those tins to pouches. Boxes are still in use. . , American beefjerky not one of the items , proteine shakes not one of the items . these would be disgarded thrown away an pisses of every one as its pure junk Pastas , chicken etc only suplment for life style /religious reasons there is a reason why thy are in these constructed packs. Pasta and rice dishes are the worst possible food items for dutch weather . MREs are tailord for national taste . morale boosters. no one in the dutch military will be happy with pasta or rice dishes with chicken . Patato , vegetables and meat that is what dutch meals are . Pasta , rice and chicken good luck 1 hr and your hungery again . Food that boost energy for a long time. Cale , spinach , andive . Hutspot ( carrot patato onion and meat dish ) Zuurkool (Sauerkraut ) Bean dishes . etc . The packs you got are a scam Other items that are missing giving away that they are fake are the different types of jams , chewing gum and a specific candy that is present in all dutch MRE meals no exeption . A licorice mentos. Its verry simple these are not official dutch MREs parts are from those packs but frankly this is a joke , just like those others where sudenly polish and russian candy bars apear .