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Default MRE's [ Military Meals Ready-to-Eat ]

On 6/9/2021 2:17 PM, GM wrote:
> One of the best-known YouTube reviewers is Steven Thomas. The 1.8 million subscribers to his channel Steve1989MREInfo have watched him fearlessly and even enthusiastically eat canned pork and eggs dating to 1945, or a ham and chicken loaf from 1984. Last April, views of his videos spiked to nine million, an all-time high for his channel.
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> After first trying an M.R.E. at age 8 €” his father bought him one from an Army supply store in Lakewood, Fla., where Mr. Thomas still lives €” he became obsessed with tracking down rations from various countries and eras. In 2015, he started tasting them on camera.
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> The rations are €œthe closest thing to time travel,€ said Mr. Thomas, 32. €œWhen you open something, and air hasnt touched that stuff in 50 or 100 years and it is just the same as it ever was, it is amazing.€



I've watched steve's videos many times. I don't know why I find it
interesting, but they are a good watch. He once ate Civil War era
cracker rations.