[6][7][8] Later that year, a video review of Thomas eating American Civil War-era hardtack from 1863 went viral.

[9] Thomas has reviewed both vintage and contemporary rations of several armed forces from around the world, including those from the American, British, Canadian, Russian, Ukrainian, Australian, Japanese, South Korean and Chinese militaries.

[10][11][12] He has reviewed a variety of military chocolate, including the American World War II-era D-ration and Tropical Bar.

[5] Thomas' video voice-overs have gained traction within his subscriber community for their calm delivery, and signature catch-phrases such as "nice hiss" (referring to the sound sometimes made when opening hermetically sealed ration packages) and "Let's get this out onto a tray.

(referencing laying out the ration items onto a table, before hard-cutting to them neatly arranged on a mess kit).