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Great bag. My one was made in 74 (according to the ticket floating inside) the internal pockets didn't have snaps though. had a string loop style fastener

I got one in great if not new condition but could never find a new canteen to go with it. The one I got has a crack in the rubber seal and it bugs me.

Thanks for the video John.

Best method for cooking buckwheat I've come up with so far: 1:1.5 grain:water ratio. Fast boil for fiveish minutes lid on. Low enough that it doesn't try to burn to the bottom, hot enough it bubbles of rolls really good. Kill the heat, insulate pot as much as possible (blanket, reflectix bubble wrap, whatever just don't melt your sleeping bag trying this) Let sit for 30min. Works for rice (1:1.75 water for white) etc too. Saves you fuel and it comes out as perfectly as if you did it in a rice cooker.

John, I think more needs to be said about the M84 canteen. I have two of these. They are very nice, strong and solid. It's a pity that there are no factory lids for the aluminum cups of these canteens. Aluminum foil is fine in a home kitchen, but in the forest the wind tears the foil off the cup. There must be a solid lid for cooking in these cups. You will never find out what plastic these black M84 bottles were made of. My own research on burning a piece of plastic shows that it is some kind of polyethylene (HDPE?). Surprisingly, the M84 bottle can easily withstand being filled with boiling water (100 degrees C) and, when tightly screwed on, it remains tight in any position. However, for me the M84 bottles are not suitable for use with pleasure. These bottles don't smell, they just smell terribly of some kind of chemicals (although I scrubbed and rinsed the bottles with large amounts of water dozens of times). Also, water kept in these bottles for half an hour or more acquires a disgusting taste (BPA?? Probably something else; BPA itself does not smell so noticeably). I DO NOT RECOMMEND these bottles for frequent use 😕

Thanks John for the info. I have one of the 1930's to 40's kits, (888) on the fry pan made by Wearever, but none of the pots or fry pan has the boy scout emblem on them. The cover has a plain snap but also has two flaps on the inside that also snap together. Again no BSA markings on the cover. I also have one of the steel ones but with no cover. I love that fry pan, very heavy duty.

Love mine. I have 4. They're grey. PSL88

More information about the soviet obr.36 messkits. They used a variety of bales including ones similar to the German ww2 and NVA ones on pre and wartime models and into post ww2 production. the brownish paint seen on the example shown here was only used post ww2, ww2 models used a much greener paint and grey paints or no paint at all. The information about Soviets not attaching their messkits to their haversack is not entirely true, however the messkit was designed to be placed into a cover with loops sewn into and them it was attached via equipment straps to the ranyets rioksak (obr.36 haversack). However this practice was only done pre/early ww2 and the reemergence of the myeshok haversack meant they stored it in the bag itself.

How long to simmer the buckwheat?

Was looking pretty good until the cheese showed up. NO to cheese please

Got issued in legion etrangere with this 1981,I served in UK infantry before never understood why British military used to have plastic bottle and cup

Teil 1 und Teil 2 kenne ich auch noch . Es war gut verarbeitet .

The m32 looks perfect for spirits if you're going camping with some friends for the night, and the little mug is so you can keep it civilised!

Cool thanks mate

I just rewatched this video because I recently got the 1940 canteen. Mine is a little more used 😊

It's a 40's aluminum was needed during WW2

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This design of water bottle and carrier is not easily accessible. Is that deliberate ? I've read that some armies had a 'procedure' where things such as drinking could only be done when ordered etc. or it's to stop soldiers taking a drink when they should be paying attention to their surroundings etc. Or maybe it's just bad design ! It's going to bounce about a lot and make a lot of noise as well ! Adrian: UK/England

The Self Reliance Outfitters school has a NEW Swedish mess kit (Stove is extra I think) that is stainless steel and cost $59.00 or so... (And a bunch of other stuff up your alley!)

I love these mess kits, thanks

I looked through your videos, but didn't see where you'd done one on the pre-war canteen. I'd like to know more about that one

i have a 70's aluminum one, aweome you found a steel set.

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Nice! I found an old 1960's (I reckon) model, at a local antique store for $24 ! Near perfect condition.

Mr Sherwood, I love your lantern, I have an 02-75 just like it! It was my parents & set me off on collecting coleman lanterns. I also wanted to say I took my xiegu g90 out to a park yesterday & had my first pota activation. Your ham radio videos piqued my interest in that rig, more so than many other videos specifically about that rig! Keep up the good work, I enjoy your videos & I also appreciate how your interests on your about page align right down the list with mine. I do prefer a canoe though. 😊

these packs are designed for children, will not work for an adult

The side pouch is perfect for an M71 Swiss emergency cooker.

Nice video John, Good to see you back in the woods. That breakfast burrito looks really tasty man. Keep up the awesome work

Very good video. Thanks.

What I wouldn't give to be able to make my dad dinner over the fire still. God bless you and anyone reading this..

Thank you Sir for a wonderful video and I always carry some butter so that I can fry my spam and then my eggs also it keeps things from sticking and I carry my salt and pepper along with it. God bless you and anyone reading this from Detroit Mich...

I love the East German mess kit

Hi! Does the aluminum French army canteen fit in the Dutch army canteen cup?

Hi John! Im living in Europe and watching your videos about that bsa mess kit makes me want one.

I Love canteen cup tuesday!!😊😊

Awesome! Watched the 1st video and had to watch the second. Great restoration. I’m restoring a 1948-53 2nd series 425.

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I just got one from an antique mall in Alvin, a nice older women saw me with it and quickly recognized it, she went on to tell me of how she and her brothers in the scouts would make a stove out of a tuna can and cardboard soaked in paraffin to cook eggs on these kits.

I was looking for some ASMR/relaxing hiking video and I stumbled on this one. It's not really ASMR, but since you're showcasing the "Musette F2"... This is the F2 day pack (day pack == "musette" in french military terminology), issued from the 90's to the late 2K's. For 2 or 3 days autonomy or cold environments, there are bigger packs called "Sac F2" with volume about 70 liters. I trained with their "F1" very similar predecessors in the 80's. The "strange thing" @ 9:10 is for a rifle grenade. You can reuse it to hold a camera triplod. The other bottom straps are for a poncho.

Ocala national forest ??? Wow i lived and worked down there fir 5 yrs bud , worked @ Samson farms with horses and framed homes and airplane hangers with Norton construction , wonder if those good ol boys are still around ?? Good ol Ocala , i heard alot of change happened since my departure

Pretty cool, John. Thanks for sharing! I've got several of those old Coleman stoves, gonna have to find me an oven. Thanks again!

Awesome!

such a cool bag! I have been thinking about getting one since ages, but I have so many nice vintage bags, I feel kind of sorry... just 1 month ago I bought a mint-condition Swiss army gas-mask bag from WWII... do I still need one more?

If you put the handle in the straight up position then give it a slight tug it locks it in place straight up. My 1965 psl does

Glad to see you back John. Been thinking of replacing my knife with something new. What brands would you suggest?

WP means Polish Army, and 88 is a year of production. Lefana is a company who made it. There was some days I was using those staff. "Niezbędnik", "menażka", "manierka" and "chlebak".

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