How to cook with a set of British Army mess tins. Use fire blocks, heximine RedWeston Bushcraft Ep04
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- disclaimer. check the labels before consuming the water you boiled the pack in. some brands use toxic inks in the labels. including the brand I've demonstrated... I won't be doing that again !
A tutorial on how to cook with British Army mess tins. using both tins together to create an efficient system.
this way was taught to me by a friend who had served many years in her majesty's armed forces.
if you watched my last video, I hinted at what my next topic would be ...this, isn't it. that video is still on the horizon, you just have to look out for
Intro Music as always, composed and performed by the Talented Ben Holmes. check out his work at @Reva Syke - Jak na to + styl
Was actually out camping when watching this. Thanks for the help.
That's amazing. Thank you for sharing. I'm glad I could help.
The civilian version of the hexamine cooker was marketed as the 'Pyro carry cook' by Carr, Day and Martin in the 1980,s and easily available in camping shops.
That's interesting. I've never heard that.
My grandad got me my fist when I was a kid in the 80s. I always presumes it was just army aerplus. I wonder if he saw them in an outdoors shop and got that version.
Or at least that motivated him to buy me ex army one
Great vid dude.
Keep it up!
Thank you very much. If you have any suggestions Im always open to ideas
Good info man, and well done in the editing room!!
Thank you sir. It's where most of the energy goes in maked these
great video mate love the variation in camera angle 👍
Take care
Roo
Fun to play around with while shooting. A nightmare when editing
Excellent vid buddy, and some top notch editing : ) Enjoyed watching.
All the best mate, Jay
Thank you. I do enjoy playing around in the editing room
i still own a hexi burner, not used in ages. Never knew about standing them up. I have just bought a couple of mre meals, and thought i was going to have to open them, and tip in a pot as they seem to big for mess kits
Have you tried folding them or stuffing them in. You can always take it out and smush the food around and continue heating
@@redwestonbushcraft5807 now i have seen you do it, i know it will fit. Cheers for the video. Have not had mre meals prob for 25 plus years
Glad I could help. If you try it out make sure to record it, post it and tag me in #redweston find me on fb, insta and twitter
I've had one of these kits for years & have never seen them used this way b4 (properly).
Thanks for the video as well as the tea bag trip.
This Canadian is going to subscribe!
Thank you. Let me know if you try it out
Good video just one point if you was ever in the army and you left your mess tins like that black you will get your ass kicked believe me lol
Haha yet another reason to respect what they do and the standards they keep
One of my pals in the special forces left a tiny speck on his mess tin of black when the sergeant come in he went ballistic and literally stood on his mess tin lol they're so hard to clean out in the field but used to drive me crazy still got mine and still like a new shiny penny lol
@@theninjaman that's crazy. I like my gear with signs of use. It adds character
Good info I still use these today. The more modern version today aren't with hexi blocks it's flammable jel. It's a lighter made to clean out you're hexi
Yeah. I've heard they are great for warming MREs but struggle to get a boil on. I've not had chance to try for my self. One day I will I'm sure
You should put tin foil rapped round the bottom of your mess tins when cooking stops the tins getting burnt at the bottom
That's not a bad idea. Another option is to rub washing up liquid on before you cook. The soot washes straight off
Great video! I'm trying out mess tin cooking for the first time tmr - wish me luck!
Good luck. What you cooking.
I'm just editing another mess tin cooking video. It should be out next week sometime
@@redwestonbushcraft5807 postponed my one day trip as rain was forecasted. Planning eggs, sausages and baked beans for breakfast, followed by korean army stew with the same ingredients and kimchi instant ramen for dinner.
Have you watched my new video yet you should definitely add pizza to the menu
Yorkshire tea pal ! But good stuff 8/10
Hahaha, your not wrong pal. That particular brand of tea wasn't by choice. It came with an MRE kit I had.
I'll make sure I rectify this in my next video
You can’t be using the hot water from any heated printed meal packs like wayfarers for brews, the inks are really not good for you. It’s quite clear on the instructions you shouldn’t be doing it. The plain ones from rat packs are fine.
God. I bet your right. Old habits. I never even considered checking. Thanks for bringing it to my attention
Great wee video pal, those fuel blocks, can I use them with the Lixada titanium wood stove too?
I've not tried on a titanium one. But they have been fine on my steel ones
The solid fuel leave a sticky stain at the bottom.. how to deal with that?
Honestly mess tins are cheap enough for me to not worry. But you can rub washing up liquid on the bottom before you cook and the soot just washes off
Can you please link the mess tin that you used? Thanks 🙏
Oh mate. I think I got these from an army surplus store.
It could have been Johnsons Of Leeds
g.co/kgs/hT2E6T5
Just don't buy the cheap ones. The edges are sharp, the handles are thin, and the material is weak.
@@redwestonbushcraft5807 thanks!
That's fucking genius man..
Thank you mate.i remember being blown away when I was shown. Its crazy how obvious it is once you know.
@@redwestonbushcraft5807
I manly like how you used the same water for both your mre and tea..then used the tea bag to clean up the mess kit a bit..
I live in the States and that's the most multi porpoise way of cooking I've seen..
I use a multi fuel folding stove..wood/ fuel tab and i cook with boy scout style mess kit i picked up new /pretty cheap..
Don't thank me. Thank her majesty's armed forces.
Interesting video however the title of it was cooking with not heating with ……
Don't get mad on me ...but there are a few things wrong in here,,,,it does not matter if it is a British army mess tin or other cook set .First of all is that retort pouch does not guarantee the plastic chemical leakage on exteriour of the MRE pouch , its only the inside that is already protected from 4 to 5 layers of laminated aluminium and plastics types-> so don't reuse same water used to heat to prepare other stuff, except if you are in a real war situation where water is very hard to find...Second ,the mess tin lid on top and solid fuel tablets is not a great ideea since its flat and can redirect the smoke from burning tablets to the inside even with a very small empty space between the mess tins.Third thing is to make sure its not aluminium mess tins,because if you use them just to heat water you will probably drink aluminium hidroxide...it occurs naturaly ,its not bad but its not good,...better use stainless steel.Cheers!!!
Your absolutely right. Those tins just happen to be British army issued. And yeah they are the pouches that say don't drink the water. (I was going to us an army MRE which are safe to drink from. But when I got on location and opened my food bag that's all that was left and I just followed my script.
I did put something in the description after someone else pointed it out.
Thanks for the comment brother. I appreciate the feedback.
Hmmmm use heximine block....you're kidding....most of us invested in little gas cookers....our SQMS and the troop Sgts use to hold privately purchased spare canisters in theirs stores. They not only didn't produce lots of smoke, black soot and a bright yellow flame that could be seen for miles, the gas cooker could be used in more enclosed spaces, were easier to conceal and mask, and didn't leave black soot all over you kit. We really only used heximine cookers in a emergency as a back up and really, under tactical conditions, often not at all.
I'm not saying they're a good fuel. Just offering a suggestion on how to make the most out of them.
I personally like an alcohol stove
Good vid and thumbs up but you need to sort you sound out. Music volume not balanced with dialogue.
Thank you brother. Have a look at some of my later Videos (Not the vlogs or walks) is it still unbalanced.
The mess tin was a very early attempt. There are quite a bit im not happy with
Aluminum is hazardous ..
Yes if you use it alot. The body can handle ingesting quite a bit. Just avoid old pans, cooking with asidic foods or using it too regularly.
I'm happy to risk the ods meal on camp
aluminium is used by municipal water treatment plants as an additive, you gonna stop drinking water too?
*watches video in 2019* good video but i will never use this
*watches video in 2020* i need to make some notes before i get drafted
If they come with the draft, just show them your secret jet pack prototype. You'll make chief science officer by the end of the week
cant prepare food directly into mess tin on fire, toxic? In a bag okay but all the rest i guess isnt good.
Yeah the fire from the hexi blocks.
I'm happy to cook over a wood fire
The information is nice but the sound is all over the place. I cannot hear you speak and all of a sudden the music is blowing my ears out.
Yeah sorry about that. I made a lot of mistakes making that one. I really had no clue what I was doing back then. I used to edit late at night when my babies were asleep. So I had the volume way down. I stopped doing that after about my 8th video.
Hopefully my recent videos are better.