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Military mess kits?
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 Location: Yelm Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2011 Posts: 2751 Real Name: Eric 
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Hey all!
Curious on people's thoughts on military mess kits. I have made my own style kits using stainless steel components. I also own a pathfinder school kit. But I just love the various military kits (kinda nerdy...lol) What are your thoughts? Which ones work well? Which are worth buying? Please share your thoughts! _________________ Certified kitchen table gunsmith RSO Certified from YouTube Rattle can camo novice |
| Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:14 pm |
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Site Supporter   Location: AZ Joined: Fri Aug 17, 2018 Posts: 6800
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We have two Russian military kits.
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| Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:11 pm |
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Location: Yelm Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2011 Posts: 2751 Real Name: Eric
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surevaliance wrote: We have two Russian military kits. Those look like very nice kits! _________________ Certified kitchen table gunsmith RSO Certified from YouTube Rattle can camo novice |
| Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:02 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Camano Island, WA Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 740 Real Name: Jeff
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I’ve been using the one I got as a Boy Scout 45 years ago
Still works _________________ The Dude Abides |
| Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:15 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Lynnwood and at large Joined: Wed May 1, 2013 Posts: 21304 Real Name: Vick Lagina
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Can't stand the feel and sound of aluminum and scraping utensils across it.
Went to SS from MSR and others. More weight but... _________________ “Finding ‘common ground’ with the thinking of evil men is a fool’s errand” ~ Herschel Smith "The “A return to First Principles in a Republic is sometimes caused by simple virtues of a single man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. Before all else, be armed!” ~ Niccolo Machiavelli Láodòng zhèng zhūwèi zìyóu FJB Last edited by jukk0u on Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:33 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
| Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:39 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Burien Joined: Sun Sep 22, 2013 Posts: 5889
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In the past, in field service operations, immersion heaters were used to heat hot water and soldiers would dunk their mess kits in a succession of garbage cans (with immersion kits inside heating water) with hot water before getting food to ensure they were somewhat clean when they got food. Sometimes there was soap and a brush. But in the early 1980s, the Surgeon General of the Marine Corps said it was unhygienic and mess kits went away. The military then went to disposable plates/utensils.
The US one is probably very similar to the one used in WW2. Other countries probably had better mess kits. I never used a mess kit, they were before my time, but they still used immersion heaters to heat hot water for shaving in the field. Sportsmans Guide had them a while back without utensils, got a few myself. I used my canteen cup to heat MRE pouches with a heat tab before the flameless heaters. |
| Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:40 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20771 Real Name: John
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jukk0u wrote: Can't stand the feel and sound of aluminum and scraping utensils across it. Went to SS fro MSR and others. More weight but... This...No Aluminum for me be it a Mess kit or any Kitchen pans. No bueno. _________________ Mr. Q wrote: so basically, if you have to smoke some asshole, make sure they become fertilizer and then Bounce? got it. Guntrader wrote: Huh, maybe I was an asshole. NRA Member/RSO SAF 5 Year Donor GOA Member |
| Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:03 pm |
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Location: Yelm Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2011 Posts: 2751 Real Name: Eric
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usrifle wrote: jukk0u wrote: Can't stand the feel and sound of aluminum and scraping utensils across it. Went to SS fro MSR and others. More weight but... This...No Aluminum for me be it a Mess kit or any Kitchen pans. No bueno. Yep I like me some Stainless steel _________________ Certified kitchen table gunsmith RSO Certified from YouTube Rattle can camo novice |
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