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
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 said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." ~ Samuel Adams
“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
jackass
Site Supporter
Location: Burien Joined: Sun Sep 22, 2013 Posts: 5910
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
usrifle
Site Supporter
Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20772
Real Name: John
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum