I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW

FOR A SMALL ONE PERSON DO IT ALL COOK KIT THIS KITS OUT PERFORMS MANY OTHERS. MOST PEOPLE HAVE A IDEA OF THIS KIT BUT OFTEN THATS BASED ON A MODERN FLAWED REPLICA . IN THIS VIDEO LET ME TELL YOU SOME HISTORY MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW AND SOME USES FOR A KIT WE HAVE OFTEN SCOFFED AT. BUT WITH THE RIGHT BIT OF KIT CAN SERVER VERY WELL .IN THE VINTAGE IS A THE BIG WINNER BUT YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO SEARCH EBAY TO FIND YOUR OWN.
BOY SCOUT MESS KIT, VINTAGE BOY SCOUT , COOKING IN A BOY SCOUT MESS KIT ,

[@blackoracle69]

hope you enjoy

[@paulwolf7562]

I have a M1910 mess kit. Very nice piece of kit. Thanks for the history on the mess kits. There's a real interesting book, called "Forty Miles a Day, on Beans and Hay". They talk about the cooking gear and rations. A pound of salt pork or bacon, and a pound of hardtack, was the normal ration. Along with coffee, brown sugar, beans, and some odds and ends, like potatoes, onions or dried fruit. Usually kept in the haversack, along with a tin cup.

[@dannyfoxworth3113]

Blackie you talking about that tin cup ration for a cup of coffee brought back memories from my Great uncle who fought in WW2. The supply trains regularly got cut off and it was rare for them to get a regular strength cup of coffee. That would reboil old coffee grounds until they turned white. So most of the time they just had coffee flavored water. Then I fast forward to me serving in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Iraq where every Mre had coffee and not everyone drank it so we had more than enough. We were spoiled compared to the old soldiers and woodsmen of old for sure.

[@timscarborough7575]

Nice presentation, straight to the point. Modern day military mess kit is pretty much useless today. I have used it in the 90's in the field when you went through the mess line. Today the dining facility has paper plates, cups and plastic ware to use. Canteen cut was the only piece of gear I used in the field, mainly for coffee.

[@linthicum75]

Enjoy your historical knowledge keep it up

[@andrewgorden1041]

My wife and I like to frequent antique malls. A couple of years ago we went to our local mall for my birthday and I picked up one of these. I knew it was something special from the get go. I'm old school and use a lot of old school gear and don't mind the extra weight. You have brought up a couple of ideas that I hadn't thought of-thank you, Sir!

[@thomasmusso1147]

Interesting .. thanks for that 👍. Would be nice to see the exact same in Stainless Steel. Titanium would be beyond my Pension Grade.

[@troymorris4590]

Outstanding. An old Boy Scout.

[@jeremymoses7401]

Ive mentioned this when you spoke about this kit before: ozark trail (walmart) has redone this kit in steel. $10 tops and easily an 1/8 of the weight; honestly, it almost feels lighter than my aluminum set.

[@badoldbiker368]

That is a great kit, would be perfect for motorcycle camping. I enjoyed the history discussion too, thanks Blackie.

[@shastaham7630]

Ah, the memories... In the early 1950's, I became a boy scout and received a bunch of equipment, including the infamous aluminum mess kit. It was a stickomatic and blistermatic nightmare. It was the first piece of scout equipment I "lost."

[@Bill23799]

Wow Blackie, you showed me things I never realized I could have done with my

[@jerebigler7520]

Enjoyed the video and the information. However, you landed on a personal pet peeve of mine when you talked about John Wayne westerns and how the "...Calvary" carried similar equipment. I believe the word is "caValry". Calvary is generally used to refer to the location of the crucifixion of Christ. Just a quirk of mine.

[@timmccarver4121]

I am such a cooking gear nut that I have a number of different sets, and always on the lookout for more! Thanks, Blackie!

[@jeffrichards5106]

Great kit Blackie, thanks for the video. That would be nice to find one. I had only seen those cheap aluminum ones. Didn't know they made good ones of quality metal originally. Cool stuff! 👍

[@michaelcoulombe4319]

Very informative and gives me a lot of options and ideas thank you

[@MichaelR58]

Great video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

[@thelifeofjools8384]

Gotta say, I don't think I've ever seen a better designed cook kit than that ! Incredible.... I think Steve Despain of Firebox Stoves may have got inspiration from a kit like this..for his skillet kits.... Top notch video... fascinating, thanks 👍

[@ramblinonandon]

Love the history and detailed description of how to use it.

[@Moroni108]

That is an awesome kit. I have been fortunate to get me a couple of them. I also have a couple of the old school, US made aluminum ones made by Palco and the other by Open County. I found that the dimensions are the same, so you could take the fry pan and handle from the 1940s steel one, and clamshell it to the aluminum bowl and cook pot. A cool option if you were going to be backpacking and wanted to lighten the load of some weight. The item that will usually take the high heat will be more the frying pan than the others. Thank you for your video Blackie!!!