I've made the m/w cake a few times (3-2-1 cake) and always wondered how it would turn out on a grill. Now I know thanks to you. Thank you for the video.
If you are only heating enough water to make one cup of coffee, use your drinking cup as a measuring receptacle and fill it to the very top . Add that amount into your heating pot, and when you pour the water over the coffee grounds , they will absorb and hold just enough the water to leave you with the perfect size cup of coffee without having to guess or check on the level while it's brewing.
You know what I love about you John, you explain everything well, are respectful, have a good vocabulary, and use surplus gear from all over the world and many different periods in history. Though, you love your SPAM more than any human being I know. Keep up the good work John.
Greg Andy Thank you very much! But for the record, I don’t eat as much spam in real life as I do on camera! Lol. Thanks for your comment and for watching!
I enjoy watching your camping videos a great deal and I also love cooking different dishes using the Uncle Ben's ready rice. Keep up the good work and be safe always!
Thanks for the tip about the 2 hole coffee filter! I just ordered one. Also, I just bought the same Boy Scout cooking kit from a guy on OfferUp. It's the real deal too. It's built like a tank!
Thanks! Drag out your stuff and give baking a try. The biggest thing I have to watch is heat and only bake with coals. I sometimes get in a hurry because I'm hungry and end up burning it bad. A little burn is bushcraft "normal". Have fun and show us how you do.
I would probably measure my water for coffee by pouring into the cup first then that amount into the pot to boil. I like the fire in the hole method, impressive, I’ll have to absolutely try that method.
Great video, used to do this as a kid I'm 70 now. Just picked up a mess kit. Plan on going out and catching some native brook trout and cooking them out by the brook. Should bring back some great memories. Thanks
Ah yes the famous "Everglade Seasoning", I use it all the time and have been for the last 12 years when I first discovered it.. I have a good friend who is originally from Florida and vacations there every year. This year I had him bring back 4- 6lb. jugs. It has for the most part replaced table salt as a seasoning and also in much of my cooking recipes. We refer to it as, "Swamp Dust"...lol. Thanks for the video John and for sharing your experiences and knowledge of gear. Much appreciated.The Gospel according John, one of my favorite books from scripture. May you be richly and abundantly blessed in our God's Grace brother.
This was a great video. Very relaxing. Almost like camping out there with you Makes me miss the Ocala National Forest. BTW, I too like Everglades seasoning.
im here for the crumb cake!...and the gear one of your best videos, boss. this one has everything, coffee, hearty and savory meal, finished off with dessert. enjoyable content here.
Great video. If you boil the coffee in the pot . You can just poor it all in the filter an make better coffee. I'm looking for a wearever mess kit and the steel mess kit hard to come by. Great video. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
What a coincidence. I was looking at those coconut canteens on Ebay a couple days ago. I like that drip coffee maker. I have made a couple of those duncan hines cakes in my canteen cup. They turned out ok.
The Bulgarian canteens are really neat looking. Because you have "Wood" in your channel name, Its a given that you are to have one! :) Thanks for watching another video. I saw a couple of your videos last night before bed on my big TV. I will try to comment later today because its hard to comment on videos with the TV RUclips app I have.
Wow I'm gonna have to try the silicone coffee drip if there is one thing I did like its instant coffee, MMMM looks yummy and easy to make : ) good body food and spiritual food ... Love your Bulgarian canteen!!! realycool
Scashod Good coffee is very important! After all, I’m out there to relax. Since this video I have made a lot of coffee with this pour-over and It’s holding up great. Thanks for watching my video and for your comment!
Lunch looked great John. I'm sure some soft shells would have been good. That is a pretty kewl canteen. Kinda unique for sure. Ll8ks like the cake turned out ok. I might have put b the cup right in the fire and kept turning every few minutes. Could have also turned the cup upside down in the fry pan if you needed to brown the top some. I plan on starting to carry some small squares of parchment paper with me to see if that help with backing when I go out, if the dang snow would ever go away. We got 2 feet last week. But 40's in the forces will help. Catch ya on the next one.
Thanks for watching another one. I was a little concerned about putting the cup right in the coals. Since it is tinned steel, I was thinking it might melt the tin off. I did have a flame up and the bottom of the cup and it got a little too hot. You will notice the part of the video where I hold up the bottom of the cup that the is a shiny area with all the black soot. I think that is where it got a little too hot. Looked almost like fresh solder. If water had been in the cup, I dont think it would have done that. I feel bad for you with all the snow. I'm not gonna tell you the temps here in Florida.
I saw your new French mess kit video late last night. I was watching on the big TV and I can't comment with that tv RUclips app. Looked good. I guess we might see your Czech kit next?
great video and thanks for showing the boy scout mess kit, i recently picked up a 1950's american girl scout mess kit but sadly it didnt have the bowl/plate, and it still has the original green bag with it, short video on my channel , like the idea o the cake too, must give that a try, atb, Ian
Next time take a small piece of heavy duty foil so that you can put some coals on top of that cup for your dessert. Great scenery out there & great kits. - Marco
Richard Butner well, I have one place that is real close to my house that I just go to when I don’t have a lot of time. It’s name is Lakeland Highland Scrub. Not a huge place but its a good place to get exercise and film a video. The next place is the Florida Trail where it crosses 471 in the Green Swamp. The trail head is called the McNeil Entrance. There is a campsite about 1.5 miles in called Gator Hole. It’s in a very nice oak hammock area. There is also a Boy Scout campsite on a pond a little further in. The next place is called Catfish Creek Preserve near Dundee. It is harder walking with the sugar sand and steep hills but it is loaded with deer and there are ponds there with bass in them. But don’t go in the summer because there isn’t much shade. The last place is in the Ocala National Forest. I frequent the Florida Trail between Hopkins Prairie and North to Salt Springs. I hope you can get time to enjoy them.
Those East German poncho shelter peices are an improvement on the Russian Plash Palatka (with the extra arm port) but You could also call it a zelt bahn which is what they call it it German I think Zelt -Tent Bahn -Strip Tent strip.
Yes. I agree. They are an improvement over the Russian one. I have both. I also like the aluminum buttons on the E. German one. It is a lot better than the wooden toggles. But there is a rugged appeal to the Russian version too. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
John Sherwood I bought a bunch of those east german ones and have a couple Serbian ones that are more like the plash but with aluminium buttons. The cool thing is though with them is the awesome m68 and m98 camo patterns. You can get em from dauntlesssearch on ebay unused unissiued. They also have mint yugo mess kits.... mine even came with the instruction slip...they used to have unissued yugo knapsacks too.
onis1969 Thank you for your suggestion. I have tried those a couple of times but for me I find that they have a unpleasant after taste. I don’t know if it was because it was old from sitting on the grocery store shelf or because of the way they are made. After buying them a couple different times, I gave up on them. Thanks for watching my video and for your comment!
Great video!! You know, I was wondering if you would have flipped the bowl upside-down over the cake in the cup, if the bowl would have trapped more heat, getting a bit hotter to brown the top of the cake? Just a thought... :) tks again!!
John, I bet that first cup of coffee with three spoons of coffee and a half cup of water was strong enough to get up and walk out of the cup! hehe. Where did you buy the orange coffee thingy also your cap with the subdued American Flag? Great ideas for camping. Thank's
Yes, in fact, the whole set is steel. The plate, cup, pot and lid are tinned steel. The skillet is regular uncoated steel that can be seasoned like a cast iron skillet. A very nice set.
Whoa, never knew there was a collapsible coffee drip. I wish the would make some more steel Scout mess kits for collectors. What is Everglades seasoning?
Perktube1 That coffee is is my go-to when I’m hiking and when water is scarce for cleaning. I prefer cowboy coffee in my canteen cup but that requires some cleanup of grounds and coffee oils. That drip is the answer when instant coffee doesn’t do it for you. New steel scout kits would sell really good If they they are not heavy. A lot of folks count ounces nowadays. Everglades is a seasoning blend sold here in my local grocery stores. It’s made in Sebring, Florida. Website is www.evergladesseasoning.com. The original flavor is my favorite.
lawrence fieselman it was not intentional. I filmed this with a old iPhone and sometimes it would do that when I used the front camera. At the time I did not have the video editing software to fix it.
Are you on Facebook? I was just on a page where they were debating the difference between the Russian canteen kit and the Russian paratrooper canteen kit and I thought of you. Anyway if you’re interested in the details let me know.
Well, bacon is the best and most favorite food to cook in the woods but it really depends on if you are car camping, hiking, kayak/canoe camping or just in your backyard. And also the time of the year. Here in Florida its very hot in the summer so I don't like soups or really hot foods during that season but those same ones go well in the winter. So i will try to give you examples of just when I go hiking and camping overnight in cool weather. I like to make stuff that's easy to cook and easy to clean up because usually I have limited water with me when there isn't a clean water supply nearby. So the food I go to the most is instant oat meal for breakfast. But if I can, I like eggs, bacon or spam, and grits. For other meals I like the Knorr rice or noodle pouches paired up with canned or bagged chicken or canned pork. Those are cheap and easy to make. I like to make chicken and yellow rice from can chicken and a 5 ounce bag of Vigo yellow rice. Add fresh chopped onion and hot sauce on top and you have a great meal. Another meal is chicken and dumplings. You can make it with a Lipton chicken soup pouch, Bisquick biscuit mix and some veggies. And another idea is bean and cheese burritos. another favorite is sausage, peppers and onions. Saute those together and that's a great meal. As for the mess kit I use the most, I have many in my collection but I would have to say its hard to beat the US GI canteen cup set paired with the US GI mess kit. Any of the food I mentioned and probably many of the recipes you enjoy at home can be adapted to be made in these two kits. I will post a link to my cooking playlist so you can see some of what I have done. Some of them may feature different mess kits that I am reviewing but you can cook the same food in the US kits. Sorry for the long reply but I love to cook in the woods! ruclips.net/p/PLBXZMNeFA86tgNxoPY9xal7AqLuMHlKh4
John, what you call woods looks more like jungle to me, which reminds me about a prior episode of yours where you were walking out when it was just becoming dark. You commented on how much noise the mosquitoes were making. It sounded like a 747 was warming up. So my question is whether you could stay overnight with that many mosquitoes and how it would be done. I am not asking you to do it because I wouldn't myself as it looks like you would be stuck in your tent, and I would not like that. I mean, how would you even take a pee? Not in your Bulgarian canteen, that's for sure.
You could do it without a screen but you would need the smoke from a fire, some bug repellent and a long sleeve shirt and long pants. And even with that you probably will not get a full nights rest. Thankfully, the mosquitoes are the worst at dusk and at dawn. So they usually lessen as the night continues. I have camped in my hammock with a bug net when they were really bad in the river swamp. They were all over my screen trying to get to me and the buzzing noise kept me awake. That's a night when you don't go out to pee! And I don't pee in the canteen! Lol!
Yes, John, I am confident that you are not one of those awful canteen-pee-persons, but I have heard of it so I am careful with used canteens (B & B = boil & bleach). Plenty of crummy plastic bottles can be used for pee.
Redfish Incorporated that little orange coffee drip has changed my woods life forever. Great coffee with out the mess. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
I have a question. I have 2 of those complete mess kits. I also have 2 with just the steel pan and top or cover pan. No guts. I wanted to paint the bottoms of both pans with black grill heat paint. Would that work since i have to keep seasoning the frying pan? I can just season the inside right? Thanks
You can paint the bottoms but you really don't have to paint the steel skillet in my opinion. If you do, just be sure to remove all oil residue from the bottom of the skillet and the plate. If the plate part is tinned steel like mine, I would be careful how much heat you expose it to. I think even with the BBQ paint you might melt the tin off. That's just my theory. Not 100% sure.
Scout Sniper If you look back at my video at the part where I show the bottom of my Scout cup with the cake in it, you will see a shiny part along with the soot when my fire flamed up and got the cup too hot. When that part melted it took the soot off in that area. I think because there wasn’t any liquid left in the cake it allowed the cup to overheat when the fire flamed up. I think this melting characteristic may be why they didn’t tin the steel skillet too.
John Sherwood if they are similar the wwii you could take 4 and make them a pyramid tent with others. If you search about the zeltban it has a lot of neat uses. I re-enacted wwii US paratroopers for the better part of a decade. I started adopting German gear in my kit to help make camp more comfortable. Plus it was historically accurate. At The Front makes really nice repro zeltbahns they have photos so you could compare features. Also they have the leather straps for your mess tins. Great content as always
Why don’t you fill the mug first with water then pour it in the pot to heat. Now you know how much hot water you have. I have a beef with your show,you have me collecting mess kits and I am still collecting.
gerald ross I thought the same idea while editing this video. I was thinking duh! Lol. Sorry for getting you hooked. I’m still collecting some too. Just got a set of WW1 US silverware and the correct meat can pouch for WW1 Mess Kit. I have noticed that a lot of the surplus has been drying up lately. I hope more stuff comes available soon. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
The cake was pretty good. Not too bad for the trail. I do enjoy reading the bible. For me, it encourages me and gives me hope and strength to live. Since I believe that God made the woods, I enjoy reading while at camp and reflecting on my life and watching nature at work. Thanks for watching my video and for commenting!
I've made the m/w cake a few times (3-2-1 cake) and always wondered how it would turn out on a grill. Now I know thanks to you. Thank you for the video.
I'm glad I was of some help. Thanks for watching!
If you are only heating enough water to make one cup of coffee, use your drinking cup as a measuring receptacle and fill it to the very top . Add that amount into your heating pot, and when you pour the water over the coffee grounds , they will absorb and hold just enough the water to leave you with the perfect size cup of coffee without having to guess or check on the level while it's brewing.
You know what I love about you John, you explain everything well, are respectful, have a good vocabulary, and use surplus gear from all over the world and many different periods in history. Though, you love your SPAM more than any human being I know. Keep up the good work John.
Greg Andy Thank you very much! But for the record, I don’t eat as much spam in real life as I do on camera! Lol. Thanks for your comment and for watching!
Awesome job. Love the canteen.
I enjoy watching your camping videos a great deal and I also love cooking different dishes using the Uncle Ben's ready rice. Keep up the good work and be safe always!
Thanks for the tip about the 2 hole coffee filter! I just ordered one. Also, I just bought the same Boy Scout cooking kit from a guy on OfferUp. It's the real deal too. It's built like a tank!
Great looking day, John. Very nice kit! That was a fine meal. You've got me thinking that I need to try some baking soon. Thanks!
Thanks! Drag out your stuff and give baking a try. The biggest thing I have to watch is heat and only bake with coals. I sometimes get in a hurry because I'm hungry and end up burning it bad. A little burn is bushcraft "normal". Have fun and show us how you do.
I would probably measure my water for coffee by pouring into the cup first then that amount into the pot to boil.
I like the fire in the hole method, impressive, I’ll have to absolutely try that method.
Looking at those surroundings one could almost expect to see a t-Rex 🦖 cruising along. Lol!
Lol. I'm glad there isn't any! Thanks for watching and for your comment
There was about 65M years ago!!!
Wander into a Walmart here in central Florida and you'd swear they still roam the earth!
Great video, used to do this as a kid I'm 70 now. Just picked up a mess kit. Plan on going out and catching some native brook trout and cooking them out by the brook. Should bring back some great memories. Thanks
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I hope your trip turns out great. Thanks for watching my video!
Ah yes the famous "Everglade Seasoning", I use it all the time and have been for the last 12 years when I first discovered it.. I have a good friend who is originally from Florida and vacations there every year. This year I had him bring back 4- 6lb. jugs. It has for the most part replaced table salt as a seasoning and also in much of my cooking recipes. We refer to it as, "Swamp Dust"...lol. Thanks for the video John and for sharing your experiences and knowledge of gear. Much appreciated.The Gospel according John, one of my favorite books from scripture. May you be richly and abundantly blessed in our God's Grace brother.
Thank you very much! May you be blessed as well! Thanks for watching!
This was a great video. Very relaxing. Almost like camping out there with you Makes me miss the Ocala National Forest. BTW, I too like Everglades seasoning.
Thanks Bullfrog for watching and for your comment! I hope you're doing well and enjoying that nice homestead you have now. See you next time.
Thanks John enjoyed the vid!...food looked good, some classic gear put back in service...cool...blessings...woods
Thanks Woods! That kit is my favorite non-military mess kit. I just need to find a matching Scout silverware set now. Thanks for watching another one!
Finally , someone else who like to use Everglades Seasoning. I have it here at home , in my Backpack and never go camping without it.
Chuck Littleton Everglades is best! I have in all my packs and home kitchen too! Thanks for your comment.
the cooking and baking looked excellent - the collapsible coffee pour-thru..... nev seen b4 now. all was nice - thx!
Thank you very much! I think you might like the pour over I have. I got it on Ebay.
i prob would like it! bet that coffee was good! everything looked good! thx, john!
im here for the crumb cake!...and the gear
one of your best videos, boss. this one has everything, coffee, hearty and savory meal, finished off with dessert. enjoyable content here.
Cool video I will be checking out the rest of your stuff
Thank you for watching!
Great video. If you boil the coffee in the pot . You can just poor it all in the filter an make better coffee. I'm looking for a wearever mess kit and the steel mess kit hard to come by. Great video. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
Well, ya know I had to tune in John as soon as I heard mess kit. Enjoyed the vid👍peace.great to see the scout kit out.
Lol. I guess it was a bit of click bait. Thanks for watching another one!
Great video 👍🏻
BigBurritoSupreme 47 thanks!
Awsome video. I love when u cook with that mess kit
Its my favorite non-military kit. Thanks for watching!
the best fire in this world to cook on. all good
buzz kirschner thank you!
What a coincidence. I was looking at those coconut canteens on Ebay a couple days ago. I like that drip coffee maker. I have made a couple of those duncan hines cakes in my canteen cup. They turned out ok.
The Bulgarian canteens are really neat looking. Because you have "Wood" in your channel name, Its a given that you are to have one! :) Thanks for watching another video. I saw a couple of your videos last night before bed on my big TV. I will try to comment later today because its hard to comment on videos with the TV RUclips app I have.
I love the sandy soil in Florida. Easy to dig fire pits like that. Here in Tennessee it is hard to dig a whole of any kind.
The sandy soul is a bit of a two-legged sword here...those firepits do work great, but it is a labor of love to get fruit trees growing on your land.
*two edged...NOT legged 😁
Wow I'm gonna have to try the silicone coffee drip if there is one thing I did like its instant coffee, MMMM looks yummy and easy to make : ) good body food and spiritual food ... Love your Bulgarian canteen!!! realycool
Thank you very much for watching and for your comment! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I have that same pourover system. I also have the Stanley French press pot -- 32 oz., I think. I like good coffee when I camp or hike.
Nice vid!
Scashod Good coffee is very important! After all, I’m out there to relax. Since this video I have made a lot of coffee with this pour-over and It’s holding up great. Thanks for watching my video and for your comment!
Coffee and a yummy dish. Looked tasty
Thank you!
very cool vintage gear. the canteen is really nice
buzz kirschner Thanks very much!
Lunch looked great John. I'm sure some soft shells would have been good. That is a pretty kewl canteen. Kinda unique for sure. Ll8ks like the cake turned out ok. I might have put b the cup right in the fire and kept turning every few minutes. Could have also turned the cup upside down in the fry pan if you needed to brown the top some. I plan on starting to carry some small squares of parchment paper with me to see if that help with backing when I go out, if the dang snow would ever go away. We got 2 feet last week. But 40's in the forces will help. Catch ya on the next one.
Thanks for watching another one. I was a little concerned about putting the cup right in the coals. Since it is tinned steel, I was thinking it might melt the tin off. I did have a flame up and the bottom of the cup and it got a little too hot. You will notice the part of the video where I hold up the bottom of the cup that the is a shiny area with all the black soot. I think that is where it got a little too hot. Looked almost like fresh solder. If water had been in the cup, I dont think it would have done that. I feel bad for you with all the snow. I'm not gonna tell you the temps here in Florida.
Great video. My grandson who is 9 is wanting to start hiking and cook outdoors. U have any extra mess kits and canteen u would sell cheap
Good one my friend! I am starting to get back into my mess kits lately also...
I saw your new French mess kit video late last night. I was watching on the big TV and I can't comment with that tv RUclips app. Looked good. I guess we might see your Czech kit next?
Thanks! Yes, that is next up in the rotation...lol
God bless brother thank you I enjoy the video
Ramon Velez God bless you too! Thanks for watching my video!
great video and thanks for showing the boy scout mess kit, i recently picked up a 1950's american girl scout mess kit but sadly it didnt have the bowl/plate, and it still has the original green bag with it, short video on my channel , like the idea o the cake too, must give that a try, atb, Ian
Thanks! I will check out your video when I can.
i like pine cones, they have serious resin, excellent fire starters.
buzz kirschner they are awesome. One of my top 3 fire starters
Enjoyed your video & subd. Ill be checking the cooking vidds... Looked delicious & loved the Duncan Hines idea! God bless you John🙏💙
Grey Mare thanks very much for watching and for your comment! God bless!
Next time take a small piece of heavy duty foil so that you can put some coals on top of that cup for your dessert. Great scenery out there & great kits. - Marco
Pour over coffee is the best.
Great bro. I m also trying to find mess kit but problem is i cant get in india still at amazon but prize ?.
John really like the videos would like to know the places you go hiking to
Richard Butner well, I have one place that is real close to my house that I just go to when I don’t have a lot of time. It’s name is Lakeland Highland Scrub. Not a huge place but its a good place to get exercise and film a video. The next place is the Florida Trail where it crosses 471 in the Green Swamp. The trail head is called the McNeil Entrance. There is a campsite about 1.5 miles in called Gator Hole. It’s in a very nice oak hammock area. There is also a Boy Scout campsite on a pond a little further in. The next place is called Catfish Creek Preserve near Dundee. It is harder walking with the sugar sand and steep hills but it is loaded with deer and there are ponds there with bass in them. But don’t go in the summer because there isn’t much shade. The last place is in the Ocala National Forest. I frequent the Florida Trail between Hopkins Prairie and North to Salt Springs. I hope you can get time to enjoy them.
thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
All that work. Percalate it
Those East German poncho shelter peices are an improvement on the Russian Plash Palatka (with the extra arm port) but You could also call it a zelt bahn which is what they call it it German I think Zelt -Tent Bahn -Strip Tent strip.
Yes. I agree. They are an improvement over the Russian one. I have both. I also like the aluminum buttons on the E. German one. It is a lot better than the wooden toggles. But there is a rugged appeal to the Russian version too. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
flashdamingo
tent quarter I think is the proper translation of zeltbahn
Stinky Finn Your right. Strip is the literal translation... unless theres such a thing as a car quarter
John Sherwood I bought a bunch of those east german ones and have a couple Serbian ones that are more like the plash but with aluminium buttons. The cool thing is though with them is the awesome m68 and m98 camo patterns. You can get em from dauntlesssearch on ebay unused unissiued. They also have mint yugo mess kits.... mine even came with the instruction slip...they used to have unissued yugo knapsacks too.
flashdamingo
I only knew because I watched a video about them, is zelt German for car? I know the motorway their is called autobahn
the seasoning was created by my moms friend from south florida way back in the day
foldgers makes a tea bag type..good stuff. instead of all that extra stuff
onis1969 Thank you for your suggestion. I have tried those a couple of times but for me I find that they have a unpleasant after taste. I don’t know if it was because it was old from sitting on the grocery store shelf or because of the way they are made. After buying them a couple different times, I gave up on them. Thanks for watching my video and for your comment!
Great video!! You know, I was wondering if you would have flipped the bowl upside-down over the cake in the cup, if the bowl would have trapped more heat, getting a bit hotter to brown the top of the cake? Just a thought... :) tks again!!
Captain Moroni that probably would have worked good. Thanks for your comment and for watching my video!
John, I bet that first cup of coffee with three spoons of coffee and a half cup of water was strong enough to get up and walk out of the cup! hehe. Where did you buy the orange coffee thingy also your cap with the subdued American Flag? Great ideas for camping. Thank's
Cool set up! Have you any experience or opinion on the usgi mountain pot set? It is perhaps a bit large for solo use... but an all around nice set.
I don't have one yet. I was close once to buying one but I didn't pull the trigger. It looks like it would be great for a group camp.
Is the plate steel too. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.
Yes, in fact, the whole set is steel. The plate, cup, pot and lid are tinned steel. The skillet is regular uncoated steel that can be seasoned like a cast iron skillet. A very nice set.
What part of Florida brother I am for Jacksonville looking for prepers and teams to help each other let me know
Like your vidiosubstance. Just subbed
Timmy Normand thank you very much! I hope you enjoy my channel
Whoa, never knew there was a collapsible coffee drip.
I wish the would make some more steel Scout mess kits for collectors.
What is Everglades seasoning?
Perktube1 That coffee is is my go-to when I’m hiking and when water is scarce for cleaning. I prefer cowboy coffee in my canteen cup but that requires some cleanup of grounds and coffee oils. That drip is the answer when instant coffee doesn’t do it for you. New steel scout kits would sell really good If they they are not heavy. A lot of folks count ounces nowadays. Everglades is a seasoning blend sold here in my local grocery stores. It’s made in Sebring, Florida. Website is www.evergladesseasoning.com. The original flavor is my favorite.
Why did you reverse the video as if we're looking at it's reflection?
lawrence fieselman it was not intentional. I filmed this with a old iPhone and sometimes it would do that when I used the front camera. At the time I did not have the video editing software to fix it.
Are you on Facebook? I was just on a page where they were debating the difference between the Russian canteen kit and the Russian paratrooper canteen kit and I thought of you. Anyway if you’re interested in the details let me know.
Sure! What's the name of group or page?
John Sherwood it’s on Facebook called ‘canteen cooking’
Ok. I'll check it out.
So good to be reading the New Testament rather than some decadent filth while out in the woods.
what is the best thing to cook in the woods ? and what mess kit would you use ?
Well, bacon is the best and most favorite food to cook in the woods but it really depends on if you are car camping, hiking, kayak/canoe camping or just in your backyard. And also the time of the year. Here in Florida its very hot in the summer so I don't like soups or really hot foods during that season but those same ones go well in the winter. So i will try to give you examples of just when I go hiking and camping overnight in cool weather. I like to make stuff that's easy to cook and easy to clean up because usually I have limited water with me when there isn't a clean water supply nearby. So the food I go to the most is instant oat meal for breakfast. But if I can, I like eggs, bacon or spam, and grits. For other meals I like the Knorr rice or noodle pouches paired up with canned or bagged chicken or canned pork. Those are cheap and easy to make. I like to make chicken and yellow rice from can chicken and a 5 ounce bag of Vigo yellow rice. Add fresh chopped onion and hot sauce on top and you have a great meal. Another meal is chicken and dumplings. You can make it with a Lipton chicken soup pouch, Bisquick biscuit mix and some veggies. And another idea is bean and cheese burritos. another favorite is sausage, peppers and onions. Saute those together and that's a great meal.
As for the mess kit I use the most, I have many in my collection but I would have to say its hard to beat the US GI canteen cup set paired with the US GI mess kit. Any of the food I mentioned and probably many of the recipes you enjoy at home can be adapted to be made in these two kits. I will post a link to my cooking playlist so you can see some of what I have done. Some of them may feature different mess kits that I am reviewing but you can cook the same food in the US kits. Sorry for the long reply but I love to cook in the woods! ruclips.net/p/PLBXZMNeFA86tgNxoPY9xal7AqLuMHlKh4
Like the grill where did you get it?.
Lee Wilson I think it was out of an old toaster oven or something else similar to that. Works pretty good for repurposed stuff. Thanks for watching!
John, what you call woods looks more like jungle to me, which reminds me about a prior episode of yours where you were walking out when it was just becoming dark. You commented on how much noise the mosquitoes were making. It sounded like a 747 was warming up. So my question is whether you could stay overnight with that many mosquitoes and how it would be done. I am not asking you to do it because I wouldn't myself as it looks like you would be stuck in your tent, and I would not like that. I mean, how would you even take a pee? Not in your Bulgarian canteen, that's for sure.
You could do it without a screen but you would need the smoke from a fire, some bug repellent and a long sleeve shirt and long pants. And even with that you probably will not get a full nights rest. Thankfully, the mosquitoes are the worst at dusk and at dawn. So they usually lessen as the night continues. I have camped in my hammock with a bug net when they were really bad in the river swamp. They were all over my screen trying to get to me and the buzzing noise kept me awake. That's a night when you don't go out to pee! And I don't pee in the canteen! Lol!
Yes, John, I am confident that you are not one of those awful canteen-pee-persons, but I have heard of it so I am careful with used canteens (B & B = boil & bleach). Plenty of crummy plastic bottles can be used for pee.
Damn! Don't I feel stupid for drinking instant coffee when camping. :-)
Redfish Incorporated that little orange coffee drip has changed my woods life forever. Great coffee with out the mess. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
I have a question. I have 2 of those complete mess kits. I also have 2 with just the steel pan and top or cover pan. No guts. I wanted to paint the bottoms of both pans with black grill heat paint. Would that work since i have to keep seasoning the frying pan? I can just season the inside right? Thanks
You can paint the bottoms but you really don't have to paint the steel skillet in my opinion. If you do, just be sure to remove all oil residue from the bottom of the skillet and the plate. If the plate part is tinned steel like mine, I would be careful how much heat you expose it to. I think even with the BBQ paint you might melt the tin off. That's just my theory. Not 100% sure.
John Sherwood ok thank you for the info
Ill research it more. Thought the bbq heat paint might protect the surface more and spread the heat evenly. I will check into it thanks
Scout Sniper If you look back at my video at the part where I show the bottom of my Scout cup with the cake in it, you will see a shiny part along with the soot when my fire flamed up and got the cup too hot. When that part melted it took the soot off in that area. I think because there wasn’t any liquid left in the cake it allowed the cup to overheat when the fire flamed up. I think this melting characteristic may be why they didn’t tin the steel skillet too.
John Sherwood ok thanks
I almost burnt my bag!
What r the dimensions of the tarp, thanks!
S.J. Owens about 6 foot x 6 foot.
Nice poncho. Is that like the WWII German zeltbans?
BlueDogScout1911 They are similar but I don’t think exactly like them. I never had a WWII one so I’m not sure.
John Sherwood if they are similar the wwii you could take 4 and make them a pyramid tent with others. If you search about the zeltban it has a lot of neat uses. I re-enacted wwii US paratroopers for the better part of a decade. I started adopting German gear in my kit to help make camp more comfortable. Plus it was historically accurate. At The Front makes really nice repro zeltbahns they have photos so you could compare features. Also they have the leather straps for your mess tins. Great content as always
Why don’t you fill the mug first with water then pour it in the pot to heat. Now you know how much hot water you have. I have a beef with your show,you have me collecting mess kits and I am still collecting.
gerald ross I thought the same idea while editing this video. I was thinking duh! Lol. Sorry for getting you hooked. I’m still collecting some too. Just got a set of WW1 US silverware and the correct meat can pouch for WW1 Mess Kit. I have noticed that a lot of the surplus has been drying up lately. I hope more stuff comes available soon. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
My Boy Scout cup is plastic
I'd like to share that cake with you...looked good to me. Does bible reading bring something to you?
The cake was pretty good. Not too bad for the trail. I do enjoy reading the bible. For me, it encourages me and gives me hope and strength to live. Since I believe that God made the woods, I enjoy reading while at camp and reflecting on my life and watching nature at work. Thanks for watching my video and for commenting!
Amen!
i'm an old testament guy.
buzz kirschner awesome! I could not live without God’s Word.