Thanks! I try to do something different each time but that is getting harder and harder as you probably know with the amount of videos you make. Thanks for all your content. You do a great job. I walked right past the toad and the ants. It was my 7 yr old that spotted them. He helps me find the little stuff I overlook in God’s creation. Thanks for watching and for your comment.
-So, as soon as I saw this VDV cook set in your video, I went to eBay & ordered one...it arrived today! You are right...they certainly knew what they were doing; this thing is bombproof & functionally well-designed. Thanks! :)
What an amazing place to go hang out! So cool to see all of that nature. Fantastic. The toad! Harder to spot than the best of Russian Paratroopers. The sounds of pumping and lighting the stove are very distinctive. I have a 1970's Coleman 400, and it sounds exactly the same. The lighting process is part of the personality. I like that there's a knack to it; the air mix, and listening for the 'spit' of the fuel. The 502 is the real beauty of the bunch though. What a place to cook lunch. Great video!
Love it, I've seen a couple of your vids with the various mess kits, interesting about the sharks teeth by the way. I went into an antique store here in Scotland and there is a small military section and much to my delight were two American Army mess tins, one 1966 and the other 1945, I was supposed to choose between the two but ended up getting both ha ha. Love the various mess kits, great fun to use. Eagles nest was awesome, thanks very much.
I hope you enjoy those mess kits. The American mess kit paired with the canteen cup/canteen set is what I use the most. I find them very handy for the cooking I do. I’m glad you enjoyed my video. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
It’s hard to find dried soup mixes these days excerpt in ethnic food stores. Back in the 70s and 80s at the height of my backpacking there was a lot of variety at the local supermarket, not so anymore. I had a lot of recipes based around dried soup mixes. I always added minute rice or couscous to the soup to add body.
Yes. I agree. I wish there were more good soup mixes. There is one good company still found in my local store called Bear Creek. They have vegetable, chili, minestrone, and others. Only problem is the packages are family pack sized. You have to carefully divide them for one person to get the full flavor. Thanks for watching another video and for your comment!
Nice to see you post. I enjoy seeing Florida from your view point. I've been 3 times. Always was drawn to the vast amount of flora and fauna, different than Oklahoma. All the best, John.
Nice one mate I just did a video on my Russian VDV the other day making some cowboy coffee with it in the workshop, love your channel mate I love collecting old army mess kits and cook kits. Atb Wullie ✊🏻🏴
Thanks for letting me know about your video. I will check it out tonight. I wonder how many other mess kit videos are out there that have never came up on my feed. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
@@John-Sherwood-W4JFS no problem mate I’ve watched your video over the years as when you get the mess kit bug your videos are always great to watch, I have a good few on my channel as there my guilty pleasure haha. Atb ✊🏻🏴
A great no nonsense and versatile bit of kit……and apologies if already mentioned …...I replaced that dreadful issue water bottle rubber seal with 3-4 plastic seals placed together….the ones you get inside your average wine bottle top. Give it a go….fits and works perfect !
Good stuff John, thanks! Regarding the VDV kit, how did you get all the storage grease out of the canteen? I managed to get the grease off the outside of mine eventually, but getting it out of the inside of the canteen is a challenge.
I took a pot and put some water in it. About 1/4 full. Then I filled the canteen all the way to the top of the neck and set it in the middle of the pot with water. Then I heated it on the stove till it boiled. The oil would break loose and float to the top and flow over the neck into the pot. I kept adding water to the canteen so the oils would keep floating to the top. After a while I would dump all the water out of the canteen and repeat until the oily residue was gone. It was a process but it worked.
@@John-Sherwood-W4JFS Excellent, thanks! I will give it a try. I replaced the stinky black rubber seal in the lid with some silicone baking sheet material that came from the goodwill. It is a great improvement!
@@boomshanka8743 nice idea on the silicone gasket. I used some gasket cork to replace mine. The smell in my rubber gasket was terrible. When you get that oil cleaned out, it will serve you nicely.
VDV mess kit is one of my firm favourites. I love the shape of it in the pouch, that spike in the middle is very iconic of some of the older Russian hats I’ve seen, wonder if it’s intentional?😁 One hat is the Russian military Budenovka, the earlier version.
Cool! I wonder if you got that stove from Steve... he buys and sells Coleman stuff on eBay and lives in Washington. Hey John, how do you date BSA silverware? I have that same set, but my pouch may be a little bit different . When’s there’s a chance of rain, is the best time to go to public places, that’s for sure!
Well, from to beginning of BSA up to January 1954, the national office was in New York City. In 1954 the office moved to New Brunswick New Jersey. Then it eventually moved to Texas where it presently is. I discovered reading the old Boy's Life Magazines online that the early BSA emblem had on the bottom of the seal "National Council New York City". Then when they moved in 1954 to NJ, I found they dropped the "New York City" and just left "National Council". I also think (not 100% sure) that when they moved to Texas, they changed the "National Council" to just simply "Be Prepared" on the emblem. That is how I date my stuff. My silverware set has National Council New York City in the bottom of the seal. I have nothing but my observations reading the magazine as documentation.
I like my Russian VDV set which I bought about a year ago after watching one of your videos. I have an old Coleman Peak 1 backpacking stove that I always liked to use because the flame regulation was so good. Now I usually use a Trangia alcohol stove, or a little butane canister stove. The Chinese PLA 78 cook set is pretty good too, but I like the Russian VDV better. The Chinese set doesn't have a handle for its lid.
I agree. The Russian set is better in my opinion. It’s a great little set. Depending on the conditions, I like to use stick stoves the most because the smoke can help keep the mosquitoes away and it makes me practice making fire in different conditions. But the downside is you are always feeding the fire and the cooking temperature is always up or down. Also, you will find me using some sort of esbit stove or butane stove out of convenience. In my haversack (Czech bread bag) I always have my esbit stove as a backup. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
You are the second person this week I have watched make Kopika brand instant coffee and I realised that is the brand of the coffee flavoured hard candy that you find in quite a few of the ration packs from former Soviet satellite states and other Eastern European countries
Well, I don’t use that coffee very often but it’s nice when you need to save time or keep your boiling pot clean for other stuff. I didn’t know anything or research anything about the coffee until your post. I ordered it from the Philippines over the internet after I saw Carolina Chris use it in one of his videos a while back. I assumed it was a Asian brand. Maybe not after what you have said. Either way, it’s ok for instant coffee.
Thanks again for another video, I’ve had a meal Idea that i’d like you to try. I’ve seen you cook lot of breakfast and diners in mess kits, but have you done deserts? I remember in Boy Scouts our leaders would make us a Dutch oven peach cobbler after we burnt and ate our own prepared dinners. Can you make a individual sized peach cobbler in a old BSA mess kit pot, or cup. If I remember correctly the leaders would just pour in some canned peaches and some dry yellow cake badder on top then pour a little caned sprite on that and baked it for 20 min. Are you willing to try something like that for a video? I would love to see it.
It uses what is locally called “camp gas” or “white gas”. It’s just super refined gasoline. It’s clear in color and very clean burning. You could in a pinch use regular gasoline for cars but you might have to clean the generator more often because of the additives and impurities. Your pots might get soot on them too. After using the regular gas in an emergency, I would clean it out throughly afterwards and replace it with white gas as the regular gas goes bad quickly and ruin your appliance. The white gas when stored properly can last for years. Thanks for watching and for your comment! I hope your next adventure is awesome.
I sure do love watching you use all those different cook sets and stoves. Wow, that toad really blended in.
Thanks! I try to do something different each time but that is getting harder and harder as you probably know with the amount of videos you make. Thanks for all your content. You do a great job. I walked right past the toad and the ants. It was my 7 yr old that spotted them. He helps me find the little stuff I overlook in God’s creation. Thanks for watching and for your comment.
Nice to see the VDV comeing out again, I bought one after watching one of your videos a couple of years back.
-So, as soon as I saw this VDV cook set in your video, I went to eBay & ordered one...it arrived today! You are right...they certainly knew what they were doing; this thing is bombproof & functionally well-designed. Thanks! :)
What an amazing place to go hang out! So cool to see all of that nature. Fantastic. The toad! Harder to spot than the best of Russian Paratroopers. The sounds of pumping and lighting the stove are very distinctive. I have a 1970's Coleman 400, and it sounds exactly the same. The lighting process is part of the personality. I like that there's a knack to it; the air mix, and listening for the 'spit' of the fuel. The 502 is the real beauty of the bunch though. What a place to cook lunch. Great video!
I have stove like that love it. Comes in handy when power goes out
That’s just what I was thinking. It will be real handy for a quick cup of coffee. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
Love it, I've seen a couple of your vids with the various mess kits, interesting about the sharks teeth by the way. I went into an antique store here in Scotland and there is a small military section and much to my delight were two American Army mess tins, one 1966 and the other 1945, I was supposed to choose between the two but ended up getting both ha ha. Love the various mess kits, great fun to use. Eagles nest was awesome, thanks very much.
I hope you enjoy those mess kits. The American mess kit paired with the canteen cup/canteen set is what I use the most. I find them very handy for the cooking I do. I’m glad you enjoyed my video. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
It’s hard to find dried soup mixes these days excerpt in ethnic food stores. Back in the 70s and 80s at the height of my backpacking there was a lot of variety at the local supermarket, not so anymore.
I had a lot of recipes based around dried soup mixes. I always added minute rice or couscous to the soup to add body.
Yes. I agree. I wish there were more good soup mixes. There is one good company still found in my local store called Bear Creek. They have vegetable, chili, minestrone, and others. Only problem is the packages are family pack sized. You have to carefully divide them for one person to get the full flavor. Thanks for watching another video and for your comment!
Nice to see you post. I enjoy seeing Florida from your view point. I've been 3 times. Always was drawn to the vast amount of flora and fauna, different than Oklahoma.
All the best, John.
Thanks for watching. Florida is a nice place to live. But we never get to see snow at all. I guess some love that part. See you next time!
The VDV set is a cool kit. Love to see it in action.
Thanks for watching. It is a great little set.
Thanks for the geology/history lesson. Great to see your mess kit and new stove in action. Always looking forward to your next food video!
A mess kit, Coleman stove, dried soup mix, and the Florida woods.... How can you wrong with that?! Great video John, thanks for sharing!
Jerry
Thanks for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Nice one mate I just did a video on my Russian VDV the other day making some cowboy coffee with it in the workshop, love your channel mate I love collecting old army mess kits and cook kits. Atb Wullie ✊🏻🏴
Thanks for letting me know about your video. I will check it out tonight. I wonder how many other mess kit videos are out there that have never came up on my feed. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
@@John-Sherwood-W4JFS no problem mate I’ve watched your video over the years as when you get the mess kit bug your videos are always great to watch, I have a good few on my channel as there my guilty pleasure haha. Atb ✊🏻🏴
A great no nonsense and versatile bit of kit……and apologies if already mentioned …...I replaced that dreadful issue water bottle rubber seal with 3-4 plastic seals placed together….the ones you get inside your average wine bottle top. Give it a go….fits and works perfect !
Thanks very much for the tip. I had already replaced the seal with a cork one. The plastic seal idea might be better. Thanks for watching!
Good stuff John, thanks! Regarding the VDV kit, how did you get all the storage grease out of the canteen? I managed to get the grease off the outside of mine eventually, but getting it out of the inside of the canteen is a challenge.
I took a pot and put some water in it. About 1/4 full. Then I filled the canteen all the way to the top of the neck and set it in the middle of the pot with water. Then I heated it on the stove till it boiled. The oil would break loose and float to the top and flow over the neck into the pot. I kept adding water to the canteen so the oils would keep floating to the top. After a while I would dump all the water out of the canteen and repeat until the oily residue was gone. It was a process but it worked.
@@John-Sherwood-W4JFS Excellent, thanks! I will give it a try. I replaced the stinky black rubber seal in the lid with some silicone baking sheet material that came from the goodwill. It is a great improvement!
@@boomshanka8743 nice idea on the silicone gasket. I used some gasket cork to replace mine. The smell in my rubber gasket was terrible. When you get that oil cleaned out, it will serve you nicely.
VDV mess kit is one of my firm favourites. I love the shape of it in the pouch, that spike in the middle is very iconic of some of the older Russian hats I’ve seen, wonder if it’s intentional?😁 One hat is the Russian military Budenovka, the earlier version.
Cool! I wonder if you got that stove from Steve... he buys and sells Coleman stuff on eBay and lives in Washington. Hey John, how do you date BSA silverware? I have that same set, but my pouch may be a little bit different . When’s there’s a chance of rain, is the best time to go to public places, that’s for sure!
Well, from to beginning of BSA up to January 1954, the national office was in New York City. In 1954 the office moved to New Brunswick New Jersey. Then it eventually moved to Texas where it presently is. I discovered reading the old Boy's Life Magazines online that the early BSA emblem had on the bottom of the seal "National Council New York City". Then when they moved in 1954 to NJ, I found they dropped the "New York City" and just left "National Council". I also think (not 100% sure) that when they moved to Texas, they changed the "National Council" to just simply "Be Prepared" on the emblem. That is how I date my stuff. My silverware set has National Council New York City in the bottom of the seal. I have nothing but my observations reading the magazine as documentation.
@@John-Sherwood-W4JFS - very cool... I need to check mine! Thanks!!!
I like my Russian VDV set which I bought about a year ago after watching one of your videos. I have an old Coleman Peak 1 backpacking stove that I always liked to use because the flame regulation was so good. Now I usually use a Trangia alcohol stove, or a little butane canister stove.
The Chinese PLA 78 cook set is pretty good too, but I like the Russian VDV better. The Chinese set doesn't have a handle for its lid.
I agree. The Russian set is better in my opinion. It’s a great little set. Depending on the conditions, I like to use stick stoves the most because the smoke can help keep the mosquitoes away and it makes me practice making fire in different conditions. But the downside is you are always feeding the fire and the cooking temperature is always up or down. Also, you will find me using some sort of esbit stove or butane stove out of convenience. In my haversack (Czech bread bag) I always have my esbit stove as a backup. Thanks for watching and for your comment!
You are the second person this week I have watched make Kopika brand instant coffee and I realised that is the brand of the coffee flavoured hard candy that you find in quite a few of the ration packs from former Soviet satellite states and other Eastern European countries
Well, I don’t use that coffee very often but it’s nice when you need to save time or keep your boiling pot clean for other stuff. I didn’t know anything or research anything about the coffee until your post. I ordered it from the Philippines over the internet after I saw Carolina Chris use it in one of his videos a while back. I assumed it was a Asian brand. Maybe not after what you have said. Either way, it’s ok for instant coffee.
@@John-Sherwood-W4JFS I ordered the sweets through Ebay I think they came from Holland
Thanks again for another video, I’ve had a meal Idea that i’d like you to try. I’ve seen you cook lot of breakfast and diners in mess kits, but have you done deserts? I remember in Boy Scouts our leaders would make us a Dutch oven peach cobbler after we burnt and ate our own prepared dinners. Can you make a individual sized peach cobbler in a old BSA mess kit pot, or cup. If I remember correctly the leaders would just pour in some canned peaches and some dry yellow cake badder on top then pour a little caned sprite on that and baked it for 20 min. Are you willing to try something like that for a video? I would love to see it.
Another fun adventures John. What type of fuel does your new, not new stove use sir
It uses what is locally called “camp gas” or “white gas”. It’s just super refined gasoline. It’s clear in color and very clean burning. You could in a pinch use regular gasoline for cars but you might have to clean the generator more often because of the additives and impurities. Your pots might get soot on them too. After using the regular gas in an emergency, I would clean it out throughly afterwards and replace it with white gas as the regular gas goes bad quickly and ruin your appliance. The white gas when stored properly can last for years. Thanks for watching and for your comment! I hope your next adventure is awesome.
Super top chef ! But military russ mess kit IS expensive and not easy to find ok ?! The last one to have for me...
Also have this Russian cook set, it is fantastic, wouldn’t it be great if it was stainless steel….
Yes it would! I hope someone does it someday. It would be a fantastic set. Thanks for watching another one and for your comment!