Ground Pounder: Ultimate Cook Sets for Bug Out Bags & Military Surplus Camping
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Hi guys, and welcome back to the GROUND POUNDER SERIES! In this video, I’m diving deep into the various ways you can carry cook kits to prepare meals. Some kits are perfect for the lone camper, while others are essential when you’re feeding a group.
Follow along as I start with options for solo campers, exploring the military surplus cook kits and mess kits available on the market. Next, we’ll discuss bushpots and why they might be the better choice for some situations. Finally, we’ll cover the larger setups needed for cooking for a group or family.
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THANKS FOR WATCHING THIS IS A LONG VIDEO BUT I HAD LOTS OF AREA TO COVER..
Thank you for showing these cook set comparissons
Not too long Blackie. Interesting topic.
I’ve wasted two hours on movies I didn’t like before, I find you entertaining and informative so I’m not concerned about how long the videos get from time to time. Thanks for all you do!!
I appreciate that!
Don’t worry about the length of the video, when the subject is interesting and very informative people will watch !!! Thanks Brother keep them coming !👍🏻
thanks for watching
I have my original Boy scout cook Cook Set stainless steel.And I use it all the time
awesome
Wish I still did. Used to, not no more. 😢
This series is like being given entry to the inner sanctum of bush cooking knowledge.
Blackie, I watch a lot of you tubers and, in this community, you are the GOAT.
I encouraged my bro to subscribe and he is of the same thought. If you ever decide to arrange and catalog your knowledge encyclopedia/library style, I'd be a customer. Thanks for sharing your experience & knowledge.
I think he is writing a book.
I appreciate that
Yes, this was a long video, but it was full of the wisdom of a man who has been using these in the field for decades. You can either spend those decades to learn it, or watch a 50 minute video. I have spent a few decades, and have a collection similar to yours, and I came to the same conclusions and use similar cooksets for the same reasons you do. For an ultralight backpacking trip, I use a titanium pot that nests on a Nalgene bottle. It has a bail, folding butterfly handles, and a lid. With a folding titanium tri-wing esbit stove (0.6 oz), this is the ultra-ultra-light kit for boiling water and instant foods. This combined with a titanium spork (0.6 oz) is all I carry. For a longer weekend hike, adding one of those small gas stoves and a small fuel cylinder is great. But I still have my USGI canteen cup and stove ring for day hikes when all I want to make is coffee or hot cocoa. Excellent video.
Blackie, I throughly enjoyed this video. Back in the 70s, I had a Boy Scout style cook kit - it was made of thin aluminium and it was okay for camping at the time. I upgraded to canteen cup, a fry pan and a bbq grill (two grill connected with hinges that has handles. In the last 25 years I’ve added a bbg plate on legs (if there is 3 or more of us), a 3.5 quart pot, and a 9 quart dutch oven. I 4wd camp on an island and fish is usually on the menu. I haven’t ground pounded for 25 years. All the best from downunder.
thanks for watching
I'm real excited about this cooking series you keep mentioning, Blackie. It sounds like a bunch of fun recipes I share with my nieces and nephews😊
That Swedish cook kit from SRO is one of my favorites. Add a grill grate and a Kuksa and you're in business!
Good call! i have looked at those and they are top notch
This was very good, I haven't heard any one talk about Crazy Crow in years! Great memories of Rendezvous in MT and ID in the 80's I had a very blessed childhood growing up in living history.
they had some cool camping stuff back in the day
Can’t wait for the cooking videos…when I carried all that Army gear we had cooks or field rations . Have fun stay safe.
thank you for your service
I love my crusader cup, there is a guy on eBay makes the lid of aluminium. I carry both the cup and lid with PF canteen set and bag. The cup fits over the top of the PF canteen itself. There is a spare pocket in the PF canteen bag for the lid. So for me it's the best of both worlds. More options for boiling water if needed too.
Thank you for making such sn awesome video! A great topic! Cheers from Canada
thanks you for watching
As always, great content.
thanks
This has been a great vid. I have a lot of this gear Ive collected over the years but never thought of so much versatility betwixt them all. Thanks!
mix and match to the meals you have planned thats the key
Very good video! You showed some of my personal favorites!! This cooking series is gonna be fun!
coming soon
Very informative video & I really enjoy watching videos on backcountry cooking & kits. I also have a bunch of cook kit but still enjoy watching. Looking forward to seeing more on this subject.
thanks for watching
Fantastic video Blackie! I'm a big fan of pathfinder gear, but have a good bit of the kit you showed. Looking forward to you delving deeper into the cook sets and their use.
Thanks 👍
Excellent content as usual. Thanks for reminding me abiut not needing a cook set. It never occurred to us as kids to cook in a pot. We always cooked in the ground or in the can it came in. We also dug pits and lined with stone to keep stuff cool.
very cool
That's quite the collection of camp cookery. I rarely need much more than canteen cup & stove plus a small lexan cup as a luxury ;)
Good lecture ✌️🖖🇨🇦🛶
Thanks for watching!
Great video Blackie. I'm taking this sort of approach to a few things that are survival and preparedness related. Am I going on a day hike ? A 3 day recon ? A week long stay in the bush ? Longer ???
It all applies to several pieces of gear that I have. I also have different packs or pieces of web gear that I use for all of these different applications to carry all my stuff.
You're absolutely correct that you should only take what you need for the work that you are doing and leave the rest at your home base.
i have seen campers bring a big set ment for a full family on a 4 day hike just to heat water
Love the gear videos like this, thanks for the work Blackie !
Glad you like them!
Very informative blackie thanks for sharing your experience with the community
glad to do it
I’m so glad you started the video talking about how to do it old school.. So many don’t have experience without the “convenience” .. Great job- best video I’ve seen on different options that are practical, versatile and viable 🔥🔥🔥
my pleasure
It's definitely very informative. Thanks for your work on putting it together for us. I have multiple cook sets for fixing all sorts of different types of meals. I'm getting ready to make myself a couple of different ways to do baked goods to be well-rounded when it comes to camp cooking.
Sounds great!
Super video. Length no problem. Great to see all options. I'm good with the canteen cookset and M-40 but weak in a fry pan. I do a lot of fish so, perhaps I'll try the mess kit. Thanks a bunch Blackie.
thanks for your support
Used a bunch of these over the years and all have their merits.
Another worth mentioning is the old UK mess tins, two nesting rectangular super deep fry pans or shallow pots (depending on how you looked at them).
Nice broad base you could fry and cook in but deep enough you could boil a bunch of water.
true i had a set a few years ago but let them go to a collector
Blackie ive been watching your channel which i very much enjoy the content in most of your videos are pretty spot on ,thanks for what you do .....Roger
thanks for your watching and your kind words
Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺, thank you for your time to make these videos, muchly appreciated thank you.
You are very welcome
Great video, Blackie. Thanks!👍
My pleasure!
Great post i enjoyed it and learned something new to me.
thanks
Nice tips Blackie, thanks 😊
glad to help
Excellent video, thank you for the advice and info.
my pleasure
Looking forward to the canteen cup cooking series
it beginning now
I love my cool handle skillets. I have 3 of them. and I use them daily.
i have one in the kitchen its my go to for cooking and i tell my lovely wife of 35 yrs to stayaway from it lol
Great advice and video Blackie ! ! ! I'm really looking forward to your cooking series Sir ! ! !
Coming soon!
That cup from Walmart is a really good cup. I've been using one for years along with a military surplus cup I bought at the Camp Lejune PX 20+ years ago.
AWESOME THANKS FOR WATCHING
Thanks mate love the video and it gives me food for thought.
thanks for watching
Very informative and some clever ideas
very happy to do it
That is quite a selection. Although I am not fond of aluminum I have two of the old camp sets that are hard to beat as they take up very little room in a camp kitchen. I keep the large set that my stepfather had in my little popup camper. It is older because it has even aluminum plates. The smaller set I keep in case I have to use it when I camp in the van or pickup truck. It is newer and has plastic cups and plates. These are on auctions, estate sales and garage sales and are fairly cheap as few people want them because they are hard to use if you don't practice and some people are still unsure of aluminum. You can probably find them in goodwill type places. You don't have to take the whole set. You can pull out the smaller parts to carry.
thanks for watching
Thank you Blackie, very useful information. I have been pondering how to improve my cookset for my wife and my self.
You can do it!
👍 Worth every minute. Thank you for the tour of cooking implement country.
glad to do it
Love where this is going
thanks for watching
I have several different mess kits. One that I have is the Italian Officers Mess Kit. It's probably the world's largest mess kit. It's great for large groups.
sounds good
Good Stuff My Friend..
thank you very much
38:10 good job I bought my Tangia set 52 years ago for £12
they last forever
Great video, thanks. Memories 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video 😊
Thanks for the visit
Awesome video Blackie. Thank you
Much appreciated
Great video
Thanks!
Hey blackie, preparing a ruck for missionary position building farms at churches around the world. I have a background in feeding bulk. In this kit i was thinking about the pathfinder canteen kit with the folding long handle with D rings, a trangia 27 with kettle and putting it inside a 2.5 liter trangia billy pot, then a 64oz pathfinder bottle with the French press as the cup that nests on the outside. I know, i don't know how many people i would have to cook for as it depends per village i go to.
The trangia is for efficient cooking and home kitchen feel. The pathfinder canteen and bottle for my drinking container and water storage plus purification. The French press is because I'm bad at cowboy coffee and hate grits,i can also use it as a rough filter pre boil as it is all stainless. This is a lot however i wanted to be able to efficiently cook, and when i didn't have fuel, be able to store and boil water as Africa it's needed. I also have the 2 qt pathfinder billy pot and stand, but i am not implementing it. Any advice, I'm not really backpacking more like village hopping with maybe some long hikes.
I am worried about weight however i could be gone for 3 to 6 to 8 months at a time.
God bless.
you have a good kit and yes weight will add up but it is weight that is very hard to replace in the field so pick the best you can and best of luck to you
Walmart sells a bush pot type container,what they call a grease container for around $8. It's about the same size as the camp coffee pot from the sporting goods section. It has a flat strainer section that can be removed and a lid
i have seen and they will work
Love these kind of videos Blackie! keep it up. Btw, you mentioned about cooking in a cup that fits the grayl.. and yours isn't big enough to cook in most cases.. well, The pathfinder school makes a 30oz cup that is tailor made to fit the grayl geo press. I know you probably know that already but I just wanted to put that out there incase you ever want to invest in it. I invested in one and it has become INVALUABLE to my camping cooking process.
very true that pathfinder is a great cook kit for the grail
After going through A LOT of camping cooking gear i settled for the stainless steel skillet from Tatonka (the same as the Pathfinder one) and a 1L stainless steel pot with lid from a Stanley cook set for camping. For the cooking itself i have a camping gas stove.
For bug out bags/emergency kits i just put in a metal (titanium or stainless steel) canteen with a nesting cup/pot plus a spoon (not a spork which i find a completely useless piece of gear that doesnt work well as a spoon or fork). I dont bother with a camping stove since i only put emergency rations in these kits.
sounds good
Don't forget aluminum foil. If I'm going to be fishing I'll carry a large piece of foil, a lemon, a german butter dish, and some seasonings. I put the seasoned fish in a foil package and pack it in clay or mud and bake it in hot coals. Veggies and potatoes can be done the same way.
correct foil is a great camp aid and i will cover it in my coming cooking videos
93.7k subcribers, 6900views, and only 730 likes? Come on show your love guys/gals, he puts in allot of work to inspire and entertain you, so be kind and reward his efforts!
thanks for your kind words
On the Boy Scout style kit, I have a heavier stainless steel new production. It is Ozark Trails brand. Was $10 if I remember right.
i have seen those but do not own one of them
thank you so much
you are very welcome
Never thought twice about the length of video. Always interesting Blackie. Does that paint stick to stainless ok or is there a trick to making it stick?
it sticks well but i will wash the steel first to remove any oil then i light sand with a scrub pad or fine sand paper to give the paint some tooth to grip them wipe down and let air dry to remove that dust.. tape off any place you dont want the paint to go and spray 2 coats
Seems like there are all kinds of options for a pack cook set. Here’s some of the points I’ve picked up in Blackie’s video. It depends on the primary use (boiling water vs actually cooking food), the number of people your feeding (single person vs multiple people), the size and weight of the cook system (haversack carry vs rucksack vs backpack), the cooking fuel (wood fire and coals, vs cook stove), and last but not least cook system pricing (surplus gear vs high-end, light weight gear). Design, material use, intended use, modifications, and durability are also factor into the cook system choices. Most interesting for me is the upgraded Stanley Cook Pot, along with a simple stainless steel camp cup. Seems like 5he product design team at Stanley has taken note of suggested improvements to the old standard Stanley Cook Pot. Thanks to Blackie Thomas for the comprehensive review of 5he various options for camp cook sets. This Gound Pounder series is Blackie at his best… in depth instructions and insight based on real world experience. Much appreciated by this viewer! - Tennessee Smoky
thanks and you got it correct this is how i see it as well
My favorite mess kit is the old u.s. army kit.
they are very useful
if you coat the outside of the pot with clay, the cleans itself when you dunk it in water. on some pots you can tap on it hard and make it fall off to clean it without water.
that would work but here where i am the only clay we have is the red clay and its a poor choice for that
I recommend getting a 50/50 nyco ripstop BDU if you don't have one. I think you have the old heavy one from the 80s and early 90s.
thanks
@@BLACKIETHOMAS the reason I recommend it is because it is lighter and is better in wam weather. An all cotton one came out in the mid 80s for hot weather which is like the jungle shirt you have. It's comfy but fades easily and isn't as durable as the 50/50 nyco ripstop one. The nyco ripstop one came out in 1993-1994 and was intended for hot weather but was used as an all weather uniform because of how light it is.
I love my L Handle canteen cup
awesome
@@BLACKIETHOMAS Hi my friend
when i was a Boy Scout in the 80s the Cooking requirement for the First Class rank was the same
a lots of scouts leaned to cook on a fire with the scout mess kit
For the US canteen cup stove, be careful where you make your purchase. I purchased one that was a knock off and doesn't fit well on the but of the cup and isn't a hardened aluminum. I did find actual issue (used, but in good shape) at One Thief Surplus that runs about $9. Cup and stove run $32, but currently on sale for $22. Shop around, unfortunately the only good store near me closed due to the owner passing and the family didn't want anything to do with it.
very true
The 2 piece oval army cookset, you said the handle was made for a stick, would a wooden pole from a shelter half work?
no too long if you look in my cooking play list or do a search on my channel i know i show how to make the stick handle for the pan plus i will be showing that in the future once i get around to skillet and messkit cooking
Hey Blackie, do you have a video showing your painting process? Do you apply paint directly on the item as is, or do you prep the metal with sandpaper etc. first?
i wash it to be sure no oil on the steel / next i light sand it with a scrubby pad or light sand paper/ next wash well and dry to be sure no sanding dust is left / use masking tape for any areas you want left clean of paint / then spray 2 coats of BBQ stray paint leave 10 min between coats then sit into the sun to dry and cure/ when you are done set them on the heat and boil water in them to set the paint.. then wash and use as normal
Appreciate your comprehensive step by step process, Blackie. I’m doing my first round today.
I have a surplus canteen cup and a mess kit I got from my local surplus store but when I’m camping with my family I bust out the ole lodge skillet to make something for all of us and small little grill I made from expanded metal
yep when you cooking for the family ya got to scale up to meet the needs
have you seen the official Grayl/SRO stainless steel nesting cup to fit under the Grayl ?
i have i dont have one but i think they do a good job
I have several of those kits and I don’t mind if they weigh a little more. It makes life a little easier when you have to rough it (wink wink).
i agree often the super light will not hold up in the long run
Can the IKEA stainless steel cook set that is sold in the children's toy section be used as an actual cook set. I've only seen one RUclipsr do so.
i think i know what your talking about and i think it can since if they made it from stainless they got to expect a child to try and heat or cook with it if they did now want it used it would be made of shinny plastic
Theoretically yes, but realistically, no - it's way too small to be effective.
I can tell you the Pathfinder one qt Bushpot will cook two packs of ramen and a 10oz can of chicken.
good to know
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thanks for watching
Hey blackie my name is Carlos what if you had a bunch of pots and pans that you're not using in the kitchen you can still carry and you didn't have an income why can't you use those pots and pans
you can do that in fact yard sales good will stores are great places to pick up cook gear
Cheep Chines ?
Get all your friends to vote Trump so we can still have guns
Way to bring politics into this, l came here to forget about that orange arsehole.
Good video Blackie ✌️
AMEN
Informative and a pleasant watch. I'll probably rewatch parts if not the whole video occasionally. Its always nice to see and learn from other techniques, experience, and equipment. 🙂🌲🍂🏕️🔥🙂
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i saw that he did real well with it