These were standard issue when I was in the British army, in aluminium. We also used them as mini washbasins as even in the field we had to wash and shave every morning. We didn't have metal canteen cups issued back then, just huge plastic ones which sat on the water bottle. Now I'm a civvy I have a set of 2 Dutch Army surplus mess tins, like these but in stainless steel. I also have a Dutch Army canteen and cup - based on the US GI design but the cup is even more sturdy. Also bought an after market lid for the large mess tin which doubles as a frying pan so now if I'm in the field I just take 1 mess tin with lid, and the canteen cup (also with after market Pathfinder lid). Otherwise very similar to your setup - alox Swiss Army Knife, Swedish foldacup, Trangia burner but I put mine inside one of those pocket size folding twig burners.
👍👍👍 .. nice 😊. A nifty setup .. I've got something similar. The rectangular aluminium mess tins are a now often-overlooked bit of cook gear. I've had mine since the '70's .. married up with home-made liquid alcohol or gel burners (depending on where I'm going to be brewing up .. the gel fuel is more 'urban-friendly'), an Esbit Folding Stove (my original issue in 1968 during my military service) and the other accessories. I've cooked up full English Breakfasts in my Mess Tins using the above-mentioned Burners. I too, like making my own stuff .. burners of all types, pot stands, wind shields, etc and re-purposing kitchen stuff (inter alia, Stainless Steel Sugar, Tea and Coffee Holders make for great Cook Pots) keeps me out of mischief 😏. Thanks for sharing .. take care ..
Trangia works better with methanol rather than your type of alcohol. Also, to light the trangia, once I have put the liquid in it, I dip a twig in it and I light the twig like a match and that’s what I light it with.
Nice kit - thanks for showing - from which army is it and where did you get it? Your windshield is way too close to the pot, the rising hot air has a hard time to escape - and don't forget, aluminium hardens, when it's bent; put it over the fire to heat it and make it soft again. Merry Christmas to you and your family
@@mannihh5274 Thanks for sharing your knowledge? These mess tins are from the Dutch Army. The British had them too I believe. I used the ulu ones. There are stainless ones too, but they are heavier. There is a guy on you tube who compares the two. Good holiday wishes back!
@@macnottsuk great! Thanks for sharing! Where are you from? I ask this because I think in Swedish Flask means bottle. I know that these camping boxes exist in Scandinavia, but Not with 2 tins. Please inform me of you know more about them. Bye!
Nice..the messtins are also Dutch army ..i had the same set and knive in the Dutch army....greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
These were standard issue when I was in the British army, in aluminium. We also used them as mini washbasins as even in the field we had to wash and shave every morning. We didn't have metal canteen cups issued back then, just huge plastic ones which sat on the water bottle.
Now I'm a civvy I have a set of 2 Dutch Army surplus mess tins, like these but in stainless steel. I also have a Dutch Army canteen and cup - based on the US GI design but the cup is even more sturdy. Also bought an after market lid for the large mess tin which doubles as a frying pan so now if I'm in the field I just take 1 mess tin with lid, and the canteen cup (also with after market Pathfinder lid).
Otherwise very similar to your setup - alox Swiss Army Knife, Swedish foldacup, Trangia burner but I put mine inside one of those pocket size folding twig burners.
@@simonh6371 great. Thanks for sharing. This is a nice way to inspire each other!
👍👍👍 .. nice 😊.
A nifty setup .. I've got something similar.
The rectangular aluminium mess tins are a now often-overlooked bit of cook gear.
I've had mine since the '70's .. married up with home-made liquid alcohol or gel burners (depending on where I'm going to be brewing up .. the gel fuel is more 'urban-friendly'), an Esbit Folding Stove (my original issue in 1968 during my military service) and the other accessories. I've cooked up full English Breakfasts in my Mess Tins using the above-mentioned Burners.
I too, like making my own stuff .. burners of all types, pot stands, wind shields, etc and re-purposing kitchen stuff (inter alia, Stainless Steel Sugar, Tea and Coffee Holders make for great Cook Pots) keeps me out of mischief 😏.
Thanks for sharing .. take care ..
@@thomasmusso1147 wow Thomas, nice experiences! Thanks for sharing, and nice to see there are more tin and can fiddlers besides me! 😉.
THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just subbed,I like the alcohol stoves.
Great setup! I have all that gear laying around, so I think I’ll build me a similar kit as well. Thanks.😊
@@gud2go50 Thanks for letting me know. Glad I could inspire somebody😉. Have you seen my discription where I give some more options?
Have fun with it.
Nice complete kit.
@@greyscout01 thank you!
great video....Look forward to more videos, I do bushcraft on Vancouver Island Canada
@@vancouverislandbushcraft4879 Thanks, more vide are coming up!
Vancouver Island...Victoria, the beaches and woods... Good memories.
Buen kit de cocina 👍
@@malacarabushcraft1451 en Gracias!
keep the good work
Trangia works better with methanol rather than your type of alcohol. Also, to light the trangia, once I have put the liquid in it, I dip a twig in it and I light the twig like a match and that’s what I light it with.
Belgian army, Canadian army, I did my time in both armies and we had this same mess kit
Thanks for sharing!
I find it easier to light the stove by inserting the end of a twig in the fuel, light it and light the stove with it.
@@medusaman1 good suggestion. A match works too! Thanx for sharing!!
Not only easier but also safer!
Nice kit - thanks for showing - from which army is it and where did you get it?
Your windshield is way too close to the pot, the rising hot air has a hard time to escape - and don't forget, aluminium hardens, when it's bent; put it over the fire to heat it and make it soft again.
Merry Christmas to you and your family
@@mannihh5274 Thanks for sharing your knowledge?
These mess tins are from the Dutch Army. The British had them too I believe. I used the ulu ones. There are stainless ones too, but they are heavier. There is a guy on you tube who compares the two.
Good holiday wishes back!
I have something similar, think it's called a Flask!
@@macnottsuk great! Thanks for sharing! Where are you from? I ask this because I think in Swedish Flask means bottle. I know that these camping boxes exist in Scandinavia, but Not with 2 tins. Please inform me of you know more about them.
Bye!