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Those folding ones with the pick are actually West German. Here is a listing for the Russian one on flea bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ORIGINAL-RUSSIAN-WW2-PATTERN-SHOVEL-MILITARY-SPADE_W0QQitemZ220519429444QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3357fb7544

I was wondering if in the last four+ years since this post was created if anyone has had any experience with this set to answer Beamdune's questions? I recently heard about this set up and have the same questions as Beamdune- especially as to how interchangeable the Tatonka pots and pans are...

here it is on the bottle

here it is on the Esbit cooker

I have one of those cups Addo mentioned. They are called "Olicamp Space Saver Cups". They are made of stainless steel and have measuring marks on it. They will hold up to 16 ounces of liquid. The Nalgene bottles used to have BPA in them. The new ones do not and are virtually identical except...

I once put poured iodine treated water into my Camelbak after the iodine was in my two canteens for the recomended time. The Camelbak then had a bit of an iodine taste to it for the next several times I used it with tap water. I think it may have given the water bag a bit of a brown stain as...

Here in the US, a number of stores sell HEET but I only use denatured alcohol for my stove.

Even though a link with alzheimers and aluminium may have not been proven, I am still wary of using it. I don't even drink beverages from aluminium cans anymore. I certainly never use aluminium mess kits for cooking or boiling since that would result in increased leaching into the meal I am...

The composition of the mess kit does not result in the difficulty of removing the lid of the mess kit- being surplus some of them have been a bit abused so the pot may be slightly bent so that it puts more pressure on the lid (or vice versa). I have had one steel model that was very hard to get...

This news is disappointing. I think that a home made simmer ring for the Army Trangia might make a fun project! Either that or get a new Trangia with the simmer ring.

Hello, everyone. I live in the States and Trangias and accessories are rarely (if ever) found here in stores, though I can order them through internet catalogs. I wanted to get some extras for my Swedish Army model Trangia. If I could examine these pieces at a store I would not have to ask for...