Loved the arcane detail of the recent waterbottle and mess tins and mugs threads so here's one on asking what are you eating with?
I've ended up with a Swedish Army set of KFS after faffing around with uber light titanium ones and the US Army issue "Meat Can" mess tins after trying Crusader mugs (not flat enough), Sea to Summit plates (too plasticky), British Army mess tins (can't stand the scrape of aluminium) and enamel cowboy plates (too chippy).
The KFS is heavy duty, no moving parts, epic spoonage and it fits in the mess kit.
I would have liked the knife to have been more pointy rather than butter knife but I'll survive.
The mess tins are the best of all I've tried. Flat enough to eat a steak but enough of a edge to hold stew and soup. Lid keeps things warm, handle so you don't burn your hands, long handle so you can put it in a fire, only 6 parts so robust and the lid attaches to the handle for bread and extras. And all one handed.
Hard to find now and avoid the cheap copies at all costs. Easy to clean and scrape clean.
What's everyone else eating with?
I've ended up with a Swedish Army set of KFS after faffing around with uber light titanium ones and the US Army issue "Meat Can" mess tins after trying Crusader mugs (not flat enough), Sea to Summit plates (too plasticky), British Army mess tins (can't stand the scrape of aluminium) and enamel cowboy plates (too chippy).
The KFS is heavy duty, no moving parts, epic spoonage and it fits in the mess kit.
I would have liked the knife to have been more pointy rather than butter knife but I'll survive.
The mess tins are the best of all I've tried. Flat enough to eat a steak but enough of a edge to hold stew and soup. Lid keeps things warm, handle so you don't burn your hands, long handle so you can put it in a fire, only 6 parts so robust and the lid attaches to the handle for bread and extras. And all one handed.
Hard to find now and avoid the cheap copies at all costs. Easy to clean and scrape clean.
What's everyone else eating with?
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