Favourite carry-able cooking pan and favourite mug and why for both

[MikeLA]

Good old days hard but good laughs

 

[Moondog55]

That was us before the issue of the metal crusader, we poor soldiers just got the black plastic one.

So if you wanted a brew you had to unpack your mess tins?
Just out of interest what did you pack in said rectangular tins? We poor second class chocolate soldiers were never given instructions on that so we stuffed in whatever we could. Only the regulars got the steel kidney cup; we got an OD plastic thing so also had to brew-up in out mess tins so some of us carried tin can billys. Mind you a Landie or Studebaker had lots of space to stash kit so we didn't lack there, my second enlistment a decade later we all got better gear but the only thing I kept was the kidney cup

 

[Erbswurst]

In such cases I would have shown them a Soviet aluminium field bottle and a Russian made copy of the classical German WW2 mess kit.

 

[MikeLA]

So if you wanted a brew you had to unpack your mess tins?
Just out of interest what did you pack in said rectangular tins? We poor second class chocolate soldiers were never given instructions on that so we stuffed in whatever we could. Only the regulars got the steel kidney cup; we got an OD plastic thing so also had to brew-up in out mess tins so some of us carried tin can billys. Mind you a Landie or Studebaker had lots of space to stash kit so we didn't lack there, second enlistment a decade we all got better gear but the only thing I kept was the kidney cup

1980s and if I remember one messtin in pouch wash shave kit the other messin tin in the pother pouch tinned rations and other rations hexi stove next to that. Once in battalion similar but we were allowed to change to suit you, as long as you had the above. It was about living with that belt kit for 24/48 hours.

Most of us would buy ourselves the Dutch metal mug which was cheap enough

 

[crosslandkelly]

I have a self modified steel crepe pan, I like it because it's not too heavy and I love a fry up.
Everything else can be done in the bomb proof Crusader cup.

 

[Tengu]

I havent really developed a favourite, just used what was to hand.

I like my Bulldog billy set but that is probably due to conservative bull headedness than any particular virtue.

 

[Cuckoo996]

14cm Zebra Billy, and my Alpkit Mytimug.

Because they are both bombproof, one fits inside the other, and it's just what I've used the past 15+ years.
If it ain't broke don't fix it I guess

 

[Ozmundo]

Apart from military mess kits.

I really like the Wildo fold-a-cup, the large ones. I keep one in a pocket folded and it’s the right size to hold my head torch. Goes Hand in hand with an early morning or late night brew.

Not packable I suppose but small supermarket ali frying pan. Most of the coating has gone after much bacon and egg. Plus I can run around shouting “Wait for me Mr Frodo!”.

 

[Kepis]

Favourite carryable pots and pans, depends on what im doing i guess, if im just out for a lightweight bimble and making a brew, then its either my Titanium mug and a home made alcohol stove.

Or if wanting to have a brew and hot food, then the Crusader comes out

Fixed area for the day with no fire would be the Swedish Cook Kit or Crusader or both

A fixed camp with fire will see the old faithful Primus Litech pan come out (although its so light i do sometimes take it on bimbles for cooking up a bit of bacon or a wild herb omelette), the Litech is twinned with either some Zebra Pots or my old faithful pots as pictured.

Sometimes though i go right back to my roots and repurpose an old bean can for boiling

and go proper "Bushcraft" and make stuff in the woods to suit

 

[Ozmundo]

Always nice to set up an open fire for cooking.

 

[MikeLA]

Nice choices for different occasions.