I didn't need one, so I bought one anyway.

[TarHeelBrit]

Originally I was looking for an enamel tea mug for when I just want a cup of tea/coffee not my usual 16oz travel mug. Then I found Falcon enamelware and saw this.



Technically it's got a cup on it so that's okay. Now I just have to sneak it past the wife or try to justify yet another pot or can for camping when I have so many anyway. Thinking about it now I think I've got more cans or pots than I do stoves

Oh well better too many than not enough I always say.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Viva Falcon!

 

[mousey]

I looked at them awhile a go but decided I didn't need it, and had forgotten it until I saw this thread, now I'm thinking I need it again...

 

[RonW]

Looks nice!
But.... I am thinking that cup gets mighty hot, when using it as a lid. Wouldn't it?

 

[GGTBod]

Oh well better too many than not enough I always say.

I bet the wife loves that you always say this

 

[Alan 13~7]

Originally I was looking for an enamel tea mug for when I just want a cup of tea/coffee not my usual 16oz travel mug. Then I found Falcon enamelware and saw this.

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Technically it's got a cup on it so that's okay. Now I just have to sneak it past the wife or try to justify yet another pot or can for camping when I have so many anyway. Thinking about it now I think I've got more cans or pots than I do stoves

Oh well better too many than not enough I always say.

how strange I have just bought one of these on Thursday for £10.99 inc.postage.


Railway steam engine drivers tea billy https://www.flickr.com/photos/53502716@N06/

I thought I was seeing things as this post flashed up. I also bought mine as an impulse buy & like you, I too was only looking for a green enamel mug....

 

[Steve27752]

We use tea cans on the loco footplate.

 

[Jaeger]

haha - Steve 27752 you beat me to it!

My granddad was a railway man all his life (LMS) and I remember him carrying such an item to work each time I visited him. The cup had a slightly more rounded bottom but other wise it was identical. Not sure if it has milk and sugar in it - I'm not a fan of stewed tea after suffering it at her majesty's pleasure!

 

[Bishop]

Memories of a distant childhood and my own grandfather using one in the mid seventies on the railway, diesel units would have a heated box big enough to hold two.

 

[TarHeelBrit]

I looked at them awhile a go but decided I didn't need it, and had forgotten it until I saw this thread, now I'm thinking I need it again...

Oh go on you know you'll find a use for it.

Looks nice!
But.... I am thinking that cup gets mighty hot, when using it as a lid. Wouldn't it?

I would imagine you're right. But knowing less than nothing about these I would assume you heat the billy up sans lid/cup.

I bet the wife loves that you always say this

Oh yeahh!!

how strange I have just bought one of these on Thursday for £10.99 inc.postage.

I thought I was seeing things as this post flashed up. I also bought mine as an impulse buy & like you, I too was only looking for a green enamel mug....

Funny how these things happen and for the exact same reason and price. I got mine from ebay.

haha - Steve 27752 you beat me to it!

My granddad was a railway man all his life (LMS) and I remember him carrying such an item to work each time I visited him. The cup had a slightly more rounded bottom but other wise it was identical. Not sure if it has milk and sugar in it - I'm not a fan of stewed tea after suffering it at her majesty's pleasure!

Seems quite a few of us have railway men in our past. My granddad worked on the docks and at the outbreak of the war he was transferred to the railways. I remember as a child dad and I would drive up to London to pick him up and I recall he had a similar one on the sideboard but his was either dark blue or dark green. Does anyone know of a site with more details on these as it seems they have some history behind them.

 

[Dave]

[h=2]I didn't need one, so I bought one anyway.[/h]
Brilliant title, sums up my impulse bushcraft buying.

 

[homesicksteve]

I didn't know I needed one, but now it's on it's way...

 

[TarHeelBrit]

I didn't know I needed one, but now it's on it's way...

Oh dear, I seem to have started something.

Dave. Yeah that's my problem too, although I am trying to cut down...not sure if it's working or not.

 

[Alan 13~7]

I didn't know I needed one, but now it's on it's way...

Mine arrived today well pleased with it weighing in at 375g, its getting teamed up with a trangia triangle & a genuine trangia military burner... it's a perfect fit... & for anybody that's interested It's 648g total (that's billy, burner, trangia triangle & tatonka simmer ring...)

 

[Miyagi]

I bought a blue one from Greenshoots on here last week, arrived today and I'm thrilled to bits.

Liam

 

[TarHeelBrit]

Well seems like three of us received their cans today. Mine arrived and I'm very happy with it. Nice weight and a good solid feel to it with first rate enamelling all over I did remove the bale and straighten it out a bit and put some more tension on it so it stays in the carrier holes a bit better. I like the look so much I don't think it will make it into my bush kit it will probably live on a shelf.

 

[bikebum1975]

Ok where does one find these? I've seen them before always wanted one wonder if anywhere in the states sells them

 

[homesicksteve]

Ok where does one find these? I've seen them before always wanted one wonder if anywhere in the states sells them

Ebay all seem to ship from UK :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Falcon-Trad...051029?hash=item51c4ad6d55:g:IeUAAOSwHnFVsLXO

 

[Robson Valley]

A fine but technical point, buy 2 of them.

 

[Miyagi]

Well seems like three of us received their cans today. Mine arrived and I'm very happy with it. Nice weight and a good solid feel to it with first rate enamelling all over I did remove the bale and straighten it out a bit and put some more tension on it so it stays in the carrier holes a bit better. I like the look so much I don't think it will make it into my bush kit it will probably live on a shelf.

Funny that, I was thinking the same

There's a chance I might use it on the electric rings on the cooker at home, it's too pretty to get all sooty above an open fire out in the cuds

I bought it to use it, I must be going soft in my old age!


Liam