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West German Bundeswehr Mess Kit
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2019
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Today I look at another of my military surplus mess kits, this is the West German army a.k.a. Bundeswehr mess kit
Its a 3 piece aluminium kit consisting of a main billy can that can hold 1.7l with a nesting inner pan and the lid that can also be used as a frying pan. The kit was a development of the successful M31 Wehrmacht kit by adding the inner pan that makes the kit more versatile for distributing food from a field kitchen whilst still retaining the individuals ability to cook food or sterilise water when deployed
These kits are very popular in the bushcraft community for their use over campfires and make an excellent choice for keeping in prepper bug out bags due to their versatility
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I have the same kit from the Norwegian military. This is good equipment.
Yeah most European countries had kit very similar to this
I really like the version your neighbours in Sweden had with their M40 mess kit
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 👍
Take care mate
Roo
Hi roo. Cold weather on the way... 😊 Hope we get some good snow.. Hope you're well an family. Have a great weekend 😁. ATB Andy 🇬🇧 👍 ☕
Hi Andy, too warm round here for snow so just yet more rain ☹
We're good thanks mate hope you're well too and have a fantastic weekend 👍
All the best
Roo
Hey Roo ☺️ Fantastic kit! So much versatility, great design and function for multiple uses. Excellent review my friend ☺️🍅
Hi Gil thanks for that buddy, yeah it's a great system which is why it was so widely copied after WW2
Hope you have a great weekend sir!
All the best
Roo
Best demonstration on this bit of kit that I've seen!
Thanks for sharing Roo.
Atvb.
Take care, Steve. 👍👍
Cheers Steve that's very kind mate much appreciated hope you have a cool weekend mate! 👍
All the best
Roo
Wow, great mess kit and awesome review mate! Thumbs up and happy weekend
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave such a positive comment hope you have a great weekend too buddy 👍
All the best
Roo
Great video, I got mine today and I wasn't for sure which mess kit I got since there are different versions of them. But with the help of your video I now know I got a West German mess kit. 😁
Thanks for the kind feedback buddy its a great system so not surprising that there are so many similar kits 👍
All the best
Roo
This Is awesome! Thanks for sharing! I might get one!
Thanks for watching buddy hope you have an awesome weekend!
All the best
Roo
That's a decent kit breakdown, great video man.
Hi Kirk thanks for watching and the Lind feedback buddy hope you have an awesome weekend buddy 👍
All the best
Roo
That looks a great bit of kit I wouldn't mind one of those for my day bag. Thanks for sharing, time to search Ebay now. Atb, Garry.👍👍
Yeah it's a great system there's loads on eBay and Amazon but genuine ex army like this and modern replicas if you wanted that brand new shine 😉
Thanks for watching and commenting Garry
All the best
Roo
Nice one Roo. Never seen one before but I like it. Regards JB.
Thanks Jim, I've got several military surplus cooksets in my collection the extra pot in these is very handy
Hope you have a great weekend mate
All the best
Roo
i have one with leather belt i have made a couple of lids for it and customized the pan handle and made small inner cup into a stand which houses a spirit burner all in all a good bit of kit all round
Thats awesome you should do a video on that showing your modifications mate 👍
Looks like a solid mess kit, good video mate 👍
Cheers buddy, it's a good solid bit of kit, think I still prefer the Swedish M40 though 😉
Hope you have a great weekend mate
Take care
Roo
Awesome my friend 💪🤠👍
Thanks Yankee hope you have an awesome weekend buddy! 👍
The one I picked up today is a Mil-Tec fugazzi (knock off). Everything on /about mine is exactly as yours except for NO makers mark. Just an German/English adhesive decal that had some cleaning/cooking info and gave an address in Germany. It does have the the hash marks at the 3 half liters marks. Enjoyed your video.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment buddy even if it's not original it's still very functional, hope you have a great weekend! 👍
All the best
Roo
Hello Roo! That is a good mess kit. Kidney mess kits are awesome, no wonder they are so widely used.
Evening Hauki, it's a very popular design that has inspired or just been outright copied by many nations due to it's versatility
Thank's for watching and taking the time to leave a comment buddy hope you have a great weekend!
All the best
Roo
Hi Roo. Snap! Just received mine in the post Health to use it! ATB. Nigel
We both have a love for military surplus Nigel so I'm not surprised you have one in your collection sir I look forward to seeing you put it to use
Thanks for watching hope you have an awesome weekend!
All the best mate
Roo
@@PreparedCamping Hope you have a good weekend too. I got some funny looks and and a lot of qustions when I used the East German version in the field. The DDR ones are smaller then thwe Bundeswehr ones I think (my DDR onepacked ready on the transport for a week in the field) but they are an efficent and useful design however using the lid as a cup does not work so wrll as the hot liquid cools rapidly. ATB as ever. Nigel
@@pnyarrow I've always had a separate cup with whatever canteen I brought with when using these mess kits for cooking so have never tried using the lid as a cup
I can see how the large surface area would rapidly cool any hot drink you made in it alright but holds over half a litre so that's a very large cup of tea if you're thirsty!
Take care
Roo
1:30 this is not the way we handle this mess kit. You can hold all 3 pieces in ONE hand. The first 2 pieces you did right, now you have to swap the handle of the main cook pot to the other side. It will lock into a 90° angle. Then, you put the "bridge" of pan and cup across your palm, then put the handle of the main pot (that is locked into a 90° angle) over the "bridge" and close your palm. Now you can receive and handle main meal, sides and a drink with one hand. That's the clue to other once.
great demo my friend. never had the pleasure to use one but love using a good old GI canteen cup
Sometimes man needs more than a cup of noodles James 😉
Seriosuly though obviously canteen cups are awesome and you hardly notice carrying them as they nest with your water bottle
I like to collect army surplus and have several mess kits most of which are based on the German M31 because it's so good for camp cooking on a fire
Thabks for watching brother hope you have a great weekend my man! 👍
All the best
Roo
East German kit has a folding handle on the inner pot, easy to confuse the two
Not a big fan of aluminum any more but you can't beat it for weight.. and that is one nifty looking little kit !!
Awesome video! I am probably going to get one for my Bundeswehr impression
Very useful helped me decide weather to get one or not found one used for like 12 dollars
They're great little sets that's a good deal 👍
Thanks for sharing.😀👍
Hi thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment really appreciate it buddy
Hope you have an awesome weekend!
All the best
Roo
Nice video and nice mess kit thanks
Thank you it's a great set excellent for outdoor cooking
All the best
Roo
Thanks for good review. I also have this mess kit :)
Thanks for watching and taking the time to post kind feedback really appreciate it 👍
All the best
Roo
The volume is big, thinking its easy to carry shape. It`s good if amount of food vary.
Nice sharing
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment really appreciate it! 👍
Hope you have a great day, all the best
Roo
That looks like an awesome kit! I don't remember if you said but is it heavy?
Hi Thack thanks for watching buddy
When empty the whole kit weighs 457g which is just over 16oz 😉
All the best
Roo
Quality man 👍
Cheers Jamie hope you have an awesome weekend mate! 👍
All the best
Roo
Prepared Camping you too bud. Ill see you over on twitter 👍
All these aluminum mess kits you see for sale are only suitable if you happen to have a field kitchen following you around.
If you intend to cook in a mess kit over an open flame, steel/stainless steel is preferable for it's heat retention ability.
Steel is superior for a few reasons but these are perfectly capable
Particularly as most of the time they're just used to boil water to heat a MRE or some noodles
All the best
Roo
Them Germans make some good kit :-)
They certainly did back in the day when they actually spent money on their military 😉
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment buddy
All the best
Roo
Knowing what we know now, aluminium is not suitable for cooking over an open fire due to being a health risk. Nice as a collectors item though.
Thanks for watching David I use a variety of cookware both at home and when camping
Acidic foods can react with aluminium but there are several reports that state any leeching is so minimal that it is safe to cook with
Obviously everyone has to make their own mind up, my absolute favourite cookware for an open fire is cast iron
Hipe you have a great weekend, all the best
Roo
This is why Germany lost the war, they all died of aluminum poisoning and not due the heroic fight of the allies...
@@stefanh.5543 ahh yes those heroic red army rapists
I would be more concerned about the aluminium that is added to foods these days, breads etc check the labels it’s shocking.
@ashab1 excellent point, far too much food is hyperprocessed with all sorts of additives
Mine became black after I put it in boiling water
Please help
Maybe you have a rarer early version from WW2
Late in WW2 some were painted with black enamel so if yours has a marking with 44 on it maybe someone painted over that with some thin green paint?
You can simply repaint it whatever colour you wish obviously, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment
All the best
Roo
I found one with the leather belt for 15€. Should buy it?
I would these are great bits of equipment, even if it was a modern replica that's still a good price 👍
@@PreparedCamping It's an original west german mess kit and it's in a perfect condition, I'm going to buy it, thanks :)
@@ortensiopomo5517 you won't regret it buddy, will you do a video when you get it?
@@PreparedCamping I just bought it, in a couple of days it arrives at my house. It cost me € 15 plus € 6 shipping. When it arrives I will tell you.
@@ortensiopomo5517 sounds like a great deal 👍
Do you know what means the stamp LA on the 3 pieces? Thanks for the info?
Hi that's the manufacturer identification marking, I'm not sure what company it is though sorry
Hope you have a great weekend, all the best
Roo
Советский котелок на базе немецкого сделан был после войны.Так что никто не сомневается что немцы - продуманные ребята!