The Swedish army m40 stainless steel cookset , a fantastic bit of kit and highly sought after by many, this is my take on it and what I think hope you enjoy atb jj
So many great points. I like the stick in the handle that’s genius, Is the burner specific to this cook set or just a large generic burner ? You showed the handle inside, is this a modification you’ve made ? I’m looking a very similar set, I’ll message you for your thoughts.
The burner it comes with is a bit larger volume my friend but a standard trangia burner will work just as well..the stick handle adapter/rings are great helping to keep your hands safe ...seen the set you sent me..looks decent enough my friend atb jj
Excellent video mate. FYI there is a little rim around the jet hole on the burner. This is designed to have a little meths in. This makes it easier to light with a ferro rod. Also speeds up the blooming of the burner.
Thats very true my friend and simetumes its just good to slow down abit and appreciate the ambience and time taking to sit and have a brew with a set like this atb jj
I have had the stainless one for I think about 15 years, I got it when they were around $25 for five of them. I found the aluminum version about five years ago at a local thrift store for just a few bucks. I really like them for convenience and sheer bombproof-ness. I always keep plastic freezer bags with them, that way I can put water in the big pot, open a tin of something into a freezer bag and put that into the water so they both heat up together. Hot food and water for coffee ready at the same time and both heated with the same shot of alcohol, and if you eat from the freezer bag - no washing up afterwards! I stripped the paint off the stainless verso when I first got it and polished it so it was shiny, but after using it I soon painted the outside of the pots with high temperature BBQ paint. Live and learn.
Some great pointers and info there my friend thanks for taking the time to write all that down.. you where lucky to get it for that price me thinks ..that won't happen again for sure they will only get more expensive ...thanks for watching atb jj
I bought one solely as a third alternative fuel source for those long outages that occur after hurricanes. Gas and kerosene are expensive as well possibly unavailable. They can be extremely abused. In my case I had to bang away and make the pot and lid fit again so as not to need a block and tackle to pull them apart and fix the skillet handle so it wouldn't twist thru the stop and be a skillet handle once more. Easy to have bought something else but I have an addiction for old junk also. If you don't have some skills and a shop with tools you might fare better staying away from it unless it's a brand-new unused article.
Exactly my friend its a big ol lump of metal that although can be fiddly to prize apart but if you fettle about with it it will stand upto loads of abuse
I like this video a lot. Finding an M-40 made from steel and with the original fuel bottle and Svea issue stove is very difficult these days. I have had this kit for 40 years and use an aluminum can stove which works better than the Svea and use a plastic bottle /formerly a vodka bottle for fuel. Keeping the fuel bottle under my parka in cold weather makes the fuel vaporize and combust far easier in cold weather. Thank you for sharing an Excellent video. All the best from New Mexico US.
The bail handle for holding a stick is brilliant idea and works a treat and the set up has some real ambiance behind it which I love and just sitting there watching a brew boil up is great thanks for watching atb jj
I recently found some that were made in 75 that were new old stock. I got a great deal for $50. shipped along with the original carrying case, brand new everything with the exception of the cutlery. I purchased 5 in all, 4 being stainless and 1 alum. I got a better deal on the alum. one. I plan on giving them to family members. Take care and God bless, Ken
I can understand that for sure..thing is when I'm out using a system like this I am in no rush and don't mind waiting for it to heat up ..thanks for watching atb jj 🙏
Good video mate 👌🏻 wee tip for you I let the meth cool down and use a calpol syringe 💉 to put it back in the bottle, I did it on my video of the kit. Atb Wullie 🏴
Great video buddy, I really enjoyed it. I have been looking for a SS one for ages, unfortunately they seem to go for silly money £100+ so getting it a £50 was a bargain. Take care and keep up the great videos 👊
Yep I was luck to get mine from mm when I did ..keep yourbeyes peeled they may get some more in and if they do its well worth it thanks for watching atb jj
After having to use them in the army for yrs I don't want too lol ..ever again but see the merits behind the ba mess tins ..but thats now why I'd rather use different set ups ...thanks for watching atb jj
Kit like this isn't for everyone my friend and I get that for sure who knows how much I will use it but its there waiting for when I do and I do like old school stuff atb jj
I’ve got the ally version, love using it. I’ve heard the aluminium versions if used on open fires, it can make the metal soft and misshape it? I’ve been on the lookout for a SS version for a while now. Nice video JJ👍
The aluminium pots are fine over a fire. The wind shield isn’t though. Some people use the wind shield to make a little fire in, or put the whole thing in a fire- it is this wind shield that goes soft and mis-shapen. It also goes a copper colour, the pots are fine in a fire though, only thing is, don’t put them in embers or over fire with nothing in, they could melt if they get hot enough, you need liquid or food to act as a heat sink. They are excellent cooksets though, I’m lucky enough to acquire 2 stainless ones and 2 aluminium, one of each type have never been used- never will be, I’m keeping them for posterity, I love the surplus mess kits, I aim to get every type available, eventually!😁
Thanks my friend ..all.systems like this have there pros and cons and if you can see above all that and still use them thats cool..leave military mart and email notification requesting stock availability who knows you may get hold of one again atb jj
Thanks for that Mat. I’d like to collect as many different military cook kits as possible, love using them. I have a MK1 and a MK2 BCB cook set (if they can be considered cook kits) that I love to use as well. The Hungarian one will be next on the list as it’s still quite cheap.
Best outdoor gadget explanation I have seen so far. You have explained every detail clearly. Thank you very much. For instance, are you burning isoprophyl alcohol? The flame seemed too orange to me for denaturated ethanol.
Tbh mate it's just a bog standard methylated spirit grabbed off a hardware stores shelf haven't given much thought as to which actual alcohol it was based on as it doesn't Ultimately matter that much too me ..its still a great bit of kit that I love using
@@JJ_OUTDOORS I'm burning "Stein renksiz ispirto" in my Trangia's that I couldn't find english keywords for that. This burns very clear, the flame is near invisible, it is very hot and especially it doesn't produce any soot under the pots.
How much? Mine cost 8 quid, can't really remember how long ago. Pretty sure it was the first thing I ever bought on the Internet. It has been absolutely brilliant, not used it in a while but used it a lot for day hikes where I don't need to carry much else. I can see why people would want to pay 50 quid. So neat how it fits together and it looks really cool.
Yep my friend the price has gone up a fair bit but thats to be expected i guess as with most of the older kit getting harder to source they become valuable in that respect ..still for that money 💰 its well worth it
Originally you did not tuck the handle in, they came issued with a leather strap that went around it like a belt going thru the loop in the boiler that protrudes thru the handle, which squeezed and locked everything together.
£50 is cheap for the stainless steel version, £100/120 was the norm as the set was difficult to get as stainless steel version was only manufactured from 1940 to 44 I think.great kit and video
Hahaha no mate lol...I kniw what you mean though...this is an older video...I always filmed in selfie mode on the phone so I could stay in front of yhe screen and see myself in shot ..so it made everything look back to front lol
Top tip for everyone add a drop of water to the meths helps prevent the heavy soot build up on your pots also if like me you don’t empty your meths burner then add a cotton wool ball in to the meths burner saves the meths from evaporating how a dunno just works
The stainless Steel version are rare as my friend and if you can get one you'll appreciate just how good it is so im lucky to have got one when I did glad you enjoyed atb jj
So many great points. I like the stick in the handle that’s genius, Is the burner specific to this cook set or just a large generic burner ? You showed the handle inside, is this a modification you’ve made ?
I’m looking a very similar set, I’ll message you for your thoughts.
The burner it comes with is a bit larger volume my friend but a standard trangia burner will work just as well..the stick handle adapter/rings are great helping to keep your hands safe ...seen the set you sent me..looks decent enough my friend atb jj
Excellent video mate. FYI there is a little rim around the jet hole on the burner. This is designed to have a little meths in. This makes it easier to light with a ferro rod. Also speeds up the blooming of the burner.
Good tip that my friend I will use that next time appreciate that 👍 atb jj
Or in cold weather too.
I have the new Dave Canterbury version of this and love it. Stainless Steel and well made. This along with my Svea 123 is going to be my go to Kit.
I've seen a few people using the new dc version ..looks a good un
Great cookset, were not always in a rush and sometimes the ambiance is nice. Thanks for sharing this.
Thats very true my friend and simetumes its just good to slow down abit and appreciate the ambience and time taking to sit and have a brew with a set like this atb jj
Good tips for using the M40 Cook Set.
Cheers mate
I have had the stainless one for I think about 15 years, I got it when they were around $25 for five of them. I found the aluminum version about five years ago at a local thrift store for just a few bucks. I really like them for convenience and sheer bombproof-ness. I always keep plastic freezer bags with them, that way I can put water in the big pot, open a tin of something into a freezer bag and put that into the water so they both heat up together. Hot food and water for coffee ready at the same time and both heated with the same shot of alcohol, and if you eat from the freezer bag - no washing up afterwards! I stripped the paint off the stainless verso when I first got it and polished it so it was shiny, but after using it I soon painted the outside of the pots with high temperature BBQ paint. Live and learn.
Some great pointers and info there my friend thanks for taking the time to write all that down.. you where lucky to get it for that price me thinks ..that won't happen again for sure they will only get more expensive ...thanks for watching atb jj
Great bit of kit enjoyed that - atb 👍🏽
It is indeed my friend its serving me well so far atb jj
Thanks JJ, for sharing this video with our group, OUACHITA BUSHCRAFT AND SURVIVAL... I love military surplus items!!!
My pleasure to share in the group my friend its a great group atb jj
I bought one solely as a third alternative fuel source for those long outages that occur after hurricanes. Gas and kerosene are expensive as well possibly unavailable. They can be extremely abused. In my case I had to bang away and make the pot and lid fit again so as not to need a block and tackle to pull them apart and fix the skillet handle so it wouldn't twist thru the stop and be a skillet handle once more. Easy to have bought something else but I have an addiction for old junk also. If you don't have some skills and a shop with tools you might fare better staying away from it unless it's a brand-new unused article.
Exactly my friend its a big ol lump of metal that although can be fiddly to prize apart but if you fettle about with it it will stand upto loads of abuse
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I really enjoyed this vid mate, thanks for sharing 🤘🏻
Thats very kind of you my friend thankyou glad you enjoyed ..genuinely like this cookset despite the weight atb jj
Self-reliance outfitters make them brand new from, SS steel, for 55.00 ! They are awesome! Its the PFM40 mess kit.
Have seen that and do fancy getting one tbh
@@JJ_OUTDOORS can't wait to take one out I want to get them for the kids too haha will last them a lifetime if they take care of them.
I like this video a lot. Finding an M-40 made from steel and with the original fuel bottle and Svea issue stove is very difficult these days. I have had this kit for 40 years and use an aluminum can stove which works better than the Svea and use a plastic bottle /formerly a vodka bottle for fuel. Keeping the fuel bottle under my parka in cold weather makes the fuel vaporize and combust far easier in cold weather.
Thank you for sharing an Excellent video. All the best from New Mexico US.
That is a great comment my friend and very kind of you much appreciated..and thankyou for taking the time to watch ⌚️ jj
Nice bud had mine for a while now love the way the flames lick up the pot . Great video lerned something new with the bale Handel 👍
The bail handle for holding a stick is brilliant idea and works a treat and the set up has some real ambiance behind it which I love and just sitting there watching a brew boil up is great thanks for watching atb jj
Great video mate looks a really good cookset
It really is my friend for what your getting at that price it will stand the test of time for sure atb jj
Great video Justin, thanks for sharing. Atb Stuart
Appreciate that my friend thanks for watching atb jj
one of the best cooksets you will find
Have to say I got to agree with you in that friend its a great cookset atb jj
Great video. Thanks.
Thanks Douglas appreciate that my friend thankyou
I recently found some that were made in 75 that were new old stock. I got a great deal for $50. shipped along with the original carrying case, brand new everything with the exception of the cutlery. I purchased 5 in all, 4 being stainless and 1 alum. I got a better deal on the alum. one. I plan on giving them to family members. Take care and God bless, Ken
Handy to get a deal like that and in good condition too hope you make good use of them 👍
You can get the heat going a bit faster if you also put some alcohol in the groove arounde the burner.
I've never heard about doing it like that or anyone doing that before might have to give it a go
I have both versions and tend to use the aluminium one the most because it heats up so much quicker.
I can understand that for sure..thing is when I'm out using a system like this I am in no rush and don't mind waiting for it to heat up ..thanks for watching atb jj 🙏
I just bought one here in Australia yesterday, I had no idea about the country of origin.
It's a classic bit of swedish kit...bulky and heavy but works well
Good video mate 👌🏻 wee tip for you I let the meth cool down and use a calpol syringe 💉 to put it back in the bottle, I did it on my video of the kit. Atb Wullie 🏴
Nice one my friend appreciate that 🙏 good tip ..thanks for watching atb jj
Great video buddy, I really enjoyed it. I have been looking for a SS one for ages, unfortunately they seem to go for silly money £100+ so getting it a £50 was a bargain. Take care and keep up the great videos 👊
Keep your eye out on military mart website my friend although out of stockade you can request an email notification when they get some more atb jj
Good video man,cracking set up,i saw this on the military mart page for £50.
Out of stock tho.
Really looks the part.all the best.
Yep I was luck to get mine from mm when I did ..keep yourbeyes peeled they may get some more in and if they do its well worth it thanks for watching atb jj
Nice setup there, never used them myself prefer the old BA mess tins and hex block cooker. Atb Malcolm 🏴
After having to use them in the army for yrs I don't want too lol ..ever again but see the merits behind the ba mess tins ..but thats now why I'd rather use different set ups ...thanks for watching atb jj
Not my cup of tea but I do like to see that you are enjoying and preserving the "Vintage" kit.
Kit like this isn't for everyone my friend and I get that for sure who knows how much I will use it but its there waiting for when I do and I do like old school stuff atb jj
I’ve got the ally version, love using it.
I’ve heard the aluminium versions if used on open fires, it can make the metal soft and misshape it?
I’ve been on the lookout for a SS version for a while now.
Nice video JJ👍
The aluminium pots are fine over a fire. The wind shield isn’t though. Some people use the wind shield to make a little fire in, or put the whole thing in a fire- it is this wind shield that goes soft and mis-shapen. It also goes a copper colour, the pots are fine in a fire though, only thing is, don’t put them in embers or over fire with nothing in, they could melt if they get hot enough, you need liquid or food to act as a heat sink. They are excellent cooksets though, I’m lucky enough to acquire 2 stainless ones and 2 aluminium, one of each type have never been used- never will be, I’m keeping them for posterity, I love the surplus mess kits, I aim to get every type available, eventually!😁
Thanks my friend ..all.systems like this have there pros and cons and if you can see above all that and still use them thats cool..leave military mart and email notification requesting stock availability who knows you may get hold of one again atb jj
Thanks for that Mat.
I’d like to collect as many different military cook kits as possible, love using them.
I have a MK1 and a MK2 BCB cook set (if they can be considered cook kits) that I love to use as well.
The Hungarian one will be next on the list as it’s still quite cheap.
Best outdoor gadget explanation I have seen so far. You have explained every detail clearly. Thank you very much.
For instance, are you burning isoprophyl alcohol? The flame seemed too orange to me for denaturated ethanol.
Tbh mate it's just a bog standard methylated spirit grabbed off a hardware stores shelf haven't given much thought as to which actual alcohol it was based on as it doesn't Ultimately matter that much too me ..its still a great bit of kit that I love using
@@JJ_OUTDOORS I'm burning "Stein renksiz ispirto" in my Trangia's that I couldn't find english keywords for that. This burns very clear, the flame is near invisible, it is very hot and especially it doesn't produce any soot under the pots.
@OsmanKErol that sounds quote interesting 🤔 my friend thankyou
How much? Mine cost 8 quid, can't really remember how long ago. Pretty sure it was the first thing I ever bought on the Internet. It has been absolutely brilliant, not used it in a while but used it a lot for day hikes where I don't need to carry much else. I can see why people would want to pay 50 quid. So neat how it fits together and it looks really cool.
Yep my friend the price has gone up a fair bit but thats to be expected i guess as with most of the older kit getting harder to source they become valuable in that respect ..still for that money 💰 its well worth it
Originally you did not tuck the handle in, they came issued with a leather strap that went around it like a belt going thru the loop in the boiler that protrudes thru the handle, which squeezed and locked everything together.
There is a seller on etsy that makes repros of the orig strap.
Thats handy to know cheers my friend thankyou
Original Swedish leather straps are easy enough to find online. If not, it's easy enough to make one...
Will the ferro rod residue actually do any damage or just look rubbish
Hasn't affected it tbh although it doesn't look as good as it used to..still using it all the time
£50 is cheap for the stainless steel version, £100/120 was the norm as the set was difficult to get as stainless steel version was only manufactured from 1940 to 44 I think.great kit and video
Well for that price I'm happy with it my friend great kit despite the weight of it , glad you enjoyed thanks for watching atb jj
Do you come from some kind of parallel universe where everything runs in the opposite direction?
Hahaha no mate lol...I kniw what you mean though...this is an older video...I always filmed in selfie mode on the phone so I could stay in front of yhe screen and see myself in shot ..so it made everything look back to front lol
Top tip for everyone add a drop of water to the meths helps prevent the heavy soot build up on your pots also if like me you don’t empty your meths burner then add a cotton wool ball in to the meths burner saves the meths from evaporating how a dunno just works
Good tip that my friend thankyou might have to try that out next time atb jj
@@JJ_OUTDOORS more then welcome buddy
Does the cottonball not doak up all the meths?
Nice informative video as always anyone use aluminium version and downsides as like this idea can’t find stainless one
The stainless Steel version are rare as my friend and if you can get one you'll appreciate just how good it is so im lucky to have got one when I did glad you enjoyed atb jj
@@JJ_OUTDOORS yeah been looking for a while but curious on the downsides of the aluminium
@@chrissimmons8737 take a look through some of the comments here people have posted ..loads of info
JJ讲的很棒，很专业，我可以称呼您为 “大JJ”吗？
I can't read that ?
Hard to get there...
Hey bro...
It’s not minus 40 cold!
Hahha nope not minus 40 cold but hey you chose to live there lol 😆 atb and thanks for watching jj
Isn't the basics of the fire box only £55.00 ?
Yes it is my friend
The fire box is the one I want :)
The windshield is aluminium bud
I know mate but i have since managed to get hold of a steel one which is a bonus
@@JJ_OUTDOORS really where buddy? Need to know
@@leearrowsmith3872 a guy I found works in a metal fabrication factory and made one
Sugar 😖
Luckily this was filmed a good while back and I've since given up sugar
Please dont put your hand over an alcohol flame. It's so dangerous.
Take a stick and hold it over the stove. If it burns its lit.
I get that totally my friend thankyou..buy everyone does it ..but point taken