Outing . easilyprocurable at any store or of gettingthrough the regular sporting goods deal- ers some specially made kit whose great-est recommendation is compactness withlightness and utility. The most com-monly used outfit is one as mentioned—Fig. 1—consisting of frying-pan, kettle,cup, knife, fork, and spoon, with per-haps a canteen. The first three articlesrepresent the essential components of anideal individual mess kit and provisionfor these in some shape or form is madein most every mess kit combination youwill come across. Fig. 1 shows the outfit I have used foryears, got together in t
Outing . easilyprocurable at any store or of gettingthrough the regular sporting goods deal- ers some specially made kit whose great-est recommendation is compactness withlightness and utility. The most com-monly used outfit is one as mentioned—Fig. 1—consisting of frying-pan, kettle,cup, knife, fork, and spoon, with per-haps a canteen. The first three articlesrepresent the essential components of anideal individual mess kit and provisionfor these in some shape or form is madein most every mess kit combination youwill come across. Fig. 1 shows the outfit I have used foryears, got together in the first place be-cause the parts were easy to get hold ofand then they were retained because theydid the work expected of them—theywithstood the acid-test. The large tincup, Army pattern, I carried at my beltwhere it is easy to reach and thus es-capes the trouble to nest. In it I steepedtea, thus doing away with a special tea-pot. The kettle of tin was used forboiling water, making stews, etc. Its. FIG. 6. THE JAPANESE ARMY MESS KIT (ALSO SHOWS PACKAGES OF THE U. S. ARMY EMERGENCY RATION AT LOWER LEFT CORNER AND PACKAGES OF CONCENTRATED FOODS) Mf* « 1 ^^*^tf | HV^ .|H Br i | K. y^fl ^H^^ J ?.?*^ 1 H ^mfl He iB K ^«l Ifl H1 ?^F ., ;.• : HfiflH^ii^LlV^ jk5 FIG. 7. THE STOPPLE KOOK KIT Something new which has found favor because of its lightness. wire bail I luckily lost, and therewith at-tached a chain bail, which stays putwhen suspending the pot over the fireand is not cumbersome when packingaway. I would recommend the pot andcup to be of aluminum. The fry-pan is a small No. 0 size withsocket for wooden stick extension. It iscovered with a tight-fitting lid and thusdoes duty as a baker. By heaping coalsupon it one gets the envelope of hot large aluminum alloy tablespoon, asmall steel fork, and the sheath or pocket-knife or flat stick which displaces thetable-knife completes the kit. On certaintrips where water is scarce I add asecond-hand felt-covered Army cante
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