Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Mess Kit Review | Surprisingly Amazing Kit 

65 years old here. That's what we learned on. Learning to cook for ourselves was the object of this kit. Cooking for one was exactly the point

Very good presentation! I used one of these in the Scouts more than 70 years ago; I am 82 now & still have one of these Scout mess kits and various extra components. I find these quite frequently at flea markets, thrift stores, & yard sales for under $5. At an antique or collectibles store, you will pay "antique prices!" There are some Copy Cat versions of these in lightweight Stainless Steel at big box stores. I still keep one of the shallow & wide pots in my Woods Pack whether I am hiking, scouting for deer, fishing, hunting, or camping. The scout-type mess kit is still versatile & very useful regardless of whether the entire kit or part of the kit is utilized. Thanks & may God bless you!

You can bake bread in it as a Dutch oven. 1 1/2 C flour, 1 1/8 tsp sugar, 3/4 tsp yeast, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 3/4 tsp oil, 1/2 C water. All long term packable. Mix then kneed with your fist in the skillet. Add lid for rising. If you have a Czech mess kit you can proportionally up the ingredients to 2 C flour.

Ah the memories this kit has very cool thanks for sharing be safe out there.

A very good review of a great kit. One thing I would add is these BSA kits are not all the same quality. The newer kits of the bunch are very thin and flimsy. The very best of these are the early ones made with flat shaped fry pan handles. There were even ones made during WW2 that were steel but they are hard to find and are expensive because of they are collectible. I have three BSA kits. All are different. I have a WW2 steel kit, a pre WW2 aluminum kit, and one of the flimsy kits probably from the 80s. I have a vintage BSA playlist with canteens and the mess kits you can check out if you like: ru-vid.com/group/PLBXZMNeFA86uOEJjejKfLecZA1RuWCSE7

Awesome! I just scored one of these at goodwill for $1.49!

man, this is a flashback. I forgot how much I liked mine back in the day.....

I have the same kit ...hello for Ontario Canada 😀

I got mine fro the GoodWill for $3.99 it’s great also just fix one portion at a time for your gust first than you😊

If you use the plate and the pan together you can bake in it . I put my Bisquick in the metal cup that came with my kit. put that inside the cook kit set it on the coals with some coals on top and in 10 to 15 minutes you have a nice big biscuit.

I have one from the eighties. I don't find it to be small. A 7 inch skillet and the pot is two and a half cups.and it works as a dutch oven. The skillet and plate works the same way. The cup is not really for drinking, it's a measuring cup.

I have one in each car for emergencies and to heat up food at road side parks on trips on a sterno stove.

I would recommend for when you need to grill something like bacon, eggs, burgers, steak. Rest on the time I find the heat up water/soup/stew works best w jetboil or Stanley cook kit/fuel cannister. Sometime you need a skillet.

I use my original from the 80s l got when I made tenderfoot for backpacking and car camping. Still in great condition. If you know how to use it, it cooks great and relatively non stick.

Dude Walmart has one for under $10 almost the Exact same

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