MILITARY SURPLUS CHINESE PLA Mess Kit/Trench Stove Unboxing SUPER SUPER RARE "Read Description" 

You said strap on. Lol. Cool kit though. I like it.

I just bought one on EBAY because I learned about it on your video. I have a few cool metal surplus cook sets. Awesome kit. Can't wait for it to arrive.

Interesting stove and mess kit , Scotty, have a great week, thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !

Dude you're KILLING me with the wait for the field test video of it🤣🤣

That wax block possibly being used as fuel is a brilliant flame extender. Have you considered attempting to burn wax inside an alcohol stove to cook larger meals?

The wax block could be for waterproofing the older cotton blend of fabric, it probably would burn, but I couldn't imagine it would be safe to use by our standards today. Neat kit, thanks for showing!

Very interesting. The Chinese steam a lot of foods, so the steam grate makes sense. I've read that scouts used bar soap to rub on their pots to keep soot from making the bottom black. I never tried it. Thanks for sharing.

I wonder if a trangia burner will fit inside the burner area.

Man that’s an awesome piece for your collection! I’m glad you got it Scotty. Really looking forward to the field test video

Now you need a rice tube.

Scotty the soap is used on the bottom of the pot before cooking. Its an old way of helping to keep it from burning. There is so many things that have gotten lost because of modern tec.

The thing that makes it larger is the stove on the bottom. If you removed the stove part the two kits would be close in size.

I do love me a nice mess kit. Good find! Looking forward to seeing it in action

Nice rice burner ya got there! Pretty cool.

I believe that grate thing goes above the stove part as a grill for the pot to sit on, not as a strainer

Great review Scotty 👍 can’t wait to that thing in use 👋🏻 god speed my friend

I am in contact with the seller and poised to buy one....the price is ridiculously high though, I need to see a field test before I make that investment. Could you film a field test for us? Nothing crazy, maybe some soup.

Maybe the wax could be rubbed into sticks to help ignite them. It would work I think. I have ignited Kiwi shoe polish in the can. The wax in crayons burns when there is paper on the crayons.

I want one now ! thaks for the heads up .

Very interesting, thanks for sharing 😊

Interesting. I saw a video of the modern PLA mess kit and it's pretty neat too. My guess is that the Red Chinese kit [prior to getting the stove bottom attachment] was based on the WWII Imperial Japanese Army's Han Gou, [rice cooker]. That kit was copied from the German M31 Kochgesshir, but deleted the handle on the top pan, and had shallower pans. Officer's kits were rectangular, [like the French one on your wall], while the rank and file had kidney-shaped kits. I don't own one but I've seen videos.

never seen one of these looks great

That Mess Kit is a new one to me. Am looking forward to a field test please. The Wax Block? Best ask the the Sender. Size? Take away the bottom Burner Section and the two Mess Kits look to be pretty similar in size. Fuel? Alcohol-based Gel or Liquid Fuel. I live in Switzerland and would in my case, just use a small metal container as the burner (the bottom of a soda pop or energy drink can works fine). Filled with Alcohol Gel Fuel ('Sicherheitsbrennpaste' / Safety Burning Paste) and popped into that receptacle in the stove section, it will provide enough heat to boil water or cook just about anything one wishes. The brand available in Switzerland is extremely clean-burning .. being the Swiss go-to for their indoor dining table cheese fondue evenings (during Winter, a Swiss National Sport 😏). Liquid Alcohol-based fuel works just as well. Fill the burner with Ceramic / Glass Wool to reduce the risk of burning fuel spillage and Bob's your Uncle. A strip of tightly-rolled Carbon Cloth stuffed into the burner works just as well. Something else .. Aluminium, Food and a High Heat don't make for good Companions. Solution .. control the Heat and Stir, Stir, Stir 😁. Thanks for sharing .. take care ..

The MK. 2 Model is simply a kick in the guts and a bowl of rice

The chinese text says The government gives the new mahinery speed and control

The Vietnam vs China war directly led the Chinese to start realizing that the SKS Type 56 was not quite up to snuff when the Vietnamese were general issued the AK series rifle. This led to not only some interesting firearms based on the SKS with removable magazines but more AK Type 56 being issued and the development of the Type 81 to replace both the Type 56 Rifle and Type 56 Carbine (I think the SKS was referred to as the rifle and the AK was the carbine) as well as the Type 63, among others that had been developed in small production runs.

This guy looks like Paul Harrell

Just send it to me we'll figure it out later LOL

Please just get to it.

Cleaning your cups canteen nice and shiny is not benificial, except in the Army. Sure if its sooty and will transfer wipe it off. If not just leave it. In summer the hottest car in the sun is a black car. Blackened cookwear will boil water quicker and use less fuel. Call it BS if you want. I have trialed it, it is a little quicker. Mors Kovanski ( forgive my spelling of his surname ) also said the same

Does it come with rocket fuel?

Join the Chinese army, they'll tell you all that you want to know about it.😂

Boil test....

Just say no to drugs 😮

The wax is probably shaved off with a knife and is used for cooking

I think the size difference is mostly because Western armies rely on compact, freeze dried foods that just require adding water and warming up. The Chinese army at that time still relied on rice with fresh vegetables added that required cooking. The wax block may have nothing to do with the mess kit. My guess is that it's for waterproofing web gear etc. Thanks for the video.

The writing on the side translates to one unit per hundred men