What I hide in my M44 Swedish mess kit 

Good to see you back. Nasty weather can really take the fight out of you. When I was younger I enjoyed the challenge of inclement weather, now not so much. 😊

Hi Red, I’m seeing your video 10 months after you made it. February here in Canada and the days are getting longer, the sun is shining brighter. Thanks for taking us along on your outing and sharing info on the Swedish mess kit. Cheers, Svend

Could listen to this man all day

I wish I could speak Swedish as you can easily speak good English. Yes the Swedish Army cooks sets are excellent. I have 4 of them, 2 aluminum, and 2 stainless steel. I love them, especially in cold damp windy weather. Just what the doctor ordered. Take care and thank you for your video, Greetings from Scotland.

Oh! A wee drop of, 12 year old Malt Whisky would be a great help now and again. In your Swedish mess kit. Take care.

Hey my friend! Good to dee you.. After New Zealand i did not hear from you. Good welcome back!

Hope all is well. I am in the grasp of winter in the southern US. A joke of a winter for most. This gave me the feeling that I was fireside with a friend. Thanks for your efforts and please be well.

Nice mess-kit! I like the spirit-based cook-kits. I was over the winter in the south of north-sweden ... as you said, the snow is much friendlier for the mind than the grey wet weather!👍 But with a rising snow-height I found some different challenges that kept me from going out in the nature. 😉 Things like: no experience with deep snow (obvious), never used ski, parking spots are nice snowdumps but not cleared for cars, distance multiplies if you walk in deep snow, ... Next time I will try snow-shoes - I hope that helps me with my winter-issues. Every weather has its challenges - but can also be very nice. 😀

You came up on my RU-vid feed after I'd been watching Trangia cooking tips. Love the content now subbed

Lovely post! It’s about same time a year in the future….hope this finds you well. Your twinkling eyes brought a smile to my face. Yes, because we can! Thank you for the reminder ❤

Enjoy your channel and vids, they relax me, and love your kit, I need to quit working so much and get my kit stocked up. Oh yes, you made me get thirsty for coffee! Great video.

I like those O Boy chocolate packets, too. I keep my m44 in an old Swedish gas mask bag (the one with the brown leather trim), it has a pocket outside that is the perfect size for the little alcohol flask.

As soon as I seen your beard and heard your accent brother I had to subscribe cuz I know you know what you're talkin about thanks for the videos my friend

That is my goto mess kit, especially in winter...harder to find over here in the states now. As far as tips, i use the newer trangia fuel bottle...but all choice I suppose. Glad to see you back!

I appreciate your videos what you show us. It makes me want to try and find Swedish mess kit

Coffey, Coffey, and more Coffey! That's what I have in my kit. Oh, and a ketchup packet, in case I feel hungry. I've enjoyed your videos very much, thank you for posting.

Just another great video that i love watching your's thanks for sharing

It’s amazing how we long for summer, then we miss winter again and the cycle continues!😂 I keep my food stuffs in a different bag and all the cooking gear with the mess kit. I also have setup a brew kit separately in case that is all I want at the time. It gets bulky, but at my age I pretty much don’t wonder too far from my vehicle these days. But it is nice to have your cook systems setup to where you know where everything is and can get to it when you need it. Thanks for sharing what is in your dirty box! In other countries the dirty box would be considered a dirty joke!😂 I find putting together different cook sets using old military gear quite addictive and a bit expensive at times! The Kasa mug is hard to find here in the US if you can find them in stock. As of 2024, No one has them in stock even though they carry them on their web sites.😮 Makes me want a couple even more for me and my girl friend!😂 I am on a waiting list with Amazon, but I can only buy one at a time. Who would think that a small plastic drinking mug would be so sought after? 😊

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the video very much, and it was good to see you producing content again!

At last! Great to have you back. I can relate to your wistful comments on winter and the lack light. I was tempted to pike on a walk today but you’ve inspired me to get off my backside - thanks pal!!

That is a well packed mess kit

Just got couple 8"x12" sheets of Carbon Felt from very nice neighbour. Plan to make wicks for all my alcohol stoves (and others) for easier lighting in cold weather. Could also be used as near permanent wicks for oil lamps.

Thanks for sharing a new video I tried to get a M44 cook set but it's impossible to find now I settled for Pathfinders reproduction in stainless steel it's real nice. now it's time to put something in it.

Hello from Finland! Thank you very much for some great ideas and inspiration on what stuff to put inside this thing. I've been enjoying my "dirty can" for some time now and since day 1 with it I've been in awe on how spacious it actually is. Today however, after watching this vid, I came really close to max cap. Before I go about listing all the stuff I managed to squeeze in, a mild trigger warning (coffee cultural blasphemy ahead). I recently found a Swiss water canteen that usually comes with a very nice little aluminium cup that fits perfectly into the mess kit. I like the idea of having an extra item that can be used directly over the flame. I put the burner inside this cup, as well as a couple of wet sanitary wipes, matches, a ready to go portion of instant coffee and a "varma koppen/lämmin kuppi" pouch similar to yours. Next to the cup goes the fuel bottle and the utensils (a very smallish set, might just take it off and use a properly sized one and carry it with my water bottle or food stuff). Another small space next to the cup and fuel was filled with a trangia handle to help me out with the hot items when cooking. There was still some space left to use, and for that I wanted to have some things to help out with the cleanup, so I repurposed a tiny hand sanitizer bottle for some eco-friendly dish soap and put it in a minigrip bag with a small scrub sponge (also the burner and the fuel bottle are in their respective minigrip bags to avoid any contamination in a case of a spillage/leak). And lastly to top it all off, a microfiber towel (I might end up cutting the towel for a more reasonable size though). It's a really tight fit and things need to be put inside in a really specific order. I guess it's still a work in progress and some test runs are in order to see if some of the stuff should be put elsewhere.

Cowboy Coffee. That's what we call boiling coffee in America. For flavor, it's hard to beat that kind of robust flavor. Made a pot for my son last deer season. He said it was the best coffee he had ever drank. We made it in a blue granny wear coffee boiler. I think I'm going to try it the Swedish Mess Kit this yr at the deer camp. Thx's for the great video on making coffee with the Swedish Mess Kit & what you keep inside. What a person keeps inside will obviously depend on what that person is cooking or making. I keep a stainless steel scrubber to clean the pots & utesils with.

Welcome back Red!

Nice kit. I use to have the kuksa and some utensils in my kit and most time even the burner if it’s empty. Never store the burner with alcohol in it nor the alcohol bottle . They sometimes us to leak.

Never knew that trick with the cold water to drop the coffee grounds to the bottom. Does it work well? Love the channel, very relaxing and informative.

Greetings from Detroit Mich and thank you for sharing your video..

First time to see ur channel. I' be had my Swedish mess kit couple of.years have' nt used it a lot, but wondered what I could pack in it.Makes me want to get out and use it. Enjoyed the video so much

I've looked for a kuksa on e-bay, but the prices are ridiculously high [$ 10 - 12 Cdn each PLUS shipping]. Have not used my kit much [1 aluminum, 1 stainless] but love them. I did make insulated bases for the kits. Also own 2 Svea 123R, Optimus 80, Primus MFS..

I have the M40 and keep pretty much the same gear in it. I have discovered a Svea 123R fits nicely in it for a change. Then you don't need the wind shield. Like I said, just for a change and something different.

The swedish kit is the best kit in the world !!

are you from Swedistan? i like the Trangia Cook Sets. good stuff

Hi, a great video with very useful information, where do you transport the complete mess kit? In a bag or pouch may be? Is there any video where we can see where you carry it? Thanks!!

You are a very cool Person,,,Thanks

Good Stuff ...Just Subbed

Thanks!

Hi Just found you and subscribed, just become the proud new owner of a couple of M44 mess kits i've yet to try them out do you have any hints or tips for a beginner with these kits?

✌✌👍👍🙏🙏Swedish mess kit is just the dogs bollocks , all modern kit just simply can't compete with it

My alcohol evaporated somehow from the burner that was inside a closed plastic bag.

Jag har det samma kit also I have

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