Hi Blackie, greeting from Australia 🇦🇺 thank you for your time to make these videos. Great idea, thank you.

Blackie, this setup works great

I think I’d add a ranger band looped through itself onto the loop the toggle fits into. The stress showing, foretells premature wear. I make my own ranger bands from an assortment of different sizes of inner tubes I’ve scrounged from my local bike, motorcycle and tire shops. Cool old gear there. 👍

Wonderful idea and great way to repurpose those drum pouches. Thanks Blackie.

Thanks Blackie. Happy 4th of July .

Very nice kit! I had a canteen like that one in my younger years, loaned to me from my grandparents. The water from that canteen ALWAYS tasted so fresh and clean.

Nice find with that pouch. My wife went to goodwill about a month ago, called me from there and said she found an old boy scout canteen in the pouch, or so she thought. She bought it for $3. She brought it home and as soon as I saw the pouch, I knew it was a cook kit and not a canteen. So for $3, I got a complete 1964 boy scout aluminum cook kit. It looks like it was used maybe a couple times and it is in excellent shape; but the pouch has two very small wear holes right where the handle wing nut sits. I personally do not like cooking with aluminum, I prefer stainless steel; but, in a pinch, I have it. I mix and match a lot; pouches, bags, components, etc. with everything. As long as it will suit my needs on the daily. I do this with my EDC, camping, survival gear across the board. No one will ever find, for purchase, the 100 percent perfect set up for themselves. Mix and match is essential.

an extra pan can be handy. Thank you for sharing this with us, Blackie. Stay safe and stay cool

Love it! 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

Thats some amazing kit you have! Love your videos man.

That's a nice kit Blackie! Always enjoy vintage kits!!

I love vintage gear and use it all the time. Just found a 1960s Kamp King BSA pocket knife, for $10! It’s in my pocket every day now.

The last time I cooked outside we used four grills and had about twenty-five people outside camping. I don't think a cook kit would have worked out for that. It was my friends once a year cookout while camping. We filled up the entire back of his pickup full of grills, coolers, and chairs. I felt kind of wimpy in my one man tent for three nights but it took me less than five minutes to setup. It was nice to sit in the air conditioned trailer while it rained for three days straight though

That is fantastic!

Cool factor is off the charts, sir. Very nice.

Great idea thanks for sharing

Now you got me digging in the shed for a Chi-Com drum pouch I was given around 2001. Then I'll retire my thread bare cover to safety in a tote with my Boy Scout stuff we found when the family went through Mom's house after her death. GOOD ONE Blackie, thanks for sharing.

have a great weekend and be safe!!

Thanks I have a newer stainless steel kit with no cover. I was going to make one from the leg of a pair of old jeans. This is nicer and that pouch will work as a basic salt and pepper pouch.

Nice kit Blackie. 🙂👍

@blackoracle69

12 күн бұрын

thanks

That's awesome.

@blackoracle69

12 күн бұрын

Glad you think so!

Good video thanks

That's awesome, Blackie! I'll have to look for one of those AK drum pouches. Thanks for the video. 👍

@robertnelson1098

11 күн бұрын

BEST OF LUCK FINDING. IF ANYONE FINDS. PLEASE SEND ME A LINK. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. 😊😊😊.

@jeffrichards5106

11 күн бұрын

@@robertnelson1098 Yeah, I had a feeling it would be harder to find than hens teeth..😐

This is cool! I still have my boyscout mess kit from when I was in the scouts. Ive also got my multi-utensil with the spoon, fork, knife, can opener, etc.. this makes me want to break it out and use it! Very cool!!

@blackoracle69

12 күн бұрын

glad you like it thanks for watching

@scottcatchot1598

12 күн бұрын

great idea, thanks. may have to look for one, my canteen from cub scouts cover is messed up, i also have the slightly larger boyscout canteeen

goedenavond Blackie!👍

@blackoracle69

12 күн бұрын

thanks

Good tip Blackie, thanks for sharing YAH bless !

@blackoracle69

12 күн бұрын

Any time

Blackie, greetings from NE Alabama. I have the same BSA mess kit & canteen, but I do not have the Chinese ammo pouch. The way that you nesated the canteen & mess kit was ingenious! By the way, I was in the Scouts from 1949 until 1956. Your combo would also wear well in a haversack.Thanks for another interesting video! Blessins on you & yours. The Old Preacher

I have to find one of those for my boy scout mess kit. Finally got a carbon steel boy scout fry pan. That took a while too find.

I swear I keep thinking there's crickets in my truck!😅😅😅

@blackoracle69

12 күн бұрын

lol

Multi uses for anything if you put your mind to it

Hey Blackie, thank you for sharing your wisdom, I was wondering how Bear has been?

Nice kit.. price on old AK gear just went thru the roof! Lol

@blackoracle69

12 күн бұрын

You got that right!

looks like it can be a muzzleloading shot bag also

I’d sew a piece of elastic to replace the loop. Looks like it’s gonna pop loose like a fat guy wearing a buttoned up shirt two sizes too small!

ever think about making a musette bag?

@blackoracle69

12 күн бұрын

used one years ago i prefer a haversack to be honest

Question: What belt n suspender kit do you all recommend for hiking/nature walks? Something you can mount a butt pack, 2 usgi canteens n a few other Pouches. Ifak, etc. Prefer surplus due to cost. Thanks all.

Do I try and order it or wait for them to invade and get one??? Have fun stay safe.

Hey, Silver Wolves! Question? I found a vintage scout canteen with no cap plus several incomplete mess kits. Is there a source just for parts? Also, I found a 1940's military canteen set, and the cup interior is coated in rust. Can it be restored? Tnx!!

Hey, Blackie, what do they call that software that makes your thumbnails look antique or rustic like that?

Blackie do you think a Swedish M40 mess kit would fit?

@blackoracle69

12 күн бұрын

sadly no too small but a swedish m40 will fit in one of my sparrowhawk side pouches i carry mine like that

I cannot express in words how much I can’t stand AI ART THUMBNAILS

@blackoracle69

12 күн бұрын

sorry to hear but my drawing looks like a 5yrs old did it so i use this to do a better job

@SCAW1972

10 күн бұрын

@@blackoracle69 Just a photo of your beautiful face is enough-no drawing required

@SCAW1972

10 күн бұрын

@@blackoracle69 A photo of a stump is better

@SCAW1972

10 күн бұрын

@@blackoracle69 How’d carry on before AI? The first step is admitting you have a dependency problem