Looks like the cousins are changing over to a better cooking system.
I wonder how long before we go the same route
http://www.combatandsurvival.com/new...ent-announced?
Looks like the cousins are changing over to a better cooking system.
I wonder how long before we go the same route
http://www.combatandsurvival.com/new...ent-announced?
Infantry Corps - An Lámh Comhrac
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
i might quibble with the word 'better'. i'd wait a while if i were you, see how we screw it up....
besides, doesn't everyone use a Jetboil?
Whilst it's meant to be a clean fuel, from what I've seen that Dragon stuff leaves a delightful green goopy mess that would pass for toxic waste.
The Zip fuels depend on the stove used, they can burn well or leave everything caked in half an inch of soot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-08b...YDaSIqNJfCD7d5
Dunno about the mess bit.The product being supplied for the MoD are solid blocks not gel AFAIK.
Infantry Corps - An Lámh Comhrac
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
As long as whatever they use to replace hexi looks like a Kendal Mint Cake I'll be happy.
We must continue the tradition of tricking recruits into biting into them
To close with and kill the enemy in all weather conditions, night and day and over any terrain
i used the hexi on dark nights last week.... think i was the only one in my patrol harbour with it... think its a decent bit of kit tbh.
"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
so Old School Morpheus....lol.
it is a decent bit of kit, it has stood the test of time. Bombproof design that really nothing can go wrong with with is a major plus.
I suppose only drawback is the weather affecting flames and heat getting onto the cup.
But lots of faster stoves available now...times move on.
The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with dignity and honour. They have been tricked into it by a steady withholding of information. The Baghdad communiqués are belated, insincere, incomplete.....It is a disgrace to our imperial record, and may soon be too inflamed for any ordinary cure.We are to-day not far from a disaster.
T.E. Lawrence, 2 Aug 1920.
Think I might have to get me on of these.While i have a jetboil zip and can't fault it for speed it is bulky and you need to know exactly how much gas is left in it when heading out for more than a day.
In view of fight light I tend to go with hexi most of the time these days but as we all know it has its drawbacks.Top of my list is the mess it makes and the cleaning required after.I wonder how long it will take DF procurement to cop on to these.
http://www.arrse.co.uk/community/rev...ld-cooker.283/
Infantry Corps - An Lámh Comhrac
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
I knew a simple soldier boy.....
Who grinned at life in empty joy,
Slept soundly through the lonesome dark,
And whistled early with the lark.
In winter trenches, cowed and glum,
With crumps and lice and lack of rum,
He put a bullet through his brain.
And no one spoke of him again.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
Anybody at the DF open day at Farmleigh?
Did you notice a new style field stove at the Ration pack display? made by "ZIP" I believe(they lost out to Firedragon for the UK MoD contract).Just wondering if any of you had noticed it as you can see it in the video from the display.
Infantry Corps - An Lámh Comhrac
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
These ones?
The emphasis on parachute drops gave me a laugh
Last edited by pym; 10th July 2017 at 22:59.
That's the one.
Not very tactical or practical.
Infantry Corps - An Lámh Comhrac
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
I predict a lot of balancing, following by a lot of falling :(
It does look to be potentially quite unstable. Anybody tried one yet?
'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
i've had a go - it was a bit of faff. all the balancing and digging-in shit, and then waiting about a billion years for it to boil.
the world has moved on, i've used gas and petrol/diesel on trips to the arse end of nowhere with no re-supply for 3 weeks and more - this stuff is catering to a world that no longer exists and trying to compete with things that vastly surpass it in every way (ok, almost every way) while also being not very good at what its for.
this stuff (and the other solid fuels on offer) offers just one thing to the bloke on the ground - its not going to go 'bang' if your bergen gets hit. everything else it offers is for the benefit of the logistics chain.
10 minutes to boil a pint of water? bloody hell, i could leave it out in the sun and it would boil quicker!
Been using an MSR Pocket Rocket for a few years now. It's miles better than a Hexi and packs up nice and small. Did a career course a few years ago and half of us had them, with the other half using Hexis. Guess which half was tucking in to hot rations while the others water was just getting warm?
https://www.rei.com/product/660163/m...kpacking-stove
Similar store in the deep south
www.basspro.com
"Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
“The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards.”
― Thucydides
Got my hands on one of the new Zip cookers that have replaced the Hexi yesterday.
Very light and so small that you could carry three or four of them and still not be at the same weight as the Hexi cooker.
The only drawback is that you cannot store the fuel inside it as it literally folds flat. You need a separate ziplock bag to carry the fuel blocks.These however are individually wrapped.
I have not been issued one myself yet(working on it)but when I am I will do a complete review.
Another new(ish)item is the addition of a drawstring carry bag for the issue poncho.This bag is made from poncho material so should help to keep the rest of your kit dry if you have to put a wet poncho back in with other items.
(similar idea to the British issue shelter sheet with carry bag)
Infantry Corps - An Lámh Comhrac
"Let us be clear about three facts:First of all.All battles and all wars are won in the end by the Infantryman.Secondly the Infantryman bears the brunt of the fighting,his casualties are heavier and he suffers greater extremes of fatigue and discomfort than the other arms.Thirdly,the art of the Infantryman is less stereotyped and harder to acquire than that of any other arm".
-- Field Marshall Earl Wavell.1948
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