WHY? or alternate title: Can one of you Brits explain this to me?

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Originally Posted by 45jim

Say what you will about British engineering, only they could invent the boiling vessel. A most welcome and civilized accessory on an AFV and beyond the engineering capability of the boffins in the rest of the known world.

While in the service I realised that the aircraft were also 24 volt, and the larger ones tended to have galleys to cook food. A quick check of the microfiche discovered that the 24v hotcups (US made) were non accountable and available in the system.

So with that, the coleman stove forever left the MRT, as I could heat up food, the foil ration packs, and even make hot water for shaving or washing up, and it didn't suck the life out of the batteries the way those larger boiling vessels did.

Later, while visiting the same surplus store that these collapsable funnels came from, I spotted a nifty pot that had a 24 volt heating element in it. Picked that up for a very reasonable sum and used it in co-ordination with the hot cup for the remainder of my career.

I think I still have the hotcup and the electric pot somewhere in my old barracks boxes downstairs.

[malcolm erik bogaert]

not getting into a shooting war over this but we british led the world at one time in(over) engineering everything might be a tad over-engineered but it all works...I was in the signal park one day..some guys of the signals troop(reserve unit) bragging about there Bedford MK fitted with massive TX and generator...not pleased when I said I couold do the same with mobikle phone..only much quicker!!!regards to all this may day bank holiday weekend...malcolm

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by malcolm erik bogaert

not getting into a shooting war over this but we British led the world at one time in (over) engineering everything might be a tad over-engineered but it all works....

In the Canadian book on the First Gulf War by Jean Morin, Operation Friction, he has some wonderful descriptions of the supply ship. In 1990 there were NATO standards, but for a whole variety of reasons each nation had their own fuel couplings. The HMCS was a refueler, and she had to carry a selection of fittings to fuel the British, American, Canadian, French, Argentinian, Spanish etc. What wasn't shared for the duration, was quickly made up in their shipboard machine shop. After the war some deck ape asked about a particularly impressive piece. The reply was, "'It big, it's brass, it must be British."

[malcolm erik bogaert]

sounds like a woman I used to know!cheers malcolm

[Terry Kowalik]

I have one of those big folding funnels and it really is a nice bit of kit. Unfortunately, it's a little too wide to fit on the side of my Saracen while filling, so I don't get to use it.

Cheers,
Terry

[Philliphastings]

And there I was thinking it was a field latrine...

I better start using mine for it's intended purpose !

Cheers

Phill

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Originally Posted by Philliphastings

And there I was thinking it was a field latrine...

...for wide bottom girls