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before i spend out on one, has anyone one, and are they any good?
I thought it would be nice for work, I carry my kit in my multipocket vest, and a enamel mug is rather bulky
Yes, I've got a couple. They're okay, but the little stub handle is a bit bendy. Warm and comfortable to *cup* in the hands and they don't burn your lips :) Kids love them too. Handy in a pocket or a small pack.
They're cheaper if you buy in multiples of 5 (I think irc), might be worth while seeing if other foks you meet up with are interested too. Not worth the difference if you've to add p&p to lots of indiviual ones though.
cheers,
Toddy
big_swede
20-02-2007, 22:57
They get very brittle in extreme cold, are prone to crackle in below -20 or so.. :D
Youīd better warm them up a bit before you unfold it. Iīve always got one in my uniforms left cargo pocket. /Swede :rolleyes:
RAPPLEBY2000
21-02-2007, 00:25
i have 2 one is over 10 years old and still going strong!
every time i've unfolded mine i worry about them splitting but they keep on going!
i agree with the above comments, but i'll add this.
they are good for "small drinks"!, i would say 2 cups = 1 mug's worth.
nice little adition to kit good for kids too!
Been using them since about 1984 when my brother gave one to me. Have had one ever since (currently I have three). I always carry one in my jacket pocket when out and about as they are small and light.
I was given a very similar one by a Dutch Army colleague - they were recruitment gizzits. Frankly, I'm not that impressed. You can't heat the cup and it doesn't hold much fluid.
Personally, I see it as a 'single use' device - I want at least a couple of functions from a cup. I would prefer to carry a bigger metal cup you could cook with (Crusader-stylee).
Having said that, they are small and convenient and I might pack one in a vehicle kit - cook on metal, decant to plastic cup, maybe? Good for picnics!
They're great to have in your pocket when you want to scoop a refreshing mouthful out of a mountain stream. They cost very little and, despite not holding a 'mugful' or being able to be heated in the fire, represent very good value for a light and totally functional little piece of kit.
Handy wee things to have, when the bottle is being passed around the fire ;)
Danceswithhelicopters
21-02-2007, 11:00
Drill a wee hole in the handle for a cord and keep it in a pocket for those passing streams.
It's not a Crusader but it doesn't pretend to be!
I was given a very similar one by a Dutch Army colleague - they were recruitment gizzits. Frankly, I'm not that impressed. You can't heat the cup and it doesn't hold much fluid.
Personally, I see it as a 'single use' device - I want at least a couple of functions from a cup. I would prefer to carry a bigger metal cup you could cook with (Crusader-stylee).
Having said that, they are small and convenient and I might pack one in a vehicle kit - cook on metal, decant to plastic cup, maybe? Good for picnics!
I donīt know your nationality but if you are british your occations "to have a brew" has an equal in Sweden. When you take a break in a drill exercise you can steal/borrow/what-ever some coffe from a fellow soldier :p . If I want I have equipment to boil water and the cup is handy in a few split seconds ;) . It would be interesting to know where you you live and where you dispose all your cups once used so I could collect them and sell them as surplus..... :lmao: /Swede
bikething
21-02-2007, 16:42
I think by "single use" he means it only has one function..
as opposed to disposable..like vending machine cups :confused:
Ive got a whole load of unused plastic beer mugs if anyones interested.
I think by "single use" he means it only has one function..
as opposed to disposable..like vending machine cups :confused:
Thatīs how to have swedish as 1st language.......... /Svensk
bushtank
21-02-2007, 22:31
so what the hell do they look like then :D
bambodoggy
22-02-2007, 00:40
so what the hell do they look like then :D
They are talking about these:
http://www.meanandgreen.com/army/Swedish_Army/Swedish_OG_Folding_Cup/1030/250.html
Cheers,
Bam. :)
Sjuhundra Sjuttiosju.
Go on then, whats it mean :confused:
bushtank
22-02-2007, 23:28
They are talking about these:
http://www.meanandgreen.com/army/Swedish_Army/Swedish_OG_Folding_Cup/1030/250.html
Cheers,
Bam. :)
not really folding then
777
Only a true swede is said to be able to pronnounce it properly
777
Only a true swede is said to be able to pronnounce it properly
Yep I got the seventy part however you still have lost me or am I being dim :confused:
Good cups, light, hold I guess around 150ml, maybe a little more
bikething
23-02-2007, 09:00
Good cups, light, hold I guess around 150ml, maybe a little more
150 ml to the 'crease' ... 250 ml to the lip ...
I've measured it and written it on mine so i can use it for measuring stuff ;)
big_swede
23-02-2007, 10:14
777
Only a true swede is said to be able to pronnounce it properly
Come on, it's not that hard! :D Just remember the singing vowels and to go up and down in tone all the time.
sjuhundrasjuttiosju is nothing compared to aberystwyth :lmao:
150 ml to the 'crease' ... 250 ml to the lip ...
I've measured it and written it on mine so i can use it for measuring stuff ;)
You are just a spotter! :22:
bikething
23-02-2007, 11:29
You are just a spotter! :22:
Thanks mate :p
Actually i saw Wayland using one at delamere to measure the water into his pancake mix and thought "how does he know how much to put in?"
so nerrr-nerrr :nana:
dommyracer
23-02-2007, 13:41
sjuhundrasjuttiosju is nothing compared to aberystwyth
Aberyswyth is easy.
Try Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwy rndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
big_swede
23-02-2007, 16:28
Aberyswyth is easy.
Try Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwy rndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
That town seems to be named out of pure spite towards non-welsh speaking! :lmao:
Its a realy cheap attempt to get tourists to buy Europes longest train ticket...
(no matter the stations long closed)
Thanks to Bamboodoggy I now have a folding cup of my own; its very handy but takes getting used to.
nor does it taint the tea as a pessimistic onlooker said it would.
Im going to buy a few more one of these days, for the car, and a couple for my Fathers and his wifes fishing box