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could anyone help iam after one of these little green plastic ones can not find them anywere just tried genuinearmysurplus but they have sold out.i want to use it as template for carving amongst other things.
Squidders
16-06-2007, 22:49
you mean these?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Swedish-OG-Flexi-Folding-Cup_W0QQitemZ220119927542QQihZ 012QQcategoryZ36077QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Eric_Methven
16-06-2007, 23:40
I think maybe he means the semi oblong ones that come as part of the swedish army trangia
Eric
Squidders
16-06-2007, 23:46
the trangia comes with a little plastic kuksa?
Rare.....but they do sometimes
Squidders
17-06-2007, 11:27
Well, they do say you learn something new every day... anyone got a pic then?
bikething
17-06-2007, 12:36
Like this? - AA batts shown for scale :)
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r16/Bikething/kuksa.jpg
Got one here, almost identical to the one in the photo with "ajungilak" in raised yellow lettering on the handle. You could try their website? I bought it in a camping shop in the UK.
ATB
Tom
yep bikething thats the one i mean i already have the little folding cup just wanted this type
they seem hard to get on there own will keep trying army stores ebay etc.thanks for your help guys.
fred gordon
17-06-2007, 21:45
Like this? - AA batts shown for scale :)
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r16/Bikething/kuksa.jpg
I'd be interested to know where you can get these in the UK. Anyone know?:confused:
HI, There is a shop in bristol that is selling them for £2.50p each. I picked up two this morning. There are 4 left.
Cheers topknot.
Nicklas Odh
19-06-2007, 14:05
The real deal 16 SEK is about £1
http://www.surplus.se/component/option,com_virtuemart/page,shop.product_details/flypage,shop.flypage/product_id,8136/Itemid,26/
Anyone in Sweden up for a group buy for your UK colleagues? :o
I am going over there (to Sweden that is) to visit my parents as today actually. I could have a look around (I think there is a place where there might be plenty of them) and bring some with me. I will let you all know in a day or two if I have found any and those how are intersted can simply PM me and we will arrange something. The benefit will be that you will not have to pay for overseas postal since I am based in Edinburgh. Anyone interested?
(If this is an inapropriate message in any way and do not belong here on this thread, I would kindly ask the moderators to let me know)
I'd be up for one please sarge
Exploriment
20-06-2007, 19:19
I snapped up a bunch of those a few years ago. My favourite cups.
But there are two different kinds. I "believe" that the one you've shown is the older model. The newer (and I "believe" they are) model has a much flatter bottom. The one you've shown has very little of the bottom that actually makes contact with a surface, making it very tippy. The newer ones are also a softer plastic, and a slightly lighter shade of OD.
Here's a little something I put together to demonstrate the differences.
http://img370.imageshack.us/my.php?image=swedishcup21tj.jp g
Pretty neat when it dawned on me that the rounder one would fit perfectly in the mess kit. Mind you, that leaves room for little else. but pretty awesome design.
Yep the one on the left looks like you could put it on you shirt button .
I know this won't be much help to most of you, but last time I was in Sweden I visited a food supermarket/surplus store (I know its a bit of a weird mix, but you had to see it to believe it) on the outskirts of Uddevalla which had a box of about 400 of the things.
I also saw them in a camping shop in Gothenburg city center shopping mall.
Nearer to home, I stumbled accross an online uk surplus store a couple of weeks ago which had them. Unfortunately, I can't for the life of me remember which one it was :( .
If I can find it again I'll let you know.
could anyone help iam after one of these little green plastic ones can not find them anywere just tried genuinearmysurplus but they have sold out.i want to use it as template for carving amongst other things.
ok, forget the last part of my post, I now remember that it was genuinearmysurplus where I saw them:
http://www.genuinearmysurplus.co.uk/pages/products/detail/rowid=656
Nicklas Odh
25-06-2007, 19:51
Unfortunately the food supermarket/surplus stores (a store chain that actually originated as a government surplus store in Gothenburg) have stopped the surplus part. So now there is no reason whatsoever to go to the Ö & B stores.
I snapped up a bunch of those a few years ago. My favourite cups.
But there are two different kinds. I "believe" that the one you've shown is the older model. The newer (and I "believe" they are) model has a much flatter bottom. The one you've shown has very little of the bottom that actually makes contact with a surface, making it very tippy. The newer ones are also a softer plastic, and a slightly lighter shade of OD.
The one to the right is army issue. /Mimung
Edit: Spelling....
Hi everyone! I had a look around but the place where they normaly sell them quite cheap (the previously mentioned Ö&B) did not have any at this time. Sorry... :cussing:
big_swede
28-06-2007, 16:50
The one to the right is army issue. /Mimung
Edit: Spelling....
sure? Both have the three crowns. Mine looks like the one to the left.
sure? Both have the three crowns. Mine looks like the one to the left.
Ok. I assumed that the one to the left was not military issue. I looks like the one I´ve got from Haglöfs with another hole in the handle. I´ve never seen one with three crowns and that kind of hole in the handle, only models with a round hole. At first I thought you could see the three crowns in the picture on the left one. /Mimung
Oops.. I didn´t see it was several pictures! Sorry...
check this site, they seem to have the whole sets:
http://www.bbfab.se/
http://www.bbfab.se: I almost forgott about these guys.. They actually have quite a selection and are quite good to deal with. Do not know how they are against overseas clients, but it is wourth a try.
big_swede
30-06-2007, 16:59
bbab is quite hopeless to deal with IMHO. www.getout.se sells new kuksas for less (10 SEK= 66 p) and in bulk. Better get a group buy from them. I'm amazed that you can't find them in the UK, since you've got the foldables, you should be able to find the ordinary, usually the same brand, and both are used for promotion. I got a free blue one when I bought two packets of flat bread at the supermarket the other day.
edit: directlink to getout: http://www.getout.se/v2/index.asp?item=1903 ,change color with the scroll menu. 10 for 90 SEK, roughly £6.50.
markheolddu
02-07-2007, 07:14
They look great just wish I could read swedish. :)
Cant see why they are not more easily avalible here.
Mark
@ markheolddu
What do you want to be translated? Write it down below or send me an PM. /Mimung