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Old 01-05-07, 20:27
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Jon Skagfeld Jon Skagfeld is offline
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Default Field Stoves/Ranges

Greetings, Marty:

I own both an Outfit, 20 Man cook set and an M37 Field Range.

The 20 man small detachment unit is virtually complete and works very well, when you read the lighting instructions very carefully!!!

One thing that I noted is that the 1 quart dipper simply will not fit into the location where it's supposed to go. The utensil wrap and cutlery bag just won't allow the dipper to fit...so I relegated the dipper to the M37 stove.

Speaking of which, I'm in the process of refurbishing one right now. Doing mainly cosmetic work to make the unit more presentable, then will come the challenge to get the burner fired up. The burner has sat for a while with stale gas so I think I can foresee a varnish problem.

I've been haunting flea markets and such in the vain hope that I may find some original utensils and cutlery to supplement that which I already have. One major shortfall I have is the lack of the 10 gallon small pot which nests into the 15 gallon pot.

Anyway, that's what restoring stuff is all about...one never knows what's just around the corner, in order to make your possessions become more attractive and utile.

Regards...PS I'm a lousy cook, so I don't know why I'm interested in restoring old field cook sets!
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