mess kits
Portable soldier tableware
A mess kit is a compact set of cookware and eating utensils designed for use in the field, typically by soldiers or campers.
The traditional military version consists of nested metal containers that serve as both cooking pot and plate, along with a folding fork-spoon combination.
He packed his mess kit before the hiking trip.
The term comes from mess in its sense of a meal or dining group, as in officers' mess.
- sporkDual-purpose eating tool
- Swiss Army knifeCompact folding tool kit
- bowlsDeep rounded containers
- cupsSmall drinking containers
- platesFlat eating dishes
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- military suppliesammunition, ammo, rifles, bombs, bandages
- utilitarian designShaker furniture, Bauhaus, IKEA, modular shelving, metal shelving
- American WWIdoughboys, General Pershing, Argonne, Western Front, over there
- militariabayonets, medals, military patches, military insignia, dog tags
- military surplusarmy surplus, navy surplus, surplus store, surplus stores, surplus goods
- war memorabiliawar medals, dog tags, insignia, rank insignia, badges
mess kitsfine china
Delicate ceramic tableware
bone china · silver service · Wedgwood · banquet service · Limoges
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