Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
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With kind thanks to Mash I have found a Hay Box/Hot box that may be of use to campers, used to cook food or keep it hot, these are fantastic and from my old Arctic Warfare days, these were used daily for food supplies (when not on survival exercises  ) . You can get them pre warmed up, put in part cooked food and leave it for 12hrs or so and it continues cooking with no power, food must be at boiling point when put in, also great for keeping stuff hot or for the occassional Pasties and Curry 
It comes with a load of containers that must be useful in themselves, this is an absolute bargain, and great for your takeaways, or new pizza delivery job, just strap it on and off you go 
Looks great quality
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FOOD-HOT-BOX-RED...46026a308b
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Navigator
Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: Stay at Home. One of the lives you save could be your own.
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Hay? With a 13amp plug? A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
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| 2nd Feb 2013 1:19 am |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
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It's insulated, so pre heat, place in hot food and it stays hot 
You could leave it plugged in to run as a slow cooker, even when unplugged will continue to carry on cooking.
Could be of use to some of the roughty toughty campers on here that go out in all weathers, taking food to a party, winter picnics e.t.c.
This is a similar principle http://thermalcooker.wordpress.com/2008/07...e-booklet/
If you look through the site there is loads of interesting stuff for outdoors, you do wonder what the military are doing with some of the stuff, must be having a clearout 
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| 2nd Feb 2013 1:30 am |
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chalky
Member Since: 21 Aug 2008
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Blimey, I did 4 consecutive winters in Norway and can't ever remember seeing a contraption like that 
Mind you I will admit to not spending much time in the kitchens, I did regularly warm my scoff up on the old 2.8 Granada engined BV manifold
Everything we used out there ran on naphtha there weren't many power points to plug things into 
Unless you were an officer Only dead fish go with the Flow !
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| 2nd Feb 2013 8:20 am |
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therso
Member Since: 01 Dec 2010
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In a former life I was a SQMS feeding 100+ personnel 3 meals a day (plus the occasional Brigade Air Squadron RM who 'just happened' to turn up out of the f-ing blue one cold, dark evening in Germany! Quote from my OC (a Booty), "Q, can you flash up a meal for about 120? They'll be here in about an hour." My reply? "Why, of course, Sir. Absolutely no problem at all." Luckily I had 2 of the best field cooks in the bloody Army who could work miracles.
Anyway, as regards the hayboxes. Never seen'em in me life.
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| 3rd Feb 2013 7:02 pm |
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Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
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Yup DT. You must have been in some rear echelon camp to even get hay box meals in Norway. In 17 winters I only ever got Arctic Ration packs. 
Bill Wright Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
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| 3rd Feb 2013 7:18 pm |
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Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
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Yup DT. You must have been in some rear echelon camp to even get hay box meals in Norway. In 17 winters I only ever got Arctic Ration packs.
But then again, I was a Booty!
Bill Wright Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
D4 SDV6 SE Tech Kaikoura Stone MY15.
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| 3rd Feb 2013 7:19 pm |
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Navigator
Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
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I still can't figure out where one puts the hay. Nothing like the hay boxes we had in 1960s, but a bit like a tiffin carrier. A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
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| 3rd Feb 2013 9:27 pm |
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chalky
Member Since: 21 Aug 2008
Location: Yorkshire
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Bill Wright wrote:Yup DT. You must have been in some rear echelon camp to even get hay box meals in Norway. In 17 winters I only ever got Arctic Ration packs.
But then again, I was a Booty!
Bill Wright
17 Winters  AND a boot neck !
That's punishment
How on earth did you manage 17 winters  did it not rotate thro the ACE brigades ?
Either you seriously upset some one or you are a sadist ? Only dead fish go with the Flow !
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| 3rd Feb 2013 10:27 pm |
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cold_n_wet
Member Since: 05 May 2009
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Sounds like we shared some snow boys.....
Winter deployed 87 ++++++ IDTOOL PRO / Faultmate programing and BAS remaping services in Norway.
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| 3rd Feb 2013 10:59 pm |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
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Yes, went out with a girl in Trondheim, nearly got engaged to another girl in Tromso, then nearly married a girl in Narvik regular occurance on each of many deployments!
Those were the days my friend
Gjør deg vil en drikk, elsker jeg deg meget mye
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| 3rd Feb 2013 11:04 pm |
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chalky
Member Since: 21 Aug 2008
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Pete !
You got to mingle with Girls, you really must have been a REMF ?
I spent a month up the Mjojfjell valley before getting on a ship and setting sail for three days before eventually landing at Bardufoss. Only dead fish go with the Flow !
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| 3rd Feb 2013 11:33 pm |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
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Went by different routes, either by LSL (Gallahad or Geraint) or via Hercules from Brize Norton
Would drive from Trondheim to Tromso, about 1,500km on studded tyres in Defenders towing trailers
We didn't get many nights ashore but when we did, we certainly made the best of it
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| 3rd Feb 2013 11:38 pm |
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Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
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Chalky - as an ML with the first being Clockwork 71 with 45 Cdo RM.
We must have all been deployed together at some stage.
Bill Wright Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
D4 SDV6 SE Tech Kaikoura Stone MY15.
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| 4th Feb 2013 8:30 am |
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Discotres
Member Since: 25 Jan 2010
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I wonder if we all had the same girl
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| 4th Feb 2013 8:33 am |
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