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Post by Matthew on Oct 28, 2012 8:44:09 GMT
Fully agree with this sentiment ! Attachments:
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Post by edwin on Oct 28, 2012 10:42:41 GMT
Had a jolly with the Territorial Army once over a weekend out in the wilds somewhere. They produced canisters of tea known by them I think as "gunfire" although I am not certain it was laced with rum. It was nectar. Had given up sweet tea years before but swallowed down this stuff with relish.
Army breakfasts are good too.
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Post by Matthew on Oct 28, 2012 11:58:15 GMT
I remember my Grandad used to always drink 'Army' tea which was heavily stewed tea (always leaves, never tea bags) to which he would add condensed milk.
I get the impression that its an aquired taste and that he got addicted to it whilst serving in North Africa during WW2. Tried it myself a couple of years ago as an experiment in what post-apoc tea might revert to once the fresh milk ran out and it was not to my liking although I sense that if you stick with it then it might start working.
Being the post-apoc saddo I am I did wonder about my main character in 'Dont Dream' and came to the conclusion that he would have probably started his day with a large mug of 'survival coffee' which might be made up of instant coffee, packets of sugar and UHT milk/creamer from those little pots you find in service stations and so on. The sort of thing you could cram into the pockets of a rucksack in great numbers. Put it all into a tin mug, add water and then just heat up. Maybe a cheeky slug of Scotch as a livener as well.
I have one of those little Turkish coffee pots for my only survival kit requirement and reckon they would be a handy little piece of kit for people who take that sort of stuff more seriously than me.
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Post by edwin on Oct 28, 2012 22:42:25 GMT
Funnily enough on a bushcraft forum I suggested using the small pot of strong coffee plus separate water rather than swallowing large mugs of indifferent instant. Lot of people thought it a good idea.
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