Bulldog Hobo and Compactum set

Recent additions to my 60-70's Backpacking gear collection

https://classiccampstoves.com/posts/144539









The Hobo is a well made pan set for two people+
The KFS set is strong but very light.
Cheers Tim

 

Hi Tim, I found 4 sets of these "eating Irons" from the early 1960s recently when clearing out my mother's house. They are excellent, the knife in particular which takes a really sharp edge.
My niece, who camps a lot with her family, took them and they are on a camping trip to the Western Isles at this very moment.
Best Regards,
Kerophile

 

My camping set is slightly older:
Bone handles btw.



A little trivia.
Do you know why knives have/had a rounded tip?
French king Louis XIV, found it revolting that his guests picked their teeth with the knife after eating and ordered all knives ground blunt pointed.

 

Henrik,

i think looking at that mug, King Louis xiv was around when that saw its first brew !

 

Quite possible, but i do know that in a pinch you can brew on it with nothing but hot water and get a decent cupper

 

Love it!

 

LOL! reminds me of a tie I bought years ago...so many stains you could boil it for soup...