Source for tin ware and mountain man stuff

[hunter63]

Was given a heads up for these guys......pricing pretty good.
Check out the nesting pots.
http://www.turkeyfootllc.com/Tinware.html

[randyt]

That's pretty neat. I would like to know where to get tin, real tinned sheets not the galvanized stuff. There some projects on my list that require tin.

[hunter63]

There site says it's made in Missouri, USA.....maybe contact them and see about their source?

[gryffynklm]

Great folks at Turkeyfoot. I second Hunter's recommendation. They source their suppliers carefully, excellent quality.

[crashdive123]

Thanks for the link.

[aktrekker]

I wonder how long tin will hold up under hard use in the field?
They don't give the weight of anything. I wonder how heavy they are.
If durable and not too heavy I kind of like the bean cooker. Has a handle and a bail. Just form a small pour spout along the edge and it will be perfect.

[Mischief]

Try the salt cured bacon they sell,remember to soak first

[hunter63]

Try the salt cured bacon they sell,remember to soak first

Thanks, ordered some.

[kyratshooter]

I wonder how long tin will hold up under hard use in the field?
They don't give the weight of anything. I wonder how heavy they are.
If durable and not too heavy I kind of like the bean cooker. Has a handle and a bail. Just form a small pour spout along the edge and it will be perfect.

Some if us use the stuff on a regular basis.

I get about 3 years use of a tin cup before the tin wears off, but the cup is still useful and has a bit more character in its worn and polished state. I have a couple of large cups that are 10 years old and still in use. By "use" I am talking about spending more than 10% of my time in reenactment camps using this gear. Last year was more than 60 nights/days. I am not a oe trip a year kind of camper.

Plus mine wears quicker from being sit at the edge of the coals to keep the coffee hot.

The tin-ware specified is thicker than a tin can or coffee can but not as thick as speckled enamel-ware.

The weight is between those two as you would expect. It is not lightweight but not so heavy as to make one decide to leave it at home.

Add to that the fact that most people that choose real tin-ware know exactly what they want and how to use it and they generally are either camping large scale in a vehicle or if hiking they are carrying minimal gear.

I have spent many weekends using nothing but a one pint tin cup and a wooden spoon as my total cooking and eating gear. I also have a selection of tin-ware for use in my "base camp" during longer stays in the bigger camps. Got the big tin basins, cookers with lids, many cups, plates and all the goodies.

When at home it becomes part of the decorations.

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[randyt]

I wonder if in the past if it was practical to re-tin worn tinware?

[hunter63]

Isn't that guy called a "tinker"?

[randyt]

LOL, they may but I was thinking tinner or tinsmith.

[kyratshooter]

Nope, Hunter is correct.

The man that manufactured the goods was the tinsmith, or "whitesmith" (as opposed to the blacksmith who worked iron)

The man that repaired the tin ware was a "tinker".

He repaired all the lightweight pots, pans and cookware, sharpened knives and patched housewares. Hence the term, "tinkering around".

Today tin-ware is not usually dipped. They usually coat the surface with a paste of tin and flux and melt it on with a torch from underneath.

Joints and seams are usually both folded, crimped and soldered, so it is pretty durable stuff.

Still one would never want to use it over the fire dry or set the vessel with the seam next to the fire.

[randyt]

that's good to know, I thought a tinker was somebody that tears stuff apart and then puts it back together just because. LOL