Archived Just a few helpful videos for making due without power, clean water, or from being displaced. (DIY)
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Archived Just a few helpful videos for making due without power, clean water, or from being displaced. (DIY)
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[–] SIayfire122 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Be sure they're the actual can openers and not the cheap knock offs. Your safest bet is to look at surplus stores, but you can find them online. Just make sure to read the reviews.
For those that are unaware, there's the p38 and p51 can openers. They're virtually identical except for size. Approximately 38 and 51mm long respectively. Buy ether one or both.
[–] Smells_Like_Tacos ago (edited ago)
Never knew the 51 existed. Picked mine up, the 38s, for dimes at the science and surplus store.
My biggest issue is mine will rust if left in a moist environment. They still work fine though but are not the best subject for showing off.
Side note: these are typically so cheap that you can afford to accidentally obtain a dozen of them. But yeah check the reviews online and save the mental struggle for bigger problems.
[–] SIayfire122 ago
I picked mine up at the surplus store too. The 51s were a few cents more than the 38s. Still $0.15 vs $0.10 isn't a deal breaker, or whatever the price was. I don't know exactly when they were introduces, but I do know the p38s came long before the p51s. I believe the military currently uses the p51s in their large ration cans designed for feeding large groups of people back at camp. I don't know if they still use the p38 since they've swapped from individual canned rations to MREs.