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P-38 US Military “John Wayne” Survival Can Opener
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Sensible Survival Presents: The P-38 / P-51 US Military Can Opener. We demonstrate the use and give you a little history about this legendary tool. A necessary part of your Survival Kit and/or Bug Out Bag. Used by the US Military from 1942 until 1980 as a dependable means to open cans. Receive a 5% discount at Battle Boy Surplus using “sootch00″ coupon code: battleboysurplus.3dcartstores.com Battle Boy Surplus YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com Thanks for watching~
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Man, I love those things, especially the P-51. Nice n portable alternative to conventional openers.
i have a faberware just like that one, and after about a year the twist handle thing stripped and it just spins , id defiantly recommend an old metal can opener or those p-38’s , the less moving parts the better,
woohoo i just got 25 of them on ebay for $7.40 w/ s/h
count the serations on the can top thats how many pulls you had
somr 1 said they took a piece off it n made the p38 but i was a kid and i believed it
hehe P-38 and P-51 are also the names of famous aircraft in WWII
I’ve kept one on my Key chain since I found out about them shortly after I joined the Army.
Haven’t used it in a while but I’m never without it
Used knives to open food cans when I was in the
Navy , or the can opener on navy issue pocket knife, Didn’t know these little things existed.
you just made me hungry !!
Great vid Sootch, another win.
awesome man 5/5
i got one, got me out of tough scrapes…
Man does this bring back memories.
You can get 25 on eBay for $8.
I got 100 “John Wayne’s” online for about $20.00. They actually have U.S. stamped on them. Used to get them in C-Rats when I was in the Corps. Make great gifts.
ordered some on battleboysurplus very happy with that site thanks sootch=)
@oevzA1oL That would have been very creative. Thanks for the inspiration. Maybe next time.
If you do a P-38 review in the future could you do in a ditch with gunfire in the background? That would be authentic
Hi Sootch. I gotta tell ya that in the 60’s after we opened rations with our Kabar, we just had to PUSH a little harder when we used it for what it was really intended for. The real issue was making sure ya washed it off good before opening another ration tin.
hehe, the joke goes that you know you’re a survivalist when your wife wears these as earrings :p
Funny, I just picked a few of these up (Canadian Coghlan’s brand) and now you make a video about it.
Very good video Sootch, very informative, I like it. 5/5
cool! great little bits of trivia and little known facts, as always!
I’ve always wondered how those things work.
my mom has a p-38 that has been used in vietnam.. kind of a souvenir from a friend.
the one your using looks like thin steel unlike the old ones that are very heavy duty..
I wish more people actually washed their can openers. You ever notice how nasty rusted etc. they get.