Metal cans might seem impenetrable without a can opener, but the reality is they are made out of softer metal and thus able to be manipulated until they open.
With this method, a steel spoon is used to breach the can; check it out!
In a pinch, disaster situation or in the case of an absent-minded camping oversight, using a stainless steel spoon on a can of food is one way to get to the goods!
You do need to wash away the shavings and be careful when extracting the contents of the sharp metal edges, but this method is quick, easy to master and does not take a lot of energy or time.
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Buy a p38 and keep in your kit! Weighs almost nothing, opens almost anything.
True. Or a pocket knife
While I’m here, do people really sit around and say, damn I’m hungry but I can’t open this can?
My first thought was pop a little hole with a knife then work the spoon around to open. Didn’t expect anything this complicated. Sheesh.
Buy 3 or 4 p38 and put one on your key chain, one in your kit, one in the truck and give one to your wife. You can’t have to many.
Much easier to rub it on top of a flat rock. Top pops right off once the rim is worn down.
I can carry a P-38 around my neck. Never failed on C-Rat’s. Spoon a pain in the$#%&!@*
I’m sorry I’m using a p38, rock, knife or hatchet. The spoon would be my very last resort lol!