On 8/21/2014 11:56 AM, pltrgyst wrote:
> On 8/21/14, 12:51 PM, Peter Percival wrote:
>> pltrgyst wrote:
>>> On 8/21/14, 2:58 AM, Peter Percival wrote:
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_ope..._wheel_openers
>>>> stop working after a while.
>>>
>>> "A while" should be an absolute minimum of ten years. Right?
>>
>> None of the openers of the above kind that I've had have worked well for
>> more than a year :-(. I expect the stab-and-lever kind to last longer
>> than I will :-).
>
> Well, if that's your primary criterion, I recommend this:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_can_opener
>
> I've had mine since Vietnam in 1968, and it's still going strong. Much
> easier to carry than any of the others, too.
>
> -- Larry
>
>
Same kind I used to take camping as a youngster, many a can of Dinty
Moore surrendered to that old standard.