A British Army PLCE Utility pouch will take a mess tin and a host of other gear. It will take all of the gear shown in the SAS Survival Guide 'pouch'. It needs a poly bag inside to make it fully waterproof, but the outside is bombproof.
Get them second hand at:
http://www.springfields.biz
or new (with other exciting custom pouches available) at:
http://www.sass-kit.fsbusiness.co.uk

These pouches benefit from having a variety of attachments on the back, so you could wear them on a belt, on a rucksack waist belt, attached to a strap or inside the rucksack.
Very versatile. The Olive green is more casual than the camouflaged (called DPM, available in 'woodland' or 'desert')

Hope this helps.



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