Tactical ice cream maker (TICM)

It's not flattering, but I told you I'd give you the good and the bad. And even though it's not flattering, it is pretty damn funny.

UCO Play & Freeze Ice Cream Maker
[RETAIL: $28]
You're pinned down by sniper fire, waiting for an A-10 to light up the bogies. And you really, really want ice cream. You reach into your pack and pull out the UCO tactical ice cream maker, a pint of cream, some Tahitian vanilla, a couple handfuls of sugar, a few pounds of ice, and some rock salt (coincidentally, the same ingredients Captain Kirk used to defeat the Gorn). Ice and salt in one end; cream and the rest in the metal insert. Gently rotate the TICM. Do not throw or kick, warns the manual. The gaskets leak -- your hands get covered in frigid, salty, sticky goop. You don't give up. After 20 minutes, you crack open the top. And what do you get? Soft serve. Is this the kind of equipment that we want to send with our brave boys and girls into a combat zone? I don't think so. -- Adam Rogers
[RATING: 3/10] [ ucocorp.com ]

That's from Wired magazine at http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/gadgetlab/20050301.html. And, I should add, the gaskets don't leak!