INDIVIDUAL INFANTRY FIELD STOVE: BCB Fire Dragon
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- INDIVIDUAL INFANTRY FIELD STOVE: BCB Fire Dragon
A sometimes over looked asset to an individual grunt is the ability to warm up food and liquid. After hours or even days on end of exhaustive continuous combat operations, a hot meal to increase moral or heating up a nice cup of joe to increase your vigilance can go a long way in helping increase combat effectiveness. In this video were going to take a look at a few options Infantryman have as far as individual stoves for use in the field. We will primarily be looking at the Fire Dragon stove made by BCB International, but well also take a short look at the standard U.S. issued heater, MRE heater & pocket East German Esbit stove.
If your interested in the Fire Dragon please shop around but here are two quick links that I found on the product offered at Amazon:
BCB Fire Dragon stove:
www.amazon.com/Fire-Dragon-Un...
Fire Dragon replacement fuel:
www.amazon.com/BCB-Adventure-...
If you’re Interested in what One Shepherd is? Check out their website: www.1shepherd.com/
Also check out the video of Bruce and I’s training experience up there them: • Brent & Bruce train at... - บันเทิง
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IF this hasn´t been mentioned yet:
1. fill the canteen with about 400ml water
2. place the can of food inside the water and remove the lid
3. heat the water untill it starts boiling, let it boil. The hot water will heat up the food inside the can
4. stir the food inside the can occasionally
5. once food is warm - eat it right out of the can
6. use the hot water left in the canteen to make yourself a cup of coffee
bonus: no dishes to wash !
Heating and eating out of a can is a last resort. The chemical preservative in the aluminum will leach into the food, it's not the same preservative that would be in the food. The can is not meant to be cooked.
@@StevenTheAristolianNerd canned food is already cooked in cans when produced. That´s how you get the crazy long shelf-life. Any bacteria that gets inside the can becomes part of the meal.
Example -> th-cam.com/video/p40gaCou2Qs/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=ScienceChannel . I also don´t think that these cans are aluminum, usually they are steel.
@@s4ss I use a stainless steel BSB crusader Mk I cup superb piece of kit. Fits on BSB fire dragon stove quite firmly.
A tip: watch movies on Flixzone. I've been using it for watching all kinds of movies recently.
There's no need to remove the lid of a can.
I was a Sgt 1976-82. Did tabs for decades in the field ever since. Did an alcohol cat stove for temps 30f and below. The tabs or alcohol are great because you can light it and do something else, you don’t need to baby sit it. I’ve since switched to the Swiss M71 gelled alcohol can stove as my primary, with tabs as back up. It can be refueled with chaffing dish or sterno. The detachable pot stand can often sit on a back up can of your favorite fuel. C4 burns well, just don’t stomp it out. Hard to come by. If you want to get the most out of your fuel I suggest the following: Turn the cup opposite the stove so the flame goes up the side of the cup, not just the bottom. Paint your thin steel G.I. cup flat black to absorb more heat. Buy or place a thin flat piece of metal for a lid to trap the heat. You can get a rolling boil in about 20-30 minutes based on how cold it is. I took a spare canteen, measured up 4 inches from the bottom, and cut across the cup with a hack saw. Trimmed and sanded the lip of the plastic canteen. Now I have a plastic 2 cup container to drink out of. It with a small bag of instant drink , soup etc, all fit in a quart canteen pouch. Love the comment, feel like re-enlisting, lol. Great vid as usual.
Kurt Baier there's a lot of experience and wisdom in that, nothing beats experience.
Once again Gunny makes me spend money....
Ha
@Pegasus Tests:
Hey you can always cut up a Soda Can, and try using that as a stove?
Or haul around a couple of Bricks to use!
I know this video is a little bit on the older side but I was just watching it and when you spoke about it being a lightweight option a little trick I got taught was if you get three long nails and put them in a triangle you can use that to hold up a metal canteen cup or mess tins and just put the fuel capsule underneath it and light it and it will do the same job if you’re really concerned about weight 👍
Funfact: There is an old german field manual (about the winter war) where it is shown how you can make bread with the pot you made your ravioli in.
I am just imagining having ravioli in the field I would have been slightly happier
Tip: Bring along a piece of tinfoil to use as wind shield and to cover over the top of your cup when heating your water/food. on a windy day it can make a huge diffirence. To avoid the tinfoil to compromise your position, you can cover the one side that is facing Up/outward) with OD or black duct tape or similar. Two pieces of tinfoil doesn't take up much space and weight and can fit in anywhere in your gear.
Thanks for the tip.
I remember the esbit stove very well, everybody had one issued in the german army, and they worked ok for the time.
When I was in the US Army stationed in Germany 1971-1973 we were issued nothing to heat up or rations with and were not allowed to build fires. Facing eating a winter cold can of spaghetti and meat balls was eating a bunch of cold greasy flour dough.
I just bought an MRE at the comissary for $9.45. Your choice is much less expenseve . I like it.
As an ex services Ranger I can only concur with your findings, the BCB is a great reliable bit of kit and I possess both the small kit as demonstrated but also the larger BCB MKII. I would use nothing else. Great video and really enjoyed watching it.
Thanks for watching brother.
Belonging to a nation which after winning a battle brews up water for tea making, found this interesting.
The real game changer was the latest small stainless steel flasks which keep tea or coffee hot for 10 hours.
Got to be good, as every British Sergeant Major has one !
I allways have a 1/2 L thermos with me. When I can, fill it with hot water.... I can drink coffee instant, tea ...or soup without having to wait for the water to boil. Fast & easy.
I always enjoyed eating in British mess halls, but the first time I did so was in Umm Qasr in May 2003 coming out of Iraq, and I made the mistake of looking at the instant coffee and asking where the real stuff was. "Sir, this IS the real stuff," replied my British Army host. Point taken.
> I allways have a 1/2 L thermos with me
1 x thermos == almost 0,5....1 x M203 or 1 extra mag in weight (very important thing if you going on YOUR lengs). What are you think is better ? ;)
Ha!
Coffee makes me walk ' my lengths ', ammo doesn't.
The same type of stove was British Army issue.Make a small hole in the ground, put your stove in the hole keep the flame out of sight and protect it from the wind.
Thanks for the input.
a #HEXI burner
No better way to weld bacon grill onto the bottom of your mess tins
The original British hexi stove was better than the BCB one because the open wings raised the base off of the ground, which reduced the risk of fire and increased air flow, which increased the efficiency. You used to get them with your rat packs and they enclosed the fuel blocks.
@@551taylor Having used hexi and dragon fuel, I can safely say dragon fuel is MUCH better. Burns hotter and cleaner. Hexi is awful!
Good to see the review on this little stove thing. Definitely buying one. Very interesting how you actually doing real action to explain thing. I love washing you videos. I feel like I’m in it.
Thank you for doing this.
Hey Gunny , That was funny man the smile on your face when its coffee time brother. Another awesome vid man i agree with Keller Gibson your channel is one of the best and i know its in your precious spare time from the core . Also your dropping your own dollars on kit to show us, so thanks Brent its appreciated all over the world .
I appreciate it man! I gotta say though this is one piece of gear I got for free though. I had to edit out the story on how I got this stove because it was just making the video too long lol. In short, the story was I actually wrote BCB to tell them about the mirror falling out of their camo compact during training/use. I love their face paint but both Bruce and I's mirror both fell out of our compact during our training at 1 Shepherd. I wanted to find out if they designed it that way and if they did.... I wanted to tell them that was a crappy feature. My story was longer and more in-depth obviously but long story short the compact wasn't in fact supposed to do that, and after I got done throwing in my two cents about it they wanted to know if I wanted to check out their field stove since the British military uses it. Given my recent experience with Bruce at 1S using his alcohol stove, I thought the odds of this coming up were crazy.
Awesome odds on that one Brent but funny non the less. I am ex Brit military myself mate and my son is still serving so we have seen first hand how crazy some of our kit is, but brother we would get the job done Airborne Style. Keep up the great content you put on Gunny Utrinque Paratus SF.
you dropped an F bomb.
Must me some damn good coffee.
we used to treat the instant coffee like dip when we did not have time to make a cup. tasted like crap but he gave you that little boost.
Dude, it was good... Yeah, can't say I haven't done that myself in Iraq trying to stay awake.
Ha! I've also dipped coffee in the field before. Grunt problems.
@@Brent0331 1 Shepard only lets you wear woodland and OD green gear. Is there anything like 1 Shepard that lets you wear any other patterns? Like OCP/Multicam?
@@austinwoods917 Uniform shouldn't be the deal breaker. Its training that is what is valuable. 1S is more like a college with training semesters. Think of it as more of a school uniform. To answer your question though there is another training organization that has ties to 1S but is separate called S&S. They have acquired MILES gear in recent years. I believe they wear MC.
@@Brent0331 I know it shouldn't but college has my budget tight and I 1) already have multicam gear, 2) want to test my kit, and 3) can't afford another kit in Woodland or OD green. Thank you for the advice on S&S
Keep getting this guy in my reccomended and I’ve never searched anything about this stuff ever
Pro Tip* Pack a little bit of folded up tinfoil in your go bag, you can wrap it around the base as a wind blocker to contain the flame.
I can tell you've really devoted yourself to your craft, man. Thanks for all the knowledge!
Thanks for watching!
I saw that MRE, and I was thinking that It'd be Nice! if ya got it out onto a tray.
new drinking game, take a shot every time you say "and what not". will be hammered in no time. lol great vids, keep them coming
Ha
Great videos! This one is very interesting. I'll be looking to buy one soon. One tip, hold the striker steady and pull the Ferro rod back, directing the sparks and there's less risk of knocking into your fuel source. Love that big old smile with that swig of coffee!
I have an Esbit stove...cut some heavy duty aluminum from a disposable pie pan for a windscreen and cotton balls dipped in melted wax for fuel tabs. Each cotton ball burns about 7 min. Just another option and practically free. Thanks for a great review on the BCB stove.
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching brother.
Wow Thanks... Ill try that next time out in the field.
That's dope info BlueDog, thank you!
I just started to watch your Channel. I appreciate the information you help decimate out to us. I like seeing the new content. I might have to try one of the BCB Fire Dragon.
Thanks brother, glad you enjoyed the video. Welcome to the channel.
INDIVIDUAL INFANTRY FIELD STOVE: BCB Fire Dragon
A sometimes over looked asset to an individual grunt is the ability to warm up food and liquid. After hours or even days on end of exhaustive continuous combat operations, a hot meal to increase moral or heating up a nice cup of joe to increase your vigilance can go a long way in helping increase combat effectiveness. In this video were going to take a look at a few options Infantryman have as far as individual stoves for use in the field. We will primarily be looking at the Fire Dragon stove made by BCB International, but well also take a short look at the standard U.S. issued heater, MRE heater & pocket East German Esbit stove.
If your interested in the Fire Dragon please shop around but here are two quick links that I found on the product offered at Amazon:
BCB Fire Dragon stove:
www.amazon.com/Fire-Dragon-Unisex-Foldable-Burner/dp/B01CJZWBPK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1511272136&sr=8-3&keywords=bcb+fire+dragon
Fire Dragon replacement fuel:
www.amazon.com/BCB-Adventure-Dragon-Solid-Tablets/dp/B00R33ZI0Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511272136&sr=8-1&keywords=bcb+fire+dragon
If you’re Interested in what One Shepherd is? Check out their website: www.1shepherd.com/
Also check out the video of Bruce and I’s training experience up there them: th-cam.com/video/LsxhanmYv14/w-d-xo.html
Hmmm. Might have to move the old esbit to backup duty.... looks like I’m off to amazon. 👍🏻👊🏻
Just bought one of these yesterday for my gear. i was so pleased with myself i forgot to buy fuel LOL. Got to add that jar of Joe to. Picked stove up at my local Mil Surp store
Morale*
Can you use these types of stoves with wood or sticks Brent?
The snow white smile with the dark face paint at 2:43 made my day.
Ha, glad I could help.
This is like Steve1989MREInfo, with tactics.
Outstanding thanks
Very well put together field video, very informative, thankyou!
I got super baked and watched this before bed this video was so funny to me
There is comedic humor about cooking with a very small piece of meat and a mug essentially. It saves your ass man.
Have used this in the past, Love the way to store 3 tabs.
I have that Esbit stove that was designed for the wehrmacht back in the day. It's really handy, though I've used it more for power outages during hurricanes than I have out in the field lol.
Awesome brother - takes me back to days learning fieldcraft from my father :) great demo vid and I know how you love that coffee! Always learn something from your vids. Nice honest review.
Thanks brother, I appreciate it.
Brent you guys got it rough ,but that's what makes you tough. Your turning into one of my favorite channels. You make me proud ,I can't explain it. But we Americans have it good knowing we have good strong proud men like you and your brothers. Can't thank you enough. You also are doing a very good job on your vids. Helps us to figure out our bugout bags a little better too. Kick ass my friend. A big thumbs up to you
I remember 25 years ago when I first got married introducing my wife to my good friend who is a retired marine now ,bragging about my wife serving in the army. His reply was well not everybody can be a marine. Even my proud new wife laughed her ass off. Thought you might get a chuckle out of this true story that I will never forget.
lol When you were explaining the civilian program, I forgot what the video was about too. That does sound awesome, realistic training ops. Damn it I came here for the survival stove!
Thank you Sir! Great, real world review! I'll be getting one on your recommendation. 👍👍
Awesome brother, glad I could help! Hope you like yours as much as I like mine.
Hi Mr. Brent0331.
I am glad you upload new video. And its within 30 mins.
I like survival and adventurous stuff. I also like being minimalis. So I like soldier's lifestyle.
Thank you for your effort to make this video.
Thanks for watching brother.
I absolutely love my jetboil. But you're right about it being bulky, and when you're a weapons squad guy you really gotta pack light... I already ordered mine from Amazon.
New subcriber here. Absolutely love your content brother. I share about every video with my friends haha. Thx for your service and keep the vids comin!
Appreciate it brother, thanks for watching and subscribing.
Love your videos, thank you. Semper Fi!
Excellent video! Grabbing this stove now to add to my pack.
Awesome brother, glad I could help.
Nice vid Brent, TY. I'm in need of a new pocket stove, well timed. I'm on it. Stay safe, Phil👍👍
Thanks brother, glad I could help.
Great video, As always Brent. the BCB Fire Dragon is a great idea to have own you at all times, and have a good Thanksgiving dinner , take care.
Thanks brother, you too!
I don't know why, but after watching this video I feel the sudden need to drink a couple of pots of coffee. :-) Great job on the videos Brent0331. Just found them today on my day off and I'm already a couple of hours in. Subscribed.
Ha, awesome brother, welcome aboard!
Video honestly convinced me to buy one of these, its honestly perfect for Its purpose
Awesome brother, I concur. Great piece of little gear with really no added weight or space occupied.
Love American Boy Scouts you are so devoted and funny to watch, love it
THANK YOU for your service, Sir!
Appreciate it brother.
That was awesome!!! Blessings to you and your family 😇 🇺🇸
Thanks brother, you too.
Cool vid, bro. Dig the German mess kit too. Thanks for sharing!
great video like always, keep up the good work!
Very cool...old guy here, not a Marine...although both brothers and my Dad were...God bless, respect to Shepherd One, and Semper Fi, Marine!
Thanks for watching brother.
I'm more of a Tasters Choice guy. My dad - who was USASF - had a whole pallet of the old C-rat cases. So when they needed to get used up when I was in Boy Scouts, I'd pack that. Those C-rats always came with the Tasters Choice. When I was an MP, I *REALLY* appreciated having extra MRE coffee packets, also Tasters Choice. YUM
Love tht combat training at beginning of vid wish thy had something like tht in Canada cheers bro
It may result in potentially harmful metals as well as bisphenol A leaching into the food
I did not know about the BCB or Esbit...thanks! I have one on the way for my kits.
Awesome man, glad I could help. Used mine quite a bit since I made this video. Great little piece of gear.
Awesome, definitely gotta add that to my kit, thanks again bro
Awesome, glad I could help brother.
Great video.....you aren't kidding...you sure love your coffee!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving to you all....
Vinnie
Thanks brother, you too.
ARMALITE RIFLE for the win! Great vid by the way, well done and concise. I bet if you had covered the containers with a lid you would have had a rolling boil. So much heat is lost from an open container.
Bruce@CampArmament gonna sub to ur channel.....bro keep the videos coming man, don't slow down! Lol jk I know life gets busy
Thanks! I promise I will have some vids focusing on "common-man" affordable solutions.
Bruce@CampArmament thanks man.....looking forward to it bro......well to be honest I feel Brent actually does go for the like u say "common-man consumer " I never get that snobby rich dude attitude.....u guys t great man......two solid dudes......if I guys ever come down to California i will be glad to help u guys out for whatever u guys need.....
Thanks brother.
I bought this canteen cup (with a lid) a few weeks ago and it works great on my real stove at home. I got it because I already have Nalgenes, which nest inside it, and apparently finding canteen cups with lids is hard for some reason. I got Brent's recommended stove in the mail today and I can't wait to try it this weekend, but I really like this cup. I also got a Nalgene pouch with an outer pouch more than big enough to hold the stove and the KABAR camp spork, so now I have a little cooking kit and water all in one place on my bag.
Mil-Spec Adventure Gear Plus MSA02-0900000000 Canteen Cup with Vented Lid, Stainless Steel www.amazon.com/dp/B0159JQNLG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_MPkiAb0WJ7XT9
Another great video .
Great video, really good that you’re keeping your skills alive, and sharing them with all of. Even better is that you’re doing an excellent job of looking at options and alternatives. Governments seldom do that, at all, efforts such as yours may help soldiers in the future.
I had a former Ranger who worked me sell me what he used - it wasn’t cheap, but they are getting a bit cheaper, the Vargo Titanium Stove, a folding stove. With some inserts he had built, he was able to use an alcohol stove, Esbit fuel. the fuel tabs, and wood he found laying around. I’ve used it camping and it works pretty well. It folds into a pretty small package and being Titanium, it’s light. One interesting thing, it cools down really quickly after the heat is extinguished. It might be n interesting item to look at.
One thing about almost all stoves, the closer to the heat source the better the heating goes, which is why he had built the inserts.
Very much enjoy your channel.
Thanks brother, I appreciate it. Thanks for the input.
Looks like a good piece of gear. I like the gelled fuel and think it would hold up better in the field. I have two stoves that are like the esbit but bigger than the BCB. They are made of steel instead of Al. I've never seen another one like it anywhere. I bought them in the early 90s from a Ranger who said these were Special Forces stoves. Now I have to go out back and cook me up some nescafe in my canteen cup. Thank you for another good video.
Ha, thanks brother, enjoy that cup of Joe!
Love your channel!
Thanks man.
You could pass for a golf narrator. (Quietly) The flame just went out, and he got small bubbles!! Is it hot enough for that cup of coffee. Yes!! Yes!! And he has just won for the third straight year, The Brown Cup Award!!!!👏👏👏👏👏
You should review the BCB Crusader cook system next. It is designed to work with the fire dragon tablets. It is an excellent stove/mug/cooking pot/water bottle system.
Great video!!!
That's cool you mentioned Col Chesty Puller . My beloved late father served under Chesty at the Chosen reservoir 1st Marine div 5th regiment. .
Awesome
Thanks for one more awesome gear video,
North Carolina
Appreciate it brother.
Brent, I had an Esbit stove in my Amazon cart when you uploaded this video. I'd ordered a canteen cup for my Nalgene a couple days prior, and I was trying to pick a MOLLE pouch when I got the upload notification on my phone. Your endorsement and the wind shield were enough for my to delete the Esbit stove and order this from a seller in Michigan, and it arrived today. Either you can't comment a picture or I can't figure it out, but I love my new field stove and I'm very grateful for your recommendation.
Thanks brother, glad I could help!
is funny. My great-grandfather had one of these cookware with him in Verdun, my grandfather ate his food from one of these in the Caucasus, my father had the same on the Austrian-Czech-German border, and I cooked my food in Kosovo with this cookware. a timeless piece of equipment since 1910
Agreed, these little Esbit style stoves have been around for years and are great!
Great info! Thanks for posting it
Thanks
Cool video. I had carried so far only on field training a WW2 german ESBIT folding stove with dry fuel tablets. Had always worked for me as far there is messtin or canteen cup, which for me is soviet army airborne combined. But more or less our guys have been switching over to jet boil. About which i completely agree with Brent0331 about space requirements. Anyway not to forget- i serve in National Guard and we typically dont have field training longer than 3 days. So the standarts and requirements are relaxed. Some guys manage to even forget taking canteens and messtins with them or either they consider them heavy :D and you have to share. Thanks for video.
Good job. It looks like you put alot of effort into the video. I have a foldable aluminum stove(sterno). But yeah. Coffee in the morning woods is the best!
Hey, I just cutted lid for my cup from underoven thin steel plate. Helps a lot with boiling and its like 10 min od work and 1 $ per plate
Others here have mentioned tin foil, good advice. A lid makes a huge difference.
If you are putting a canteen cup on the fire dragon stove orient your cup so the handles sit on the same side as the little windshield, that way flames wont get blown onto the handles anywhere as much.
Thanks for sharing. I just ordered two, one for each bag.
Nice, glad I could help brother. I don't think you'll be let down.
Mate- why have there been no comments for four years. Great review for a great bit of kit. Cheers buddy.
Fantastic video... Good Info
This looks like an improvement on the old Hexamine stove, yes Gas is clean and easy to use, jetboils are good but try getting on a flight wit gas canisters or using them in a cold environment,
Hexi stoves don’t have this problem.
Every soldier should have a stove like this.
The ability to make a hot drink or a boil in the bag meal in cold weather is a godsend
I am no longer serving , but I will get myself a fire dragon to keep in my kit for those days when I go out in the bush , it’s so small and convenient and won’t let you down .
I used hexamine for all of my military career, I tried a MSR Multifuel stove and a Has stove , but always had a hexi stove as back up
Awesome brother, thanks for the input.
Very nice ordering it now thanks good stuff
Hope you enjoy it!
I really admire your ability to make things sounds, I'm still trying to make the M203 "tooc". No sucess yet. Respect.
+André Maggi Ha, are you referring to jet boil impression? Keep trying brother, eventually you will succeed.
Brent0331 Yep! I will, thanks for the words !
Excellent product! I must get one, excellent for military, survival, and Bushcraft. I’m a coffee drinker by trade, morning, noon, and night. And I like my coffee like I like my women, strong and black lol. Excellent video Brent, very well demonstrated as always.
Thanks brother, I appreciate it, I drink my coffee black as well. However, I married a white woman so I can't quite claim the same desires as you. lol
Brent0331 lol,,my wife is white too, that’s just a saying I use, lol. But my coffee is as black as night!
Great vid , Sir .
Thanks brother.
Hey, Gunny, this is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing! It's Christmas time, so I'm spending less on myself than I am others (though I planned ahead and put $20/paycheck on top of $100 from my tax return and build a Christmas account cash fund) but it makes me want to buy four of them right now! We are expecting Baby Shaw #2 (and final) in June and I'm expecting to be down range. I want to have matching survival gear for the whole family!
Awesome brother, congratulations! I never even thought of it, I guess these things would make good stocking stuffers lol.
another great reminder
Brent , thanks for sharing !
Thanks for watching.
Great video 👍!
I too use a homemade cat food can alcohol stove UNDER the standard G.I. Canteen Cup Stove. Works well but a windscreen helps tremendously.
Great video and as they said in Hunt for Red October you must learn the ways of your enemies...in this case your allies as well. Good piece of kit to have as the Combloc countries thought of this ahead of a conflict minus the windshield. Its the littlest things which are more important in the field than others.
Good video!
Whenever we wanted to bring to the field, any cans of ravioli, tuna, or our choice of instant coffee; our platoon sergeants made us rip off all of the paper labels, and then spray paint OD onto the cans & containers. We had a simple rule... If it ain't green & black, it gets thrown back.
Damn looking good!
I LIVE FOR THIS
Outstanding! BZ
Had an old salt give me a canteen with cover, a bonus was the G.I. stainless cup And stove. Fold over type cup and aluminum stove sleeve, use daily home for my stovetop coffee, just an equipment collector since a kid, but all knowledge seen ,useful thnx
That is awesome stuff
Heck yeah man, pretty good piece of gear.
I bring one camping all the time. Its great on cold mornings to sort of wrap a poncho over yourself and cover the stove. It'll keep some heat in and the smells from whatever your cooking. Basically hotbox your poncho, but with good smells and some heat.
Thanks for the tip.
Awesome video as usual brother ;-)
Thanks man, I appreciate it.
During a JMRC rotation in Germany I found an esbit stove and used fire starters because there was no fuel tablets with it. Made coffee in the field when it was very cold during our February training exercise. I normally carry a optimus crux weekender stove in the field but I wasn’t able to fly with that. The esbit picked up the slack.
Also guys don't forget, the patrolling gear contest is still going on! th-cam.com/video/ZO-2InQBgEY/w-d-xo.html
Guys have too much staff and they stand in the front of mirror and dont know what to choose..
I'll be back home from work after the holiday so I'll be posting my shit then
Hey Brent a little tip on coffee. Folgers makes coffee packets like tea bags.
Just found your channel.Awesome info brother.
GREAT VIDEO!
Carry on!
😉👍
the reason there are no trioxane heat tabs left is we gave them all to the korean and iraqi kids as sweet tarts! that never got old.
Renaissance MarineTV Thats messed up but funny.
the good old days
Renaissance MarineTV More good for some than others lol.
Ha
I served in the marines from 90 to 96 as A motor t mechanic . Only had access to fuel tabs a couple of times. We are our M R E s cold . I would of loved to have a fire dragon.
A little GD motivation in the morning. This is good to go.
Nice looking stove. On the other hand I was taught way too many years ago to carry heavy weight Aluminum Foil along with my Esbit to use as a Wind Screen. My Esbit along with six Fuel Tabs fits in my Shirt Pocket.
My Field Stove is a Svea 123R. It fits into a Bag I can attach to any Pack. You can use White Gas or Gasoline in it and it will cook damned near anything in any Temperature. Yes it weighs a bit but to me the weight is worth it.