use the vector stove with the altoids stand, you may just have to do some Dremel work to the bolts, but good idea for tea or instant coffee. you can always boil another cup while you drink one.
I found the boil times were better without the screen, also coiling the felt worked better than round pucks. Here is the video I did comparing the different configurations: th-cam.com/video/MzyW5L5ldRk/w-d-xo.html
👍👍👍 .. nice 😊. Correct, the Cup Design .. width and rounded edge is it's own worse enemy regarding stability and bottom 'heat capture'. A compromise to accommodate 'ease of carry' and internal cleaning. And yes, with Alcohol Burners, wind screen, wind screen, wind screen! I gather that you have picked up by now that I have a soft spot for the Esbit Folder 😏. Two pieces of wire, cut to size to fit over the open stove length-wise, the ends bent down at 90° (to hook over the stove open ends) work pretty well for me. I used an old SS Bicycle Spoke .. they weight almost nothing and store inside the stove when not in use. Thanks for the Series .. lets see what you could possibly think up for 'Episode 5' 😁. Until then .. take care ..
Episode 5, probably a carrying case for the canteen, I have a couple on order and I bought one of the Swiss canteens so when it gets here I'll do a comparison.
I can never bring myself to buy anything Pathfinder. The prices just don't jive for me, especially this kit, when I can carry my issued canteen, cup, and stove kit ($20 to buy the same kit) and have a much better setup. You can brew, cook, drink, and even filter water in the wild (scoop up water with the pouch and angle the end seam downwards and the pouch will filter back into the cup where you just boil and use). Worked in the service! Plus if you buy one with the aluminum canteen, you can heat the water directly in the canteen and then do your pour over coffee right into the cup.
Yeah, I'm with your, but this past winter I bought the Pathfinder 48oz, pot/cup, with lid. And it is well made and worth it. I can actually cook in it.
Yeah, no lid for your cup. Or buy a small square fire grate to put over the Esbit stove. I use GSI round cups, with lids. Much better for cooking and heating water. You must be at or near sea level. I live at 6000 feet above sea level. Where I live, water boils at 200 degree's. Plus I use a Trangia burner, much more efficient. I am building a kitchen kit into a Stanley 10QT Lunch Box. Yes its kind of heavy, but I am a bicycle tourist, not a backpacker.
I'm going to make a lid for the cup out of heavy duty aluminum foil. It should fit nicely into my Brew KIt bag. I'm at 370' I've watched several videos on Stanley Lunch Box kits, all very cool. I'm tempted to build one. I'll have to make a video on my bike touring kit from back in the early 70's. Its going to be rainy here for the next week so I'll see if I can find all of the old stuff. (I don't throw anything away 🙂)
True. But OK for some applications. I carry it in the day/EDC pack I use on my morning walks, only a couple of miles so I don't need a lot of capacity. For longer hikes and ski trips I carry two 32oz Nalgene bottles and the 20oz Olicamp cup. For my Kayak I carry the Pathfinder bottle bag kit with its 32oz stainless bottle.
use the vector stove with the altoids stand, you may just have to do some Dremel work to the bolts, but good idea for tea or instant coffee. you can always boil another cup while you drink one.
Thanks for video 4. It looks like you can do some more experiments. But the Esbit stove did a good job
really enjoyed this series thanks. can I ask why you stopped putting the steel mesh in your burners? thanks Stu
I found the boil times were better without the screen, also coiling the felt worked better than round pucks.
Here is the video I did comparing the different configurations:
th-cam.com/video/MzyW5L5ldRk/w-d-xo.html
👍👍👍 .. nice 😊.
Correct, the Cup Design .. width and rounded edge is it's own worse enemy regarding stability and bottom 'heat capture'. A compromise to accommodate 'ease of carry' and internal cleaning. And yes, with Alcohol Burners, wind screen, wind screen, wind screen!
I gather that you have picked up by now that I have a soft spot for the Esbit Folder 😏.
Two pieces of wire, cut to size to fit over the open stove length-wise, the ends bent down at 90° (to hook over the stove open ends) work pretty well for me. I used an old SS Bicycle Spoke .. they weight almost nothing and store inside the stove when not in use.
Thanks for the Series .. lets see what you could possibly think up for 'Episode 5' 😁.
Until then .. take care ..
Episode 5, probably a carrying case for the canteen, I have a couple on order and I bought one of the Swiss canteens so when it gets here I'll do a comparison.
I can never bring myself to buy anything Pathfinder. The prices just don't jive for me, especially this kit, when I can carry my issued canteen, cup, and stove kit ($20 to buy the same kit) and have a much better setup. You can brew, cook, drink, and even filter water in the wild (scoop up water with the pouch and angle the end seam downwards and the pouch will filter back into the cup where you just boil and use). Worked in the service! Plus if you buy one with the aluminum canteen, you can heat the water directly in the canteen and then do your pour over coffee right into the cup.
Yeah, I'm with your, but this past winter I bought the Pathfinder 48oz, pot/cup, with lid. And it is well made and worth it. I can actually cook in it.
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Yeah, no lid for your cup. Or buy a small square fire grate to put over the Esbit stove. I use GSI round cups, with lids. Much better for cooking and heating water. You must be at or near sea level. I live at 6000 feet above sea level. Where I live, water boils at 200 degree's. Plus I use a Trangia burner, much more efficient. I am building a kitchen kit into a Stanley 10QT Lunch Box. Yes its kind of heavy, but I am a bicycle tourist, not a backpacker.
I'm going to make a lid for the cup out of heavy duty aluminum foil. It should fit nicely into my Brew KIt bag.
I'm at 370'
I've watched several videos on Stanley Lunch Box kits, all very cool.
I'm tempted to build one.
I'll have to make a video on my bike touring kit from back in the early 70's. Its going to be rainy here for the next week so I'll see if I can find all of the old stuff. (I don't throw anything away 🙂)
A lid would make a big difference in boil time.
Indeed. I'm planning on making one out of a aluminum cooking pan
also for my Pathfinder M40 mess kit.
The scout canteen excels in coolness factor.
The scout canteen fails in practicality. Capacity of 18 oz not practical IMO.
True. But OK for some applications. I carry it in the day/EDC pack I use on my morning walks, only a couple of miles so I don't need a lot of capacity.
For longer hikes and ski trips I carry two 32oz Nalgene bottles and the 20oz Olicamp cup. For my Kayak I carry the Pathfinder bottle bag kit with its 32oz stainless bottle.