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Re: stove
This forum never ceases to open my eyes to new ideas and cause my bank account damage!!
As soon as I saw the woodgas with the alcohol/hex tray it was a no brainer to buy it @ £22 delivered. Then in the description about the cat litter wood pellets....brilliant, had never even thought about that. Granted I won't be carring kg's of the stuff, but enough for one burn in a zip lock or in the stove itself is ideal.
Thanks to the OP!
As soon as I saw the woodgas with the alcohol/hex tray it was a no brainer to buy it @ £22 delivered. Then in the description about the cat litter wood pellets....brilliant, had never even thought about that. Granted I won't be carring kg's of the stuff, but enough for one burn in a zip lock or in the stove itself is ideal.
Thanks to the OP!
Re: stove
Ive always been a fan of the hexi stove - Simple and not a lot can go wrong but was looking for an alternative..... So thought i would try another experiment:
Trangia vs Hexi Cooker
To Boil 600ml of water in windy, cold conditions (no lid on metal mug)
Hexi took 7 mins
Trangia took 10 mins
with a full rack of hexi blocks, i reckon i could boil 3 (600ms mugs).
with a full 500ml bottle of meths the Trangia could achieve 15 boils.
With the average price of hexi blocks/meths and in order to boil 15 mugs worth it would cost:
Hexi = £20 (5 x packs of hexi blocks) / Meths £3.50 (500ml)
Weight - Hexi cooker + 1 pack of fuel blocks = 12oz
Meths bottle + Trangia Cooker + Wind shield - 1lb 8 oz
Verdict - TRANGIA gets more bang for your buck, just a tad heavier.
Trangia vs Hexi Cooker
To Boil 600ml of water in windy, cold conditions (no lid on metal mug)
Hexi took 7 mins
Trangia took 10 mins
with a full rack of hexi blocks, i reckon i could boil 3 (600ms mugs).
with a full 500ml bottle of meths the Trangia could achieve 15 boils.
With the average price of hexi blocks/meths and in order to boil 15 mugs worth it would cost:
Hexi = £20 (5 x packs of hexi blocks) / Meths £3.50 (500ml)
Weight - Hexi cooker + 1 pack of fuel blocks = 12oz
Meths bottle + Trangia Cooker + Wind shield - 1lb 8 oz
Verdict - TRANGIA gets more bang for your buck, just a tad heavier.
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Re: stove
For the light carry in our kit we have the Hex Stoves.janso wrote:I wouldn't ditch the hexy stove mate; it's still a good foundation for using with natural fuel sources when the hexy runs out.Hoipoloi wrote:I have and use the woodburning stove purely because my prepping centers around INCH and taking a gas, hex or liquid fuel stove is only going to last for as long as your fuel does.
Having said that though, I do pack a hex stove with the intention of using that until the tablets are exhausted. Then it will be ditched.
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As you said the Hex Stoves are a great base to use twigs and sticks to cook with.
We also have some Alcohol Burners and of course the ever useful Ghillie Kettle.
We are BIG believers in the layered approach to our preps.
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Re: stove
I just think its a great idea to have different options and then to see how you do. We can never say whats gonna happen or what fuel you can get your hands on. I believe that for powercut type situations alcohol is very versatile for increasing heat a tad as well as cooking/heating water.
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- Trawlerman
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Re: stove
I've just got back from an overnight wild camp out in North Yorkshire.
I took a Hexi cooker in the bottom of my bag just in case but the main cooker was a Vango Portable Gas Burner (screw on type) and a Coleman C500 gas canister. I cooked my meals in a small aluminium cook pot that I picked up from a large sports shop recently.
I got excellent results with this. Quick and easy and no faffing with sticks and bits of tinder etc. Obviously only any good when you have a supply of gas but for Camping/Bushcrafting it's great.
I took a Hexi cooker in the bottom of my bag just in case but the main cooker was a Vango Portable Gas Burner (screw on type) and a Coleman C500 gas canister. I cooked my meals in a small aluminium cook pot that I picked up from a large sports shop recently.
I got excellent results with this. Quick and easy and no faffing with sticks and bits of tinder etc. Obviously only any good when you have a supply of gas but for Camping/Bushcrafting it's great.
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Re: stove
Always best to have a few different options/systems. Currently I have a BCB original crusader cookset that I run bioethanol gel in, a couple of hexi stoves (both old waxy issue blocks and the crappy discs they sell now) and then also a gas camping stove, an Ikea hobo stove and a brick built rocket stove. so plenty of options! Im also contemplating the Frontier stove for when I finally get round to building the shed!