That hexamine (if that's what it was) burned very fiercely indeed. I used that stuff everyday during my (Australian) Army days and it never burned like that (would have given our positions away). I have heard that most of the hexi is made in a major Asian country these days and they blend it with paraffin wax which burns like napalm! The stuff we used came from our ammo factories as the stuff is a by product of explosives and had a very slow even burning rate (harder to see the flames and less wasted heat). These days I use Esbit tablets, which aren't too bad, although I think they way also use a bit of wax additive, as I wouldn't be able to get away with having a brew in poor light conditions like I did in the old days!
Usually they do but can't see it now on their site, i found another site that offers the metal clips: www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/zebra-billy-can-stainless-steel-10cm---auto-lock-lid-772-p.asp
Great video, try fishing the eggshells out with the one half of the broken shell. Sounds weird but it works, and your fingers don’t get dirty
Nice little billy , beautiful day. Sausage and beans all day long! 🙂peace
That hexamine (if that's what it was) burned very fiercely indeed. I used that stuff everyday during my (Australian) Army days and it never burned like that (would have given our positions away). I have heard that most of the hexi is made in a major Asian country these days and they blend it with paraffin wax which burns like napalm! The stuff we used came from our ammo factories as the stuff is a by product of explosives and had a very slow even burning rate (harder to see the flames and less wasted heat). These days I use Esbit tablets, which aren't too bad, although I think they way also use a bit of wax additive, as I wouldn't be able to get away with having a brew in poor light conditions like I did in the old days!
whats the link to the billy can
www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/1463-Zebra-Stainless-Steel-Billy-Can-10-cm/
@@JohnGoesWalkabout did they supply the metal clips?
Usually they do but can't see it now on their site, i found another site that offers the metal clips:
www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/zebra-billy-can-stainless-steel-10cm---auto-lock-lid-772-p.asp