Nice to have people walk by as you are heating your water with your mug and coffee ready to go. Nice to think they are impressed with your preparedness, skillset or that you are just a nutter.
I often carry my water hot in a flask and then reheat it on the stove. Uses less gas to bring it back to the boil and doesn't take as long. Especially important in winter when using extreme gas that costs more. Best of both worlds.
I know I'm going to sound really anal...but have you weighed the empty flask vs an empty water bottle of equivalent capacity, and then checked how much gas you save? I've got a feeling you're carrying more weight that way, plus when the flask has been emptied the difference in weight is dead weight which doesn't serve any purpose. Although it probably does save you money.
.. Always have a stove system along ,, even if it's only a small wood kit like a Firebox Nano ... I like that Low-down component , especially if hiking in to a camp with plans to cook with a fry pan/skillet ...
Binned off flasks years ago. I love the ritual of making a fresh brew outdoors. The fun is in the making, and as you said it is piping hot. Flasks never taste as good, and they're never hot enough.
I often take a stove out on a hike, even take my lightweight tarp/shelter if I know it’s gonna be be windy, so I can make a cuppa out of the wind or rain , great video Paul 👍
i bought a foldable metal burner from go outdoors for £2 and used a mackerel tin to sit it on and put meths in the tin..it worked a treat after i drilled several holes in the burners bottom..so meths cost me £2.50 ..it doesnt have to be expensive and i used it in minus 9c on thursday morning in Hartington doing my porridge
Every "boy" has a touch of "I love fire". Growing in the 70's pre H&S, regularly called a pyromaniac and most weekends end up in the woods with a fire. Great video as usual. Don't think I ever took hot drinks in Winter mind we usually headed for a pub. Did try tomato soup once but that seemed to get all over my face...
We do a lot of driving tours, especially around Scotland and our 'brew box' its part of the packing. Stove, water, tea, coffee, pot noodles. So much better to find a great spot by a loch, or on a beach and spend time making a brew rather than just taking a drink or buying one at a cafe.
It's true that the height of the stack is a problem with stoves. Those plastic legs you can clip on to the bottom of the gas canister do help, but I wish they were larger. This is part of the reason why I picked up the OEX Tacana. You can fold the handle over the lid and lock it in place, which means that if you knock the stove over for whatever reason, the lid is not going to fly off under any circumstances and it will limit splash.
Thanks Paul! The Windmaster is efficient, small and light; can I also recommend a clip on plastic canister stand instead, stable and compact. Many happy brew ups!
Like the creative camera angles!... Fire Maple have pots with heat exchangers that lock on to low profile stoves... and as u said cheaper than jetboil!
I 💯 agree it's Fun. Having a brew-up always manages to take a good hike and make it even better 🙌. I seen pop-up storms roll in and was grateful 🙏 that I had my little stove and the needed supplies with me to weather it comfortably.
Thanks for another good video, Paul. I often use a similar set up but a word of caution: Some months ago I took along a butane canister, mainly to use up as I have loads and wasn’t going high, and connected it to the Lowdown. A combination of fairly low temp (which the butane doesn’t like) and the extended route from the prone canister to the burner caused a massive and quite spectacular flair-up which took some time to extinguish as there was un-vaporised liquid in the fuel line. Quite disconcerting when it happened. Best Richard.
I always take a diy alcohol stove when I go out for a hike. It adds to my experience to stop, enjoy the time it takes to make a hot cup of coffee and enjoy the scenery. It's so relaxing. Great video, Paul.
I'm absolutely with you on the "fun" element to taking a stove on a hike or good walk. I just really enjoy sitting down somwhere outside, setting up (Usually an alcohol Stove) and making a brew. It's the thing I probably enjoy most about walking, knowing I'll be havng a coffee when I get wherever I'm going. I actually went back to a gas stove last week, an OEX Etna that needed a wind break. that kept blowing over. I made my mind up I'm sticking to the Trangia or X Boil in future. But either way. I'll always have a stove with me.👍
My lovely dad always brought his pride and joy Primus stove to beach picnics… there were sometimes Biblical pillars of fire and smoke, but we all had a (mildly kerosene flavoured) cup of tea… Best wishes!
My Dad also had a Primus paraffin stove, then added a second one - this time by Optimus. I’ll never forget (aged about 7), four of us trying to shelter on the windswept and icy Cairngorm Plateau in a winter whiteout to make a hot brew, only to find he had brought the paraffin tank from one and the burner from the other - with (of course) incompatible connectors! I still have my own Optimus, bought over 50 years ago, but these days it doesn’t get much use as I find my Jetboil or my new Featherlight 700 so much more convenient. 😊
For an overnight trip you could just take a lightweight cool bag / lunch box with sandwiches, fruit, and other snacks, or some pre-cooked pasta, boiled eggs, vegetables, tinned fish etc. The food won't go bad. No need to bring a stove at all. Haven't really seen anyone on RUclips doing this.
I take a stove and flask. Boil up a litre when I get to camp and bang it in the thermos ultimate 900 ml. It’s enough for a dehydrated meal, hot chocolate before bed and a Nalgene bottle to use as a hot water bottle.
Oo, very useful to know that the Windmaster is compatible with the LowDown. I feel like if I'm just boiling water for tea/coffee then the Windmaster by itself is pretty great. But if I'm trying to actually cook on it then it can feel a bit unstable (and too high if using a large gas canister). A LowDown to go with it that I could take or leave depending on the day would be perfect.
Hi Paul, I have the same setup for predator control in remote Fiordland NZ. Windmaster when weather is good and as a spare - windburner when it’s atrocious. Low down everywhere to stop trip-ending leg burns. Truly lifesaving kit. Thanks for your review.
Absolutely true, the little fire ritual of making a brew with a stove.. For me these days it's either a Trangia burner or a twig stove depending on what I'm doing and yes occasionally a flask..!
I bought a twig stove to use as a pot stand / windshield for the Trangia burner so I always take both. It's one of those small Lixada type folding twig burners, I bought it primarily to use with the Trangia as it was the best solution for this purpose (I had tried other things before), but then I realised it was very easy to use without the Trangia if I'm in the woods, obviously not so much in open country though.
Shaking my head, thinking of how ridiculous I’ve been about stoves, a fire, a twig stove, a white gas, liquid fuel stove, multiple propane or butane gas stoves, multiple alcohol stoves. It’s just ridiculous. My wife said I had to stop…heh, heh…Haven’t tried the Jet Boil stove yet. I think my favorite is a twig stove, either the Solo or the Firebox, like ‘em both. Paul, you’re a fine teacher, exploring points about tents, kit and camping. You seem to enjoy short camps…just a day or two. Thank you for coaching us along…from an old veteran, retired in the US foothills of the Smoky Mountains.
sometimes even at home i’ll make a tea with my homemade meths burner or trangia and drink it in my Wildo folding cup like i did just before opening this video! thanks Paul!
My go to backpacking/hiking coffee is Nescafe Classico. Black. No sugar, no milk. I use a Jetboil set for my stove. In very cold weather I have a stove from Coleman that can use a gas canister upside down. It can also use liquid fuel. My mug is a plastic one with a handle. If I have pack volume issues, it attaches to the outside of my pack with a carabiner.
Morning Paul. Ever since one of your earlier comments a few years back, I have used my Jetboil to make a cuppa. Your comment went as follows: "A flask? Where's the fun in using a flask?" And you're right. With my Jetboil it's a bloke thing. Very primeval ....the hunter gather thing. And in a tribute to your good self the collapsible cup. All makes for the perfect brew. 😂😂😂
If your flask isn’t hot then either it’s a crap flask or you’re not preheating it. I have no issues with a flask and for a day hiking up Helvellyn I’d probably take it filled with hot ribena (you can drink it hot or cold). I like being able to just take a mouthful when stoping for a couple of mins to catch breath and look at the view. However there is something about getting a stove out and making a brew / food that is really satisfying. Not sure what it is but I enjoy the process, something to do with being independent I think. So if my walk is more leisurely I’ll take a stove and may even cook some lunch.
If you're going to use a flask you need a Stanley, they're expensive for what they are and they're expensive for a reason, it's because they are good at what they do, keeping food/drinks hot/cold for a long period of time, well that's my opinion and I have 2 different size drinks flasks and a food flask to back it up .
Paul, obviouslly this is my all time favourite video of yours..... Nice beanie dear Sir (those reading this, look at my thumbnail logo). So, thanks for finding it warm and useful, The OEX stove I won is in my backpack all the time, nothing better than a freshly made warm cuppa. And as for Jo having a better sense of taste ( incoming moment of "awww") That's why she married you ! :) Yes, please do a series on what you always carry for different styles of walks, from day trips to over nighters etc. Ta
Hey Paul, I always (underlined) take my stove with me in my daypack, with some coffee and hot cocoa (also a couple of snacks. It is lightweight, and very handy. I agree with you. Great cooking outside. Also made Hot Cocoa for the wife several times on a short hike.
Nice to see you to see you nice Paul again out on a hike having your coffee ☕️ looks abit cold there but nice no rain nice and pleasant stay healthy one life enjoy blessed be
I have to admit with my current ill heath I use my jet boil less. Now perhaps only once or twice a week. Yes, if I am on my bike but its a small flask if I am on an electric scooter. I use the sea to summit insulated cup, larger but extends my coffe break as it keeps the coffe hot. More importantly its dishwasher safe. I've had it for about a year and its used 2 or 3 times a week be it for flask water or jetbil water coffe. Great vid, I love my coffe in a good place in the country. I always take a sit mat and on the bike a 1kg backpacking chair.
I use an alcohol / meth’s stove and would never use anything else. Had it ten years now , £10 military new surplus comes with frying pan and saucepan and stand and windshield, made in Sweden for the military. After warming up around 2 mins , burns really fierce ASMR at its best. . Looking forward to the raffle announcement winners today.
Trangia burner, pocket sized folding twig stove, Dutch Army canteen and stainless steel cup (same as the old US Army type) with an aftermarket Pathfinder lid for the cup, Swedish foldacup, and spork. Plus brew kit, I take ground coffee and sugar in mylar bags, and some filter papers, it makes a great small strong coffee by putting the paper inside the cup. Difficult to explain but the paper is bigger than the cup so you can slowly lift it out to let the rest drip down. Otherwise I make a ''pot'' of Rooibos tea in the mug (it's about a pint and a half full), and then pour a cup at a time.
I carry the metal MSR Universal canister stand with me. No hose, very stable and about a fifth of the weight at 1.2 oz. But I understand sometimes it’s just fun to have more to fiddle with, hah.
Whattttttt!!!! That's exactly what I use and it fits inside my S2S Ultralight Frontier pot. If I want to boil water or make a actual dish. I just love to have gear and essentially gear that lasts. Greatest setup!! Also, that looks just like my Rab Positron down coat?? Great minds think alike it appears.
Agree with you Paul. I also change between taking a stove or a flask on hikes. The flask doesn't always stay hot but mainly I like the ritual of sitting, setting up the stove and having a nice brew.😊
I always take a stove , just something about making a fresh brew in the outdoors , especially this time of year. Adds to the enjoyment of the hike in my opinion.
In the States a flask is a small bottle for whiskey but in any case I prefer making my coffee on the trail using my MSR Windburner because it is wind resistant and fuel efficient. I could bring coffee in a Thermos but I like fooling around with my gadgets.
More than once when i've got lost or the weather's turned a bit dramatic etc., I genuinely believe the simple, familiar ritual of making a hot brew has at least _contributed_ to me having so far, to date, died exactly zero times :). It calms you, warms you, _forces_ you to just... take a second. If it's just for a couple of hours within 5 miles of the nearest car park, sure, maybe save some faff, take a flask. Overnight or when getting stuck out overnight might get dodgy, always a stove (IMO).
Gsi pinnicle 4 season stove is my go to winter stove, and I definitely know what you mean, my wife always says lets just take a flask but i have to have a stove🤣🤣
Have you tried a Kelly Kettle yet? I've got the Trekker and Base Camp models and the pot stand and hobo stove attachments and it's great for extended expeditions with no need to carry fuel. I love cooking using bits of driftwood off the beach, dried grass, pine cones or twigs to cook with. Boils water within 5 minutes and if the world as we know it ends, I'll not have to find gas canisters to heat water or food.
Have you ever used Msr Universal Canister Stand or something similar. If you use the stove directly attached to the canister it makes it super stable. And its smaller and cheaper than the remote lowering thing you have..
Omg I absolutely love my new Jetboil Stash pot. Bought it for the pot only 😂 I know I’m mad but have it paired with my new Soto Fusion stove Paul. It’s out of this world!!! I can barely get the tea bag in my big 0.5ltr Thermocafe mug before it’s boiled. I timed it and in the field it’ll boil 0.5ltr in 50secs!!!! How about a quick video on the setup Paul similar to yours 👍
I’d like a vid on your daily pack, as for the fire I’ve always loved a good fire, as a kid it was one of my chores to light the coal fires in the morning probably why I like it so much lol
Amazing video could you do another shot hiking video when other stuff with you in your back pack 😀 see you on the next video you and your family take care 🙂 👍
A flask has it's place, but you can't beat a fresh cuppa 😁 We have a couple of permanently stocked brewkits that are almost always with us when we're out and about.
You once mention the Fire Maple kestrel. I bought one for £18 on aliexpress and it works a treat with the Soto Windmaster with triflex stand, which does lock in place, unlike your set up here. It has dramatically reduced my boil times and fuel use, especially in any hint of breeze. I’ve replaced the 750ml aluminium pot in my Soto Thermostack with the Kestrel which still fits in the Soto insulated pouch and the two smaller Soto pots still fit in perfectly inside. Only downside is that the fuel canister now has to be carried separately in my pack as it won’t sit on top of the Ketrel’s folding handle. So I now have a Frankenstack!
If the water in your flask isn’t staying hot you’ve got the wrong flask! I prefer a stove too though. There’s something about making yourself a hot brew out in the open.
I’m more 60% stove and 40% flask if I’m out walking, advantages and disadvantages to both. Although 100% stove while out wild camping! 👍🏻 🔥 Btw - was this Stanton in the Peak?..
With the temp dropping rapidly in the UK it's probably time to start using alcohol stove again. But what different ways are there of lighting them without a gas lighter please? Is it just matches and hope for no wind?
Top tip measure the water into the mug first, then pour it into the pan, only heat the water you n, no more, no less, save that gas...❤
Things just taste so much better when cooked outdoors, be that a hot drink, or some food. I love the whole process tbh
There's something comforting about fire; it reassures us, giving us a sense of safety. Perhaps it's a primal instinct. 🤷♂️
Yes I agree. We'll likely make it through another night, warm, with food, and scaring off most predators. It runs deep
I normally take a little alcohol stove, it's nice to chill out and make a brew, take time to sit down and relax during the hike.
@ruperttristanblythe7512 I take a little, I prefer not to stagger or be up pissing all night if I'm camping. 🤣
Same! Trangia burner,cross section pot support 750ml cup, Nalgene small bottle of fuel, small bag of brew kit, small wind shield= sorted☕️🤙🏻
Nice to have people walk by as you are heating your water with your mug and coffee ready to go. Nice to think they are impressed with your preparedness, skillset or that you are just a nutter.
Keeps the mind and the hands busy, the noise of the gas, the taste of the hot drink, less bother than a fire but just as much fun.
“It’s just fun” sums it up nicely 😊 and this is applicable in so many circumstances!
I often carry my water hot in a flask and then reheat it on the stove. Uses less gas to bring it back to the boil and doesn't take as long. Especially important in winter when using extreme gas that costs more. Best of both worlds.
And an insulated flask keeps ur water from freezing overnight in subzero temps
I know I'm going to sound really anal...but have you weighed the empty flask vs an empty water bottle of equivalent capacity, and then checked how much gas you save? I've got a feeling you're carrying more weight that way, plus when the flask has been emptied the difference in weight is dead weight which doesn't serve any purpose. Although it probably does save you money.
Nice idea
.. Always have a stove system along ,, even if it's only a small wood kit like a Firebox Nano ... I like that Low-down component , especially if hiking in to a camp with plans to cook with a fry pan/skillet ...
Binned off flasks years ago. I love the ritual of making a fresh brew outdoors. The fun is in the making, and as you said it is piping hot. Flasks never taste as good, and they're never hot enough.
I've taken a at ve out on day hikes and there are a lot of benefits! It feels satisfying as well! Would like to see an Every Day Carry video!
I often take a stove out on a hike, even take my lightweight tarp/shelter if I know it’s gonna be be windy, so I can make a cuppa out of the wind or rain , great video Paul 👍
Would be great to see what kit you take on your daily hikes. I totally agree. Love making a cuppa outdoors.
i bought a foldable metal burner from go outdoors for £2 and used a mackerel tin to sit it on and put meths in the tin..it worked a treat after i drilled several holes in the burners bottom..so meths cost me £2.50 ..it doesnt have to be expensive and i used it in minus 9c on thursday morning in Hartington doing my porridge
"It's just fun" is such an underrated reason for doing or bringing 'unnecessary' stuff...
Every "boy" has a touch of "I love fire". Growing in the 70's pre H&S, regularly called a pyromaniac and most weekends end up in the woods with a fire. Great video as usual. Don't think I ever took hot drinks in Winter mind we usually headed for a pub. Did try tomato soup once but that seemed to get all over my face...
We do a lot of driving tours, especially around Scotland and our 'brew box' its part of the packing. Stove, water, tea, coffee, pot noodles. So much better to find a great spot by a loch, or on a beach and spend time making a brew rather than just taking a drink or buying one at a cafe.
It's true that the height of the stack is a problem with stoves. Those plastic legs you can clip on to the bottom of the gas canister do help, but I wish they were larger. This is part of the reason why I picked up the OEX Tacana. You can fold the handle over the lid and lock it in place, which means that if you knock the stove over for whatever reason, the lid is not going to fly off under any circumstances and it will limit splash.
The stove set up is the exact arrangement I use I love the msr low, as it is so stable. ATB
Thanks Paul! The Windmaster is efficient, small and light; can I also recommend a clip on plastic canister stand instead, stable and compact. Many happy brew ups!
Like the creative camera angles!... Fire Maple have pots with heat exchangers that lock on to low profile stoves... and as u said cheaper than jetboil!
I 💯 agree it's Fun. Having a brew-up always manages to take a good hike and make it even better 🙌. I seen pop-up storms roll in and was grateful 🙏 that I had my little stove and the needed supplies with me to weather it comfortably.
Great video Paul, agreed I have my stove every time over a flask! Something about taking time to make a cuppa over a flame!
Used to take a stove to the beach in wales. Made espresso coffees with hot milk and teas. Some people thought it was a bit bonkers but it was great!
Always put my hammock in my bag now for woodland walks. Nothing beats chilling with a brew between the trees
Thanks for another good video, Paul. I often use a similar set up but a word of caution:
Some months ago I took along a butane canister, mainly to use up as I have loads and wasn’t going high, and connected it to the Lowdown. A combination of fairly low temp (which the butane doesn’t like) and the extended route from the prone canister to the burner caused a massive and quite spectacular flair-up which took some time to extinguish as there was un-vaporised liquid in the fuel line. Quite disconcerting when it happened.
Best Richard.
I always take a diy alcohol stove when I go out for a hike. It adds to my experience to stop, enjoy the time it takes to make a hot cup of coffee and enjoy the scenery. It's so relaxing. Great video, Paul.
I'm absolutely with you on the "fun" element to taking a stove on a hike or good walk. I just really enjoy sitting down somwhere outside, setting up (Usually an alcohol Stove) and making a brew. It's the thing I probably enjoy most about walking, knowing I'll be havng a coffee when I get wherever I'm going. I actually went back to a gas stove last week, an OEX Etna that needed a wind break. that kept blowing over. I made my mind up I'm sticking to the Trangia or X Boil in future. But either way. I'll always have a stove with me.👍
A hot brew or food brings comfort and a sense of well-being 🥰
Hard the beat a coffee you made in the wild. Never shy to whip out my stove to make a brew enjoy thanks for the video sir
My lovely dad always brought his pride and joy Primus stove to beach picnics… there were sometimes Biblical pillars of fire and smoke, but we all had a (mildly kerosene flavoured) cup of tea… Best wishes!
My Dad also had a Primus paraffin stove, then added a second one - this time by Optimus. I’ll never forget (aged about 7), four of us trying to shelter on the windswept and icy Cairngorm Plateau in a winter whiteout to make a hot brew, only to find he had brought the paraffin tank from one and the burner from the other - with (of course) incompatible connectors! I still have my own Optimus, bought over 50 years ago, but these days it doesn’t get much use as I find my Jetboil or my new Featherlight 700 so much more convenient. 😊
For an overnight trip you could just take a lightweight cool bag / lunch box with sandwiches, fruit, and other snacks, or some pre-cooked pasta, boiled eggs, vegetables, tinned fish etc. The food won't go bad. No need to bring a stove at all. Haven't really seen anyone on RUclips doing this.
I take a stove and flask. Boil up a litre when I get to camp and bang it in the thermos ultimate 900 ml. It’s enough for a dehydrated meal, hot chocolate before bed and a Nalgene bottle to use as a hot water bottle.
Certainly is a primordial thing paul having a fire mate 😊
Try using 2 cups, one inside the other...see if that keeps the heat last longer...enjoy your videos!..
You could use a hack saw to make small 1 or 2mm groves into the bottom of pot to help it be more stable.
Great video as always.
Check out the firemaple petrel for something ready made grooves (kind of).
Oo, very useful to know that the Windmaster is compatible with the LowDown. I feel like if I'm just boiling water for tea/coffee then the Windmaster by itself is pretty great. But if I'm trying to actually cook on it then it can feel a bit unstable (and too high if using a large gas canister). A LowDown to go with it that I could take or leave depending on the day would be perfect.
Stove all the way, can't beat lightning up your stove in the outdoors.
Hi Paul, I have the same setup for predator control in remote Fiordland NZ. Windmaster when weather is good and as a spare - windburner when it’s atrocious. Low down everywhere to stop trip-ending leg burns. Truly lifesaving kit. Thanks for your review.
I like that you take a stove and make a nice hot brew. Keep warm, keep well 👍🙌🙃
I love using an alcohol stove. It's just cozy. Sometime I have wished the boil time would be even longer :P I just enjoy the simple process.
indeed fire has an hypnotic effect in the mind , you could try the remote adapter from camping moon is really compact the model is Z23-OD
Absolutely true, the little fire ritual of making a brew with a stove.. For me these days it's either a Trangia burner or a twig stove depending on what I'm doing and yes occasionally a flask..!
I bought a twig stove to use as a pot stand / windshield for the Trangia burner so I always take both. It's one of those small Lixada type folding twig burners, I bought it primarily to use with the Trangia as it was the best solution for this purpose (I had tried other things before), but then I realised it was very easy to use without the Trangia if I'm in the woods, obviously not so much in open country though.
Shaking my head, thinking of how ridiculous I’ve been about stoves, a fire, a twig stove, a white gas, liquid fuel stove, multiple propane or butane gas stoves, multiple alcohol stoves. It’s just ridiculous. My wife said I had to stop…heh, heh…Haven’t tried the Jet Boil stove yet. I think my favorite is a twig stove, either the Solo or the Firebox, like ‘em both.
Paul, you’re a fine teacher, exploring points about tents, kit and camping. You seem to enjoy short camps…just a day or two. Thank you for coaching us along…from an old veteran, retired in the US foothills of the Smoky Mountains.
sometimes even at home i’ll make a tea with my homemade meths burner or trangia and drink it in my Wildo folding cup like i did just before opening this video! thanks Paul!
My go to backpacking/hiking coffee is Nescafe Classico. Black. No sugar, no milk. I use a Jetboil set for my stove. In very cold weather I have a stove from Coleman that can use a gas canister upside down. It can also use liquid fuel. My mug is a plastic one with a handle. If I have pack volume issues, it attaches to the outside of my pack with a carabiner.
We have the Alpkit version. Purchased for a trip, only to find that hot water was on tap.... however, it does make a cracking brew.
Morning Paul. Ever since one of your earlier comments a few years back, I have used my Jetboil to make a cuppa. Your comment went as follows: "A flask? Where's the fun in using a flask?"
And you're right. With my Jetboil it's a bloke thing. Very primeval ....the hunter gather thing. And in a tribute to your good self the collapsible cup. All makes for the perfect brew. 😂😂😂
If your flask isn’t hot then either it’s a crap flask or you’re not preheating it. I have no issues with a flask and for a day hiking up Helvellyn I’d probably take it filled with hot ribena (you can drink it hot or cold). I like being able to just take a mouthful when stoping for a couple of mins to catch breath and look at the view. However there is something about getting a stove out and making a brew / food that is really satisfying. Not sure what it is but I enjoy the process, something to do with being independent I think. So if my walk is more leisurely I’ll take a stove and may even cook some lunch.
If you're going to use a flask you need a Stanley, they're expensive for what they are and they're expensive for a reason, it's because they are good at what they do, keeping food/drinks hot/cold for a long period of time, well that's my opinion and I have 2 different size drinks flasks and a food flask to back it up .
Paul, obviouslly this is my all time favourite video of yours..... Nice beanie dear Sir (those reading this, look at my thumbnail logo). So, thanks for finding it warm and useful,
The OEX stove I won is in my backpack all the time, nothing better than a freshly made warm cuppa.
And as for Jo having a better sense of taste ( incoming moment of "awww") That's why she married you ! :)
Yes, please do a series on what you always carry for different styles of walks, from day trips to over nighters etc.
Ta
Hey Paul, I always (underlined) take my stove with me in my daypack, with some coffee and hot cocoa (also a couple of snacks. It is lightweight, and very handy. I agree with you. Great cooking outside. Also made Hot Cocoa for the wife several times on a short hike.
Nice to see you to see you nice Paul again out on a hike having your coffee ☕️ looks abit cold there but nice no rain nice and pleasant stay healthy one life enjoy blessed be
I have to admit with my current ill heath I use my jet boil less. Now perhaps only once or twice a week. Yes, if I am on my bike but its a small flask if I am on an electric scooter. I use the sea to summit insulated cup, larger but extends my coffe break as it keeps the coffe hot. More importantly its dishwasher safe. I've had it for about a year and its used 2 or 3 times a week be it for flask water or jetbil water coffe. Great vid, I love my coffe in a good place in the country. I always take a sit mat and on the bike a 1kg backpacking chair.
I use an alcohol / meth’s stove and would never use anything else. Had it ten years now , £10 military new surplus comes with frying pan and saucepan and stand and windshield, made in Sweden for the military. After warming up around 2 mins , burns really fierce ASMR at its best. . Looking forward to the raffle announcement winners today.
I’ve had an endless surprise seeing this beardless dude in my feed 😂
Brewing up is SO much more than just brewing up.
Trangia burner, pocket sized folding twig stove, Dutch Army canteen and stainless steel cup (same as the old US Army type) with an aftermarket Pathfinder lid for the cup, Swedish foldacup, and spork. Plus brew kit, I take ground coffee and sugar in mylar bags, and some filter papers, it makes a great small strong coffee by putting the paper inside the cup. Difficult to explain but the paper is bigger than the cup so you can slowly lift it out to let the rest drip down. Otherwise I make a ''pot'' of Rooibos tea in the mug (it's about a pint and a half full), and then pour a cup at a time.
Morale of a stove just can’t be beat!
I carry the metal MSR Universal canister stand with me. No hose, very stable and about a fifth of the weight at 1.2 oz. But I understand sometimes it’s just fun to have more to fiddle with, hah.
Whattttttt!!!! That's exactly what I use and it fits inside my S2S Ultralight Frontier pot. If I want to boil water or make a actual dish. I just love to have gear and essentially gear that lasts. Greatest setup!!
Also, that looks just like my Rab Positron down coat?? Great minds think alike it appears.
Agree with you Paul. I also change between taking a stove or a flask on hikes. The flask doesn't always stay hot but mainly I like the ritual of sitting, setting up the stove and having a nice brew.😊
I always take a stove , just something about making a fresh brew in the outdoors , especially this time of year. Adds to the enjoyment of the hike in my opinion.
In the States a flask is a small bottle for whiskey but in any case I prefer making my coffee on the trail using my MSR Windburner because it is wind resistant and fuel efficient. I could bring coffee in a Thermos but I like fooling around with my gadgets.
yes please Paul
More than once when i've got lost or the weather's turned a bit dramatic etc., I genuinely believe the simple, familiar ritual of making a hot brew has at least _contributed_ to me having so far, to date, died exactly zero times :). It calms you, warms you, _forces_ you to just... take a second.
If it's just for a couple of hours within 5 miles of the nearest car park, sure, maybe save some faff, take a flask. Overnight or when getting stuck out overnight might get dodgy, always a stove (IMO).
Gsi pinnicle 4 season stove is my go to winter stove, and I definitely know what you mean, my wife always says lets just take a flask but i have to have a stove🤣🤣
Would be good to see what you pack for day hikes 😊👍
I use flasks when I travel
Stoves when I hike
Have you tried a Kelly Kettle yet? I've got the Trekker and Base Camp models and the pot stand and hobo stove attachments and it's great for extended expeditions with no need to carry fuel. I love cooking using bits of driftwood off the beach, dried grass, pine cones or twigs to cook with. Boils water within 5 minutes and if the world as we know it ends, I'll not have to find gas canisters to heat water or food.
Hi great vid.! And so glad to see it looks like ye have sorted out the problem with ya flaps..!! 😜
Have you ever used Msr Universal Canister Stand or something similar. If you use the stove directly attached to the canister it makes it super stable. And its smaller and cheaper than the remote lowering thing you have..
Omg I absolutely love my new Jetboil Stash pot. Bought it for the pot only 😂 I know I’m mad but have it paired with my new Soto Fusion stove Paul. It’s out of this world!!! I can barely get the tea bag in my big 0.5ltr Thermocafe mug before it’s boiled. I timed it and in the field it’ll boil 0.5ltr in 50secs!!!! How about a quick video on the setup Paul similar to yours 👍
I’d like a vid on your daily pack, as for the fire I’ve always loved a good fire, as a kid it was one of my chores to light the coal fires in the morning probably why I like it so much lol
Amazing video could you do another shot hiking video when other stuff with you in your back pack 😀 see you on the next video you and your family take care 🙂 👍
A flask has it's place, but you can't beat a fresh cuppa 😁
We have a couple of permanently stocked brewkits that are almost always with us when we're out and about.
would love to see a 'whats in my daybag' video.
The soto fusion is a remote version of the wind master. I love mine but two downsides: no igniter and it's quite big so struggles to fit in a pot
Great vid !
You once mention the Fire Maple kestrel.
I bought one for £18 on aliexpress and it works a treat with the Soto Windmaster with triflex stand, which does lock in place, unlike your set up here.
It has dramatically reduced my boil times and fuel use, especially in any hint of breeze.
I’ve replaced the 750ml aluminium pot in my Soto Thermostack with the Kestrel which still fits in the Soto insulated pouch and the two smaller Soto pots still fit in perfectly inside. Only downside is that the fuel canister now has to be carried separately in my pack as it won’t sit on top of the Ketrel’s folding handle. So I now have a Frankenstack!
Pretty much what I was going to say
Although small gas and pocket rocket fits inside for my needs
Yes have a triang meths stove Paul , would like to see how much liquid to take for say 8 burns ? Fab vid by the way 😊😊
another nice video THANKS
Paul always thought you'd make a great SQMS. Got the look going on this month too
I am left wondering how my trangia would go with a Jetboil style heat sink pot???
It works really well Phil.
@@PaulMessner I may give it a go Paul.
@ I just wouldn’t use a pot with in insulated cover on it
Alcohol stove I take tea/coffee/bovril/hot chocolate then I can see what I fancy can't beat it 😊
Quick question: doesn’t the burner need to have a preheat tube if you’re going to invert the canister?
If the water in your flask isn’t staying hot you’ve got the wrong flask! I prefer a stove too though. There’s something about making yourself a hot brew out in the open.
I’m more 60% stove and 40% flask if I’m out walking, advantages and disadvantages to both.
Although 100% stove while out wild camping! 👍🏻 🔥
Btw - was this Stanton in the Peak?..
Good we set up and your totally right about stoves v flask more excitement with the stove 😂
As you say, hike your own hike, cant beat taking a stove with you.
Paul, it's called a lindal valve
I carry my stove kit every time I go out. I probably only use it 30% when I go out.
I totally get why you take a stove , you made us laugh, Frankenstove , I’ll just use my jetboil, I even bought the cup,
more like a little adventure with a stove 🔥 I'll only take a flask if on a very quick hike.
Yeah, what's in the bag?
Hey Paul do you know if you can get a jet boil burner on the low down ? Cheers keep up the great work 👍🏻
I take an alcohol stove out with me when I walk my dog. It's lovely to have a brew outside.
With the temp dropping rapidly in the UK it's probably time to start using alcohol stove again. But what different ways are there of lighting them without a gas lighter please? Is it just matches and hope for no wind?
Please check out this video. There’s a hack for lighting in to cold around 9.35
ruclips.net/video/S08r_d65RwU/видео.htmlsi=JYxiWTCy5HxEnuNK
Thank you Paul, much appreciated 😊
Do those rechargeable electric arc lighters work with alcohol?
What about a kelly kettle for your brew.Real outdoor brew.
You could have just brought a bottle of pop!