These tutorials aren't just great for campers, but college students.....using a survival fire stove like that is a great replacement for the stoves dorm rooms lack. Also, making those meal packs is an amazing idea!!...You can save money this way and not have to order out or use your food card all the time. Thank you for these ideas!!
I like your relaxed perspective on the topic. So many people are hardcore about how and what preparedness involves. This was simple, to the point and no show-boating. Thanks!
I'm impressed. This beats the freeze dry food all the time. Also not as expensive either. Thank you so much for the greatideas you have and that you are willing to share.
Hey thanks, I appreciate that. My pleasure to have the opportunity to share my videos. I just appreciate that others are interested. Thanks for watching.
Great video PackRat556! You really have some great ideas to share and you do a great job of demonstrating this type of stuff. I've carried and often used the Esbit stove in the outdoors for a couple decades. They work great but I always advise folks to bring some type of windscreen along with this type of stove. A windscreen can easily be fashioned from a disposable aluminum pie crust pan, a piece of flashing, or even just a couple layers of foil. That goes for all outdoor stoves really.
Thanks for taking the time to make this. I have a few english army stoves like this but they also have a holder for the alluminium water bottle cup which sits ontop of the stove- which means its less likely to fall off during wind or small knocks.A nice extra but I guess if its that windy, you probably wont be able to light it anway! :)
They are a great design and make the standard 1 quart canteen a much more attractive option w/ the cover. For the US forces, these cups are used by many. Thanks for watching and hope you continue to enjoy that cup!
Great idea on using the food saver to make home made MRE's. I have a food saver and the only other use i have used it for was sealing ammo for long term storage. Thanks again for an awesome vid keep them coming!
Sure. I would recommend the vacuum sealer if you were going to store it for extended periods. I repackage food like this all the time. Thanks for watching!
i tried this with my east german folding stove and east german mess kit, and surprisingly it was really good. i dont even love tuna but thats a great recipe im gonna remember this for my next camping trip, fun to do at home too, thanks for making this vid, really cool
Cool Vid. I use an Esbit pocket stove as part of my survival kit. Best thing about it is that you can simply push it in your back pocket (fuel included). And if you run out of tablets it's still functional as a balanced pot stand in the centre of a fire if needs be. Just to mention here - if your British and having trouble finding Esbit, i got mine at a website called Cadet Direct for £5. Enjoy your vids dude, keep em coming.
Hey dude, thanks for making this video. I am buying a Hexi stove to take to a music festival in about 6 weeks and wasn't sure how to use one, but you helped. Thanks.
I ordered an Esbit stove with 20 fuel tablets yesterday: £11.99 including postage. I did extensive research before deciding on this item. It's very cheap, very basic, easy to use, lightweight and takes up minimal space in the bug-out bag !
You're right, sometimes a canteen cup can be a little tricky. I like the canteen cup better than most camp pots for a couple of reasons, the first is because I use the 1 qt. military canteen anyway, so it takes up no extra space. Second, I like the depth of the cup. The Esbit is flexible because there are a couple of different ways to set it up fit different style mess tins. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I also break mine apart before cooking. The only reason I didn't break them first is because when broken, the noodles can sometimes be sharp and can puncture the vacuum pack. This would probably be rare. Give it a try, it may work just fine. Thanks for your interest and support!
Thanks for sharing. The tuna noodles will be perfect on my boat! I don't backpack but sail a very small sailboat and camp out on it. I'm adding this meal to my repertoire of easy foods.
I have the Stanley Adventure cookware, which I use with the Esbit stove. So that the bottom of the Stanley "pot" fits securely on the Esbit stove, I open the Esbit fully (so that the sides are 90 degrees to the base}, and lay two round rods across the stove, held by the grooves that are cut into the sides of the stove. At their ends, the rods are bent down at 90 degrees so they won't slip off the grooves. From a side view, a rod so bent will look like a giant staple, as in a staple machine/gun.
Hi Packrat great vid as always just a hint to allwatching this one i have had to use this in Esbit stove in outside conditions and it will take easily 2 Esbit cubes to get a real rolling boil if you just need to warm water use one if you really need boiling you will use 2 and if any wind you will want to use a wind blocker
It does have a bit of a yellow or brown color on the tray where the esbit cube burns, but it doesn't really rub off or get on anything else. It burns quite clean actually. I appreciate your interest in watching this!
I appreciate your interest. If the wind is high, you can try to improvise a windscreen from foil or from logs or another available material. I would like to see that English version of this stove, I am not sure I have before. Thanks for sharing.
Great demo; thanks! You gave me a good idea.... I dragged out the almost new but barely used, ten year old dehydrator and will dry some canned veggies similar to yours for use in my ramen!
I really like what your doing with your foodsaver, really intelligent. I saw your packed beef jerky in your backpack video. Beef jerky is such a smart survival food, and is also my personal favorite. cool vid man, and I wanted to comment that you are one of the more serious survivalists I've seen on you tube. But anyway thanks for making the cool videos and i hope your doing well. MC
That 's a good idea too. Actually I have done that a few times as well, it worked good with round nose bullets, but pointed nose bullets sometimes poke through the bag. Thanks for watching and for commenting, I appreciate it very much.
Thanks for the compliment! I appreciate you watching. I've heard several people mention the Briitish issue stove but I have not seen that one. The model similar to mine sells online for around $5.00. If you are interested check around, they are very cost effective.
Good video. I have used the Esbit stove for a long time and it works pretty good, however in cold and windy weather you will have to add a windscreen and may have to add additional fuel tabs to get a boil. I will have to try that meal sometime.
Make some beef jerky with your dehydrator and toss that in some time. Half a pack of ramen, couple strips of home made jerky, and some wild greens makes a great beef stew out on the trail.
The TUNA was prevacuum sealed in a foil pack from the manufacturer. It is the Walmart "Great Value" brand. I'm sure tuna would spoil if you vacuum sealed it AND didn't freeze it. I tried those Shrimp Noodles at work last week by themselves. I have to say, it was beyond NASTY. Pack I had might have been really old but still, it will be awhile before I try them again! Good Video.
It is good! I use cans of tuna when I'm at home sometimes also. For hiking, the foil pouch is light and more compact and contains just a bit more tuna. Thanks for commenting.
The food sounds disgusting but the stove is fascinating! I have several very expensive ultralight stoves I use on the trail but I'm ordering an Esbit tomorrow.
One thing I would do is maybe do demonstrations like this on a table in the middle of a room and have the camera pointing at you with the demonstration happening in the middle.. That way you wouldn't get in the way by mistake.. :) Hope you take this into consideration..
Good luck! I have seen some different brands of this stove and I know they have been distributed world wide (originally made in Germany). Maybe you'll get lucky. Thanks for watching.
I want to thank you very much for having took the time for we simple folk so we'd know what to get and where to get it. It all appears fairly cheap except that water purifier. I watched all your videos. That's the one that has me concerned. Know of a place that has those for cheaper then 60 bucks. I live on a shoe string budget. Are sleeping bags out now ? lol I still have my feather military issued one when my father was in the military. thanks for all the great advice..
I have to say i tried your idea with the ramen and tuna, i have to say that came out very well. This has become my favorite hiking lunch and meal idea. I recently tried the chicken flavor ramen, with the tuna flavored with lemon and pepper.
The hexamine tablets are made for the civilian version of the British Army Hexamine Stove, which is basicly a larger Esbit Stove that measures roughly 4'x5'x1'. Much larger than the esbit but much more stable for larger pots, and cheaper here in the UK due to the Hexamine Stoves being british army issue and the Esbit Stoves being German Army Issue.
You got that right! Esbit cubes are DARNED hard to light! One paper match usually won't do it even under ideal conditions. You need to have a fairly intense, long burning flame to start the darned things. Personally, I don't like them. I don't like the residue they leave on the bottom of my pot or cup either.
Amen! Antifa is not hiding in their workshops, they are training with live ammo in the mud and rain, plotting to throw the Christian world into Godless chaos! If you are a patriot and it is raining outside and 35F, go into your back yard and lay down in the mud to harden yourself to the harsh realities of life as a soldier of the Lord! Eat oatmeal you mixed up from rainwater collected in your dogs water bowl. Do not take the easy way out!
I've used them for years and rarely get one to boil 2 cups of water except in a closed space like a garage . In the wild any little breeze will push the flame sideways reducing efficiency. The new packaging has changed to reveal the more accurate "heat" water for tea and coffee. And with Ramen the seasoning goes in the hot water and then the noodles. Less stirring .
Good Thought! I checked but the packaging on the Esbit cubes doesn't really take any extra space so in or out of the wrapper, only 4 will fit. I choose to keep mine in the wrapper so it keeps the cubes dry and together, (no crumbs from shifting in the stove). That way it doesn't get into any food items that might be in the pack as well. Take Care.
I'm guessing a large pot like the MSR Stainless pot with heat exchanger or the jetboil Sumo with flux ring would be even more efficient on this stove. Thanks for video.
Very helpful video. I'm going to the Download rock festival in a few weeks and they have banned gas stoves so i'll be using one of these. Will make this recipie too! i love tuna XD. Hexamine stoves are used by the British army and are virtually identical to the one in the video. Apparently Trioxane is better than hexamine though so i'll try and find some
If you're going to make sandwiches from the remaining tuna, consider vacuum sealing mayonnaise. It has a bad rep but truth is the acid content (low pH) of mayonnaise actually inhibits bacterial growth, according the manufacturer. Yes, EVEN with egg yolks in it. Most salmonella cases were due to the ADDITIONS to mayonnaise like chicken meat or boiled eggs or steeping tuna, not the mayonnaise itself. I've had a jar of it on the kitchen table for weeks at 90F degrees just to test the company claims, and it never made me sick even once, not even after opened, nor did it spoil or go rancid. The acid pH held up great. I was pleasantly surprised, but being biochemistry based, I determined the science checked out in the field. They just can't tell you that for legal reasons. You also get greater heat from standing two or more esbits up on long edge, or breaking one in half and standing halves facing each other. Flames do not burn fuel but the FUMES coming off fuel after it's been heated. Then, as fire from fumes build temperature, the fuel itself begins to be consumed. If you doubt it, look at a camp fire. The flames seem to dance above the wood, catching gases that come off the logs, and radiating heat back toward the log until all the combustibles are gone, and only char is left. Likewise, steel wool burns - an intuitively noncombustable material - because the metal threads bounce heat back and forth, amplifying radiance, until combustion occurs from the carbon fumes from the steel. What you have left is thin black tendrils when the flame goes out. Doubt that too? Then look at steel and flint. How does that even work? The spark comes from igniting carbon from the back of your steel knife (which btw makes it a good idea NOT to use your knife exclusively for lighting fires) . The upshot of this is: This principle is why standing charcoal and esbit chips on edge with a space between to bounce heat back and forth is a more efficient flame. The metal case further radiates heat back to the flame, fortifying it even more. Just saying.
That was a big meal! Were you able to boil the two cups of water with one Esbit cube? I've never been able to do it, particularly with an uncovered canteen cup. It always takes more than one full cube to boil two cups of water. I went from an Esbit stove to an alcohol stove because I don't like the crap Esbit cubes leave on the outside bottom of your pot or cup. Have you noticed this problem? How do you get it off? GREAT video! Thank you!
gr8 vids packrat!!! over in the uk noboby has really thought about bobs and shtf scenarios, but I always have a go bag by my door just in case. we have a similar stove for the army called a hexy cooker. Almost identical to you esbit stove. I think their great and idiot proof. keep up the good work
Esbit stoves can be used solely with wood as well. Wood chips are obviously the choice wood fuel as they can be packed in the stove more tightly but honestly anything will do to sufficiently cook your food. Another thing to note is it may require continuous loading the longer the food takes to cook.
@VanceMarks I agree. Great videos. Just wish he would tell us where he gets some of his gear. I am new to all this and would love to find out the best places to get some of this stuff.
These tutorials aren't just great for campers, but college students.....using a survival fire stove like that is a great replacement for the stoves dorm rooms lack. Also, making those meal packs is an amazing idea!!...You can save money this way and not have to order out or use your food card all the time. Thank you for these ideas!!
I like your relaxed perspective on the topic. So many people are hardcore about how and what preparedness involves. This was simple, to the point and no show-boating. Thanks!
I'm impressed. This beats the freeze dry food all the time. Also not as expensive either. Thank you so much for the greatideas you have and that you are willing to share.
True, It does have a little bit of a funny smell but it does work well. Thanks for watching and for commenting, Take Care!
Nicely done vid; thanks for taking the time to do it. You're a great teacher.
Hey thanks, I appreciate that. My pleasure to have the opportunity to share my videos. I just appreciate that others are interested. Thanks for watching.
You can fit 5 ESBIT fuel tabs inside the stove by alternating orientation.
3 side by side. Foil down, foil up, foil down.
Then 2 end to end.
Great video PackRat556! You really have some great ideas to share and you do a great job of demonstrating this type of stuff. I've carried and often used the Esbit stove in the outdoors for a couple decades. They work great but I always advise folks to bring some type of windscreen along with this type of stove. A windscreen can easily be fashioned from a disposable aluminum pie crust pan, a piece of flashing, or even just a couple layers of foil. That goes for all outdoor stoves really.
Thanks for taking the time to make this.
I have a few english army stoves like this but they also have a holder for the alluminium water bottle cup which sits ontop of the stove- which means its less likely to fall off during wind or small knocks.A nice extra but I guess if its that windy, you probably wont be able to light it anway! :)
They are a great design and make the standard 1 quart canteen a much more attractive option w/ the cover. For the US forces, these cups are used by many. Thanks for watching and hope you continue to enjoy that cup!
Great idea on using the food saver to make home made MRE's. I have a food saver and the only other use i have used it for was sealing ammo for long term storage. Thanks again for an awesome vid keep them coming!
I'm glad this helped. Good luck with your stove as well. Take Care.
Sure. I would recommend the vacuum sealer if you were going to store it for extended periods. I repackage food like this all the time. Thanks for watching!
Hey, Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy the stove, for the small price and the great value of the stove, I'm sure you will. Take Care.
i tried this with my east german folding stove and east german mess kit, and surprisingly it was really good. i dont even love tuna but thats a great recipe im gonna remember this for my next camping trip, fun to do at home too,
thanks for making this vid, really cool
Cool Vid. I use an Esbit pocket stove as part of my survival kit. Best thing about it is that you can simply push it in your back pocket (fuel included). And if you run out of tablets it's still functional as a balanced pot stand in the centre of a fire if needs be. Just to mention here - if your British and having trouble finding Esbit, i got mine at a website called Cadet Direct for £5. Enjoy your vids dude, keep em coming.
I hope so as well. I am sure you will be very satisfied with your purchase. Thanks for watching.
Hey dude, thanks for making this video. I am buying a Hexi stove to take to a music festival in about 6 weeks and wasn't sure how to use one, but you helped. Thanks.
I ordered an Esbit stove with 20 fuel tablets yesterday: £11.99 including postage. I did extensive research before deciding on this item. It's very cheap, very basic, easy to use, lightweight and takes up minimal space in the bug-out bag !
I agree, it is well worth its minimal weight and space. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching!
This whole time I carried both tuna packet and Ramen, but never thought of mixing them!
Great video and stove - thanks, just subscribed :)
Thanks for sharing this very informative video! I really enjoyed it.
yeah, good vids... liked your cooking-advices, will try it later in the year when visiting norway with my kayak. please keep on the good work!
You're right, sometimes a canteen cup can be a little tricky. I like the canteen cup better than most camp pots for a couple of reasons, the first is because I use the 1 qt. military canteen anyway, so it takes up no extra space. Second, I like the depth of the cup. The Esbit is flexible because there are a couple of different ways to set it up fit different style mess tins. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Nice! I'll have to try that. Thanks for sharing!
I also break mine apart before cooking. The only reason I didn't break them first is because when broken, the noodles can sometimes be sharp and can puncture the vacuum pack. This would probably be rare. Give it a try, it may work just fine. Thanks for your interest and support!
Thanks for sharing. The tuna noodles will be perfect on my boat! I don't backpack but sail a very small sailboat and camp out on it. I'm adding this meal to my repertoire of easy foods.
Hi. I am from Germany and we use this little things in our Army. Thats where i got mine from*g* So simple but working so good.
thats awesome, i never even knew about those little stoves til i saw this lol, im so buying one now lol
This guy is one of my favorite survival channels on RUclips! Comeback Packrat!!!!!
I have the Stanley Adventure cookware, which I use with the Esbit stove. So that the bottom of the Stanley "pot" fits securely on the Esbit stove, I open the Esbit fully (so that the sides are 90 degrees to the base}, and lay two round rods across the stove, held by the grooves that are cut into the sides of the stove. At their ends, the rods are bent down at 90 degrees so they won't slip off the grooves. From a side view, a rod so bent will look like a giant staple, as in a staple machine/gun.
Good luck with it! Hope the festival goes well! Take Care.
Hi Packrat great vid as always just a hint to allwatching this one i have had to use this in Esbit stove in outside conditions and it will take easily 2 Esbit cubes to get a real rolling boil if you just need to warm water use one if you really need boiling you will use 2 and if any wind you will want to use a wind blocker
Thanks for the video! I was trying to find out if I should buy one, now I bought it! Hope it works as great for me as it does for you.
It does have a bit of a yellow or brown color on the tray where the esbit cube burns, but it doesn't really rub off or get on anything else. It burns quite clean actually. I appreciate your interest in watching this!
I really appreciate the compliments. Thanks for tuning in and for your support! Take Care!
I appreciate your interest. If the wind is high, you can try to improvise a windscreen from foil or from logs or another available material. I would like to see that English version of this stove, I am not sure I have before. Thanks for sharing.
Yes that's right! The Esbit does come from Germany originally. It is a simple but very smart design. Well worth the small price tag I believe.
Thanks! The Esbit stove is such a simple design, yet it works quite well.
vid like yours is what youtubes good for. thanks
Great demo; thanks! You gave me a good idea.... I dragged out the almost new but barely used, ten year old dehydrator and will dry some canned veggies similar to yours for use in my ramen!
Great tip! Thanks for sharing.
I really like what your doing with your foodsaver, really intelligent. I saw your packed beef jerky in your backpack video. Beef jerky is such a smart survival food, and is also my personal favorite.
cool vid man, and I wanted to comment that you are one of the more serious survivalists I've seen on you tube. But anyway thanks for making the cool videos and i hope your doing well. MC
Thanks for commenting.
That 's a good idea too. Actually I have done that a few times as well, it worked good with round nose bullets, but pointed nose bullets sometimes poke through the bag. Thanks for watching and for commenting, I appreciate it very much.
I love that homemade MRE pack! Thank you for the great information!
Thanks, I appreciate your support. Maybe try the chicken packs instead. They are a good alternative to the tuna.
I lived by myself in a hotel for a while and let me tell you I have made many Ramen Noodle "casseroles" LOL Great demo of the ESBIT stove
Thanks for this review. I just ordered an Esbit stove today. I use the tablets and love them. I use them in my BCB Crusader Cookset. Anthony.
Thanks for the compliment! I appreciate you watching. I've heard several people mention the Briitish issue stove but I have not seen that one. The model similar to mine sells online for around $5.00. If you are interested check around, they are very cost effective.
Good video. I have used the Esbit stove for a long time and it works pretty good, however in cold and windy weather you will have to add a windscreen and may have to add additional fuel tabs to get a boil. I will have to try that meal sometime.
Make some beef jerky with your dehydrator and toss that in some time. Half a pack of ramen, couple strips of home made jerky, and some wild greens makes a great beef stew out on the trail.
Thanks for the rainy day video. Good stuff.
I thought I was the only one in the world that ate Ramen and Tuna soup. 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks! this stove/recipe makes a great bowl of soup on a rainy day! Definitely try it sometime. Thanks for your comment!
The TUNA was prevacuum sealed in a foil pack from the manufacturer. It is the Walmart "Great Value" brand. I'm sure tuna would spoil if you vacuum sealed it AND didn't freeze it.
I tried those Shrimp Noodles at work last week by themselves. I have to say, it was beyond NASTY. Pack I had might have been really old but still, it will be awhile before I try them again!
Good Video.
I've even used small sticks, placed parallel, to cook on. works just fine
Exellent :) also going to Download. Will deffo be investing in one of these.
It is good! I use cans of tuna when I'm at home sometimes also. For hiking, the foil pouch is light and more compact and contains just a bit more tuna. Thanks for commenting.
The food sounds disgusting but the stove is fascinating! I have several very expensive ultralight stoves I use on the trail but I'm ordering an Esbit tomorrow.
Thank you my friend, I appreciate your support and interest!
Good job on this review. Very informative.
One thing I would do is maybe do demonstrations like this on a table in the middle of a room and have the camera pointing at you with the demonstration happening in the middle..
That way you wouldn't get in the way by mistake.. :)
Hope you take this into consideration..
Can't wait to use mine when i go to my next WW2 reenactment! GO ESBIT!
Thanks for sharing, I will check it out!
Good luck! I have seen some different brands of this stove and I know they have been distributed world wide (originally made in Germany). Maybe you'll get lucky. Thanks for watching.
Great video. Ramen noodles is your favorite? You must be rich! Poor people hate them since we Have to eat them all the time. Keep up the good work.
I want to thank you very much for having took the time for we simple folk so we'd know what to get and where to get it. It all appears fairly cheap except that water purifier. I watched all your videos.
That's the one that has me concerned. Know of a place that has those for cheaper then 60 bucks. I live on a shoe string budget. Are sleeping bags out now ? lol I still have my feather military issued one when my father was in the military. thanks for all the great advice..
I have to say i tried your idea with the ramen and tuna, i have to say that came out very well. This has become my favorite hiking lunch and meal idea. I recently tried the chicken flavor ramen, with the tuna flavored with lemon and pepper.
Soup or ramen noodles on a rainy day! Interesting video! The only thing I hate about using the tablets is the smell!
That looks so delicious!
really good vid, I fancy one of those little stoves
Thank you very much!
Smart to save the spork package from eating out, I do this too.
Thanks for taking the time to make the review!
The hexamine tablets are made for the civilian version of the British Army Hexamine Stove, which is basicly a larger Esbit Stove that measures roughly 4'x5'x1'.
Much larger than the esbit but much more stable for larger pots, and cheaper here in the UK due to the Hexamine Stoves being british army issue and the Esbit Stoves being German Army Issue.
on my list for the 1 week kit great vid. thanks
Pretty handy device. I may have to get one before summer.
Great video's mate! :)
You got that right! Esbit cubes are DARNED hard to light! One paper match usually won't do it even under ideal conditions. You need to have a fairly intense, long burning flame to start the darned things. Personally, I don't like them. I don't like the residue they leave on the bottom of my pot or cup either.
When it's raining, it's the perfect time to practice rain bug out scenario. Should'a went, man!
Amen! Antifa is not hiding in their workshops, they are training with live ammo in the mud and rain, plotting to throw the Christian world into Godless chaos! If you are a patriot and it is raining outside and 35F, go into your back yard and lay down in the mud to harden yourself to the harsh realities of life as a soldier of the Lord! Eat oatmeal you mixed up from rainwater collected in your dogs water bowl. Do not take the easy way out!
I've used them for years and rarely get one to boil 2 cups of water except in a closed space like a garage . In the wild any little breeze will push the flame sideways reducing efficiency. The new packaging has changed to reveal the more accurate "heat" water for tea and coffee. And with Ramen the seasoning goes in the hot water and then the noodles. Less stirring .
i wish i had a vacuum sealer it makes it so easy to put together meals
Just discovered your channel, I'm glad I did!! this was very interesting!! thanks for sharing it!! lunch looked great!! Starving now, LOL. 5/5
Ed
Good Thought!
I checked but the packaging on the Esbit cubes doesn't really take any extra space so in or out of the wrapper, only 4 will fit. I choose to keep mine in the wrapper so it keeps the cubes dry and together, (no crumbs from shifting in the stove). That way it doesn't get into any food items that might be in the pack as well. Take Care.
I'm guessing a large pot like the MSR Stainless pot with heat exchanger or the jetboil Sumo with flux ring would be even more efficient on this stove. Thanks for video.
thanks man! tuna and shrimp noodles awesome!
Very helpful video. I'm going to the Download rock festival in a few weeks and they have banned gas stoves so i'll be using one of these. Will make this recipie too! i love tuna XD.
Hexamine stoves are used by the British army and are virtually identical to the one in the video. Apparently Trioxane is better than hexamine though so i'll try and find some
I noticed the penny stove fits inside if unfolded all the way.(just used as a pot holder) Just one more option for heat....
If you're going to make sandwiches from the remaining tuna, consider vacuum sealing mayonnaise. It has a bad rep but truth is the acid content (low pH) of mayonnaise actually inhibits bacterial growth, according the manufacturer. Yes, EVEN with egg yolks in it. Most salmonella cases were due to the ADDITIONS to mayonnaise like chicken meat or boiled eggs or steeping tuna, not the mayonnaise itself. I've had a jar of it on the kitchen table for weeks at 90F degrees just to test the company claims, and it never made me sick even once, not even after opened, nor did it spoil or go rancid. The acid pH held up great. I was pleasantly surprised, but being biochemistry based, I determined the science checked out in the field. They just can't tell you that for legal reasons.
You also get greater heat from standing two or more esbits up on long edge, or breaking one in half and standing halves facing each other. Flames do not burn fuel but the FUMES coming off fuel after it's been heated. Then, as fire from fumes build temperature, the fuel itself begins to be consumed. If you doubt it, look at a camp fire. The flames seem to dance above the wood, catching gases that come off the logs, and radiating heat back toward the log until all the combustibles are gone, and only char is left. Likewise, steel wool burns - an intuitively noncombustable material - because the metal threads bounce heat back and forth, amplifying radiance, until combustion occurs from the carbon fumes from the steel. What you have left is thin black tendrils when the flame goes out. Doubt that too? Then look at steel and flint. How does that even work? The spark comes from igniting carbon from the back of your steel knife (which btw makes it a good idea NOT to use your knife exclusively for lighting fires) . The upshot of this is: This principle is why standing charcoal and esbit chips on edge with a space between to bounce heat back and forth is a more efficient flame. The metal case further radiates heat back to the flame, fortifying it even more. Just saying.
That was a big meal! Were you able to boil the two cups of water with one Esbit cube? I've never been able to do it, particularly with an uncovered canteen cup. It always takes more than one full cube to boil two cups of water. I went from an Esbit stove to an alcohol stove because I don't like the crap Esbit cubes leave on the outside bottom of your pot or cup. Have you noticed this problem? How do you get it off? GREAT video! Thank you!
gr8 vids packrat!!!
over in the uk noboby has really thought about bobs and shtf scenarios, but I always have a go bag by my door just in case.
we have a similar stove for the army called a hexy cooker. Almost identical to you esbit stove.
I think their great and idiot proof.
keep up the good work
@SPCkeith you can get them in camping/sports stores or military surplus stores
Esbit stoves can be used solely with wood as well.
Wood chips are obviously the choice wood fuel as they can be packed in the stove more tightly but honestly anything will do to sufficiently cook your food.
Another thing to note is it may require continuous loading the longer the food takes to cook.
I generally leave them in what ever box they came in so the pointed bullets don't matter.
@VanceMarks I agree. Great videos. Just wish he would tell us where he gets some of his gear. I am new to all this and would love to find out the best places to get some of this stuff.
that doesn't look half bad to eat in your house but when you have been backpacking or been in the wilderness for 3 days that would be amazing
Thank you, I am glad!
Migrated from my jetboil to this stove. Can't beat the size and weight for water boiling.