Stoves: wood, alcohol, butane, esbit, gasoline... let 'm burn

this is another favorite of mine, the optimus something. power house burns coleman gas, also have a isobutane adaptor for it too, it's a little heavy but fuel lasts a long time and it can cook up big pots of stuff.

 

^^ those liquid multifuel stoves are awesome!

New Firebox Nano & BK16
Making Noodles & Nescafé

 

Some backyard bushcraft; gingerroot & lime tea with my tracker knife, Firebox Nano and a bit flint & steel

 

Nice spot for my lunchbreak, noodles, roasted chestnuts (found on my way here) and some fresh gingerroot tea. On the Firebox nano, wood processed with the Opinel 12 saw and the Roga scandi knife.




A few strikes with my flint and steel, then insert the glowing charcloth from the side ... blow until the woodcurls in the middle ignite...




And... we have a flame, YAY!
Now the waiting begins... water is on...




Chestnuts roasting after my water came to a boil. Noodles and tea soaking.





lunchtime

 

Another outdoors lunch today.
Brought the Kelly Kettle and the Esee 4 to make coffee, fry some bacon, eggs and tomato to go on some nice thick sandwiches.
Love moments like this, so peacefully and it clears my mind.

After preparing my firewood with the Esee 4 I put on the kettle first for some coffee.
Flint and steel to get it lit.
This gives me a nice layers of coals that'll ignite the rest of the wood when I put my pan on.
Also gives my coffee time to cool off while I prepare the food.

Time to get my bacon done, this is the best part. The smell is delicious.


Next up, 2 eggs with some salt and pepper.


Then the tomatoes, took longer than I thought.
Next time I'll do the eggs in the end so they're warmer.
The tomatoes stay hot forever anyway.



And ready to eat.
Tasty stuff.

 

Had a small knife with me today to proces my firewood

 

I love the peaceful riverside with the cool grass. Just fantastic…

 

Thanks man.
I like spots on the rivers sides alot,
Always come with a nice view, always lots of birds, and also the sound of the water is nice.

 

In Grmany this week

 

More from my Germany trip

 

Last day in Germany before traveling back home...

 

The kansbol is a great knaf!

 

Yes, I like it a lot too.

 

After loads of rain last couple of days I quickly went out for an outdoors coffee with the Kelly Kettle and the Esee 6
Made some kindling and a featherstick to light with my ferrorod




transfering the flame to tinder/kindling filled base of the kettle


Now I just wait patiently a put in an extra stick every now and then, love it when flames shoot out of the chimney



And we have a boil, kettle is whistling loud




Now, time to enjoy my coffee

 

Tea time today
Opinel 12 saw to make some chunks of birch and poplar


BK9 to split it into tiny bits of kindling



Nice spot I knew about but never had a break there before.
The Core 4 stove in a minimal setup, just 3 walls and the perforated triangulare baseplate.
(To compensate the big knife


The tiny BK13 that lives in the sheath of the 9 cut up my gingerroot for tea


Put the kettle on and wait ... tough times here


Forgot to pack a mug, so drank straight from the kettle


Tossed in the last bits of wood and enjoyed the view

 

I spent all day outdoors, from 0530 till after 6pm. Sometime early afternoon the stomach says “empty” very very loudly.


Time for a little Trangia majik..


I pulled this from the Last Ditch collection. I’ve always carried 1 of the hd package meals in my kit just in case…
I decided to start trying them out for flavor and content.


Do a food critique. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday eh?

The Food Report: “Edible” is about the best rating I can give this. It was marginally better than the Jamaican Jerk Chicken but not by much. Despite cutting the instructional water amount by a full 1/4 cup and letting it sit (steep?) for a full 30 minutes it was still very watery/soupy. Again the most prevalent flavors were salty and black pepper. The addition of the peanuts and peanut butter did absolutely nothing. This is another one I wouldn’t recommend unless you are really really in a live or die survival situation.

 

Nice pics.
Nothing better than fresh food when it comes to taste. Dried food packs up easier though
Those seasoned gnocci do look tasty in the oackaging, did you try those too?

 

Those were peanuts my friend. They were really the only texture in the meal. I’m definitely going with a different methodology in my walking diet. The only thing these offer is low moisture/ lightweight and long shelf life.
The actual eating experience was pretty low on satisfaction.
Still, A day outside is better than inside anytime. Right?

 

Peanuts.... Aaah I see it now
Agreed beeing outside makes up for alot

 

Esee 4 and the Kelly Kettle Trekker
Lunchtime with tea and fried eggs in the backyard
Thin sticks of firewood and curls to get things going


Kettle on to boil water for my tea


Tea is ready


Oil heating up


Eggs looking tasty already



Flipped over


Ready to eat


Bon appetit