After Nix’s articulate description of his evening stove experience, I thought I’d share another for those who like freeze dried meals, but may not want to deal with a stove.(Image removed from quote.)
...Still, the illusion of control is fabulous....
From these chaps here...https://www.knivesandtools.ie/en/pt/-kelly-kettle-trekker-kettle-0-6l-stainless-50004.htm
VW Camper? Nice!
We had a power outage here this evening. A lightning storm...very little rain to go with it...apparently knocked out our local power. Naturally I panicked a ran for the Bug-out Bags. Mrs Nix has her Bug-out Bag fairly well sorted out, but mine is in a state.....a state of transition. Unable to Bug-out, we opted to Bug-in. Seemed like a good excuse to break out the ol' Svea and get a brew on. You know the old saying: "When the going gets tough, the tough get the kettle going." My mantra. (Image removed from quote.)I really like this stove, but I confess that it does scare me a bit. When it is up and running, it roars like a jet engine and puts out a tremendous amount of heat as it burns white gas. But to get it going, you essentially douse the thing in fuel and set it on fire. Assuming the flames die down and that it doesn't blow up, you can open the control valve and the escaping pressurized gas is ignited by the last of the priming flames. The timing can be a bit tricky. The stove itself becomes really hot...this is necessary to pressurize and vaporized the fuel. I always hope the engineers got the science behind this right and that it can't hold enough fuel to heat itself to the point of exploding. So far the engineers seemed to know what they were doing, but everything has a failure rate......Aside from having to be wildly cautious about not setting one's self or a National Forrest on fire, and once you can get your anxieties under control, the Svea has some real advantages. It is rugged and fairly simple. Because it uses White Gas (I think it's called "Shellite" down under.) it is weight efficient, meaning you get quite a few BTU's per mL. That weight efficiency is a good thing, because the stove itself is made from brass and is sort of heavy. But White Gas burns and burns hot. This makes the Svea an excellent option for Winter use when canister stoves or even alcohol stoves may struggle a bit. And Winter snow reduces the chances you'll set the forrest on fire. Which is nice. The Svea can be set to simmer up to flamethrower. The jet is controlled with a fine needle that provides good control. Although even the lowest simmer seems fairly hot. Still, the illusion of control is fabulous. The thing I like about this stove is that it has character. And it is quirky which makes it fun to fiddle with. It takes some skill to get it going without burning yourself up or the camp down, but that skill is rewarded with superb heat and a friendly roar of confidence. I love my canister stoves: the MSR Pocket Rocket is a legend for good reason and the Jet Boil is better than anything at cranking out the hot water. But for versatility, reliability, and fun, the Svea is tough to beat. It's probably my favorite stove and the last one I'll give up.
Cracking start Comis
Chow Day 00:25(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)I'd been semi-starving myself for the past few days, and just can't wait no more to get the business going...I purposely build this GSMRE all the way up to 3700kcal, so it is way more than enough food I could ever eat on any day, especially if I am not doing tons of workout in really cold weather.Chow Day! Get my game face on, and just consumed a garlic chili sausage and a shrimp cracker.
...they've improved the stopper as it seems, it has a whistle now and can be left on while heating...
Chow Day! Get my game face on, and just consumed a garlic chili sausage and a shrimp cracker.
If I ever go back to Scouting, I would only get this stove as a prank gift for my Scout master. Oh, that's gonna be fun to watch, but not so fun to operate.
(Image removed from quote.)...they've improved the stopper as it seems, it has a whistle now and can be left on while heating...(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)I'll try it out tomorrow
Brazilian MRE comes with simple white plastic knife, fork and spoon.The mess kit is much better.(Image removed from quote.)
I saw that and ordered a replacement whistle for my KK! Hope it works, but not so well as to wake the rest of the campers at the campground!
nice one
Brazilian MRE comes with simple white plastic knife, fork and spoon.The mess kit is much better.(Image removed from quote.)Enviado de meu moto g(6) usando o Tapatalk
...does it work?
If I ever go back to Scouting, I would only get this stove as a prank gift for my Scout master. Oh, that's gonna be fun to watch, but not so fun to operate. I always have a great respect for those thru hikers whom can do cold soaking with their freeze dried food(or those who count how many pieces of toilet paper they carry and use each day, like Andrew Skurka), but after the "Crotch pot" comic, I swear I will not be touching no one's cold soaking food even with a ten foot pole.
I have no clue and will let someone else find out.I am going to try an alternate way of rehydrating and heating my freeze dried dinner, but have to wait until chow day for that.
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