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.
I tested an esbit stove and fuel block but did not get this hot. water did not boil and the flame didn't look half as big as what you showed here. Any ideas what went wrong?
Some nice food. You can do a meat version of this using beef flavor noodles and hot dogs. Cheap and simple to make. I've got some camping food videos on my channel as well. Worth a look.
I used to buy the esbit fuel blocks, but now i use military style gel packets, a lot cheaper *40p for 1 here* and they burn a bit longer as well, and as far as i can see have not damaged the stove
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.
Does anyone know if you are allowed to take the fuel cubes on a plane in your check-in bag? I am making a trip to CO in a few weeks and would like to try the esbit on this trip.
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.
I Love this Video now. I bought a Used esbit stove becuz of this Video. How much trioxane do u use i Used what the Package said wich was 1/3 of the bar and it didnt Even boil Water
Great video. Definitely the most extensive review of the esbit I have ssen thus far. I didn't realize it was so versatile. I am a die hard DIY alcohol stove enthusiast but this video has me wanting one of these noww.
This is the most extensive review of the esbit I have seen thus far. Great video. I am an alcohol stove enthusiast but may just have to pick one of these up.
i like watching ur vids. i have same stove. can u tell me can u burn twigs in it use it as wood burning stove? also, how do u put tab out to save it 4 later? thx karen
Love your videos man! i didn't even realize i could put the cubes in the stove itself. i tried to put it out with water i don't think it works guess you gotta just blow it out eh?
That some fishy soup. A pot is better than a canteen cup. A pot weghs about the same as a canteen cup. Esbit smells bad burning. If I was backpacking in desert area I would use canteen cup in order to carry maximum water. Always get real Esbit stove and not imitation Chinese stove. Esbit stove so light it can fit in pocket. I bought a used and a new Esbit stove and they should last a lifetime.
I have a question, please. You said you lit the fuel cube by using a fire steel and some tender, if I'm not mistaken. I'm confused. I thought you could just strike right to the fuel cube and it would ignite. Why is tender necessary? Thx.
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 went and got this stove from my local academy and when i went to go show it to my mom in the hospital, i left it on the roof of my car. needless to say, it got runover a few times and was as flat as a pancake, except where the fuel tab was that i had stored in the stove. because of this, i was able to bang it back into shape and it still works!!! only thing is that one of the rivets that are the hinges, tore the steel and it only opens to the low or first setting... oh well. i got a new one.
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.
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..
@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.
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.
@NorthShore0 Okay, so how long would your cotton ball creation actually burn - perhaps a whole minute at the most? That wouldn't be enough to boil a canteen cup even halfway full of room temperature water, believe me.
Besides esbit cubes and trioxane bars, the only other really cheap fuel that I know of for boiling water in the field is HEET gas line antifreeze, but you'll need an alcohol jet burner stove for this. Such stoves can be made from common beverage cans or cat food tins.
@blanckepi i have boiled my canteen cup full of water with a cotton ball soaked in wax...i will make a vid on it when i get a camera..check out collinoutdoors video on wax cotton balls..
@element7422 The cup looks just like one that I have, which was officially designated by the US military as the M-1910 canteen cup. The handle folds underneath the cup for storage, which was the old style of canteen cup. The newer style of canteen cups have wire handles which fold out from the cup like butterfly wings.
Mmmm! Looks yummy! I'm going to try this. I just got an Esbit stove and I can't wait to try it out. It looks like it works really well. When you use it outside, I suppose you use a windscreen - do you know how high the windscreen should be? Thanks for a great video!
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,
Great video! I just bought an Esbit stove because of its light weight and because I don't really like carrying liquid fuel. As most of my backpacking is done in spring, summer, and fall, this stove will work great. Thanks for this video, PackRat - I'm glad to see my little stove will work well. I just do freezer bag cooking, so I think this will be a perfect setup. Happy Trails!
Like the idea about the vacuum seal. Would not have even thought of it, but now I am intrigued by it. I figure just about anything can be sealed up with it, and it saves space along with adding some strength to the food pack so it wont get crushed. Thanks.
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.
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
Hey Packrat, try this one if you already havent. One packet of Ramen Beef Flavored noodles,half a package of JackLInks Teriyaki Beef Jerky and some dried veggies.High in sodium, but there are worse ways to die.
Excellent video Packrat !!!! and good combo for shrimp and tuna.I also like the Chicken Ramen and the packets of white meat chicken from Swanson. Thanks!, for these cool videos.
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.. :)
esbits work good w/ tea lights candles for a camp lantern ... trying to boil some water w/ a tea light ... not working great but just another thing you can do.. also you could go real ghetto and just use and altoid tin and make a stand for your pot
i used one of those they suck the stand start to bent due to the heat.and if you use in windy condition forget it. i use the fuel only i as kindle only.
I just got back from my Canadian air Cadet Survival Instructors Course, and I bought something every similar to this. But after only two uses, it became all rusted and corroded. Do you have the same problem with this stove?
can't believe you wouldn't show yourself lighting the stove. That would probably be one of the most interesting things about watching this video (about the stove). I'd prefer to see that than to see you cook. LOL. Why would you skip all of that (prep and light the stove)????????
@ldmak90 Isn't the the most simple and kind of un-needed use of time. i mean you literally just light it with a match or spark. But the main point of the vid is how he cooks with the stove. As titled how to COOK with the Esbit. So the focus is on ingredients and what he uses, not the self-explanatory stuff like how to unfold the stove and light the cube. it's like saying explaining how to breath, you know the diaphram moves downward, expanding the lungs, blah blah, blah, etc. But its simple.
Hiya. The hexi stove is exactly the same. Esbit just appears to be a brand name. I have a British hexamine stove, army/civilian issue, the only difference are the blocks are not quartered.
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!
cant u jsut get noodle cups and put them in a ziplock bag because it already has corn peas and carrots that stuff in it then u could add some shrimp and tuna while its cooking!
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!
when i dont want to wait long just break open packet holding chicken flavored ramen noodles and pour the packet in there shake it well and it is really spiced well but also edible
Great tutorials. I am building a 72 hour survival/evasion LBE setup, a BoB, and a camping backpack with tent, sleeping bag etc.
I am taking your advice and getting a dehydrator and shrink wrapper and by the way those lipton rice bags are awesome.
I am really thankful that you and others share your knowledge. I am going to do video once I get everything together. There's hope for this city boy yet.
Sounds Awesome! Good luck on your project and congratulations on making some wise investments! I appreciate your interest and support of my channel. Please let me know if I can help you further.
Sweet meal. I usually crush the noodles while they are in the pack before I put them in the water so maybe if I crush them before I put them in the backpack or seal them I could save a bit of space, it may not be enough space to matter though.
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!
Which would you recommend the homemade mre's or military issued ones? I have a friend in military that is most likely gonna be able to get me free MRE's so just wondering on what you think.
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
@felneymike Army surplus stores are the best places to buy trioxane fuel tablets. At least this is true in most parts of the USA. I don't know about anywhere else.
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!
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! :)
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.
@packrat556 can you use this stove as a wood stove?
yoitsspiderman 3 days ago
Thanks for sharing this very informative video! I really enjoyed it.
daveblandston6 3 days ago
its raaa-men not raymen
Gadamlu 4 days ago
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.
seangerritmoore 1 week ago
I tested an esbit stove and fuel block but did not get this hot. water did not boil and the flame didn't look half as big as what you showed here. Any ideas what went wrong?
206campcounselor 4 weeks ago
hexamine is the same type of stove we use it in the irish army reserve
ballygeale1 1 month ago
Good job on this review. Very informative.
imperialh8 1 month ago
Where can I get a (US made) canteen set?
strfy 1 month ago
Some nice food. You can do a meat version of this using beef flavor noodles and hot dogs. Cheap and simple to make. I've got some camping food videos on my channel as well. Worth a look.
nathanshepherd1 1 month ago
I'm sooooo hungry :o
julieannaClark 1 month ago
Is this Cleveland?
loki1066 2 months ago
I used to buy the esbit fuel blocks, but now i use military style gel packets, a lot cheaper *40p for 1 here* and they burn a bit longer as well, and as far as i can see have not damaged the stove
MrEvilronald 2 months ago
thats sucks i paid 1695 for mine and six cubes on ebay
sep211997 5 months ago
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.
tikisailor 6 months ago
I have one of these and I use it alot. I love it. Great vid. Thanks Charles
005658able 7 months ago
Does anyone know if you are allowed to take the fuel cubes on a plane in your check-in bag? I am making a trip to CO in a few weeks and would like to try the esbit on this trip.
Fj4LiFe23 7 months ago
@Fj4LiFe23 NO!
cber8860 3 months ago
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.
biblesnbarbells 7 months ago
Hey I was wondering if the Esbit left residue on the bottom of your pot.
Thanks
V607Accord 7 months ago
they have heat up canned meals that cook themselves in 12 minutes
GamerSwag 8 months ago
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.
DennyRec 8 months ago
I Love this Video now. I bought a Used esbit stove becuz of this Video. How much trioxane do u use i Used what the Package said wich was 1/3 of the bar and it didnt Even boil Water
kingtut574 8 months ago
you could also do chicken flavor with the tyson chicken packs
MrLance931 8 months ago in playlist nick's list
great idea of the fire starter!!!never thought of that but now it is obviouse.THANKS!!!
ww298kscope 8 months ago
how do you put out the fuel?
outdoorsman310 8 months ago
@outdoorsman310 it goes out in about 13-14 mins.... I think pouring water on it would work.
ww298kscope 8 months ago
Great video. Definitely the most extensive review of the esbit I have ssen thus far. I didn't realize it was so versatile. I am a die hard DIY alcohol stove enthusiast but this video has me wanting one of these noww.
phan9095 9 months ago
This is the most extensive review of the esbit I have seen thus far. Great video. I am an alcohol stove enthusiast but may just have to pick one of these up.
phan9095 9 months ago
awesome !!!!
JimmyGunXD556 9 months ago
I'd have you on my team when the zombie apocalypse breaks out. ;) subbed. nice channel!
MooseHunter911 9 months ago
Hey I was wondering if the esbit stove leaves an ugly mark afterwards?
~Toast
ToastAndSausage 9 months ago 2
Did you use the whole ramen packet? Most people gripe that ramen is too salty. And they say ramen has no food value.
gijr2003 11 months ago
@gijr2003 ramen has a food value, if it didnt my cousin would have starved to death pretty much because that is all he ate for like a year
honea14 9 months ago
Pretty handy device. I may have to get one before summer.
Wabaanimkii 11 months ago
i like watching ur vids. i have same stove. can u tell me can u burn twigs in it use it as wood burning stove? also, how do u put tab out to save it 4 later? thx karen
cougarbahia 1 year ago
Great video. I am just getting into BOBs so thank for the review
bosshawg916 1 year ago
Love your videos man! i didn't even realize i could put the cubes in the stove itself. i tried to put it out with water i don't think it works guess you gotta just blow it out eh?
Gcasanova78 1 year ago
That some fishy soup. A pot is better than a canteen cup. A pot weghs about the same as a canteen cup. Esbit smells bad burning. If I was backpacking in desert area I would use canteen cup in order to carry maximum water. Always get real Esbit stove and not imitation Chinese stove. Esbit stove so light it can fit in pocket. I bought a used and a new Esbit stove and they should last a lifetime.
bluemountaindrivepae 1 year ago
That looks so delicious!
xjtbarnesx 1 year ago
I have a question, please. You said you lit the fuel cube by using a fire steel and some tender, if I'm not mistaken. I'm confused. I thought you could just strike right to the fuel cube and it would ignite. Why is tender necessary? Thx.
generic53 1 year ago
@generic53 it is to help you to start a fire but u don't need to use tender
ALLSTARS2016 1 year ago
@ALLSTARS2016 .....Didn't the vid say, though, that he used TENDER and a fire steel to light the fuel cube???
generic53 1 year ago
where can i get one of those ESBIT stoves at??
ALLSTARS2016 1 year ago
@ALLSTARS2016 shit any camping store will have one. and i mean any
THEHUNTER096 1 year ago
@THEHUNTER096 will u don't have the fucken say shit ok i was just asking
ALLSTARS2016 1 year ago
Can't wait to use mine when i go to my next WW2 reenactment! GO ESBIT!
myYTwashackedbyanoob 1 year ago
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.
KittchenSink 1 year ago
Thanks for the review.
Please don't put plastic in boiling water. It's not good for you.
ustfu 1 year ago
i have this chili flavored ramen noodles and your video made me want some so now i am making some right now
napalmonfire 1 year ago
hey, i was just wondering if those esibt tablets evaporated one you take them out of the package
bushcraftmaster12201 1 year ago
i went and got this stove from my local academy and when i went to go show it to my mom in the hospital, i left it on the roof of my car. needless to say, it got runover a few times and was as flat as a pancake, except where the fuel tab was that i had stored in the stove. because of this, i was able to bang it back into shape and it still works!!! only thing is that one of the rivets that are the hinges, tore the steel and it only opens to the low or first setting... oh well. i got a new one.
natofyelsew 1 year ago
now i craving ramen. oh well.
natofyelsew 1 year ago
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.
dash0rtc1rcu1t 1 year ago
Nice vid, I need to pick one of those stoves up and teach my son to use one out in the field
minefieldtapdancer 1 year ago
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..
WheepingWillow2 1 year ago
I really like your videos. Thank you. Keep up the good work!
VanceMarks 1 year ago
@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.
Nubster12 1 year ago
@Nubster12 a great place to start is campmor, they have a web site, also rei or sports challet campmor is tax free and great selection/prices.
PHARRAOH 1 year ago
@Nubster12 try your local army surplus look it up in the phone book
darian2777 1 year ago
a good video
survivalkit1 1 year ago
Were did you get it?
MrJustCollin 1 year ago
why not chopsticks?
jigs8000 1 year ago
packrat556 wered u buy the stove for that cheap
12EYEVIPER 1 year ago
Over here that's called a hexi stove. The British Army use them and they're popular with cadets and such.
ketsan 1 year ago
I would like crush the ramens and put like 2 bags of them in to a zip lock bag so u get more stuff in a smaller package...ummm...yea
krisyates17 1 year ago
What is that OD pouch in the top left?
tuxinduluth 1 year ago
yes u all right and this beautifull tool is developed in good old germany!!!!
hans4711wurst 1 year ago
where can you get the ESBIT stove at
buckallew88 1 year ago
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.
westernhunter38 1 year ago
Just a thought--you could use one half of a losenge tin with gel fuel set inside the Esbit as well.
Urbanwild1 1 year ago
Another fuel you can use is a cotton ball dunked in wax..it will burn like an esbit cube and is cheaper..
NorthShore0 1 year ago
@NorthShore0 Okay, so how long would your cotton ball creation actually burn - perhaps a whole minute at the most? That wouldn't be enough to boil a canteen cup even halfway full of room temperature water, believe me.
Besides esbit cubes and trioxane bars, the only other really cheap fuel that I know of for boiling water in the field is HEET gas line antifreeze, but you'll need an alcohol jet burner stove for this. Such stoves can be made from common beverage cans or cat food tins.
blanckepi 1 year ago
@blanckepi i have boiled my canteen cup full of water with a cotton ball soaked in wax...i will make a vid on it when i get a camera..check out collinoutdoors video on wax cotton balls..
TheFreerunlife 1 year ago
@TheFreerunlife Cool, I can hardly wait to see how that will work out. Seeing is believing.
blanckepi 1 year ago
what is the proper name for the cup that you used to boil the water in?
element7422 1 year ago
@element7422 The cup looks just like one that I have, which was officially designated by the US military as the M-1910 canteen cup. The handle folds underneath the cup for storage, which was the old style of canteen cup. The newer style of canteen cups have wire handles which fold out from the cup like butterfly wings.
blanckepi 1 year ago
@blanckepi ok thanks i apreciate it
element7422 1 year ago
Mmmm! Looks yummy! I'm going to try this. I just got an Esbit stove and I can't wait to try it out. It looks like it works really well. When you use it outside, I suppose you use a windscreen - do you know how high the windscreen should be? Thanks for a great video!
earlymusicus 1 year ago
Can the ESBIT stove support a 1-Liter SIGG water bottle?
Nighthawk961 1 year ago
im gona buy this for my german ww2 impression:]
SSsoldat1 1 year ago
i wish i had a vacuum sealer it makes it so easy to put together meals
painfull94 1 year ago
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
Jurneyz 1 year ago
after you get ur water to boil is the stove hot to touch?
12marinecorp 1 year ago
if i can bring water to a rolling boil i can thermos cook. that saves me energy!
rosrychaplet 1 year ago
A video about a crazy stove and you don´t show teh little magic fuel rock ! shame on you...
DaluZwasUnavailable 1 year ago
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
2bidfilmsguy 1 year ago
Great video! I just bought an Esbit stove because of its light weight and because I don't really like carrying liquid fuel. As most of my backpacking is done in spring, summer, and fall, this stove will work great. Thanks for this video, PackRat - I'm glad to see my little stove will work well. I just do freezer bag cooking, so I think this will be a perfect setup. Happy Trails!
earlymusicus 1 year ago
good stove I want one :) that meal looked nice as normal but as we all know when you are outdoors that would look and taste 100x nicer lol
Pyromaceno1 1 year ago
how can you put out the cube? water or other element?
rosrychaplet 1 year ago
Is it steel or aluminum?? Any idea on the weight?
madogblue 1 year ago
where do you guys get these canteen cups at?
SPCkeith 1 year ago
@SPCkeith you can get them in camping/sports stores or military surplus stores
rosrychaplet 1 year ago
Hey PackRat,
Like the idea about the vacuum seal. Would not have even thought of it, but now I am intrigued by it. I figure just about anything can be sealed up with it, and it saves space along with adding some strength to the food pack so it wont get crushed. Thanks.
sonofursus 1 year ago
were do you get the great deals from
manhip 1 year ago
@manhip a great website is camping survival but packrat gets better deal not sure where he gets his deal hope this helps
hamptonify 1 year ago
Great shopper~!!! How are you finding many good deals ? ;-)
urkingod 1 year ago
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.
hughes7520 2 years ago
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
millch55 2 years ago
now that I've seen all nutnfancy's vids I'm starting to love all your vids more!
chairmcnasty 2 years ago
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.
freewill51 2 years ago
theres other things the ramen noodles you know....
ninjapunk200 2 years ago
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
MrSharpe95 2 years ago
Hey Packrat, try this one if you already havent. One packet of Ramen Beef Flavored noodles,half a package of JackLInks Teriyaki Beef Jerky and some dried veggies.High in sodium, but there are worse ways to die.
artcrab 2 years ago
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!
tomislav667 2 years ago
Excellent video Packrat !!!! and good combo for shrimp and tuna.I also like the Chicken Ramen and the packets of white meat chicken from Swanson. Thanks!, for these cool videos.
artcrab 2 years ago
Very good video Thank you.
carter3278 2 years ago
vid like yours is what youtubes good for. thanks
PHARRAOH 2 years ago
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..
iJason111 2 years ago
Hey Packrat ! Excellent video series! You should make DVDs. Audio and video is good quality. Thanks!
artcrab 2 years ago
esbits work good w/ tea lights candles for a camp lantern ... trying to boil some water w/ a tea light ... not working great but just another thing you can do.. also you could go real ghetto and just use and altoid tin and make a stand for your pot
talltreehill7 2 years ago
what cooker is better Esbit or Gelert ???
SOULFLYSI 2 years ago
i used one of those they suck the stand start to bent due to the heat.and if you use in windy condition forget it. i use the fuel only i as kindle only.
baladi39 2 years ago
I can see big profits for the Esbit company following this video......
larrylynn123 2 years ago
interesting, i might get me one of those, saw it in a camping shop earlier but i imagined the flame to be a whole lot smaller
nephildevil 2 years ago
Man you dont have prattle on?
WasteOfSpace1949 2 years ago
Dang this guy eats good he put like a pound of veggies in that soup
MrDARKReaction 2 years ago 11
@MrDARKReaction with good enough ramen, u cant really taste the veggies
specioss 1 year ago
thats awesome, i never even knew about those little stoves til i saw this lol, im so buying one now lol
hautala88 2 years ago
I just got back from my Canadian air Cadet Survival Instructors Course, and I bought something every similar to this. But after only two uses, it became all rusted and corroded. Do you have the same problem with this stove?
TwiggyKRHS 2 years ago
I am going to REI to get one of these stoves!!
mtneagle2009 2 years ago
Outstanding Info.........
Imaroughboy2 2 years ago
can't believe you wouldn't show yourself lighting the stove. That would probably be one of the most interesting things about watching this video (about the stove). I'd prefer to see that than to see you cook. LOL. Why would you skip all of that (prep and light the stove)????????
ldmak90 2 years ago 15
@ldmak90 Isn't the the most simple and kind of un-needed use of time. i mean you literally just light it with a match or spark. But the main point of the vid is how he cooks with the stove. As titled how to COOK with the Esbit. So the focus is on ingredients and what he uses, not the self-explanatory stuff like how to unfold the stove and light the cube. it's like saying explaining how to breath, you know the diaphram moves downward, expanding the lungs, blah blah, blah, etc. But its simple.
cliffcox66 1 year ago
where could you get one of the stoves
battleaxe903 2 years ago
how do you put it out
battleaxe903 2 years ago
water
abstractthreat 2 years ago
Nicely done vid; thanks for taking the time to do it. You're a great teacher.
fratermus 2 years ago
Great video's mate! :)
SaphiOxX 2 years ago
ESBIT cubes are just hexamine ;)
there is no diference between the roll and the Esbit ;)
Massakaschorsch1995 2 years ago
Hiya. The hexi stove is exactly the same. Esbit just appears to be a brand name. I have a British hexamine stove, army/civilian issue, the only difference are the blocks are not quartered.
5000433 2 years ago
Instead of using the cubes, could you just light a fire on the base plate?
Aqualiteking 2 years ago
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battleaxe903 2 years ago
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
johnboyrebel27 2 years ago
I have a vacuum sealer but does the tuna ever go bad when you vacuum seal it?
clubtc05 2 years ago
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.
KayakFisher01 2 years ago
i absolutly love that combo of food. i just add some dehydrated vegies. it is awesome tasty and light.
man2wild 2 years ago
this is my faverite video of yours very well done its in my favs.
firesteelsurvival 2 years ago
Thank you, I am glad!
PackRat556 2 years ago
in my bag that holds me food is 2 ramen noodle packs
pasta sides alfreado broccoli and a romano cheese sauce some cheetos =P salt pepper a spork from kfc and a can of hash
zamuriaz 2 years ago
Smart to save the spork package from eating out, I do this too.
PackRat556 2 years ago 5
@PackRat556 i went all out and got a lmf spork, there indestructable!
bushcraftourway 1 year ago
cant u jsut get noodle cups and put them in a ziplock bag because it already has corn peas and carrots that stuff in it then u could add some shrimp and tuna while its cooking!
zamuriaz 2 years ago
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!
PackRat556 2 years ago
The cup-o'-noodles can also have some small chunks of beef in them.
AUGRE12345 2 years ago
when i dont want to wait long just break open packet holding chicken flavored ramen noodles and pour the packet in there shake it well and it is really spiced well but also edible
zamuriaz 2 years ago
Without Boiling?
PackRat556 2 years ago
yea i eat them "raw" if u wanna call it
me and my friend loves it
zamuriaz 2 years ago
Great tutorials. I am building a 72 hour survival/evasion LBE setup, a BoB, and a camping backpack with tent, sleeping bag etc.
I am taking your advice and getting a dehydrator and shrink wrapper and by the way those lipton rice bags are awesome.
I am really thankful that you and others share your knowledge. I am going to do video once I get everything together. There's hope for this city boy yet.
grizzly907 2 years ago
Sounds Awesome! Good luck on your project and congratulations on making some wise investments! I appreciate your interest and support of my channel. Please let me know if I can help you further.
PackRat556 2 years ago
looks like the canteen cup could move or shift if touched wrong... not very sturdy.. i prefer the canteen cup and stand.....please respond
miller4546 2 years ago 2
It may appear that way, but actually, I have had no problems with this. I am careful with it and have not spilled anything using this method.
PackRat556 2 years ago
Sweet meal. I usually crush the noodles while they are in the pack before I put them in the water so maybe if I crush them before I put them in the backpack or seal them I could save a bit of space, it may not be enough space to matter though.
UcanbeGOD 2 years ago
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!
PackRat556 2 years ago
Which would you recommend the homemade mre's or military issued ones? I have a friend in military that is most likely gonna be able to get me free MRE's so just wondering on what you think.
andyroo89 2 years ago
Free MRE's! Don't pass that up. With that said, if your supplier falls short, you can use my method as a backup.
PackRat556 2 years ago
Kk thanks!
andyroo89 2 years ago
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
felneymike 2 years ago 5
im going 2 download too they seem to be quite cheap on ebay!! :)
ennael1 2 years ago 3
Exellent :) also going to Download. Will deffo be investing in one of these.
kassaunders 2 years ago
Download for me too. Already got my stove.
lifeguard2564 2 years ago
Good luck with it! Hope the festival goes well! Take Care.
PackRat556 2 years ago
@felneymike Army surplus stores are the best places to buy trioxane fuel tablets. At least this is true in most parts of the USA. I don't know about anywhere else.
blanckepi 1 year ago
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.
CaraDanaellea 2 years ago
I hope so as well. I am sure you will be very satisfied with your purchase. Thanks for watching.
PackRat556 2 years ago
how u vacuum seel it?
SthealthRaider 2 years ago
after watching this video I bought one of those aluminum canteen cups. Its great!
can't believe they're not standard issue.
ExON00 2 years ago
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!
PackRat556 2 years ago
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! :)
SidneyTurner 2 years ago
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.
PackRat556 2 years ago
We have those in the military over here in Denmark but it's a little bigger it is an awsome stove and it's lightwight
petervagt 2 years ago
I agree, it is well worth its minimal weight and space. Thanks for watching!
PackRat556 2 years ago
on my list for the 1 week kit great vid. thanks
SPCkeith 2 years ago
Thanks for watching!
PackRat556 2 years ago
Great video! keep 'em coming.
These are the standard issue emergency stove of the Norwegian Defense.
Small piece of advice though, put some folded up tin foil in there for extra wind protection if needed. Just wrap it around if its windy.
ExON00