SuperCat Breakfast

Preparing breakfast while camping with my Super Cat alcohol stove. Credit goes to Jim Wood for the original design. http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html

I'm using a stainless steel pot, a Super Cat alcohol stove with denatured alcohol, and an aluminum flashing windscreen. The breakfast is Kashi GoLean whole grain cereal, which says needs to boil, but sealing it in the freezer bag does the trick. Check out http://www.freezerbagcooking.com/index.htm for more info on freezer bag cooking.

This video was shot at the top of a waterfall at the Fifth Water Hot Springs near Spanish Fork, Utah (hence the background noise). I purposely tried to be minimalist in my editing and instructions to give you a feeling for the experience. For more information, Google is your friend.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• zen
• denatured
• alcohol
• stove
• camping
• backpacking
• ultralight
• supercat
• DIY

[rmstudio]

how did the sand from the pot lid taste in that oatmeal? a bit gritty I bet..

[PacoWarabi]

@rmstudio

Meh, tastes like chicken . . .

[dawkinsjh]

Where do you get the flashing?

[PacoWarabi]

@dawkinsjh

I got this at Home Depot or Lowe's, but I've seen it at my local hardware store as well.  I had to cut it down to the width and height I needed, so don't expect to find something that starts as the right size.

[maxinpains]

First of all, lighting fire first then start to prepearing food is damb. it's wasting fuel.

Scond, Using plastic Zip lock bag is covinient but I don't like foods with Plastic

material. god knows what leaching into the food.

Third, I like the cookware but then again, I hate the Idea of plastic on top Lid.

it has a tendency of melting by time somehow.It is great but Only for picnic & a day survival situations. too expensive too reallly cook.snacks?sure. but it won't really feed ya.

[PacoWarabi]

@maxinpains

I'm not too worried about the chemicals leaching into the food. I'm more worried about air pollution from city life and the chemicals in processed foods in the U.S.

[PacoWarabi]

@maxinpains

You've pretty much hit on the drawbacks of alcohol stoves. I wouldn't want to cook for more than two people with it, and I wouldn't rely solely on this method if I were planning on living in the woods after the zombie apocalypse. But I'm a lazy backpacker who likes the simple life. They're called, "zen stoves," because they're so basic. They work great for overnight trips when failure isn't a big deal. And the fuel may seem "expensive," but much cheaper than buying a stove!

[rmstudio]

@PacoWarabi Lol.

[lustar3232]

@maxinpains....You may make a living at doing this kind of shit but you still come off sounding like a douche-bag....

[maxinpains]

@tebo442 just for your health, Try to have decent meals. Many variety possible.Millitary considered solar but it isn't stealth enough & bulky & Needs strong sun light. I forgot where it was but I believe it was East europe or Sweden..Anyway, alcohole stoves killed whole bunch of soldiers by FIRE while in training or between in transportations.the alcohol fuels characteristic it leaked out from the containers too manytimes because of the air pressures & temps. That's why they stop using it.

[tebo442]

well if u did do that for 40 years than cool. but why post that alcohol stoves are silly when they are awsome and usefull i make 2 packets of top ramen at a time with 1 1/2 oz of alcohol. and the military is retarted they call alcohol stoves silly when they try crappy solar stoves. and plus if the alcohol stove ever gets too cold and cant evaporate ill either put my pot over the fire ill already have as well or just warm my stove on the fire and use it.thats never happened in cali though

[maxinpains]

@tebo442

LOL Yeah,before I became somewhat wealthy i was just as bottom feeder rats on the streets for about good 40 years.. ..Or "Dead Head Hippy" might be correct correct way to call me at that time..LOLI've traveled hellofa distances with no money.LOL&became an major invester of survival equipments companies.To make that turn around was very hard & countless day & nights of trials & errors.Is it possible for to you drop "FUCK' words on your replies? It won't do any good for ya!