DIY Fuel Tab [This is Awesome!]
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- Here is a way to make your very own Fuel Tabs for any solid fuel stove. They are also excellent fire starters/extenders. Made with inexpensive and relatively available products they burn for up to 16 minutes!
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After making the solid fuel stove, I wanted to make the fuel too. Here is what I came up with. It uses mostly common items and is easy to put together and use for cooking. It burns strongly and will work in all solid fuel stoves. It's also a great fire starter for wet weather. Thanks for watching!
Love this stove ! Great idea ! And I really like the fuel tab; question, how about seeing if crushed (not too fine) charcoal briquettes would substitute for sawdust and see how long it would burn. I do not have access to sawdust but do the charcoal. I think I am going to make it with the charcoal and will let you know how it faired for me. Let me know if you try this. Grandma in Texas
That is really cool
I really like and appreciate your excellent channel.
Please correct your statement regarding lids on cups .
The boil time of water is identical regardless of the presence of a lid .
There's no difference between the boil time with a lid or without a lid .
That said ,a lid is good for preventing loss by evaporation and also for keeping debris and bugs out of your water and food.
@@davidjacobs828
Evaporation means Heat loose, If you prevent IT .. im Sure its also Fasten the process because you dont loose Heat from evaporation..
Whats your explanation of it or what is your Proof?
Greatz from Germany
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@Timothy Mckee I can do that. I have a fireplace and so have access to ash and left over charred wood. Thanks for the tip. I am always looking for things to make and give to my grandsons who love to camp. I think making our own firestarters is something we should know how to do and to also keep in the emergency section of our basement. Thanks again.
I loved the way you made your stove out of a sink drain.. To me that was the BEST of this video..
Thank you for watching!
I was thinking the same thing
Agreed.
James, I would love to see an updated version of this idea where you show the process. What a great project!
Thanks!
16 minutes is a pretty good burn time. Thank you for showing this.
Yes, I was pleasantly surprised at the length of burn myself.
I like these type of projects. It is something I can do with my children, because it is simple and keeps their interest. It also makes them feel invested in our overnight trips. Thanks for awesome videos. Please keep them coming.
Excellent. I'm glad that you like the ideas and that you find them useful!
PLEASE don't encourage small children to play around with stuff like this... Next thing you know they're messing around when you aren't there to supervise...
James, this is a good project and a nice follow-up to the solid fuel stove video. To my mind, improvisation and creating your own gear, whenever you can, is the very spirit this thing of ours. Bless you, Brother.
Thank you so much!
Great video! I remember back when we made these 30 years ago in Boy Scouts. We used paraffin and sawdust in small paper sacrement cups. They are also in the US Army Special Force's Incendiary manual 1964. I always liked them more than alcohol or White gas in my pack. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for watching!
Good ol' "fire fudge"
@@olinseats4003 , I was a Deputy in Texas(Many years ago) and we learned about fire fudge in our Arson Investigation class (along with a bunch of other things) Actually a very interesting course.
In my Boy Scout Troop we use egg cartons.
@@QuantumPyrite_88.9 😂
That little burner stove is a must try project for me, ty!
Excellent. Thanks for watching!
great idea using a sink plug as a mini stove
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this. I had an accident with an alcohol stove some years ago and have switched to solid fuel since then, and have been looking for videos of how to make my own. This is PERFECT! Thank you
Thank you so much, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video and found it useful!
The ONLY alcohol stove I've seen that's durable, reliable and lightweight is the RUCAS alcohol stove made by "Wheelie Pete" channel here on CZcams.
Hi from Syracuse NY brother thank you for sharing your thoughts and survival tips
Thank you for watching Earl!
Thank you so much James for the making of these fuel tabs for that DIY stove you came up with . You're a genius and I can't wait to see you reach that million subscribers because you deserve it and much more . Peace be with you .
Thank you so much for watching and for your very kind and supportive comments!
Went to Walmart last night with this cookstove in mind and all the hacks for the stanley cookset. Couldn't find a koozie big enough. And the peerless sink strainer is now almost 5 bucks. Once I get back to work from winter layoff I'll be starting all these diy projects. You have quickly become my favorite channel thanks for your input and instructions.
Sounds good. Thank you so much for watching the channel and I'm glad that you're getting a lot of value from it!
The hitch pin clips average about $ 2.oo each too .
(unless you "borrow" them from your employer)
Bloody Brilliant & perfect timing too. I bought a few Asian made hexamine stoves & keep 2 in the car for roadside brews on a trip. I have the soup can cookers (hobo stoves) but these are same as the old hexamine cookers were used in the Army decades ago. I never thought about the Silicone Ice Cub Trays as I used a metal ice cube tray before.
Thank you for watching and I'm glad that you liked the video!
This recipe in a very slightly different form is from WW2, saw dust and gulf wax, poured in to a cardboard tube. However the way point group seems to have spent some time refining the idea in to a nice system.
James, i made one of those little stoves and it became my favorite for heating up water for my afternoon coffee!
I also added a small pan underneath to catch anything falling off through the burner holes.
Excellent idea!
Oh, this is definitely on the list! I love experimenting with different firestarter and flame extenders, but haven't tried anything with solid fuel tabs yet.
My favorite ready-made tinder/ extender (so far) is cotton rounds saturated with coconut oil, dipped and sealed in candle wax... Using them as usual (break open, fluff up, spark) I have gotten 8-10 minute burn time in a stiff breeze. They do get messy in warmer weather, which in Louisiana is 85% of the year lol, but a sandwich baggie or something will keep them from making a mess... And any oil on my fingers just gets rubbed on either my knife blade, or my beard! LOL
I did see someone who suggested substituting beeswax; that way you've even got a second potential use for them- emergency calories in a survival situation! Chewing the wax and extracting the calories and large amount of fats from the coconut oil might save your life, who knows.
You could do that as long as it's just beeswax. However, I would most definitely not recommend using the method that I used for anything that goes in your mouth.
@@WayPointSurvival hahaha no, not a good idea- I meant beeswax coating over a coconut oil soaked cotton round! One would want to spit out the cotton, I imagine, but the oil is full of fats and calories.
Adding a couple of binder clips to the aluminum foil screen (attach to the feet of the stove) will keep it from being blown off. As always, awesome video! Thanks James! God bless and stay safe!
Yes, good point and thanks for sharing the idea! And as always, thanks for watching!
This is SOOO awesome! Thank you so much for figuring this out! When you showed the stove a while back I kind of wrote it off thinking I would never use it if I had to buy the little fuel bricks. Totally changed my mind now! Thanks so much!
Thank you for watching and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video and found it useful!
@@WayPointSurvival As I was looking at a stash of toilet paper rolls I've saved this morning...I got to wondering if cutting the toilet paper tubes in like 1/2" or so rings and putting the contents into that (making it a round little puck) wouldn't work. Instead of a silicone mold (for people who don't have or want to buy a mold). I'm thinking it ought to work...? What are your thoughts on that? A person would just have to put all the little "rings" on an old cookie sheet (maybe lined with wax paper, or foil) and then fill with the contents before allowing to cool.
Yes, that would work quite well. The only issue would of course be the wax running out the bottom of the ring but if you put aluminum foil on the bottom that would solve that issue as well.
@@redeemedvintageseamstress4728 The TP tube (cut to length) would contain the corrugated roll. Just thread a wick through the corrugated center & loop through so you can dip into a melted pot of wax several times to fill the holes in the corrugated cardboard. Then just snip off the wick to your desired length and wrap with aluminum foil.
If you can't be arsed to buy the little fuel tabs, you won't be arsed to buy gulf wax, coglangs fire paste, saw dust, petroleum jelly, pure cotton balls, and aluminum foil, let alone measuring, melting, mixing pouring and wrapping the contents
I like this kind of stuff because it's a DIY.
Thank you for watching!
James speaks so well and with authority and confidence, I thought he was prior military. He sounds just like many instructors I had when I was in the military.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Great idea! I once saw a recipe too with just beeswax and then cotton balls or cotton pads dipped in them, in that video they burned like 20 minutes, so that might be a good simple option too!
Yes, however, this mixture seems to burn with a hotter flame than just wax and cotton might do. Thank you for watching.
@@WayPointSurvival great! I'd wish to try this mixture one day, sounds like a good one!
Beeswax has an inherently longer burn time as it is harder and has a higher melt temp than paraffin wax. That being said, you could probably make a beeswax burn tab 1/2 the size of the paraffin tab and get the same results!!! I also believe beeswax burns with less smoke but that can also happen due to an improperly trimmed wick!!!
I'd like to try something similar except for using cardboard toilet paper tubes with corrugated cardboard rolled up and packed inside the tube, wick added for ease of lighting and then dipped in wax several times to fill the voids in the corrugation. Gulf Wax is inherently soft, so a hardness modier can be added, in this case, stearic acid. Just 10% of Stearic Acid added will increase the melt point for higher temperature stability and increase the burn time. Stearic Acid can be easily purchased on Amazon.
Really good tip with the stearic acid, I wasn't aware of that. These do seem to harden up pretty well with all the other ingredients added but it would be nice to increase that a bit.
We made these too in Boy Scouts. We used cardboard coiled up in a tuna can and covered in wax. They are called Buddy Burners and used in a coffee can Buddy Stove. You cook your food and then snuff out the buddy burner and let it cool. Then you put it back in your pack for the next time. The nice thing is that you don't have to worry about spilled fuel and it is reusable until the cardboard and wax is all gone which is about 5-6 campouts.
In addition, maybe save the little metal containers that tea candles come in and use, instead of aluminum foil? They’re reusable, and more durable. You could then wrap the entire thing in foil.
@@MrTangent that's a great idea, too!
Wow! Two great diys in a row. The pot stand now this. You're really hitting it out of the park. 💪
Thank you so much!
AWESOME👍💞👍i love all of yr lil trusty survival bits.much love from Michigan
Thank you for watching!
I've been carrying Petroleum Jelly saturated cotton balls in my fire kit for close to 50 years. 30 years ago I began carrying two vacuum packed tender bundles which smash flat & weigh practically nothing. Whether it's a bow drill, pharo-rod, magnesium starter, wax tipped matches, zippo or good old Bic lighter, I've never failed to get a fire started when necessary....even in the rain.
Sounds good, thanks for watching!
Hey James. Thanks for the video. Have you tried to use dryer lint instead of cotton balls? The only reason I ask is that I've been using dryer lint to help start fires for years and it's absolutely free and abundant. Keep up the the great work!
Sure, you could use dryer lint but you need to make sure that your laundry is almost 100% cotton fibers because synthetic fibers will only melt and not burn.
@@WayPointSurvival Oh good point. At the same time it puts out btu’s no matter what material is in your laundry. Its why modern homes with so much synthetic furniture etc are such threats as content fires.
This is an EXCELLENT IDEA...
Thank you so much!
I love your little burner with the sink drain and the cotter pins. But of course being able to make your own little fuel tablets is really cool.
Thank you so much, glad you like the ideas!
Would have been great to actually watch you make them
Yes, however I wasn't sure that everybody wanted to watch me just pour and stir ingredients. It would have made the video a fair bit longer.
Nice, I was afraid that with all the wax it would just flame up like an inferno... that's what happens if you soak an entire cotton ball in candle wax alone! Works great as a fire starter even in a good wind but I nearly had my sneakers melt on me from 6 feet away... This recipe much is safer and usable.
Yes, it really burns quite well, I was pleasantly surprised at the length of burn time myself.
I have been making those just with candle wax and cotton balls to use as firestarters and to heat up soups or instant coffee. I might have to try the firepaste in the mix for a little bit more heat. Thanks for the idea.
Thank you for watching!
15-16 minute burn time is really good James!
Yes, I was really impressed at the difference between using the cotton balls and just the plain cubes.
brilliant! 😁 im wondering what your going to diy next! i never thought of this! and with the diy stove... wow! saves money buying a stove and tablets!
one question, are you planning on making a larger diy stove for larger cooking utensils like a few mess tins (altho i guess some thought could adapt the smaller one to be a bit bigger!)
great work! 😊 great channel 😊 excellent teaching and sharing of knowledge! 😊
That's a possibility. Thank you for watching!
Excellent video as always! One question James, where would I go to find a silicone mold? It doesn't seem like it would be an easy item to locate. Thanks for any help you can give me!
Walmart
Duh
Ice cube mold
You're welcome
Amazon, Michael's, Joanns, Hobby Lobby and any craft store that sells molds for soap, epoxy resin, plaster, candles, etc. Depending on number of tabs, I would guess $6-12 or so
@@newguy2794 I see Amazon has them in the USA too.
If you have a Ross or Marshalls close by you may come across them . See them at flea markets and garage sales as well
Baking cooking section or where ever the cake tin's coking tray's pot's pan's etc are sold of just about every supermarket, or just goggle it Eddie , Send the wife out she'll come with a car load.
Okay, you've solved the main problem I've had with all the other DYI'ers making solid fuel tabs. The ones you make can be wrapped up in foil then stored in a zip lock bag. I will be using your recipe to make the cubes.
Glad you liked it!
These are perfect to keep in your pack for emergencies, thank you for the video!
Thank you for watching!
Love diy firestarters will definitely give this a try
Great, thanks for watching!
C4 works really good also has a long burn time.
would have never tried it on my own and was looking for an exit every time they lite it.
one guy stuck a pound of c4 on the side of the wood stove.
The only problem is, that's kind of hard to get on the civilian market, lol. Thanks for watching!
Your diy projects are the best
Thank you so much!
Just thought, maybe add a small piece of string to the top of the pour. It can act as a wick to get it started quicker than lighting the edge. It can lay flat when dry, just peel up an end to light.
Yes, that would be a good addition indeed.
Love your videos
Thank you!
I wish I'd seen this before buying fuel cubes. Will make these for summer. Made a second sink stopper stove, picked up a small toaster oven slotted shallow pan. Voila! I have a two burner stove that will cook a full meal (once I've made these fuel cubes with cotton balls) in no time! Yee haw! So much fun, so little money spent! Thanks so much!
You're very welcome!
Love the channel,love the clever inventions history and culture... keep up the good work
Thanks, will do!
Thank you again, original, thought provoking and very useful ideas for better camping. 👍👌
Thank you for watching, glad you liked it!
Try an empty tuna fish can with a coiled cardboard wick and wax. Makes a really hot fire and burns a lot longer than 16 minutes. Of course the fuel pellets are much lighter to carry than a tuna can but as a Girl Scout I have carried them on overnight hikes. One lasts for several meals. The addition of sawdust makes them even hotter.
Really want to try your sink stopper stove. It’s genius. Hope my burner fits my strainer.
Thank you for watching.
What an excellent idea James I'm definitely going to try this and I've already made the little Berner like you demonstrated yours in. Thanks for the great tip and another tool for the survival box. Have a great day stay safe and keep your powder dry!
Thank you so much, my friend!
Thanks for the video. I appreciate all the DIY hacks you talk about. These would make a great barter item as well as being super useful
Indeed. Thanks for watching!
Waypoint survival: thank you very much for this! It’s kind of nice to have something like this on hand for the times when you expect your fire to be a little harder to set, or for when drought forces prohibition on open campfires. Or even when you just wanna get something to eat quickly and get back to your hike.
There’s a whole host of things sitting around the house that might work in this recipe. For anybody can’t find paraffin wax, maybe broken old crayons that the kids don’t use anymore, or even old lip balm you’re fine in your bags that are too old to want to use for anything else; that sort of thing might do; it’s gonna be fun to experiment with this! This is really awesome and well thought out! :-)
Thank you so much and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video!
Does it smoke?
Need to donate some to the truckers in Canada! 🇺🇸🇺🇸👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you for watching.
Just what I needed to learn. Was just thinking about this the other day. Thanks! Down the rabbit hole I go.....I love your channel!! Even if I only remember some of what I watch, I'm still way better off for it.
Thank you for watching and I'm glad that you are enjoying the channel!
James Your the Best and Thank You For the Tips and Tricks!
Thank you so much, my friend! You are much appreciated!
Nice that you tried both, the cotton and non cotton version. I use the widely known cotton pads soaked in wax as fire starters. Also I prefer asking friends and family for old candles they do not need anymore. That way you get free wax and they can clean out their shelves!
Thanks for watching!
This is really cool....I like to use the plentiful materials around my area....mainly being, Cardboard & paper....I soak it up , shredd it to a pulp form it into a cube, add my DIY fire gel and voila...done....
Your wood dust/chips are good, if you have access to that in your city. Cardboard is everywhere .
Sounds good, thanks for watching!
I use cotton balls dipped In melted paraffin wax to start my wood burning stove. They burn by themselves for about 12 minutes. If I added some petroleum in the dip process I'm sure it would burn hotter and longer, the final dip into wax kinda seals in the PJ, to avoid any evaporation, and they are 100% waterproof( during testing, I dipped em in water then lit it in a rain storm). Similar concept, fewer ingredients. I do like the aluminum foil wrap idea, and the cotter pins/ dish drain stove was brilliant. Good stuff
Thanks for watching.
YOUR ARE THE REAL DEAL I use some if your tips of survival to my HOMELESS BUDDY'S and gotten a LOT of thanks THANK YOU 💪👏👏👏
Excellent!
Hello from a fellow midwesterner. The unmistakable Meijer logo gives it away.
Right? Thank you for watching!
Wow never knew of fire paste. That's awesome.
Thanks for watching!
I've made those before ,myself. Only difference was I never tried the Vaseline. I used the fiber(paper) egg cartons. Got a great burn time..great info sir. Thanks 👍👍👍
Thank you for watching!
love the stove. great idea. and simple
Thanks so much!
I made some solid fuel cubes in a egg carton. I used three not so old candles, two heaping tablespoons of Vaseline, some shredded cotton balls and shredded paper out of my paper shredder. I used the wicks from the candles as fuel cube wicks.
They boil two cups of water in my hobo stove in 7 minutes, and burn for 10 minutes. Lots of soot though.
Sounds good. Thanks for watching!
Great tips...freedom for all people
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KISS! Keep It Simple Sir! Get tea light candles, place them on top of a cookie (single layer)sheet, place on stove top at low temperature, when the wax is melted (turns clear) add a small cotton ball (or half a large one) twisted into a hershey's kiss shape, holding the stem with fingers or pliers, dip them into the melted wax of the tea candle leaving the cotton stem out of the wax until the wax has started to cool off. This stem is easier to light without being impregnated with wax. Then when the wax is fully cooled push the cotton stem over flattening it. I only do about eight of these at a time because the wax cools pretty fast! Up to three of these tea lights will fit into a standard folding Esbit stove and the tea lights are also great for starting a camp fire, especially with marginal tender! I carry extras in a pill bottle which helps avoid a mess if the tea lights get too warm! I carry a second pill bottle with regular tea light candles (with cotton balls to be rattle free) for my mini tea light candle and/or to make more of these fire starters in the field if needed! Good video, thank you!
Great idea, thanks for sharing it and for watching the video!
Very useful and interesting just hope I can get the ingredients on the mainland thanks good video
Perhaps you could order them in if you can't find them locally.
I like your stand you made from a sink plug basket. Something to use for things like this or even a twig stove.
Thanks for watching!
Brilliant, just brilliant.
Thank you so much!
Excellent stuff , thank you, gonna make a load of these .
Excellent, thanks for watching!
Thanks this is great! The drainseive cotterpin combo is genius, it's gonna be perfect for me
Glad you like it!
WAYPOINT XLNT !!!!! --it could also be used as a fire starter for warmth from snow, rain, or having gotten wet in the cold somehow I LOVE IT !!!!!
Thanks so much!
Thumbs up from an old guy who uses cardboard egg cartons. All the best .
Thanks so much!
Good idea 💡👍 Quantum Mechanic!!!
That's what I've always used since I just cut around each as a easy to light 🕯️ material as well!!!👍👍👍🥰🤠🥰🧸🦣🐻 And Howdy Howdy from DeadHorse Alaska, Alvin Texas and Maine sweetie ☺️!!!!
Thank you James, great information. As always, something to help us all out. Stay safe and GOD bless all.
Thank you for watching Dale and God bless you too!
Tuesday February 8th 2022
Thank you for sharing this valuable and vital information ! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️🥰🥰🥰😊😊😊
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Hello from Oklahoma! I learned something similar to this in Boy Scouts back in the late 60's early 70's. But instead of using a silicone mold we used old egg cartons made from that grey paper stuff. I still make them for camping trips and my fire place. I just save the old wax from my wifes candles. Thanks for all you do! God Bless!
Very good. Thanks for watching and God bless you too!
This has been added to my long list of "to do's". Another great how-to vid!
Thank you for watching and I'm glad you liked it!
great idea thanks James
Thanks so much for watching!
Very nice idea. Thank you once again. Always appreciated. Love and blessings from Ontario Canada!
Thank you so much!
I make these, but use dryer lint, poured into old paper egg cartons, cool then cut up each holder in carton...Works good
Thanks for watching.
Another cool idea James
Thank you!
Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this informative video. You are always a wealth of information for all things outdoors. James, the best to you for your good health and safety. 🤗
Thank you so much, Ronald!
That's a great idea 💡.
Thanks!
I kind of do the same thing with plastic straws, Vaseline and cotton balls. Seal up the ends with you heated knife edge. It works when the fire material is damp. Sometimes you have to use more than one
Sure, cotton balls and Vaseline is the old camper standby.
I've been making fire starter with paraffin and wood chips for years. I just use wood chips coated with the wax. Just enough wax to hold the wood chips together and form a block. Wrap the block in brown paper. When your ready to start a fire just lift a flap of the paper and light it. Set it down and pile on the small wood to get the fire going. I've started fires in the rain with these, just provide a little cover to get it started. Even just leaning over the fire to keep the rain off for a little while will work.
Sounds good, thanks for watching!
Yeah, but do yours last for 14 - 16 minutes?
@@markcummings6856 Depends on how big you make em. I usually make them pretty small, 1inch square by about 1/2 inch thick. That will burn long enough to get wet wood lit. Once, to prove how well they work, I threw one in the lake, then we gathered wood. I picked it out of the water, maybe 20 min's later, shook it off, lit it with a bic and started a fire. Never tried cooking over them, easier to cook over the fire. But if you couldn't have a fire I'm sure they would work. Never timed how long they burn, but if it takes you 16 min's to get your wood to light, you ain't doin it right and you shouldn't be in the woods alone.
@@evilevilrick Good to know! Thanks.
Fantastic Tip, Ty James, wonder what will be next……
Thank you for watching!
another great video, this is IMHO one of the best survival channels on CZcams.
Thank you so much for watching and for the great compliment! I really do appreciate it.
Are you serious?!?! 14-16 minutes from a 1/2 ounce cube?
Wow! Volume, efficient, cost, weight; this has to be the all around winner compared to any other means.
Thanks for the info and great video.
I was pretty surprised myself at the length of burn. Thanks for watching!
Wonderful! Thanks so much for making this video
Thanks so much for watching!
we have made something similar ours are just wax from tea candles and cotton balls. We have also made some with those long burn strike any were survival matches though the center with the head just poking out. You just clean the head of wax and strike the match . Makes a nice emergency fire starter :)
Thank you for watching and that's a good idea about putting the match in the center.
That's great James!
I'm glad that you liked it!
Great project mate, adding a kind of candle wick to the cubes, making it even easier to light it. Love from Germany 🇩🇪
Excellent, thanks for watching!
You have alot of cool ideals
Thank you!
I like you little stove. I never thought to use those axle pins for legs.
Thank you!
Hi James. Thank you once again for another great idea for the box. Stay safe. ATB. Nigel.
Thank you, my friend!
That's clever idea about the foil! Thanks for posting the video!
Thank you for watching!
Got to use DYI burner in Shenandoah NPS... Used purchased log starter block & dry sticks on trail...I also use "dryer lint w/ tissue rolls" packed w/ stuff.. Thanks for burner
Excellent. Thank you for watching!
Great stuff there Bro . Awesome you thought of cotton balls 16 minutes is pretty cool
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Clothesline rope, tired in a knot ( or several ) works good too. Convenient, light weight, easy to store. Won't rust, chip, stain or peel.
Thank you for watching.
James, thank you for this video, sometimes the fuel tablet are not available and they also burn half as long as your recipe. I love your videos and hints and tricks.
Thank you so much and I'm glad that you enjoyed the video and found it useful!
Greetings from Brazil
Hello!
Another winner James! Thanks for the ‘’recipe’’!
You are most welcome, thanks for watching!
Well done sir. So glad you shared this! Thank you
Thank you for watching and I'm glad you liked it!
I've been thinking of making those, but it's good to have a video to give support. Thanks friend, you help me a lot.
You're very welcome. Thank you for watching and I'm glad that you like the video and found it useful.