The Esbit Stove and a fire lighting tip
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- The Esbit 585 and a simple firelighting tip for lighting solid fuel tabs.
This is a great little stove. OK it's limited as to what it can do but for simple brew ups, making a cup of coffee or tea or boiling water for rehydrating food it is great.
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Just an update on this little stove. I use a liquid fuel stove in this and it works great. Shoe polish tin with some fire rope, a small amount of meth and job done, easy to light and a very easy brew up. Thanks for sharing.
I was gifted a phantom stove some time ago and was at a loss for how to use it. But that may just work perfectly in this stove 😊
I saw the knife video before bed. Beautiful and yippee your out in the woods... great old oak, must have been fern in it's head all airy. Thanks for sharing the knife and the little stove. I don't go in for fuels other than wood, wood is free. :) I do have a Trangia and it's stove but rarely use it... I like it for making charclothe. It just doesn't last very long. Anyway, I'm glad YOU like it... it's nice to have favorite things to use in the woods. :)
I have this and use it with hexi blocks, fire gel blocks and - now my favourite - a tiny (British made) Speedster Stove. This little set is perfect for my hot drinks, soups and noodle meals, I’ve also used it to heat through all sorts of canned meals, 10 / 10 for a solo camper / bikepacker. I haven’t tried burning twigs in it but would imagine it would work.
I watch you for the joy - thank you so much. Looks like a great stove - I love how you have simple and affordable things.
Thank you, as always a very good movie, I wish you lots of fun with your new cooking Esbit stove. Ps, you can also burn your Esbit with small pieces of wood. Thank you for sharing my friend, Take care and all the best.
Bit late to the party but I really enjoyed that. I love my Esbit 585, its almost perfect for my needs. That tip on lighting hexi is great, thank you for sharing it. Andrea.
I've just brought this stove and that's a great tip. Thanks for sharing.
Another way of light a hex is to smash it up in to powder. It will take a spark very ease then.
Very neat little coolest ideal for a day trip Sandy... All the best.. Mark
One arrived today. Cant wait to use it. Thanks for the tip Sandy
+Andrew T. Hope you enjoy the stove Andrew. Its a good little brew cooker.
Sandy
+Wiltshire Man My favourite CZcams video. I watch this one at least once a week. Thank you Sandy
+Andrew T. Have you seen this pot stand/stove. It is similar to your Trangia Triangle that you use but it can burn Esbit cubes and be used with a trangia. It might fit your MSR kettle a bit better because it's smaller, i believe.
www.amazon.co.uk/Esbit-Stainless-Steel-Solid-Lightweight/dp/B004WW9YHC
+Wiltshire Man The Esbit 585 is a great pot and stove. I put a little Dragon Gel on the esbit tab to help it light. I bought the dragon gel and wasnt too impressed with it.
I see that your escaping from the workshop whenever you get the chance.
Very neat little cook set.
Great video Sandy! Also, thank you so much for including the music information.
Great idea, boss. The cotton gets it goin good and gives a slightly better burn time that's just about right. If its cold out and I wanna have a quick hot beverage in the mornin, I'll sleep with my water bottle. Just another lil trick I use-- and your trick and tip will add diversity to mine. Thanks!!! Jb
Oh my god, I will never struggle lighting hexamine again. Awesome tip sandy, thanks. Have experimented with cotton wool and Vaseline tis summer but not thought of this. I have a vargo triad which burns hexamine when turned upside down and will try this and raise a glass to you when my brew is done sir. Thanks....
I keep watching videos on this stove cup setup and nobody seems to know about the lid hanger on the back of lid, you can hang the lid on rim of cup instead of laying on ground. A super feature that's overlooked.
I just got that same stove a few months back. It's very handy for instant coffee, tea and to boil water for oatmeal or what not. Great video!!
Thanks for sharing the excellent tip!
great video, thanks for sharing Sandy ..
Great idea on the fuel tap. Thanks for sharing...
I uses this stove. I find that one solid fuel tab isn't always enough to get a rolling boil. The fuel tabs make clean up easier, but I usually add wood and burn both. I've used all wood on several occasions. Folks tell me that the plastic feet on the burner will melt from this, but they haven't. It's always worked great with no issues, I've done it loads of times. Love this little stove set, great pc of kit for the money.
I bought the same stove last fall and used it once. I supplemented the fuel tablet with some small sticks, twigs and leaves found on the round where I was sitting. It worked very well, and didn't melt the feet.
I should add that I've learned to cup the hexi-tabs in aluminum foil, like a "tea-light" candle, it dramatically increases the burn time of the hexi-block and one 14g block seems to do it every time now.
Thank you Sandy. :) Now that it's Fall and cooler I will be enjoying the fresh air too.
Great video, mate)) loved the stove...
That’s great idea my friend. Another option that I have used is hand sanitizer. I always have a small bottle with me. Just a few drops on top on the tablet and you’re cooking brother! Thanks for sharing!
That Jacklore guy is getting good now, but then he has built nearly 200 knives so I guess it comes with experience. It actually takes me longer to make a knife now than when I first started!
Sandy
Nice vid. Ive got the slightly larger Esbit CS985HA spirt burner cookset. Its one of the best bits of kit Ive bought. It has two pans and can run on a Trangia type spirt burner or solid fuel tabs. Ive been using mine for about three years now and the anodize seems to last really well.
Hi Sandy very relaxing video and a great little addition cook pot, nice to see you out and about Atb BriBo
Nice cook kit Sand Thanks
Love the video Sandy. Some great tips. I’ve only ever used solid fuel, but I recognise the limitations of the army hexi and metal mug combo. However, this stove looks to solve the problems of instability - I’m off to get one mate.
Great little cookset Sandy and a useful tip regarding the esbit tablets. I had a look at the Jacklore guys channel and you were right he is making some cracking knives... ha ha
Excellent tip for lighting the hexi block. I usually scrape the top of the block with my knife, leaving the shavings on the top to take light. I have used the cotton balls with Vaseline for fire starting, but didn't think to combine that with the hexi blocks! I look forward to watching more of your videos. Take care.
Thanks John
hi there wiltshire man! i just got this stove today! ohhh man what a superb bit of kit! super small pack size and you can use a multitude of fuels with it, i dont have any esbit solid fuel blocks so i am just using my trangia stove with it right now and it works an absolute treat, i had to make something up so that i could use the trangia with it but i am looking forward to trying the esbit fuel blocks and maybe even a fuel gel in the future. thanks for a great video of this cooker! and i still canot believe how small it all packs down!
+mechreports1 Goodluck with the new stove. I have never tried mine with the trangia. WIll give it a go.
Sandy
good video Mr. Sandy!!
Nice demo, thumbs up.
Cheers K. I like the esbit stove.
Hope to see you soon.
Sandy
Hi Sandy, I hope you well :) I've just got the next version up for 2 people. Slightly larger and dual fuel, it comes with its own trangia burner and you can also use hexamine blocks. I wanted a pot big enough to take an MRE. I'm very pleased with it.
ATB Alan
Sounds like a good bit of kit Alan. The next size up would be perfect for an all round stove.
Sandy
This is a very good stove idea that is ready in an emergancy.
I like any new idea to try, its those failed attempts that are stepping stones to real success
A few drops of hand sanitizer on the cube can take the place of the cotton and Vaseline, to help with lighting. A windscreen around the stove will definitely help with lighting and efficiency. I use Coghlans Odor Proof zipper lock bags for my Esbit cubes; their size small bag 6"x6.5"will hold 12 cubes perfectly. Great video, nice product demonstration; really enjoyed it. Subscribed. ATB.
Thats a great tip Steve. Thanks for sharing that.
Sandy
2 weeks ago myself and a friend were out wild camping and we were saved by a Hexy stove. You should always have a back up cooking solution / system in your equipment pack.
I don't recommend Hexy but if it's all you've got then its fantastic.
I will give that a try. Thanks for the tip.
sandy
Nice kit.
Like you said Sandy, great for small cooking. Great idea for wet and cold conditions, using the cotton wool in vaseline combined with a hexi!
Nice one mate. Ade and I almost had to resort to this on a recent wild camp when trying to light one in 30 knot winds.
Hi Louise.
Got your email and saw the art work...WOW.. It's good to get some fresh air.
Sandy
Excellent video! Although my comments are also a little late, I have to say that your system is quite foolproof. A lot easier than matches or lighters (I used hexamine stoves for years as a soldier, but find it harder to light them in non tropical (windier) climes. The Vaseline soaked cotton fires up first strike with a ferro rod and refuses to be blown out! Also adds usefully to the heat output of the Esbit tablet. The foil can also be used as a simmering aid by turning up 2 sides and thus limiting airflow, which makes it burn more slowly (probably works better than a Trangia simmer ring). A pot cosy can also help. This little stove is not as limited as you may think.
Useful comment thanks. I never thought of using the foil as a simmer control
Very nice compact little cook kit mate! I have never been that bothered by solid fuel tabs either but it does look very handy for the sort of use that you talked about. Might has to take a closer look at these if you rate them? Cheers and all the best!
Cool wee kit eh nice spot for a cupa
Hi Sandy,
I've recently subscribed to your channel and really enjoy your videos, they're nicely shot and put together and I like your relaxed presentation stye.
Would be very interested to see you make a video on making some of the knots you use.
Keep up the good, we're watching!
Cheers
Mark
Thanks Mark
I agree Ade. This is the first time I have tried solid fuel. Never really been a fan of it, but I have to say for simple heating jobs it does it and is convenient and quite clean. The fuel is a little expensive though.
It's a great little stove Steven.
ATB
Sandy
I was wondering how to light a fuel tab with a Flint stick, thanks
Thanks for the video mate. I dont use hexi for the same reasons your mate said too many bad memories but youve got it sorted no probs. The Esbit stove looks just the job. I must say your fire lighter idea is brilliant mate i take my trangia burner and my bushbox even if the woods wet a couple of shavings of fire lighter and i have a raging fire in no time so thanks for that mate. Email me your address so i can send you the KWD speaker mate. Hope all is good..
That is true John but the Esbit looks really good expecially after giving it a buff..
Thanks Robo
Awesome
Thats a nice little stove. guess you can use it with small sticks of wood also if you ran out of tablets.
Odd
Nice to see you taking a break from them knives and getting out, nice bit of kit looks well made but I think I'll stick with my Pocket Rocket you can cook anything on it, atb John.
Hi Paul, It was the Swiss army 5L pack. Thanks for watching mate. Take care
Sandy
The stove be a little limited, but the fuel tabs are not. I've cooked full meals using Esbit cubes, and I've also made a full pot of coffee. Add a small skillet to the Esbit cooker, and you greatly increase its usefulness.
I've never had any trouble lighting an Esbit of a Coghlan's fuel tab. Scrape the surface with a knife to make some dust, and it lights with a ferro rod. And it's easy with a lighter or a match. But some carry a one ounce bottle of alcohol or lighter fluid, put a drop or two on any kind of fuel starter, or on an Esbit cube, hit it with a ferro rod, and it bursts into flame.
Thanks for watching Tony.
Sandy
Really good man.
Would love to hang out sometime.
beats the mk 2 crusader hands down. i do the same thing but keep a snap lock bag with all the cotton wool and just bung one on top the hexi tab. great vid looking forward to your west highland way debrief/lessons learned vid. ATB cheers
what type of pack is that? looks like a handy size
Great,Thanks for showing that :-)
Dieter und Billy
Didi ists Thanks Dieter and Billy.
Sandy
Nice Video, What kind of cup are you using there? Thank you :-)
Cheers Foggy
enjoying life
Nice to see the older vids. Do you still use the stove Sandy?
Hi Paul,
Yes I do from time to time. Just wish I could get out more often.
All the best
Sandy
Hi young-one that esbit stove is very handy for me where do you get one
l needed that,
john ross Sorbie Hi john, Can't remember where I bought this stove. May have been Ebay.Sandy
Have you tried to boil water in much colder weather conditions? Like below 10 or 5 degrees C?
It's not often we get temps that low in the UK Thomas, but no I haven't tried it that low with this setup
@@WiltshireMan yes you're quite right. Even after living 10 yrs over there I forgot 🤣
Andy, it is much lighter than the BCB. As I get older my kit has got to get lighter.
Sandy
It's like the old meta stoves.
Hello Sandy nice vid pal :)
Do you know if this stove would fit into a Maxpedition 12.5 bottle pouch?
cheers pal keep the vids coming
all the best
Lenny
Hi Lenny, I don't know much about the size of maxpedition pouches but the sizes of the stove packed is height 100mm width 110mm
Wiltshire Man Thanks Sandy much appreciated :)
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Is there a pan for this model?
I don't think there is. But it should work with virtually any small pan.
Is this filmed in Wiltshire because I live near the small town of mere. Close to you?
Hi Sam this was filmed near Swindon.
the stansport tabs stink so bad even wrapped in suran wrap and a zip lock they smell like 🐟 pew! I never use it for that reason so I will probably get rid of the tabs and use it for an emergency stove only. I wonder what would happen if I sealed the tabs in an air tight bag? has any one else had this issue and how did you fix it?
I put them in alu foil. :)
Coghlans Odor Proof zipper lock Storage Bags. I buy them through REI. The 6 inch x 6.5 inch size holds twelve Esbit cubes perfectly. Works great! Just open them downwind, haha.
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Put your flavoring in last off Sandy and their loads tastier. Fazz
I wanted to reduce pack weight Bri. I am not getting any younger.Haa
Sandy
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welcome to the solid fuel club sandy :)
russ is a good egg, he told me he used to keep the hexi tabs in his smock close to the body to keep warm, therefore easier to light, solid fuels are advancing along nicely with lots of variety - scotts latest video is worth a look.
love it when your out - hows the jacket i gave you?
take care my mate
Hi Darren,
The smock is great, If you watch my latest vid I wore the cammo smock you gave me. Yes your right about Russ.
He told me the same story. Did you know the Hexi block has been around since before the 2nd world war, and the main componant Hexamine was invented in the mid 1800s?
All the best
Sandy
Unfortunately the music is drowning out the information you'll trying to give 😊
Thanks Defender.. Does Jesus need defending? After all he is god!
I will throw it out a year later and no better still stinks lol.
Yes hexamine is a rather smelly fuel:)
hope nobody has to starve in woods one day
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