AlpKit BruKit out of the box review and test – Page 3 – Bike Forum

Stoner · 2014-10-03T09:40:15Z

following on frommy BruKit arrived this morning already! CRC delivery speeds or what!?! Since Im trying to avoid doing anything more constructive I thought I'd test it out and see how it performed side by side with my usual bivvy kit. For the last 7 or 8 years Ive been using an MSR Pocket Rocket paired with a Kovea Air Titanium pan set. Depending on what Im doing I can take both the 750ml and 1,000ml pans with their lids, or just one. The Pocket Rocket and fuel nests inside. 300g for the 750ml set [imgonly 20g more for the 1L set, 320g. [imgBruKit obviously entails more insulation and heat exchanger, and is Al so comes in more at 440g [imgOut of the box, the Brukit has a nice feel and solidity to it. A 250g cannister nests snugly inside as does the burner. Barely room for tissue thin packing if you want to stop any rattles. So is it faster/more efficient than the old Pocket Rocket? [imgFirst test, 500ml water in the BruKit vs 500ml water in the 750ml pan on the Pocket Rocket Time to a rolling boil was 3m30s for the Pocket Rocket and 4m30s for the Brukit. Unexpected. I was wondering whether the more efficient "design" (insulation/heat exchanger) would lend itself better to boiling larger volumes of water... Second test then was 1,000ml of water in the BruKit vs 1,000ml of water in the 1,000ml Ti Pan. This time I also weighed the gas cannisters to get a sense of efficiency. Time to rolling boil was 7m00s for the Pocket Rocket (expected/unexpected @ 2x for 500ml?) and 9m30s for the BruKit. :?: Furthermore, the Pocket rocket used 10g of fuel, while the BruKit used 18g. So conclusions. It's a nice easy to use package. The straining/drinking lid is a nice design. It's more stable than the pocket rocket with a lower CoG, but both would be improved with some [urlfor £6[/url] or make your own. But, it's a quite a bit slower and uses more gas than the MSR, and if I were to use my foil wind shield as well the MSR would probably be quicker again. You cant use a windshield with the BruKit as the cannister can overheat. However, the Pocket Rocket is notorious for making a v hot spot at the centre of the pan and is really difficult to cook on without burning. The BruKit has a much wider spread heat across the base of the pan and would be my choice if I were cooking a pasta in sauce or meal kit bag, say, rather than just boiling pasta/straining and then mixing in a pesto. Im looking forward to testing it out next week. I fancy a walk up Snowdon which Ive never done before and a bivvy near the top for some early morning mountain coffee action. Will see how it performs in the field...

willard

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Well, mine arrived in the post this morning, so I will see what I think about it after I've had a play with it.

Given the standard fittings for the gas setup, if turning the canister upside down would fix things, could not a remote adapter be made that would fix the problem?

Posted : 13/11/2014 3:02 pm

boblo

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And in breaking news..... Alpkit have just confirmed they recommend taking the cosy off whilst the BruPot is used on a stove. Sorry Stoner, nil pois 🙂

Posted : 13/11/2014 3:13 pm

Stoner

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I was just about to apologise, bob. You're quite right 🙂

Well that's a bit silly, the cosy is as tight as a japanese johnny - can you imagine trying to fit it to a boiling pot of water without scalding yourself.

TBH I'll continue to use it with the cosy on, as it doesnt get anywhere near the flame (as long as you dont get carried away with the valve).

Posted : 13/11/2014 3:17 pm

willard

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Maybe just make the caddy a little shorter so that it is further away from the flame?

Posted : 13/11/2014 3:23 pm

keefmac

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Boblo / Stoner - cheers for the responses.
did seem a bit daft to try and fit it afterwards to a hot pan but if left on it would burn. i think i will stick to the trangia pan and look at getting myself one of their kettles. cheers guys.

Posted : 13/11/2014 3:49 pm

adsh

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How would hexamine compare against these hitech solutions? Filthy dirty stuff but a great smell and easy to pack a couple of tabs, foldy thing and metal mug?

Posted : 13/11/2014 3:55 pm

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