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Tea on the hills is always rank. Plastic cups & sweaty milk. No ta.
The answer, yet again, is ...
Perfect at any temperature.
Can also be combined with Benedictine, Vodka, mushrooms or Benylin as an effective temporary memory suppressant.
I’ve just ordered one of those little adapters, ta.
A mate just blogged about his trekking cooking system: https://aye.tf/2018/04/16/cooking-with-alcohol/
Flask of boiling water? My wynster (sp?) flask which is 25 years old will make a good cuppa up to about ten hours.
does mav12's linked adapter allow filling from larger threaded canisters, or just from the butane cylinder type? It's a lot more appealing than 25 quid!
I'd like a mug sized JetBoil for a cuppa on the go.
does mav12’s linked adapter allow filling from larger threaded canisters, or just from the butane cylinder type? It’s a lot more appealing than 25
think it just for the butane type cylinders which are dirt cheap £1 each, but they dont burn aswell in the cold as they dont have propane in them,
also the blueones think they are camping gaz ,i used to refill them directly with lighter gas but they are not threaded
+many,Alpkit Brukit.
Ghillie mKettle?
Holds about a pint, fuel either sticks/pine cones etc or tangia burner fits in there and is sheltered from wind inside the fuel pit
sticks/pine cones etc
Half an hour cleaning soot off your kit when you get home.
Obvious answer is a witch's cauldron. It's made from cast iron so very robust and will easily hold the one litre you need. Mine has lasted for centuries. A lot lighter than some of the solutions suggested above too.
Supplementary question for the house. I’m partial to a mid-outing hot chocolate, courtesy of Alpkit Brewkit and a ragbag of various travel mugs. The mugs take up more space than the rest of the stuff put together. Any nice stacking/collapsible sets of 4 that don’t cost a fortune or look like a dog bowl and still give that all important mouth feel?
+1
The cups issue is more critical. Lots of "camping" sets have awkward handles or don't stack, so taking four mugs takes up as much space as the flask or cooker.
Any suggestions for a set of stacking heatproof mugs so the family can all have a drink very welcome.
I sent my Brukit back, once the canister got down to less than 1/2 full it took about 20 mins to boil a litre. Alpkit said that was about right but refunded me anyway so fair play to them.
I'll bear that in mind, thanks Spin.
Aye, what cups is a good question too!
So, the Brukit had it's first outing last thursday, wifey's 40th, she loves a hill, but we had sorta limited time, as the wee one was at school.. Took the short drive to Carsphairn and up Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, for the 2nd time this month. Brukit is awesome, didn't take up too much space in my bag tbh either.
There's talk of summit macaroni cheese in the very near future... 🙂
Great bit of kit, very happy.
I guess that you could do 'proper' tea in it, with the leaves.
But it's got a plastic lid, so you might have to be careful about your choice of fire.
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/psa-is-dis-da-shizzle-french-press-content/
Theres still some Stanley cook sets on amazon (only 0.7 litres) for a tenner?
some people use these as a heat source
the idea is to fill it with twigs etc. There's videos on YouTube under 'hobo stove'.
personally, I'd avoid cutting into it, and use skewers/ old tent pegs to support the flask.
the 13.5 cm version will be wide enough to support the 'solo pot 900', up to the bottom of the handles.
The refill gadget reduces the half a can of gas issue and primus winter gas also helps in lower temps
The jet boil also has a french press attachment which only weights 8 grammes
As for mugs - after trying almost everything on the market I have gone for old school enamel tin mugs. Plastic tastes horrid, ti burns your lips, alloy dents. A bonus is that a pack of oatcakes packs well into the mugs so you don't get oatcake crumbs
This will hold the ikea thingy, above.^^^^
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IDCW9Z6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_6U15Ab7N30X2T
...you've got to wash and rinse them properly a few times to get rid of the metal polish.
Thanks gbo, but I've done the bodge type cooking set up, white box stoves, penny stoves, twig pots etc, I wanted something that is a sure bet on a windy summit, hence buying the brukit.
Thanks tho!
Tea on the hills is always rank. Plastic cups & sweaty milk. No ta.
Which is why my choice is a £4 Morrisons On The Go Travel Flask, no milk, green tea bag and just off boiling water, hot enough to burn your mouth after an hour, still hot anought to drink after eight hours. Just flip the top back and sip from whenever a stop presents itself, regardless of ground conditions.
Thread resurrection... Has anyone got one of the latest AlpKit BruKit stoves? Have the early "issues" been fixed now?
No, but I can highly recommend the Alpkit Flask, we use them on all our walks now...
Alpkit Brukit, job done. Next?
Elshalimo, aye, I bought one after starting this thread, it's awesome, great for what I wanted it for - tea - but also very good for cooking too, which I wasn't expecting tbh.
Summit one pot mac cheese is a joy.
@Nobeerinthefridge - thanks. I was thinking of getting one for winter walks and some overnight trips
How long are you going to be out for?
I'd use a JetBoil myself, but also consider just taking boiling water in a flask because it will still be hot enough for quite a while. Needs a really good flask though.
The advantage is that it is instant.