Off Grid Cooking Methods YOU CAN TAKE ANYWHERE

Thanks! This is good info!

Good overview of the products.

Good on you James for sharing this information I already have taken care of this some years ago a package of a large aluminum pot, tea pot, frying pan and a smaller pot with the 230 gram gas container and a separate screw on electronic ignition device with arms that spread out and folds down and lives in a small plastic container. Plus a few other types like a portable pot belly stove which needs proper transportation as there is no way I would carry it on my back lol. Happy belated Easter by the way too.

Hey JR....over the years i have bought almost all those types of "stoves" and stocked fuels for each of them. Each cooking system has it positives and negatives. My recommendation is to actually use the cook sets as to be familiar with and make sure the system works for your intended use. 👍

FireDragon, the new "Esbit", can also use Esbit tabs in a pinch.

Anything you can do off grid, you can do at home.🏡🔥

For fuel "tabs", in an Esbit type stove, my go to is US surplus trioxane fuel bars.

Any opinions on possible safety issues with storing cooking fuels in a car, especially in the summer heat? I think solid fuel would be the safest. I wonder about isobutane canisters and alcohol bottles.

Kelly kettle.

The solid fuel cooker and tablets were standard British Army issue when I was there in the 1970's. The chemical tablet was hexamine.

GM GTSY

Great information.

Thank you, JR. Highlighted great content in an understandable way on how to use those cooking alternatives. Motivated me to check them out as further back up sources. 👍😊

A Stainless Steel Flask works for transporting alcohol for a stove. (Make it Everclear for dual use.)

A really well-presented and useful video. I would note that Jetboil produces stoves with a more adjustable flame and thus are more suitable for cooking rather than just boiling water.

Kelly kettle
Prairie stove

no white gas stoves, i love my svea 123 that can run on unleaded or white gas. same with my optimus nova.

Great videos

Love my Kelly Kettle Basecamp kit

One should have a smokeless, odorless option. or nearly so.

Love my Solo Stove(s) and Pathfinder gear. Solo also makes a tripod that is well build and easy to break down for storage. It's perfect for using any pot or bottle with a bail.

Good video! I have 2 Kelly Kettles (one as backup JIC) because my grandfather has owned one for almost 40 yrs and recommended it. His is still going strong although it's full of scratches now. I'm recommending it because it's extremely well built and will last a long time if taken care of. I also have the Firebox because of the versatility of fuels it will use and because it folds down so flat. I have it in my bugout bag.

If the wind is blowing, dig a hole to put this first display in with fuel tablets. Keeping it away from the breezes

Many thanks, JR! Keep up the good working! Will be checking out a couple of those as backups for backups & to expand our options for hurricane season! Blessings from NW Florida!

My suv looks like a houseless person lives in it but I have tarps or jackets covering things but it's filled with all the things pick a category it's in there.

You might want to look at the Pico Grill mage in Switzerland. Skilllet

A handy item is the Vargo Titanium Bifold Grill and it's carrying case. It's a great way to grill meat , of any kind. Then there is the Vargo titanium Hexagon burner. I use a Evernew titanium alcohol stove in mine as a quick heat source. The mix and match possibilities are numerous.
Example : You can use it as it is or with a Vargo Titanium Fire box. The Fire box gives you a controlled area for the fire , up off the ground. What I like is the fact you can get fuel , dead , downed , wood around the campsite.
One other like the Esbit tabs but with alcohol. I took a Fire Dragon stove , sealed the bottom corners of the pan with J.B.Weld. Then cut carbon felt to fit in the tray part of the stove. 1/4 inch thick ( 7 pieces ) the length of the tray , even with the sides of the tray. Add denatured alcohol to it , light it and you have a narrow and long flame ideal for a canteen cup.

I've got most of the ones available as a camper. In the British Army they use fire dragon gel that turn to liquid as soon as it gets hot . Use 2 at least. I have the Crusader cup with water bottle. (the UK version of Pathfinder). I use an alcohol stove too - I use an old hip flask for the fuel with a warning on it, I don't need one I don't drink alcohol.
Twigs are everywhere - I collect on my way to camp. I use Nalgene bottles and a water bladder on my pack. Have 3 ferro rods in your pack, one on you, one attached to your knife the other in your I-FAK. And I have 3 firebox/bushbox stoves.

Bro, you make some of the best content! I wish you had more time for more videos.

Steel dutch army mess tins and solo stove .

JR as always good work sorry I missed this'n keep up the good work

Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this informative video. Be safe out there. 🤗

if you have small twigs or sticks, use them instead of adding a 2nd esbit tablet. conserve the hard to replace items. Scrape the tablet, make a few shavings to help get the tablet burning.

Apologies if this has been mentioned in the comments, but the Firebox will additionally run on isobutane canisters using the Trangia gas burner as an insert. So the stove really does use just about any kind of fuel.

From South Africa Trangia

Hey. Cooking with wood is the only sustainable long term solution, but gas and alcohol are nice for lockdowns and such.
When it comes to cooking out in the woods, no wood stove is going to be good enough to cook for a few people, honestly. Just get some good old Cast iron pots and a pan. Used to cook on fireplaces for decades or centuries, for good reason. If you are dead set on a small woodstove, you can make one easily from a large can of any size, or even a metal bucket. The Ikea Utensil holder is also one of the backpackers' favorites - 3€ 120grams and it's large enough to cook for a small group if you keep adding fuel.
We have lighter pot options nowadays, as an alternative to cast iron and I personally really like Stainless billy pots. Tatonka has one in which the lid is a pan, so it adds versatility. Literally all you need to cook out there for 30$.

I was donated several pallets of single bottle water from a water delivery company. While it takes up the entire back room i wasnt going to say no to 2k worth of
water. Guess just keep sunlight from it?

I found your channel randomly, but like your videos, you are direct and to the point. Thanks for all the great, informative videos

Well thought out, researched and presented.

Good job!

Do you hv a video covering generators?
I don’t know what brand to buy or what’s best as far as safety.
I live in Northern NJ. Thank you.

I have both a 4/4 truck and a horse which I am currently training myself and quite knowledgeable on so I'm pretty covered with travel

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Lots of good ideas here--thanks!

Carry a metal coffee can and make your own stove!!

I thought of something. Is it possible to boil off the shelf achahol like beer to get just water from it for survival? Let's say all water sources including rain water have been contaminated and unsafe.

Thanks for the demo and info about these stoves. Most I had never thought about and it's good for comparison.

Found 2 cases of troxilene bars in old surplus store for 40.00 lifetime supply

ATTENTION J.R. WITH THOSE SMALL COLLAPSIBLE FIELD STOVES, ADVISE FOLKS THAT IF THEY EVER USE “HEXAMINE” FUEL TABLETS THEN DO SO IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA. THOSE THINGS ARE DEADLY POISONOUS. THE FUMES WILL PUT YOU TO SLEEP FOREVER! G.

Have you a video review of the Sterno Folding Stove