Ernie, the handle on the Sierra cup, popularized by John Muir, is designed to hook under your belt with the bottom of the cup facing outward. It is said that Muir also laced his spoon into his bootlace. He was, apparently, quite the minimalist. Minimalism is popular in Japan among some people.
This rectangle shaped bento lunch box is a very traditional Japanese and Taiwanese lunch box for at least 50 years, nowadays not many people are using it but it becomes very popular as an cook set in the backpacker community because it can cook rice and steam many kinds of Asian food
Japanese bushcraft/ Outdoor enthusiasts are second to none,,, and definitely hold their own in the arena of outdoor cooking. This kit came up from your link at $17.99,,, 👍 I’ve purchased several items from Amazon Japan 🇯🇵, that are not yet available in the USA. Always excellent quality and functionality. There’s always something to be learned from our Fellow Outdoorsman outside of the U.S. Excellent Video Ernie,,, Thanks 👍
I saw the sale and bought 2. Normally, prices are higher than what Earnie states. Earnie has expanded my stove holdings again. But I am giving one to my daughter.
I’m with you, I don’t watch much tv anymore, mostly UA-cam. There are many cool Japanese camping channels. I’ve seen these cook kits used quite a bit on the Japanese channels. This reminds me of my French mess kit.
That’s a very old fashioned Sierra geologists cup. I’ve had mine for around 41 years! When I was doing mapping work out west, I cooked, ate, & drank out of my cup. These days I just use it for drinking. ❤
To be honest something similar is my goto cooking kit for a day hike. Trangia small mess tin, bcb stove with homemade alcohol stove and a small windshield. It fits perfectly in an old video case. To be honest I don't think it matters too much what kit you have the recipe is more important. My favourite at the moment is chorizo lightly heated to release the spices and fat, garlic and onion, then add a tin of potatoes along with its water and a few teaspoon fulls of paprika and a chicken stock cube. Incredibly tasty considering the simple ingredients. Got a few more on my channel if you are interested
As someone who is mindful that the original SAS Lofty Weismann “Altoids” kit was built as a on-one’s-person supplement to larger kit carried on the British harness system I’ll remind all here that the original tin used by Lofty was closer to this size Trangia mess tin. Don’t know when/how the little Altoids boxes were brought in to popularity because most agree that they’re just too small to afford tools lager than a Squirt or Dime. However Amazon sells “size up” Altoids boxes that measure 3” x4” x.9 inches. They run three for $12. By increasing the box dimensions by a half inch all around one can now include the majority of SAK, Buck & Gerber folders. Same for multi tools. That being said one of my favorite custom built kits is in the exact mess tin pictured in this video. The only element my “French mess tin” knockoff doesn’t hold is proper shelter. Nonetheless I can carry an ultralight tarp in one cargo pocket and a net hammock in the other. As we mature in wilderness pursuits many of us opt to really cary the essentials on our person. Les Sroud (also a proponent) terms it cross loading.
Similar to the British mess kit only theirs were two different size pots that fit inside each other. So no lid. Also in aluminum. The Dutch (maybe Finland) was the same two pot system only some were stainless. The Swiss mess kit is like the German and Soviet systems but also had some that were stainless. All of these have modern reproductions if you want new over surplus.
I am a huge fan of Esbit-style burners and the solid fuel. It is so easy to use, fast, and clean. I would use my regular kits with the burner and call it good.
I'm familiar with Mav. He did a collaboration with Canadian UA-camr Steve Wallace awhile back, which is when Mav appeared on my radar. Btw, in case I didn't say it before, we're glad you're back.
The cup is probably intended as a rice measuring cup. Cook the rice, transfer to a container, cook the main course and serve with rice. 2 of these kits, with proper planning, could serve 4 people easily with proper meal planning. Heck, even 8 if you double down on the rice to start. The same method applies to 2 people if you start with rice first using only 1 kit.
I bought a similar small kit without the Sierra cup from the Don Quijote store in Honolulu for $12. They had a medium (2-3 person) and large (3-4 person) as well. Sizes based on how much rice you can cook in it. Daiso (Japanese 100 yen store with a number of stores on the west coast) carries several styles of the Sierra cups and lids starting under $2.
Some budget cook sets have worked well for our young troops during family practice sessions. Motivated by using their own gear, they are encouraged to try new camp recipes. If lost or damaged beyond repair, it will not break the bank. We have received many great items from my brother-in-law who attends Japanese surplus auctions to purchase stock for his reselling business. My Mother-in-law sometimes gets into the act by cooking Filipino dishes in our outdoor gear.
Yay sierra cup! I still have my old steel one from the 1970s. Looks barely used from almost 50 years ago. My 18 year old son just took it with him on an overnight backpacking trip. Love those things. And that kid of mine.
The mess tin looks similar size to a Trangia. I took this out a few weeks ago for an overnight and the mess tin held my entire cookset except for a spork and mug. In the mess tin went a Bushcraft essentials Ultralight, a toaks siphon stove, 125 ml of alcohol, Opinol knife, cut down spatula and a lighter. I did a deconstructed cheese burger in it once.
Spitting image of a Trangia 210 mess tin. I have one, with a similar stove and Coghlans fuel tablets, several teabags, single.portion sugar straws, and even buillon, in my daytrekking backpack.
Thanks Dr. Ernie for your review. This kit reminds me of the 1100 ml Esbit rectangular cook kit, only about half the size and price. Pretty cool! Food looked delicious!
Looks like a Trangia mess tin knock off. I have one and it fits perfectly inside the Maxpedition H1 pack and makes a great basis for a survival/cook kit
I already have a pot like that and I bought the rack separately, I then bought a bigger binto pot with lid which the small one fits into lol I actually really like cooking in these rectangular pots, get a silicone mould and you can make egg muffins, poached eggs etc
Since you eat Paleo, have you ever tried ditching the cooking stuff and just eating pemmican for a long hike? It was enough for the Cree, the Sioux, and the Voyageurs
The cup is very very popular in the Northeast US and Canada. It is very popular among CANOE Trippers and each Tripper has their own cup often lashed to the Canoe Gunwales. They are however normally made of stainless. They are popular as larger groups are often the norm Canoe Tripping and so a big pot of Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate etc is made as camp is being set and one can fill their own cup. Commonly called a Sierra Cup or Canoe Cup.
Compact, light weight and self contained - cool - BUT - how awesome would this be in a titanium version where you would not have to worry about durability!? Oh and ,btw, I love the Sierra cup design - time tested and very versatile 😊. Thank you and please keep doing the good work man, I value these reviews very highly.
Boundless Voyage makes them in titanium. They have a 1,000 mL and 600 mL. I can attest that the Esbit small and Esbit medium solid fuel stoves fit in my 600 mL Boundless voyage Ti set.
I have a similar kit I assembled with a Trangia mess tin and the Ti Esbit stove. It works well. It is fun, you add sticks to the fuel source and it is light and contained.
I have been using the Esbit cook kit ever since you introduced me to it some time ago. I have had this kit for probably 5 or 6 months now. Great little kit, almost as good as the Trangia 28 that you also introduced to me.
Hi have seen the alcohol burner made for the Esbit pocket stove? They are long and thin. They fit great inside the Esbit Stove or the Pathfinder Gi Canteen cup stand and stove. Just sharing.
Esbit's Safety Data Sheet states combustion can create formaldehyde, ammonia, nitrogen oxide, hydrogen cyanide and ingestion may cause nausea, vomiting, gastrointestinal disturbances, and kidney damage. When burned, the chemical oxidation of the fuel yields noxious fumes, which requires cooking foods in a container, such as a pot or pan, with a tight fitting lid.
That looks like a cook kit that I picked up from Daiso, which is a Japanese company. I sent you a Trangia pot stand by Daiso. Like I said in the letter, it cost more to send to you than it cost in store.
The cup looks like a standard Sierra cup. I'm wondering if the dumplings could have cooked in the soup so as to completed the meal with only one Esbit tablet. Certainly looked tasty.
I have all this kit esbit except for the rack. Now I have a need too have a Rack!! In my cook kit I also have the GramCracker from trail design. It allows me too adjust the heat from esbit tabs to a simmer. I've long ago move on too much better kits, Butnow the Quest is finding a rack. Thanks..I think?😮
It is really interesting to me to see how people use they kits to cook different types of food in kits like this. I think I know of the gentleman you were inspired by and the selections of food are always interesting. Also, as a segue; in terms of bushcrafters I am always curious how they are cleaning the raw meat and food off their hands and knives and gear while in the field. Personally I just use alcohol handi-wipes if needed. :). I see people just wiping their hands on their pants, and I can't imagine that's the best way to avoid bacteria and cross contamination. (like I said as a segue, however one I am interested to know more about).
Another excellent video. The cup looks like a sierra cup from back in the sixty's (before your time, maybe?). Ali express has the rectangular cook pots with folding handels in two sizes, which can nest, and in titanium as well $$$, in addition to the steaming rack and a cutting board!
I just ordered one to try out. I’ll probably swap out the store for the BCB FireDragon. I live on a boat, and solid fuel tends to not work when needed. 😅
as an all-in-one cook set it looks ok i'd probs use it to cook up some meat and through in some noodles on a day hike or over-night hike thanks for the videos sir
So we learned that sierra cups suck no matter what size they are. Many a lip owes its burns to them. Many a full cup made it back to the fire only 1/4 full. But if it's all you got, they work. I like the little cooker though! The rack makes it a system. Get a pot grabber and you have a fryer too. I HIGHLY recommend simmer plates/diffusers to spread the heat and avoid that hot spot in the middle. I have a copper one, a steel one and an alluminum one. I punched dimples in them so you can flip them for a poor man's high/low. Dimples down for high and you have near full contact with the pot. Dimples up and you have almost no contact. The steel plate is a slow conductor, the aluminum is faster and the copper is really fast conducting but also spreads the heat. Make yourself some and see what you think. They take some practice, but the work great.
👍👍👍 .. looks good. Quality? It does the job and if used within it's design intent, should last many years. I have similar, made up of separately-purchased items, except for the steaming rack .. I'm looking at making my own from 'something salvaged / repurposed' to fit inside my military-issue aluminium mess tin. The cup .. I got a SS one online .. and with a folding handle. Alcohol burners are a better option here in Switzerland .. Alcohol Liquid Fuel / Gel being much cheaper than the Esbit Tabs and easier to source. A good share .. thanks.
Can you test the Barenx stainless steel alcohol stove with 91% alcohol. I like that it is square, has a larger cook top, is less likely to tip over, and has an adjustable flame. I found this on Amazon and there are several different makers of them but I have only seen them solid alcohol . I would like to know how they work with 91 percent alcohol
I'm the same with UA-cam man, I've seen those kei campervans are insane. I've got a similar kit to just for while out on a stroll but I use my trangia triangle (I so wanted to rock the gell burner with it but I didn't really get on with the gell fuels)
I've had this in my cart for quite a bit, or a similar setup. Just haven't pulled the trigger yet, not sure it is quite big enough for me with my son being along most times as well.
The cup is a bit odd. It's clearly a "Sierra Cup" design except that the handle has that weird extra bend at the end. Also, it looks as if the handle prevents the cup from sitting on a flat surface. Even though the cup is a bit odd, it's an interesting small kit for a small price.
FYI, every item in this cook kit is available and sold at Daiso, a dollar store chain in Japan. I recently was able to put this kit together including a number of other nesting accessory boxes and a mini cutting board for about $20.
I think I will stick with the UK military ⚔ kit just more adaptable than the one you showed especially for emergency use, heavier but that is because it has to be rugged.
If one is to carry a cook-kit, it'd be nice to be able to cook powdered eggs. Powdered-eggs are an almost perfect hiking-food for their weight/compactness and taste. Good eggs (and powdered can make very good eggs when cooked in a flat/skillet) are best cooked in avocado-oil to boost calories and taste. Egg-protein is some of the best for repair, although GearSkeptic recommends whey-protein for recovery. So while hiker-food(s) are very much 'there,' as far as hiker-needs, pans are most definitely not. This set adds that all-so-important 'flat-pan' functionality, but in heavy, yet flimsy Alzheimer-aluminum. What's needed? What constitutes the ideal pan? 1) Under 5oz, including lid (necessitating titanium). 2) Lid should be flat-ish, ~15% of total pan-weight, with a basic handle. 3) Main-pan should hold ~600ml water. 4) UL-handle. 5) Some rudimentary form of heat-spreading so as to not burn eggs or other foods. 6) Perhaps with a mechanism to hold stove heat beneath? This author's experimented with an inch or so 0.005" band around pan/skillet extending in skirt-like fashion below pan's bottom to contain stove gasses/heat. In this way, and by lowering stove's flame, heat is spread and hot-spots eliminated. Added bonus of saving fuel, since stove's heat is contained under the pan longer, instead of blowing away. Toaks is really close, having nailed the weight per volume problem (excluding lids, which are still a little too heavy). Toaks rolled edges are beautiful and handles adequate. They don't make a skillet (600ml x 15cm+ dia.), but their 700ml UL pot is close (2.3oz). Increase diameter (reducing height) and put a slider-handle on a dual-purpose skillet-lid on it and they'd be pretty dang close to ideal.
mmm, interesting, combining a sierra cup, the good old Esbit stove and a Trangia mess tin into a kit? Or are these items all fakes from China? I love also that little bbq grid, seems to be good for many uses ... Concerning the Trangia box: this is for sure one of the best little boxes and for sure not only good for cooking purposes. It works also great as box for a survival kit, as tool box for motorcycle tools, and so on. I have several of them since many years and use them for all and everything, like these little alu boxes much more than any similar sized plastic boxes. With an electric tape or duct tape you can make it easily waterproof (or watertight if you have to transport any liquids inside) and if you don't need the handle you can easily remove it. Trangia has different sizes of these mess tins, seems this one is the small size.
Not a big fan of aluminium. I prefer stainless steel. Don't Bake on it... Bringing it to high temperatures can't be healthy. I would prefer a set of British or Dutch mess tin made of stainless steel.
This mess tin is popular in many asian countries for it cheap price and simplicity, Many asian camper own titanium pot but is a pain in the butt for cook white rice and not suit for many recipe, This mess tin is one of the very cheap but not cheapest, Many asian military still issue they soldier with aluminium mess kit, Military surplus mess kit are the cheapest,
The cup is the old Sierra cup design.
Ernie, the handle on the Sierra cup, popularized by John Muir, is designed to hook under your belt with the bottom of the cup facing outward. It is said that Muir also laced his spoon into his bootlace. He was, apparently, quite the minimalist.
Minimalism is popular in Japan among some people.
This rectangle shaped bento lunch box is a very traditional Japanese and Taiwanese lunch box for at least 50 years, nowadays not many people are using it but it becomes very popular as an cook set in the backpacker community because it can cook rice and steam many kinds of Asian food
Japanese bushcraft/ Outdoor enthusiasts are second to none,,, and definitely hold their own in the arena of outdoor cooking. This kit came up from your link at $17.99,,, 👍
I’ve purchased several items from Amazon Japan 🇯🇵, that are not yet available in the USA. Always excellent quality and functionality. There’s always something to be learned from our Fellow Outdoorsman outside of the U.S.
Excellent Video Ernie,,, Thanks 👍
I saw the sale and bought 2. Normally, prices are higher than what Earnie states. Earnie has expanded my stove holdings again. But I am giving one to my daughter.
I’m with you, I don’t watch much tv anymore, mostly UA-cam. There are many cool Japanese camping channels. I’ve seen these cook kits used quite a bit on the Japanese channels. This reminds me of my French mess kit.
@@peacefulplaces3634 Ha! Out of all the years I’ve had that name, you’re the first one to get it……✌️👏👏👏👏👏😉
That’s a very old fashioned Sierra geologists cup. I’ve had mine for around 41 years! When I was doing mapping work out west, I cooked, ate, & drank out of my cup. These days I just use it for drinking. ❤
I would enjoy to see you try cooking other items in this cook set. 👍
To be honest something similar is my goto cooking kit for a day hike. Trangia small mess tin, bcb stove with homemade alcohol stove and a small windshield. It fits perfectly in an old video case. To be honest I don't think it matters too much what kit you have the recipe is more important. My favourite at the moment is chorizo lightly heated to release the spices and fat, garlic and onion, then add a tin of potatoes along with its water and a few teaspoon fulls of paprika and a chicken stock cube. Incredibly tasty considering the simple ingredients. Got a few more on my channel if you are interested
I love cooking meals on hikes! Subbed you channel and will check out what and how you cook! Thanks for the tip!
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Thanks. Are you a fellow engineer?
@@awatt I'm a 'software engineer' ... does that count 😉?
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Yes. That counts in my books.
As someone who is mindful that the original SAS Lofty Weismann “Altoids” kit was built as a on-one’s-person supplement to larger kit carried on the British harness system I’ll remind all here that the original tin used by Lofty was closer to this size Trangia mess tin. Don’t know when/how the little Altoids boxes were brought in to popularity because most agree that they’re just too small to afford tools lager than a Squirt or Dime. However Amazon sells “size up” Altoids boxes that measure 3” x4” x.9 inches. They run three for $12. By increasing the box dimensions by a half inch all around one can now include the majority of SAK, Buck & Gerber folders. Same for multi tools. That being said one of my favorite custom built kits is in the exact mess tin pictured in this video. The only element my “French mess tin” knockoff doesn’t hold is proper shelter. Nonetheless I can carry an ultralight tarp in one cargo pocket and a net hammock in the other. As we mature in wilderness pursuits many of us opt to really cary the essentials on our person. Les Sroud (also a proponent) terms it cross loading.
Similar to the British mess kit only theirs were two different size pots that fit inside each other. So no lid. Also in aluminum. The Dutch (maybe Finland) was the same two pot system only some were stainless.
The Swiss mess kit is like the German and Soviet systems but also had some that were stainless. All of these have modern reproductions if you want new over surplus.
I am a huge fan of Esbit-style burners and the solid fuel. It is so easy to use, fast, and clean. I would use my regular kits with the burner and call it good.
I'm familiar with Mav. He did a collaboration with Canadian UA-camr Steve Wallace awhile back, which is when Mav appeared on my radar.
Btw, in case I didn't say it before, we're glad you're back.
The cup is probably intended as a rice measuring cup.
Cook the rice, transfer to a container, cook the main course and serve with rice.
2 of these kits, with proper planning, could serve 4 people easily with proper meal planning. Heck, even 8 if you double down on the rice to start. The same method applies to 2 people if you start with rice first using only 1 kit.
I bought a similar small kit without the Sierra cup from the Don Quijote store in Honolulu for $12. They had a medium (2-3 person) and large (3-4 person) as well. Sizes based on how much rice you can cook in it. Daiso (Japanese 100 yen store with a number of stores on the west coast) carries several styles of the Sierra cups and lids starting under $2.
I’ve seen some Asian cooks making amazing meals on this set up. I’m glad you covered this option on your channel. Thanks!
Thanks Ernie. I think for 1 person, good kit for the price for boiling soup or water only. The stove is an Esbit ripoff. For $25 hard to beat!!
Sierra cup making a come back?
I would like to see you bake something with Esbit.
GOD Bless you and your family
Some budget cook sets have worked well for our young troops during family practice sessions. Motivated by using their own gear, they are encouraged to try new camp recipes. If lost or damaged beyond repair, it will not break the bank. We have received many great items from my brother-in-law who attends Japanese surplus auctions to purchase stock for his reselling business. My Mother-in-law sometimes gets into the act by cooking Filipino dishes in our outdoor gear.
Yay sierra cup! I still have my old steel one from the 1970s. Looks barely used from almost 50 years ago. My 18 year old son just took it with him on an overnight backpacking trip. Love those things. And that kid of mine.
The mess tin looks similar size to a Trangia. I took this out a few weeks ago for an overnight and the mess tin held my entire cookset except for a spork and mug. In the mess tin went a Bushcraft essentials Ultralight, a toaks siphon stove, 125 ml of alcohol, Opinol knife, cut down spatula and a lighter. I did a deconstructed cheese burger in it once.
Spitting image of a Trangia 210 mess tin. I have one, with a similar stove and Coghlans fuel tablets, several teabags, single.portion sugar straws, and even buillon, in my daytrekking backpack.
Hi I regularly cook in a mod mess tin it's cool and much bigger than a small tin great video 👍 thanks
Thanks Dr. Ernie for your review. This kit reminds me of the 1100 ml Esbit rectangular cook kit, only about half the size and price. Pretty cool! Food looked delicious!
Looks like a Trangia mess tin knock off. I have one and it fits perfectly inside the Maxpedition H1 pack and makes a great basis for a survival/cook kit
No, that rectangle shape is an traditional Bento lunch box in Japan and Taiwan for at least 50 years
Is there info on where to buy? I’m not finding a brand name here.
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I already have a pot like that and I bought the rack separately, I then bought a bigger binto pot with lid which the small one fits into lol I actually really like cooking in these rectangular pots, get a silicone mould and you can make egg muffins, poached eggs etc
Since you eat Paleo, have you ever tried ditching the cooking stuff and just eating pemmican for a long hike? It was enough for the Cree, the Sioux, and the Voyageurs
Really would like to see you bake something with this kit. Enjoyed the video and really considering buying one. Thanks 😊
The cup is very very popular in the Northeast US and Canada. It is very popular among CANOE Trippers and each Tripper has their own cup often lashed to the Canoe Gunwales. They are however normally made of stainless. They are popular as larger groups are often the norm Canoe Tripping and so a big pot of Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate etc is made as camp is being set and one can fill their own cup. Commonly called a Sierra Cup or Canoe Cup.
Compact, light weight and self contained - cool - BUT - how awesome would this be in a titanium version where you would not have to worry about durability!? Oh and ,btw, I love the Sierra cup design - time tested and very versatile 😊. Thank you and please keep doing the good work man, I value these reviews very highly.
Boundless Voyage makes them in titanium. They have a 1,000 mL and 600 mL. I can attest that the Esbit small and Esbit medium solid fuel stoves fit in my 600 mL Boundless voyage Ti set.
That's a slick little kit. Something to try out once my current kit needs replacing.
Very nice to see other options from the East and other perspectives on cooking techniques.
I have a similar kit I assembled with a Trangia mess tin and the Ti Esbit stove. It works well. It is fun, you add sticks to the fuel source and it is light and contained.
I have been using the Esbit cook kit ever since you introduced me to it some time ago. I have had this kit for probably 5 or 6 months now. Great little kit, almost as good as the Trangia 28 that you also introduced to me.
One vote for seeing some dry baking, please.
Hi have seen the alcohol burner made for the Esbit pocket stove? They are long and thin. They fit great inside the Esbit Stove or the Pathfinder Gi Canteen cup stand and stove. Just sharing.
That soup looked lovely, Ernie 👍🏼. The kid didn’t seem to bad for camping. Thanks for a great review.
Outstanding,Ive been thinking of getting one of these. Now you helped me make up my mind. I would love to see you bake something in it. Thanks again😊
I have one use it a lot , walking man makes some awesome kids on using it.
Esbit's Safety Data Sheet states combustion can create formaldehyde, ammonia, nitrogen oxide, hydrogen cyanide and ingestion may cause nausea, vomiting, gastrointestinal disturbances, and kidney damage. When burned, the chemical oxidation of the fuel yields noxious fumes, which requires cooking foods in a container, such as a pot or pan, with a tight fitting lid.
That looks like a cook kit that I picked up from Daiso, which is a Japanese company. I sent you a Trangia pot stand by Daiso. Like I said in the letter, it cost more to send to you than it cost in store.
Love watching both those guys. Are you going to try out Tabi-ie's "kitty" butane stove too?!
I think the rectangle shape of the pan make sense for packing in your gear or camper
Would be interested in the baking. Thanks for the reviews
Great video. Always looking for more gear ideas. Would like to see you try the baking idea.
I like that little kit. I thinking in my go bag.
The cup looks like a standard Sierra cup.
I'm wondering if the dumplings could have cooked in the soup so as to completed the meal with only one Esbit tablet. Certainly looked tasty.
The lunch box as you call it, is actually identical to the Trangia mess tin.
Nice lunch , thanks for sharing, God bless !
I have all this kit esbit except for the rack. Now I have a need too have a Rack!! In my cook kit I also have the GramCracker from trail design. It allows me too adjust the heat from esbit tabs to a simmer. I've long ago move on too much better kits, Butnow the Quest is finding a rack. Thanks..I think?😮
It is really interesting to me to see how people use they kits to cook different types of food in kits like this. I think I know of the gentleman you were inspired by and the selections of food are always interesting. Also, as a segue; in terms of bushcrafters I am always curious how they are cleaning the raw meat and food off their hands and knives and gear while in the field. Personally I just use alcohol handi-wipes if needed. :). I see people just wiping their hands on their pants, and I can't imagine that's the best way to avoid bacteria and cross contamination. (like I said as a segue, however one I am interested to know more about).
Sometimes I wear latex or similar disposable gloves when cooking outdoors.
@awatt Yes that's a good one! I generally try to keep a couple pair handy for the same reason.
Another excellent video. The cup looks like a sierra cup from back in the sixty's (before your time, maybe?). Ali express has the rectangular cook pots with folding handels in two sizes, which can nest, and in titanium as well $$$, in addition to the steaming rack and a cutting board!
I just ordered one to try out. I’ll probably swap out the store for the BCB FireDragon. I live on a boat, and solid fuel tends to not work when needed. 😅
Another great video Ernie, thank you.
I saw a kit previously that had the steamer rack and now I want one for my esee cook kit. Loads of possibilities with the rack.
It looks like it would be a good item to leave in your vehicle, maybe specially during winter travel.
Thanks Doc.
as an all-in-one cook set it looks ok i'd probs use it to cook up some meat and through in some noodles on a day hike or over-night hike thanks for the videos sir
For the price can't go wrong. A good cheap emergency kit
Nice bit of kit for the price. I also looked at the flatcat cooking gear as they also have some neat systems based on esbit cubes including baking.
So we learned that sierra cups suck no matter what size they are. Many a lip owes its burns to them. Many a full cup made it back to the fire only 1/4 full. But if it's all you got, they work. I like the little cooker though! The rack makes it a system. Get a pot grabber and you have a fryer too. I HIGHLY recommend simmer plates/diffusers to spread the heat and avoid that hot spot in the middle. I have a copper one, a steel one and an alluminum one. I punched dimples in them so you can flip them for a poor man's high/low. Dimples down for high and you have near full contact with the pot. Dimples up and you have almost no contact. The steel plate is a slow conductor, the aluminum is faster and the copper is really fast conducting but also spreads the heat. Make yourself some and see what you think. They take some practice, but the work great.
Love the shape/design❤❤, detest the material/aluminum ☠️☠️. Is this product available in #304 SS ? Or did you link later?
👍👍👍 .. looks good.
Quality? It does the job and if used within it's design intent, should last many years.
I have similar, made up of separately-purchased items, except for the steaming rack .. I'm looking at making my own from 'something salvaged / repurposed' to fit inside my military-issue aluminium mess tin. The cup .. I got a SS one online .. and with a folding handle.
Alcohol burners are a better option here in Switzerland .. Alcohol Liquid Fuel / Gel being much cheaper than the Esbit Tabs and easier to source.
A good share .. thanks.
Would love to dry baking. Always looking for dry baking with different cooking kits
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I love the design but i'm not a big Esbit fan but I think it would adapt well to other fuels
Can you test the Barenx stainless steel alcohol stove with 91% alcohol. I like that it is square, has a larger cook top, is less likely to tip over, and has an adjustable flame. I found this on Amazon and there are several different makers of them but I have only seen them solid alcohol . I would like to know how they work with 91 percent alcohol
Thanks!
I'm the same with UA-cam man, I've seen those kei campervans are insane. I've got a similar kit to just for while out on a stroll but I use my trangia triangle (I so wanted to rock the gell burner with it but I didn't really get on with the gell fuels)
I've had this in my cart for quite a bit, or a similar setup. Just haven't pulled the trigger yet, not sure it is quite big enough for me with my son being along most times as well.
Thanks for the review!
Looks like a cool kit. I'll try to find one with a stainless or titanium bento, since I don't like eating from aluminum!
The cup is a bit odd. It's clearly a "Sierra Cup" design except that the handle has that weird extra bend at the end. Also, it looks as if the handle prevents the cup from sitting on a flat surface. Even though the cup is a bit odd, it's an interesting small kit for a small price.
U should check out Billy goes out. He does amazing cooking with the tin
FYI, every item in this cook kit is available and sold at Daiso, a dollar store chain in Japan. I recently was able to put this kit together including a number of other nesting accessory boxes and a mini cutting board for about $20.
Mav does great videos
I think I will stick with the UK military ⚔ kit just more adaptable than the one you showed especially for emergency use, heavier but that is because it has to be rugged.
If one is to carry a cook-kit, it'd be nice to be able to cook powdered eggs. Powdered-eggs are an almost perfect hiking-food for their weight/compactness and taste. Good eggs (and powdered can make very good eggs when cooked in a flat/skillet) are best cooked in avocado-oil to boost calories and taste. Egg-protein is some of the best for repair, although GearSkeptic recommends whey-protein for recovery. So while hiker-food(s) are very much 'there,' as far as hiker-needs, pans are most definitely not. This set adds that all-so-important 'flat-pan' functionality, but in heavy, yet flimsy Alzheimer-aluminum.
What's needed? What constitutes the ideal pan? 1) Under 5oz, including lid (necessitating titanium). 2) Lid should be flat-ish, ~15% of total pan-weight, with a basic handle. 3) Main-pan should hold ~600ml water. 4) UL-handle. 5) Some rudimentary form of heat-spreading so as to not burn eggs or other foods. 6) Perhaps with a mechanism to hold stove heat beneath? This author's experimented with an inch or so 0.005" band around pan/skillet extending in skirt-like fashion below pan's bottom to contain stove gasses/heat. In this way, and by lowering stove's flame, heat is spread and hot-spots eliminated. Added bonus of saving fuel, since stove's heat is contained under the pan longer, instead of blowing away.
Toaks is really close, having nailed the weight per volume problem (excluding lids, which are still a little too heavy). Toaks rolled edges are beautiful and handles adequate. They don't make a skillet (600ml x 15cm+ dia.), but their 700ml UL pot is close (2.3oz). Increase diameter (reducing height) and put a slider-handle on a dual-purpose skillet-lid on it and they'd be pretty dang close to ideal.
wow.. this anti-seed oil, anti-aluminum nut thinks titanium is lighter than aluminum and that powdered eggs are the nexus of perfect hiking foods...
I have one that is non stick and can cook any thing with it
mmm, interesting, combining a sierra cup, the good old Esbit stove and a Trangia mess tin into a kit? Or are these items all fakes from China? I love also that little bbq grid, seems to be good for many uses ...
Concerning the Trangia box: this is for sure one of the best little boxes and for sure not only good for cooking purposes. It works also great as box for a survival kit, as tool box for motorcycle tools, and so on. I have several of them since many years and use them for all and everything, like these little alu boxes much more than any similar sized plastic boxes. With an electric tape or duct tape you can make it easily waterproof (or watertight if you have to transport any liquids inside) and if you don't need the handle you can easily remove it. Trangia has different sizes of these mess tins, seems this one is the small size.
I have two of those tins, one from Lixada and one from Firemaple. The Firemaple product is much better made than the Lixada.
Do you worry about cooking with aluminum, especially with aluminum that comes from Asia?
It is the same as the Trangia mess tin
which is a smaller version of the British Army mess tins
Been out for a million years….
I like it
I can't imagine why you didn't open the stove all the way to make it more stable??
They make one with a small rectangular alcohol stove too…
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Is it $25 or $17?
If you somewhere that has real winter you can leave it in your vehicle.
I'd like this if it was all stainless steel. Good content though.
Not a big fan of aluminium. I prefer stainless steel. Don't Bake on it... Bringing it to high temperatures can't be healthy.
I would prefer a set of British or Dutch mess tin made of stainless steel.
another one... funny how people like this are scared of aluminum but don't care about chromium in their cooking pans...
@@marzsit9833 it's this thing called science. You should check it out.
This mess tin is popular in many asian countries for it cheap price and simplicity, Many asian camper own titanium pot but is a pain in the butt for cook white rice and not suit for many recipe, This mess tin is one of the very cheap but not cheapest, Many asian military still issue they soldier with aluminium mess kit, Military surplus mess kit are the cheapest,
Get rid of the metal grid. REAL men use juniper twigs when steaming their food! ;-)
Never ever touch the fuel and the food with the same thing! 😢😢
Reminds me of a small bento box, ill pass on this
don't care for aluminum cookware anymore
Please never use that music again.
What's the point of steaming those wontons if you're going to throw them into boiling water? Skip the steaming step completely.