Another win for Wales! - BCB is a great company with some really innovative no nonsense products. The legendary Barry Davies, a former SAS soldier did a lot of work with them in product development. During this Covid crisis BCB has pivoted and has been using the fire dragon tech and started manufacturing Hand Sanitizer for local hospitals and others in need of vital PPE!
we actually get those dragon stoves issued in the British Army now, there great. like you said you can clean your hands and even small cuts and grazes too. They work well in a Trangia stove or even just half a tablet in a metal bottle cap, like off a bottle of scotch or wine, while resting you pot on three tent pegs upright in the ground. or a make shift small bowl made from tin foil. Great Vid. :D
Both good but the firedragon really is a leap forward with new technology. It takes 3 in the burner for storage, gives you a 1 tab brew up, is safe, can be used as an anti bacterial wipe, and is very efficient with the built in windshield. I've been using them for about 2 years now and I really like them. Great product.
One fire dragon cube does me enough hot water for a brew and a dehydrated meal in about six minutes. It’s designed to be used with the British Army mess tins. 👍 🧐🇬🇧
Have not seen this item before. I find a few pluses and minuses for the cost of this stove. At over $1. per burn for the Firedragon gel that is pretty high. It is also twice the weight of the Esbit cube so to be fair it should burn either longer or hotter or both. It will boil water in outstanding time frame, however. Esbit was always meant to be an item for the soldiers to heat their coffee/tea. Never meant as an item for backpackers to boil water for Mountain House meals. I'm always amazed at how many people don't recognize this fact and try to extract something it was never meant to deliver.You could just use alcohol to fill the tub of the stove instead of the expensive fuel cubes and that would bring down the cost a lot. I always carry aluminum foil w/my Esbit stoves as a wind break....so the extra metal panel they give you is of service but the foil can do a much better job. I don't think you could place the "dragon" fuel on a rock like an Esbit cube to heat a cup of water (if you didn't have the stove)....it seems it would run down the rock like water/alcohol. I really like the idea of this stove but to me it just seems to be an expensive alcohol stove. Thank you for bringing another item I have never seen before. Knowledge is King!
If ezbit wasn't meant to be used to make meals, what was? They were issued to both Germans (during WW2) and Americans (Post WW2) for that exact use. It's unrealistic to expect a soldier to build a campfire every time they need to heat their food.
@@hellcatdave1 I could be wrong, but my understanding is that esbit was in deed issued to heat water for coffee,ect. Back then they had "K" rations that weren't necessarily meant to be heated in the first place. To expect a soldier to make a camp fire to heat food is ludicrous on it's own merit. The 1940's were a whole other time of living. What is available to us today wasn't even dreamed of in 1941....Jet boils, canned gasses, alcohol stoves,Mountain House freeze dried meals, MRE's ect. We in todays world can't think of eating a cold meal. In the 30's-40's it happened all the time. You got what your govt. gave you in the field.
The price is dependent upon you location. in the UK I can buy the BCB stove for 1.67 and 0.30 GBP per tablet. So about 40 cents $ a brew. Not bad ! However, at 30g a tablet, weight of fuel over an extended trip, (like alcohol) is the issue.
For people that don’t like the tabs Dragon 🐉 offers BCB ADVENTURE Fire Dragon Gel Fuel in 8oz bottle. I like the Dragon stove, received one in PMP Prep Box 📦 Camp Cooking theme last year. I use the stinky Esbit cube only because I have a lot of them but I only use one cube and add twigs and sticks to build up my fire 🔥. Works well for coffee or soup 🍜.
Great review, We got a few of those in Israeli special forces. Work great and we use them to sanitize in a pinch. I wanted to share that you can easily store 3 fuel cubes in the stove. One in the burn bin and two , one on each side. It’s folds perfectly with the wind screen. Thanks for the review, Dr. N
Good test. The Firedragon gel is also not as 'nasty' as hexamine interms of toxicity. It is pretty expensive though as W ALKEONE points out and has different properties. Hexi still has a place as it is relatively cheap and more robust out of the packet. Dragon gel will dry up over time if not in an airtight container. However you can literally run the Dragon gel under a tap for a minute and still light it no problems. Also it can be lit much easier with a ferro rod and for these reasons, I often carry a couple for emergency fire lighters. All the best from the UK!
I've had good luck with small alcohol stoves and stereo stoves. I bought several esbit stoves, but have not tried them. I liked their size and fuel storage. Thanks for testing them.
A clear and fair result using OEM gear, but personally I prefer (a relative term) the hexamine because it does not liquify and can therefore be used in more efficient stoves where it will give you a boil. Because the fire dragon liquifies you cannot use in stoves that do not have a cup to catch the liquid. I wrote to BCB and suggested they package it is foil cups thereby making each block its own burner but I got no response.
Great straightforward review. BCB firedragon stoves are used by British Military, dirt cheap and can survive a bit of abuse. They even have excellent green credentials
I think of the Esbit stoves, I have two, as being for a quick stop & brew up tea/coffee stoves - or Ramen. Good as a backup stove or something for a spur of the moment warm up. The speed of the BCB cube boiling would be great in winter for sure. Especially if you wanted to melt a few cups of snow and turn into drinkable water.
That is not an even test . The Esbet did not have a wind screen to focus the heat the way the dragon did. That screen helps a lot more than you think .
Was this a good comparison? The fire dragon tab was twice as big. Maybe a better comaprison would be with 2 esbit tabs. I did not hear you say that comparative weight of eachh
"Fishy Paint Thinner" is the Esbit tab smell. My BCB carries 3. One in the middle and one on each side. My only objection to the FireDragon fuel tabs is the cost. Denatured is still so much cheaper, but I figure once they get enough volume the price should come down. I remember doing the math at some point, the FD is something like $1.25 (Amazon 6 pack pricing) a burn and denatured was something like $ .18 (I buy the two gallon at the big box store whenever they have them.)
A good comparison .. thanks. The BCB appears to be a definite improvement over the tried and tested Esbit. That said, my ittle Esbit has seen 45+ summers and still gets used at least once weekly. A homemade Aluminium Windscreen similar to that of the BCB takes care of Flame Protection. I keep a pack of Esbit Tabs wrapped in Clingwrap inside the Stove as a backup but my GoTo is Alcohol / Gel Fuel ('Brennsprit / Sicherheitsbrennpaste') as here in Switzerland, they are much easier sourced than the Esbit Tabs and far cheaper. An alternate method: Seat Stove firmly at desired spot. Fill mug with the requisite amount of water / whatever and put on the lid .. place to one side. Place fuel into the stove. Light Cotton Waxed Taper (a piece of 'requisitioned' household cotton mop soaked in wax) with BIC. Use the burning taper to light fuel. In the case of Esbits especially, it can be held in place for extended periods .. also less chance of burnt fingers and worse, a melting upside-down BIC. Also handy for those hard-to-reach-places. Place mug onto the stove, ensuring that it's well seated and stable. Also, when making any adjustments to the cup (lid on/off .. adding Ingredients .. stirring .. etc), steady the cup (gloved hand .. pot gripper .. stick ..) or if necessary, take it off. Advantages: Less chance of the whole Doodah inadvertently falling over. Less chance of burnt fingers and/or BIC. More effective utilization of Fuel. Take care ..
I just ordered one of these BCB setups. I've been considering the esbit but it looks like you not only get a better hotter burn but probably a cleaner burn than that esbit fuel.
I have 2 of each stove. Esbit Stoves were made in Nazi Germany and issued to German Soldiers in World War 2. There was also a Stove issued to American Pilots in World War 2 and I have 2 of these with a few original fuel tablets.
@@graemeo3440 ezbit tablets are just a very light and efficient version. That is their main appeal. But most people use them wrong, so they are more attracted to the cheaper, heavier ones which burn longer.
Bit late on this one but I noticed the esbit stove the BCB cube was placed on had holes in. In the Fire Dragon stove it has a small dish area to stop the cube turning to liquid and spilling out. May have found some of it made its way onto the ground....
Depends on the tab cant remember the brand but there are some that are large not bigger in volume but more surface area and that helps produce more heat. I sometimes just cut them in fours and add sticks to the fire that also produces bigger flames and hotter temp
Oh, also I just picked up 5 brand new BCB stoves (i've used their old ones before with the hexi tabs) and 5 packs of gel for £14 ($17) so I'm quite please about that. Just wish I could get out in the sticks.. damn this lockdown.
Just as an update: The fuel for these little stoves has come down in price and can be got for 0.37p per block. I don't know what the exchange rate is but no more than 0.50 cents, now that's cheap for a hot drink or water for a meal. Love this little cooker and use it all the time along with its big brother the BCB MKII cook system.
I made a comparable wind block for my Esbit out of an aluminum pie tin after watching a Yt video on it. Your initial set up and test of the Esbit sounded like despair 🙁
I flip 2 other fuel cartridges over and tuck them in to carry 3. I also believe the British military is using this system, but that could just be advertising.
Merci pour ce partage vidéo. Il me semble qu’à l’origine le esbit est prévu pour faire réchauffer des rations de survie et des boissons chaudes donc il ne faut guère s’attendre à faire griller une cote de bœuf 🥩 ou faire bouillir de l’eau pour des poubelles tagliatelles ;)
Those little German surplus stoves are pretty neat, I have the slightly larger British model and a civilian version but dont really use them. Maybe one day Ill make or buy a little alcohol burner to go with them which seems a much more efficient idea.
Thanks for this video. I'm building an emergency/natural disaster type evacuation kit, and wanted a portable stove. I think you've helped me choose the Fire Dragon.
Should be able to take half out and put in container so two brews per? Great demo thanks. Bad news is 14 use for six pack but 64 for same cdn......what the........
not a fair test. the esbit tablet weighs in at 14grams. the fire dragon weighs in at 27 grams. a fair test is either 2 esbit 14 gr. or buy a 28 gram esbit tablet.
The fuel from BCB consists of bio-ethanol in gel form, which is basically +90% denatured alcohol and pretty much the best among spirit burner fuels. Esbit tabs seem to consist of hexamine, which comparatively performs rather poorly. BCB is an eco-friendly company that has been producing British military gear for a long time now...
Esbit can carry 2x the amount of self contained fuel right? Do you really need a boil for water to be scalding hot? Can either burn bio fuel? Small twigs and such?
I dunno, I've been thinking of buying one of these, but they are heavy for such a tiny stove. Maybe a sterno stove or MSR pocket rocket is worth the weight and bulk.
Hi Wendell, BCB also make Fire Dragon Gel in bottles & pouches as well. This gives a lot more flexibility on how much to take with you, plus decanting it into size specific bottles gives you heaps of control. Here's Paul Kirtley's review on it. I've had the smaller bottles for a while (250ml) but obviously they've gone well so a 1L bottle will last a while & likely be more cost efficient too. Cheers, Dave ua-cam.com/video/hF76wyaNStg/v-deo.html
Great video sir. Trying to get my video up on it but Adobe keeps skipping one of my clips for some reason. :/ Definitely the Esbit killer to me. I’ll post my vid in your group once it’s up.
LOL it is funny to see a test like this in a spot filled with twigs. (I get it, it's just a test and out in the world you might not be camping near twigs, but still funny to see).
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I've seen a review of the BCB firedragon from OutdoorGearReview. He menaged to fit 5-6 esbit solid fuel cubes in the Firedragon :)
Another win for Wales! - BCB is a great company with some really innovative no nonsense products. The legendary Barry Davies, a former SAS soldier did a lot of work with them in product development. During this Covid crisis BCB has pivoted and has been using the fire dragon tech and started manufacturing Hand Sanitizer for local hospitals and others in need of vital PPE!
Oh so now you’re going to crow over inventing the longbow, which the English then used.
@@duncanidaho2097 You lose.
we actually get those dragon stoves issued in the British Army now, there great. like you said you can clean your hands and even small cuts and grazes too. They work well in a Trangia stove or even just half a tablet in a metal bottle cap, like off a bottle of scotch or wine, while resting you pot on three tent pegs upright in the ground. or a make shift small bowl made from tin foil. Great Vid. :D
Interesting. Thank you.
The british fire dragon stove will hold 3 of the gel cubes in it.
If I'm not mistaken, Esbit clearly indicates on the box that you should use two small tabs to boil a cup of water.
Both good but the firedragon really is a leap forward with new technology. It takes 3 in the burner for storage, gives you a 1 tab brew up, is safe, can be used as an anti bacterial wipe, and is very efficient with the built in windshield.
I've been using them for about 2 years now and I really like them. Great product.
One fire dragon cube does me enough hot water for a brew and a dehydrated meal in about six minutes. It’s designed to be used with the British Army mess tins. 👍
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Have not seen this item before. I find a few pluses and minuses for the cost of this stove. At over $1. per burn for the Firedragon gel that is pretty high. It is also twice the weight of the Esbit cube so to be fair it should burn either longer or hotter or both. It will boil water in outstanding time frame, however. Esbit was always meant to be an item for the soldiers to heat their coffee/tea. Never meant as an item for backpackers to boil water for Mountain House meals. I'm always amazed at how many people don't recognize this fact and try to extract something it was never meant to deliver.You could just use alcohol to fill the tub of the stove instead of the expensive fuel cubes and that would bring down the cost a lot. I always carry aluminum foil w/my Esbit stoves as a wind break....so the extra metal panel they give you is of service but the foil can do a much better job. I don't think you could place the "dragon" fuel on a rock like an Esbit cube to heat a cup of water (if you didn't have the stove)....it seems it would run down the rock like water/alcohol. I really like the idea of this stove but to me it just seems to be an expensive alcohol stove. Thank you for bringing another item I have never seen before. Knowledge is King!
If you can't afford it, don't buy it. No need to write a Gettysburg Address about it. Just type "I can't afford it".
If ezbit wasn't meant to be used to make meals, what was? They were issued to both Germans (during WW2) and Americans (Post WW2) for that exact use. It's unrealistic to expect a soldier to build a campfire every time they need to heat their food.
@@hellcatdave1 I could be wrong, but my understanding is that esbit was in deed issued to heat water for coffee,ect. Back then they had "K" rations that weren't necessarily meant to be heated in the first place. To expect a soldier to make a camp fire to heat food is ludicrous on it's own merit. The 1940's were a whole other time of living. What is available to us today wasn't even dreamed of in 1941....Jet boils, canned gasses, alcohol stoves,Mountain House freeze dried meals, MRE's ect. We in todays world can't think of eating a cold meal. In the 30's-40's it happened all the time. You got what your govt. gave you in the field.
The price is dependent upon you location. in the UK I can buy the BCB stove for 1.67 and 0.30 GBP per tablet. So about 40 cents $ a brew. Not bad ! However, at 30g a tablet, weight of fuel over an extended trip, (like alcohol) is the issue.
For people that don’t like the tabs Dragon 🐉 offers BCB ADVENTURE Fire Dragon Gel Fuel in 8oz bottle. I like the Dragon stove, received one in PMP Prep Box 📦 Camp Cooking theme last year. I use the stinky Esbit cube only because I have a lot of them but I only use one cube and add twigs and sticks to build up my fire 🔥. Works well for coffee or soup 🍜.
Great review,
We got a few of those in Israeli special forces.
Work great and we use them to sanitize in a pinch. I wanted to share that you can easily store 3 fuel cubes in the stove. One in the burn bin and two , one on each side. It’s folds perfectly with the wind screen.
Thanks for the review,
Dr. N
Good test. The Firedragon gel is also not as 'nasty' as hexamine interms of toxicity. It is pretty expensive though as W ALKEONE points out and has different properties. Hexi still has a place as it is relatively cheap and more robust out of the packet. Dragon gel will dry up over time if not in an airtight container. However you can literally run the Dragon gel under a tap for a minute and still light it no problems. Also it can be lit much easier with a ferro rod and for these reasons, I often carry a couple for emergency fire lighters. All the best from the UK!
I've put a strip of tin foil in my esbit stove, very lightweight and shelters from the wind just fine
Hi you can fit three fire dragon tabs in the stove with no problems they are a great little stove
I've had good luck with small alcohol stoves and stereo stoves. I bought several esbit stoves, but have not tried them. I liked their size and fuel storage. Thanks for testing them.
A clear and fair result using OEM gear, but personally I prefer (a relative term) the hexamine because it does not liquify and can therefore be used in more efficient stoves where it will give you a boil. Because the fire dragon liquifies you cannot use in stoves that do not have a cup to catch the liquid. I wrote to BCB and suggested they package it is foil cups thereby making each block its own burner but I got no response.
I never heard of them before, I like those BCB fuel tabs, not only did that light quickly but it boiled the water very fast as well.
Going to buy one of the new stoves. You can also use hexamine tabs in the new BCB Fire Dragon stoves!
Great straightforward review.
BCB firedragon stoves are used by British Military, dirt cheap and can survive a bit of abuse.
They even have excellent green credentials
the Esbit is used by the german army since the 1930 or 40s
great video as usual. I have both stoves and I prefer the dragon stove and like another commenter said, it will hold three cubes, not just one.
I think of the Esbit stoves, I have two, as being for a quick stop & brew up tea/coffee stoves - or Ramen. Good as a backup stove or something for a spur of the moment warm up. The speed of the BCB cube boiling would be great in winter for sure. Especially if you wanted to melt a few cups of snow and turn into drinkable water.
You can also put some tin foil in the Fire Dragon tray which makes cleaning a damn sight easier, as you just remove the foil once finished cooking
Because of you sir I just bought the fire dragon thanks for helping me decide
Yep, the BCB is a great little addition and those new tabs are great.
Top tip - Don't hold the tab in your hand when you light it, the catch quickly.
With my BCB you can fit three fuel tabs inside it, one in each of the three compartments. Hope this helps, .. like the vid, thank you.
That is not an even test . The Esbet did not have a wind screen to focus the heat the way the dragon did. That screen helps a lot more than you think .
Isn't that Esbit's fault? This is comparing 2 systems
Thankyou for the great video, iv finally gotten around to ordering one from amazon, going to order some tabs now.
Was this a good comparison? The fire dragon tab was twice as big. Maybe a better comaprison would be with 2 esbit tabs. I did not hear you say that comparative weight of eachh
"Fishy Paint Thinner" is the Esbit tab smell. My BCB carries 3. One in the middle and one on each side.
My only objection to the FireDragon fuel tabs is the cost. Denatured is still so much cheaper, but I figure once they get enough volume the price should come down. I remember doing the math at some point, the FD is something like $1.25 (Amazon 6 pack pricing) a burn and denatured was something like $ .18 (I buy the two gallon at the big box store whenever they have them.)
6 27g firedragons can readily be had for £2.00 to £2.50 a go... about 30p a burn. (I guess that's $3 to $ 3&1/2, so about 40c a go.)
Esbit also makes the Medium Pocket Stove, which also comes with a windscreen and holds the larger 27g tablets perfectly.
A good comparison .. thanks.
The BCB appears to be a definite improvement over the tried and tested Esbit.
That said, my ittle Esbit has seen 45+ summers and still gets used at least once weekly. A homemade Aluminium Windscreen similar to that of the BCB takes care of Flame Protection.
I keep a pack of Esbit Tabs wrapped in Clingwrap inside the Stove as a backup but my GoTo is Alcohol / Gel Fuel ('Brennsprit / Sicherheitsbrennpaste') as here in Switzerland, they are much easier sourced than the Esbit Tabs and far cheaper.
An alternate method: Seat Stove firmly at desired spot. Fill mug with the requisite amount of water / whatever and put on the lid .. place to one side. Place fuel into the stove. Light Cotton Waxed Taper (a piece of 'requisitioned' household cotton mop soaked in wax) with BIC. Use the burning taper to light fuel. In the case of Esbits especially, it can be held in place for extended periods .. also less chance of burnt fingers and worse, a melting upside-down BIC. Also handy for those hard-to-reach-places. Place mug onto the stove, ensuring that it's well seated and stable. Also, when making any adjustments to the cup (lid on/off .. adding Ingredients .. stirring .. etc), steady the cup (gloved hand .. pot gripper .. stick ..) or if necessary, take it off.
Advantages: Less chance of the whole Doodah inadvertently falling over. Less chance of burnt fingers and/or BIC. More effective utilization of Fuel.
Take care ..
I just ordered one of these BCB setups. I've been considering the esbit but it looks like you not only get a better hotter burn but probably a cleaner burn than that esbit fuel.
Just a heads up, you can carry 3 fuel cubes in the fire dragon.
I have 2 of each stove. Esbit Stoves were made in Nazi Germany and issued to German Soldiers in World War 2. There was also a Stove issued to American Pilots in World War 2 and I have 2 of these with a few original fuel tablets.
Instead of the ezbit cubes I use BBQ cubes in the BBQ area of Walmart a fraction of the price
Think a little butane stoves are the best way to go
Ezbit is a brand name they are just hexamine/ hexi stoves. Put hexi tabs into amazon they are really cheap.
@@graemeo3440 ezbit tablets are just a very light and efficient version. That is their main appeal. But most people use them wrong, so they are more attracted to the cheaper, heavier ones which burn longer.
Bit late on this one but I noticed the esbit stove the BCB cube was placed on had holes in. In the Fire Dragon stove it has a small dish area to stop the cube turning to liquid and spilling out. May have found some of it made its way onto the ground....
Depends on the tab cant remember the brand but there are some that are large not bigger in volume but more surface area and that helps produce more heat. I sometimes just cut them in fours and add sticks to the fire that also produces bigger flames and hotter temp
Excellent, very good!!!
Oh, also I just picked up 5 brand new BCB stoves (i've used their old ones before with the hexi tabs) and 5 packs of gel for £14 ($17) so I'm quite please about that. Just wish I could get out in the sticks.. damn this lockdown.
Good test, new stove was developed by Cardiff University in South Wales UK:-)
Hey good video. My buddy just told me about these. I'll be getting one now. Thanks for the comparison.
Just as an update: The fuel for these little stoves has come down in price and can be got for 0.37p per block. I don't know what the exchange rate is but no more than 0.50 cents, now that's cheap for a hot drink or water for a meal. Love this little cooker and use it all the time along with its big brother the BCB MKII cook system.
I used to use one of those stoves when I was a teenager hope you had a great Valentine's day James Kansas City Missouri 👏
Great test. A clear winner and better product. Sorry Esbit
If using a lighter, Hold the Esbit up with fuel cube inside, light thru a bottom hole. A little easier.
looks good; ordered one + fuel. thanks.
I made a comparable wind block for my Esbit out of an aluminum pie tin after watching a Yt video on it.
Your initial set up and test of the Esbit sounded like despair 🙁
Hello my outdoors friend. This was a great review. Thank you for sharing. Take care and be safe out there. 🤗
You can get 3 dragon fuel tabs in the stove for transport use alot great piece of kit for very little money
I hate the smell of esbit. The fire dragon does not have a bad smell and it’s non toxic. I haven’t tried my stove yet.
I flip 2 other fuel cartridges over and tuck them in to carry 3. I also believe the British military is using this system, but that could just be advertising.
Dan Wilder yes it’s standard issue now
Merci pour ce partage vidéo. Il me semble qu’à l’origine le esbit est prévu pour faire réchauffer des rations de survie et des boissons chaudes donc il ne faut guère s’attendre à faire griller une cote de bœuf 🥩 ou faire bouillir de l’eau pour des poubelles tagliatelles ;)
Works like a charm
Great video, thank you. Did you notice if the firedragon burned cleaner than the esbit?
A little cleaner burning for sure
@@ThePreparedWanderer, thanks for that.
That fire dragon looks awesome. Hmmm maybe its time...lol. another good one👍👍🔥
Can make a widblock for esbot out of aluminum foil,or carbon felt.Quite a difference in the fuels.Thanks!
Those little German surplus stoves are pretty neat, I have the slightly larger British model and a civilian version but dont really use them. Maybe one day Ill make or buy a little alcohol burner to go with them which seems a much more efficient idea.
Wow. That is very interesting. I might have to pick up one of those and some of that fuel.
Or you can use wood. Keep a tab for starter. Cut little bits off. My esbit has done great.
just saw this fuel in a video but did not have the stove in it. always good to try new things and have options
That's an interesting option. Thanks for the review !
Thanks for this video. I'm building an emergency/natural disaster type evacuation kit, and wanted a portable stove. I think you've helped me choose the Fire Dragon.
So if you want to save the gel tab after using it does it turn back intoba gel so you can pack it away orbis that just to be thrown away?
Great test Jim
Should be able to take half out and put in container so two brews per? Great demo thanks. Bad news is 14 use for six pack but 64 for same cdn......what the........
If one runs out of fuel packets for the bcb fire dragon and the esbit stove, can either be used as a twig stove?
Ty!
Yes for sure. Works great
@@ThePreparedWanderer would you be willing to do a video for it? I couldn't find one. Ty!!
I've read that if you break the Esbit tablet in half and burn them side to side it heats much faster. Ever tried that?
not a fair test. the esbit tablet weighs in at 14grams. the fire dragon weighs in at 27 grams. a fair test is either 2 esbit 14 gr. or buy a 28 gram esbit tablet.
Love those fire dragons, but I use wood with a homemade biscuit wax fire starter, awesome.
Loved the presentation.
I have the bcb stove but we can only get one brand of fuel tabs coghans .
In nz
The fuel from BCB consists of bio-ethanol in gel form, which is basically +90% denatured alcohol and pretty much the best among spirit burner fuels. Esbit tabs seem to consist of hexamine, which comparatively performs rather poorly. BCB is an eco-friendly company that has been producing British military gear for a long time now...
Since this turns into an alcohol base as it burns, i assume that means there is less residue than with the Esbit? Sorry if i missed that in ur video.
Esbit can carry 2x the amount of self contained fuel right? Do you really need a boil for water to be scalding hot? Can either burn bio fuel? Small twigs and such?
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I dunno, I've been thinking of buying one of these, but they are heavy for such a tiny stove. Maybe a sterno stove or MSR pocket rocket is worth the weight and bulk.
So it says the BCB fire dragon stove and fuel gel is no longer available on Amazon. Do you know any where else I can purchase it?
Not sure. Sorry
@@ThePreparedWanderer I bought it from another site, thank you 🌸
If you put a windscreen in front of the debit it will heat up faster, no loss of heat, an yes you can use the fire Dragon tablets as a hand sanitizer.
is it possible to use solid fuel tablets (3rd party or home made) instead of the gel for the firedragon ?
You can use whatever you want
Hi Wendell,
BCB also make Fire Dragon Gel in bottles & pouches as well. This gives a lot more flexibility on how much to take with you, plus decanting it into size specific bottles gives you heaps of control.
Here's Paul Kirtley's review on it. I've had the smaller bottles for a while (250ml) but obviously they've gone well so a 1L bottle will last a while & likely be more cost efficient too. Cheers, Dave
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Great video sir. Trying to get my video up on it but Adobe keeps skipping one of my clips for some reason. :/ Definitely the Esbit killer to me. I’ll post my vid in your group once it’s up.
Do you have to use the whole Fire Dragon gel cube?
Question, if you blow out the BBC tab, does it gel back up to a solid?
Greetings from Norway. Great and informative video. Do you think those tablets can be used in a roomy ventilated tent vestibule?
You can get them as a set now on Amazon.
Thanks for the info.
Jim, great info. thanks
The fire dragon cubes are alcohol based and can be used as a sanitizer in a pinch.
LOL it is funny to see a test like this in a spot filled with twigs. (I get it, it's just a test and out in the world you might not be camping near twigs, but still funny to see).
Good job, thanks for sharing.
Could you fit the fire dragon cube in the esbit?
Great Video, what Canteen, Cup & Lid Set are you using?
heavy cover
Shipped separately because of it being a combustion material. Different rules and packaging.
I like what your doing thanks for the info
Cool stuff! Thanks!
I know this vid is 5 years old but I wanted to say that you can carry up to 3 tabs in the BCB stove, not just 1.
I love my bcb!
Good test. Just a heads up, the BCB windscreen does fit on the Esbit stove
The bcb fire dragon can hold 3 gel blocks.
Good video looks good thanks
Definitely, the fuel tabs aren't up to scratch
He forgot to mention that esbit tabs give off cyanide when burning and can't be used in enclosed spaces.