Crusader Cook Set – Page 2

“Clik Clak” Stove

5 February 2012 / Camping, Outdoor Gear, Walking / Crusader Cook Set, Crusader Mug, lightweight walking, outdoor gear

I have been using the meths burner from my Vargo Triad stove with my Crusader stove. They work well in this combination and it allows me to use cleaner meths fuel with the Crusader unit. I’d like to have a meths burner permanently stored in the Crusader case and was planning to make a drink can stove – but whilst walking last week I had an idea for an alternative meths burner.

A while back we had been given a small tin of mints as a business freebie and I thought it might make a good burner.

The lid design gives holes for the meths vapour to get out of the tin.

Time to experiment.

I filled the Clik Clak tin to just under the rolled lip – the tin is not as big as the Triad burner so I wanted to maximise the burn time – and then carefully clicked the lid on.

I put the tin and the primer meths (about 3mm deep) into the Crusader Stove fuel bowl, lit it, and put 250ml of water on to heat in the Crusader Mug with my metal lid.

It did work, the water just reached the rolling boil before the fuel ran out. The next test is to try it outdoors, rather than in the still air conditions indoors.

For my latest lightweight cooking gear set up – click here.

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The Journey Home

30 August 2011 / General, Photography, Travel / Crusader Cook Set, iPhone photography

We are coming home via Loch Ness, Fort William, Glencoe and then Glasgow and the motorways.

Loch Ness

The Commando Memorial

Fort William

Glencoe – Lunch

We found somewhere to park along the route for a lunch stop.

A brew up and a chance to fill the flask for later. We really needed the extra wind shield in addition to the “built in” wind shield on the Crusader Burner – even so the wind was strong enough to push the flames onto the hardboard base and set it alight! The Crusader Mug lid I had made for me was also essential to get the pot to boil – thanks Mark – get yours here, from The Little Frog Group.

Small change of plans in the end, there were severe hold ups on the motorways around Glasgow, so we headed across to Perth on the A85 and then on down the A1 eventually.

And a photo in England.

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Washing Up!

29 August 2011 / Camping, Outdoor Gear / Crusader Cook Set, outdoor gear, tea

The weather has turned really nice now, so time for one more mug of tea in the sunshine. However JSC played his ukulele instead of washing up the Crusader mug from lunchtime. So time for some improvisation – our MSR Ti Kettle on the Crusader Burner.

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Breakfast in Dingwall

24 August 2011 / Camping, Outdoor Gear, Travel / Camping and Caravan Club, Crusader Cook Set, Dingwall, lightweight stove, outdoor gear

For some people it is breakfast in bed – well Jeremy is still in his sleeping bag and has not yet got out of the tent.

Below is the cooking area – using the board we found in Dunbar.

The wind shield is there to protect the windbreak from any stray flames from the burner.

Above you can see the Crusader burner with the meths burner unit from a titanium, Vargo Triad XE dual fuel stove.

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Morning Coffee

12 August 2011 / Camping, Outdoor Gear, Travel, Walking / backpacking food, coffee, Crusader Cook Set, lightweight backpacking food, outdoor gear, tea

The weather has finally taken a turn for the better – so I was able to get outside to make some fresh coffee using the Crusader stove and my coffee maker. Jeremy saw a “camping gadget” the folding java I think it was called, basically a fold up reusable coffee filter, that was held over your mug on three plastic legs, for that individual coffee experience. Mine is a plastic tea strainer, 19p from Asda. Gently pack in two heap tea spoons (mini spork) of coffee, press it down with the back of the spoon and then dribble hot water through it. Job done.

6.30am coffee Dunbar

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Pine Lake Resort Internet – Final Word

25 January 2011 / Travel, Walking / Crusader Cook Set, MSR titanium mug, outdoor gear, walking

I went to the reception this morning to ask what was going to happen. To be fair the receptionist did not know, I didn’t think she would, but I needed her to pass my problem on. Helpfully she said she would pass my problem on to her manager, unhelpfully she informed me that Pine Lake could not authorise a refund!

So after a day walking along the coast – see photo below taken from the promenade at Morecambe – I went back to reception where there was some news. The site maintenance could not fix the issue, neither can Swisscom, so no Internet. I did however get my money back.

Moral – I am sure the high speed internet works here, but think twice before buying it could use up some of your holiday sorting it out.

It is a shame I did not pack one of my engineers and his laptop, spares and toolbox – I just have the feeling we could have sorted at least a patch to get the customer online.

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Lunch Break

23 January 2011 / Outdoor Gear, Travel, Walking / Crusader Cook Set, Lake District, MSR titanium mug, outdoor gear

I went for a walk in the outlying limestone area south of the Lake District today. The outcrop of limestone the path followed was an impressive bit of geology, worth seeing.

I came across a hollow just off the path which was a good place to stop for lunch – the stepped rock made for somewhere to put my sitmat.

Although it was a grey day it is interesting country to walk though – when I get back I will try and upload my Memory-map route.

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