After my last video of the Bushcooker LT II, just before the turn of the year, I received a phone call from the USA. I picked up and was surprised to have Don Kevilus from Four Dog Stoves on the phone. He said he saw my video of the Bushcooker, thanked me for the honest review, and then told me a few interesting information about the Bushcooker. Click play and have a look.
As said in the video, I didn't even think of combining one fuel type with the other. It shows how limited one's (my) thinking can be sometimes, it seems rather obvious and smart. I now dried some wood close to my body, in a small stuff sack, to get it more dry and start the fire. Together with the Esbit tablet this was easy as pie and I am very happy with the result.
I'll now work more on my fire making skills, and a comparison post of my three wood burning stoves will follow in the future. Regarding skills, it shows that the knowledge you have is more worth than the best equipment, and so I am happy that I have some books sitting on my desk which will give me that knowledge. Then I just need to go out and practice, because without practice the best knowledge doesn't help. Gear does only bring you this far, and while UL has a lot to do with lighter gear it seems that sometimes we forget about the skills that should come by going lighter.
If you'd like to get a Bushcooker stove, check out Riheda Outdoor if you live in Scandinavia or Four Dog Stove for the rest of the world.
After my last video of the Bushcooker LT II, just before the turn of the year, I received a phone call from the USA. I picked up and was surprised to have Don Kevilus from Four Dog Stoves on the phone. He said he saw my video of the Bushcooker, thanked me for the honest review, and then told me a few interesting information about the Bushcooker. Click play and have a look.
As said in the video, I didn't even think of combining one fuel type with the other. It shows how limited one's (my) thinking can be sometimes, it seems rather obvious and smart. I now dried some wood close to my body, in a small stuff sack, to get it more dry and start the fire. Together with the Esbit tablet this was easy as pie and I am very happy with the result.
I'll now work more on my fire making skills, and a comparison post of my three wood burning stoves will follow in the future. Regarding skills, it shows that the knowledge you have is more worth than the best equipment, and so I am happy that I have some books sitting on my desk which will give me that knowledge. Then I just need to go out and practice, because without practice the best knowledge doesn't help. Gear does only bring you this far, and while UL has a lot to do with lighter gear it seems that sometimes we forget about the skills that should come by going lighter.
If you'd like to get a Bushcooker stove, check out Riheda Outdoor if you live in Scandinavia or Four Dog Stove for the rest of the world.
Practice makes perfect as the saying goes. I had my Bush Buddy out yesterday for the first time in ages and I must admit that starting a fire wasn't as easy as I remembered it. We've had rain pretty much every day and the wood was damp, which didnt help.
Carrying the fuel under your layers to dry it out is a good idea, although not sure how comfortable that would be. But on balance I'd rather have a few small twigs sticking in my ribs tan be without hot food :)
I'm going to experiment with using esbit with the BB as this means I can then forget about carrying a meths stove as a back up.
Hej Hendrik, thanks for this blog. Did you have had time to compare the 4Dog and the bushbuddy during the spring/summer months? Did you experienced any strong differences in boiling times?
didn't yet compare the two, sorry. I also returned the LT2 (it was a loan) though I now have a LT3. I will try to find some time to compare the two (and Ti-Tri) with each other, and you'll read or see about them here!
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