I have one and it works but I would not take it camping, I consider it more of an emergancy item. The real deal is the Kelly Kettle. Water boils in 4-5 min using twigs from the forest floor. http://kellykettle.com/
Kelly Kettles are pricey but everybody that has one won't ever give it up. You buy them directly from Ireland and the family owned company stands behind their product for life. A friend of mine had a seam leak and emailed them. A new Kettle was at his house 10 days later, free of charge. There are some evaluations and U tube stuff on the kelly Kettle.
T-Bone I really like your case for that Swiss Ranger where did you get it?

 

I have one and it works but I would not take it camping, I consider it more of an emergancy item. The real deal is the Kelly Kettle. Water boils in 4-5 min using twigs from the forest floor. Kelly Kettle® - Original & Best | Camping equipment | Camping gear | Survival kit - Home
Kelly Kettles are pricey but everybody that has one won't ever give it up. You buy them directly from Ireland and the family owned company stands behind their product for life. A friend of mine had a seam leak and emailed them. A new Kettle was at his house 10 days later, free of charge. There are some evaluations and U tube stuff on the kelly Kettle.
T-Bone I really like your case for that Swiss Ranger where did you get it?

I like the Kelly Kettle too ... got a couple of them, one of them is the big bad boy stainless 1.7 liter - definitely my favorite all around base camp stove.

But I do like the little swiss volcano stoves for what they are and I've got several of those hidden away in all the vehicles and a couple of the bugout bags. I remember buying those things for like two for $20 back in the day, I'm sure they are twice that, or more, now.

T-Roy, thanks a ton for starting this thread. I'm always looking to talk about preps and I have a fetish for camp stoves.

 

Right here: http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ItemDetail.aspx?sku=Molle-010

I agree about it being an emergency item. I like that it is compact and light. If your hunting pack is molle, then this will attach to the outside of your pack very securely.

 

I picked up a couple of folding stoves that run on sticks and such from SportsmansGuide. I keep them as a backup on camping trips. It's called a folding pocket cooker and comes in a carrying case for about $12.97 plus shipping.

 

I just watched the video, weird but for some reason I liked it I noticed a Kelly Kettle on the table with the ranger stove in the vid. I guess the guy is a camp stove junkie sort of like us with Marlins.

 

The Choke Hazard stove came today! Here it is working with the Swiss Ranger stove:

It is VERY small. So small it actually slides in the port at the bottom front. You need to keep the reservoir elevated a bit. You can then add a bit of fuel when needed, just don't let the burner part get too full because the fuel boils when fully hot. Best way to add fuel would be a small squeeze bottle. Also, notice the little groove at the bottom of the port on the Ranger stove. Seems to be made for this. This is one of the few alcohol stoves I've seen that you can add fuel to while it is burning! Here are a few more pics:

Oh, and where to store it? Just to give you in idea how really small the choke hazard is...

Boiled the same amount of water (14 oz.) in about 8.5 min. Very cool setup. By the way, the only alcohol I use in these is HEET fuel additive. It is nearly 100% methyl alcohol (wood alcohol - don't drink it!!). Very efficient fuel that burns clean and hot, and it is cheap too.

 

Have you tried the wetfire dry fuel cubes? http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/CAMP221-1.html One of these will boil water.

 

Nope. I haven't tried esbit (trioxane) either. I really like the alcohol stoves that can do wood fire as a backup at this point. I may try a wood fire in the Swiss Ranger stove when I go camping next week. It'll soot it up, but I can live with that.

 

The wet fire cubes are amazing; no soot and will burn even floating in water, one issue was price but I just found this: http://www.survivaltopics.com/forums/fire/11313-wet-fire-weber-grill-starters-alert.html

 

I picked up a couple of folding stoves that run on sticks and such from SportsmansGuide. I keep them as a backup on camping trips. It's called a folding pocket cooker and comes in a carrying case for about $12.97 plus shipping.

I've looked at those folding stoves. There are a couple of videos on them. Sportsman's Guide is kind of a mixed bag. I joined for no other reason than to get Wolf Military Classic 7.62x38mm ammo JHP. I buy 500 rounds at a time and save enough to pay for shipping with my membership - very good deal and it is the most accurate ammo for my VZ58. Occasionally they have great deals on mil-surplus, but most of the time it's stuff that is pretty uninteresting. Also the prices are not always that great on their regular stuff.

If you get the chance check out their Swiss Mora knives. They don't look like much and they are really inexpensive - but they are great knives! Get the 2 for 1 price deal and give one as a gift.


ANOTHER SWISS RANGER STOVE VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RT7Bp3XoFk&feature=channel

This time the same guy makes a twig fire.

 

Don't get me started on camp stoves. I have several. One of my favorites is an old Optimus 80. I bought this one broken and spent a considerable amount of time and effort getting it working again. It is more fun to use than just about any of my dozen or so stoves:

And it's not much bigger than my fist.

 

T-Bone ... did you find that on eBay?

I used to surf eBay just hoping to find one like that - always missed on the bid but it seems like you were more successful.

What a beaut! Optimus was what started it all really. I'm big into making my own alcohol stoves these days. Ever can I see, transforms in my mind to an alcohol stove. My wife has been accusing me of hoarding tin cans these days ... really drove her crazy when I snatched a mousse can out of her hand in the bathroom the other day when she was just about to chunk it in the trash.

The whole alcohol stove craze has really turned into a cottage industry on you tube.

I just recently bought a new Jetboil Helios cook system the other day, on sale from Sportsman's Warehouse, and so far so good. I really like it. It seems to be a great value for the dollar.

There are three or four things I'm just redundant as heck about T-Bone:

1 - water, water storage, water purification, water, water, water, water retrieving, water filtering, etc., etc., etc.

2 - My firearms and ammo. 2 is 1 and 1 is none in my book. I've got just about two of everything except my leverguns, which I do consider having redundancy in terms 2 x 1894s, several 336s, etc. And I have a lot of assets when it comes to reloading.

3 - Cooking, heating, light. I bunch it all into one and I have crates of stoves, fuel, candles, lanterns, batteries, flashlights of every kind, etc., etc., etc. Ways to make fire basically.

4 - Blades, axes, knives, saws. Speaks for itself.

Those four things separate us from the savages and it must be something bred within me because I have been almost obsessed with them since childhood. It was reinforced during my time in the service and now I am probably over emphasizing it with my son for whatever reason ... it is what it is.

So stoves of all kinds are a big deal to me. I am fascinated by them. I've also got probably two cases of HEET out there in the garage as well. It's outta hand with me I suppose.

 

Gallo,

You're speaking my language now. To show how deep I'm into the stove thing you may need to see this:

Stoves - YouTube

Videos 1 - 8 are my stoves and filmed by me. And that's not all the stoves I have. I also have several stoves not filmed; a Coleman exponent (converted to kerosene), Coleman m-1950, a Chinese lander stove, an Optimus 111T, several tin can stoves including a 2-can stove:

And I have another stove review:

http://www.marlinowners.com/forum/h...ar-shooting-gear-accessories/65659-camprmors-ledmark-cookset-review-t-bone.html

 

As reference to the carrier, cheaper than dirt no longer carries it. But just go to e-bay (other sites probably have it too) and search "condor bottle carrier" " Its basically the same thing by the same company. $15.00 - $20.00
Good Luck

 

MO strikes again! Just ordered a Kelly Kettle Scout kit. Great product!

 

T-Bone, great video's! Been awhile since I've seen this thread. Liked your SVEA 123 clip. Antique store!!?? Say it isn't so! ROFL! Bought a SVEA123 when I was about fourteen, still have it ! Those and the optimus' just don't quit, very reliable. The thing that bug's people about them is lighting a ''priming'' puddle of white gas to build up pressure. I have one of the small pump's that slip over the cap for mine someplace around here as well.

Got a 1944 Coleman field mess stove in the garage too! (among other's) I need to get into that and get it cleaned up. Used the Esbit stove's while stationed in europe, and C-rat can ''stove's'' for trioxane tab's stateside. When we couldn't set up our shelter halves, especially in winter, I would get tented in my poncho and light a trioxane (fuel tab) bar in an empty C-rat can. Warmed ya up, but the perspiration collecting was a trade off not alway's worth it unless already wet. The usual state of infantry in winter. Hobo stove's have always been a favorite. Clean tin can's are a wonderful basis for camping gear on the cheap. From stove's to candle "bug's" to keeping TP dry.