Bikepacking cooking stove

Bikepacking ultra lightweight gear, kit including sleeping pads, sleeping bags, bivvy bags and ultra light tent. Part 2 of a series.

00:00 start
01:19 Buy meals
01:32 Boil meals
02:40 Using gas stove
03:03 Cook meals
03:32 Home made coke can stoves

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[weeringjohnny]

Expertly shot, scripted and edited, with no fluff and loads of practical information. You've done this presenting thing before.

[dirk]

I really love the jetboil gas stove. Fast, economic in use. I like the thermo isolated pot and the colouring window lighting up when the water is cooking. A genius stove.

[daveebert]

Another great video Simon. A breakfast tip if you eat instant oatmeal in the single packets. You can pour the water directly into those as well and eat straight from the packet. Saves on the dishes and the empty packets are easy to pack out.

[Mcg-]

For a very quick overnighter, say 5-9 trip, I've been known to take a large thermos with a curry and ditch the stove and cook gear. It's a bit heavier but less faffy, cheaper than the rehydrate meals and quite tasty. Breakfast on the go from cereal bars.

[woongtv-naturehealing]

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[edmccall]

Another excellent, informative video. Thanks for this, and all of your work to keep your followers informed, and inspired.

[DIY-DaddyO]

Although it’s a much bigger bit of kit I like my Kelly Kettle. On the plus side it’ll burn any sticks very efficiently. About 3 finger size sticks will boil up 500ml of water in 8 minutes regardless of wind. Cooking from scratch is another issue with it but I’m working on a gasifier mod for mine.
Very informative and entertaining video, worthy of the BBC. Happy trails.

[jimbojet]

Another great vid. I carry a Trangia burner, (Evernew version). Lots of different holders for that. I carry a Pocket Rocket too! (Gas cart). All eventualities are covered. I like to stop and brew up and sometimes cook a bit more. I am a bit if a gear hound and just love stoves! All shapes and sizes, I usually end up buying them. I don’t mind, they’re useful. Thanks for the vid

[tiffmercer]

There’s a solo stove (wood burning) that is small and made for backpacking. If you can’t find dry twigs, then an alcohol stove fits inside. I’ve never used either but I want to look into them. I’d like to do the great divide mountain bike route one day and seems like it’s hard to find the stove canisters along the way. Whereas the alcohol stove, if you couldn’t use wood, uses a ton of different things to burn.

[Flintynicknacks]

On longer trips I take some steam bags...if all you can find is a microwaveable chicken tikka masala from a garage you can empty the contents into the bag and boil it.

[marksadventures]

I like to eat well everywhere and I don't like the pre made trail foods, like you I make my own, but I will supplement these additions; a pub lunch, a take out, something from a chippie or even Aldi scavenge hunt for the cheap deals, it's all good.
A cooked breakfast gets me miles, so yes the bacon is coming with and eggs in a wide mouthed pop bottle. Buns are better than sliced bread for carrying, bagels are better. My stoves vary I have many, included are twig stoves for winter and wet times and cold seasons, Trangia and gas for late spring and autumn and army style heat bags for summer, or Trangia - I've got some diddy penny stoves I'll use. Titanium pots, cups and pans. more for longer trips, locals is just a billy can size.

[petergilbert]

Loving all of your newly found videos! My tuppence is to choose a cooking system that is low in height - when cooking inside the tent it maximises the distance between stove and tent fabric. The Jetboil Minimo and Stash are both good in this regard. For dehydrated meals, particularly vegan ones, I’ve shifted to TentMeals who do satisfying and very tasty 800 calorie meals which can be hydrated with cold water which is useful in summer to save carrying a stove.

[bigfoot]

The second stove you showed in the usa we call them penny stoves or hobo stoves. The hobo always had alcohol with them and making the stove thrashed pop can are easy to find.

[grahamhaines]

Great set of three vids, very informative.

[lordgonzo.]

Really interesting Simon, thank you for sharing and please, keep the content coming 👍

[multitudes]

awesome! just discovered it today. Great content and fast editing, very cool, thanks!

[Foxtrottangoabc]

I like to take the 3 in 1 coffee sachets for breakfast, really easy and no fuss . Then cause I find caffeine keeps me awake I like to take the hot chocolate and Horlicks sachets for after MRE dinner treat 🙂

[jamblek]

i imagine that pot has some sentimental value now .. great vid thank you

[bobwightman]

The commercial freeze-dried meals come in a packet that has to handle the rough and tumble of a retail environment, also they are needed to guarantee shelf life. Decant them into a "pour and store" type freezer bag, these take up way less room in your packs and the meals aren't going to go off in the day or two before you eat them. Also worth having some form of "cosy" to put the packet in whilst it's cooking/rehydrating especially when it's colder.

[mrljgibson]

Ignore the expensive camping food packs, they are a bit of a rip off, go get some supermarket freeze dried packs of pre cooked couscous, pasta, rice, and add hot water to those, maybe a sachet of sauce too, other things are preserved foods like jerky, excellent supplements to help increase your protein intake. Better to buy several of those than one expensive MRE pack. Also don't forget cold drink powders, sugar, coffee, hot chocolate, as they will help you keep your hydration and sugar levels up, as well as keeping you awake if you are out late. Remember biscuits, cereal bars, things you can snack on.