Product review - Swedish Army emergency gel cooker/stove
This is my 1st product review so please bear with me.
http://www.sids-surplus.co.uk/Swedish_Ar...66647.aspx
I got this free via our very own BeardyMan as part of his Gift It idea.
At the time of writing, they are also available from his website for £3.00 each from the link above.
I tried to do this as a test so other members would know what to expect from it performance wise.
I used my smaller mess tin with 2 standard mugs worth of water in since my NATO mug wasn't to hand. It measured at just under 1 pint of water in total.
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What you get
When you buy a stove, it comes shrink-wrapped, complete with a pot stand & a booklet of matches.
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The Test
Once unwrapped & the lid removed you will find a foil seal. I cut this away with my EDC knife & scraped the gel stuck to it back into the stove.
After putting the pot stand on, I used a long reach gas lighter rather than using the matches to light it outside. The ambient temperature was 5 degrees C & there was a light breeze throughout the heating time.
It took the flame instantly & I put my mess tin onto the pot stand with the larger tin over as a make shift lid to retain heat.
Then I went & stuck the kettle on.
I checked it every 2 or 3 minutes for temperature using the age old method of dipping my finger in to see if it was hot. After just short of 14 minutes, i decided it was hot enough to use for coffee. I made a cuppa up using the water & although it wasn't as hot as from the kettle, it was still too hot to drink straight away.
To extinguish, I was instructed to flick the pot stand off & put the lid on to suffocate the flame. I blew it out instead & nearly paid the price with my eyebrows
Next time ill use the lid.
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Am I happy with my purchase?
Although I didn't buy it, if I had of paid the £3 cost of it, I would've been very happy.
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Would I recommend this to my friends?
Absolutely. Without a doubt.
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Would I buy another one?
Yes. Infact I fully intend to buy a few of these to store in various locations (car, fishing tackle box, bag, rucksack etc..)
Special thanks to BeardyMan for very kindly Gifting me this camp stove.
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