BCB crusader

One of the best cookers for heating up your food or sterilising water on is an alcohol stove. The alcohol stove is good as the fuel is more compact than a gas cooker's gas canister. the alcohol stove is also easy to maintain meaning that you wont get any malfunctions like you can get in a gas stove. This is why the alcohol stove is the best way to get hot food down your gullet in a remote location reliably.(nothing is worse than cold food when it is pelting down with rain and you've been hiking all day.

the BCB crusader is a small (8x5inches when packed)camping/backpacking alcohol stove. The video gives an detailed review on the practicalities of the cooker.




specs

the BCB basic kit contains not including some of the kits that you can buy which contain things like fire steel and alcohol gel.

- a case in British army camo green with two pouches inside(see video)

- a cooker and pot stand

- a steel cook pot 750ml capacity ( do not fill over 0.5l see video why)

- a plastic mug 0.5l capacity

- a plastic black military style water bottle

- a plastic lid for the cooker (should only melt if used on an open fire)

weight: it weighs around 1 kilogram but for all of the things that you can fit in there it is ok ( this is the weight without the water bottle filled)

boil time : this varies due to the weather and the amount of water but a good average is between 6-10 mins ( not as good as some gas stoves but it is a trade of for simple design)



My thoughts on it- over all it is solid cooker that will do its job well and will be good for remote locations where a mechanical failure would be annoying or dangerous. The only maintenance that you would need to do is cleaning the stove and pot.



useful links:

ebay seller who i brought from (hast112211) only £36 http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/hast112211/?_trksid=p4340.l2559

ebay item http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMPLETE-BCB-CRUSADER-COOKING-UNIT-WATER-POUCH-BOTTLE-Stove-Mug-/120853703168?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item1c23712a00

i have looked at hast112211's other items they are all bushcraft/camping items and they are all a good price
NB the kit he sells does not include any fire steel or green heat gel fuel so if you want that you will have to pay more ~(SRP £42)
if you want to buy with a fire steel and ethanol gel pack try here http://www.quartermaster398.co.uk/index.aspx?pageid=965528&prodid(it seems to be the best value not includeing shipping)