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it was bound to happen: the very versatile esbit stove is now even more versatile! i can now run it on wood, too. here's how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=difj5K4C7IU (that's not one of my cooking vids, but brace yourself - just in case... :lmao: )

my youtybe channel is now - much to my amazement - well over 1,000,000 views and 6,000 subscribers! :thankyou: so, here we go: part 1 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CbfTUfmpEA ) and part 2 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rFUFQD6ZvI ). enjoy the vids... and participate :) !

i don't know about you, but i think that tea is really important for the outdoorsmen. if you can make tea, you have everything you need to survive. it is a safe, pathogene-free drink. it warms you up. depending on what you use to make tea, it's good for your health, it increases your energy...

sometimes you don't need a big fire... a small twig fire is easyer and quicker to light, and doesn't need a large amount of fuel. a twig fire, where to look for dry twigs when everything is covered in snow, and a simple way to support your teapot over the fire...

sometimes all you need is a small twig fire, just enough to boil a cup of water and heat up your cold fingers; it sure was enough for me today. i just wanted a quick, hot cup of chocolate; i had my esbit stove with me (i almost allways do), but i choosed not to use it. i lit a small fire and...

now there are a couple of vids that will raise an eyebrow or two... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2hkPwC3pGU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVCyF3FMXtk what are your thoughts about this?

firemaking is, imo, the most important bushcraft skill to master... and the most difficult to really understand, because it needs A LOT of practice, and you don't even make fire every time you are outdoors. it doesn't matter how many times you read about making fire, you simply got to make it...

my first vid posted on youtube was about fire making and outdoor cooking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47y9rOD50qc since than i posted (among other things) other outdoor food/cooking-related vids: - a nice trick to prevent food from sticking to the pot...

definitely not the first place that comes to mind... but definitely worth to look in there when in need for fishing bait: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAV65j3NN10

i think that a spoon is more than a spatula with a depression :D... apart from being useful, the spoon should be graceful and pleasant to the eye. the most difficult part to make (for me) is the "neck" (i don't know if there is a specific word for it :o ), which should be elegantly curved...

i'm glad to be here! it's a great forum, and i'm sure i'll learn a lot from you. also, i hope you'll find my stuff interesting ;)... but first, i'll have to browse for few days through the forum.