Alpkit brukit cooking advice

[MikeLA]

Those that own this model can you cook a wayfarer boil in a bag meal in the brukit mug ?

I know you can put a pan on the top but really want to know if it can be done in its mug.

They usually take about 8 minutes to cook through. Fancy trying this instead of my usual Hexi cooker and mug.

 

[nitrambur]

Never used one so I can't really say, but I'll just leave this here, deal for a Firemaple X2 (no association and all that) https://www.planetx.co.uk/deals/q/deal-CPFMSTR2O
Brukit is rebadged FireMaple X1 apparently

 

[MikeLA]

Aha thank you

 

[SCOMAN]

You can they’re a copy of the jetboil. I will add a warning specifically about the Aplkit Brukit. I bought one and weeks later received a warning about some problemS. First time out there was a gas leak between cylinder and stove which ignited. I returned it and received a second one with no faults recorded. First time out it blew the gas between cylinder and stove and through the stove. I lost all the gas in the canister before I could do anything. Fortunately I was able to scavenge just enough wood from the nearby broom bushes and lit a fire to cook on. Alpkit to their credit gave me a refund after checking it.

 

[MikeLA]

From that advice - I like simplicity so might as well stick with the Hexi stove / new fuel and metal mug. Worked for me since the mid eighties.

 

[Tiley]

Although the decision seem,s to have been made, yes, you can heat a boil-in-the-bag meal in a Brukit.

 

[MikeLA]

Probably I do like things to be bombproof/reliable as well.

This doesn’t look like it.

 

[Philster]

Mike - I have a Highlander copy of the Jetboil, it's been fantastic and trouble free! To heat boil-in-the-bag meal I just cram them in the pot, cover with water and bring to the boil then simmer for a minute or two. Fast, easy and water left over to make a brew - eat the meal out of the foil packet and there's no washing up to do!
I know you might have changed your mind but the Jetboil is a great piece of kit
Phil

 

[MikeLA]

Will look at the highlander version thanks.

 

[Tiley]

Probably I do like things to be bombproof/reliable as well.

This doesn’t look like it.

Looks can be deceptive. My Brukit was my stove of choice on last summer's Cape Wrath Trail and it was utterly bombproof: it was strapped to the outside of my pack, in a bag, and there had to endure being bashed about, getting wet and ignored - and that was before I started cooking with it!

Like anything, if you look after it and don't abuse it, it'll serve you very well. It is a more complicated set-up than a Crusader mug and hexi stove but, arguably, offers greater flexibility and control. With the gas cylinder attached, it is quite tall and therefore unstable but you also get a neat little tripod-type thing that really helps make the Brukit a lot more stable. It is a good, reasonably-priced alternative to a Jetboil and happens to be bombproof/reliable with it! What's not to like? I have no links or interests with Alpkit et cetera...

 

[MikeLA]

Thanks for the advice, I am looking a compact gas addition to the Hexi stove just for those times I want a very quick hot meal or drink.
I like to jetboil idea just not the price of a jetboil, Would never want to pay that much for a stove, just isn’t necessary.

Most of the time not in a hurry so happy to wait for the mug to boil away

 

[cascare]

I have a brewkit and never had one problem with mine, and yes you can heat the BIB meals in them. As Tiley states good bit of kit.

 

[Buckshot]

As a spare i will often take something like this.
https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/oex-etna-mini-stove-p466838
if you already have the cup and are happy to take gas then a small stove attachment can work well.
as a teen i used something like this. Much more stable as it sits on the floor.
https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/vango-folding-stove-with-wndshield-and-piezo-p453021

Just a thought...