Crusader cooking system

[greenwood]

I have just bought a Crusader cooking system and so far I'm impressed, stores altogether in a pack with the water cannister in side and cooking on green gel seems OK too.
Must say that it takes about 6 Minutes to boil water on such a small packet of gel, will be trying a meths burner in it soon.
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[Bumpy]

I was lucky enough to be given one of these for Christmas. I've had it out a couple of times since then and cannot recommend highly enough - superb! BCB missed a trick here and should have listened to feedback about the plastic "lid" jobby, ditched it and made these. It's a US firm "Heavy Cover" that makes them, and Mr Mears sells them through his site...

 

[JonathanD]

I love the Crusader system and have used it exclusively all through 2011. And that included long expeds in Tanzania and Venezuela as well as weeks/months on end outside in the UK when working. It's the best system I've found for me in years of buying and testing different methods. The only upgrade I've done is to get a alu lid off a member here. I like it better than the commercially available one as it is slimmer and easily stored in a pack.

It fits alot tighter than it appears in the perspective of this pic.

 

[John Fenna]

I like the Crusader as well Like you are thinking - I made a RedBull meths burner to use with it and it is great.
Like JD I use an ally lid - but I made mine myself

 

[Partickpebbles]

I was lucky enough to be given one of these for Christmas. I've had it out a couple of times since then and cannot recommend highly enough - superb! BCB missed a trick here and should have listened to feedback about the plastic "lid" jobby, ditched it and made these. It's a US firm "Heavy Cover" that makes them, and Mr Mears sells them through his site...

Like that lid!!

 

[mrcairney]

Crusader covert here too. Mostly thanks to JD. Will have to upgrade my lid at some point too.

 

[JonathanD]

Crusader covert here too. Mostly thanks to JD. Will have to upgrade my lid at some point too.

Launditch is the bloke you seek. His lids are cool.

 

[mrcairney]

Speaking of which, never seen those branded logos before JD, where did you source them?

 

[JonathanD]

Emma got me the patches. The etching on my kit Stu Mitchell did for me at the Sheffield Assay Office. They already had the details for the etching on my knife bolsters, so I can get it put on pretty much anything now.

 

[greenwood]

I like your crusader pouch, what is the symbol all about? and how did you get it put on the lid and cup as it looks great with a bit of personal touch.

 

[greenwood]

Crusader in black pouch

Opened pouch with a little storage pocket for my fire lighter and cotton wool soaked in Vaseline

The crusader with cup on drinking bottle and metal mug and cooker at botttom (dont know why they have a plastic cup, but will properly be replacing it with another cooker and metal cup

Cup with lid, again this will be replaced with the metal one later

I like the small metal hanger for when you put the mug on an open fire

 

[Native Nathan]

@ Bumpy don't suppose you have a link to that lid mate.

I have the complete Crusader Cooking unit

I modded mine to take a bail arm from a coat hanger, honestly I prefer the Hexistove with the mug attachment
I have the BCB Lid and it's OK, I agree with comments here they should have listened to feed back, the whole it too big and defeats the purpose of the lid.
it jams on when in use, and It has a high chance of melting if used in an open fire.

This new lid looks like it solves all those problems.

 

[JonathanD]

I like your crusader pouch, what is the symbol all about? and how did you get it put on the lid and cup as it looks great with a bit of personal touch.

I'm a herpetologist. Viperidae is my speciality and the British Adder is my favourite viper. I've had the adder/Britain avatar for years, so it's become a personal image for me. Trunks, a member on here recently revamped and updated it so it could go on a knife bolster... Full thread here: http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61041&highlight=heirloom+knife

@ Bumpy don't suppose you have a link to that lid mate.

Here you go...

http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/872-Heavy-Cover-Nato-Crusader-Cup-Boil-Cover/

 

[hiho]

@ Bumpy don't suppose you have a link to that lid mate.

not quite from bumpy but http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Product/872-Heavy-Cover-Nato-Crusader-Cup-Boil-Cover/

seeing as though I was looking

 

[greenwood]

thanks buddy, your job must get you around and about.
thanks for the link aswell

 

[Danceswithhelicopters]

Try and hunt down the old '85 pattern mug. It its Teflon coated aluminum and designed to replace the plastic top mug not the crusader bottom one giving you 2 metal mugs. It comes with a removable plastic lip so it can go on a fire and you can drink straight from it with a fresh brew. Not seen them in a while though-last time was in the survival shop near Penrith.

 

[monkey boy]

if you want a little meths stove you should try the one i came up for it, I showed it to Kepis at a meet and he kindly started a thread about it, here you go http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83703

 

[JonathanD]

if you want a little meths stove you should try the one i came up for it, I showed it to Kepis at a meet and he kindly started a thread about it, here you go http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83703

That's cool.

I don't use a meths burner with it very often, but when I do, the Whitebox is excellent and very very quick.

 

[SCOMAN]

I have one of the '85 mugs I use it as a spare in my car kit as I usually have a passenger. It's a heavy beast, I've had it since the early '90's and it's served me well.

 

[mrcairney]

85 pattern mug from Penrith Survival. Seem to be in stock, go wild.

http://www.penrithsurvival.com/buy/85-pattern-mug_196.htm