Tips for using Crusader Cooker /Mug

[British Red]

Greg,

Russ makes them (Warthog1981) - he does them in bare metal but I gave mine a lick of stove enamel since I had a tin kicking about. A cracking bit of kit they are too

Red

 

[Greg]

Greg,

Russ makes them (Warthog1981) - he does them in bare metal but I gave mine a lick of stove enamel since I had a tin kicking about. A cracking bit of kit they are too

Red

Cheers Red, I'll try and convince him to part with one if he has any spare.

 

[Chainsaw]

Those metal ones look the mutts nuts, I would worry that the plastic ones would break, especially with the treatment I'm likely to give it!

Hmm, wonder if I could do something with and old biccie tin and a pair of tin snips....

wee project for tomorrow night methinks...

Cheers,

Alan

 

[Zammo]

I must say, if you can get one, the "Capped Crusader" lids are the dogs danglies. I have one of the plastic ones and its okay - byt the large drink hole lets quite a bit of steam out and I find it a faff to remove from a hot cup to shove the tea bag in etc.

The "Capped Crusader" really does work and its a lot easier to put on and take off

Red

I do like the looks of those ones, does he sell them or only make them as one offs?

If so how mcuh?

Thanks.

 

[British Red]

No idea if he's still doing them - he did a few a while back with some material he had knocking about - you can only ask him I guess

Red

 

[Greg]

I do like the looks of those ones, does he sell them or only make them as one offs?

If so how mcuh?

Thanks.

I spoke to him lastnight, He says there is a bit of a queue for them at the moment and he hasn't at present got any material to make them so it may be a while.

 

[British Red]

I'll give mine as a straight swap.....for a Falkniven Thor



Anyone.....?


Red

 

[gorilla]

what????? no takers?

 

[addyb]

what????? no takers?

Going once, going twice, going three times....sold to no-body in particular?

 

[British Red]

Worth a shot

 

[spamel]

Just out of interest, I tried lighting the hexy block with a swedish firesteel but couldn't get it to go - does anyone know if you can do this?

Geoff

TA DAH!!

 

[Greg]

Nicely done Spamel, Good clear demonstration!

 

[rapidboy]

I have one from Russ as well, great job

I hate Hex so i never use it but i do use greenheat on occasion with a hex stove

or crusader cooker

Meths is faster than hex or green heat

but i like to use it on a fire best of all, the lid from Russ keeps ash out of your brew and it boils really fast.

 

[warthog1981]

feel free to post some pictures off my lids in use theres more than a few of them out there now

 

[gorilla]

feel free to post some pictures off my lids in use theres more than a few of them out there now

but can you make some more? i'm sure there would be interest

 

[British Red]

And fab they are Rus (although I claim the only kinky black variant ).

I'll take some piccs on me bimbles if'n you like

Red

 

[warthog1981]

but can you make some more? i'm sure there would be interest

its easy to make more the hard part is finding the right materials


cheers BR

 

[spamel]

its easy to make more the hard part is finding the right materials


cheers BR

What about old mess tins?

 

[British Red]

Nada Russ - it really is a great bit of kit!

Red

 

[Toadflax]

Got my plastic BCB crusader cup lid a few days ago. It certainly works well - the lid on the cup speeds up the boiling time and at £2.50 it seems a good bargain (then again, it's just a bit of moulded plastic), I can now boil half a pint of water with half an army issue hexy tab in 6-7 minutes and that's to a rolling boil (now I have to buy my own hexy tabs I'm more concerned about economy, but maybe that's just the Yorkshire spirit coming out in me)...

...but I don't know whether my crusader mug is a bit bent, but I have to force the lid on quite hard to get it to sit in the mug - and when it has boiled and I want to get the lid off, the fit is so tight that I have to poke a stick under the edge of the lid to 'ping' it off (and more often than not, the lid then falls into the mug)...

...so if it breaks, I'm not sure that I'll buy another one...

...but if those metal ones that Warthog makes are a loose fit over the top of the mug then I'd be tempted. Or I may just use a piece of thick foil from a pie dish.



Geoff