Solo Cook Set Show and Tell

**Tank** · 12-09-2011, 10:40

Looking for idea to imporve my current setup. Currently I am using a 12cm billy, honey stove and a metal mug and folding spoon

whats works well for you on a solo setup, what are the little extras you take? ie small frying pan, light my fire grampa folk etc?

Pics of it in use would be great

Thanks in advance.

Update...

This is my current setup.

**FGYT** · 12-09-2011, 11:03

I use a 12cm billy ( zebra ) with a Hobo drainer set up from Asda fits exactly

lives in the top of the bergan side pouch on top of the Hennesy hammock ( Issue side pouch ..wider and shorter)

I use the Top plate/ pan it has a cut down pot lifter ( not shown in old photo also a length of B&Q chain for tripod hanging and a bit of copper tube )

ther is a small gap under the Billy when in the stove here i keep 4 tent pegs grate and tinder/flint/steel that dosn't mind being dirty

in the Billy is a custom made cordura and mesh bucket that holds brewkit etc you can lift in and out easily and not lose or get dirty the bits also in there is a 4" Ferro rod and Striker

Pot lifter is good at pouring the pot into cups and moving the hobo stove as well

teh Grate is used with wood etc to get good airflow but is also drilled to take a Gas insert from a trangia and also fits now a multi fuel burner so can run of Gas or petrol etc

the other essential Cooking pot is a small Wok its cheapo fro ma chineze supermarket and is fairly heavy being thick steel but Stirfrys are ideal for quick low fuel use cooking
and it does a mean English breakfast fry up

heres whats in the fabric Bucket
Kenco 3 in 1 for coffee
Salt and dry flake chilli
Ferro rod /Striker
variaty of sachets of sauce
Puri tabs
(Usually Oxo Cubes as well)

Top pan is used for baking ( some drill it out as a strainer)
hers Bagels wit h the Copper ring to transfer heat to the top

fits in the hobo stove as a mini oven

and Pizza

ring added to teh top to hold hot coals and the chain used to lift the lid

I also carry in the other side pouch ( Medic one )
58 Water bottle crusader cup and cooker 58 plastic cup ( for sharing )
Titanium KFS set more Kenco coffee
3-4 Rat pack main meal boil in the bag

this side pouch has the shoulder strap so can be zipped off as a day use set and has every thing needed for a few brews and a meal and when zipped to the Bergan complements and adds to the Hobo set up

for additional water i carry a collapsible 2 litre bottle ie a coke bottle

carried empty usually then filled at camp the 58 being the day use bottle

I do have a Grampas fork but never use it its in the Medic pouch as it was a gift

ATB

Duncan

**Tank** · 12-09-2011, 11:14

cheers Duncan, thats an epic setup :-) i remember seeing it before possibly the most versitale setup i have seen and just the insiration i need. cheers

**Caboose** · 12-09-2011, 11:20

wow ducan! Thats a very versitile cook stove! Can i ask what you made the ring out of to fit the zebra top? Looks like some sort of tuna can / tin can?

**Tank** · 12-09-2011, 11:21

Originally Posted by Caboose

wow ducan! Thats a very versitile cook stove! Can i ask what you made the ring out of to fit the zebra top? Looks like some sort of tuna can / tin can?

i see the SMA logo so its from a can of baby milk i guess

**FGYT** · 12-09-2011, 11:34

Originally Posted by Tank

i see the SMA logo so its from a can of baby milk i guess

Yep that's it had Dozens of em during the Baby Phase

**Tank** · 12-09-2011, 11:35

Originally Posted by FGYT

Yep that's it had Dozens of em during the Baby Phase

same here, made a wind sheild for my hobo stove out of one lol

**kiltedpict** · 12-09-2011, 11:58

Love that set up. What do you use as the grate?

**pauljm116** · 12-09-2011, 13:15

Nice set up. Im a bit boring got a trangia 27 with kettle, its a nice simple set up perfect for just me and its got everything I need also just ordered a collapsable bowl to eat from and as always use my trusty titanium spork (love em or hate em!), just trying to find a small condiment holder now.

**Tank** · 12-09-2011, 13:20

Originally Posted by pauljm116

Nice set up. Im a bit boring got a trangia 27 with kettle, its a nice simple set up perfect for just me and its got everything I need also just ordered a collapsable bowl to eat from and as always use my trusty titanium spork (love em or hate em!), just trying to find a small condiment holder now.

this is what i use for my coffe/sugar/milk powder and it works a treat. mind you got to work out how many coffees i can make from it.

**pauljm116** · 12-09-2011, 13:22

Originally Posted by Tank

this is what i use for my coffe/sugar/milk powder and it works a treat. mind you got to work out how many coffees i can make from it.

Looks perfect, where did you find that? May have to get myself one.

**Tank** · 12-09-2011, 13:24

Originally Posted by pauljm116

Looks perfect, where did you find that? May have to get myself one.

i got mine from tescos in the baby section, usuallya round the baby bottles and cups. think it was £2. but you should be able to get them from anywhere that sells baby stuff like boots etc

**pauljm116** · 12-09-2011, 13:33

Originally Posted by Tank

i got mine from tescos in the baby section, usuallya round the baby bottles and cups. think it was £2. but you should be able to get them from anywhere that sells baby stuff like boots etc

Thanks Tank, will pop down to tescos later.

**mountainm** · 12-09-2011, 13:34

Originally Posted by pauljm116

Thanks Tank, will pop down to tescos later.

Let me know if you can't get one - I have one somewhere I think.

**FGYT** · 12-09-2011, 13:47

Originally Posted by Tank

this is what i use for my coffe/sugar/milk powder and it works a treat. mind you got to work out how many coffees i can make from it.

I use the sachets a lot well always as you know exactly how many brews you have oen for a cup 2 for a crusader mug

for base camp tho the Kenco refill packs are good and resealable

ATB

Duncan

**FGYT** · 12-09-2011, 13:49

Originally Posted by kiltedpict

Love that set up. What do you use as the grate?

its a bit of 16swg 304 stainless i had laying about cut and drilled to fit

not the lightest and i may make a thinner one one day but then its not a light weight set by any means

ATB

Duncan

**Tank** · 12-09-2011, 13:53

Originally Posted by FGYT

I use the sachets a lot well always as you know exactly how many brews you have oen for a cup 2 for a crusader mug

for base camp tho the Kenco refill packs are good and resealable

ATB

Duncan

usually have the kenco ones too, just trying this for a change. it may go into my car kit if i dont get on with it and go back to the sachets, but they were getting to costly as havent seen the on offer anywhere (love a bargin)

**Tank** · 13-09-2011, 09:54

any more or is Duncans the best out there and no one can beat it?

**mountainm** · 13-09-2011, 11:27

Here's my set up, I'd usually add a honey stove, but the evernew trivet means I don't have too.
Here's it packed away in it's mesh bag - the mess set is new, got it in the sale from the Mountain Warehouse outlet.

Unpacking

Placcy bag protect the anodised aluminium

All this fits in and the foil windshield wraps around

**Tank** · 13-09-2011, 11:33

I have the same cup, bought 2 of them as they were reduced to £4.99 bargin!

I love the compact setup. never thought of putting a smaller cup in and using the larger one as cooking pot

thanks for the pics

**mountainm** · 13-09-2011, 11:46

this is my 2 person brew kit set up:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/sho...hlight=volcano

**Paul_B** · 13-09-2011, 13:36

I have a brew kit consisting of the WBS and a plastic mug it fits in. A tiny bottle that holds the right amount of meths for two people to have a decent mugful of a brew. All this fits into the plastic mug. I have a small ALpkit Mytimug that it should also fit leaving a tiny brew kit for walks out. Trouble is I also have to carry a wider AGG 3-cup Ally pot (96g with lid) which ruins the sleekness of the kit. I should really try out the Ti mug on the whitebox stove but I reckon it is too narrow and the flames will mostly miss it. Shame really. If something the size and basic construction of the WBS was available with say inward jets for a narrow burn profile and it would make the perfect brew kit. The second person would have to carry their own mug. Unless there is a mug that the myti cup fits into snuggly then it would be complete for a 2 person kit. Think I might have to get something else for the burner but the WBS with cup is such a neat package. It is only the pot / wide burner issue that ruins it. I don't like the idea of carrying a pot and a mug especially since the shape of the pot doesn't fit the rest of the kit well.

**salan** · 13-09-2011, 13:42

Originally Posted by Paul_B

If something the size and basic construction of the WBS was available with say inward jets for a narrow burn profile and it would make the perfect brew kit.

Minibulldesign Mini Atomic has inwardly facig jets. You would just have tomake a small stand for it though as the pot cannot sit on it.
Alan

**rik_uk3** · 13-09-2011, 14:21

This is a nice kit, had it a good few years now sadly its not used these days

The frying pan is about 7" across; all pans are aluminium.

**Robbi** · 13-09-2011, 21:11

here's mine that i take for a bimble and fishing. Dutch army gas mask bag that i find great as it has a waist strap as well that stops the bag falling forward if i bend over.

Water bottle and SS mug, folding gas burner and cannister, 2 folding cups ( in case i meet someone to share a brew with ) saucepan that will hold 4 sausages, pot for either heating water or cooking in, ( the gas, burner and 2 cups all pack into the pot ) hip flask, take away container with coffee, sugar, spoon, lighter, salt and pepper, KFS set, small tongs, large folder.

There is enough room in the bag to get a couple of baps, a pack of sausages and an onion as well as the brew kit

happy days

**beenn** · 13-09-2011, 21:16

For a day its a choice of:

Nato water bottle, crusader mug and crusader stove
USGI Canteen, cup and stove
MyTiMug
Tatonka mug
Guyot design stainless nalgene

If no open fire then hobo stove, hexi, tatonka meths stove or whitebox stove

If much longer i will use the above with a zebra billy can.

**mountaintrek** · 14-09-2011, 17:10

i like the optimus solo cookset with folding titanium spork, got mine from expeditionhardware

**rik_uk3** · 14-09-2011, 18:22

Originally Posted by mountaintrek

i like the optimus solo cookset with folding titanium spork, got mine from expeditionhardware

Titanium and Sporks are two things I love in life. Sporks are great when you get to my age of nearer sixty than fifty, they allow you to get used to the feel of dribbled food falling on your chin and into your lap. GET A SPOON! Sorry about that, must be having a 'Senior' moment.
'

**RonW** · 18-11-2011, 21:59

I have several kits actually.
The Swedish army mess kit with added nato-mug and lid,

a homemade, nesting billycan/hobostove-set;

and a BSA kit, like Rik's, but all steel.

And I must say that from these 3, the BSA is being used the most. Fits me better and, while it's not the lightest of kits, it is bombproof and packs quite small, given that it is a fryingpan, a kettle, a mug and a plate..... I just don't like the Swedish kit that much, mainly because of the fuel I have to carry with it and I do not like the stove to much either. The billy/hobo-kit is light, but is quite bulky, because I have to add a pan or messtin in order to cook food.

I also have an Esbitset, but that resides in the trunk of my car as an emergencycooker... Just hate the stuff!

**Minotaur** · 09-12-2011, 12:29

Originally Posted by Tank

What is the thing labelled Kitchen sink?

Love everyones set ups will post mine soon as it nearly done.

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