Hexi is quite heavy too. 4 boxes would weigh quite a bit, far more than the jetboil. It isnāt have to be a jetboil though, we have a few Ā£15 gas stoves in our stores and they fit in a very very very small box.
What do we think of Kelly Kettles? Iāve been impressed by what Iāve seen of them, but this seems to be a further developmentā¦ https://www.kellykettle.com
They are fabulously civilised for fishing trips, stalking and shoots, and 4x4 safaris, but I really wouldnāt give actual fire to a load of 14yoās!
My sqn uses Alpine gas stoves, they are pleasantly stable, and when itās cold you can hold the canister to get more pressure out if it without the risk of the stove and boiling water tipping over.
The weight argument is utter tosh - a 750ml pan, an alpine stove and four days worth of gas weighs a lot less than a mess tin, a cooker and four days worth of hexi. I can also walk into any garage or village shop and buy gas, my chances of being able to buy hexi are about zeroā¦
My cadets can have a brew ready in 5 minutes, or a cup of fruity porridge or couscous, or a wet pouch meal in 6. No contest.
not only is that exercise not really applicable to cadets, but on a technical point, if youāre doing the super secret patrol harbour OP, youāre probably going to be on hard routine anyway, so neither gas nor hexi resupply are valid points.
cadets in my area have done parts - or all - of the Cambrian Way, Offas Dyke path, Owain Glyndwrs way, Beacons way, the Clywdian way as well as bespoke routes. on-route resupply on those tasks has been something to factor in in the planning stages, its not however something that has come up when we do our fieldcraft camps because we have a base from which we work.
Kelly kettles are great!! Run on any old s**t. Iāve had one for years and excellent for hot water / brew in remote places (as long as fuel supply around)ā¦
Hexi good for informing āenemyā ref location at night, due to the flaring being spottedā¦also the smell of combustion!!
Canāt beat a good petrol stove , but if in hands of cadets run away!!! Need treating with respect.
In other news, weāve not received any instructions as yet and latest advice re: use and the RA was āHexamine is no longer the only authorised fuel for cookingā and Iāve been on a few weekends this year where use both fuels was taught.
ACTFI 007 was updated in February and specifically covers that we can use either the Hexamine Stove or Operational Ration Heater. Until that policy document changes both are in play for fieldcraft training.
Well, itās not quite right to automatically classify something that appears on the regulated EPP list as illegal, but itās definitely very hard to justify holding it as an individual.