I'm about to hit the trail for an overnight adventure; video coming soon! What was your latest adventure like? - Luke

@iametoh

6 жыл бұрын

That's great Luke, I enjoy your adventures as well as your reviews. Sadly my last adventure was last year in May, my wife doesn't have the affinity for the outdoors like I do. Hopefully this year will be more adventurous. ^^

I put some WD-40 or 3-in-1 oil on the hinge pins of the legs and let it sit. It will burn off, yet leave it lubed.

haven't used one of these but I was very surprised at how big it was, very good review.

Luke.... awesome bro I just bought one and now I will get an honest review from you. Perfect timing. Strength and honor brother. Update: power is still out at my house. This setup worked great but exact same problem with the folding legs! 100% what you described. Other then that it worked flawless!!

I like this set, Luke. I have the other Crux stove, based on your recommendation, and i like it. This looks like a pretty complete cookset for those times when you want more than just a pot/cup.

I have the same issue with the stove - one of my legs is extremely hard to fold out. Great review!!!!

The heat exchanger does work on other cookware that uses it. Esbit has a model using it with an alcohol burner. The only advantage it has in warmer weather is maybe fuel savings. Best for cold weather I think. Thanks for the vid.

I like the idea of that windshield on the gas canister

Hello Luke, I own the kit similar to that kit, yes I also have one leg that is hard to open and close, but I like it a lot, thanks for your review, God bless you and your Family always and forever, 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Would love to see that versus video. I was curious about the heat spreader on the bottom myself.

I like the crux. I have many different stoves incl. the jetboil and MSR pocket rocket. The MSR rocks and has never failed me. I might try out the crux this year too. I even have the cheapo $12 stove and boy is it tiny but works well...

Heat exchangers sure do work, when the first jetboil came out there were a lot of tests that proved it to be faster than the older type of stoves.

I look forward to seeing this kit on a 'versus' showdown.

The Primus Lite + is a similar sized kit that performs better than the FE. No stove legs to bend and the wind protection is better. No frying pan, but you can cook meals and water in the pot. Nice looking too. Also there is a peizo lighter embedded in the stove so no need for an external lighting mechanism.

I wouldn't use wd-40 or anything like that, a little steel wool or a brass welding brush (they sell 5 packs @ Harbor Freight for like $5) and clean them up nice, then use some high temp lube to help keep em good. That pot looks bigger than 800 ml... Maybe it's 800 to the top graduation mark.

The non-stick pots are nice. There are less expensive sets out there!

Thinking you did point the enclosed side of the shield to the windward direction correct? One of the main reasons I bought this was to cook in most windy conditions.

Luke, check out the JetBoil system. I've been using it for years !! Works perfectly , about the same price or LESS and many of the loose parts you have there are incorporated into the system.

REI used to sell a rig that went around a pot that had channels that held the heat in effectively making the sides of the pot a lot hotter. Not sure if they still sell it or not. I started with them back in the day when they had 1 store and a warehouse and most of their business was mail order. The world is a lot different now and I rarely shop at REI any more. Call me old fashioned but I'm not a big fan of canister stoves. The stove I swear by is the MSR dragonfly. It's not the lightest or the fastest but it's bomb proof and puts out a LOT of BTUs and simmers very well. It also burns just about every liquid fuel.

Good review, Luke. Too expensive compared to what else is in the marketplace for the common man.

i use a jet boil and it works for me. ignitor? BIC lighter has the best price point for me. yes the heat spreader works better than a regular pan.

Well it is a good cook set if your only one person and it is good for solo hiking and it seems not be that big either so i guess it is a good deal for the price i guess.

Nice set but I will stick to my titanium alcohol cook set. Less than 6 oz. for the stove, pot. and wind screen. You can not beat it.

This is all very well, but when are you going back out on the Virginia Creeper Trail to get video for us of those two naked people sitting in their trailer?!?! 😂😂😂

Did you use any sort of oil on the stove legs to protect against rust (i.e. WD-40)?

I have the same set, have you used the pot and lid straight on a fire to get those colourings on the surface? Keep up the good work

Maybe the holes on the bottom of the wind screen could be covered somehow for better performance.

Luke, On this stove the pot support arm pivots appear to be in the flame so they will corrode. Other stoves pivot out of the flame zone. Would not want this stove for this reason.

This is the REAL OGR folks ! Don't be fooled by cheap imitations !! Hello in the camp ! Coffee smells good !!

Cold weather camping, No one ever mentions, Frost liner for the floor of tent, Over.

Would it be possible to use a drop of WD-40 or gun oil on the hinges to prevent the rusting and lubricant the hinge?

@TheOutdoorGearReview

6 жыл бұрын

That is an interesting question; not sure how that would fair once heat was involved again. - Luke

@sharonmarks7192

6 жыл бұрын

Gun oil may stand up to the heat.

@mikeboone4425

6 жыл бұрын

Olive oil, the same as for your cooking it's not a one time fix for ever but you need the oil to cook . Happy Trails.

@scotthill6807

6 жыл бұрын

I have used oil and it works well. It will smoke when it gets hot and you will have to re-apply it. I put a drop on each hinge after I use the stove. I use cooking oil mainly but have used gun oil. I have the Optimus Crux stove.

for scrubbing your plates and your what? :)

Five words...Soto Amicus Stove and Cookset! Soto stoves like the Amicus and Windmaster are the best. Japanese, not Chinese, or Korean made, so think Lexus, Acura, and Infinity automobile quality. Built in wind screen design, so cooking in windy conditions much easier, with approximately 10,000 BTU. Four legged pot stands versus three on other stoves. Built in, (not loose, or separate) Piezo electric igniters, and brass, versus aluminum fittings. Better simmering ability! Overall better than all other stoves, including the MSR Pocket Rocket 2, and the Amicus cookset purchased by me for $50, half of the price of this featured cookset.

if the wind screen didn't have all those holes it would probably work better

Go much much lighter and cheaper with an msr Pocket Rocket or brs, a Toaks pot and a rock for a wind screen

Love the pot, I use it all the time. I would not spend 100 dollars on that kit.

Windscreen is kind of neat, but I would not spend $100 on this as I could get titanium for close to that.

This or jetboil flash?

that rusting of those legs isn't great, can't WD 40 do anything even though it may burn off but can still loosen them??

Nice stove Luke but way out of reach for my budget !!!

WD40 on that stove, should loosen it up nicely :)

WD-40 works for a lubricant. (Sharon Marks)

Just throw a little bit of vegetable oil on those hinges and anywhere else before it rust and problem solve

For a $100 in my opinion that is not worth it I have a BSR3000 for 5.00 bucks a cheap $12 cook set from Walmart and a stainless steel cook set from Walmart which cost me about$22 that serves me a whole lot better than what you're showing

@mildcamper5429

6 жыл бұрын

I agree, $100 seems expensive to me for what is a competent but unremarkable one man cook set. Maybe the heat exchanger expects too much premium. Thumbed up the review content anyway.

“When it comes to Luke you are looking at”.......someone who takes a lot of words to say things like ‘The pot weighs 4 ounces’

Rust is no good. Deal breaker. My D Power stove won't rust and it has electric ignition. $12. My RioRand Portable Cookware Backpacking Bowl Pot Pan Cooking Kit cost $14. Everything fits inside including the gas can and my cook kit also works with esbits. Total cost without fuel $26 and no rusting.

I hate systems. Systems should be against the law, in a good system.

Aluminum? Not happening.