Magic Heat - Magic Stove - Boil Test #2

May 2nd I did a video on the Magic Heat - Magic Stove I bought on ebay. The boil time was really great, 25 minutes 23 seconds with 2 cups of water starting at 59°F.

I was wondering if the design change would allow the stove to be used without the crosspiece. If you look on the box you see the old design had a row of holes around the bottom of the stove.

The design that I have has angled slots all around the stove.

In the video I explain how I thought maybe the slots would do away with the need for the crosspiece. Didn't really seem to workout that way.

I also show in the video that most pots, cups and mugs will fit on the stove without the crosspiece

For more info on the Magic Heat - Magic Stove check the following link:
http://www.scientificutility.com/prod_heat.htm

I've included info from the first video I did on the Magic Heat - Magic Stove.

As always thank you for watching my video,
Hiram

Lab0435

Title: Magic Heat - Magic Stove - Boil Test #2
Room temp: 67°F (19.4°C)
Humidity: 48%
Weather condition: Partly cloudy, windy
Burner: Fancy Heat Wick with Screw Cap - 2 hour
Stove/Pot stand: Magic Stove
Pot: Boy Scout pot #2
Fuel: Fancy Heat Wick with Screw Cap - 2 hour
Amount of fuel used: 0.49 ounce (13.9 grams)
Amount of water: 2 cup(s) = 0.47 liter
Water temp at start: 60°F (15.5°C)
Time to boil: 25 minute(s) 00 second(s)
Previous test with Magic Heat - Magic Stove: 25 minute(s) 23 second(s)
''All-In-One'' stove Time to boil: 23 minute(s) 26 second(s)
Time to run-out: NA
Temperature at run-out: NA
Note:
NA = Not Applicable / Not Available

Lab0427 - Magic Heat - Magic Stove - Boil Test #1

A couple of weeks ago I did a video on the ''All-In-One'' Stove I bought from IntenseOutdoorGear.com and since then I've been asked many times if I had any experience with the Magic Heat - Magic Stove. I found one on eBay so here I am to do a boil test.

I had the boil time on the ''All-In-One'' Stove wrong. The notes I grabbed said the boil time was over 60 minutes. Even though I thought that sounded wrong I was comparing this boil time to that time. The previous boil test on the ''All-In-One'' Stove was 23 minutes 26 seconds which is really a little faster than this test.

For more info on the Magic Heat - Magic Stove check the following link:
http://www.scientificutility.com/prod_heat.htm

As always thank you for watching my video,
Hiram

Lab0427

Title: Magic Heat - Magic Stove - Boil Test #1
Room temp: 71°F (11.1°C)
Humidity: 72% (wet)
Weather condition: raining
Burner: Fancy Heat Wick with Screw Cap - 2 hour
Stove/Pot stand: Magic Stove
Pot: Boy Scout pot #2
Fuel: Fancy Heat Wick with Screw Cap - 2 hour
Amount of fuel used: 0.63 ounce (17.9 grams)
Amount of water: 2 cup(s) = 0.47 liter
Water temp at start: 59°F (15°C)
Time to boil: 25 minute(s) 23 second(s)
''All-In-One'' stove Time to boil: 23 minute(s) 26 second(s)
Time to run-out: NA
Temperature at run-out: NA
Note:
NA = Not Applicable / Not Available

Survival Candle - Reloaded

Earlier today I uploaded a video called, "DIY Mini Buddy Burner or Mini Survival Candle" after which I remembered a video I uploaded to my other channel back in November 14, 2008 where I showed how I made what I called a survival candle. Most other people call them "Buddy Burners".

The original video has been marked "Video blocked in some countries" because the Music Police didn't approve of the music I used then so I've edited out the offending music so everyone can view them.

Thank you for watching my videos,
Hiram

Originally uploaded: November 14, 2008

Original text:
In this vid I show how I make survival candles. Survival candles are a little heavy for the bush but they sure are handy around the house or kept in your car.

DIY Mini Buddy Burner or Mini Survival Candle

Last week in one of my videos on the wax covered wood chip fire starter I had mentioned about using empty tea light candle cups for a mini Buddy Burner or survival candle. Since then I've had a number of people ask me if I would show and explain what I meant by that.

So in todays video I plan of showing what I make them from and how I make them, plus show a little video of how they burn. It seem that the mini burner I picked had a bit of a leak. Just goes to show why you have a be careful with all fires.

The mini burner is made from:
one empty tea light cup
piece of corrugated cardboard to fit your tea light cup. Mine was .82" (2cm) x 4.5" (11.6cm).
and some wax

I show how I melt wax using a mug warmer and a can. The size of can depends on how much wax you need to melt. I like using the mug warmer to melt wax because it safely melts the wax and keeps it melted without much fuss or muss.

The weight of this Mini Buddy Burner was .65 ounces (18.4 grams) and burned for almost twentyseven minutes. They usually burn a little longer than that but the wax that leaked out cut the time short.

Also I explain in the video that I only use one ring of cardboard in these mini burners because the flame seems to only burn on the outside edge anyway. Using only on ring leaves you more space for wax.

Hopefully this video explains what I meant by the Mini Buddy Burner and how I make them.

Thank you for watching my videos,
Hiram

Wax Coated Wood Chip Puck in the Vargo Titanium Wood Stove - Boil Test

The last couple of days I've been doing requested boil tests using my Wax Coated Wood Chips fire starters. From the last video I did I got a comment from kullcraven.

kullcraven commented,"Hiram, im still wondering . You made these lil cupcake type, you made a puck type with the red wax. It is bigger so will last longer and also bigger flame. I believe you can use that puck and have a good boil as good as a esbit tablet or similar fuel source. Plz try the puck and lets see how it goes. I'm thinking ill make the puck type and use it on a camp trip or two."

So that's what I do in this video. I still say I think the Wax Coated Wood Chips make better fire starters than using them as fuel in a stove.

I thank kullcraven for his comment,
and I thank you for watching my videos,
Hiram

Oh yes, sorry I got kinda quiet in the later part of the video. It was starting to get dark out and I didn't want to scare the neighbors. 8-)

Lab0434
Title: Wax Coated Wood Chip Puck in the Vargo Titanium Wood Stove - Boil Te
Outdoor temp: 75°F (23.8°C)
Humidity: 74%
Weather condition: Clear, no breeze
Burner: Vargo Titanium Wood Stove
Stove/Pot stand: Vargo Titanium Wood Stove
Pot: Boy Scout pot #2
Fuel: Wax Coated Wood Chip Puck - Red candle wax
Amount of fuel: 1 "puck" = 1.39 ounce (39.3 grams)
Amount of water: 2 cup(s)
Water temp at start: 60°F (15.5°C)
Time to boil : 7 minute(s) 79 second(s)
Time to run-out: 11 minute(s) 40 second(s)
Note: Pot ended up very sooty.

NA = Not Applicable / Not Available