Testing the pan

Making a Jetboil More Useful

This is my second attempt at this article. WordPress ate the first one! I usually spend a great deal of time and research before buying anything. When I brought my Jetboil PCS it was not exception. I watched every Youtube video on it and read lots of reviews. At the time I ignored the review that said it was only good for boiling water. Which ended up being proven. Today I’m going to show you a cheap DIY fix to make it more useful.

Testing the pan
Testing the pan

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Finished Headlamp

DIY Headlamp

 

Sometimes I try my crazy ideas and they sort of work. Today I have a project for you that is super easy and works perfectly. I got this idea from watching a Nutnfancy video on YouTube. He was wearing a headlamp band from Fenix that hold a flashlight. I thought what a great idea. Instead of using a separate headlamp (which I own a few of) you could use you nice EDC flashlight. I have a Streamlight that gives off 190 lumens, way brighter than any of my headlamps and with more features. The Fenix one looks nice with plastic and adjustments, it also looks heavy. I decided to make one that way simple and light

Finished Headlamp
Finished Headlamp

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Homemade Fuel Tabs

 

I have a little esbit stove that I hardly ever use. One of the big reasons is that the esbit tabs are kinda pricey and I’m cheap. Somewhere on the internet I once saw a guy make his own. I had the idea to try to make my own and see how they would work. My main concerns would be it has to be cheap, work well and be easy to make. I think I accomplished that easily let me show you how I did it.

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