First Burn with Emberlit UL and Primus LiTech 1.5L Kettle

[Guyon]

Kettle (Primus LiTech aluminum 1.5L) and stove (Emberlit UL with small pot stand) loaded. The kettle realistically holds about 1L to 1.25L.

Ignition. To the twigs shown above, I added some dried leaves and a handful of fatwood shavings.

Cooking with found fuel.

At 5 minutes, I had bubbles on the bottom of the kettle. Rolling boil took a little over 10 minutes--mainly because I forgot to feed in the branch and twigs.

Down to ash.

Burn made the engraving stand out nicely.

Weird flying bug. Blue/black and about 1.5 inches. Identification?

 

[Guyon]

Some afterthoughts:

The Emberlit UL is a winner. Packs flat and light. Easy to assemble. Easy to use.
I do highly recommend carrying some kind of ignition aid, whether its PJCB's, fatwood, or something else.
Ignition was so much easier with just a few fatwood shavings in the mix.

The LiTech Kettle is a good pairing with the stove. The hard anodized aluminum is light.
I'm able to nest my SnowPeak 450mL mug inside along with some tea, coffee, etc.
The kettle holds plenty of water, enough to easily hydrate a freeze-dried meal AND have ample tea or coffee.
The kettle fits the stove nicely so that the bottom absorbs most of the heat. I did not get a lot of side flares.
The lid does not fit extremely tight, but it's easy to put one finger on the lid handle when pouring.
The advantage of the lid is that, if you want to remove it for stirring, you don't risk upsetting the stove.
The plastic handle gets warm to the touch, but offers plenty of insulation to prevent burning fingers.


ETA: Found the insect. It's a "cricket hunter" wasp.

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[The Warrior]

Very cool set up Guyon. I really like that emberlit.

 

[TLR]

Mine is hopefully on the way. I'm pretty excited about it. So the kettle I'm wavering on. Do you see any advantages to the kettle over a bushpot?

 

[shane wink]

I have looked at the emberlite for a year now and man you have jonesing hard for one now! Thanks for the review and your avatar is making me hunrgy!

 

[riz_aaroni]

Glad I caught this. The stove is so tempting to get. The fact that it is so light and flat really is great. The ability to lay the wood down and just feed it in is useful. Seems like that one piece was pretty big (the one with the bark). Was that split at all?

Thanks for the pics and review.

 

[Codger_64]

I'm thinking that piece looked big because the stove and feed opening are small. Once a fire of small stuff is going, the chimney effect keeps it burning pretty hot. It seems to me to burn hotter and more completely than just an open wood fire.

I've been looking forward to your review of the stove. Any sharp edges? Difficulty with first assembly? Fatwood is a good idea to get it fired up or, like I used, those firestarter sticks. Anything to get the chimney effect going.

 

[Battle Creek Knives]

good review.. I wonder how long it would have took had you tended to the fuel.. And 33oz or so in 10 minutes isn't bad at all.. Next time you feel the urge could you time 8oz for me?? and to keep me from googling that kettle (this way I won't buy it yet) can you tell me how much it weighs??

Thanks man..

 

[Guyon]

Mine is hopefully on the way. I'm pretty excited about it. So the kettle I'm wavering on. Do you see any advantages to the kettle over a bushpot?

I did not have a kettle prior to this Primus, but I liked the one I saw in the Emberlit video. I bought a slightly larger version though.
Nothing wrong with a pot, but most pots I've seen are stainless, and the aluminum kettle is just a little lighter.

Glad I caught this. The stove is so tempting to get. The fact that it is so light and flat really is great. The ability to lay the wood down and just feed it in is useful. Seems like that one piece was pretty big (the one with the bark). Was that split at all?

Thanks for the pics and review.

Nope, not split. I just walked into the back yard, found a limb that had fallen. I chopped off a foot-and-a-half length with a machete and broke off the twigs with my hands.

I'm thinking that piece looked big because the stove and feed opening are small. Once a fire of small stuff is going, the chimney effect keeps it burning pretty hot. It seems to me to burn hotter and more completely than just an open wood fire.

I've been looking forward to your review of the stove. Any sharp edges? Difficulty with first assembly? Fatwood is a good idea to get it fired up or, like I used, those firestarter sticks. Anything to get the chimney effect going.

Assembly went fine the first time. The only trick is orientation if you want the engraving to be on the outside.
Now that I have a burn on one side, it's even easier. The edges aren't terribly sharp, not enough to bother me anyway.

good review.. I wonder how long it would have took had you tended to the fuel.. And 33oz or so in 10 minutes isn't bad at all.. Next time you feel the urge could you time 8oz for me?? and to keep me from googling that kettle (this way I won't buy it yet) can you tell me how much it weighs??

Thanks man..

Yeah, I got lazy and didn't feed that bigger limb.
I haven't weighed my kettle yet, but published specs say 7.5 oz.
With that much surface area on the kettle's bottom, I'd be willing to bet 8 ounces would boil under 5 minutes.

 

[Guyon]

Just a word of advice if anyone is interested in this particular kettle.
As I was looking around, I noticed that several vendors have the pics swapped between the .9L and the 1.5L.
Be sure you know what you're getting.

The .9L is the shorter, squatter one.

The 1.5L is the taller one.