BCB Crusader Cooker MK2 Fire Dragon Cooker Metal Bushcraft COK117
13 Jan, 2021
A well made, effective and durable product.
It's simple, easy to use, and a good fit for the BCB Osprey water bottle and mug. The shallow cup in the base is a perfect fit for the Trangia meths burner, but it can also be filled with meths or gel fuel if the Trangia burner is not available. The cup support wires hold the BCB mug at just the right height for a Trangia burner to work most effectively, and fold up against the side very neatly when the cooker, cup and water bottle are nested together.
In order to make it fit and retain at least some of the variable focus facility, I hat to force the reflector out of the front of the torch and cut away as much as possible of the blue plastic with holds the bulb central. Without that, the base of the LED is so thick that you can only just get the reflector and lens screwed onto the body, and you can hardly vary the focus of the torch at all.
The light itself is very bright, with far lower power consumption that the original, but the overall design of this bulb does NOT fit at all well with its intended use.
Clarinet Mop, wool with wooden handle
23 Nov, 2021
Simple and effective
Very good at drying out the clarinet after use, with the brush part having the right consistency to mop out the condensation, but no risk of damaging the internal bush. The only slight niggle is that the plastic end cap on the wire tends to come off, so I glued it in place. Aside from that, it's just the job.