Zebra Billy Can 12CM : Simple Solutions Work!

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Zebra Billy Can 12CM : Simple Solutions Work!

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In this video I look at and cook ugali sukuma wiki with the 12CM Zebra Billy Can
The Zebra Billy can is a popular, almost bomb-proof, easy to clean and easy to use cooking pot. The Zebra billy is popular the world over with outdoor cooking enthusiasts, bushcraft cooks, and travellers.
Zebra Billy Can sizes vary. The smaller 10cm and 12cm sizes are usually supplies with interior - useless - plastic clips, so your three choices are to make your own bill can metal clips from wire, to find a supplier of Zebra Billy Can metal clips, or just remove the plastic clips and go without.
This video includes how to make ugali, how to make sukuma wiki, how to cook in a Billy can and how to make metal clips for the Zebra Billy Can.
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@hectic6981 2 ай бұрын

A couple years back when I was looking for a billy pot for my kit I was disappointed to see they had changed to those plastic clips, I was happy to find out that the firebox Billy's have the old style metal clips in 12cm(1qt) 14cm(2qt) and 16cm(3qt) sizes.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Interesting to know, thanks for the heads-up!

@blackboardbloke 2 ай бұрын

I’ve had a 12cm Zebra Billy Can for 15 years, bought from a general store in Tanah Rata, when I was backpacking in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia for a few days hammock camping in the rain forest (I used the poncho in this video over the hammock). I still use it now and again for base camps, but its major use is for cooking pasta in my kitchen on an induction hob. It is a pre-lid clip version (my coat hanger wire bail arm holds the lid on when vertical, a clip on wire side handle for pouring and a cut wine bottle cork to push on the lid handle for easier handling than using a spoon). For anyone who has one or is thinking of getting one here are several videos on my channel featuring more mods to my Zebra over the years, and this is the first one I made, which also features the smaller Stanley Adventure Pot, which I use for backpacking, and even more so in my kitchen as my kettle (it’s quicker) on my induction hob. m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rdiFa8poq5eZpWQ.html

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for dropping the mod links

@southernlandsolo7839 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great review. Very interesting learning the history of the billy can.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@medusaman1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the idea how to remove those labels from pots. Fantastic all round pot to cook practically anything.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

No worries! I use the same technique when I'm taking labels off of glass jars... often it works, sometimes it doesn't. You have the same pot?

@medusaman1 2 ай бұрын

@@ExplorerJust Not yet.

@maxpinson5002 2 ай бұрын

Those cooking vessels are nice, but they've always been too expensive for what they are, at least in this region anyway. I'll have to stick with what I have for now

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

I think the price was driven partly by the increasing cost of materials (not the plastic parts!). What do you use?

@maxpinson5002 2 ай бұрын

Myself it depends on where and when. Afoot I'll use a USGI canteen cup and lid or a surplus whatever-it-is ( german/Czech/?) pot with the lid and the brass alcohol stove that used to be a few dollars at the surplus stores. Or a commercial mess kit I bought some years ago. Out and about with transportation i have heavily cast iron and thick stainless cooking vessels. At times out daylong hunting I have a stainless mug or old timey sierra cup I've had since scout days to have a twig fire and a cup of coffee

@simonh6371 2 ай бұрын

Here in the UK they are just £15. That's a steal considering it' stainless steel (pun intended).

@ellanvanninbushcraft8388 2 ай бұрын

Hello, the bushcraft store do 10cm to 16cm with the added metal clips. Also, you can buy a canvas pouch to fit the 4 sizes. Hope this helps. Craig.🇮🇲🇮🇲🇮🇲

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Hi Craig! Thanks for dropping in with that nugget, ,much appreciated.

@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234 2 ай бұрын

Nice, thanks for sharing 😊

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, and thank you for subscribing! I'm following you too, and I look forward to your videos

@dominicschaeffer909 2 ай бұрын

The bouilli story got a sub straight away! Good stuff.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@parallelcircuit 2 ай бұрын

Ugali sukuma-wiki sounds fantastic; I love collards and grits, so I'm definitely going to try this out!

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Please do drop me a line and let me know what you think of it

@anthonyjacobs6790 2 ай бұрын

Great video, very entertaining, thank you. I have liked and subscribed and look forward to seeing more.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thanks very much! I'll do my best to create 'good' content. I don't always post every week, but I'm trying to rectify that! Thanks again

@ColdHarborOP 2 ай бұрын

Great video. A good source for Zebra billy can pouches is Brown's Bushcraft. His stuff is lightweight, well built, and very affordable. He's located in the UK, but I order his stuff here in The States through his Etsy store. Liked and subscribed.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Hey! Thanks for chipping in. I've not come across 'Browns Bushcraft' before so I'll look the up on Etsy as you suggest Thanks again

@bradlafferty 2 ай бұрын

Nice tip to Simon A Bloke in the Woods. Great background on the origin of the name Billy Can! Enjoyed your vid. New sub.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

He's got some great content on his channel... loved it when he made the 'Baker Tent'! And thanks for the sub! If you have anything in particular that you'd like to see then please do let me know

@bluesideup007 2 ай бұрын

I got a full set of Billy (Zebra) Pots with wire handle clips years ago from FireBox Stove. You are right, they are super durable, but I rarely use them now days because of the weight. (using mostly anodized aluminum and a smattering of titanium). Firebox also sells cordura fitted bags with a small pouch for the Billy pot's inner tray. I continue to use these all the time with my Mors pots and other cookware. The little pouch is great for fire starting material, ferro rod, and even an alcohol stove with a 60ml bottle if fuel. The origin story I heard years ago for the Zebra pot was from the Cornish miners. They used these as lunch pals with the top tray for bread or desert, and the bottom for stew or pasties wraped in cloth to keep them warm. The handle allowed them to be carried easily and upright.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

I know what you mean about the weight. If I'm just heading out for a bit of 'me time' then I don't mind carrying a little extra, but if I'm on an expedition or adventure where I need to move then everything is lightweight. Thanks for mentioning the range of Firebox cans and accessories. I do have a Firebox stove (somewhere!), but I have to admit that I've never looked at their website for accessories - but I will! Lots of countries and cultures have used something similar for quite some time under different names and the idea of transporting food in a container of some kind probably goes back to the origins of our species (although stainless steel and Tupperware was probably a bit harder to get hold of back then!!!) Thanks for chipping in - very much appreciated. Just

@blackboardbloke 2 ай бұрын

Cornish miners ate Cornish pasties. Zebra Billy cans are from Thailand.

@markoplo2008 2 ай бұрын

That looked good.. 👍

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thanks... it's quick, easy, and makes a great outdoor meal!

@TheWtfnonamez 2 ай бұрын

Synthetic materials have their place, but as a general rule, its in only in "big blocks". If its knife scales or a synthetic gun stock, then fine. But definitely not small working parts. In this case that component should be considered as a "consumable". Even solid synthetic knife sheaths will fail if there is any part of them that experiences mechanical wear. The sad fact is that plastic degrades over time, even left in a cupboard in the dark. Expose them to heat cycling, UV light and mechanical stresses and they will just melt, crack, or crumble. Recently I had a pair of headphones disintegrate on me and I had treated them with kid gloves. Under closer inspection the plastic had simply deteriorated and started to crumble. Lovely billy can .... but get the one with all-metal parts. Great video mate.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for chipping in - much appreciated. Another guy commented about the history of this particular can, which may explain - to a small extent, but I still question it - why the company used plastic clips. Apparently this can wasn't originally designed for cooking, it was only to be used for transporting food. That kind-of explains it, but they've been out long enough now that I would have expected the manufacturer to have realised that people want to use them for cooking and therefore to have amended the design and materials.... but that's just me waffling!

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

@@TheWtfnonamez This video is one of the better versions on YT kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iM-egKSFl7zTj5c.html

@johnwood2709 2 ай бұрын

Excellent as ever. I'm still an advocate of the USMC metal mug

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. The mug... what does that give you?

@simonh6371 2 ай бұрын

@@ExplorerJust I think he means the generic US military canteen cup, i.e. it's not exclusive to the USMC. They are very good, I have the Dutch army version which is the same but a bit more robust, but honestly not for cooking like you are, and they can't be compared to the Zebra billy. They are ideal for boiling water and reheating pouch MREs but not so good for actual cooking. The advantage they have is that they take up no space if you have the corresponding water bottle, onto which you slide the canteen cup. There are after market lids made by Pathfinder which speed up boiling and prevent getting ash in your water if you're cooking on an open fire. The configuration of the Zebra billy reminds me more of the German Army mess kit, also many other European armies use something similar. With those it is just about possible to cook from scratch, but they are made of aluminium and nowadays the German Army versions tend to cost the same as, or to be more expensive than the Zebra billy. So the Zebra billy is the better option if you don't have a thing for military surplus gear like I do lol. I paid about 3 Euros for an old East German mess kit 7 years ago in the Netherlands.

@johnwood2709 2 ай бұрын

Flexible cooking..I love mre and I get my food and a hot brew all in one. It's served me well for 30 years.

@simonh6371 2 ай бұрын

@@johnwood2709 I do the same, I find the canteen cup ideal for overnighters. If I am staying out longer I will also take a rectangular mess tin with an after-market lid which doubles as a frying pan. It's also Dutch Army surplus, a stainless steel version of the ones we were issued in the British Army in the 80s/90s. We learned that these can be used as portable washbasins too for washing off cam cream and shaving in the morning.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

@@johnwood2709 Same same as the BCB kit?

@thomasmusso1147 2 ай бұрын

👍👍👍 .. nice 😊. Simple works best .. and there is no such thing as a 'perfect' pot (or anything else). For some, it will be too big, small, heavy, whatever. My philosophy is to decide on what you want, get it and then work within it's design intent and limitations. The Maize, aka 'Putu / Mielie Meel / Pap'. As a kid, I was raised on it. Delicious on it's own as a breakfast porridge, or with with an Onion, Tomato, Garlic and Peppers Gravy to complement 'Braai'ed Meat and Wors' (sausage), or traditionally, with 'Morogo / Moroho', Potato and whatever else happens to be passing by 😏. Thanks for sharing .. take care .l

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting! In East Africa it wasn't too dissimilar, but the meat is referred to as 'nyama choma' (translates to 'roast meat'), which was more often than not goat meat. My SA friends always talk about 'braai time' when we cook outside. One of the guys was with me on an expedition around the coast of Greenland and whenever he was in charge of cooking he would holler 'BRAAI TIME' when food was ready.... with in reality was no more complicated than adding hot water to packs of freeze-dried rations! Thanks again for dropping in - much appreciated.

@MoonbeameSmith 2 ай бұрын

The maize flour food sounds like what they call Pap in South Africa.. basically a mashed potatoe substitute/analogue

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

@@MoonbeameSmith Exactly.

@terryadams237 2 ай бұрын

Ben’s backwoods has metal clips

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jackvoss5841 2 ай бұрын

Your za-kuma-wicke sounds a bit like some ratatouille I’ve had. Once away from the tab,e, I called it slumgullion. In deer camp, guys dump into the community cook pot whatever they had brought. It’s called whtcha-got-stew. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

I guess it is a little like ratatouille in someways, but more 'greens' based. Great name for the stew. I've eaten similar many times, but we called it 'ships stew'. Regional variations in names for things are fascinating. Where are you from?

@jackvoss5841 2 ай бұрын

@@ExplorerJust G’day, Explorer. I’m from lower, central Michigan, Great Lakes area. No salt. No tides, no sharks. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

@@jackvoss5841 I've never visited, but I have seen the area on screen (the bits that get on screen anyway!). Enjoy life!

@colinjarvis2739 2 ай бұрын

David Friars makes a fantastic range of pouches and also has a great KZfaq channel.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Yes! We follow each other on Instagram and I'd not thought of looking at his pouches... thanks for the reminder!

@simonh6371 2 ай бұрын

Ugali is Ugandan for maize flour porridge (as you said it's East African). In Tanzania and Malawi it's called Nsima, in Zim it's Sadza, and in SA it's pap, some call it mealie pap, others say phutu pap. It's great but it takes about 40 minutes to cook. I guess fufu isnt a bad substitute although it is from West Africa, not Eastern or Southern Africa. I'd use fine polenta, instead of buying the product labelled ''polenta'' from Waitrose or wherever, go to an Asian or Arab shop and buy the generic bagged up cornmeal, East End brand for example, it's cheaper. The fine one is pretty much instant. Jamaicans eat it in the similar way Africans eat fufu/nsima/pap etc., they call it '' turned cornmeal''. For me using West African fufu for an East African dish is like using Russian kasha in a Spanish paella lol.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

I had to use what I had available... and it was 'sods law' that the maize flour turned up the following day!

@simonh6371 2 ай бұрын

@@ExplorerJust Lol I'm sure the combination actually works well together, I suppose I can be a bit pedantic at times lol.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

@@simonh6371 It kind-of works the same way, but has a definite taste difference (which is ok, but not my preference). I picked it up on a whim in Tesco.

@johnfield8318 2 ай бұрын

Great video, like the food,nice and simple. Subbed.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant, thank you! Do you cook outdoors?

@johnfield8318 2 ай бұрын

@ExplorerJust yes,but not as often as I'd like, I'm just about to go over to southern Ireland for a week where I lived for 20 odd years. Hopefully, I'll get to catch and cook some trout from a little mountain lake.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

@@johnfield8318 That would be superb! Have a great trip, and 'tight lines'!

@atleandersen1924 2 ай бұрын

Ahh Mzee, I was so looking forward to seeing the ugali roll, thumb press and scoop. I don't suppose you brought Milo for a brew after lunch? Cheers from Denmark

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Far too messy to put on camera! ;-) Milo as in the hot chocolate?

@atleandersen1924 2 ай бұрын

@@ExplorerJust Yes, that chocolate malt beverage in a green tin, that came out on day 6, when the camp was out of instant coffee

@allensterk6190 2 ай бұрын

Brown's Bushcraft in the UK

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thanks loads - second recommendation for them on this vid

@LeftySurvival Ай бұрын

Boreal adventures in canada sell the clips

@ExplorerJust Ай бұрын

Brilliant! Thanks for dropping that in, much apprecaited.

@FreeThaSpeech 2 ай бұрын

Nice tunes

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@nvcn86 Ай бұрын

how about a review of the karrimor pedator/sabre? there are no recent/good ones anywhere online.

@ExplorerJust Ай бұрын

Which pack are you interested in?

@jackashley2897 2 ай бұрын

Make your own pot carrier from an old trouser leg. Cut to length and sew one end. Very low cost.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

What a damned good idea! I've just consigned a pair of jeans to the bin (embarrassing crotch split whilst jumping over a wall!)... so now I'm off non digging to get them back! Thank you

@MAXCOBRALAZERFACE 2 ай бұрын

The zebra pots are pretty cool. You can get all kinds of cooking gear for them for firebox stove. That’s where I got mine and the baking sheets. But to be honest the pathfinder bush pot is much lighter and just as capable.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

Hey! Thanks for commenting. It's interesting that you mention the 'baking accessories' because only this morning I've seen a few advertised on 'used' sites as 'bought it and not used it'! Have you tried the baking accessories?

@MAXCOBRALAZERFACE 2 ай бұрын

@@ExplorerJust Not in the zebra pot. I mostly just use a hiking cook set. The zebra pot is in a chuck box for car camping.

@mrnobodieswildcampingadventure 2 ай бұрын

Zebra Manufacturer 'Let's make a billy can for consumers!' Consumers shout 'Brilliant!' Zebra Manufacturer 'Even better lets use plastic clips to hold the lid down, we all know how plastic works with heat!' Consumer absorbed in the excitement 'Fantastic...................................... wait......... what?' Can't get dumber than dumb!

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

It's beyond weird... such an obvious design fault and I can't even begin to understand why someone didn't spot it before production, or at least change it somewhere along the line!

@Gstrowes 2 ай бұрын

@@ExplorerJust What you're overlooking, is that they're not actually designed for cooking in. They're for holding already cooked food, in a similar style to an Indian Tiffin. Also, the manufacturer makes a bowl that fits inverted over the lid, and nestles in the groove in the lid.

@ExplorerJust 2 ай бұрын

@@Gstrowes Interesting... thanks for sharing!