New Cooking System Prototype

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Link did'nt work, scroll down

Any Suggestions? Comments?

Thanks, Evan

[Roger Caffin]

Well, yes: the URL is, shall we say, slightly wrong?
Better have another try.

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workin' on it right now

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Homemade Pot from Aliminum Can
Aluminum Foil Lid
Hardware Cloth Stand
Esbit Tab on Fire
Aluminum Foil Base

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Any suggestions, anyone?

[todd]

Can't get the link to work.

However, your setup will work fine. Many use similar setups. As for the veggie can, I recommend boiling only (no cooking) in case there's anything to the "lining" fear.

The veggie can will last a long time, being steel, as long as you take care to prevent rust – which is hard. Then again, you can always replace it for free!

Todd

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Yeah, its just for boiling.

I was watching that 'Beer cans used as cooking pots' awhile back and I think I'll be fine if I only use the veggie can once then replace it before the next trip.

[Mark]

Don't forget your windscreen! :) This is a pretty common, pretty reliable set-up. It may take some fiddling to get a proper distance from flame to pot, but when it comes to DIY, the fiddling is half the fun.

-Mark

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How high should the pot be from the flame? 1.5 in.?

[Keith Selbo]

Somebody in one of these threads, or maybe it was that cantankerous stove maker in Maine did a lot of experimenting and decided the distance to the flame wasn't too critical. 1.5. in or less is probably fine.

[Joe Newton]

There is a good article at thru-hiker.com concerning this. Their research supports a distance of 1.25 to 2.25 inches. See link below:

http://thru-hiker.com/articles/esbit_stove_height.php

[Franco Darioli]

I really don't know if there is any substance to this but when I was playing with my versions of various stove designs I would get a good roaring boil and then manually rise and lower the pot . At some point the boil seems stronger and that was my sweet spot.
Franco

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I got it all put together, (except for esbits) and the whole thing with my LMF Spork, windscreen, bandana and lighter weighs 5.3oz.

It is quite a simple system, but I just don't se the point of cooking during a summer weekend, so I think I am going to start researching how to go without hot food. I understand the phycological benifit of hot food, but for a summer weekend?

If anyone who has gone without cooking, I would appreciate your input.

-Evan

[Roger Caffin]

> I just don't se the point of cooking during a summer weekend

Maybe, maybe not, but what about the coffee??????

Cheers

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I don't drink coffee.

[Sam Haraldson]

Blasphemy!

[Matthew Roberts]

…tea?

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If I were to bring a cooking system for something, it would be cocoa – not tea. And the added weight of all the sugar I like in my tea would be a waste of time.

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