Brasslite Turbo F Moddifed

No more esbit? Wow, welcome to the bright side! :)

Now, Now, I might not have given up esbit completly, but I have definitly have have found the acly stove to be ab it more entycing at this particular junture in my BP experiance. Come on B2W who doesn't love the smell and orange glow of esbit. It spell comfort and happyness for me. Besides I can blow it out hen I am doen. But on the contrary I am learning my stoves boil characteristics and am getting the fueling down pretty well so there is not much over burn time.

As the sun is setting, it casts an alpen glow upon the mountainous peaks that loom over head. The peaks are casting strange dancing shadows of those that were before me, and looking for the future when they can dance for another after me. The wind gently placing its authority over my tarp and on my skin. I methodiaclly place my esbit tablet on my stove, another FreezerBag meal is about to be prepared. With the flick of a bic I light my stove, listenig to the crackling of the cryatalized welcome, its efervesent smell takes me away to a farther place, away from home, away form the city, away from the noise, it takes me to where I am, to where only one can escape from it all. As the smell and a slight puff of smoke rises to the air as incense rising to the sky, it bids farewell from whence I came and welcomes me into the dancing mountain shadows for which I belong. I soon know that I will be warmed by the nutrients prepared on my little esbit stove, so small and mighty. Wafting its aroma once again to the dancing shadows where they play for each other there own welcome song.

Thats why I like esbit.

But I might get that same affect from alcy one day :-)

Hmmm… you're farther gone than I thought!

Truth be told, I like almost everything about Esbit — except for the gooey black residue at the end. Good luck with your experimentation!

Don't forget the high cost of esbit tabs.

My experience tells me that you can easily get that effect with alky just about anywhere anytime without even lighting it! Just imbibe it!

imbibe denatured alcohol!

Douglas, thanks for posting your results. You've basically throttled back a Turbo F to match the size of your 600ml. I had to go dig out my Brasslite since I switched to Calderas, but my Brasslite has an adjustable ring around it, I suppose to throttle it much in the manner you did.

Isn’t a Brasslite, but works similarly (i.e. top burning, non pressurized) and features an “integrated” pot stand as well. Basically, it’s a wedding tin without the cover, plus a piece of wire cloth. The wedding tin is much smaller but tougher than a Fancy Feast cat food can. It provides enough fuel capacity, coming in at 1.25 oz. Pot and stand together weigh 0.3 oz and brings a pint of water to a rolling boil in approx. 6 minutes, using a Firelite 550 pot. Nothing spectacular, but light and simple as heck.

Say Ben, can you tell us where you picked up the materials. The wire cloth appears to be a smaller gage than that pictured in the photos from your last incarnation of this stove. As you might remember I have been looking for these tins but Michaels and Target want right around $20 a bag and the Ikea tins, based on your previous photos, appear too big. Appreciate it, Thanks, John

Ok pardon my naivety but what is "imbibe" just curious. Yes Ben please do give info on where one can buy the smaller tins, besides on-line. All I have ever been able to find is ones about 4in in diameter instead of the 2in diameter (the brasslight is 2in as well) like the ones in you imbeded URL. Going down from .85 to .3 is very appealing and is more what I am looking for in a stove. I have tried the t-light sytem but can never achieve a boil (for two cups).

As to the hardware cloth it appears to be you smallest gauge galvanized wire mesh that can be bought at any hard ware store. But do your intial burn outdoors because the galvinized fumes are toxic.

imbibe means to ingest.

John and Doug:

The wedding tin is 2 and 1/16"(D) x 5/8" (H). Unfortunately, the lowest price I've found locally is also $20 (for a package of 20) at Michaels.