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    Dihnekis
    Spectator

    @dihnekis

    On the trail designs site they try to sell you the titri for wood burning. I already have a bushbuddy and I'm just looking to use the caldera cone as a windscreen basically. Is there a good reason I can't just use the aluminum version?

    #2195814
    todd
    BPL Member

    @funnymo

    Locale: SE USA

    Yes, there's a great reason: the flames from the Bushbuddy will melt aluminum windscreens!

    As an aside, I don't think a CC would work best for a Bushbuddy, anyway. It would have to be a pretty big cone.

    #2195816
    Dihnekis
    Spectator

    @dihnekis

    I should have mentioned I'm thinking of using it inverted, so that the flames are pretty far away from the sides.

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    Daniel Sweeney
    BPL Member

    @siskiyoudaniel

    Locale: SWVA

    ", I don't think a CC would work best for a Bushbuddy, anyway. It would have to be a pretty big cone."

    Agree. I've had good luck using natural wind breaks with the bushbuddy, I dont carry a specific windscreen for it. If you're using it where there's a lot of wind, bring some foil and a rubber band or string. Save your $. We talk a lot about site selection for shelter setup or sleeping… Site selection for cooking is the same thing… You're having to collect fuel so you're already practicing a bit of this thinking to use the BB.
    Cheers

    #2195840
    Joel Benford
    Spectator

    @morte66

    Locale: Surrey flatlands, England

    You could check the cylindrical titanium windshields from Four Dog, see if any of them are the right dimensions for you.

    http://fourdog.com/titanium-wind-screens/

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    Eric Blumensaadt
    BPL Member

    @danepacker

    Locale: Mojave Desert

    Gassifier wood burners like the Bushbuddy and Inferno insert for Tri Ti and Sidewinder Caldera Cones create a VERY hot burn due to burning off normally unburnt gasses given off in initial combustion.

    That's why these stoves are either stainless steel (Bushbuddy) or ti. I have a ti Sidewinder and it burns extremely hot, leaving white ashes.

    You could buy some titanium sheet from Titanium Goat and make a cone. This ti sheet can be rolled up, put in a Tyvek sleeve & stored in your backpack.

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