A NEW OPTION FOR UL STOVE FOR SCOUTS…

Those have been around for a while, the ESBIT wing stove. Here’s a review from 2011. Nothing wrong with it, but you do need to play with the windscreen a bit to get an efficient set up.

Something like a Caldera Cone (or it’s titanium cousin the Ti-Tri) comes with a commercially produced minimalist stove and a pre-tuned, highly efficient windscreen.

And there are others.

So, I guess the good news is that there are a number of commercially produced UL ESBIT burners.

HJ
Adventures In Stoving
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" Maybe I've been living under a rock… Anyone have experience with it? "

Yes, I would go with the rock theory.

Although it really calls for a windscreen, you can get by with a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil, at least for several days. It is also a good idea to put a small piece of foil underneath it. When you break camp, you fold this burner as shown, and then wrap your aluminum foil around it.

–B.G.–

+1 on rock theory… Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying to get the boys thinking of lightweight, cheap options and MYOG stoves just don't make the cut with BSA…