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    Javan Dempsey
    Member

    @jdempsey

    Locale: The-Stateless-Society

    Ok so, I've been making different can stoves and such left and right, and obviously there are ten million variations on the theme.

    So I've settled on taking two can-type stoves with me at a time. Not really an issue considering the size and weight. I feel like having two specialized stoves is advantageous, especially since I do more than just boiling water. To that end I'm using a penny stove or a regular pressurized can stove.

    My question however is this: Which design have people found to be the best for simmering? I know that the open well type can stove works great as a dual purpose stove, but I'm looking for the most efficient design for low-medium heat?

    Having two stoves available at once is priceless for more in-depth cooking, and I can fit two down in my pot anyway. Any ideas? Thanks!

    #1559357
    Connie Dodson
    BPL Member

    @conniedodson

    Locale: Montana

    Zelph at bplite.com has his "BudLyte Super Stove" he lists for sale at eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/SUPER-STOVE-SUPER-STOVE-SUPER-STOVE-alcohol-meths_W0QQitemZ250552469468QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a561747dc

    I have two, one an alcohol stove and the other a white gas stove.

    I also have a simmer ring he suggested. It is a simple design.

    The simmer ring is simple to use.

    It requires a little experience with your stove, pot, windscreen to determine where you set it in advance.

    The stoves are excellent.

    Having a white gas option in a 1 oz. soda can stove design I think is a first.

    Check it out. Maybe one stove will do what you want.

    SUPER STOVE: clockwise alcohol stove, white gas stove and simmer attachment

    I am making titanium caldera clones for two different small titanium pots for these two sweet stoves. I will be doing my experimenting on Mt. Hood snow because the mountain is here and I live in the mountains of Montana.

    I expect I will stay with this two stove system, to have the most available cooking options, but we will see.

    #1559957
    Keith Selbo
    Spectator

    @herman666

    Locale: Northern Virginia

    This is a simmer only stove. I haven't timed it, but It will simmer a good LONG time. That's the usual two soda can bottoms. It's filled with fiberglass insulation and that's a half inch hole in the top. It can be throttled somewhat by a penny.simmer stove

    simmer stove with penny

    #1573869
    boba fett
    Member

    @hiflyer

    regular penny with the standard simmer ring = 1 hour, 15 min flame off 1.75 oz of alcohol ;)

    http://picasaweb.google.com/hiflyer.x/AllThingsPennyStove#

    #1573889
    Javan Dempsey
    Member

    @jdempsey

    Locale: The-Stateless-Society

    thanks man, I'm waaay beyond this now though.

    ;)

    #1574058
    Kevin Beeden
    BPL Member

    @captain_paranoia

    Locale: UK

    > thanks man, I'm waaay beyond this now though.

    Anything interesting to report from where you are now?

    #1574176
    James Wyrwicki
    BPL Member

    @jim1233988

    it seems the video on the simmer ring is no longer working. It looks like you just cut a section of a beer can bottle. How tall is it and do you use two different sized simmer rings for the two stoves? I ordered one today and can not wait to test it out.

    #1574673
    Dan Yeruski
    BPL Member

    @zelph

    Locale: www.bplite.com

    I'll make a video tomorrow that will show how the simmer ring works. It will be of the type shown up above in the photo. The one in the youtube video was a prototype and I did not feel comfortable making that design available for use with the stove.

    #1575550
    Dan Yeruski
    BPL Member

    @zelph

    Locale: www.bplite.com

    Didn't have time to do the video but got some photos. The ring is made from an aluminum bottle. After a boil is achieved, the flame goes out, refuel, light, place ring over stove, put pot back on, simmer.

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    #1577747
    James Wyrwicki
    BPL Member

    @jim1233988

    looks easy enough to make. get stove by the way. perfect flame the entire time.

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