MYOG: Aluminum Windscreen for Canister Stoves

[Addie Bedford]

Companion forum thread to:

MYOG: Aluminum Windscreen for Canister Stoves

[Roger Caffin]

One of those silicone rubber bands to hold it on?

Cheers

[Gary Dunckel]

How about simply overlapping the ends of the ti screen, punching/drilling matching small holes through each end, one near the top and one near the bottom. Then run a stiff rod through the holes(like a short piece of a coat hanger; I use 6AL-4V titanium wire, .062" diameter). That holds things together perfectly. The nice thing about this approach is that you can have different sets of holes, allowing you to increase or decrease the screen diameter for use with different pots.

[Henk Smees]

> Then run a stiff rod through the holes
Doesn’t that leave a little bend in the screen?

I took this approach when I made my Alu screen; the same could be done with Ti, I suppose.

[lewis riddlesworth]

mines just coiled tight so it grips the pot without any need for a clip (",) it weighs 28g and 40g with 2 Ti pegs to make the 'wood burner'

[Chris Quinn]

For Joseph and others concerned about scratching non stick surfaces – a fellow walker stores his (heavier, non ventilated) version around the outside of his pot.

[Frank Deland]

Nice jobs: Here is another solution and alternative to the aluminum foil which doesn't last long. Be sure to allow enough ventilation. The flame can be stifled which is why my alternative has a shield only on the windward side.

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/138113519qFGLOd?start=12

[Jacques de Plume]

Old topic, but here's my version. More pictures and a pdf for making your own can be found here:

http://hikingadvisor.be/forum/topic/titanium-windscherm-voor-gasbranders/

[Jerry Adams]

There is no gap between canister and windscreen, and between pot and windscreen.

Does the flame burn good? Does the canister overheat?

Big opening in front so maybe it doesn't matter. Probably better wind protection.

[Jacques de Plume]

The flame burns well. In the picture the screen is close against the pot but when using it there will be a small gap most of the time.

When I started using this windscreen a couple of years ago I used a small heat reflecting disc on top of the canister (piece of foam with aluminium coating). I only used that disc a couple of times and it really isn't necessary.

I've now probably cooked more than a hundred meals without the disc and the canister hasn't overheated. But you can always add a small heat reflector just to be sure.

[Billy Ray]

Here are some pics of a wind screen that I made. Tripod legs. Weighs 1.2 oz, though some of the overlap could be cut off for smaller pots and maybe holes in the legs to get it down to or maybe under 1oz. I left the overlap of circumference long for the larger pot. Not having it attached to the pot allows for ease of picking up the smaller pot and using it as a mug so I don't have to carry a cup for my morning tea. I can get about 10 days out of 4 oz of fuel.

Not sure if these pics made it as the upload process is strange….

Billy

[DAN-Y]

Here is the one I made using titanium:

 

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