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    Mike Storesund
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    @mikes-1

    I just tested my Clikstand S-1 stand with my Trangia stove and their optional windscreen. I like it!
    The entire system; stand, stove and windscreen weigh in at 6.6 oz (190g). They fit (and are designed for) perfectly in the Evernew 0.9 L (1 qt) pot 4.9 oz (139g).
    I boiled a quart of cold tap water in a no wind environment in 7 min, 23 sec to rolling boil and used just about 3/4 oz. of fuel. (sorry didn’t weigh exactly) and I suspect in a slight wind I will use a full oz of fuel.
    Ursa Design notes that a sheet of aluminum foil underneath the cook system will increase the efficiency by reflecting that additional heat to the pot and warming the stove.
    Overall, at 11.5 oz. (329g) for an entire cookset, minus fuel, I am extremely satisifed with this system.
    I plan on using it this coming weekend at 8700 feet with snow still on the ground to get a better fell in the real world rather than a garage.

    #1336467
    Glenn Roberts
    Member

    @garkjr

    Locale: Southwestern Ohio

    Let us know how it works. I’m in the later stages of becoming a convert to the Trangia, and saw this gizmo in the stove reviews. It looked pretty good – if it works, it will be a great excuse to buy some gear. (“Hi, my name’s Glenn, and I’m a gearaholic.”)

    #1336468
    Mike Storesund
    Member

    @mikes-1

    Since there is still snow, I want to see how that performs, as that was one of the negatives I read on the review here.
    I am what all the scouts and scout masters in our troop call “Mr. Gadget”. We have 47 boys and 27 active adults. I am becoming more lightweight oriented myself recently. Last year with two groups of 8, we sectioned the Colorado Trail. Wanting to make sure the scouts safety was assured, my pack was 45 pounds with a lot of superfluous gear. I am now down to 25 pounds for 3 days, with food, fuel and water and the super-duper 28 ounce first aid kit (that includes my personal 7 oz kit preventing duplicates).
    I have 8 different packs, 6 different stoves, 4 pads, 4 tents, 4 tarps, 5 GPS’s, a 2-meter ham radio, 3 different bags (down and synthetic), and a lot of other ‘toys’.
    I use the many examples for teaching the scouts that no one way (sorry BSA not even your handbook) is the correct way, other than what works best for them. I have them pack their 3-day gear a couple times a year (3-season and winter), then we critique them. We hold up each component and I show them the disadvantages of the heavy versus the advantage of the light. More and more are getting away from ‘traditional’ pack weights and working toward light weight.
    It was getting out of hand when an 11 year old boy weighing 75 pounds soaking wet pulled out his 4 D-Cell Mag light and 3 pair of jeans for a 24 mile section of the CT.
    Sorry for the babble.

    #1336641
    Mike Storesund
    Member

    @mikes-1

    Okay, here is the update on the Clikstand S-1 performance for melting snow.

    We were at 8500 feet in the Pike National Forest. Overnight we had 2 feet of fresh snow which offered a perfect testing environment. The temperature at time of test was 28 degrees F, with winds up to 25 mph at times.

    I cut a 1 foot cube opening in the snow for a wind block and removed the Trangia stove and Clikstand components from my inside jacket pocket. I placed the system on an aluminum plate lined with aluminum foil, shiny side up for preventing the stand from sinking and increase the efficiency of the stove by reflecting heat back up from below.

    I poured just over 2 oz. denatured alcohol in the stove and lit it. I filled the Evernew 0.9L titanium pot with snow and 2 tablespoon of water as a primer. After 10 minutes, I had a quart of water from the melted snow and placed the lid on the pot. 13 minutes and 30 seconds after start, I started seeing bubbles form on the sides. After 15 minutes, I the water was starting to show significant steam.

    Finally at 17 minutes the quart of water was at a rolling boil. I checked the stove to see how much fuel remained and it looked to be less than ¼ of an ounce so I continued to boil the water and let the fuel burn off.

    While I have had better cold weather performance from other white gas and canister stoves, I like the Clikstand S-1 system as another light weight option. My friends and I were impressed with the performance of this system and would recommend it to anyone. I suspect Ursa Designs will be getting at least 4 more orders in the near future.

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    SAM LAMBERT
    Spectator

    @sammyl

    The Trangia burner can boil water at an air temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit. I tried this in a sheltered windless site wth tap water at a temp of about 60. Did not time or measure anything, but there seemed to be no exceptional delay or excess consumption of fuel.

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