MYOG: Group Pot Stand and Windscreen

Great photo's and narrative.

Instead of folding the air cut-outs out of the way, why not remove them altogether? Get rid of a few grams of steel.

Nice! A simple solution for a common problem. Good work.

Erm, maybe i'm missing something obvious, but is this a woodburning stove? If so how does the smoke escape if you use a pot that big? For that matter, if it's just a pot stand to be used with a propane or gas stove, how does the top vent waste gasses and won't it overheat a canister stove if it's enclosed like that?

@Tohru: Bingo

*Danger Will Robinson* ?

I'm certainly no expert, but aren't coat hangers coated with metals and coatings that are toxic when burned? Contamination of food with things like zinc are pretty dangerous, that's why hardware cloth shouldn't be used next to flame (although I see plenty of DIY systems that do so it).

If we're talking pure brass or steel, it should be fine, but I don't think modern coat hangers are 100% brass.

How much does a coffee can like this weigh and what is the completed project weight?

That is not an aluminum can as indicated in the list of supplies. It's steel.

I don't see combustion happening with this design if used with wood, esbit, or alcohol. There doesn't appear to be enough space between the top of the potstand and the bottom of the pot to allow it if the photos are accurate.

Using it over a canister stove would be exciting.

@Joe: Doesn't brass contain lead that can leach out? I was experimenting with alternative materials to titanium and aluminum for wind screens, and brass foil was one of the options (among shim steel and copper foil), but I nixed it because of the possibility of lead oozing out, vaporizing, and condensing in my pot of water. Just sayin'…

In the end I went with the cheapest: shim steel.

Has this even been tested? No replies from the author. Kinda lame.