My first MYOG stove and cook kit…

Nice set up. I especially like how the windscreen is the pot support and how you've directed the flame/heat nicely up the sides of the pot with the windscreen.

When you mentioned bicycles and stoves in the same post, I had a goofy idea.

There's a helicopter company that pressurizes the welded frame in order to detect cracks. Still have pressure? No cracks.

There's some decent volume and strength in a bike frame. Could you isolate the tube that received the seat post and pressurize the rest of the bike frame with propane (pretty high pressure on a hot day) or butane (not nearly so high a pressure).

Unscrew the riding light, screw in a stove head and cook your meal!

Editted to add: Then add a gas-powered headlight on the bike and you can skip the batteries!

Well that might be a little much… haha… Although you're not far off from a picture I saw a while ago online. Someone had capped one end of their handlebars, and then welded a threaded bung at the other. They then used this to hold their camp fuel. I just browsed online and couldn't find it, but its' been done!

Gotta love that bc.com ti pot! got mine on strap and cheap, such a great deal. So is the stove in the picture made with red bull cans? how do you like that size stove with the bc pot. how much do the flames wrap up the sides, and also, what hole pattern (number and size) did you use for the stove.

thanks,
Adie

I too got my BC.com pot on steep and cheap, and I'm almost kicking myself that I didn't buy two when they were on there. The redbull can works great for this size pot, and even with a little larger pot. The flames don't wrap up the sides of the pot at all, so all the energy/heat is being utilized pretty effectively. This was ideal, as the first 12oz can stove I made had just a little too large of a flame diameter. I believe I ended up with 16 holes on this stove, for punching them I used a ball head pin, like those you'd use for holding together patterns when sewing. I haven't played around with other numbers to see if I can get it even more efficient, as this one ended up working great.

Here's a low quality iPhone picture of the two flame patterns. The closer can on the right is the full size 12oz can stove, and the one on the left, and about 3" further away is the redbull stove.

Finally got the cook kit on the scale and completed it with the silicone disc for grabbing the hot pot handles….

that looks incredibly similar to the setup I put together, coincidentally, also intended for bikepacking. It fits perfectly into my myog frame bag. I intend to post thread detailing it, but want to finish up a couple of parts first.

Mine comes in at approx 8 oz, but that includes a 10oz hot drink cup and a dishtowel (light load).

BM