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Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide – Deadly or Not?

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Feb 20, 2007 at 9:14 pm #1221956

Benjamin Smith
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@bugbomb
Locale: South Texas

Companion forum thread to:

Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide – Deadly or Not?
Part 2: Testing the Theory

Jun 21, 2018 at 11:15 pm #3543191

Edward John M
BPL Member

@moondog55

Co and the Pocket Rocket?

Just packing now and looking at my TOAKS pot

There is a 4mm bump up in the middle of the pot, is that 4mm of extra clearance between the burner head and the actual bottom of the pot significant?

Also this is a second hand stove and it looks like the previous owner has drilled out the air intake holes to 6.5mm.

Not a stove I use often but this is the smallest and lightest stove I have available at the moment

Jun 22, 2018 at 8:52 am #3543249

David Thomas
BPL Member

@davidinkenai
Locale: North Woods. Far North.

“this is the smallest and lightest stove I have available at the moment”

$14 and an eBay account can remedy that.

Jun 22, 2018 at 11:24 pm #3543344

Roger Caffin
BPL Member

@rcaffin
Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

The 4 mm helps – a little, but the Pocket Rocket is one of the worlds better-known bad stoves. It is too tall, has bendy pot supports (how big is your pot?) and it has a focused flame which can burn snow.

There are so many much better alternatives.

Cheers
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