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Mega Beer Can Pots

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David Gardner BPL Member
PostedFeb 9, 2013 at 10:52 am

Back in the day, when I traveled with a companion or two, we used to bring one stove and kitchen set up and cook as a group. We divided the group gear equally and that way the weight per person was less. Following the same logic I am now producing large beer can pots suitable for two or three people, optimized for use with my Ramjet stoves or similar designs. The three-person size holds 1.3 liters/44 oz, and the two-person size holds 946 ml/32 oz.megaposts

They are surprisingly stable, because of the way the built-in pot stand fits perfectly into the shape of the beer can bottoms and self-centers, and because all of the weight is concentrated within the perimeter of the stove base, like an obelisk or the Washington Monument. They also have good heat transfer because so much surface area is exposed to the hot stove gases (sort of like an inside-out flue).
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Boil time for one liter in the 1.3 liter pot averages about 10:30 minutes using 34 ml of SLX alcohol in the Ramjet (70* water, 65* fuel and air at sea level air pressure).boil

The 1.3 liter pot weighs 38.1 grams, the 946 ml/32 oz pot weighs 28.1 grams

Bob Gross BPL Member
PostedFeb 9, 2013 at 10:58 am

On the tallest can, there is a visible seam halfway up. What's that about?

Your second photo shows dimples an inch up from the bottom. What's that about?

–B.G.–

David Gardner BPL Member
PostedFeb 9, 2013 at 11:04 am

The tall can is made by press-fitting two Foster's cans together.

The "dimples" are just slight imperfections in the recycled can.

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