Someone recently shot me a PM as follows:
Hey Jim,
I’m really enjoying your adventures in stoving website. I’m new to canisters, obviously, so I’m trying to play catch-up. I’m sure this is answered somewhere on BPL or on your website. But would you mind answering these 2 newbie questions?1) Can the flame on a canister stove get blown out by the wind?
2) In your experience, is a windscreen valuable on an upright canister stove?This is assuming the windscreen shields the canister from the heat source instead of reflecting the heat towards the canister. thanks for your advice and experience on this topic and others.
I started to write a reply, added photos, and… realized that I was basically writing a blog post. So I put it on my blog so that everyone (hopefully) can benefit: Canister Stoves and Wind.
One thing that I haven’t yet mentioned on the blog is radiation shields/heat shields, i.e. something that sits between the canister and the flame to prevent canister overheating. A radiation shield will never hurt, but in actual practice I haven’t found it necessary.
