2.6 oz stove pad in action

[USA Duane Hall]

Went out bping again this last weekend, down to 13F according to my Zip-o-gauge.
Bought a piece of flat, genuine Styrofoam, sprayed it with acrylic paint to maybe seal it from effects of spilt fuel, covered it with hot pad material from the fabric store, glued it on with Automotive Goop. About $10, paint was the most expensive for the tiny spray can, had the Goop already. Forgot to take some measurements. I thought to set the pad on twigs or whatever to keep it from sticking to snow. The windscreen was short for the Coleman 400, so it was propped up too. Worked fine for the Nova. A smaller stove like a kerosene fired 96, 00, 210 etc. would be fine.
Duane

[Mitch Chesney]

How much does a pie tin weigh?

Edit: or one of these (http://www.kitchendance.com/bubigasezfo.html)

[Ken Thompson]

Pie tin conducts heat. And cold. Which is not ideal.

[USA Duane Hall]

A pie tin would be cheap but too small and like Ken mentioned, conduct heat, thus melting snow, then freezing. With this it will be large enough to hold the complete stove, fuel bottle. I did not receive much feedback awhile back when I asked about stove pads. I think with this, I can bring a 8/8R/99, as long as I bring an external pump, as they require lots of heat to pressurize the tank which may not come from just priming. My 30's era Optimus 8 worked at home this weekend when I applied a pump on my work bench. It had been to 19F at home.
Duane

[Rick Adams]

i use a piece of evasote cut to fit inside a frisbee. can be set up concave side up or down based on conditions. reactor sits in the middle in a cut down margerine container with about 1" water. When using omnifuel w/white gas fuel tank is on seperate piece of foam. Frisbee is also used for center pole base of large mid and cheap entertainment.

[Eric Blumensaadt]

Rick,

I'm totally lost with your explaination of using "one inch of water" to set a stove in.

HUH? Water in a cut-down margarine can in WINTER? Am I missing something here?

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My own winter stove "pad" is a small piece of 1/4" thick exterior plywood covered with 3 coats of urethane spar varnish and fitted with 3 swiveling aluminum screen door hold tabs to hold the stove. It's small, about 4" in diameter, and does the trick when imbedded in compacted snow by about 1/2". The gas bottle rests in a divot the snow B/C it does not neeed insulation.

I also have a commercial clear plastic stove pad with swivel tabs to hold the stove and two elastic cords to hold a fuel bottle. It's for my MSR Dragonfly stove, used for winter small group camping.

[Roger Caffin]

> "one inch of water" to set a stove in.

Water, by definition, is above 0 C, and therefore able to pump energy into the butane in the canister. It's a VERY standard trick for users of canister stoves in winter. (Which means that I use it too.)

Cheers

[Rick Adams]

Eric….what Roger said. Try this: place fuel can in freezer for a couple hours. Assemble stove and place fuel can in shallow bowl. Light stove…carefully pour a little water in shallow bowl. Note difference.

[Bob Gross]

I think there was some confusion between setting a stove in the water versus setting the fuel canister in the water.

–B.G.–

[USA Duane Hall]

One more shot.

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