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Hey guys,
I'm in the process of making a wood gas stove from food cans and I wanted to know what the expected longevity of these stoves are. I have a 3 month trip planned and I would like to know if the stove will fall apart before the trip is over.
I'm roughly following these plans: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=53034
Thanks
Recently someone made a comment on my website, bplite.com, that his DIY woodburner finally had the bottom fall out after using it daily for 6 months.
If you want i can get you a link to the comment.
Dan
Looks like the plans posted in that link don't even have bottoms to begin with. Kind of a fire hazard, or at least ground scarring. Might want to place it on a sheet of tin or titanium at least, like the TiTri Cone does? The screen would be what looks like it would burn out first to me then.
That's helpful. I just wanted to get a general feel for how long these stoves last. Also I think I'll opt out of the screen and just drill holes in the lid.
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