(Almost) Absolute Lightest Alcohol Kit to Boil 6 oz Water Twice?

Nice!  I wasn’t sure what the “Gripper” meant!  Thanks.

The holes are…um…er…on the back. Well, actually, I haven’t punched them yet. I made that windscreen to use with a canister stove and it didn’t need holes for that. I’ll punch them out before I do the boil tests.

That windscreen looks familiar:

Kevin, I do have 2 Heineken cans that can be used to put a kit together. The Ring of Fire is my wifes favorite kit…..totally stable. I’ll get in touch.

David, the Foster can with Do-It-Yourself bottom added to it is potentially a collector of bacteria inside the can where the can meets the add-on bottom. On the left side of the pot you can see a gap where the bottom is not tight against wall of can. There will be uneven gaps on the inside also.

Dan,

Simmershield was one recent inspiration, although early inspiration came from Jon Fong’s Snow Leopard.

I apply sealant before pressing the cans together and it fills the gap.

@Zelph – I emailed you at your xx3 gmail address (the last one I had for you).  PM me if you didn’t get it.  Thanks!

I apply sealant before pressing the cans together and it fills the gap.

Makes me gag to think of what can grow inside the can where the base forms a seam inside the can. The guy that came up with that original design should be …………………………..

If you would please, punch holes in the bottom of your windscreen and post a photo showing how it looks when it’s 15 grams lighter :)

Perhaps I didn’t explain it well. Here is a drawing. There is nowhere for bacteria or anything else to grow.

I’ve been using the same can with this type of base for at least 5 years with no problems, and I’ve sold dozens of them with no reported problems or complaints. So it seems to work well.

Has bacteria been a problem with the flat base cans you make, where you join a steel base to a Foster’s can and use sealant at the seam?

Here is the windscreen with holes punched. Didn’t shave off even a gram.

Send me a reject one so I can cut it down to photograph inside. ;-)

Holes look good.

Kit I put together today. Wide mouth pot, 3″ tall windscreen, titanium pot support made for esbit kits, aluminum pot cover.  Weight .7

Dan, I’ll send you one if you promise to post the photographs here.

Changed my mind. You can cut one down and show us the inside at the bottom where the glue seeps out.

I used a commercial canning machine to add the flat base to foster pots. I did not like the looks of the seam inside the pot so I discontinued. The inside looked just like a store bought can of soup can. Too risky to have some food stuff left in pot.

Sorry about that kit I showed….it’s for esbit not alchohol.

Nice setup David. Seems fairly efficient.

STEVE: I’m a confirmed ESBIT user with the Brian Green BEGT burner he developed to extend burn time. Odor? only a bit. Residue on pot? Yeah but I easily deal with it.

My best alcohol burner is a KOJIN burner from Trail Designs. Both ESBIT and theKOJIN ae used in my Trail Designs ti Sidewinder cone stove with its 3 cup anodized aluminum pot. A very efficient setup.