I Need an Inverted Iso-Butane Canister Stand

[Eric Blumensaadt]

Just ordered my grandsons a Fire Maple Blade 2 remote canister stove. Now I’d like to get them a stand that will invert the canister but can’t seem to find one. I have regular canister stands.

Should I call MSR and get one like the one the came with my MSR Whisperlite Universal 3 fuel stove kit?

 

[BlackHatGuy]

I think a stand is unnecessary, you can just lean the canister up against a rock, or ‘build’ a stand with three rocks.

[Nick Gatel]

Depends on how stiff the fuel line is and its orientation. Looking at pictures of this stove, I would guess the canister would be easy to invert.

I had a WindPro I and it was a hassle to invert the canister as it would keep trying to twist the canister upright, so I was always looking for rocks or other materials to secure the canister. Because of that I gave the stove away and bought a WindPro II that works perfectly.

[Eric Blumensaadt]

Nick, Yeah, I still have my Windpro but it’s only for car camping as a 2nd burner.I bought the MSR Whisperlite universal with its canister inversion stand. Great dutiful stove.

Maybe I’ll just get the MSR canister inversion stand.

 

[Paul S]

I have a Wind Pro 2, with the plastic stand. I use the stand sometimes, but just as often I just flip the canister and it works fine. The fuel-line does not tend to twist or flip the canister. The stand is nice though, it might work for you!

 

[Eric Blumensaadt]

Paul, the Windpro 2 uses the same canister inversion stand as my Windpro Universal so I’ll try mine before ordering one.

[Ryan Jordan]

Rocks are usually good enough, for function.

An inversion stand offers some aesthetic appeal that is undeniable, though!

[Roger Caffin]

The big problem with ‘inverting’ the canister is that the result is unstable – which is why people ask about a stand. But you do not have to fully invert the canister.

If you tip it over so the canister is resting on the canister shoulder and the connector, there might be 1-2% of the fuel which does not reach the outlet, and that little bit can be left to evaporate with little harm. That little bit of fuel will of course get very cold when that is all that is left, but you won’t get very far with a couple of grams of fuel anyhow. And you can always wave the canister at the flames to get a little bit of heat back into it.

All I do is tip the canister over and lean it up against one of my joggers (not on my feet of course!), and get on with the cooking from the shelter and comfort of my tent. It does help that the hose on my Winter Stoves is far more flexible than the hose on most other stoves, and that there is a swivel joint at both ends as well.

Ah yes: the photo above was taken with a new canister which did not need to be fully inverted anyhow, and was for morning coffee (no shelter). Oh well, you get the idea.

Cheers

[Jason McSpadden]

This is not my idea but I don’t know where I saw it.  It’s just a couple of the wires from a paper binder clip.  It works.

[Eric Blumensaadt]

Roger, Minimalist but deucedly effective. And can be more stabilized, as Ryan says, by a rock or two.

Jason, I’m trying your idea tonight since I have those clips. Thanks

[Roger Caffin]

I like the clips idea, but they can’t work with my stove. Sad.
Cheers

[DAN-Y]

The clips will interfere with the stove sealing to the canister

fire maple stove attachment head:

[DAN-Y]

the clips idea will work with a kovia spider

 

https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/diy-inverted-canister-stand.26928/

[Eric Blumensaadt]

Yeah, my Fire Maple is exactly like the one in Dan’s photo and thus too wide for the clips solution. And the MSR inversion stand fits too loosely to work unless I can fabricate a wrap-around spacer to tighten up the fit. But that MSR stand does not fold and is kinda bulky. Not my fav stand.

So I’m going to play with a folding, adjustable 3 leg upright canister stand. I have both plastic and metal stands. Maybe I can find a way to make one work for this Fire Maple remote canister stove. Fortunately the valve assembly rotates freely so it can be used upright or inverted.

But hey, I may just have to teach my grandsons to improvise with rocks as Ryan suggested. Good for them to know in any case.

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