Kojin for two-person setups?

The Kojin hasn’t worked well for boiling water for my spouse and me.  I often had to refill it and finish up the boil.

We switched to the Starlyte XL3 burner with large opening and have been a lot happier with the Ti-Tri and our 1.3 liter Evernew pot.  The Starlyte stove boils water a bit more slowly, but also uses less fuel.  We do have to use the two titanium stakes to lift the pot up a bit though, since the Starlyte stove is taller.

I did just check the Woodgaz-stove website, and the XL3 large opening burners seem to be out of stock at the moment.

Good to know! Yeah– I was looking into the XL3 since it sounded perfect (well, almost.. just the need for the titanium stakes). I wasn’t sure if they had been discontinued, since they no longer appear on their site products list. I’ll reach out and see what they say. Otherwise.. maybe a a lighter gas stove is more appropriate.

We’ve used a 0.9l Evernew and sidewinder for 2 people for years. Previously I used a Starlyte and the last few years, the Kojin.  I often boil  3 or so cups of water in it. Just fill the Stove with enough fuel. We use denatured alcohol (96% ethanol).

I also use comparable homemade burners made with ceramic wool in a similar size (30ml) cosmetic container to that used in the Kojin.

If I was using a larger pot, and wanting to regularly boil more water,  I might try a larger burner made from a 50 ml container.

I have used the kojin stove with my 600 ml. Ti-Tri Sidewinder without any issues at all. 600 ml = approximately 2.5 cups water. In fact, its the only alcohol stove i use now ( when i do use alcohol). I have used it in winter, very cold conditions and it has worked well also.

Fun, perhaps relevant to this thread, fact “Kojin” means “Personal”, as in one person,  in Japanese.

<p style=”text-align: left;”>FYI, the Bobcat Cooking System was designed around the Evernew 1.3 liter pot. For our design center, we designed the stove to hold enough fuel to boil 4 cups of ice cold water: it has a capacity of just under 60 ml of fuel.  The stove is also compatible with the Sidewinder IF you raise the stove by 1/2”.  Just a heads up.</p>

Thank Jon. I may reach out separately to ask you some follow-up questions on your system. Perfect size!

If you really like the Kojin, take two. 34 grams total, 6-8 grams more than the options mentioned so far. When one burns out, the next is ready to swap in. Cook as long as you want with a little extra fussing. “Tuned to work in Caldera or Ti-Tri Cones.”

— Rex