Windscreen BRS300

[Tim (Slowhike) Garner]

I made a 1.2oz wind screen to use with the BRS3oo I’m using at the time.
I made it like a guy on U-Tube but I added the 3 foldouts at the bottom to lay rocks on as needed.

 

Of course, the first step in wind is location, then backpack, etc. as a wind block.

[Tim (Slowhike) Garner]

 

[DAN-Y]

The foldouts!!! great idea 

[JVD]

Nice. What material did you use?

[Jon Fong / Flat Cat Gear]

Note that the BRS 3000t is hyper sensative to the wind.  You may want to test this out before going out in the field.  A simple fan test can provide you with a lot of useful information.  My 2 cents.

[Tim (Slowhike) Garner]

JVD, I used a disposable baking pan from Dollar General. I started by buying one from the Dollar ($1.25) Tree. It was a little thinner,  flimsily than I wanted.

 

Jon, I’ll do that. I used it once already but there was no wind to speak of. Thanks.

I know it will have it’s limitations, but I will also look at location and using other wind blocks as well.

[Kelly G]

Ah ha. So you store it folded up and flat, in the dry bag. And the fuel in the pot, in the bag?

Kelly

[Tim (Slowhike) Garner]

Yes, and the cozy made of Climax and Dyneema. Also, coffee and tea.

When I grab that dry bag, I have everything together.

The whole kit, minus coffee and tea, 12.5 oz.

When

[Jerry Adams]

If that doesn’t work good enough maybe make it rounded so the distance between windscreen and pot is smaller and the same all around

I like that you wrote the full weight on the canister = 7.5 ounces full

great idea using pie plate from the dollar store – Dollar General better :)

[Tim (Slowhike) Garner]

Looks like square will be better since the wind screen folds down square.

Actually, I think I included the empty weight of the fuel canister, 3.6 to the overall weight of 12.5.

[Jerry Adams]

If the square windscreen works, then fine

If you found that a round one works better because there is a smaller gap between the windscreen and pot, then you could just put it flat somewhere in your pack.  Like just inside the outer fabric of the pack.

It says “7.5 full” on the canister in the picture.  The only thing I can think of is 7.5 ounces full of butane.  My 4 ounce canister is about 7.5 ounces full.

[Tim (Slowhike) Garner]

Ahhh, I had written the full weight on one side and the empty weight (3.6) on the other side, which is not seen in the picture.

The round probably would be a better wind block but I’m going to try this one for a while since one of my goals is to have everything in one bag except the food.

Of course, I would try to get more wind protection first by location and using other things like rocks, backpack, etc.

[Tim (Slowhike) Garner]

But that does bring another thought to mind that I may try later.

I could try a round, titanium wind shield and add something at 3 or 4 points on the bottom that would lay out on the ground to be weighted by rocks and such.

Being round, I could put it inside my pot but since I am putting my fuel canister inside the pot (tight fit), I could put around the outside of the pot.

[Casey Bowden]

13 gram aluminum flashing
protects from all directions
held to pot by friction
more info here:

https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/complete-iso-butane-cook-kit-for-less-than-8-ounces-including-fuel/

[Jerry Adams]

yeah, that’s a pretty good windscreen, I’ve been using something similar for years

[jscott]

I use the outer ring of an old Caldera cone for a windscreen. Let me add that I use it only for solo cooking, where a boil might take three minutes. I check the warmth of the canister often and have never found it to heat up to any degree with this system.

I may be wrong, but it seems that this system adds warmth to the pot as it’s heating, as well as providing 360% wind protection. Of course, I still position my cook pot behind any available or constructed wind barrier in windy conditions.

As an added bonus, if my canister were to fail, I could still use the Caldera wind screen along with metal tent poles to support a pot of water and build a wood chip fire beneath for a boil. The Caldera has slots for exactly this purpose. And yes, those slots allow a mixing of fresh air into the canister, along with air coming in from below.

[Tim (Slowhike) Garner]

Casey, that’s a nice set up.

jscott, that’s a nice set up too.

I suspect you are right about the cone holding some of the heat close to the pot.

 

[Chris L]

Casey – what type/thickness of flashing did you use for your windscreen?

[Casey Bowden]

Casey – what type/thickness of flashing did you use for your windscreen?

Roof flashing. 6″ x 25′ roll is $19 at my local Home Depot. It is 0.011″ thick.

[Chris L]

Thanks Casey!

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