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    • Pre-heat tube on cannister-top burner: reasons why? 1 2

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    • 1 year, 4 months ago

      Balagan

    • Question for the Roger Caffin: Threadlock to secure Needle valve collar?

      Started by: al b in: Gear (General)

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    • 1 year, 6 months ago

      Roger Caffin

    • How do I avoid heelslip in walking Joggers when 0,5 size bigger before feet expand

      Started by: al b in: Gear (General)

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    • 7 years ago

      Derek M.

    • Refillable butane lighters: how is overfilling avoided?

      Started by: al b in: Gear (General)

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    • 7 years, 10 months ago

      Erik Basil

    • Jompy coil boiler?

      Started by: al b in: Gear (General)

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    • 8 years, 7 months ago

      Chris

    • Will copper foil withstand a wood fire?

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    • 8 years, 9 months ago

      al b

    • Hank Roberts 2 mode liquid fuel [email protected] possible?

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    • 9 years ago

      al b

    • Silicone bath plug as mug lid: safe?

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    • 9 years ago

      al b

    • Preheat tube run up centre of burner column ? 1 2 3

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    • 57
    • 9 years ago

      Hikin’ Jim

    • R-Caffin / H-Jim style can-top stove windscreen: why not make it support pot (rather than stove)

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    • 9 years, 1 month ago

      Roger Caffin

    • Cone and external inverted blowlamp idea (own thread)

      Started by: al b in: Make Your Own Gear

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    • 9 years, 2 months ago

      al b

    • Male bayonet Butane canisters: why so much cheaper 1 2 3

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    • 9 years, 2 months ago

      Hikin’ Jim

    • Gas cannisters: any dent means scrap?

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    • 9 years, 3 months ago

      USA Duane Hall

    • how much (in grams) of pure propane can a 220g style can hold?

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    • 9 years, 3 months ago

      Hikin’ Jim

    • Cartridge to suit threaded and CampingGaz CV stoves?

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    • 9 years, 4 months ago

      Hikin’ Jim

    • R Caffin Style “external frame” by modifying an off the shelf “internal frame” rucsac ?

      Started by: al b in: Make Your Own Gear

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    • 9 years, 5 months ago

      Sam Farrington

    • Tetrahedron vs Pyramid tents for MYOG

      Started by: al b in: Make Your Own Gear

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    • 9 years, 6 months ago

      Kevin Beeden

    • hard anodized aluminium: oxide layer is ceramic– more fire -proof?

      Started by: al b in: Gear (General)

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    • 9 years, 7 months ago

      Colin Krusor

    • Gear shop: could offer uncoated/painted drinks cans for pots.

      Started by: al b in: Gear (General)

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    • 9 years, 8 months ago

      Thomas Budge

    • “Inverse cone chimney kettle”

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    • 9 years, 8 months ago

      Paul Osborn

    • Insulation: less quality needed as move out from body (heat diff reduces)?

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    • 9 years, 9 months ago

      Todd T

    • Paint on aluminim cans: benign when heated/burnt?

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    • 9 years, 10 months ago

      Roger Caffin

    • why does caldera cone have so few air input holes cf a trangia 27

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    • 9 years, 10 months ago

      Brad Rogers

    • MYOG Inverted beer can Chimney kettle idea

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    • 9 years, 10 months ago

      al b

    • Chimney stove ideas (open source only)

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    • 9 years, 11 months ago

      al b

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