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R-Caffin / H-Jim style can-top stove windscreen: why not make it support pot (rather than stove)
http://adventuresinstoving.blogspot.com/2011/08/windscreens.html http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/exploding_gas_canisters_the_hazard_of_overheating.html (see Real Life Field Use section) For cannister TOP stoves (not remote), when using the above Roger Caffin / Hiking Jim style can-top stove windscreen (with heat reflector): why not...
Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide – Deadly or not?
Companion forum thread to: Stoves, Tents and Carbon Monoxide - Deadly or not? Part 1: Theory This excellent article also reminded me of the story of Commander Robert Byrd who spent some...
Selecting a Canister Stove for Cold Weather BackpackingPart I: Stove and Fuel Fundamentals
Companion forum thread to:Selecting a Canister Stove for Cold Weather BackpackingPart I: Stove and Fuel Fundamentals This is the kind of article series that should epitimize BPL journalism. First the theory, then...
stove to melt snow
Tony, I use a similar windscreen set up to the one in the following article. Also, the whole article will answer some of your canisters in cold weather questions. http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/00041.html We've seem...
Winter Stoves?
Just curious, is everyone using white gas when the only water source is snow, or are you trying to extend alcohol/canister/fire fuels into the winter season - if so, what are you...
Canister Topped Stove Performance in the Wind
I just compiled a bunch of photos and videos of various canister topped stoves operating in my wind tunnel. The visuals provide a bit of insight with respect to fuel efficiencies and...
Stove O Ring Upgrade?
I’ve no idea if this would work or fit, but I was listening to a mechanic who says he’s stopped using black o rings altogether and that he’s been really happy with...
Sil-Poly Seam Sealing Question
Having successfully seam-sealed numerous Silnylon tents using a mixture of silicone caulk and odorless mineral spirits, I now have a Six Moons Designs silpoly tent for my son that needs to be...
Stove User Errors
HikinJim said: Disclosures I purchased this stove with my own money on Amazon just like anyone else would. I have no financial relationships with either BRS or Amazon. If I did, I...
StoveBench: A Stove Testing Protocol for Comparing the Performance of Backpacking Stoves
StoveBench defines a protocol that is used to measure two important backpacking stove performance features (power and efficiency) in order to determine a single, quantifiable performance factor called the StoveBench Score.
Winter stove: XGK vs Reactor
A lot of this research has been done using a CO meter and calibrated equipment: see our series on CO starting at part 1 and going on for 6 parts: https://backpackinglight.com/stoves_tents_carbon_monoxide/ It...
Metatarsalgia and the Jordan River Pathway
I was walking the dog in the spring when the ball of my foot started to burn; by the end of the walk I was hobbling. Took a break for a week...
SirTonka's 2015 PCT Gear List
SirTonka's 2015 PCT Gear List Hey guys, beginning the PCT around April 20th, only one month away! 2011 AT thru hiker here trying to pack light and maintain a pace of 24...
Jetboil cold weather heat exchanger
With a full canister, it only drops 2 F, so you could start at 22 F or higher, and the butane will never get down to that 20 F point, so it...
Backpacking Solo?
"a lot of incidents dont reach the media out of respect for dead and their families" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America or "Bear Attack" by Herrero list of bear attacks - maybe 2 per year in...
Need Some Feedback
Hello all, New to the forum and also to backpacking. Been lurking here for awhile and finally got a membership and put together a gear list to try to get some feedback....
2013 Staff Picks
Backpacking Gear: Being thankful for what you have I've got a great kit that works together well, so it's hard to pick any one standout item. Notables that haven't changed in years...
Looking for best UL cooking system
Cooking solo or with two people,which stove and cookware privies ease and efficient use for two or three days? You just hit one of the "PC or Mac" or "Ford vs Chevy"...
canister stoves
I am looking to purchase a new canister stove for use in car camping and backpacking. I am replacing a primus multi fuel stove that sounds like a jet engine when in...
The Evolution of a Winter Stove - Part 1
Companion forum thread to:The Evolution of a Winter Stove - Part 1 WOW - that looks like a serious investment in equipment! I'm sure that you have been thru the same make-a-prototype/test-on-a-trip/refine-prototype...
