Posted on 04/03/2010 6:19:20 PM PDT by mylife
I just thought this was neat. I made one in about 10 minutes using a different design.
I made mine about the size of a skoal can and it will burn for about 40 min. Boils 2 cups of water in about 5 min.
I dont think the RTV is necessary if you get a good interference fit.
Its fiberglass insulation.
It isn’t necessary, it just stops the fuel from sloshing about. I omitted it in mine.
The RTV is also unnecessary IMO. I omitted it as well.
A good little thing to have in the bug out bag.
Thanks for the info.
2 cups of water in 5 minutes is being really generous. We make them for Boy Scouts.
Thanks. That’s good stuff to know.
Svea 123
Greetings mylfe:
Enjoy, I did. Thank you for sharing with us.
Cheers,
OLA
fiberglass insulation, high-temp gasget
I knew some one had to have made them.
What kind of stove is that?
I need something small for motorcycling
What kind of stove is that?
I need something small for motorcycling
set an empty #10 can on top of it and it'd make a good heater too
Very good. Thanks for the post/link. Educational/survival/life BUMP!
Its a fun little project.
Yup...and if you're going for just a 3 day hike or something of the sort you can carry all the fuel you need in a very small container. I find the whole lightweight hiking strategy stuff interesting...the concept seems sound assuming the hiker has the skill to deal with emergencies.
I mentioned Ray Jardine in my previous post...I read his book and he had some interesting calculations about the amount of weight you end up moving given a normal hiking day wearing standard hiking boots vs the weight of lightweight shoes. But to reduce the need for the heavy boots he advocates reducing the total pack weight to between roughly 10 pounds and 15 pounds or so (rough from memory numbers there). With the vastly lighter load and less weight in shoes the hiker can travel vastly more distance. He and his wife have done the Pacific coast trail 3 times that I'm aware of...the first with the standard heavy pack method and 2 without.
btt
Yeah. I just thought it could be useful at altitudes where wood is not available.
I have 2 of these that I made, they work GREAT.. so well in fact that one lives in my vehicle BOB, they are a great little project that can really work well.
Sounds like a winner to me. I will check out Mr Jardine.
Yup. I think you should have one in the emergency kit.
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