I have a stainless 'pot' for it somewhere, now I just need to find one of those removable 'clamp handles' from somewhere
That's really cool! My wife has been harrasing me to make her a "tuna can" stove for her to use for backpacking. She's planning on doing about a 50 mi. stretch of the John Muir Trail this summer and is going all weight-weenie for it. She wants to just get a cheapie alcohol burner and something to put it in, very much like what you've done here. I'll have to mention it to her. Thanks for the pics!
Quote from: Heinz Doofenshmirtz on March 28, 2012, 07:28:39 PMThat's really cool! My wife has been harrasing me to make her a "tuna can" stove for her to use for backpacking. She's planning on doing about a 50 mi. stretch of the John Muir Trail this summer and is going all weight-weenie for it. She wants to just get a cheapie alcohol burner and something to put it in, very much like what you've done here. I'll have to mention it to her. Thanks for the pics!Paul, if she's going to be a miser with the milligrams, don't let her fall into the trap of titanium cookware especially with a low temperature stove such as alcohol. It's such a bad conductor that you need more fuel in comparison with other pots do do the same cooking, and she'll end up having to carry more grams of additional fuel than she will save by using titanium
Good to know... thanks for the info. I know Ti is a lousy heat sink material from my flashlight experience... kinda dumb of me not to realize that with respect to cookware... Fortunately, she's avoiding the Ti stuff because of its cost. To me it doesn't make much difference, but she keeps reminding me that I'm a lot stronger than she is, so the weight is much more of an issue for her. That's really the one thing about her doing this trip that worries me... she's insisting on doing it alone. Wants the challenge and the "me time"... I've got no problem with that, but I still worry about her being out there on her own, and sometimes I feel like she's not being realistic in her risk assessment. Regardless, I'm doing everything I can to be supportive and helpful of her goal with this, so I'll make sure to pass this on.(She says I should worry more about taking care of the kids by myself for a whole week! )Quote from: 50ft-trad on March 28, 2012, 07:34:06 PMQuote from: Heinz Doofenshmirtz on March 28, 2012, 07:28:39 PMThat's really cool! My wife has been harrasing me to make her a "tuna can" stove for her to use for backpacking. She's planning on doing about a 50 mi. stretch of the John Muir Trail this summer and is going all weight-weenie for it. She wants to just get a cheapie alcohol burner and something to put it in, very much like what you've done here. I'll have to mention it to her. Thanks for the pics!Paul, if she's going to be a miser with the milligrams, don't let her fall into the trap of titanium cookware especially with a low temperature stove such as alcohol. It's such a bad conductor that you need more fuel in comparison with other pots do do the same cooking, and she'll end up having to carry more grams of additional fuel than she will save by using titanium
Quote from: Heinz Doofenshmirtz on March 29, 2012, 07:38:09 PMGood to know... thanks for the info. I know Ti is a lousy heat sink material from my flashlight experience... kinda dumb of me not to realize that with respect to cookware... Fortunately, she's avoiding the Ti stuff because of its cost. To me it doesn't make much difference, but she keeps reminding me that I'm a lot stronger than she is, so the weight is much more of an issue for her. That's really the one thing about her doing this trip that worries me... she's insisting on doing it alone. Wants the challenge and the "me time"... I've got no problem with that, but I still worry about her being out there on her own, and sometimes I feel like she's not being realistic in her risk assessment. Regardless, I'm doing everything I can to be supportive and helpful of her goal with this, so I'll make sure to pass this on.(She says I should worry more about taking care of the kids by myself for a whole week! )Quote from: 50ft-trad on March 28, 2012, 07:34:06 PMQuote from: Heinz Doofenshmirtz on March 28, 2012, 07:28:39 PMThat's really cool! My wife has been harrasing me to make her a "tuna can" stove for her to use for backpacking. She's planning on doing about a 50 mi. stretch of the John Muir Trail this summer and is going all weight-weenie for it. She wants to just get a cheapie alcohol burner and something to put it in, very much like what you've done here. I'll have to mention it to her. Thanks for the pics!Paul, if she's going to be a miser with the milligrams, don't let her fall into the trap of titanium cookware especially with a low temperature stove such as alcohol. It's such a bad conductor that you need more fuel in comparison with other pots do do the same cooking, and she'll end up having to carry more grams of additional fuel than she will save by using titanium Consider a SPOT if you're really concerned. They are excellent if you have a view of the sky (ie no good for caving and limited use in canyoneering). We insisted my daughter take one along when she would head out for climbing trips in CO, UT, NV, NM etc.http://www.findmespot.com/en/ I think there are places that will rent these for short term use too.
I was just about to suggest that. While discussing it a few weeks ago I think Jie pointed out one that didn't require a registration or service fee.Def