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Attention all Brits going to the meet!

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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #30 on: May 23, 2008, 07:19:29 PM
I might have to give it a go once my boys in bed :D

I'll be watching for the fireball then!
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #31 on: May 23, 2008, 07:20:16 PM
I might have to give it a go once my boys in bed :D

I'll be watching for the fireball then!
I'll try not to disapoint :D
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #32 on: May 23, 2008, 07:34:13 PM
After consulting with my attorney I was instructed to make a disclaimer that all I did was make a suggestion and assume no liability to person or property.   >:D

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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #33 on: May 23, 2008, 10:15:13 PM
Oh dear  :o I think I may loose this one big style . Is there a booby prize ? The last time I went camping was 18 years ago so it could be fun to watch the pigs ear I make of it .I'm going to bring this gas stove contraption thats for sale in my local shop , some tins of food and a shed load of home made chilli . I'm just going to be happy if I can warm it up  ::) I am though looking very forward to seeing your inventions  :D I'm surprised no ones said anything about setting snares and gutting rabbits with a Vic classic . Mike It sounds like you have some great skills you could show us .

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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #34 on: May 23, 2008, 10:31:20 PM
I dunno about that, my skills really only consist of talking, shouting, getting into trouble, and making a prat of myself :D

BTW Meths does work in a Zippo, BUT, you can't see the flame :o (why did I forget that ::)) made a cool roaring sound though >:D
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #35 on: May 23, 2008, 10:35:57 PM
I dunno about that, my skills really only consist of talking, shouting, getting into trouble, and making a prat of myself :D

BTW Meths does work in a Zippo, BUT, you can't see the flame :o (why did I forget that ::)) made a cool roaring sound though >:D

Cool  >:D  I have some industrial strength meths from work . Its got a very high alcohol content .Am I right in saying most meths is coloured purple ? This stuff is clear and smells like vodka .

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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #36 on: May 23, 2008, 10:37:36 PM
We’re from North California and south Alabam
And little towns all around this land
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive
 -Hank Williams Jr.

Well I grew up in South Alabama
Unfortunately I work in a cubicle these days.  this stuff does work though.  You want to practice with stuff before you take it out.  


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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #37 on: May 23, 2008, 10:38:15 PM
I dunno about that, my skills really only consist of talking, shouting, getting into trouble, and making a prat of myself :D

BTW Meths does work in a Zippo, BUT, you can't see the flame :o (why did I forget that ::)) made a cool roaring sound though >:D

Cool  >:D  I have some industrial strength meths from work . Its got a very high alcohol content .Am I right in saying most meths is coloured purple ? This stuff is clear and smells like vodka .

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Yeah that put the purple crap in to stop students drinking it ::) (true btw)

Trouble is purple meths never burns as cleanly as the neat stuff :(
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #38 on: May 23, 2008, 10:49:14 PM

Well I grew up in South Alabama
Unfortunately I work in a cubicle these days.  this stuff does work though.  You want to practice with stuff before you take it out.  
Well I'm quite happy to watch them strugle, and maybe douse the flame when they set themselves on fire :D

To tell the truth I've got visions of this happening :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAgptNEZ7vg
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #39 on: May 23, 2008, 10:49:29 PM
Something else that works don't know if you have it over there.  It's a product called HEET.  It's an automotive product additive used to clear out gaslines.  It works great in an alcohol stove.  


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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #40 on: May 23, 2008, 10:50:50 PM
Something else that works don't know if you have it over there.  It's a product called HEET.  It's an automotive product additive used to clear out gaslines.  It works great in an alcohol stove.  
We've got similar products over here, but meths are a LOT cheaper ;)
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #41 on: May 23, 2008, 10:59:08 PM
Yeah HEET's not cheap but it does work.  You see why I did my legal disclaimer  :D.

Another safety thing is remember when you are cutting cans and stuff it leaves real sharp edges.  It's also good to deburr the cut metal with a file or sandpaper or something.   Of course when I tried putting my homemade alcohol burner in my hobo stove till I changed the venelation hole configuration some it did turn the hobo stove into a vapor chamber.  Instead of the flame jets coming off the alcohol burner they would vaporize in the coffecan stove and make a slightly bigger fire, lol.  That was a little hairy till I made some slight modifications.  Remember how an alcohol burner works is that once the fire starts it heats the alcohol in the container vaporizing it and setting up a vaporizing cycle.  Hence you get the nice forced jets of flame from the burner.  Alcohol burners are sort of self-pressurizing. 


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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #42 on: May 23, 2008, 11:04:49 PM
Thats part of the reason I love alcohol burner's, there just so simple and effective, no pumps, no controls, just fill, light and cook with :)
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #43 on: May 23, 2008, 11:17:40 PM
Yes once it's built it basically runs itself.  White gas fuel stoves have to be pumped etc.  I do have a Svea 123 that self primes.  Of course you can't get much simpler than a woodburning hobo stove.


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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #44 on: May 23, 2008, 11:22:35 PM
Yes once it's built it basically runs itself.  White gas fuel stoves have to be pumped etc.  I do have a Svea 123 that self primes.  Of course you can't get much simpler than a woodburning hobo stove.
There used to be a really good stove forum, but since the last time my computer crashed I can't find a link to it :(
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Reply #45 on: May 24, 2008, 12:26:47 AM
I think i may go for a hobo style stove, to give us a bit of variation. I'll see what i can get my hands on material wise first though :)
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Reply #46 on: May 24, 2008, 12:34:11 AM
The reason I mentioned the vapor pressure is that the hole size is critical.  If they are too big you won't get the pressure.  When I made them I used a drill bit but a SAK awl should do the trick.  The only thing that probably can't be done with stoves with a SAK or multitool is cutting the heavier metal of a coffee can for a hobo stove.  I used tin snips.  You might have to make a couple of alcohol burners before you get it right but once you do you'll never have to buy a stove.  I used a design where I put a jute string wick down a center hole to act as a wick which initially builds the heat for pressure.


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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #47 on: May 24, 2008, 09:10:00 AM
I think i may go for a hobo style stove, to give us a bit of variation. I'll see what i can get my hands on material wise first though :)
I kinda dismissed the Hobo style coz I'm not sure we'll be aloud an osmurfh flame :think:
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #48 on: May 24, 2008, 09:25:26 AM
I think i may go for a hobo style stove, to give us a bit of variation. I'll see what i can get my hands on material wise first though :)
I kinda dismissed the Hobo style coz I'm not sure we'll be aloud an osmurfh flame :think:

Theres a very good chance that we may not be allowed any open fires . While this is a great discussion we may be getting a little too carried away , after all we dont want to bring too much attention to two or three tents full of sharp pointy things do we  ;) I also dont think too many blades should be on show in the open air , fair enough if we are using them to open cans etc. but theres a good chance alot of people will be there with kids running around and we really dont want too much attention .I dont fancy having my little lot confiscated by an over enthusiastic coper  :police: :twak:  ::)

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Reply #49 on: May 24, 2008, 09:38:06 AM
You make some good points dunc, but it shouldn't be in the school hols so kids shouldn't be too much of a problem and it is midweek too. They might have a BBQ area where we could test out a few stoves though?
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #50 on: May 24, 2008, 01:00:48 PM
You're supposed to contact the freakin place to see what their burn restrictions are.  Then you'll know if you can use a hobo stove.  Should be classified like a BBQ grill.


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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #51 on: May 24, 2008, 10:11:19 PM
Your comp your rules mate :)

I've already made one tent peg, only need one or two more to hold a tent down....right :think: :D
Yeah that'll be enough :D, if it get too blowey, we'll just use Ben to hold the sides of the tent down :D

I may be light, but I'd be a great peg.  :D
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #52 on: May 24, 2008, 10:12:20 PM
Zippo? ;)
Hello, greenie here :D

Actually, has anyone tried putting meths in a zippo?

In my last job we had buckets of meths and so I used it in my Zippo all the time.  Used to stink though.
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #53 on: May 24, 2008, 10:55:36 PM
Zippo? ;)
Hello, greenie here :D

Actually, has anyone tried putting meths in a zippo?

In my last job we had buckets of meths and so I used it in my Zippo all the time.  Used to stink though.
That it does, and it's absolute crap for lighting up a dark room :D
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #54 on: May 25, 2008, 06:03:38 AM
I think i may go for a hobo style stove, to give us a bit of variation. I'll see what i can get my hands on material wise first though :)
I kinda dismissed the Hobo style coz I'm not sure we'll be aloud an osmurfh flame :think:

Theres a very good chance that we may not be allowed any open fires . While this is a great discussion we may be getting a little too carried away , after all we dont want to bring too much attention to two or three tents full of sharp pointy things do we  ;) I also dont think too many blades should be on show in the open air , fair enough if we are using them to open cans etc. but theres a good chance alot of people will be there with kids running around and we really dont want too much attention .I dont fancy having my little lot confiscated by an over enthusiastic coper  :police: :twak:  ::)

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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #55 on: May 25, 2008, 11:24:11 AM
I think if we get our tools conviscated (with 2 copper's present) there's be a coup shortly after >:D
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #56 on: May 26, 2008, 10:52:53 PM
So with the bank holiday almost behind us, anyone started there projects yet ???
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #57 on: May 26, 2008, 10:54:03 PM
If I'm honest... no.  :D
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Reply #58 on: May 26, 2008, 10:55:23 PM
Nope, had too much uni work to do, and that won't change till mid june really :( But i'm planning out a few ideas in my spare time ;)
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Re: Attention all Brits going to the meet!
Reply #59 on: May 26, 2008, 10:58:07 PM
Useless sod's >:(, me neither :D

In my defence, I have nabbed a couple of can's ready for building an alcohol burner :)
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