Attention all Brits going to the meet!

[Roadie]

I might have to give it a go once my boys in bed

I'll be watching for the fireball then!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I might have to give it a go once my boys in bed

I'll be watching for the fireball then!

I'll try not to disapoint

[FredKJ]

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.   

Remember now.  There can be only one!

[Dunc]

Oh dear  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  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 .

Dunc

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I dunno about that, my skills really only consist of talking, shouting, getting into trouble, and making a prat of myself

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

[Dunc]

I dunno about that, my skills really only consist of talking, shouting, getting into trouble, and making a prat of myself

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

Cool    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 .

dunc

[FredKJ]

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.  

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I dunno about that, my skills really only consist of talking, shouting, getting into trouble, and making a prat of myself

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

Cool    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 .

dunc

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

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

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

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAgptNEZ7vg

[FredKJ]

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.  

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

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

[FredKJ]

Yeah HEET's not cheap but it does work.  You see why I did my legal disclaimer  .

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. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

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

[FredKJ]

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.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

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

[Roadie]

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

[FredKJ]

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.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

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

[Dunc]

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

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   

Dunc

[Roadie]

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?

[FredKJ]

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.

[Benner]

Your comp your rules mate

I've already made one tent peg, only need one or two more to hold a tent down....right

Yeah that'll be enough , if it get too blowey, we'll just use Ben to hold the sides of the tent down

I may be light, but I'd be a great peg. 

[Benner]

Zippo?

Hello, greenie here

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.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Zippo?

Hello, greenie here

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

[J-sews]

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

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   

Dunc

If you knuckleheads get your knives and tools confiscated at this meet, the rest of us promise not to tease you hardly at all about it. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I think if we get our tools conviscated (with 2 copper's present) there's be a coup shortly after

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

So with the bank holiday almost behind us, anyone started there projects yet

[Benner]

If I'm honest... no. 

[Roadie]

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

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Useless sod's , me neither

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