Comments on: How To Make Your Own Working Camp Stove http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-make-your-own-working-camp-stove/ Bicycle Touring Pro Mon, 21 May 2012 08:37:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Earl http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-make-your-own-working-camp-stove/comment-page-1/#comment-11214 Earl Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:13:42 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=84#comment-11214 This stove is great! I would like to suggest that maybe the instructions be typed out, for those people who want to print it out as a reference, or for those who want to avoid having to watch the video every time they want to make one of these things. This stove is great!

I would like to suggest that maybe the instructions be typed out, for those people who want to print it out as a reference, or for those who want to avoid having to watch the video every time they want to make one of these things.

]]> By: miglos http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-make-your-own-working-camp-stove/comment-page-1/#comment-9862 miglos Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:49:51 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=84#comment-9862 Hi Darren. Indeed, that’s the best solution for a lightweight pack. There are some different models around the web, the easier to make with a good performance is the PASS - Plain And Simple Stove, actually a soda can cut in half with some holes punched in it: http://www.kruegerservices.com/fritz/osp/gss-main.html You can see some comparative experimental data (time to boil water, burn time) between the PASS, the stove featured by you and some other models here: http://www.kruegerservices.com/fritz/osp/perf-data.html For the ease of building and better performance, it’s worth a try. Hi Darren. Indeed, that’s the best solution for a lightweight pack. There are some different models around the web, the easier to make with a good performance is the PASS – Plain And Simple Stove, actually a soda can cut in half with some holes punched in it:
http://www.kruegerservices.com/fritz/osp/gss-main.html

You can see some comparative experimental data (time to boil water, burn time) between the PASS, the stove featured by you and some other models here:
http://www.kruegerservices.com/fritz/osp/perf-data.html

For the ease of building and better performance, it’s worth a try.

]]> By: Malcolm Doswell http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-make-your-own-working-camp-stove/comment-page-1/#comment-9639 Malcolm Doswell Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:58:47 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=84#comment-9639 Hey Darren am not far off doing my first trek on my bike through the south island of New Zealend. 700 km in two weeks. Made one of your awesome stoves in about 20 min. Works a treat. I did make one small mod you might be interested in. Instead of sloting the inner ring together I cut it a little wide (a bit over 40mm) and then trimmed to sides down leaving to ears protruding at one end of the flat strip. After I had rolled it into a tube I simply bent the ears over and presto it was done. The advantage is that you can easily adjust the sides to make a perfect fit. Then I cut one of the slots in the bottom through the overlapped section and bent them up together to form the hole and stop the inner ring from sliding apart. Just a variation on a theme but it dispenses with the heatproof tape Hey Darren am not far off doing my first trek on my bike through the south island of New Zealend. 700 km in two weeks. Made one of your awesome stoves in about 20 min. Works a treat. I did make one small mod you might be interested in. Instead of sloting the inner ring together I cut it a little wide (a bit over 40mm) and then trimmed to sides down leaving to ears protruding at one end of the flat strip. After I had rolled it into a tube I simply bent the ears over and presto it was done. The advantage is that you can easily adjust the sides to make a perfect fit. Then I cut one of the slots in the bottom through the overlapped section and bent them up together to form the hole and stop the inner ring from sliding apart. Just a variation on a theme but it dispenses with the heatproof tape

]]> By: Bicycle Touring Pro http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-make-your-own-working-camp-stove/comment-page-1/#comment-8205 Bicycle Touring Pro Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:16:59 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=84#comment-8205 King Rob and Max, I have three suggestions. 1) Try making the three holes on the inner portion of the stove a bit taller. They may not be tall enough to allow the fuel into the section where the burner holes are located. 2) Also, make sure that the inner portion of the stove fits well around the bottom of the soda can. If the inner portion of the stove is too loose, the fuel won't dispel properly. 3) Finally, try using a different type of fuel. I have found that rubbing alcohol (70% concentration) doesn't work nearly as well as other types of fuel (such as HEET). With rubbing alcohol, you may have to wait as long as 3-5 minutes before the fuel starts to come out of the burner holes. I hope this helps! King Rob and Max, I have three suggestions.

1) Try making the three holes on the inner portion of the stove a bit taller. They may not be tall enough to allow the fuel into the section where the burner holes are located.

2) Also, make sure that the inner portion of the stove fits well around the bottom of the soda can. If the inner portion of the stove is too loose, the fuel won’t dispel properly.

3) Finally, try using a different type of fuel. I have found that rubbing alcohol (70% concentration) doesn’t work nearly as well as other types of fuel (such as HEET). With rubbing alcohol, you may have to wait as long as 3-5 minutes before the fuel starts to come out of the burner holes.

I hope this helps!

]]> By: Max http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-make-your-own-working-camp-stove/comment-page-1/#comment-8203 Max Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:22:51 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=84#comment-8203 Ditto. I built it, but just burns from the middle. Any advice? Ditto. I built it, but just burns from the middle. Any advice?

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