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Hi,
Some time ago I met some one who made a pot cozy out of one of those foil lined sun protectors used in windshields of cars. Has any one tried this? I am looking for advice on how to make one both for a titan kettle and also for freezer bag cooking. I also will post the same in cooking. Thanks for the advice and help.
Valentine
04-13-2009, 12:56
Yup. Lots of people. Check out zenstoves.com for blueprints. Duct tape, scissors and sharpie. Just don't put the kettle in the cozy immediately after taking off the stove. Wait a minute or so to let it cool down so it won't melt any plastic in the material.
Hi,
Some time ago I met some one who made a pot cozy out of one of those foil lined sun protectors used in windshields of cars. Has any one tried this? I am looking for advice on how to make one both for a titan kettle and also for freezer bag cooking. I also will post the same in cooking. Thanks for the advice and help.
I have looked at that material and thought it would work to some degree, but it did seem thin. I ended up making a cozy that fits my pot exactly from an old blue foam sleeping pad and a bit of duct tape. It weighs 1.2 ounces and is an excellent insulator. I just throw my camp towel over the top of the pot to complete the insulation and wait 10-15 minutes depending on what I'm cooking.
Your idea would be lighter by maybe 1/2 ounce, but I don't know if it would insulate as well.
sclittlefield
04-13-2009, 22:45
Put a layer of aluminum tape on the inside of the closed cell foam pad you use and it will work even better. I did this in making a cozy for my mug and it works like a charm. I can bring my water to just about boiling in the pot, pour it on the food in the mug, screw on the insulated top and let it sit.
http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/2/0/5/4/ziplock_system_-_small_3_thumb.jpg (http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=5484&c=4)
cwayman1
05-10-2009, 23:44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcY5LliSl8c
i'm pretty sure that that's the stuff you insulate water heaters, heating vents, and the such with...?
as well as just some aluminum tape :)
hope this helps... tinny just seems to know everything :D
take-a-knee
05-11-2009, 07:59
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcY5LliSl8c
i'm pretty sure that that's the stuff you insulate water heaters, heating vents, and the such with...?
as well as just some aluminum tape :)
hope this helps... tinny just seems to know everything :D
That stuff is called Reflectix. Lowes carries it.
cwayman1
05-11-2009, 20:51
thanks take-a-knee! nice to see ppl from HF :)
vonfrick
05-11-2009, 23:31
i have an msr pocket rocket and the ti pot that just fits the fuel canister. i used to keep them (and spork, lighter, etc) in a nylon stuff sack. last year i sewed a drawstring bag for them basically the same size as the stuff sack using an old t-shirt and sewed in a double layer of insulbright around the bottom. it hugs the cylindrical shape of the pot exactly. the top of the pot gets covered with an insulbright-fabric circle that i quilted a little like a potholder. works frickin' great, i can keep it on the pot while i eat and not burn my hands (usually seems like the food takes forever to cool down!!)
...and.... no plastic to melt like that windshield stuff. gotta be easier to work with and washable too. i thought making a cozy to do freezer bag cooking, but most of my food is in vacuum seal bags i make myself.
making one for warrghy's pot this year. sorry i don't have a pic
Blissful
05-11-2009, 23:53
We have a ton of it here from cookie dough that's been wrapped (my hubby is a fundraiser). Wish it wasn't so bulky to mail or I would. But postage is going up.
Phoenixdadeadhead
05-11-2009, 23:57
Hi,
Some time ago I met some one who made a pot cozy out of one of those foil lined sun protectors used in windshields of cars. Has any one tried this? I am looking for advice on how to make one both for a titan kettle and also for freezer bag cooking. I also will post the same in cooking. Thanks for the advice and help.Yep that is what i made mine out of. I put the silverside in. the only problem I have had is that the liner wnate to seperate from the foam.
Blue foam from an old pad just has to be more thermally efficient than any bubble stuff. I made a cozy for my pot 4 years ago, and besides replacing the duct tape twice (and washing it a few times), I've never had to worry about it holding up.
Sometimes putting a pot into it directly from the flame (especially a wood fire) will cause the bottom of the pot to stick to the foam a bit, but it always comes out with a little coaxing. The only problem I've had with it is that in warmer weather the pot stays so hot that sometimes I can't handle it even after 20 min. in the cozy - yes, it's that efficient.
mkmangold
05-12-2009, 00:49
i have an msr pocket rocket and the ti pot that just fits the fuel canister. i used to keep them (and spork, lighter, etc) in a nylon stuff sack. last year i sewed a drawstring bag for them basically the same size as the stuff sack using an old t-shirt and sewed in a double layer of insulbright around the bottom. it hugs the cylindrical shape of the pot exactly. the top of the pot gets covered with an insulbright-fabric circle that i quilted a little like a potholder. works frickin' great, i can keep it on the pot while i eat and not burn my hands (usually seems like the food takes forever to cool down!!)
Sounds like my cookset. Since I don't sew, do you hire yourself out?
vonfrick
05-12-2009, 11:17
Sounds like my cookset. Since I don't sew, do you hire yourself out?
sorry. maybe when i'm old and broken and can't hike anymore i'll have the time. :o
I got mine at Antigravity gear.com. They make cozys for just about every pot out there. Plus I think they still give some of the sales to the local Boy Scouts.
We sewed a cozy out of a fabric called "Warm Windows", for insulating windows. It's multilayer with cloth outers, synthetic insulation, vapor barriers, about 5 layers in all but quite thin (1/4 inch). It's sold by the yard at fabric stores. My cozy weighs 1.5 oz.
Using the cozy and windscreen in my recent AT section hike allowed us to get 11 days out of a large SnowPeak canister, with the Gigapower stove. The most days we got on previous hikes without a cozy or windscreen was about 4-5 days. So we used just two large canisters on a 20-day hike.
Pretty reasonable way to cut your fuel useage in half.
Knit wool makes a nice cozy. Aluminum foil over that maybe, when letting it sit, then just the wool maybe when holding it for eating or drinking. Higher melting/burning point than fleece etc. Wool doesn't start to get into troble until 130degC, or 266F.
mkmangold
05-14-2009, 23:54
Knit wool makes a nice cozy. Aluminum foil over that maybe, when letting it sit, then just the wool maybe when holding it for eating or drinking. Higher melting/burning point than fleece etc. Wool doesn't start to get into troble until 130degC, or 266F.
So, taking a hint from JAK and indirectly from VonFrick (I sewed this myself), I made my own pot cozy using an old wool sock. First I shoved the pot all the way to the bottom of the sock and drew together the upper portion. I cut most of that off, leaving enough to completely cover the top of the pot when folded down. I took a cord and sewed it into the top, encircling the opening, and added a barrel lock. So now it acts as a carrier and a cozy.
Nearly Normal
05-15-2009, 02:45
Faucet insulator.
i went to giant and bought one of their insulated reusable grocery bags for $1.99 it is cloth outside and has some sort of reflectix-type material on the inside
then i used 10x7x1 dimensions and gave it to a lady i know who sews. she had it zipped up for me in no time.
vonfrick
06-11-2009, 17:59
i have an msr pocket rocket and the ti pot that just fits the fuel canister. i used to keep them (and spork, lighter, etc) in a nylon stuff sack. last year i sewed a drawstring bag for them basically the same size as the stuff sack using an old t-shirt and sewed in a double layer of insulbright around the bottom. it hugs the cylindrical shape of the pot exactly. the top of the pot gets covered with an insulbright-fabric circle that i quilted a little like a potholder. works frickin' great, i can keep it on the pot while i eat and not burn my hands (usually seems like the food takes forever to cool down!!)
...and.... no plastic to melt like that windshield stuff. gotta be easier to work with and washable too. i thought making a cozy to do freezer bag cooking, but most of my food is in vacuum seal bags i make myself.
making one for warrghy's pot this year. sorry i don't have a pic
finally took some pics, the rainbow colored one is mine. i turn the top of the bag down before taking my pot out so that it keeps its shape.
warrghy's pot, shown, required that i made the cozy side-loading. added an old piece of embroidery from a defunct t-shirt he loved. his stove and fuel will pack inside as well.
mweinstone
06-11-2009, 18:59
i made a lighter cozy once. to try and make a butane bic lighter work better at lower temps. it failed miserably. it prevented the ability to work the lighter and did nothing. stonewall and me used a roll of bubblewrap foil coated crap with fiol tap one day makeing cozys for everything. a pot cozy should be thrown away in bear country. thank you.
vonfrick
06-11-2009, 19:12
i made a lighter cozy once. to try and make a butane bic lighter work better at lower temps. it failed miserably. it prevented the ability to work the lighter and did nothing. stonewall and me used a roll of bubblewrap foil coated crap with fiol tap one day makeing cozys for everything. a pot cozy should be thrown away in bear country. thank you.
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warraghiyagey
06-11-2009, 19:20
finally took some pics, the rainbow colored one is mine. i turn the top of the bag down before taking my pot out so that it keeps its shape.
warrghy's pot, shown, required that i made the cozy side-loading. added an old piece of embroidery from a defunct t-shirt he loved. his stove and fuel will pack inside as well.
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Snowleopard
06-11-2009, 20:25
I made my own pot cozy using an old wool sock.
Smells delicious too. :eek: