Ok, I think I have finished my cook set. A lot of you offered great ideas, many of which you will see have been incorporated into this set. I think it is done but I am always up for modifications if anyone has some more.
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Looks good, Just as a personal thing, you may want to consider a longer wind screen in case the wind really starts blowing. Just a thought, But looks really good.

Great job dead head :banana

I really wanted the windscreen to be taller but I couldn't figure out a way to build it taller and still fit in the pot. With that being said I am hoping that the adjustability of the screen will make it so if the wind is strong I can tighten the screen to keep the stove lit. With it tightened all the way it goes all the way around the potstand and close to the pot, but I don't have air holes so I wonder if this will suffocate the stove. Maybe I will get lucky and on my next short hike we will have a good testing day for the stove.

A project well done!!! Now do some fancy cooking/boiling:)

I am just happy to heat up my lypton asian sides and my green tea lol. The biggest reason I built this is because my truck is currently broken, and I have been waiting for 3 weeks to get it fixed, I finally got my new Injection Pump, and Pump mounted driver in today so I think I am done building gear for a while lol. Now it is time to build a few houses again

Looks like it will do the job.

Got a total weight?

Yeah it was 12 ounces on this one But I think I can trim 2 more ounces off by using lighter washers for my stove mod

Yeah it was 12 ounces on this one But I think I can trim 2 more ounces off by using lighter washers for my stove mod

If you want to trim weight, here are some thoughts:

-The base for your stove. If it is for priming, substitute a bit of foil with curled up edges; If for insulation from the ground, use some plumber's cloth instead. Either option will be lighter and will lower your pot's center of gravity. More stable and your windscreen will be effectively taller and still fit it in your pot for storage.

-Bolts on the windscreen. Instead of using bolts to spread the screen open, make a screen that encircles the pot. Take two extra tent stakes(aluminum or titanium)to use as a potstand to suspend your pot at the desired height above your stove. Similar to this:

http://zenstoves.net/PotStand/Stand3Wire.jpghttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dPARXzbs65k/RbpUcspN4sI/AAAAAAAAAFE/mmZ-0-Vniv8/s400/IMG_0026.JPG

You can do away with the hardware cloth stand entirely.

-Washer. Use the steel washer to trace out a copy on the bottom of a aluminum catfood can or something similar. It will be waaaay lighter.

The one on the right looks like some sort of adjustable sleeve, what is it originally, or did you machine out the adjustable slides yourself?

The one on the right looks like some sort of adjustable sleeve, what is it originally, or did you machine out the adjustable slides yourself?

Oh that's not one of mine.

Here's the link:

http://jim-wandering.blogspot.com/2007/04/make-pot-stand-windscreen.html

I like that design, Dang now I am going to have to make another one lol

I like that design, Dang now I am going to have to make another one lol

The lightest(arguably) version of that concept, and one of the originals , is made by our very own Dances with Mice:

http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/1/0/3/0/cookpot_thumb.jpg (http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=15528&c=member&imageuser=1030) http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/1/0/3/0/step9-med_thumb.jpg (http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5831&c=member&imageuser=1030)

Step 1 (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5840&catid=member&imageuser=1030)
Step 2 (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5839&catid=member&imageuser=1030)
Step 3a (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5838&catid=member&imageuser=1030)
Step 3b (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5837&catid=member&imageuser=1030)
Step 4 (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5836&catid=member&imageuser=1030)
Step 5 (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5835&catid=member&imageuser=1030)
Step 6 (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5834&catid=member&imageuser=1030)
Step 7 (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5833&catid=member&imageuser=1030)
Step 8 (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5832&catid=member&imageuser=1030)
Step 9 (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=5831&catid=member&imageuser=1030)

His Kitten Stove design is excellent also.

The lightest(arguably) version of that concept, and one of the originals , is made by our very own Dances with Mice:



His Kitten Stove design is excellent also.

how long does it take to cook a kitten? :confused:

I think that all depends on how you like it (I am a medium rare guy myself)

how long does it take to cook a kitten? :confused:

I think that all depends on how you like it (I am a medium rare guy myself)

I'm not sure about actual cooking. I just rehydrate for hiking trips.

hmmmm never tried rehydrated cat lol

Nice job. I'm hungry...off to find a kitten (I just need a snack).

The driving force behind my cooking system was to reduce the number of parts involved. Because if a system, any system, has one part I can track where it's at pretty well. If it has two parts there's some chance I'm going to lose one of them. Three parts and the chances go way, way up. More than 3 and it's guaranteed that one part is going to walk off. So I wanted a two piece cooking system and got there by combining the pot support and windscreen. I liked that the pot support uses twigs that I didn't have to carry because the woods are full of them. And I liked that both parts are pretty robust because I've stepped on both at one time or another and managed to bend them back with no problem.

Another solution is the Super Cat stove which uses the stove as the pot support, separate windscreen for a total of 2 parts again.

The bottle stove uses the stove to support the pot as well which I hated. I also discovered that when I had 1/2 an inch between the stove and the pot boiling times went down. I like the idea of a one piece setup though, and after seeing the stand/windscreen that skidster shows on the right of his first post, I might have to build that one now lol.

The driving force behind my cooking system was to reduce the number of parts involved.


Another solution is the Super Cat stove which uses the stove as the pot support, separate windscreen for a total of 2 parts again.


it's for this reason the supercat, the fancie feast, or a homemade woodstove have become my go-to stoves. easy to use and easy to keep track of. the woodstove is actually only 1 part, not needing the windscreen (plus no fuel to carry)