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ordering the XL for my LT hike
Jim,
Can this be used with a Caldera cone? I really like the idea of an adjustable flame as I do more than boil water for meals.
I've been asked that by several people. I think it should work just fine. The 12-10 stove that comes with a Caldera Cone is a chimney type stoe. The FeatherFire (or XL) is also a chimney stove, so the basic fundamentals are in place.
I haven't tried it yet, but I'm going on a night hike tonight, so I'll probably try it out then. I did a brief internet search, and I found some posts on forums where people had used a FeatherFire with a cone and had good results.
I'll report more soon.
HJ
Backpacking stove reviews and information: Adventures In Stoving
This stove looks like a real winner. I'm going to copy the simmer design and apply it to my supercat (I'm a diy snob, and cheaper than a..........[whatever works for your imagination]).
As I live, declares the Lord God, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn back from his way and live. Ezekiel 33:11
Backpacking stove reviews and information: Adventures In Stoving
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1. All parts 2/3. Adjustable wind screen and snuffer
Everything except the windscreen packs into one part of the stove with the plastic lid sealing all contents. The little wire coming off the side adjusts the air flow via a worm screw.
Nice. Thanks for posting those.
OK, maybe that's why the fuel bowl and the combustion chamber aren't permanently affixed -- so the other parts can fit inside. That's pretty nice that the pot support fits inside the body of the stove. Hmm. Yep, I need to get one of these.
Thanks again,
HJ
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Looks familiar: http://royrobinson.homestead.com/Cat_Stove.html
A definite improvement, but the basic idea is the same.
I made one back in 2001, with the simmer ring, and actually baked a brownie in a metal cup.
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As I live, declares the Lord God, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn back from his way and live. Ezekiel 33:11
Wow, love the simplicity.
Yeah, I guess that's the trade off. DIY jobs are really super simple. The fancy ones like a FeatherFire are a lot easier to use, but they're not as simple.
I gotta say though that it sure is nice not to have to reach into where the flame is to adjust a simmer ring like I do on a DIY job or on my Trangia. With the FeatherFire, I don't have to take the pot off, and I don't have to physically adjust anything at the stove. HJ is happy camper.
HJ
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I think I am sold, I am going to pick up the XL right now. Thanks for everyone's input!
You are not going to be able to adjust the flame while the stove is on the ground with a windscreen around it. If you have the windscreen partially open the draft coming in will cause the flame to go off center and you will not be able to make the adjustment to simmer.
A simmer mode on the feather fire is one that causes the flame to be at a " flame liftoff" situation. In other words "easy to go out"
The stove is finicky. I've tested it to the max. I've tested it on trail and on bench. I've sold mine. Too many stoves (sometimes)
In other words the FeatherFire is a fair weather stove when it comes to simmering. Get a canister stove
Interesting. I guess my experience of the stove is a little different. I just ran the control cable underneath the edge of the windscreen. The cable is less than a mm in diameter. I could see the flame shape through one of the vent holes in my windscreen. No problem.
HJ
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lol. Yes indeed, you are right about that.
In this case, however, I was testing in a creek bed.
The stove was well below eye level, but I could see in through one of the vents in the windscreen. I just ran the little control cable underneath the edge of the screen. Worked fine for me.
HJ
Backpacking stove reviews and information: Adventures In Stoving