packing a heineken can stove

[Grinder]

I finally got around to actually putting a Heinie in my pack.

UH OH!! They don't take much abuse. I had to scrounge up a small coffee can to put the pot into so it didn't get crushed by the pack straps. So much for weight savings.

This makes a TI pot and a cone clone look like the low weight option for a setup that actually goes out in the field.

I'm gonna hate spending Ti. type money

Miles of Smiles
Tom

[Skidsteer]

No need to spend a lot of money or carry a heavy can to protect your Heineken pot.

Here's what I use, or something similar.

[Dances with Mice]

No need to spend a lot of money or carry a heavy can to protect your Heineken pot.

Here's what I use, or something similar.

So you crush the can to fit?

[Skidsteer]

So you crush the can to fit?

No need. Full-size pot fits but just barely.

I couldn't fit my windscreen inside the medium Ziploc along with the pot so I switched to a plastic(HDPE)paint measure thingy from Lowe's. Weighs the same but a tad more room. It even has graduated ounce and ML marks on the side.

[Grinder]

Thanks for the heads up, Skidsteer.

I remember reading that thread, but didn't remember the "Heineken pot fits inside " part.

Memory: the second thing to go.

Miles of Smiles

Tom

[Grinder]

skidsteer,
Do the coffee maker parts fit on the Lowe's paint measure thingy??

Tom

[zelph]

I finally got around to actually putting a Heinie in my pack.

UH OH!! They don't take much abuse. I had to scrounge up a small coffee can to put the pot into so it didn't get crushed by the pack straps. So much for weight savings.

This makes a TI pot and a cone clone look like the low weight option for a setup that actually goes out in the field.

I'm gonna hate spending Ti. type money

Miles of Smiles
Tom

Yo!!!!!! Miles of Smiles, what's wrong with the containers I showed you?

I found this container in the canning dept. of an Ace Hardware store.

It weighs 80 g = 2.82191 oz Made of plastic and has screw on lid.

Both Foster's and Heineken cans fit(one at a time) along with the burner. Room left for additional items also.

Photo one

Photo two

Photo three

Here's a link to it

What stove were you planning to use with the Heineken?

[Skidsteer]

skidsteer,
Do the coffee maker parts fit on the Lowe's paint measure thingy??

Tom

Sure.

Just cut a hole in the lid to the size of the coffee basket, just like I did with the original lid.

[Grinder]

Zelph,

Buying containers of something I don't need and then throwing away the contents doesn't sit well with me.

I'll either buy something right sized and empty or tote my "heavy" coffee can.

Thanks

Tom

[zelph]

Zelph,

Buying containers of something I don't need and then throwing away the contents doesn't sit well with me.

I'll either buy something right sized and empty or tote my "heavy" coffee can.

Thanks

Tom

Sorry Teblum, It was LeeF that informed us of the Clorox container and not you.

I cringe when I think of people people spending such big bucks on Titanium and thought I'd try to intervene. Should have kept my nose out.

[parkinson1963]

The simple answer is the 4" aluminum dryer vent bought at any homo depot for 4$. trim the length to be as tall as the Heine pot. The pot fits inside the vent with about 1/2" to spare around the can . If you un-couple the vent along the seam it can wrap around the pot and offer perfect protection.

I punch holes in the bottom for air and added stove stomper type holes for a pot stand using the famous tent peg.

http://dwincorp.com/product_info.php...7ac49dce1fc2e8

here's a link to what they look like.

[RockStar]

The simple answer is the 4" aluminum dryer vent bought at any homo depot for 4$.

lol
Do drag queens work there? Lighting and Kitchen Appliances maybe?! I bet Dykes cut the lumber and demo powertools!

[Pest]

Zelph,

Buying containers of something I don't need and then throwing away the contents doesn't sit well with me.

I'll either buy something right sized and empty or tote my "heavy" coffee can.

Thanks

Tom

Then you need to start canning pickles.

[parkinson1963]

Yep the Designer Guys hang out there.

Not that there is any wrong with Designer Guys.

[Skidsteer]

The simple answer is the 4" aluminum dryer vent bought at any homo depot for 4$. trim the length to be as tall as the Heine pot. The pot fits inside the vent with about 1/2" to spare around the can . If you un-couple the vent along the seam it can wrap around the pot and offer perfect protection.

I punch holes in the bottom for air and added stove stomper type holes for a pot stand using the famous tent peg.

http://dwincorp.com/product_info.php...7ac49dce1fc2e8

here's a link to what they look like.

Here's a variation on the theme that eliminates the need for tent pegs:

-Get a can of Yuban coffee

-Using an 'Essential Home' safety can opener* from K-Mart, remove the lid(notice the stepped-in rim)and the bottom of the can. Save the top and toss the bottom.

-Cut 1/2" from the top and bottom of the remaining can with a Dremel tool. Insert the pieces into the top and bottom of your dryer vent and rivet in place.

-Chop your Heineken or Foster's pot using this method but slide the top rim of the Yuban can on your pot before you install the new rim on your pot.

-Affix a bail of wire or leather cord to the Yuban rim.

-For packing purposes, snap a plastic coffee lid on the bottom and top and you're ready to store the kit in your pack.

Determine the height of your dryer vent by adding together your pot height+stove height+whatever distance you wish to have between your stove and pot.

The setup in my photos weighs 4.15 oz. The same setup with a Foster's pot will weigh just a bit less.

The only advantage to this method over the 'Coffeemaker' is that it's a bit more stable but I thought I'd throw the idea out for you non-coffee, non-freezer bag types.



*This can opener is unique. It essentially 'splits a can rim on the horizontal plane leaving the rim intact on both the can and the lid.

[the onondaga kid]

Wow, everyone has such complicated solutions.
Here's mine:
Step 1: Buy a bottle of Ethos water from your local Starbucks.
Step 2 (optional)rink water and replace with camp fuel (or just use for water)
Step 3: Put bottle in heiny can to keep the can from getting crushed or dented.

The can is going to get dinged up on a long haul, but the bottle will keep it from becoming nonfunctional, and you're not increasing your weight or taking up space with something you might not have packed otherwise.

[the onondaga kid]

Forgot to mention, the Ethos water is a unique bottle because its about 700ml and it doesn't have ridges or bumps like a bottle of poland spring. If you used any standard sized bottle it would probably be too small or too large.

[Egads]

I put my lighter, fuel & aquamira inside the heinican & wrap it with my windscreen & hotpad. The ROF stove nests on the end.

I get barely a dent

[Condor]

Wow, everyone has such complicated solutions.
Here's mine:
Step 1: Buy a bottle of Ethos water from your local Starbucks.
Step 2 (optional)rink water and replace with camp fuel (or just use for water)
Step 3: Put bottle in heiny can to keep the can from getting crushed or dented.

The can is going to get dinged up on a long haul, but the bottle will keep it from becoming nonfunctional, and you're not increasing your weight or taking up space with something you might not have packed otherwise.

What he said.

[Cedar Tree]

I've posted this before but a Heiny and a Fosters can will nest together. Makes for a nice neat little kitchen. I use a Brasslite stove, the turbo I think, it is older. But the flame comes right out of the center and the pot stand fits perfect into the bottom recess on the cans. Everything fits inside and I sometimes stuff some oatmeal or whatever into the kit so the stove doesn't rattle around. The pot cozys help with packing too.
Cedar Tree