Supercat - simple to make, super light, and FREE!
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Supercat - simple to make, super light, and FREE!
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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
I still use an old design... it works perfectly, so I've never had to try another newer design. I'm using Scott Henderson's Pepsi Stove design... not even his updated Pepsi-G stove. But it works perfectly for me, so I've never bothered with anything new.
Don't take anything I say seriously... I certainly don't.
I use a modification of this one:
Mini Zen Chimney/Sideburner Stove
Instead of the perfect and pretty hole on top, I used the drink hole on top. I used a hole punch that jammed and tore the holes to make them extra ugly. I said "F- it" when that happened, but went ahead and completed it, tried it out, and when it worked perfectly--no pot stand needed--I decided to use it.
I used an Etowah the first half of the PCT but it rusted and flames wouldn't come out of the holes on the inner container anymore. No such trouble with my F- it stove.
Some knew me as Piper, others as just Diane.
I hiked the PCT: Mexico to Mt. Shasta, 2008. Santa Barbara to Canada, 2009.
Another cat can stove user here. Easy, light, and perfect for what I need it for; boiling water.
...mine started life out as a Pepsi can.
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Life is an adventure or nothing at all ~ Hellen Keller
I use a Trangia mini.. Love it!!! Although that featherlfire stove looks like a good 2nd..I guess I will have to try one..
"So what if theres a mountain, get over it!!!" - Graywolf, 2010
Cat Stove solo or Penny Stove for two
The journey of 10,000 miles, begins with the first step.
Caldera Keg-F. Accept no substitute. Best stove stove system I've ever used.
"If you play a Nicleback song backwards, you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickleback." - Dave Grohl
Original Starlyte, going strong after 2300 miles
I have used and really like the WhiteBox Stove. The guy at Minibull designs gave it a high rating even though it is his competition. I also like the Etowha II. White Box handels the colder temps a little better.
Rick
i have played around with a couple different stoves. i enjoyed making them. that said, i am planning to bring both a penny stove and a crumb catcher as of right now. i had a challenge with the penny stove and that was that it needed a pot stand. then i founda way to mix the crumb catcher and the penny stove. when you cut off the top of a v8 can (like when making a hiney pot) you can put a crumb catcher on top of the v8top and then it doubles as a pot stand on the penny stove.
i like the crumb catcher because the pot sits right on it. i have had boil times of over 12 to 18 minutes with this one depending on water temp and amount of water. i m still experimenting, so my data is not complete. if you are interested check out my videos at qik.com/climber2377
when i made my crumb catcher, i did not rivet the top on. i bent the outer cup over the inner rings that sandwich the crumb catcher. if you ever made a crumb catcher this may make sense to you.
Pepsi can.
"Throw a loaf of bread and a pound of tea in an old sack and jump over the back fence." John Muir on expedition planning
Zelphs Cobalt Soloist.
I use a one-third tomato paste can with two layers of hardware cloth on the inside and a windscreen. Works great with my 750ml ti pot.
I just go a Tatonka from Germany. It is like a Trangia but made out of stainless steel. It is built like a tank and it has a great pot stand.
Pressurized Pepsi can. Actually had it out today to test it in 34*F w/ flurries. Water was from a iced over bucket and used 1fl oz of fuel that was used for both the stove and prime. Rolling boil was at 9min and burnout at 10min.
Jetboil with a hybrid wood/esbit/alcohol stove.
Vienna sausage can with holes punched around it. Nothing simpler, nothing better.
I use them all. one stove is boring
If you find yourself in a fair fight; your tactics suck.