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http://www.rei.com/product/777514
Appalachian Tater
02-06-2010, 17:35
Wow, that alone weighs as much as my pot, lid, windscreen, and stove do all together!
Jester2000
02-06-2010, 17:36
Was the problem the fact that I wasn't carrying enough unnecessary stuff?
JustaTouron
02-06-2010, 17:43
Was the problem the fact that I wasn't carrying enough unnecessary stuff?
No, that you weren't sending REI enough of your money.
Jester2000
02-06-2010, 18:56
No, that you weren't sending REI enough of your money.
Ahh, got it. I'll take two!
Not that bad of a solution to gain stability and wind performance.
I looked at that but found this Bu Lin stove on E Bay, about the same weight and price ($25AU)
This is the one I modified to use with the Caldera Cone.
Franco
BL 100 http://www.cnbulin.com/en/product.asp?class_id=31 (http://www.cnbulin.com/en/product.asp?class_id=31)
Au eBay " outdoor portable foldable camping gas split stove " item 230427675928
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/Francophoto/Stove-light.jpg
his 13th post and you guys are being dicks to him for trying to be helpful... shame
bigcranky
02-06-2010, 23:16
SSR -- that's a nifty device for making a canister-top stove into a remote canister stove. It'll let you use a real wind screen, which will greatly improve your fuel efficiency and boil times. If you combine that adapter with a light stove (like a Pocket Rocket) the whole thing still weighs less than some remote canister stoves.
The only thing it won't do is let you turn the fuel can upside down to get liquid flow -- since most (all?) canister stoves are missing the fuel vaporization tube required for this to work.
Jester2000
02-07-2010, 01:06
his 13th post and you guys are being dicks to him for trying to be helpful... shame
Well, when someone posts "problem solved," I want to know what the problem is. Even if he's fifteen, and even if it's his thirteenth post. A couple of days ago he was asking what stove to buy.
If his solution is to buy a $28.00 stove and a $20.00 converter that makes it remote, a better solution might be to buy a remote stove and cut out the extra gear. He could get a Primus ExpressSpider for 60 bucks, or a Brunton Vesta for $47.
I hope that rises to Wags' need for a lack of humor in responses, and doesn't cause him to again be offended on someone else's behalf.
white_russian
02-07-2010, 01:36
Not that bad of a solution to gain stability and wind performance.
I looked at that but found this Bu Lin stove on E Bay, about the same weight and price ($25AU)
This is the one I modified to use with the Caldera Cone.
Franco
BL 100 http://www.cnbulin.com/en/product.asp?class_id=31 (http://www.cnbulin.com/en/product.asp?class_id=31)
Au eBay " outdoor portable foldable camping gas split stove " item 230427675928
That is a great price if you are in Australia. Shipping kills it to the US. Besides the burner head, the before looks very similar to the Windpro, probably some of the same guts.
RollingStone
02-07-2010, 01:39
http://www.rei.com/product/777514
I have one of these I got for 15 bucks locally and an Optimus Crux Lite. We bought the remote stand mainly for fun, but it and the Crux lite together weigh 7.2 ounces. I like the remote stand for cooking with an 8 or 10 inch fry pan. But if I am doing a water only trip, just attach it to the can with my grease pot.
While you cannot invert the canister, that's really only needed in the winter. If in the should season you can easily warm up your canister to perform better using a variety of methods.
If his solution is to buy a $28.00 stove and a $20.00 converter that makes it remote, a better solution might be to buy a remote stove and cut out the extra gear. He could get a Primus ExpressSpider for 60 bucks, or a Brunton Vesta for $47
why couldn't you have simply typed this in reply? answer, b/c you're a dick.
Wise Old Owl
02-07-2010, 11:39
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Appalachian Tater
02-07-2010, 14:04
why couldn't you have simply typed this in reply? answer, b/c you're a dick.
If you substituted a word for the female sexual organ for the word you used for the male sexual organ it would be obvious to you how inappropriate that comment is. :-?
The converter also allows you to jerry-rig the cannister upside, allowing liquid flow instead of straight cannister pressure. During cold weather, this can be very helpful since internal pressure drops off to nothing. I had considered this piece when it first hit the store where I work.
HOWEVER, when we tried the system out, it damaged the threads on the display model MSR Pocket Rocket. So I'll have to pass on it unless I were using it strictly with a Brunton Stove.
Jester2000
02-07-2010, 14:30
Alternately, if the problem being solved it that sometimes he wants to go backpacking with friends and use a larger pot, where the stability of the stove is an issue (and weight is not), and other times he plans to hike by himself with a smaller pot (and wants a lighter stove than typical remotes), then this does actually solve that problem. Way too vague an original post to tell, though.
why couldn't you have simply typed this in reply? answer, b/c you're a dick.
Confusion like this often pops up with people that lack a sense of humor. Way to contribute to the thread, though. Good job.
Jester2000
02-07-2010, 14:33
. . . HOWEVER, when we tried the system out, it damaged the threads on the display model MSR Pocket Rocket. So I'll have to pass on it unless I were using it strictly with a Brunton Stove.
Very good to know. Might be a good match to a stove mentioned by the original poster in another thread -- the Brunton Talon.
JustaTouron
02-07-2010, 14:44
why couldn't you have simply typed this in reply? answer, b/c you're a dick.
Which one is inappropriate on an Internet forum?
A) a humorous posting pointing out that a particular peice of gear is pretty useless
or
B) a personal attack.
I am gonna go with (B) personal attack.
Appalachian Tater
02-07-2010, 15:14
ITs all good guys
Welcome to WhiteBlaze!
Yea everyone is just soooo nice. HAHA
-so a new guy who is a kid posts a link to somethng he thinks will work for him
-a few people throw his idea under the bus
-i said they were dicks
-i'm the bad guy somehow
funny people on the internet
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=dick%27s+sporting+goods+logo&aq=f&aqi=g2&oq=
Just another reminder that you should only turn the canister upside down if your stove has a pre-heat tube, like the one on my pic.(post 6)
Even so turn the canister slowly and be prepared for a bit of initial flare (very small on mine)
Franco
Hey I have one of these, it helps alot in the winter but I dont bother with it in the summer but I do love it. It has many uses.
And when the canisters get real low you CAN turn them upsidedown.
GrubbyJohn
02-08-2010, 08:14
sounds like it's time for some people to take a hike