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skeeter
05-17-2010, 08:02
I am making a homemade wood stove for the trail, and the ideal size I need for a cooking pot is 4"diameter. I have a vegetable can that is the perfect size (used to have green beans in it).....my question is....is it safe to use a can like this to boil water and cook food in? If not, where can I find a pot that is no more than 4" diameter, that holds at least one liter?? I searched the net and came up short on a definitive answer so I thought I would consult the "Pro's" at Whiteblaze.

sizemj
05-17-2010, 08:29
A lot of other do what you are doing with a Heineken beer can. google should turn up some pictures like this: http://www.wilderness-survival.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=11&pictureid=56

Trailsailor
05-17-2010, 08:37
I don't know about the safety aspect, but I made a pepsi can stove and an aluminum wind screen for the stove. The wind screen was designed to double as a wood hobo style stove however when I tried it out in my yard, it worked great as a wind screen but for the wood burning part, the fire got so hot, even with just small twigs, it melted the wind screen. I need to fine stainless steel sheeting I guess. So you might get out there and get too hot a fire that will melt your aluminum can.

garlic08
05-17-2010, 09:00
Some cans are coated with BPA, if that's a concern of yours. There have been other threads on that topic.

A 4" wide can that holds a full liter will probably be too tall to be stable on a stove, not to mention inefficient in terms of surface area to volume. If you need that much volume, I'd suggest looking for a wider pot. Common commercially made pot sizes are 0.9l and 1.3l.

Skidsteer
05-17-2010, 19:05
Check your Wal-Mart for IMUSA grease pots. There are a couple that may meet your diameter specs.

I agree with Garlic08 that it will be tough to find a pot that diameter that will hold a liter without being tippy. Three cups is doable though.

gunner76
05-18-2010, 18:57
Try KMart for their Greese Pot. Very lite weight and holds almost 4 cups. I own 2 of them and have used with alcohol stoves. Only drawback is that you need a pot gripper.

Skidsteer
05-18-2010, 19:00
Try KMart for their Greese Pot. Very lite weight and holds almost 4 cups. I own 2 of them and have used with alcohol stoves. Only drawback is that you need a pot gripper.

The K-mart grease pots are not 4" in diameter.

Windcatcher
05-18-2010, 20:09
The Grease Pot is 5 1/2" in diameter, lightweight, and cost effective. You will need a pot gripper as Gunner says, but just might be a good choice.

Skidsteer
05-18-2010, 20:14
The Grease Pot is 5 1/2" in diameter, lightweight, and cost effective. You will need a pot gripper as Gunner says, but just might be a good choice.

True, except that's not what the OP was looking for:



I am making a homemade wood stove for the trail, and the ideal size I need for a cooking pot is 4"diameter.

Tuckahoe
05-18-2010, 20:28
The Imusa mugs may be what you are looking for. End2end trail supply has these stats -- https://end2endtrailsupply.com/Imusa_Mugs.html

moytoy
05-18-2010, 20:35
The Imusa pots at wal-mart are not grease pots. They are cups. With a cup handle. The small one is 4'wX3.5"h and the larger is 4.5"wX4"h. I use these cups all the time with an alky penny stove. Thats all I carry for cooking.

moytoy
05-18-2010, 20:37
The Imusa mugs may be what you are looking for. End2end trail supply has these stats -- https://end2endtrailsupply.com/Imusa_Mugs.html

yep...thems just like the ones at wal-mart. About the same price too.

Skidsteer
05-18-2010, 20:54
The Imusa pots at wal-mart are not grease pots. They are cups. With a cup handle. The small one is 4'wX3.5"h and the larger is 4.5"wX4"h. I use these cups all the time with an alky penny stove. Thats all I carry for cooking.

Some of them are. Like these:

http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/1/7/8/9/6/dscf4753_thumb.jpg (http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=25680&c=516) http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41oF705b1sL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

moytoy
05-18-2010, 23:59
Some of them are. Like these:

http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/1/7/8/9/6/dscf4753_thumb.jpg (http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=25680&c=516) http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41oF705b1sL._SL500_AA280_.jpg
You are correct. I was thinking about the 4" sizes when I posted my comment.

Heater
05-19-2010, 01:46
Some of them are. Like these:

http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/files/1/7/8/9/6/dscf4753_thumb.jpg (http://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=25680&c=516) http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41oF705b1sL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

Are you using this instead of your Ziplock container setup? If so, where's the coffee maker? :D

Heater
05-19-2010, 02:08
I am making a homemade wood stove for the trail, and the ideal size I need for a cooking pot is 4"diameter. I have a vegetable can that is the perfect size (used to have green beans in it).....my question is....is it safe to use a can like this to boil water and cook food in? If not, where can I find a pot that is no more than 4" diameter, that holds at least one liter?? I searched the net and came up short on a definitive answer so I thought I would consult the "Pro's" at Whiteblaze.

The GSI soloist is 4 1/2'' in diameter at the bottom of the pot. (5" across the top including the integrated handle)

That's pretty close to what you are looking for and it is a GREAT little cooking pot.

GSI soloist (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.moontrail.com/details/gsi/soloist-cook-system/soloist-hand.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.moontrail.com/gsi-ultralight-soloist.php&usg=__DiWZoiO5_lkX-jrpByTVUpEXTks=&h=281&w=300&sz=46&hl=en&start=3&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Y9vujtWNQxYazM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3DGSI%2Bsoloist%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa fe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1) << Details

http://www.moontrail.com/images/P/soloist-main.jpg

Heater
05-19-2010, 02:29
There are also Snowpeak and Evernew pots similar to this but I do not own them so can't give measurements.

What I can say is that I prefer the GSI anodized aluminum over titanium for more even heating. That doesn't matter if you are just boiling water but if you are using a wood burner, I suspect you are doing some cooking in the pot.

mister krabs
05-19-2010, 12:36
Are you using this instead of your Ziplock container setup? If so, where's the coffee maker? :D

That's actually my photo, before I saw the skidsteer kitchen. I've moved up :D

Heater
05-19-2010, 13:10
That's actually my photo, before I saw the skidsteer kitchen. I've moved up :D

I have something similar for my alky setup but I use a plastic Folgers coffee container for the bottom of the setup. More volume and easier to clean as I can fit my hand down in there. The Heineken can fits right in. The ring snaps right onto the bottom part so you don't have to have the double ring. Probably weighs a little more but less parts involved and more useful. IMO.

I should really post a pic.

Heater
05-19-2010, 13:20
Oh yeah. I also have dropped a freezer bag meal (2x because I am hungry) in it and it is a pretty good insulator. (the coffee container)

Skidsteer
05-19-2010, 17:57
Are you using this instead of your Ziplock container setup? If so, where's the coffee maker? :D

No I still carry the H-pot as my primary hiking set-up.

I use an IMUSA mug in my road kit along with a PMS stove in case I just want to cook a Liptons in my hotel room because I don't feel like going out for dinner.