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I have an old MSR Titan Mug. I'd like to try heating water with it for certain hikes. But the alcohol stoves I have send the flames up the sides of the mug. .. Any ideas which alcohol stoves would work best for heating with a mug?
I have an old MSR Titan Mug. I'd like to try heating water with it for certain hikes. But the alcohol stoves I have send the flames up the sides of the mug. .. Any ideas which alcohol stoves would work best for heating with a mug?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpzme2jcYHQ
I made a clone of a mini atomic using two V8 cans. Its good for smaller mugs because of it focuses the heat on the very bottom.
You should also check out www:zenstoves and find the section on "chimney stoves"
another scource: minibull design
the Cobalt Blue Soloist was made especially for small diameter pots. It might be what you need. No priming necessary.
A recent email received:
I spent this afternoon comparing your Cobalt Soloist to the Batch Stove 2.0 (BS 2.0) and the White Box Stove (WBS). I tested each stove with 2 cups of water and 20 ml (2/3 oz) of denatured alcohol. I tested three different pots: GSI Soloist; GSI MicroDualist; and GSI Ketalist. What I found out is that your stove boiled two cups of water with 20 ml of alcohol in all three pots with flame out occurring a minute or so after the boil. The WBS and BS 2.0 boiled the two cups with 20 ml of alcohol for the Ketalist and MicroDualist with flame out happening less than 30 seconds after the boil. However, on the Soloist (smaller base pot) neither the WBS or the BS 2.0 reached a boil before flame out. They only made it to around 188 degrees Fahrenheit.
Speed to boil: the WBS was the fastest, BS 2.0 was close behind, and the Cobalt Soloist was quite a bit the slowest; however, had the most burn time after reaching a boil - approximately 60-80 seconds after boil. Still it typically had a boil in around 6 minutes which is very respectable.
My conclusion is that your stove is best all around. Works with 20 ml of fuel to boil two cups of water on all three pots. One thing I really like is that it blooms right away so I don't have to watch for the bloom and then put the pot on. I can put it on right away. I'm guessing that it has something to do with wick material you use between the body of the stove and stainless sleeve.
I'm looking forward to testing it in the field. Thanks again for building a great stove. I'm going to order another one as a back up in case you stop building them.
John
http://www.woodgaz-stove.com/cobalt-blue-soloist.php
(http://www.woodgaz-stove.com/cobalt-blue-soloist.php)
One more try with the venom/mt dew stove before I pick up one of those. ... I really hate to, but, maybe I should go back to using a wind screen too. I quit carrying one of those a few years ago. I normally just use rocks for a block and use my MSR kettle. Maybe the increase in breeze, due to not having a tight fitting screen is causing the flame to jump too much for my mug. But after switching to no wind screen I prefer that much better. Rocks, wood, ridgerest, etc....
Starchild
09-30-2013, 16:05
For part of my thru, the warmer section, I used a snow peak Ti 450 mug with a standard Esbit stove and Al foil as a lid, worked great for that level of hot water needs (read: coffee).
That about sums up my needs ..
Another Kevin
09-30-2013, 16:59
Maybe the Half-Penny Stove (http://www.jureystudio.com/pennystove/halfpenny.html) would work for you?