Burning down the house II
When you have ney-sayers, you get to be stubborn. When Zoe said, “Let’s get this straight, you downloaded plans for a camping stove off the internet, and then you tried it and it set you on fire?”, I must admit I felt sheepish. She objected when I told her I was going for a second attempt…
But, following my rather substantial fuck up the other day, I went back to the drawing board and re-engineered my can stove. This time I paid attention to important details, like leaving flammable tape out of the equation.
It seemed to work. I now have a cooking set up that weighs about 200g. Fuel is extra, of course, but about three bottle-tops of metho boils a litre of water, so it’s pretty efficient. Check it:
August 22nd, 2005 at 8:24 am
Despite having a stand that looks so dodgy it’s scary, it looks pretty dominant!
BTW. is this to replace a normal stove or just a back up?
August 22nd, 2005 at 9:17 am
Yeah, that was just for testing it out. I have since made a much more bombproof version out of another coat hanger
It’s to replace a normal stove. The idea is to save weight, not add it. It’s intended for our August 05 domination of Mt Elliot, which would happen if the subordinates got their shit togehter.
August 22nd, 2005 at 10:38 am
At least it has blue flame-age. Blue flame-age is always good!!
Being made from a quite malleable substance, have you also DIYed a snazzy little travel case/kit for all the gear to ergonomically fit your back whilst in the featherlite pack? hmmm.. well…small man?
P.S. how goes the hunt for the post-it buster? turned up any new leads yet?
August 22nd, 2005 at 10:39 am
Also how is the freshwater nano going?
+ yes I am procrastinating savagely
August 22nd, 2005 at 10:45 am
it all fits in the pot, der.
nano is sweet, we’ve got a few gobies, some shrimps, a jungle perch and a bullrout.
now, get back to work
August 22nd, 2005 at 10:45 am
or write a post
August 22nd, 2005 at 12:07 pm
I’m working on a “Dunc’s Global Domination Of Indonesian Provinces” post.
August 22nd, 2005 at 1:47 pm
you have much to learn about procrastination on this site Dunc
August 22nd, 2005 at 1:51 pm
by the way were you in indo during the IMD? so will your dominance be able to be counted as part of the wrap up? We need you Small Man since we have so many conscientious non-commenters. Is this a form of dominance
August 22nd, 2005 at 2:12 pm
That looks quite dominant, I’m keen to see it in the flesh atop Federation!
PS - Photos of weekend domination coming soon…
August 22nd, 2005 at 2:18 pm
It’s ok. It’s a bit sketchy and takes forever to heat up. It doesn’t really boil the water, more like warms it up to about 90deg.
The guys that use them only really do so in 3 season and then they presoak their meals and simply warm them up.
Seeing as I’m dominating from IMD HQ today, I just whipped up a slightly different stove based on the designs as http://www.zenstoves.net.
This one is a pressurised version (basically we’re moving into the grenade style of stove here) that allegedly works better. I’m trying it out at the moment, but it seems pretty much the same to me…
August 22nd, 2005 at 4:18 pm
ah, are you sure thats a good idea? now you’re PRESSURISING the same contraption which set you alight and spurted metholated spirits into your eye….
let me just get this right: you’re taking a “grenade cooker” with you, going hammock camping in bear and wolf infested Alaskan and Canadian woods.
are you TRYING to maim yourself, maybe avoiding writing up or something?
what am I going to do with you?
August 22nd, 2005 at 4:31 pm
I believe the appropriate collective term describing Tom’s activities is ‘dominating’
August 22nd, 2005 at 5:53 pm
until he cops shrapnel in the eye. then it ceases to be domination.
August 23rd, 2005 at 9:43 am
Chill Zo. He’ll be right, he’s a scientist!
August 23rd, 2005 at 11:50 am
and I’m an “engineer” so if he needs to get the design approved, just run it by my office..
August 23rd, 2005 at 12:04 pm
And Tomo, get those maple syrup and salami ryvitas going too, the 10 foot high grizzly bears won’t like the smell of that.
Like hell!
‘Mmmmm, this one’s from North Queensland, he tastes like pina colada’.