Pot hanging

[Man of Tanith]

Evening All,

Watching the bonus features of uncle rays Wild Food DVD I saw a few methods of pot hanging I fancy trying.Some looked very elaborate and well to be honest a bit of a faff.

Usually I use the pointy stick with a hooked stick with several notches carved in it for varied height when suspending a billy over the fire or just balance a stick on a y shaped sitck like so-

90% of the time this is more than sufficient for me however I will just bung the pot directly onto the coals if cooking something that needs frying.

the third option is a tripod holding a hook suspended from a tin can
like this

I was curious as to the preferances of you ladies and gents when it comes to hanging your cook pots.
photo's would be cool too.

(Mods i thought this was a bushcraft skill but if you think better suited to diy or food sections please move)

 

[MartinK9]

Just a bit of Iron:

 

[forestwalker]

Small (10-15 cm) S-shaped double hook and hemp line. No pictures, but it is basically two "fishhooks" from branched sticks and a scarf joint.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Just a bit of Iron:

impressive but i think carrying it might spoil the walk

 

[MartinK9]

impressive but i think carrying it might spoil the walk

Done the walking bit, now doing the eating and drinking well bit around a fire

 

[Man of Tanith]

for me its a case of walk or get a definate lift or no outdoors fix for me as i dont have driving licence(should really get around to that).
once i have a licence i suspect i shall got kit wild for ironmongery like the example you showed. lovely as it is

forestwalker shame you havent got a photo of the pothanger you described i cant quite visualise the scarf joint you mentioned

 

[durulz]

What I use all depends.
If on my own then I tend to do the same thing as your first picture.
If with others then we tend to have a bigger (heavier) pot, and will use an A frame.

 

[Graham_S]

I have a length of fine brass chain with a couple of hooks on it (one at either end)
(Also known as the "Wayland Chain")
very, very adjustable for fine control of whatever you're cooking.

 

[Neumo]

I like rthe idea of a chain with hooks on Bothe ends; I shall have to mod my one for that. I usually use a chain on a stick with a Y shaped support & a crook with a point to hold the end into the ground. If you look o You Tube you can find all of Mr Mears videos on pot hangers, such as tghose for hard & soft ground etc... That said if I am some where for a few days then I am usually car camping which means my small but growing collection of Big Iron comes out, such as Lauditch's excellent pot hangers.

 

[Shewie]

Another chain user here, I've added a small s-hook with one of the end flattened out a touch. I like a chain because you can just wind it round the stick a few times to lift it up a touch. I just use a 1m length of bath plug chain, strong enough to hold a full 16cm billy of water no problem.

 

[stovie]

I like to set up a little range...for all eventualities...

but when travelling light a single pot hanger will suffice

 

[drewdunnrespect]

that first one is ausome stovie is that just done with lashings drew

 

[stovie]

that first one is ausome stovie is that just done with lashings drew

It is put together using figure eight lashings to produce two tripods, with a horizontal on which to hang the pot hooks. Different length hangers for varying cooking temps/times...

 

[forestwalker]

forestwalker shame you havent got a photo of the pothanger you described i cant quite visualise the scarf joint you mentioned

Attach cord to one (upper) end, tie one end of the cord to the tripod. Adjust height by wrapping cord on upper hook. Hang pot on lower.

 

[Man of Tanith]

like the range Stovie one for me to try when doing a weekender at the permission methinks
Forestwalker thanks for the diagram makes it much easier to see what you mean.

where do you guys who use chains get them from?

 

[Mesquite]

like the range Stovie one for me to try when doing a weekender at the permission methinks
Forestwalker thanks for the diagram makes it much easier to see what you mean.

where do you guys who use chains get them from?

Any DIY store like B&Q usually has a section devoted to chains, ropes and cords.

 

[Man of Tanith]

DIY store? sounds bit dodgier than a diy store
i'll have a peek at some point

 

[forestwalker]

Any DIY store like B&Q usually has a section devoted to chains, ropes and cords.

I was about to say "ask your local BDSM fiends", but they would just say "hardware store".

 

[santaman2000]

impressive but i think carrying it might spoil the walk

Well suited for a base camp such as an elk camp or a mountain shepherds camp. You're right though it's to heavy for a spike camp.

 

[santaman2000]

Evening All,

Watching the bonus features of uncle rays Wild Food DVD I saw a few methods of pot hanging I fancy trying.Some looked very elaborate and well to be honest a bit of a faff.

Usually I use the pointy stick with a hooked stick with several notches carved in it for varied height when suspending a billy over the fire or just balance a stick on a y shaped sitck like so-

90% of the time this is more than sufficient for me however I will just bung the pot directly onto the coals if cooking something that needs frying.

the third option is a tripod holding a hook suspended from a tin can
like this

I was curious as to the preferances of you ladies and gents when it comes to hanging your cook pots.
photo's would be cool too.

(Mods i thought this was a bushcraft skill but if you think better suited to diy or food sections please move)

The 1st pic with the single stick on a forked one is what the old Boy Scout Fieldbook called a "Dingle Stick"