Cat stove + Crusader cosy.

[pwb]

I had a go a making at making one of Jim Wood's cat stoves:http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.htmland a base to hold it.Works well but is very wind sensitive, you definitely need a wind screen.

I all so made a cosy for my Crusader mug following his modifications for your mug section:http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/MugMods/index.html

This works really well. I can take the boiling cup of the stove and put it straight into the cosy and ,combined with the lid, it really keeps the heat in. This saves fuel by allowing the food to continue to cook with the retained heat.
I made my cosy from a car windscreen sun shade bought for about 3 quid, it looks the same as the reflective insulation he recommends, and foil type tape to hold it together.
Revisiting his site I see he's updated the cat stove and built something very similar to a hobo stove : http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/Fire-Bucket/index.html , looks interesting.
Pete.

 

[Toddy]

Threw me for a bit there though, my Cat stove is a Catalytic stove and it is totally unbothered by the wind. In fact it's one of it's biggest pluses.

Neat idea on the cosy, isn't it ?

cheers,
Toddy

 

[pwb]

Neat idea on the cosy, isn't it ?

Aye ,even used one on my Nalgene water bottle all summer for keeping it cool while at work.

Pete.