Competition - Hang a pot!

[British Red]

As Dunc says - theres only so many ways to hang a pot and I'm fairly confident we'll see many interpretations of the same design - I for one plan something similar to Leon Bs. At the end of the day it'll be down to a subjective vote as always!

Red

 

[lou1661]

 

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

JonM and I made three rigs, one simple one, one goofy one, and this girl. We did all three while in the woods on the Saugeen River. Sadly, we lost the footage of our other two, so only my entry survived.

Myself beside my entry.

The girl on her own

The 4 or 5 riser hooks that I put into her.



We also had a really good one, that I wish you guys could've seen. Me sitting there, my pot hanging perfectly over the flames... with a Rapala fishing rod as her rig, fulcrum and suspension!

 

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

Wood was poplar, fresh and soaking wet, figured that would make her perfect for carving. As well, I figured it would help keep the wood from burning if it got too close to the flames. Both of my theories came out true, she was scorched (as you can see ) but not damaged by the heat!

 

[British Red]

Excellent entry there OMN - if you win that postage is going to hurt!

Nice rig though !

Red

 

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

Excellent entry there OMN - if you win that postage is going to hurt!

Nice rig though !

Red

Thank boss! By the way, when I get the videos done with being editted, I made a bit of a shout out to you and the guys here.

I figured I had to make up for bowing out of the Bucksaw competition those so many months ago.

As well, if I win, I'd rather the knife go on to the second place winner, I just want the glory

Although... me saying no to a knife is a rare thing...

 

[British Red]

Nah, you win, you get it mate - it'll only be a couple of quid more on the postage - you can treat me to a guided tour some time

Red

 

[rich59]

Now that's clever. Works with a pot with no handle!

 

[Gailainne]

Nice catch there Rich, and very nice innovation lou, you must have spent a long time at the fairground trying to win a teddybear tho (hopefully someone will get it)

Stephen

 

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

Nah, you win, you get it mate - it'll only be a couple of quid more on the postage - you can treat me to a guided tour some time

Red

Will do boss.

Oh, and check out the videos, I posted a link on the Firecraft page. You are mentionned.

 

[British Red]

I wish I could

Only very slow dial up to be had this far out in the sticks though


Red

 

[maverix]

Quick one to show my preferred set up. Its a little rough and ready but when the priority is a cuppa aesthetics go out of the window.
Next time I'm out ill put together a tutorial unless you think its self explanatory

 

[British Red]

Thats really intesrsting mate - I'd love to see a tutorial on that - nice to see something "different"

Red

 

[jon r]

Thats a really nice idea Maverix! I've never seen that setup before. Thanks for showing!

 

[rich59]

Its bothering me. Is hanging a pot any better than putting a pot on the edge of the fire?

 

[leon-1]

Its bothering me. Is hanging a pot any better than putting a pot on the edge of the fire?

It probably has something to do with convection and conduction Rich, but I am not going to claim to know the exact ins and outs.

If you had a decent ember bed and set the pan directly on top then the hole of the base surface would conduct heat through to the contents as well as a certain amount of heat coming from the sides from the convection currents passing along the sides of the pan. Now if you only expose a side to the embers then you would probably have a smaller overall area to conduct heat to the contents is probably how the theory goes.

 

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

I wish I could

Only very slow dial up to be had this far out in the sticks though


Red

Well darn, either way you're famous!

 

[OzaawaaMigiziNini]

Quick one to show my preferred set up. Its a little rough and ready but when the priority is a cuppa aesthetics go out of the window.
Next time I'm out ill put together a tutorial unless you think its self explanatory

Holy cow... now THAT is cool! :You_Rock_

 

[British Red]

Its bothering me. Is hanging a pot any better than putting a pot on the edge of the fire?

For me is about several things

A "balanced" pot can tip over (unlikely in a small cooking fire but possible).

A height adjustable rig allows for more controlled cooking

Heat from the bottom not the side is more even

And perhaps, most importantly, they are fun to make

Red

 

[madrussian]

Nice one Maverix. You got my vote. Well, when we get to vote.