would be a problem with a small gas cooker, if you've got a heat source that covers the whole of the bottom of the pan your fine
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bambodoggy
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Guys......."Heat proof paint" is paint that isn't affected by heat, not paint that stops heat passing through it like "IRR Paint" does to IR light!!!! 
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See what you've done now Bill!!!!! lol
): See what you've done now Bill!!!!! lol
uumm.. ok i dont know a lot about pint i jus figured heat proof pains going to stop heat like a water proof sealant!.. but surly a heat resistant pain is not going to be hugly conductive..
bambodoggy
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Couldn't tell you mate....I'm no physicist but I'm sure that's what JP was talking about! :wave: and I'm fairly sure Bill was taking the mickey (in a nice way)! lol
Shouldn't effect the conductivity as the paint isn't "heat resistant"...it's just unaffected by heat....subtle difference.
Shouldn't effect the conductivity as the paint isn't "heat resistant"...it's just unaffected by heat....subtle difference.
PW, were you never in the Scouts ,Just grease the billy on the outside with some washing up liquid, that way you can keep your pots nice and shiney (if you are inclined that way ) as the carbon etc just washes off
Alternatively leave the carbon deposits on the outside of the pot. Being nice and black they will inprove heat transfer to the pot and whatever is in it :super:
Dave
Dave
bambodoggy
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steve a said:
Tee hee hee....I'd forgotten about that...we used to do that in Scouts too...works a treat! :biggthump
MartiniDave said:
I will not improve the heat transfer more the opposit, it will get more heat from radiations like the sun but when it come s to fire it´s all about transfering heat from flame to pot and that will take longer.
Clean pots on the outside makes your water boil a few seconds faster, but i pdon´t like shiny things so i keep my pots black =)
bambodoggy
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Yer....urm....cheers Steve, I hit 30 last month and wasn't feeling too old...but now..... :yikes: lol ):
Oh well....you're as old as you feel Mate!
): Oh well....you're as old as you feel Mate!
Bill:
As far as I know, you're right about the cozy material. I believe it's called Reflectix. It's an insulating material sold here in rolls.
I know several ultralight backpackers who have made their own cozies, just as you propose.
Bear
As far as I know, you're right about the cozy material. I believe it's called Reflectix. It's an insulating material sold here in rolls.
I know several ultralight backpackers who have made their own cozies, just as you propose.
Bear
Paganwolf
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I like mine burnt n sooty so it doesn't bother me 
some one mentioned it to me and as some on here don't like there cook pans sooty, i thought id mention it ill keep quiet in future uppy_dog :sulkoff: (and before you say it no its NOT a promise :rolmao: )
some one mentioned it to me and as some on here don't like there cook pans sooty, i thought id mention it ill keep quiet in future uppy_dog :sulkoff: (and before you say it no its NOT a promise :rolmao: )
Cooking equipment is not something I usually do... I find that most equipment tastes bad and has a very tough texture even after lots of cooking and seasoning.
I like my billy can and actual food... and I like to keep my stuff fairly clean, I managed to melt something on to one of my older frying pans and since then it smells bad and smokes, I think it was some kind of melted plastic. So, I now try and keep everything clean.
I have also found that I can cook a whole fry-up in the billy, or a stew or a cuppa so it's ideal for me.
I like my billy can and actual food... and I like to keep my stuff fairly clean, I managed to melt something on to one of my older frying pans and since then it smells bad and smokes, I think it was some kind of melted plastic. So, I now try and keep everything clean.
I have also found that I can cook a whole fry-up in the billy, or a stew or a cuppa so it's ideal for me.
I usually clean by billy/mug with a used teabag - it takes all the loose carbon off but leaves the billy with a very thin layer of baked carbon which builds up over time. I always clean my kit before leaving site and give it a thourough wash when I get home.
Cheers
JFW
Cheers
JFW
Poitjie (pronounced p-oi-k-ey) is Afrikaans, those pots are a what the voortrekkers used in the great trek, you fill them with anything, put them on the coals and eat poittjie kos (kos meaning food)! They are not cleaned after use as usually you just add more food to them (in a similar way to European cooking in the middle ages).
I once ate poitjie kos from a pot that hadn't been cleaned since 1942 when the old man was fighting in WWII in North africa, he still swore he got a little sand between his teeth now and again.
Greg
I once ate poitjie kos from a pot that hadn't been cleaned since 1942 when the old man was fighting in WWII in North africa, he still swore he got a little sand between his teeth now and again.
Greg
I've been using a Swedish military Trangia quite a lot lately and it is really very good indeed.
Totally reliable and nothing to go wrong.
Works in high winds. No wonder Trangia call them storm cookers.
Aluminium pail and frypan have good capacity and very easy to clean.
Works very well with an open fire.
Meths is dirt cheap (I get 2 litre containers of colourless 'industrial methylated spirits')
Stable - doesn't get knocked over easily.
Discreet - very little flame and very quiet. And mine is green!
Compact, and you can store stuff inside it. Matches, brew kit, dehydrated grub and you have a self contained cooker/ration pack.
The supplied 300ml bottle gives you a long weekend's independence from civilisation.
The only downsides are 1) it is a bit slower than gas/petrol, but really this is not an issue for me - I like to slow down a bit in the woods. It is very quick to set up and boils 500ml in 6 minutes or so on a cold night.
And 2) It is definitely too heavy at about 1kg, by modern standards. I might choose something lighter if I was doing a lot of ascents and distance - though even then I'd think long and hard about leaving it behind, given its reliability. But for 90% of trips, it is superb.
Possibly the Zebra billy/trangia burner/clickstand/windshield combination is the best combination. Certainly lighter, but probably less bombproof.
The above link do the Swedish military Trangias for £8, but Ironclad do them for £10 delivered (actual post costs are about £4.50). I have seen them sold for £18. Even at that price they are good value for what they are.
Totally reliable and nothing to go wrong.
Works in high winds. No wonder Trangia call them storm cookers.
Aluminium pail and frypan have good capacity and very easy to clean.
Works very well with an open fire.
Meths is dirt cheap (I get 2 litre containers of colourless 'industrial methylated spirits')
Stable - doesn't get knocked over easily.
Discreet - very little flame and very quiet. And mine is green!
Compact, and you can store stuff inside it. Matches, brew kit, dehydrated grub and you have a self contained cooker/ration pack.
The supplied 300ml bottle gives you a long weekend's independence from civilisation.
The only downsides are 1) it is a bit slower than gas/petrol, but really this is not an issue for me - I like to slow down a bit in the woods. It is very quick to set up and boils 500ml in 6 minutes or so on a cold night.
And 2) It is definitely too heavy at about 1kg, by modern standards. I might choose something lighter if I was doing a lot of ascents and distance - though even then I'd think long and hard about leaving it behind, given its reliability. But for 90% of trips, it is superb.
Possibly the Zebra billy/trangia burner/clickstand/windshield combination is the best combination. Certainly lighter, but probably less bombproof.
The above link do the Swedish military Trangias for £8, but Ironclad do them for £10 delivered (actual post costs are about £4.50). I have seen them sold for £18. Even at that price they are good value for what they are.
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