Having just done a review on the Esbit solid fuel stove i found out that its quite poor as is, so i decided to mess around and do some changes. The original lit is below
i didnt want to mess around drilling holes or messing up the pot stand which is the problem area, the pot its self is fine, the stand soaks away all the heat from the pot, the vents are too low and the heat does not hit the pot when it comes out of the pot stand.
Whats needed is the heat to hit the pot and the vents higher, the vents cant be moves as they are cut into the alley, what needs to be done is to close the holes and move the pot higher up so the heat flows around the sides and bottom of the pot at the same time.
I found a tin that would fit just inside the stand, this would allow me to close the holes without messing around, the pot would need to fit on top but needed lifting, to do this i just used JB weld to glue some self tapping screws to the lip of the tin, due to the design of the pot its self this is enough to allow the heat to roll up the sides of the pot which is what we wanted.
Thats basically it, very simple to do and has increased the efficiency of the stove by around 100%, i have not tested burn times as yet but am sure a 5 min boil will now be on the cards. (just tried it and got a good rolling boil for 7 mins burn time)
Hope this is of some use to people as i love the idea of this stove and think the size is perfect for me, just right for a brew or heating rations on a walk.
i didnt want to mess around drilling holes or messing up the pot stand which is the problem area, the pot its self is fine, the stand soaks away all the heat from the pot, the vents are too low and the heat does not hit the pot when it comes out of the pot stand.
Whats needed is the heat to hit the pot and the vents higher, the vents cant be moves as they are cut into the alley, what needs to be done is to close the holes and move the pot higher up so the heat flows around the sides and bottom of the pot at the same time.
I found a tin that would fit just inside the stand, this would allow me to close the holes without messing around, the pot would need to fit on top but needed lifting, to do this i just used JB weld to glue some self tapping screws to the lip of the tin, due to the design of the pot its self this is enough to allow the heat to roll up the sides of the pot which is what we wanted.
Thats basically it, very simple to do and has increased the efficiency of the stove by around 100%, i have not tested burn times as yet but am sure a 5 min boil will now be on the cards. (just tried it and got a good rolling boil for 7 mins burn time)
Hope this is of some use to people as i love the idea of this stove and think the size is perfect for me, just right for a brew or heating rations on a walk.