Hobo stove and homemade pouch...

[PaulSanderson]

Hi all...

Had a spare hour today and finally decided to "borrow" the kitchen utensils storage pot and have a go at making a hobo stove so i can leave my Trangia mess kit it home if im out and about for just 24 hours. It is designed to fit the 10cm zebra billy in it. After "breaking it in", i noticed the amount of soot left behind, so I quickly knocked up a bag/pouch for it out of some old combats to prevent it fouling up other kit in my bag...any comments/critisicsms welcome....cheers.

...not a bad way to spend an hour. Thanks for looking!

 

[beenn]

Looks good mate, no criticism but if you cut slots into the drainer the billy will fit in nicely. Also i would remove the plastic clips off the billy as they get messy when over flame.... Very nice kit though

 

[mrmike]

Best thing for hobo stuff sack - old trouser legs!! Looks good mate!

 

[JAG009]

Nicely done ! Is that small clips that are holding down the lid did you make them or do zebra cans come with them now ?


Jason

 

[HHazeldean]

Nice work there, nice design!

 

[HHazeldean]

Nicely done ! Is that small clips that are holding down the lid did you make them or do zebra cans come with them now ?


Jason

Sometimes I have seen them come with them, if you get them from the bushcraft store, they all come with those clips, this is the only place that I have found that they come with the clips. It just makes the lid stay down better, wish I had some as they look really neat!

 

[mrmike]

Nicely done ! Is that small clips that are holding down the lid did you make them or do zebra cans come with them now ?


Jason

Believe that the zebra cans now come complete with lid retaining clips that also double up as a gooey flaming mess if you arent careful....

 

[Barn Owl]

great stuff Paul.

I use mine with tinder,gas and meths stoves,e.g.

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/BarnOwl1/047-2.jpg

 

[JAG009]

Believe that the zebra cans now come complete with lid retaining clips that also double up as a gooey flaming mess if you arent careful....

I think i would be in the gooey flaming mess camp

 

[PaulSanderson]

It just makes the lid stay down better, wish I had some as they look really neat!

I plan on taking them off..if i can manage it without totally destroying them, theyre yours! ha ha i plan on replacing the handle with a wire bail jobby to give me a bit more flexi-billy-ty (sorry haha).

thanks for all the kind words guys. oooh i like the idea of slots, thanks for the tip.

Anyone got ay ideas what i could do with the left over pair of combat trousers lol

 

[Roe Ring]

I bought a 14cm zebra from Woodlore last week and it came without the clips. My 10cm one arrived from Tamarak today with clips on, so it must just be the luck of the draw. The clips are quite flimsy looking though and I cant see them lasting long.

 

[effzedess]

great stuff Paul.

I use mine with tinder,gas and meths stoves,e.g.

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/BarnOwl1/047-2.jpg

Hey Barn Owl, what's that pot you're using? I like it!

 

[Barn Owl]

Hey Barn Owl, what's that pot you're using? I like it!

It's a 'tibetan' titanium 900ml pot.

I bought it new 2 or 3 years ago from the bay.

Tom.