Took advantage of the wifes discount and had a first attempt at a Hobo Stove using 2 Ikea cutlery drainers. Got one large and one small for comparison. Cut a hole in the front using wire snippers and filed away the most dangerous looking points.
Come lunchtime thought I'd treat our 10 year old to some super noodles and hot dogs and reckoned I'd go the whole hog and light the burners with a firesteel and cotton wool. Wasn't as hard to light as I'd expected and I was going in no time. Problem came with keeping them burining hot - I was using a big bag of firelighting sticks which I was cutting down to 3" or so. I would get them roaring but then 2 minutes seconds later they were down to embers again which gave me issues where the pans kept going hot and cold. The noodles were fine (if stuck to the pan in the middle) but the sausages were a disaster. They all split, then kept sticking to the bottom of the pan - very annoying but we ate them anyway.
Looks like I need some experimentation with different length and weights of wood as well as deciding in whether waiting for a big ember bed or keeping wood flaming is better.
Either way it was a laugh on a Sunday afternoon
