Hobo Stove Gallery (Probably picture heavy)
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It is. If you're only going out for a while then the fire bowl and a tin cup are all that you need which you could easily lose in a pocket. The fire bowl is about 13cm across and about 3cm tall when folded in. I'm yet to try it this way but I recon that hexi blocks would be perfect if you just wanted a brew/noodle lunch.
Next thing to make is a metal lid for the Dutch patern cup.
Chris
Next thing to make is a metal lid for the Dutch patern cup.
Chris
More or less the same as the one you first showed us Gary. Strainer from Ikea and billy from Morrisons with a brake cable bail arm
Only thing I`ve changed is instead of using scewers for the pan supports I`ve used a fan cover from an old pc. I`ve put a handle on the billy lid which I can screw off when I pack it, once the grill goes on it keeps it all secure and doesn`t rattle anymore.
Steel cup and brew kit inside, nothing flash just nescafe sachets from hotel rooms and a mini nalgene with sugar and milk powder in.
nearly there ...
lovely.....
Only thing I`ve changed is instead of using scewers for the pan supports I`ve used a fan cover from an old pc. I`ve put a handle on the billy lid which I can screw off when I pack it, once the grill goes on it keeps it all secure and doesn`t rattle anymore.
Steel cup and brew kit inside, nothing flash just nescafe sachets from hotel rooms and a mini nalgene with sugar and milk powder in.
nearly there ...
lovely.....
I use the fan covers for my little trangia pot support that is part of my two pot hobo stove, when the missus hasn't hidden half the bits for it! It allows me to cook with the hobo and put a quick brew on with the trangia burner. Of course, the hobo is multi fuel as it can also use the trangia burner.
Latest tinkering just in!
Pot raisers and smaller dia pot supports in one. This idea was sugested in my origonal thread by mace242, so I thought id make some, there great duel function and save on space and weight. They pack away inside the sweety tin with the trangia on top.
Another prob I wanted to sort was stability. The other bits in the tin are to peg the stove to the ground (4 of) and raise at the same time to ovoid scorching and increase some air flow while maintaining a bed of embers. The extra lid that raises the stove goes over the trangia and tin.
Hopefully thats it now.
Addo.
Pot raisers and smaller dia pot supports in one. This idea was sugested in my origonal thread by mace242, so I thought id make some, there great duel function and save on space and weight. They pack away inside the sweety tin with the trangia on top.
Another prob I wanted to sort was stability. The other bits in the tin are to peg the stove to the ground (4 of) and raise at the same time to ovoid scorching and increase some air flow while maintaining a bed of embers. The extra lid that raises the stove goes over the trangia and tin.
Hopefully thats it now.
Addo.
I was lookin at mateys in that youtube clip, and at first i thought it was too flimsy, but cos it fits his pot so perfectly, the rigidity dont much matter. which got me thinking as to whether it need be a fixed size container at all. so i might play around with some thin metal sheet. something that can be rolled and hooked to fit a pot, but perhaps adjustable to allow me to use bigger pots, but scould be rolled tighter to fit inside the pot for storage. obviously that costs me the base, but im not sure if thats any loss?
That idea could have its uses but would basically be an open fire wouldn't it?
The beauty of a hobo is that you can move it about whilst burning, ie if the wind changes, or you go to join someone else and take your fire with you
my humble opinion though
Bodge
Yeah, i think youre probably right, im just bugged cos i cant find that perfect size pot, but it aint like theres any rush
I am a convert after originally being sceptical as to the merits of these stoves. I tried one out of curiosity and immediately saw the benefits, fast boil times with little fuel etc:. I only use natural fuel like wood etc: with no intention of using small meths burners or similar so my experience is limited to this, pine cones are excellent and I want to use it purely for natural fuels, therefore my needs of stove design are more simplified than if I was using multiple fuels. I am in the process of making my ideal stove, at first I just used one of those Ikea utensil holders to try it and as it was already full of holes just bent some wire into shape placing it over pot, it needed no further modification for simple use with wood only. Depending on circumstances sometimes for cooking I only go out with a crusader mug but at other times I may take an MSR cooking pot as I like the wider and lower size compared to the more usual Zebra like billy, for these pots I am in the process of trying to make a hobo that will accommodate the MSR and still be very compact, I want to keep the low profile so hobo will pack easily possibly even inside pot, for this I am experimenting with a telescopic hobo stove as it will need to be higher than pot of course for efficiency. The Ikea job I am using will not accommodate a zebra billy or similar so is not space friendly with packing and as I have to make another one anyway because of this then it will be of different dimensions to suit my cooking pot. The pots on photo are the usual crusader with home-made lid, my MSR with added wire on handle for allowing either handle use or suspension over fire, a cheap though excellent pot the same size as a zebra billy, this last is excellent over a hobo with its handle but with no bail unsuitable for suspension, and the temporary hobo.
What size billy do you have then?
Maybe someone else has the same and could advise as to which s/s container you should go for.
I personally took my bulldog billy with me round a few shops and checked the cannisters out whilst instore, I ended up with one from Wilkinson.
Somewhere out there is the perfect sized cannister for your billy can
Bodge
There are 3 ss canisters with good lids for a fiver at wilcos at the mo. Labeled coffee tea and suger. There all the same size, a tad smaller than a 10cm zebra and one fits inside the ikea drainer ok. Your mug fits under your bottle and I take it and that msr looks like it would fit top and bottom of the drainer if you wanted more cooking pots.
Theres no perfect way but that might work. (Have to make a bail arm and lid loop for the ss if over a fire as well of course).
Theres no perfect way but that might work. (Have to make a bail arm and lid loop for the ss if over a fire as well of course).
What size billy do you have then?
Maybe someone else has the same and could advise as to which s/s container you should go for.
I personally took my bulldog billy with me round a few shops and checked the cannisters out whilst instore, I ended up with one from Wilkinson.
Somewhere out there is the perfect sized cannister for your billy can
Bodge
that aint a bad idea, my drainers a homebase one and its 12cm diameter (with the roll top on outside) so if anyone knows wheres good to get 11cm wide stainless cannisters, be grateful
edit today,(28 sept) just back from boot and i reckon im sorted now cheers
http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/invt/0205170
Also noticed that IKEA have slighty taller versions of the cutlery drainer now, 18cm high.
im sorted now cheers, tho drilling holes in the cannisters was fun. i ended up using engraving bits on a dremel and pushing them through when it was red hot n soft, (always pays to have right tools for the job. . . lol) killed a bit per hole, but it worked. used a bicycle spoke for a bail which amazingly does fit in the stove attached, but its easy to remove too.
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