I'll send one down for you; I have a few made up. I was hoping the cups would fit in them but they (the stove inners) were just too small & I didn't have easy access to cans for suitably sized stoves. That's how I came to have some spare cups.
I like Hammocks.
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I'll send one down for you; I have a few made up. I was hoping the cups would fit in them but they (the stove inners) were just too small & I didn't have easy access to cans for suitably sized stoves. That's how I came to have some spare cups.
Thank you Bilmo-P5
You will have to tell me how much I owe you.
Did you see one of your cups and your little tin in action in post #1243?
Another went into use while Pepperana and his mate were here.
Havent posted those pics yet.
You will have to tell me how much I owe you.
Did you see one of your cups and your little tin in action in post #1243?
Another went into use while Pepperana and his mate were here.
Havent posted those pics yet.
Pepperana arrived on his tour with his mate, who was grabbed of a game of Xbox and promptly disapeared.
Pepperana had a brand new hand built Hobo Stove in his pack.
There was no way we could let him go without testing it!
He put it together on the work top in the kitchen.
Er....
It didnt have a grate.
I suppose this wouldnt be much of a problem if you arnt going to try using it on a flat table....
However, I had a fray bentos tin lid in my tins for Hobos collection, oh and a pair of scissors...
Pepperana had a brand new hand built Hobo Stove in his pack.
There was no way we could let him go without testing it!
He put it together on the work top in the kitchen.
Er....
It didnt have a grate.
I suppose this wouldnt be much of a problem if you arnt going to try using it on a flat table....
However, I had a fray bentos tin lid in my tins for Hobos collection, oh and a pair of scissors...
Wood gas is wonderfull stuff. My understanding is that the wood is burnt releasing the gas, by restricting the oxygen in the burner the gas is not ignited until it gets more oxygen at the top of the tank or outlet.
Woodgas can also be used to run cars, boats, tractors, generators the list goes on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas. For wiki this is a great article that explains the uses and the scienece behind it.
Woodgas can also be used to run cars, boats, tractors, generators the list goes on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas. For wiki this is a great article that explains the uses and the scienece behind it.
He took the lid and measured it against his stove body.
He was somewhat surprised you can cut tins with household scissors, but cut slots around the edge and folded it over, to raise the centre and get its diameter down enough it would fit in the stove.
He was somewhat surprised you can cut tins with household scissors, but cut slots around the edge and folded it over, to raise the centre and get its diameter down enough it would fit in the stove.
Its alight!
A titanium pot with lid on top of his stainless drainer type body, with a slot cut for refueling and for the handles of his titanium pot to go through when storing.
Oh and his brand new custom built grate lol
A titanium pot with lid on top of his stainless drainer type body, with a slot cut for refueling and for the handles of his titanium pot to go through when storing.
Oh and his brand new custom built grate lol
Pepperanas still flaming and his mates glowing
Mine boiled first, so Pepperana tried my heat shield, but felt it made no real difference.
The baby Hobo was taking its time too, although it did start later and didnt have a lid.
Thats the nose of Stupid Idea, my boat project stood against the wall behind Pepperana.
Mine boiled first, so Pepperana tried my heat shield, but felt it made no real difference.
The baby Hobo was taking its time too, although it did start later and didnt have a lid.
Thats the nose of Stupid Idea, my boat project stood against the wall behind Pepperana.
AHA ! another penny drops!
I remember seeing the documentry about the lunatics who were running cars on what looked like some sort of still, and saying it was running on wood.
I understand how now.
Thank you ScotsSurvival.
woodgas stoves are great fun, and in some ways really very practical too. the bit that i like the best about mine is that i can fill it up, light it, put the water on to boil, and then forget all about it, anything up to 27 and a half minutes later (i've obviously had a little too much spare time on my hands recently) and i've still got a pot of boiling water. no feeding it with twigs, no blowing embers back to life, no poking at it with a stick, nothing, it just does it's thing, keeps on burning and burning. the amount of heat it gives off is pretty amazing, as is the amount of fuel that i don't have to use. the smokeless bit's nice too, it means i can get away with using it in the house without getting into any trouble at all.
on the downside (there's always got to be a downside) it can be a little bit tricky to light, occasionally needing a couple of attempts to get it going, TBH though this doesn't really cause a problem though because i quite like lighting fires.
cheers
stuart
on the downside (there's always got to be a downside) it can be a little bit tricky to light, occasionally needing a couple of attempts to get it going, TBH though this doesn't really cause a problem though because i quite like lighting fires.
cheers
stuart
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