meths burner success!

jonnie drake

Settler
Nov 20, 2009
600
1
west yorkshire
I've been playing about these past few days trying to bodge together a good wind shield/support for my wee meths burner from a tin can. Tried several varieties from standard size cans, which were all pretty inefficent. So I tried one of thosewide flat ones that you get those sponge puddings in, and wahey success, boiled up a brew in no time and managed to cook up a tin of beans and sausage from the same fuel.

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lovely job.
 

QDanT

Settler
Mar 16, 2006
933
5
Yorkshire England
Hi Jonnie thats one professional looking piece of kit. Your meths stove looks to be burning in afterburner mode.
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Drilling all those holes must have taken patience my quick way in the field is to use a church key opener sold in most supermarkets
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here's my scruffy hobo version sponge pudding tin windshield pot support with a Tatonka meths burner
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I keep the bottom in mine then at a push it can be used for a fire, fircone's work great, but when it's cold it forms a pre-heater pan with a squirt of meths around the stove. Not as shiny as yours though --- good job.
cheers Danny
 

jonnie drake

Settler
Nov 20, 2009
600
1
west yorkshire
cheers dan I like the look of yours alot, plenty of aeration going on there. It was pretty easy to drill, freehand with the 24v plug in drill did it in about 5 mins. they are the perfect size tins, will give your way a go. My meths burner was made by a mate on another forum who makes his own from cans of coke etc- this one was from one of the tiny diet coke cans. So all in all pretty cheap stove kit!
 

nickliv

Settler
Oct 2, 2009
755
0
Aberdeenshire
Another bonus, which I'm amazed no one has mentioned

You get to eat a tinned steamed pudding.

Has anyone found a use for the king of tins ;- the one which is wrapped round the varied magnificent offerings of Fray Bentos?
 

Trev

Nomad
Mar 4, 2010
313
1
Northwich Cheshire
Has anyone found a use for the king of tins ;- the one which is wrapped round the varied magnificent offerings of Fray Bentos?

Danger Frisbee of Death , use gloves , and you NEED to catch it .

I never was a fan of frey bentos pies , too much soggy bollox going on . cracking use of a steamed pudding tin though ( which I am a fan of ) .

Cheers , Trev .
 
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jonnie drake

Settler
Nov 20, 2009
600
1
west yorkshire
cheers guys. The fray bentos tin is a little bit flat to be of much use, perhaps if you stick it upside down on hot embers it would work like a frying pan or a hob for a frying pan.
 

Dormouse

Tenderfoot
Jul 15, 2010
96
0
UK
I suppose a Fray Bentos tin could be used as a fire-bowl. The tricky bit would be persuading some poor bugger to eat the horrible pie!
 

Andy80F

Member
Jun 30, 2010
22
0
Poole, Dorset
Fray Bentos pies are one of my most favourite foods, a rare treat though, they store for ages (unopened) and are a great comfort food. However now they have been slandered in the forum I'm going to have to have one soon and thereafter do something inspired with the tin.

Thanks
 

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