meths burner success!

[jonnie drake]

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.

lovely job.

 

[QDanT]

Hi Jonnie thats one professional looking piece of kit. Your meths stove looks to be burning in afterburner mode.

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

here's my scruffy hobo version sponge pudding tin windshield pot support with a Tatonka meths burner

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]

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]

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]

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 .

 

[jonnie drake]

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.

 

[MartinK9]

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

Shaggystu has one in his hobo kit, lovely bannock out of it:

 

[jonnie drake]

oooh I like that!

 

[nickliv]

Note to self. Purchase tinned comestibles, with all the vigour of an american in the path of a hurricane.

 

[Dormouse]

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!

 

[QDanT]

I never was a fan of frey bentos pies , too much soggy bollox going on .
Cheers , Trev .

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!

Bum tubes and brain snot ! :yikes:
cheers Danny

 

[Andy80F]

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

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

I'll eat the pies for ya