Hi guys, I've had hobo stoves on the brain lately and it finally got too much so at about 6.30 this evening I went to Dunelm Mill to see if they had a suitable stainless drainer to make one from, and was intent on getting out and giving it a go if I found anything.
They had one that looked just right for only £2.99 so I bought it and phoned my dad to see if he was up for a little project (I knew he would be, he always is).
So here are the first couple of cuts made with a hacksaw
Had to use a cutting disc for the vertical cuts
then file off the wire edges
Done in no time, nice one Dad
Already had my bag packed so then it was off to the hills with a quick stop at Sainsbury's for eggs, baps and of course... bourbon creams.
It was about 9 o clock by the time I got there and was quite dusky, found some really nice dead standing pine branches on the way up then set myself up next to a convenient fallen tree.
Got everything ready, broke up some twigs and put a handfull of birch bark in the bottom of the stove and rested the stove on a couple of finger thick twigs to let the air in through the holes in the bottom
then plonked a load of twigs on top of it and lit it through the hole in the side with another piece of bark.
The stove seemed to work REALLY well at containing all the heat and burning the fuel efficiently
Once I put the pan on it was a bit smokey for a little while but soon calmed down to a nice controlled slow burn, it was perfect for cooking my eggs
and only needed a slight top up of a few twigs
and voila, bushcraft fried egg butty
It did get very sooty and needed a good clean when I got it home but it looks more like a stove now than a butchered piece of kitchen hardware.
I was stunned at how little wood it used, it was just a few twigs.
Much quicker, easier and more eco friendly.
All in all it couldn't really have gone any better
R3XXY
(Tom)
They had one that looked just right for only £2.99 so I bought it and phoned my dad to see if he was up for a little project (I knew he would be, he always is).
So here are the first couple of cuts made with a hacksaw
Had to use a cutting disc for the vertical cuts
then file off the wire edges
Done in no time, nice one Dad
Already had my bag packed so then it was off to the hills with a quick stop at Sainsbury's for eggs, baps and of course... bourbon creams.
It was about 9 o clock by the time I got there and was quite dusky, found some really nice dead standing pine branches on the way up then set myself up next to a convenient fallen tree.
Got everything ready, broke up some twigs and put a handfull of birch bark in the bottom of the stove and rested the stove on a couple of finger thick twigs to let the air in through the holes in the bottom
then plonked a load of twigs on top of it and lit it through the hole in the side with another piece of bark.
The stove seemed to work REALLY well at containing all the heat and burning the fuel efficiently
Once I put the pan on it was a bit smokey for a little while but soon calmed down to a nice controlled slow burn, it was perfect for cooking my eggs
and only needed a slight top up of a few twigs
and voila, bushcraft fried egg butty
It did get very sooty and needed a good clean when I got it home but it looks more like a stove now than a butchered piece of kitchen hardware.
I was stunned at how little wood it used, it was just a few twigs.
Much quicker, easier and more eco friendly.
All in all it couldn't really have gone any better
R3XXY
(Tom)
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