Don't remember if I ever posted this here. I don't seem to remember doing so, and I figured that someone might find it useful.
Spending a lot of time outdoors, I've grown particular on the issue of canteens. For a long time my favorite canteen setup has been the USGI 1qt canteen with it's stainless steel cup that nests around the canteen, and the little stove attachment that nests around the canteen cup. The stove actually worked quite nicely for both fuel tabs and burning wood (twigs/coals).
However, the 1 liter Nalgene bottle, which has become a backpacker standard for carrying water and other things, is in many ways more practical.
The fact that some of the best water purifiers are designed so that a Nalgene bottle screws into the bottom of them really secures the 1 liter Nalgene bottle as the best choice for a canteen.
However, the utility of the USGI canteen cup/stove arrangement would be a nice thing to still have. So, here's a solution.
First, there are a couple of companies that make a folding handle, stainless steel, 18 fluid oz cup which is sized to nest around the bottom of the standard 1 liter Nalgene bottle. The one shown in the picture below was made by Glacier.
For a stove, what I've found fits the Nalgene bottle cup nicely as a nesting stove is a stove made out of a standard, small coffee can that is normally sold with 12oz (.34kg) of coffee in it.
I used a drill with a hole saw to cut out the center and regular drill bits for the smaller holes. The bigger small holes in the side were shaped and cleaned up after drilling by using a dremel tool and a small grinding wheel. The can was cut to size with a dremel tool with an abrasive cutting wheel. I'd recommend trimming and cleaning the holes and edges to keep it from accidently cutting you during use. The finished stove is extremely light.
Here's some pictures taken right after I made it, while the stove was still shiney and new.
Spending a lot of time outdoors, I've grown particular on the issue of canteens. For a long time my favorite canteen setup has been the USGI 1qt canteen with it's stainless steel cup that nests around the canteen, and the little stove attachment that nests around the canteen cup. The stove actually worked quite nicely for both fuel tabs and burning wood (twigs/coals).
However, the 1 liter Nalgene bottle, which has become a backpacker standard for carrying water and other things, is in many ways more practical.
The fact that some of the best water purifiers are designed so that a Nalgene bottle screws into the bottom of them really secures the 1 liter Nalgene bottle as the best choice for a canteen.
However, the utility of the USGI canteen cup/stove arrangement would be a nice thing to still have. So, here's a solution.
First, there are a couple of companies that make a folding handle, stainless steel, 18 fluid oz cup which is sized to nest around the bottom of the standard 1 liter Nalgene bottle. The one shown in the picture below was made by Glacier.
For a stove, what I've found fits the Nalgene bottle cup nicely as a nesting stove is a stove made out of a standard, small coffee can that is normally sold with 12oz (.34kg) of coffee in it.
I used a drill with a hole saw to cut out the center and regular drill bits for the smaller holes. The bigger small holes in the side were shaped and cleaned up after drilling by using a dremel tool and a small grinding wheel. The can was cut to size with a dremel tool with an abrasive cutting wheel. I'd recommend trimming and cleaning the holes and edges to keep it from accidently cutting you during use. The finished stove is extremely light.
Here's some pictures taken right after I made it, while the stove was still shiney and new.
