I'm having something of a problem with my pepsi can stove. I saw these on various web sites so thought I'd have a go at making my own - heaven knows the cans are easy enough to come by so with a little time investment, I thought, i could save myself a little cash and get a bit of satisfaction at the same time. Not so easy!
Although it's not the prettiest thing I've ever seen, I was quite pleased with the results until, that is, I came to try it out. Now, having never used a spirit based stove before (Trangia etc) I didn't know exactly what to expect but i realised something was wrong when the flame burned from the centre and never moved to the jets. What's the point of going to all that trouble constructing the stove if it's only going to burn from the centre, I asked myself? I could have just poured meths into the bottom of a coke can!
Anyway - I'm sure there are plenty of you out there who have constructed such stoves. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong - have invested too much time to simply give up and buy a Trangia (is that sad, or what?)
Although it's not the prettiest thing I've ever seen, I was quite pleased with the results until, that is, I came to try it out. Now, having never used a spirit based stove before (Trangia etc) I didn't know exactly what to expect but i realised something was wrong when the flame burned from the centre and never moved to the jets. What's the point of going to all that trouble constructing the stove if it's only going to burn from the centre, I asked myself? I could have just poured meths into the bottom of a coke can!
Anyway - I'm sure there are plenty of you out there who have constructed such stoves. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong - have invested too much time to simply give up and buy a Trangia (is that sad, or what?)