Not really bushy but outdoorsy, so thought I'd share...
I was in homebase today looking for a few bits for home repairs etc and saw this stuff "Thermawrap" at £11.98 a roll ...
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wc...ay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=127033
Anyway to cut a long story short, I didn't do any of the household repairs, but did experiment with pot cosies.
I played around with various designs, testing each one with water boiled in the kettle and checking the temperature 30 mins later, compared to a mug of water filled from the same kettle.
The design I settled on was the Mk3 version, which as 2 nesting pieces...
the billy sits in one...
And then the other piece sits on top...
The base and top pices are both a double layer of the insulation, with the sides being a single thickness.
With this design I could get the billy into position without burning my fingers on the hot metal, and get the lid on easily.
After 30 minutes the "control" mug of wate was at 44 degrees C, with the water in the billy being at 72 degrees C. (Indoor test)
Obviously, this will allow me to reduce the amount of meths that I carry, meaning I can carry more malt! Result.
As a bonus, I have loads of the insulation material left, so will probably make some more of these with the Scouts when we re open in the New Year.
Simon
I was in homebase today looking for a few bits for home repairs etc and saw this stuff "Thermawrap" at £11.98 a roll ...
http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wc...ay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=127033
Anyway to cut a long story short, I didn't do any of the household repairs, but did experiment with pot cosies.
I played around with various designs, testing each one with water boiled in the kettle and checking the temperature 30 mins later, compared to a mug of water filled from the same kettle.
The design I settled on was the Mk3 version, which as 2 nesting pieces...
the billy sits in one...
And then the other piece sits on top...
The base and top pices are both a double layer of the insulation, with the sides being a single thickness.
With this design I could get the billy into position without burning my fingers on the hot metal, and get the lid on easily.
After 30 minutes the "control" mug of wate was at 44 degrees C, with the water in the billy being at 72 degrees C. (Indoor test)
Obviously, this will allow me to reduce the amount of meths that I carry, meaning I can carry more malt! Result.
As a bonus, I have loads of the insulation material left, so will probably make some more of these with the Scouts when we re open in the New Year.
Simon
. Dumb question maybe but what did you use to stick them together. Is it just tape?
cheers
