Todays ten minute project.

[crosslandkelly]

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I've been meaning to make a new hobo stove for a while now, and had the chance today. I've used the Ikea cutlery drainer for a few years now, and have always been pleased with it's performance, but not it's size. So I had a look in my bits bin and found an old coffee tin I had earmarked for a billy. I drilled a series of air holes around the bottom of the tin then cut out three tabs on the top and a feed hole in the front using a 4" angle grinder with a thin disc. Surprisingly my Trangia burner fitted perfectly inside the hobo stove. So timefor two test burns.
Using the Trangia burner first I got 250ml of water to a rolling boil in just over 7 minutes, which is not too shabby. Next, using 1 3" offcut of 2"x2" split down to small pieces, I got the same amount of water to a rolling boil in 12 minutes, which again is acceptable. Both boils used the same Globe Trotter pan uncovered. The whole set packs into a small pouch and weighs 400g. Much handier than the Ikea set, this will be my go to set now.

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Size comparison next to my wifes drainer. The lid can also be used as a cup or scoop.

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[bopdude]

Nice and compact, I know what you mean about the strainer, just a tad big.

 

[Mesquite]

Nice work Colin

 

[Macaroon]

Excellent stuff, one of my favourite pastimes is messing around with stainless steel stuff from the charry; bit hard on tools and hands, though.........

 

[bilmo-p5]

Good stuff, Colin.

I'm a big fan of the GT pans (and the stove; my first compact stove,). If you put the smaller one inside the larger one but with both the same way up, the smaller will serve as a lid. The lifting lug will stop the smaller falling right into the larger. Might shorten your cooking times a little.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Hey thanks for that Ian. I like the pans too, very easy to clean. I was gifted the set about 10 years ago, and it's a cracking stove and pans set, sadly you can't get the cartridges anymore. Here are some pics.

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[bilmo-p5]

At some point in the production Camping Gaz offered the panset with a lifting lug on both sides of the smaller pot. This makes it even better as a lid and you can keep stuff warm in the top pan whilst cooking in the lower. They're out there but by no means as common as the single lug variety.

 

[crosslandkelly]

And the single lug are like hens teeth.