Zebra Billy Can Modifications

[21st century pict]

Has anyone here ever modified their Zebra Billy Can Handle for ease of packing and how, I was just wondering if I could replace the steel handle with a couple of ring clips and a steel chain, the plastic clips are long gone "melted in the first open fire “and the handle no longer stands up by itself anyway and normally just falls to one side and gets very hot especially on an open fire. I don’t really want to replace the pot as my Trangia cooker with the lightweight alloy wind shield fits inside almost perfectly.

 

[lou1661]

I replaced the bail handle with stainless steel wire, it's rigid enough not to flop over but flexible enough to be tucked out the way when packing.

 

[Graham_S]

Go to B&Q or similar and pick up some teleflex cable.
It's the stuff they make brake cables for bikes from.
Also get some brass tubing.
You want it to have an internal diameter large enough to take two thicknesses of the teleflex.
using a dremel or similar, grind off the rivets holding on the handle and discard.

Cut two lengths of the brass tube about 1/2" long and thread onto the cable.
Then feed the cable ends through the holes on the side of the billy can that the plastic clips attached to.
Feed the free ends of the cable back through the brass tubing, then crimp the tube with a pair of pliers.
Ensure that the loops are big enough to flip down over the bail mounting points before you crimp, if its too tight it won't work properly.

Best photos I have on hand are these ones.


You should be able to see from that what I mean.

 

[21st century pict]

Cheers Guys.
Steel teleflex cable it is then, that looks just about perfect for what I need.
Nice one dudes.

 

[jimbo75]

Nice mod. And great pics...

 

[rik_uk3]

When Zebra pans were part of the bushcraft uniform and in fashion five or six years ago, people used brake cable as a hanging bale a lot.