This big flame is created from damp bush sticks by augmenting the combustion with a jet of air from a tiny USB blower fan.

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Backpacking hot bath dream? Introduction The backpacking hot bath dream When on extended backpacking, remote area working-bees or base camp activities a hot shower and or a long hot bath would, for some, be a welcome luxury and a concession to mature age. Here are some examples: wood-fired hot tub,Read More →

Miniature Dome Stove easy entry cone for flue pipe fitted into the elbow.

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Introduction I use micro spot welds to make ultralight equipment for ultralight backpacking adventure equipment. The technique enables me to fabricate items out of flimsy paper-thin titanium and stainless steel foil. For reference here is a professional description of spot welding/ With bending, folding and curving the foil can makeRead More →

Dome stove flue pipe gland.

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This post is about possible ways to adapt a Miniature Dome Stove to work in a tarp tent. Introduction Note: This post is being prepared while in self-imposed coronavirus quarantine that could go on for some time. I have been discussing with Steve the possible use of my Miniature DomeRead More →

Pudding bowl tent stove night.

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This post is about an experimental micro tent stove that is made from a stainless steel pudding bowl. It is tiny, very simple, clean-burning and easy to keep fuelled with bush sticks. It produces steady intense radiant heat for a small tent and can boil water in a 700ml mug.Read More →

DIY alcohol storage bottle with substitute 'filler cap' with tube. It makes filling with small charges of ethanol efficient, quick and clean.

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Spill free alcohol fuel bottle This free fuel bottle makes it easy to pour small quantities of alcohol cleanly and safely without waste. It is good when using the smallest stoves such as whisky top burners. A wide range of compatible bottle sizes makes the backpacking load very efficient. ARead More →

Conical connector with fuel stick tube connected. The fuel stick tube can be tilted to the left to provide safety clearance from the hot flue pipe while adding fuel sticks.

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This post describes conical connectors that can be easily inserted into tent stoves and then be used to conveniently connect to flue pipes or other tubes. Introduction Most tent stoves require a close-fitting of the flue pipe into the stove body to achieve the best performance. In addition, my tentRead More →

Roll up flue pipe that has been pre-shaped using segmented curve rolling prior to forming the flue pipe shape for the first time. This helps to avoid damaging crinkles and makes the pipe easy to form in the future after heat treating with an alcohol flame lance.

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Roll up flue pipe hand curving This post is about the segmented rolling of curves into long pieces of titanium or stainless steel foil for making backpacking stove flue pipes. Note: This is just one little part of a 12 part series on improved stove pipe rolling. You may wish toRead More →