An ultralight camping chair.

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Ultralight camping seat This post describes an ultralight DIY cloth camping seat that weighs ~50g. It uses three bush sticks for legs. Introduction I struggled to know what to call this sitting device. It is hardly a chair, possibly a stool, but that has other connotations. Then maybe a ‘thong’Read More →

A hybrid Miniature dome stove with both top and side fuel stick feeding ports.

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A stove with a top and side fuel ports This stove with top and side fuel ports, can resolve the charcoal choking problem that I encountered while testing the similar Miniature Dome Stove that only has a side fuel port. Fortuitously, swapping from the side to the top fuel portRead More →

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 →

Dome stove photo 7 taken in darkness.

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Can the tent stove be made bigger with less bit? This post is an answer to the question of making a miniature tent stove bigger and have less bit. Less bit possibly. Bigger will make it less hot. Introduction to a bigger stove with less bits. I have had superlativeRead 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 auto fuel stick lifter that is lifting a full load of sticks.

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Introduction This post describes an improvement to my previous stick lifters so that the weight of a few pebbles (or a bag of, ice, water or a solid stick) in the bag can lift the fuel sticks to automatically. The stove burns quite well without the stick lifter. However, theRead 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 →

A custom made elbow to mount a flue pipe on a Miniature Dome Stove. The elbow is built from a cone so that the narrow male end fits tightly within the fire dome. The other wider female end receives the flue pipe within it. This ensures that any creosote from the flue pipe will not leak out and make smoke in the tent.

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This post describes some details on the fittings that I used to make my Miniature Dome Stove and other similar related stoves. Background A keen follower Steve who has great blogs on theultralighthiker has suggested that I provide more details on aspects of my Miniature Dome Tent Stove fittings thatRead More →