About me Hi, Welcome to my website. I am new to this so please forgive me if I make mistakes. I am Tim (or Timothy to my mother when I was caught being naughty). I live in my house that is nestled between two creeks. It is on a littleRead More →
Wood and charcoal combustion Charcoal burns much hotter than wood and in an ultralight blower stove, it can burn at damaging temperatures (~1,000+C) particularly when there is little or no wood in the fuel mix. Understanding of these issues is key to the safe use of charcoal as an abundantRead More →
Ultralight fire starter strips This post describes my tiny ultralight fire starter strips of newspaper and egg carton that are wax soaked and strips of plastic milk bottle that can be used as powerful, waterproof and versatile fire starters. Introduction. Over the years I have used a variety of ultralightRead More →
Stove Startup This is about the quick stove startup of blower stoves for fast backpacking cooking. Introduction “Stove startup, it’s a breeze if you make your own breeze.” At the outset, it is critical to understand that a well-managed blower stove will happily burn small bush sticks with a wide rangeRead More →
DIY backpacking LED light- for cooking This post is about a DIY backpacking LED light that can provide lighting when using the power from a USB blower stove. It can also be used for efficient stand-alone lighting. Introduction This page describes a small ultralight backpacking LED light module (~9 g)Read More →
