nklr--cheap lightweight campstove
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:45 pm
Want really really cheap?
Soup can 1/2 full of sand. Punch holes a bit above 1/2 way up. Soak the sand with fuel of your choice, coleman or diesel are good. Light and heat.
After many years I finally purchased a jetboil and am very happy with its performance and compactness.
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Khoury wrote: > > If you use denatured alcohol from the hardware store, you will get less soot and a hotter flame than isopropyl alcohol. > > -Jeff Khoury > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "billshel2003" > To: "DSN KLR650" DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 4:04:43 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: nklr--CHEAP lightweight campstove > > > > > > > > > Great info on camp stoves - and nice break from the nonsense. Thanks. My go to stove has been the MSR Pocket Rocket (the one in the small red triangular plastic case). It weighs 12 oz. with a full 4 oz. isopro cannister. They say it boils 2 liters of water per 1 oz. of fuel used. It has decent flame control, it's worked well for me on shorter trips and it's damn small. But, the cat food can/alcohol stoves are cool ! > > Bill > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com , "roncriswell@" wrote: > > > > I drink the alcohol and go find a restaurant. Moab diner is good. > > > > Criswell > > On Mar 9, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Jeff Khoury wrote: > > > > > > > > I make alcohol stoves out of soda cans. Cheap, small, light and reliable. > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverage-can_stove > > > > > > -Jeff Khoury > > > Astatic Solutions, LLC. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kevin Powers" > > > To: "revmaaatin" > > > Cc: "DSN KLR650" < DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:43:47 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > > > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] nklr--CHEAP lightweight campstove > > > > > > > > > I just received one of these in the mail the other day: > > > http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=431851 > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 9:53 AM, revmaaatin wrote: > > > > > > Hello boys and girls, > > > its almost KLR season--almost = that time of year 'we' go from frozen to mudden; April Showers bring May mud....we have started early here in the Dakota's with the rain. Still, time to look at what you have for KLR camping and up-size/downsize the things that don't work for you. > > > > > > In the next link, below, is a well written article describing an effective stove suitable for the KLR community. = cheap, effective, that even a cKaLvRe man could do it. This also looks to be an excellent Boy Scout project, etal as well. > > > > > > http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html > > > > > > scroll down about 2/3 way in this post > > > http://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4776 > > > > > > and see a 1-min video how well this stove works. > > > > > > What is surprising is the 'scholarly' content of the article to include a discussion/merits of various fuels. > > > > > > CAVEAT: I have not used this 'device' but it seems to have quite a following. Comments solicited from anyone who has tried this. > > > > > > revmaaatin. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Kevin Powers > > > White Bear Lake, MN > > > > > > > > > > > >