Saturday, 4 February 2012

dreaming of the first kayak trip of spring

Stove and windscreen
A good way to deal with a cool morning is to start to test out the ultralight camping gear.  Kayaking season is only a couple months away.  This is a pop can alcohol stove I built.  I have tried several different designs but this penny stove is my favorite.
Stove is now lit

Temperature was minus five celsius.  Water was around eight celsius and I had two cups at a rolling boil in just over six minutes.  I used around twenty five ml or just under two tablespoons of methyl hydrate.  Not bad at all.

I will try to post some plans and pictures of how I built this.
                               
                                      GSI minimalist on the stove
Water is boiling nicely

and so it begins.....

I have been thinking about starting a blog for quite some time but never got around to it until now.  Nothing earth shattering will ever make it here, just ramblings about what I am up to or what strange thoughts happen to make it into by mind at any particular time.