Hobo stove and meths stove

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Hobo stove and meths stove

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Made a little meths stove a few days ago. Timed how long it took to boil 0.5l of water in a 2l kettle, then the same in a 1litre pan. 5 mins for the kettle, 7 mins for the pan. 6 capfulls of meths gave 11 mins burn time. Just made a Hobo stove from a charity shop bargain I picked up for £2. Stainless steel was a bit harder to work with. Will try and light it tomorrow. Will try and post a couple of pics. Doug
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http://www.militarymart.co.uk/index.php ... uct_id=393

i`m thinking these with chafing fuel tins
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Meths stove pic

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Hobo stove pic

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WOAH! (first pic)
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Hi unsure, looks like you get a fair bit of kit for that price. Bargain.
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prices on those start at just a fiver .
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The only thing you need to be aware of is all these things flames have a sweet spot, the swedish stuff has a height set when the pan is in that is just right for the military size trangia, which is higher than the mini trangia that most people know.
they are a great bit of kit though usedvas they were made to be, the trangias I havd tend to want 1" between the top where thd jets are to the bottom of the pot. Have the pot 1/4" too low and it will simmer but never boil.

I found this out while making burners and stands, if the stands wernt right it just didt work well.

the chaffing gel is differenf again, its less than 1", but id have to check my book to be sure what it is.
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