This thread motivated me to make my first cat stove. I made one from a steel 3oz can I had in the cabinet and a Red Bull can. Boiled 16 oz water in just over...
... From the link Ralph posted. http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html That 4 min was with tap water, so barely under room temp, and was in my ...
So, what did you do with the Red Bull can? The ordinary Super Cat is made with just the cat-food can. MacGyver ________________________________ From: Jeff...
... The energy drink can is your pot to heat water with. And it seats nicely in the to of the cat stove. :] Ralph [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... have begun to reduce the weight of my load by going to lighter gear. The first step was in going to hammock camping. Now, I am considering leaving behind...
With alcohol stoves you want to stick to methenol not other fuels. Only use yellow heet and it should eliminate the flame up problems. Using other fuels than...
... made with just the cat-food can. I made one with the 3 oz can and another with the Red Bull can. Just to see how it would work being that light. It...
Thanks for the tip. It was gratifying that one person has benefitted by the post about alcohol stoves. My thanks to the person who suggested the cat...
Oh! OK. I made a soda-can stove w/ a Red Bull can and it held up well, at least on 2 overnights :-) I didn't drill/punch holes in the can. I cut a top piece...
... May I repectfully disagree. :] Look at the supercat again, one can, a dozen or so holes, all one piece, no cutting, no pot stand. But your mileage may...
Oh, that's baaaaaaadddddd..... MacGyver ________________________________ From: Blake Robert xflagstaff9@... One container I saw was made with the top 2"...
... A 20 oz energy drink can.... (Carefully remove the lid center with a can opener) Only need 2 cups ( 16 oz) of hot water to make most meals. (I make the...
Okay, I have to admit I never do things the way everyone else does. Numerous years back I saw Ed give his hammock talk at the ALDHA Gathering and when I...
How do you prevent the frosting up of a hammock, or is it even possible? The moisture is from your breath. If the air temp is below freezing and the air is...
Oh, ok.... I thought you were talking about the skinny little Red Bull can. MacG ________________________________ From: Ralph Oborn <Ralph.oborn@...> To:...
... Sorry, don't do Red Bull, so I assumed they were all the same. Didn't mean to confuse. Ralph [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
M2b1997, I've had the same experience many times as well. Frost on the outside of a sleeping bag, hammock, underquilt or on the tarp is natural when the air...
I agree Ed, that the moisture freezing around the mouth is to be expected, hence why I wasn't concerned by it or even thinking anything about. I was surprised...
Cotton vs. nylon hammock might make a minor difference on the amount of moisture collecting on the outer side of the fabric, but not much. But you're right...
Are sweat suits designed just like long johns. I never thought they was meant to wick the moisture just to keep the heat in? The idea for the vapor barrier as...
Having had the first winter night out last night it has made me think more about the idea and the natural challenges. One of the simplest yet most perplexing...
I was thinking you could do the same thing we used to do when tent camping in sand or in snow: make a "dead man" out of sticks/brush, and cover it with snow....
Buy some step shingles and parachute cord looking cord at the Home Depot, drill a shingle top and bottom on a center line and tie a loose loop through them....
I like to use snow stakes: http://www.rei.com/product/358111 These are beefier snow stakes: http://www.rei.com/product/474241 ...and then there's the bag...
... Ed... seems like this comes up every year about this time, and for good reason. I think you, I, and a lot of winter campers use some type of material to...
