Killer stove

[FastEddie]

I've been looking at a number of stoves and finally found one that will fit my needs. It's a Primus System Stove (PSS 3244) and it is a virtual blast furnace. The heat output is only 10,000 BTU/hr (2800 watts) but the shroud around the stove makes very efficient use of the heat. The burner sits in the bottom of a stainless steel bowl that is 8" in diameter and the pots fit down into the bowl so there is no exposure of the flame to the wind. It will boil a liter of water in 3.5 minutes. Check it out. I bought it at a high end camping store called Nomad Ventures in Escondido.

[StromFlyer]

I have an old Svea 123 multifuel stove and the Sig Cooking kit. Very compact and it is truly multi fuel. You don't need to carry fuel along with it, just a little home to syphon unleaded from the tank.

I even use heavily leaded airplane gas (bought it as an emergency stove for my airplane) when I need to and it works great, but unleaded is the best.

Noisy bugger, but infinately reliable. You can pick them up cheap from time to time and they have been around since the 1890's I think.

[Sly]

Our stove of choice is the MSR Pocket Rocket - no frills heat source that is as tough as nails, light, and worry-free (so far!). We bought ours from a place in Sarasota, FL called Environeers.

L8r~ Sly

[Keith Falkner]

I have been considering how to use the Strom's cooling system to warm some food. I look at that bent hose on the right side, and I imagine winding a length of hose or pipe into a coil, so that a can of stew or soup can be stuck in there and heated as I ride.

Sure, it's a humble meal, but it is adequate. Stop, set up tent, open the can of stew, gobble it up, lick the fork, put the can in a garbage container, and turn in. No mess, and no time to wait, and best of all, no work. Just what the exhausted rider needs after 600 miles in the saddle.

In January I plan to try a pilot test: wrap several layers of wool around the stock hose, with a can of soup nestled in the curve. I will add some rope or nylon strapping to keep the weight off the hose. I will fasten a temperature probe to the side of the can remote from the hose, so I'll know how hot the soup gets. There can't be a lot of pressure in our cooling systems, so the water probably can't get above 212º F, so the can of soup will not burst.

Watch out for my Souper-Strom! :cool:

Keith

[K1W1]

I have been considering how to use the Strom's cooling system to warm some food. I look at that bent hose on the right side, and I imagine winding a length of hose or pipe into a coil, so that a can of stew or soup can be stuck in there and heated as I ride.

Sounds like the old boil in the bag fish meals that were cooked the same way on car radiators.
If you do some searching there were even recipe books written for the method of cooking although I have never seen it done on a bike before.

[Sly]

Keith, you may be on to something here! Maybe a cage-like apparatus made out of wire that holds the can while at the same time allowing you to secure the can right up next to the exhaust by simply twisting a couple wire tag ends together.

Please don't lambaste me for bringing this up, but the entree in MREs only requires water to heat up. I get into camp, prep the meal, and set up camp while the meal heats.

Now, allow me to infuse a debate qualifier here - I know not everyone finds MREs to be tasty. I simply mention MREs an an additional method to other options mentioned previously (and for all I know this subject has been beaten to death already). I will not argue for or against anothers' taste buds - I can tolerate them just fine in a given circumstance.

L8r~ Sly

[chris swann]

double wrap in foil then ride 50 klm

[garandman]

I have an old Coleman Peak I that I'm very fond of - been using it since 1983. It runs on unleaded gas just fine. I've rebuilt it once.

The updated model is called the exponent and will also run on unleaded gas, coleman fuel, or kerosene.