[at-l] Any controls on this thing?

[George (Tin Man) Andrews]

Rafe,
You have an old open country pot and it is just about perfect for your 
stove.  The times on 7/8 sound about right.  Were you using a primer pan? 
Too much fuel in the pan to prime it will also cause a wild flame.
Tin Man

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Raphael Bustin" <rafeb at speakeasy.net>
To: <at-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Any controls on this thing?


> At 12:17 PM 9/30/2006 -0400, Chainsaw wrote:
>
>>I'm sure Tin Man will weigh in here shortly.
>>However, in the meantime hoz'bout some more information?
>>Size & shape of your pot?
>
>
> Ancient boy scout aluminum pot, 5" diameter,
> slightly rounded bottom edge.  Just under 3 cups
> capacity (just enough for Liptons, with care.)
>
> I tested indoors, -- no windscreen involved.
> I wanted to watch the stove output carefully.
>
> 2nd try I used 7/8 oz.  Boiled 16 oz H20 in almost
> exactly 5 minutes and the stove went out about 90
> seconds later -- flames much better controlled.
>
> I think my early attempts failed because I was
> using the wrong kind of pot, without a lid.  So
> now the only real question is regulation.
> Clearly it's a very different kind of cooking.
> Fuel needs to be metered **very** carefully,
> and the real "cooking" happens after the stove
> has gone out.  Flame-time is precious.
>
> With a liquid gas stove, I've never really struggled
> to conserve fuel, and simmering was no problem --
> just turn a valve.  With that stove I use a 2 qt.
> stainless pot (7.4 oz) but no lid, except maybe
> the Liptons package itself.  Cooking is brainless
> and easy.
>
> The boy-scout pot weighs 4.8 oz with lid.
>
>
> rafe b
> aka terrapin
>
>
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