2 cups water-lid beer can pot 2 oz fuel
| Stove |
Warmup (mins.secs)
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Stove out (mins.secs)
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Water Temp (deg)
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Time to boil (mins.secs)
|
Comments |
Ranking
|
| Control: empty cat food can
|
n/a
|
20.08
|
66
|
11.29
|
flame under can |
20
|
| Basic Stove - rayon puffs (3)
|
n/a
|
11.35
|
66
|
6.58
|
lapped to 1/4...flared to 1/2 |
3
|
| Basic Stove - cotton puffs (1)
|
n/a
|
10.05
|
63
|
7.06
|
1.5 oz fuel used = max capacity...lapped to 1/4...flared to 1/2 |
4
|
| Brasslite
|
|
|
|
|
did not test...could not get beer can safely over stove |
n/a
|
| Feather-Fire
|
|
|
|
|
did not test...could not get beer can safely over stove |
n/a
|
| Swedish Military
|
n/a
|
12.45
|
58
|
9.02
|
jets lit at .22...pot may have been too high over stove...flame to edge of can...flared to 1/5 |
15
|
| Trangia
|
n/a
|
16.45
|
72
|
10.04
|
flame to edge of can...flared to 1/2 as water boiled |
18
|
| Ultralight
|
n/a
|
11.44
|
67
|
7.16
|
flame to edge of can...flared to 1/4 |
6
|
| Paired - full
|
n/a
|
9.25
|
65
|
7.30
|
1.5 oz fuel used = max capacity...lapped to 1/2 |
9
|
| Paired - simmer
|
n/a
|
13.54
|
66
|
9.04
|
1.5 oz fuel used = max capacity...jets lit at 1.25...flame to edge of can...flared to 1/3 |
16
|
| Pop Can-logo
|
n/a | 22.23 (wire)
9.55 (tripod) |
69 (wire)
61 (tripod) |
13.50 (wire)
7.11 (tripod) |
jets lit at .45...used wire stand...can was almost sitting on stove...so close had to wait until jets lit to put in place...lapped to 1/4
tried again with aluminum tripod stand, which is taller |
5
|
| Pop Can - taped
|
n/a
|
8.56
|
65
|
6.36
|
jets lit at .44...lapped to 1/2 of can |
1
|
| Jiffy Heat
|
n/a
|
12.16
|
68
|
7.50
|
jets lit at 1.50...lapped 1/4 can...occasional flare to 1/2 |
11
|
|
|
n/a | 10.53 | 65 | 7.41 | huge flame during pre-heat...took 2 tries to light...jets lit at 2.05...inner jets under can...outer jets to edge..settled to both under can | 10 |
| Silver Pressurized Pop Can
|
n/a | 10.53 | 68 | 7.17 | jets lit at .50...huge flame during pre-heat-to rim of can...settled 1/4...flared to 1/2...at boil flame under can...had to use both top and bottom pre-heat | 7 |
| Atomic
|
n/a | 18.32 | 68 | 10.47 | jets lit at 1.05...took 2 tries to light...huge flame during pre-heat...settled to flame to edge of can...flared to 1/4 | 19 |
| Gram Weenie
|
|
|
|
|
did not test |
n/a
|
| White Box
|
1.25
|
6.35
|
63
|
no
|
lapped to 1/2...flared to above rim |
22
|
| BIOS
|
.28
|
7.53
|
68
|
6.38
|
lapped to 1/4 |
2
|
| Side Jet Rivet
|
3.18
|
11.28
|
69
|
9.57
|
lapped to 1/4...flared to rim |
17
|
| Riveted Pop Can
|
1.03
|
7.52
|
65
|
7.13
|
lapped to 1/3...then settled to 1/4 |
12
|
| Super Cat
made per these instructions: http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/index.html |
|
|
|
|
did not test...could not get beer can to sit safely on stove |
n/a
|
| Pressurized pop can-black
|
n/a
|
9.16
|
67
|
7.23
|
jets lit at .15...flame lapped to 1/4 |
8
|
| SITH
|
n/a
|
5.45
|
63
|
no
185 degrees |
took 2 tries to get lit...needs a lot of preheating
lapped to 1/4 |
24
|
| Triad
|
n/a
|
15.26
|
60
|
8.06
|
used per-heat pan...jets lit at .15...flame to edge of can...flared to 1/2 |
14
|
| SSBIT
|
n/a
|
15.42
|
65
|
9.53
|
used 3/4 oz of fuel-capacity...huge flame during pre-heat...settled to edge of can |
23
|
| Nion #2
|
n/a
|
12.43
|
63
|
8.03
|
used 1 1/4 oz-fuelcapacity
had to sit stove off-center to keep flame under can...flame started out lapping to 1/2...settled to just past edge |
13
|
|
|
did not test | n/a | ||||
| Etowah
|
n/a
|
24.18
|
61
|
12.26
|
flame well under can |
21
|
| Ring of Fire |
n/a
|
8.48
|
65
|
6.38
|
lapped to 1/2 |
2
|
| Ranking | ||
| Stove |
Time to Boil
|
Rank
|
| Pop Can-taped |
6.36
|
1
|
| BIOS |
6.38
|
2
|
|
Ring of Fire |
6.38
|
2
|
|
Basic-rayon puffs |
6.58
|
3
|
|
Basic-cotton puff |
7.06
|
4
|
|
Pop Can-logo |
7.11
|
5
|
|
Ultralight |
7.16
|
6
|
|
Silver Pressurized |
7.17
|
7
|
|
Pressurized-black |
7.23
|
8
|
|
Paired-full |
7.30
|
19
|
|
Pressurized-in/out |
7.40
|
10
|
|
Jiffy Heat |
7.50
|
11
|
|
Riveted Pop Can |
7.52
|
12
|
|
Nion #2 |
8.03
|
13
|
|
Triad |
8.06
|
14
|
|
Swedish Military |
9.02
|
15
|
|
Paired-simmer |
9.04
|
16
|
|
Side Jet Rivet |
9.57
|
17
|
|
Trangia |
10.04
|
18
|
|
Atomic |
10.47
|
19
|
|
Control |
11.29
|
20
|
|
Etowah |
12.26
|
21
|
| White Box |
203 deg
|
22
|
|
SSBIT |
197 deg
|
23
|
|
SITH |
185 deg
|
24
|