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Holy Cow! Never made a primer pan for any of my stoves as I mistakenly figured that it only made the stove bloom faster. Normally I would just spray a little alcohol on the ceramic stove top that I do my tests on. I just did some burn tests using my Jack stove with the same pot, fuel, stove, same te...

I agree that one of the most attractive features of the ROF stove is the low center of gravity. Also I suspect that the flames on the side work very well since you have a greater contact area. Not to mention that if you have cold water in the pot, convection will naturally draw heat into the sides o...

Where did you get the slab of Norwegian Moonstone? That caught my eye first off when I saw the photo :lol: Once upon a time I used to do construction and a lot of plumbing. This was a chunk of counter top remnant that I have used as my soldering/fireproof workbench for years. I almost fell prey to ...

From a guy who doesn't have many metal working tools (yet), I think it appeals to the diy-er in all of us. No special tools required; can be re-made again and again with nearly limitless supply; doubles as a storage container. It's a nice starter project for anyone wanting to dabble in making their...

Hi everyone. Been lurking here for awhile. Lots of great info on this site. Hope I can get up to speed and make some contributions of my own.

I have been lurking on this site and a few others, as well as YouTube to get ideas for a good light cook set. For years I have known about alcohol stoves but never really gave them any thought. I live in Iowa and the winters are long and boring so I figured making a cook kit would be a good use of m...