How can you tell which pot(s) the Caldera Cone is created for? Yours is obviously a large pot but in a different video the guy's Cone fits a Snow Peak 600 cup perfectly.
You order it for a certain pot. Mine is the MSR titan kettle, so I ordered one to fit it exactly. Trail Designs has a list on their website for the different pots they can make it fit to.
ok thanks. i was actually talking about the burn temperature, not the actual time it takes to get it going and whatnot i should have been more specific sorry! do you think the alcohol burns hotter than wood?
I'm not sure which is hotter. The alcohol is probably more efficient. From the time I put the pot down on the fire or over alcohol, I would say alcohol usually had the quicker boiling time. The wood fire doesn't get as much oxygen and doesn't burn as well when I put the pot on top of it. If I had the inferno insert, it would probably work better because it gets more oxygen to the fire from underneath. So in that case it may have a quicker boiling time with the fire.
I would say yes. Alcohol would usually take about 8-10 minutes to boil, not sure on exact times, never timed it while on the trail. Wood burning was more of a sit down and slow down event for me. I did meet one guy that made a fire almost every night to cook on.
For the wood burning I had to gather wood, get the fire going alright and then place my pot on it. So it took longer.
nice idea with the pencil sharpener! very creative and functional. how did the thru-hike go? lol i use alcohol a lot, too... but only to cook myself.
I know a big factor for me in choosing between woodburning and just going with the alcohol stove is is LNT. I think its great to have the wood burning option in case of some emergency, but I would stick to the alcohol as much as possible. nice vid and thanks for posting!
How can you tell which pot(s) the Caldera Cone is created for? Yours is obviously a large pot but in a different video the guy's Cone fits a Snow Peak 600 cup perfectly.
sygyzy 6 months ago
@sygyzy
You order it for a certain pot. Mine is the MSR titan kettle, so I ordered one to fit it exactly. Trail Designs has a list on their website for the different pots they can make it fit to.
ThrasherandTurkey 6 months ago
ok thanks. i was actually talking about the burn temperature, not the actual time it takes to get it going and whatnot i should have been more specific sorry! do you think the alcohol burns hotter than wood?
loufromlou 1 year ago
@loufromlou
I'm not sure which is hotter. The alcohol is probably more efficient. From the time I put the pot down on the fire or over alcohol, I would say alcohol usually had the quicker boiling time. The wood fire doesn't get as much oxygen and doesn't burn as well when I put the pot on top of it. If I had the inferno insert, it would probably work better because it gets more oxygen to the fire from underneath. So in that case it may have a quicker boiling time with the fire.
ThrasherandTurkey 1 year ago
does the wood burning take longer to boil the water than the alcohol or the tablets?
loufromlou 1 year ago
@loufromlou
I would say yes. Alcohol would usually take about 8-10 minutes to boil, not sure on exact times, never timed it while on the trail. Wood burning was more of a sit down and slow down event for me. I did meet one guy that made a fire almost every night to cook on.
For the wood burning I had to gather wood, get the fire going alright and then place my pot on it. So it took longer.
ThrasherandTurkey 1 year ago
Really nice video Thrasher! Thanks for sharing.....turtle feet
FitCoachSherry 1 year ago
nice idea with the pencil sharpener! very creative and functional. how did the thru-hike go? lol i use alcohol a lot, too... but only to cook myself.
HydeMyJekyll 1 year ago
@HydeMyJekyll
The thru hike went well, had a great time.
ThrasherandTurkey 1 year ago
I know a big factor for me in choosing between woodburning and just going with the alcohol stove is is LNT. I think its great to have the wood burning option in case of some emergency, but I would stick to the alcohol as much as possible. nice vid and thanks for posting!
soccermuffin 1 year ago
I hadn't heard of the Caldera so I was just checking out their website. Interesting design. Very light and packable. Have you had yours for long?
ridinmabike 1 year ago
@ridinmabike
I have had it for about 8 months now.
ThrasherandTurkey 1 year ago
Great video! Glad to see a video abou the Ti-Tri - I'm really interested in getting it. Thanks so much!
earlymusicus 1 year ago
I like the pencil sharpener idea too. They make really small ones that would be lighter and take up less space.
jasonklass 2 years ago
Good idea with the pencil sharpener. You just use that with sticks you collect?
jeeping32810 2 years ago
Yes, I find a dry stick and get some shavings from it.
ThrasherandTurkey 2 years ago