My ultralight Heineken cook kit using Ziploc containers

Here is my homemade cook kit, designed after a minibulldesign.com Gram Weenie kit. Tinny still sells a kit but it is a shorter one. The taller kits aren't sold anymore. I like the taller kit since it gives me plenty of room to carry extra fuel inside my cook pot.

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[kev2556]

hi, do you know the measurements of the bottom zipoc container at the top and bottom?



[Woodenarrows]

@kev2556 I assume you are wanting inside diminutions. With the 4 cup (32 oz) ZipLoc container, a Fosters or Heineken can is a snug fit in the bottom so that makes the bottom diameter ~ 3-3/16”, the top diameter is 4-1/16” and the container is 5-3/4” deep. Rubbermaid makes a similar container but that container has a smaller diameter bottom. The beer can pots won’t go all the way in to the bottom of the Rubbermaid containers.

[SoulSurvivorX2]

Love your vids. Following your lead we are taking this cook set with us in a few weeks when we hit the trail. Where did you get the 4oz bottles for your fuel? Thanks in advance... ;) c

[Woodenarrows]

@SoulSurvivorX2 I purchased the ones I have from Minibulldesign (dot) com ($1.50 ea) however, there are several others selling thm on the web.

[chip13hoss]

I was so wandering if you might be able two send me two of the 24 ounce heiny pots either finished or unfinished doesn't matter and two of the bud bottles so me and my friend could attempt these stoves and pots to add to our back packing gear I know were a bit behind the curve but love the idea and looking forward to trying it out on our over night hikes. My address is chip13hoss@gmail.com email me please so I can give you my address I have watch all your videos on pots and stoves.

[Woodenarrows]

@chip13hoss Unfortunately, Heineken has stopped making those neat little 24 oz keg pots and they are no longer available. Heineken is now using a plain, straight sided can, just like everyone else uses. It’s a sad time for ultralight backpackers…

[SoulSurvivorX2]

@Woodenarrows Thank you ;) c

[salimoneus]

I would strongly recommend against using aluminum for anything related to food or water, especially when heat is involved. Aluminum is very toxic and has been linked to several degenerative diseases like alzheimer's, autism, and several others. The small amount of weight compared to something very safe like stainless steel is not worth it. Stainless is made from mostly all natural and safe elements such as iron and chromium, both found in most multivitamins.

[chip13hoss]

We called the distributors and bottle shops here in State college pa. And no one has the 24 ounce heiny anymore only the 12 ounce ones and no aluminium bud bottles I know you have used banana boat and others to make the stove but would like if you have any left in your workshop two 24 ounce heiny cans and two Preferably the bud light blue bottles 18 jet stoves or just the bottles so we might follow your videos and do it ourselves email me at chip13 hoss@gmail.com and ill send you my address ty.

[joeebear]

That is a great cooking set. I think that the bottom of the heineken pot can be improved by watching a video on here that shows you how to use a metal washer and vicegrips to make heat exchanger dents in the bottom ring of the pot. You can even sand off the black paint and copper plate the bottom. There is a video on how to copper plate using a battery and a penny before 1977. The copper plater bottom willtransfer heat better. Search for the videos.