Howdy

Not sure if anyone else has thought of this but I reckoned it was worth a mention.

I've been using a penny alcohol stove for a couple of years now (yup, the same one, or rather two as I usually carry two) with a rather nice pot stand I made.

The stand was made out of a used disposable barbeque griddle, which I bent into a can shape using pliers. I wrapped a strip of aluminium (from a throw-away party food tray) around the stand (after cutting vents in the bottom and top) for a windshield. It works rather well, cost a couple of quid and is very easy to obtain. The weight is of course very little.

What wasn't so easy to source (easy for me but probably not for you guys) was having the thing electroplated against heat / rust. I used it for about 6 months, before having it coated, without any problems but when a mate who worked in the industry offered, what was I to say : )

I do hope that Frum and cp on here see this innovative idea of yours soon too Warhippo, as I can just tell now that you are all gonna get along like a house on fire - have no fear! You've definitely come home here, and it is good to see you too!

Glad to hear from your Trevor. I haven't added any image to the galley yet so when get a chance, I'll pop one up and add the link here.

Okay, I've uploaded three images into the gallery (Warhippo's Kit).

Dimensions for the stand are :

Height 65 mm
Diameter 80 mm
Weight 30 gms
Weight of Penny Stove, windshield and stand 45 gms

Weight of cup with lid 192 gms
Weight of pot with lid and handle 330 gms

Yes, the cup and pot are on the heavy side (the lids are made from 1.5mm stainless steel) but they work so darn well. They have 3 pegs to hold the lid tightly onto the pot / cup making them perfect for bushcraft (no leaf litter inside my stew / brew and they withstand the heat of a campfire).

I can't take credit for the lids, a mate of mine made them (same guy who electroplated the stand) so huge kudos to him. The combination is very stable and will boil 500 ml of water in 4 minutes (as long as there is little wind). If the ground is uneven then I provide extra support with a tent peg or two. The cup doesn't work as well with the Penny stove as the jets tend to swamp the base and heat the sides. Everything (excluding the meths) fits inside the pot (along with my Alpkit titanium spork and Lite-Stix).

Hi Roger. Thanks for the comments.

If we're on the same page, the indent you're referring to is a dirty brown residue of burnt meths. I'll put the construction inf. on the thread - catch you there.

Glad you like it. I don't think that the electroplating is entirely necessary but since the steel used for barbeque racks is quite low quality, it'll rust if you let it. I guess you could coat it with some heat resistant paint - but not the very top (when in use, it glows a hellish red).