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    Playing with fire

    I had a little wander on the Downs in mind and as the land is a National Park and in Places National Trust too, open fires are not encouraged. Fair enough, I use a little gas stove anyway but thought I'd experiment with a little meths stove as back-up.
    Sax cannot operate without brews..

    Usual brew stove..



    A doctored hexi stove with the little 'grate' that the fuel sits on cut away.



    Assembled upside down over a Highlander meth burner (always found them as effective as posh meths burners)



    Assembled that way allows the mug to sit above the burner and give a nice clearance for the flame. Boiled in about 8.5 minutes without a lid.



    Just in case I have problems with the meths burner, this little homemade removable 'grate' allows me to burn solid fuel tabs in the normal way if I need to, with the stove the right way up..







    Carried it halfway across Sussex and never had to use it..
    Last edited by saxonaxe; 04-04-2014 at 10:23 PM. Reason: extra photo

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    hello,

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    Nice mod :--)
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    Thats a terrific mod!Always keep a hexi stove in jeep in case of emergencies.(still got 7packets of hexi tablets.)but been able to utalise my highlander too,will be great.especially to avoid hexi fumes.if using "indoors".etc.
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    And if push comes to shove you can burn twigs / cones in them, very versatile stove John
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    That's a super little mod, I've never bothered with a hexi stove, but I may just try that

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    Good mods .
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    Well my Hexi burner has "Had the Snip",well four snips.a few holes drilled in a couple of tin lids,and I've got a multi fuel stove.
    You've been cloned.lol.so simple yet so effective!Thanks!
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