(with apologies to What Color is your Parachute?) :)
There are a lot of options out in that location if you're interested inwards a Caldera Cone alcohol stove system. Today, I thought I'd compare ii of them. Hopefully the comparing of these ii volition cause your thinking equally to what your needs as well as preferences are as well as give you lot an thought of what organisation mightiness live correct for you. For weights, delight run into Appendix "B," below. As for why the Caldera Cone is such an efficient alcohol stove system, delight run into
The "Magic" of the Caldera Cone.
So, let's innovate our contenders: Caldera Cones amongst ii dissimilar pots. On the left nosotros direct maintain an MSR Titan kettle, as well as on the correct nosotros direct maintain a BPL Firelite 550 pot. Both cones are standard, i slice aluminum Caldera Cones.
 |
| Two Caldera Cone laid ups. Left: An 850ml MSR Titan titanium kettle. Right: H5N1 550ml BPL Firelite 550 titanium pot. |
OK, therefore the Caldera Cone has been to a greater extent than or less for a while. It's pretty good known. It's a proven design; that's non at issue. But amongst our ii contenders, what are the differences, as well as why mightiness nosotros direct i over the other? Let's direct maintain a look.
Here's how I unremarkably pack them up. The cone gets rolled as well as position within a plastic container. I'll utter to a greater extent than virtually the container options inwards a minute. Also within the container I typically position the burner, a spoon, a lighter, a bottle of alcohol, as well as a pocket-size measuring loving cup for meting out the alcohol. The plastic container therefore fits within the pot, as well as the pot lid is placed on overstep of the whole ensemble. Everything is therefore placed inwards a materials sack to concord everything together. It's a dainty compact package. The peak isn't significantly different, but, naturally, the smaller pot has a leaner profile.
 |
| Our Caldera Cone contenders, all packed upward as well as ready to live slid into their materials sacks. |
Now, notice something inwards the to a higher identify photo. I've got a Reflectix type cozy on my plastic container on the left. The cozy allows me to retain the estrus of whatever I identify inside. My dinner stays warmer longer, as well as if I'm re-hydrating freeze dried food, the H2O stays hotter, significantly improving re-hydration. The container is tapered such that I tin john move on the cozy on the container as well as all the same nest the container inwards the Titan kettle. Nice. Unfortunately, there's no way to nest the Caldera Caddy inwards the Firelite 550 pot amongst a cozy.
Let's accept a little closer expect at our ii plastic containers.
 |
| Left: An ordinary Ziploc storage container. Right: H5N1 custom "Caldera Caddy" |
Say, isn't that only an ordinary Ziploc storage container on the left? Yep. Exactly right. Just a few bucks for a ii pack downwards at the grocery store. Sweet! Of course of pedagogy you lot direct maintain to direct maintain a little flake wider pot (like the Titan kettle) inwards club for the Ziploc container to nest properly. You can't nest the Ziploc container inwards a tiny little pot similar the BPL Firelite 550.
There is i drawback to the Ziploc type container. The cone is taller than the container, leaving the upper border of the cone unprotected.
 |
| My Caldera Cone is only a little flake taller than a Ziploc container. |
However, the border of the cone fits into the lid well, giving what I consider adequate protection to the cone.
 |
| The border of a rolled Caldera Cone fits neatly into the lid of a Ziploc container |
 |
| Left: H5N1 Ziploc container amongst the border of the cone inserted into the lid of the Ziploc container. Right: H5N1 Caldera Caddy amongst a rolled cone inside. Note the infinite betwixt the rolled cone as well as the wall of the Caldera Caddy. |
A rolled cone fits good into the tapered Ziploc container. H5N1 rolled cone is a little awkward inwards the direct sided Cadera Caddy. The custom Caldera Caddy does of course of pedagogy offering to a greater extent than consummate protection to the cone.
Well, OK, but how are those containers to swallow out of? I hateful nosotros
are going to employ those containers inwards a multi-use way aren't we? Of course of pedagogy nosotros are. Why on public would I pack an extra plate or bowl? Let's expect at the Caldera Caddy first. It's a little tall as well as narrow, but...
 |
| My mitt within a Calder a Caddy |
Actually, the Caldera Caddy isn't bad. I tin john friction match my mitt fully within which way that I tin john build clean it adequately. The overstep of the Caldera Caddy makes a dainty little cup. Of course of pedagogy the threads are a little difficult to clean. And, existence tall, you lot may desire to instruct a spoon amongst a little longer handle.
 |
| My normal length Sea to Summit Spoon is a little curt for a Caldera Caddy. |
On the other hand, I abide by the wider opening of the Ziploc container to live a little easier to access. The Ziploc container isn't actually all that much shorter than a Caldera Caddy, but I exercise abide by that my item spoon industrial plant ameliorate amongst the Ziploc Container.
 |
| A Sea to Summit spoon within a Ziploc container. |
Note inwards the photograph to a higher identify that you lot tin john run into the Reflectix cozy through the clear walls of the Ziploc container. I pretty much only move out the cozy inwards identify unless I'm washing the container.
 |
| A Ziploc container amongst a Reflectix cozy. Note how the cozy fits into the lip nether the threads of the Ziploc Container. |
OK, therefore this is weird, but there's a lip on the Ziploc container only below the threads. The border of the Reflectix cozy fits perfectly into that lip. It's almost similar they were made for each other. Note too that the threads on the Ziploc container are completely on the
outside of the vessel. Big wages when it comes fourth dimension to launder up. The Ziploc container too comes amongst markings for both cups as well as milliliters, some other advantage.
Overall, I'd direct maintain to tell I prefer the Ziploc container over the Caldera Caddy fifty-fifty though the cone doesn't friction match completely inside. The Ziploc is easier to clean, has measuring markings, is easier to swallow out of, is a ameliorate friction match for a rolled cone (except the purpose of the cone that sticks out of the top), as well as mates actually good amongst a Reflectix cozy. The Caldera Caddy does offering ameliorate protection, as well as existence able to exercise the upper division of the Caddy equally a loving cup is nice.
OK, therefore how virtually the practicalities of cooking?
 |
| Left: MSR Titan kettle amongst 2 cups of water. Right: H5N1 BPL Firelite 550 amongst ii cups of water. |
Well, form of the "standard" examine for an alcohol stove is to boil ii cups (approx. 500ml) of water. As you lot mightiness imagine, ii cups of H2O inwards a 550ml pot is a fairly tight fit. But friction match it does. You exercise instruct a little H2O bubbling out of the pot when you lot exercise a ii loving cup boil, but I didn't abide by this overly troublesome.
 |
| A little flake of H2O boils over when conducting a ii loving cup boil amongst a BPL Firelite 550 pot. |
I did direct maintain the stove become out i time when I was doing a ii loving cup boil as well as a little H2O bubbled over. That's non a large bargain to me amongst my way of cooking, but that may live of line of piece of employment organisation to some. Of course, i could position slightly less H2O inwards the pot which would trim down the chances of a boil over. I volition tell that the BPL Firelite 550 pot is good designed. The vent inwards the lid of the pot releases a skillful bargain of pressure level when the H2O comes to a boil which reduces tumble over.
 |
| The vent on a BPL Firelite 550 pot inwards use. |
Interestingly, the gear upward amongst the BPL Firelite 550 pot usually boiled slightly faster than the gear upward amongst the MSR Titan kettle. I'm non certain why this would be, but it consistently occurred. The wages was solely x to xv seconds per ii loving cup boil.
 |
| Two cups of H2O boiling inwards a BPL Firelite 550 pot |
 |
| Two cups of H2O boiling inwards an MSR Titan kettle. |
As a purely practical matter, I move on to similar the 850ml size of the Titan Kettle. There are times when I desire to live able to boil to a greater extent than than only ii cups of H2O (when making noodles as well as wanting a hot potable at the same fourth dimension for example). For me the versatility of the 850ml size, although a little flake bulkier as well as a flake heavier, makes it the ameliorate choice. Others of course of pedagogy volition prefer the ultra calorie-free weight of something similar the minimalist 550ml laid up. Others all the same volition abide by my 850ml preference overly confining as well as volition desire a total 1000ml capacity. Each to his or her own. Whatever size you lot direct as well as whatever you lot pack it in, residuum assured that the Caldera Cone is a real skillful ultra calorie-free alcohol stove system.
Well, expect at the time. Time to caput dorsum downwards the loma as well as caput for home. I promise this comparative expect at ii Caldera Cone alcohol stove systems has been useful.
 |
| Downtown Los Angeles as well as the Pacific Ocean equally seen from Henninger Flats, the site of today's testing. |
Thanks for joining me on some other Adventure inwards Stoving,
HJ
P.S. This weblog postal service is purpose of my serial on the Caldera Cone. In instance you lot missed whatever of the series:
Appendix "A:" The Trail Designs 12-10 Burner
Of course, existence the hopeless stovie that I am, ;) I direct maintain to position inwards a comment on the first-class 12-10 burner that is the same betwixt the diverse Caldera Cone laid ups.
 |
| A Trail Designs 12-10 alcohol burner. |
On this item day, I did a lot of testing of non solely of the Caldera Cones shown but of multiple DIY burners. My DIY burners exercise fairly good inwards something similar a
Clikstand which is good aerated. The low-oxygen interior of a Caldera Cone is dissimilar story. My DIY burners pretty much all suck within a Caldera Cone. And the 12-10 burner designed for the Caldera Cone? It burns similar in that location was cipher to it. Take a expect at this photo. It's a little difficult to run into because I'm shooting over the handles inwards club to instruct a expect into the interior of the Caldera Cone, but if you lot expect closely you lot tin john run into the flames. Efficient
blue flames, flames amongst real little yellow.
 |
| A expect into the interior of a Caldera Cone amongst a john inwards progress. Note the dainty blueish coloring of the flames. |
I'm running on a high ethanol content alcohol blend here. I've done a fair amount of piddling amongst alcohol stoves. Getting blueish flames on a high ethanol content alcohol is no pocket-size thing. Getting them inwards the interior of a depression oxygen environs similar a Caldera Cone is whole some other thing. This is a meaning accomplishment. The to a greater extent than I exercise the 12-10 burner, the to a greater extent than impressed I am. The guys over at Trail Designs actually got this i right.
Appendix "B:" Weights
BPL Firelite 550 MSR Titan Kettle
Lid 15g/0.53oz 37g/1.31oz
Pot 65g/2.23oz 97g/3.42oz
Total pot 80g/2.82oz 134g/4.73oz
Container* 74g/2.61oz 55g/1.94oz
Cone 30g/1.06oz 34g/1.20oz
Stove 15g/0.53oz 15g/0.53oz
Total 199g/7.02oz 240g/8.47oz
*Container notes: H5N1 "Caldera Caddy" was used amongst the BPL Firelite 550 laid up. H5N1 Ziploc storage container was used amongst the MSR Titan kettle laid up.
Interestingly, the deviation inwards weight betwixt the ii laid ups is solely 41g/1.45oz. Some weight is saved on the Titan Kettle gear upward past times going amongst the lighter weight Ziploc container instead of the heavier Caldera Caddy. I did non include the weight of the cozy inwards the to a higher identify figures since I wanted a 1:1 comparison. For your reference, the cozy weighs 21g/0.74oz.
Related posts as well as articles:
0 Response to "What Coloring Is Your Caldera?"
Posting Komentar