Stove Of The Week: Tibetan Ti Fly Stove

Well, roughly other calendar week has passed, in addition to then it's fourth dimension to postal service roughly other stove.  This week, the stove of the calendar week is the Tibetan Ti Wing Stove.  At 12g, the Tibetan Ti Wing Stove is 1 of the lightest backpacking stoves at that topographic point is.  Every investigation I've read lists hexamine equally the lightest overall fuel, all things considered (stove, packaging, the fuel itself).


 
The Tibetan Ti Wing Stove is a solid fuel stove.  It is typically used to flame hexamine cubes or tablets.  ESBIT build is shown on the left in addition to Stansport build is shown on the right.  ESBIT is the "name" build in addition to is by in addition to large to a greater extent than expensive only is also, at to the lowest degree where I live, to a greater extent than widely available.  

The Ti Wing stove tin too flame other things similar country of war machine trioxane (toxic), Wetfire Tinder, etc.

OK, let's caput out to 1 of my local seek out beds, the Verdugo Mountains of Southern California.


Finding a suitable spot, I unfold the 3 "wings" of the stove in addition to house an ESBIT cube onto the burner pan.  Note that I've displaced the cube to the right.  Sometimes the cubes are a combat difficult to light.  Being able to teach a flame under the cube helps substantially.


And later on a moment, nosotros pick out flame.  Note that the flame is quite yellow.  Apparently the USA country of war machine abandoned hexamine equally a fuel because of this xanthous flame in addition to went to trioxane instead which has a much to a greater extent than subtle, bluish flame.  Trioxane is withal toxic both inwards price of touching the fuel in addition to inwards breathing the fumes.  Use trioxane amongst care.


Ti Wing Stove inwards work


Hexamine isn't a powerful fuel.  If you're used to the boil times of stoves that work stone oil based fuels, hexamine volition live considerably slower.  Hexamine's ability compares favorably to alcohol.  Nonetheless, inwards fairly brusque order, nosotros overstep the "tea test".  


The steam is a combat difficult to see, only for y'all doubters, hither it is, a amount roiling boil:


And now, for a delicious loving cup of tea.


There are a couplet of downsides to hexamine.  1) It's by in addition to large the most expensive fuel out at that topographic point in addition to 2) it leaves a chocolate-brown balance on your pot.  It wouldn't live in addition to then bad if the balance were a difficult residue, but, no, the balance is mucilaginous in addition to gooey in addition to gets all over things.  I convey a plastic pocketbook to position the pot inwards later on use.  The proficient word is that the balance comes off amongst ease.


One dainty affair most hexamine is that it tin live blown out.  You produce non ask to flame the entire cube 1 time lit.  As it cools, hexamine forms these strange crystals.  


Finally, tea enjoyed amount well, I crease the wings of the Ti Wing Stove.  She's straightaway create to live stowed.


Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 most compact package.  The stove weighs a mere 12g (less than one-half an ounce).  The pot less than 3 ounces.  For less than a quarter pound, I've got a dainty laid to brew upwards with.  This is the lightest, most compact gear upwards out at that topographic point for hikers, hunters, mount bikers, etc.  It's non the most powerful or versatile.  Definitely non 1 I'd desire to pick out along inwards foul weather, only really light, compact, in addition to piece of cake to use.

I went hiking amongst my missy yesterday yesteryear the way.  We had a fabulous fourth dimension sitting yesteryear a creek together.  She enjoyed splashing her feet inwards the water.  Daddy enjoyed a break.  Can y'all run into the draw solid unit of measurement resemblance?  


I promise you've enjoyed this, roughly other installment inwards my "Stove of the Week" series.

HJ

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