Caldera Cone for the MSR .85L Titan
Caldera Cones have peaked my interest for some time. With supposedly 5 minute 1/2 ounce alcohol burns achieving 2 cup boils, this is worth looking into. An issue with alcohol, is long distance trekking. A 1/2 ounce stove is nice , but after carrying 14 oz's of fuel of fuel for a 7 day hike , your better off carrying an IsoButane canister and burner for the same weight. I've personally used Minibull design stoves , white box stoves, and made a few. I tested this stove this weekend but didn't bring my camera. Test bed is my Weber Grill with well used pizza stone. 60 degree weather . 60 degree water. 9mph wind speed.
Total weight of kit is 4.2 ounces.
Kit comes with Fuel bottle , measuring cup, stove ( calibrated for cone) , plastic container(The plastic container also doubles as a cup), and the aluminum cone.
A 1/2 oz of Heet alcohol. The measuring cup comes in handy when measuring 1/2 oz's.
Boil time was reached 5:30 , total time burned was 6:30.
My cone sticks to the pot when I lift it , I hear this can be remedied by slightly working the aluminum , but it doesn't bother me. This will be my go-to stove , for more than an overnighter. Pick one up at antigravitygear.com.
Update 8/27/10
I picked up some 91% rubbing alcohol and tested with 8:30 full boil time and a total burn time of 14 minutes, with 1 oz. I'm guessing 3/4 oz would probably be the perfect amount. Rubbing alcohol also burns with a visible flame. This also creates a light layer of soot which washes off pretty easily. I may start carrying it instead of methanol because it double duties as an effective foot dryer/cleaner.
