His Stove: a double-fist sized tiny mound of dirt with a vertical slit on one side to add fuel and admit air. The top of the little dirt mound was uneven, being studded with several rocks, as his air-out vent and pot support. His biggest fuel bits were pencil sized, but most expediently, were smaller and were gathered from within arms reach.
This “chef” only carried a can which previously contained his first course - he was cooking something else in it when I saw him. His “pot” was black and sooty.
We should test this type of temporary camp stove. Should be sufficient to humble any over-geared Uber Trekkers that stumble past us, eh?”
When I met Chris a few years ago he’d mentioned the same idea, though more briefly:
- Basic idea was to take a trowel, tent peg or stick and find a small bank such as beside a path.
- Dig down and dig inward to create an “L”-shaped hole.
- Make a fire in the hole, or build one over the hole so it drops into the hole, or near the hole and transfer the material once burning well.
- Place a canteen cup or billy over the upper hole, leaving space for hot gases to escape.
Chris points out:
“These are cool, as long as they are made in mineral soil and stirred and doused afterwards, not made in humus, which would leave a smoldering ground fire in the middle of the woods. Bad JuJu that.”
As with any fire, emptying the slops (or your bladder) over the remains is a good idea.
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