Now for the legs / supports. How about some 16 ga aluminum say about 12" high and 9" wide. Cut a hole large enough for the firetube to fit through. Two of these will support the firetube and provide a flat surface to put a pot over the firetube. You might need a couple of those spikes on top to act as kind of a grate for a flat surface for a pot. It may not get hot enough to boil, but it will melt snow.
So for the full details see the pics at the bottom of
http://bofh.cns.ualberta.ca/beck/pictures/hothex/but here's the summary. After Rick kind of inspired me with the above, I proceeded to wait until she who must be obeyed was out of the house an I "borrowed" the small kitchen cooling rack that she never uses.. It looked good but it was windy enough today I couldn't just try it on the stove, so I had to set up the tent again.. After some modifications and some wire the result:
Starting with 2 cups of 6 degrees C Edmonton tap water (it's coooold year round..) I ended up with this result:
in about 13 minutes from getting the stove going.. More than nice enough to cook on, and would definately do a fine job melting snow. It ain't as fast as my whisperloud, but patience is easier to come by when you're inside and warm in my experience <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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