There may be some lighter weight alternatives to the grill. I use the Purcell Trench Streamside Packer on canoe trips. It weighs 140 gm (4.9 oz). Pictured here with a Snow Peak Trek 1400
I think my mom used one of those for steaming vegetables.
That's the exact idea i came up with for a MYO Grilliput I am looking at making a lightweight version out of titanium bike spokes and an aluminum arrow shaft, with titanium tent stakes for the legs. The veggie collander would be the fire bowl.
BF
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Hammockers aren't stuck up, they're just above it all.
I have the commercial version of both the grill and the firebowl, because I am a gear dork. They're fun toys, but:
--They're *heavy* for their size. --They don't pack down well. Ok, the grill does, but then you're left with a compact tube and a semi-compact firebowl that don't logically pack with each other.
I treat them like a cute novelty, and maybe I'll take them to the park this summer. But I'd never carry them into the woods.
Update: I ended up making my own version out of two aluminum tubes (a cut i half Golite pole extender with some holes drilled into it), four steel shish-kebab skewers and four titanium tent stakes (that i carry along anyways). The grill portion is held up by small alligator clips that keep it from falling down the length of the stakes. Total weight: 4.9 ounces. Not bad, but not great. I think i can get the weight lower if i use some titanium bike spokes in place of the steel skewers.
The grill cooked two heavy rib eyes this past weekend over an open fire with no problems. I will post pictures in the MYOG section eventually. I would recommend this to anyone looking for an UL grill option that is super simple to build on your own.
BF
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Hammockers aren't stuck up, they're just above it all.
There may be some lighter weight alternatives to the grill. I use the Purcell Trench Streamside Packer on canoe trips. It weighs 140 gm (4.9 oz). Pictured here with a Snow Peak Trek 1400
Do people from this forum really do this fire pit thing to the backcountry.
Do people from this forum really do this fire pit thing to the backcountry.
This particular camp was well established on the Albany River. It was maybe even used by HBC men as far back as the 1680's as they worked their trade from Lake Superior to Fort Albany (est. 1683). Like I said in my post - a canoe trip.
There may be some lighter weight alternatives to the grill. I use the Purcell Trench Streamside Packer on canoe trips. It weighs 140 gm (4.9 oz). Pictured here with a Snow Peak Trek 1400
Do people from this forum really do this fire pit thing to the backcountry.
No.
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I cant believe I am seeing such equipment on this forum.
where are the objections to all the metal and weight.
You are right, it is heavy. If I am using a fire, I wouldn't carry that much weight. I would carry two SS bike spokes to put my pot on, if that. If a fire is allowed, then I don't see a need to carry anything for it. If no fire is allowed, then a "normal" stove for me, probably alcy.
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I've taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money.
I cant believe I am seeing such equipment on this forum.
where are the objections to all the metal and weight.
Metal and weight? 5 ounces is not heavy for a grill, pal. Especially for a first attempt where the alternative is over 2 lbs! If you read the whole post, i was looking at a lighter alternative to the Grilliput (an item that needs a serious UL makeover, hence my MYOG project using titanium bike spokes) for an upcoming backpacking trip with other forum members. We plan on staying at a lake one night that is near an established road where a friend will be meeting us and bringing steaks as a treat.
As for the "metal" you objected to, what's your alternative? Plastic is not an option on this planet, as it does tend to melt near a flame
BF
P.S. It seems to me, after reviewing all your 21 posts, that you are basically here to sell us your "civilized" tent stove ideas and are not very kind when people disagree with you. You even went so far as to insult a friend of mine in another of your postings by calling him ignorant I am not sure you understood who you were talking to, but that guy is one of the most knowledgable people we have here, especially about the topic in question on that thread. We have many people on TLB Forums, with many different ideas about backpacking. Like my Mother always used to say: if you can't say anything nice, please don't say ANYTHING AT ALL.
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