Interesting. I used a pot pie sized plate and punched holes in the sides and one in the middle. A couple of the stoves I have can be disassembled by unscrewing the burner from the feed pipe. This allows the feed pipe screwon assembly to be under the pie tin, and the burner nearly enclosed by the pie tin itself. I roll the edges up and the burner is protected by the wind and the canister is exposed. Works good so far. Not sure how I'll mod another for something like the Pocket Rocket.

@lori....what I meant was that using an alcohol sotve when first starting out can be somewhat harzardous if you haven't ever used one before. Since you can't see the flame in the daylight, it's easy to believe the stove is out and get a nasty burn or other accident if trying to refill a lit stove. Guess I should have said the OP shouldn't nab one and head off into the woods without first trying it out in a safe environment. And I copmpletely agree...ALL stoves can be finicky.