Batchstovez BS 1.0 + Stanley Pot

[pinnah]

I recently picked up a BatchStovez BS 1.0. Google it up. Weighs less than an ounce, eliminates the need of a pot stand and burns hotter than my Trangia.


BatchStovez 1.0 by Pinnah, on Flickr


I'm using it primarily in conjunction with my Stanley pot, a gift from my daughter. I got the BS 1.0 to work with this pot. It has a fairly tight flame pattern which is a good match for the Stanley pot.

Stanley Pot on BS 1.0 by Pinnah, on Flickr


Some careful work with a drill and a crude jig produced this flashing windscreen. It rolls up inside of the Stanley pot. There's enough room in the pot for the stove, some light mugs (Open Country with the handles cut off), a lighter (and q-tip, dipped in alcohol for easy lighting) and some tea bags. Easy to carry in a day pack for quick brew ups.


Stanley Windscreen by Pinnah, on Flickr

Thanks for looking.

 

[pinnah]

Bad form to bump my own OP, but there you have it.



My standard advice to anybody on any stove is that one needs to make tea on the stove on a regular basis for a month or so to make up your mind and learn the ins and out of a stove. I work at home a few days a week so it's possible for me to use a stove on those days. So, after about a month of steady use...

This combination is really, really impressing me. I love it.


Despite the weight, the Stanley pot is proving to be among the easiest to manage backpacking pot/kettles I've ever used. I would prefer a slightly shorter, squater profile more like the GSI pot, but for solo cooking, it's quite manageable. Making Ramen for lunch is very easy. Only real downside I can see is that stick pot meals that can easily stick and burn in the bottom of the pot will be the downfall. Heat is very concentrated on the bottom and the pot is deep enough that keeping things off the bottom will take concerted effort.

This is offset by the fold out locking handle which I absolutely love now. It stays cool enough to handle bare handed and provides rock solid control of the pot when stirring and pouring. It also allows controls of the pot with the lid on, unlike removable pot grabbers. In term of usability, I'm totally sold.

Pouring off hot water with control can be tricky. The Stanley does this just fine and I suspect that the narrow diameter helps here. I see no reason at all to use a more standard tea pot or even a pot with a pouring spout compared to the Stanley. On my larger 2 & 4 qt Open Country cook pots, which has a much wider diameter, I've needed to add pour spout to be able to manage a controlled pour of boiling hot water into a mug or water bottle.

The Stanley weighs a few ounces more than some others but the stainless is very tough and the easy of use and packability of the whole combo help offset that complaint for me. My Trangia Solo pot is likewise self contained and a few ounces lighter, but I will pick the Stanley over the Trangia every day of the week. Much easier to pack in my pack (due to the tall thin profile) and so much easier to use.


I can't say enough good about how the BatchStovez 1.0 has been performing in the cold, wet, windy and often snowy spring weather we've been having in the Boston area. I use two short lengths of paint stirrer stick, which placed side by each, make an insulated base to minimize heat loss to the ground. Using this and the homemade windscreen, I regularly and consistently boil 2-3 cups of water in about 6 minutes. Outside temperatures have regularly been in the low 30s and often have been in 20s. I'll still carry my Svea 123 for true winter trips, but the on-going use in the cold wet conditions make me very, very confident to take this into the cold, wet shoulder seasons of spring and fall.

Big ease of use tip: Like the Trangia, the BatchStovez can be lit with a firesteel, but the narrower mouth makes accuracy with the sparks a bit more tricky. The easiest way to light it that I've found is to carry a q-tip, dip it in the alcohol, light the q-tip, light the stove with the q-tip and blow out the q-tip match before the the cotton burns. Easy breezy.

 

[jdk1]

I think it's an awesome set up:thumbup: I've never used a burner like that, only twig stoves. The nice thing about your stove is the compactness and light weight compared to an Emberlit. The whole thing is just really handy looking. I do love the Stanley set. It's a little heavy, but tough, nicely made, and sized right. And, the pot set is very cheap Thanks for showing your set up.

 

[neeman]

Bad form to bump my own OP, but there you have it.


............ I would prefer a slightly shorter, squater profile more like the GSI pot, but for solo cooking, it's quite manageable.
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Pouring off hot water with control can be tricky. The Stanley does this just fine and I suspect that the narrow diameter helps here. I see no reason at all to use a more standard tea pot or even a pot with a pouring spout compared to the Stanley. On my larger 2 & 4 qt Open Country cook pots, which has a much wider diameter, I've needed to add pour spout to be able to manage a controlled pour of boiling hot water into a mug or water bottle.
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I'll still carry my Svea 123 for true winter trips, but the on-going use in the cold wet conditions make me very, very confident to take this into the cold, wet shoulder seasons of spring and fall.
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Open Country make a 5 and 12 cup perculator
I have the 5 cup and have taken out the perculating stuff (40 fl oz, 1.2 lt)
Wider and deeper which is good for the alchol stove I use
Easy to clean
It is very stable and has a good pouring spout with folding handles
It is an excellent Kettle for $15 from Campmor

Svea 123
I have an Optimus 99 that still is going strong after 35 years
But I no longer have the cold weather to use it..........