DIY, repurposed, and frugal. 1: cooking gear

G'day Beef

beef said:
.......I might have to try the wine cask. How durable are they? would you trust one in your pack?
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I've been using these for 20+ years and have only broken one when I was stupid enough to have overfilled it and put it down on a pointy stick.

If you don't overfill them they will be fine (and position the tap at the top in your pack). If you want a little bit of extra precaution against leaks, put them in the larger ziplock plastic bags you can now get :thumbup:

Whilst they may not be "bomb proof", I typically don't carry bombs in them :D

And don't forget the hidden bonus. You get to empty the original wine cask :thumbup: :D




Kind regards
Mick
 
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I just use the bladders that are in box wine. I've never had one break yet, but if they do they're cheap and easily replaceable. Just make sure you separate it from the rest of your gear you want to keep dry.
 
I have used the cask wine bladders for 15yrs. they work great as icepacks as previously suggested. No sloppy mess in the cooler and you can drink the water.

Another good recycle is the 5hr energy bottles. Food grade and tough, holds 2 fluid oz.
I use them for stove alcohol and olive oil. 1 full bottle will burn a half hour or so in a penny/popcan stove.
 
I bought some 4" stove pipe and foraged around the house where I found an executive paperclip holder with a perfect 4" opening and wire mesh screen. So I decided to make a take apart twig stove.

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The lock seem on the stove pipe lets you easily clip it together and remove it.

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Making the fuel. I used flint and steel with a jute twine nest to light it.

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To burn it out, I loaded up the stove with a bunch of pieces and let her burn through. I wanted to see if that little paper clip holder would stay intact. It worked great!

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After that I made some cheese and brocolli soup and thought that this little fold down kit will be nice. I'll stick it in a bag and put in my pack flat or wrap it around one of the bottle holders, or a sleeping mat tied to the under straps of my pack.

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Carefull Ken that stuff will melt if the fire gets too hot.... keep the coal bed to a minimum.

Rick
 
Magnussen said:
Carefull Ken that stuff will melt if the fire gets too hot.... keep the coal bed to a minimum.

Rick
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Yep, I'm just testing it out for now. Seems to be doing okay. Reason why its sitting in the fire grate right now. Burned a full 7" log through it this afternoon with the whole idea of asking whether it could take the heat. So far so good. The intention is that it is just a twig stove and for boiling water. Actually seems tougher than the coffee can stove in all truthfulness. I'm assuming that stove pipe has some heat resistance characteristic on the basis of what its called.
 
Is stove pipe different than ductwork metal? I think its thicker.... and I think my stuff is duct work sheet metal... I was just in the shop and checked it out.

Rick
 
Rick,
Duct work is generally thinner than stove pipe. Also duct work is galvanized.....so give it several good hot burns avoiding the fumes as it gives off zinc.

I'm gonna have to build one of these twig stoves - the girls will love it.
Bruce
 
yeah, stovepipe is sturdier stuff. What' really nice about it is that you can really work up a full expandable wood stove using it.
 
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