Re: Pocket Rocket

"Stonie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Stability with the PR and any other stove mounted on top of the canister
can
be improved drastically if you prepare a 2 -3" deep hole in the ground,
the
same diameter as the canister, for it to sit in.

There are obvious limitations re rocky ground and you cant give the
canister
a jolly good shake when its getting low, but it works most of the time for
me.

Stonie

Three lightweight tent pins strategically placed tightly around the
cannister will also add to its stability
John S-Mallory

"Stonie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Stability with the PR and any other stove mounted on top of the canister can
be improved drastically if you prepare a 2 -3" deep hole in the ground, the
same diameter as the canister, for it to sit in.

There are obvious limitations re rocky ground and you cant give the canister
a jolly good shake when its getting low, but it works most of the time for
me.

From the manual:
"DO NOT use any windscreen with the stove. Any windscreen, including a
standard MSR windscreen, may cause the canister to explode."

I don't know if that applies to the above suggestion, but it's
certainly something to consider.

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"Stonie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Stability with the PR and any other stove mounted on top of the canister can
be improved drastically if you prepare a 2 -3" deep hole in the ground, the
same diameter as the canister, for it to sit in.

There are obvious limitations re rocky ground and you cant give the canister
a jolly good shake when its getting low, but it works most of the time for
me.

From the manual:
"DO NOT use any windscreen with the stove. Any windscreen, including a
standard MSR windscreen, may cause the canister to explode."

I don't know if that applies to the above suggestion, but it's
certainly something to consider.

Lawyer's talk. It's to protect the company against lawsuits. A
windscreen might cause the stove to explode if it surrounded the stove
completely and allowed the canister to get too hot. The key is to have a
windscreen that is open on one side (or one quarter, as screens are
usually circular) so that air can reach the canister. If the stove is
run for more than a few minutes you can touch the canister occasionally
to check that it's cool. I've used a windscreen like this for decades
and have never had a canister get more than slightly warm. Canisters
have got much hotter in sunshine without the windscreen!

Alternatively, you can make a windscreen that fits round the burner
above the canister so there's no danger of the canister overheating. See
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/00041.html.

Without a windscreen stoves like the Pocket Rocket are just about
useless in anything above a light breeze. And even a light breeze will
increase boil times and fuel usage.

All that said I wouldn't part bury the canister in the ground or pile
stone or other objects around it for stability.