OK, so my order has arrived. It's...a pretty huge stack of the burner stands filled with the fuel bottles and Trangia stoves. They all seem to be in pretty good shape. There's some slight staining on the outside of the stoves - anyone know what this is and how to get it off?

And Blast, how big was the big Dinty Moore can you used to shield your burner? I'll need to make a couple (or a lot) of those, unless I can find find a couple of the Swedish mess kits alone (without the stove kit and stand). Anyone want to trade a Swedish mess kit (or two) for a pair of the stove sets/bottles/burner stands?

The discoloration is just tarnish plus maybe a little color change due to heat. Try cleaning it with Brasso or some other metal polish.

I think the Dinty More stew was a 24oz can, but I'm not sure. It's 3.75 inches tall, so you can do what I do, walk around the grocery store with a ruler measuring cans. For extra fun, don't bathe that day and mumble about aliens in your sock drawer.

-Blast

"...measuring cans..."

Been there, done that. But, if you plan on cutting both ends out of the can with a normal can opener, but sure to inspect the bottom of the can. Some cans are formed from one piece of metal, so there is no rim on the bottom, making it a little hard to run a can opener, or P-38 for that matter, around it...

Are you sure about that? I always heard it's best to get out your cell phone and quote a certain line from one of my favorite movies. "Hello? Cobra Bubbles? Aliens are attacking my house."

Follow that with, "They want my dog!"

At this point you may want to have an actual alien with you trying to ease an explosive situation. "There's no need to alert the authorities. Everything's under control."

And finally you top it all with, "Oh, good, my dog found the chainsaw."

Jeanette Isabelle

Dremel tool, all the cutting and humming power of a lightsaber and a similar lightshow when you slice through it's powercord...


-Blast

"...a similar lightshow when you slice through it's powercord..."

You do that too huh? Little bit of electricians tape and you are (maybe) back in business...

After someone here made reference to outdooridiots.com, I went there for a look, and found this . What an interesting windscreen!!!

A piece of collapsible clothes dryer vent ducting… brilliant!

Another one of those "why didn't I think of that" things...

Guiness in a bottle! Brilliant!!!