Mine seems to direct the flames slightly outward instead of slightly inward. I used an old sterno folding stove for windscreen/cup holder.

Oh well, back to the Heineken!

Correction :

the Tangria tin is 16 cm x 9 cm ( 6.3 x 3.54 inches)

I will make a few more this next week-end.
My first one seems to be fine ; I will just have to recut the top of the burner : unevenly cut with small scissors and a bit too high.

The "How to" explanations say to drill the burner tiny holes "vertically", which I did. Maybe yours are not straight and "looking" outside ..?? <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />


(next stoves will be perfect : I just bought a Dremel tool ....)

A 5 eurocent coin is better (and cheaper .... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> )

I'm starting mass production, so cost reduction is a need...

I've made the second one, for a friend.

And I'm drinking beer as fast as I can (pun intended...) in order to make some more .... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Is anyone really using this as their only/main stove while *not* backpacking (i.e. car camping)?

Just wondering...

I used it for 3 days or so last summer during the first hurricane (Charlie). Power went out, and all my appliances are electric. Worked fine. All I tried, though, was oatmeal and different kinds of instant soup. I had no trouble boiling water. My biggest problem was over estimating how much fuel I'd need. A half inch or so of fuel will last 8-10 minutes, or longer. More than enough time to make soup.