I took Ironraven's advice and played around a bit with Photobucket. I have no idea how this will turn out. OK, so here goes. .....

Here is the CLIFFstove packed up in a MOLLE utility pouch in the latest ACU colors (which are all the rage this year, BTW). In the pouch are two USGI canteen cups, a Natick cup stove/stand, and a USGI canteen cup cut up to work as a windscreen stove (aka, the CLIFFstove!). A small Trangia meths burner is in the side pocket (It's that bulge on the side. "Is that a stove in your pocket, or are you..... Oh, never mind.):

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Here is the assembly unpacked:

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With the CLIFFstove assembled:

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And with the cup on the CLIFFstove. Note how the Natick stove / stand is used as a heat shield:

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And here is the CLIFFstove, sans Natick stove / stand, used with your ordinary mess kit. I have boiled a liter of water with this in about 10 minutes. Hard boil.

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DISCLAIMER AND WARNING(S): The item shown is a home-built item. If you copy this, you do so at YOUR OWN RISK. Niether Equipped to Survive, nor Doug Ritter, nor Trangia, nor nor Cliff Grout (nor any of their family, friends, pets or trees in their yard) are in any way responsible if something goes awfully wrong. Or even slightly wrong. I can tell you this: This little stove heats up - a lot. It gets so hot that the top edge sometimes glows red hot. I cut additional air holes in the CLLIFFstove, but I am still worried that the contraption may overheat the Trangia stove - with less than optimal results (like, exploding metal stove bits flying about). So far, I have had no troubles. But that doesn't mean.......

And if you snag my idea and market it, I want naming rights and a decent cut as royalty. And cut Doug in, too - ETS could use the cash. If you don't cut us in, or claim this as your own design, well, let's just say we got friends........ <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Oh, yes - why the second cup? I have always carried two canteen cups. One I use to heat water, and one I use as a bowl or cup. That way, I can be drinking a cup of coffee while heating water for grits. (Yes, grits. I'm from Louisiana. Deal with it.)

Hope all of this helps, and thanks, Ironraven!

.....CLIFF
(like, who else?)