Yes i used an aluminum rivet with a brass screw, i think your talking about a backup plate for the washer. The silicone is just about as messy as JBweld, i used it because it was sitting there and i didn't want to have to look for the JB weld (it's in the garage somewhere).<br><br>I haven't really used it in the field mostly just to warm up lunch on the tailgate of the truck. It has worked very well and packs nicely into an msr pot (the one that the handle folds over the lid) along with the base, pot support, a small container of alcohol, and matches. The wind screen is several layers of heavy aluminum foil and i keep it wrapped around a can of soup.<br><br>I'm sure everyone else on your hike will want one just like your's;>)