[Stoves] Camping and backpacking stoves

[David G. LeVine]

On 06/28/2012 08:37 AM, Steve Taylor wrote:
> What's wrong with the Woodgas stove ? One of the problems perhaps with 
> Tlud designs is they need to be circular, which makes folding tricky.
>
> Steve 

Having seen a few circular backpacking stoves, I can tell you that when 
well designed, the stove can be used to store and protect objects (like 
a candle lantern with a glass chimney) which are circular in 
themselves.  With good design, multiple circular objects can be nested 
resulting in good packing efficiency.

Folding is of value only when the interior area is not utilized for 
other purposes.

Is there a good reason that a TLUD can not be hexagonal or octagonal?  
Hexagonal packs better, but either can be made to fold almost flat 
(assuming normal hinging.)  Having multiple staggered hinges allows very 
close to flat with only a small amount of non-flat overhang.

Dave  8{)

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