<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I always put a piece of aluminum foil under my Caldera Cone Stove just in case. When it gets old and tired I ask for a new one at a sub shop. Yes, put the pan on the cone before lighting the stove. 3 thru-hikes with no issues. <br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>I also use a bottle that pre-measures the alcohol. Search for "Alcohol Fuel Bottle" at Campmor. It's $5. Never use too much or too little alcohol again.</span></div><div><span>Voyageur<br></span></div><div><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr
size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane@santabarbarahikes.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> cdt-l@backcountry.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:36 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Cdt-l] Be careful out there.... :O<br> </font> </div> <br>
<br>On May 19, 2012, at 10:00 AM, <a ymailto="mailto:cdt-l-request@backcountry.net" href="mailto:cdt-l-request@backcountry.net">cdt-l-request@backcountry.net</a> wrote:<br><br>> Now the caveats:<br>><br>> Caldera cones have no side access point and cannot be installed <br>> over the<br>> stove until AFTER the stove is fueled and ignited.<br>><br>> Once installed over the burning stove, it is still very vulnerable <br>> to being<br>> blown over until the pot and contents are on the cone.<br><br>Maybe because mine is still new, but the cone has to be put on the <br>pot before put over the stove. It is pretty much stuck to the pot and <br>lifts off the stove as one unit with the pot. I wouldn't be trying to <br>light an alcohol stove if the wind is blowing so hard the stove might <br>blow away anyway. But it's nice to have the stove fully enclosed with <br>the
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