My latest idea: get a handle-less pot perhaps with a bail for convenience and make a cosy for it out of carbon felt. Carbon felt is highly insulative, light and heat resistant so you can leave it on the pot while cooking which should significantly reduce cooking times. It's pretty light too, about 22 grams for my 1.6L pot. The only question is can I find a connective material that also doesn't melt or burn. Also I need to find a titanium pot or similar that doesn't have handles.
Edit: apparently carbon thread is a thing so maybe that'll work. Probably hard to use, but hand stitching should work for this.
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If you are new to this area then welcome - Please remember that although the same ultralight philosophy can be used in all environments that the specific gear and skill required will vary greatly. It is very dangerous to assume that you can just copy someone else's gear list, but you are encouraged to ask questions, learn and start reducing the pack weight and enjoying the freedom that comes.
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Base pack backpacking the mass of the backpack and the gear inside - not including consumables such as food, water and fuel
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Carbon felt cosy
by Joomy » Wed 28 Jan, 2015 8:04 pm
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Re: Carbon felt cosy
by Tortoise » Wed 28 Jan, 2015 8:51 pm
Hey Joomy,
In my brief experience using it as a windshield, the carbon felt doesn't actually like direct flame - it reacted a bit when it got too close.
In my brief experience using it as a windshield, the carbon felt doesn't actually like direct flame - it reacted a bit when it got too close.
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Re: Carbon felt cosy
by Joomy » Wed 28 Jan, 2015 10:26 pm
OK just did some experimenting. Long story short, doesn't seem to be effective. Not because of the materials but simply because the initial hypothesis is flawed. I did a number of boils and the uninsulated pot boiled faster than the insulated one. My theory is it's preventing the heat from transferring up and into the sides of the pot. That said, the ambient temp is pretty high at the moment (around 20C I reckon). At colder temps the heat loss might outweigh this effect but I won't know for sure until colder weather arrives.
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