Triad Stove

March 11, 2008 by Darren
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Well this picture shows the stove I tested this evening.

Some days the unexpected happens. Today at work was one of them. We were sent home early due to a burst water main. It was something to do with health and safety, no fire extinguishing sprinklers, toilets, no water full stop. So I was home by 3:30! I wasn’t able to go straight out with the dogs because we only have the one car that is used by Kate. While waiting for her to get home I decided to make the wind shield for the Triad stove. After measuring the aluminium foil against the Triad with the MSR Mug on it, I thought 11cm high should cover it. I searched high and low but was not able to find the hole punch to make some air holes along the bottom edge (will have to do that at work now). I made a quick and dirty lid for the mug to aid in getting a faster boil time.

So with mug, stove, fuel, windshield all easily fitting into my fanny pack, I was impressed. So as soon as Kate got back the dogs and I were in the car and off to Fleet Pond for our walk.

It had been nice weather all day, but as I got nearer to the car park it started to spit with rain and the wind got up. The wind was a lot stronger than in my other tests. I was thinking about not doing the brew up. It rained harder and then stopped as I got nearer to the brew spot I had chosen. The wind was still blowing strong.

I set up ready for the brew. I put in 1 fl oz of meths into the Triad and tried lighting it. It wouldn’t light, I then added more fuel (which I didn’t measure) but would guess was about another fluid ounce. Then it light easily. So I assume that the Triad needs more fuel in it to get started. So for me seems less fuel efficient than the Caldera Cone, that will happily work and boil a brew on a fluid ounce of meths. Once started the Triad had a good flame on it. Whilst it was boiling the water, the wind got up, it rained some more also. But it did bring the water to the boil and I had a brew out of it, despite the extreme weather being thrown at it. Which did impress me.

As a very very lightweight cook system I like this. But the draw back for me was the fact it needed more fuel than the Caldera Cone.

I think Mr Hee should be afraid, very very afraid if he runs the fanny pack competition again this year.

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2 Comments on Triad Stove

  1. Dawn on Wed, 12th Mar 2008 9:27 am

    2. Darren,
    Some time back I experimented with something similar and was not that impressed. The caldera is the one that I find exciting. From what I have found out so far, the cone can be roled up and stowed inside a cook pot or mug. Alternatives suggested, a cut down plastic drinks bottle or a disposeable drinks cup. By the by, if you are unsure about wind shields just try cooking foil. This is what I used on the latest trip and believe me, the stove needed protection. Write up coming soon.

  2. Weird Darren on Wed, 12th Mar 2008 10:50 am

    3. Dawn,
    it worked well, and if size and weight are an issue then this maybe the option to go for. But then as I said it needed twice as much fuel as the Caldera Cone just to get lit.
    Let me know if you want to borrow the Cone or not sometime.

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