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Warm the fuel first? E.g. carry bottle of it close to body?
I made quite a few can stoves a few years back and they're ace. The new San Peli can size makes me want to make another as looks ideal.
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Warm the fuel, but also I have a metal Pringles can base that I use and pour a little bit of meths on this and light it to before lighting the main burner to get some heat into the ground and surrounds. I’ve found that ground as the biggest heat sink at stopping stoves blooming fully and firing up nicely.
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Anyone into can stoves? I got into making them during lockdown and found it a fun hobby. Settled on this side burner design http://zenstoves.net/BasicSideBurner.htm as not crazy complex to make, but tough enough that it feels like fun.
However the last two times I tried using my stove outside it hasn't managed to jet. I guess it just hasn't reached temperature in the relatively chilly mornings? Surely people are using can stoves below 5 degrees though. Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong? I've been thinking of getting/making some kind of insulation from the ground, either a bit of silver foil or maybe silicon caulking the bottom of the can.