Some uses for Carbon Felt.

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  1. roby03

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    Some uses for Carbon Felt.

    Perhaps others have already used carbon felt for this fix. I refurbished
    a Coleman 400 stove sometime ago, and when taking apart the burner plates
    and bowl, I found the fiberglass packing just about disintegrated. There
    was no way to reused it. I used a small piece on 1/4 inch thick carbon felt
    folded in its place. It worked great! I also use a small square piece under
    the primer bowl on my Optimus 111b stove and a thinner piece under the bowl
    of my Optimus 8R stove. It even leveled the burner bowl. Of coarse I have at
    least 2 or 3 folds of aluminum foil at the bottom of the stove. When it gets
    too dirty, stained, I just replace it.

    Roby
     
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    Usually twigs are hard to obtain, so I made a stove pad for snow camping, using ti foil as something firm on one side. Not the best as it wants to slide when snow melt's a little.
    Duane
     
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    What I did not say correctly, I use the aluminum foil on the inside bottom
    of the stove, to collect all the dirt. Underneath of the stove I use a thin piece
    of plywood. Not the lightest but it works.

    Thanks for the comment....Roby
     
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    I used to bring some plywood too. Around a 22 pound pack for snow camping and that's with two stoves and a quart of water.
    Duane
     
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    That's a light pack for backpacking, and a really light pack for a snow trip.

    ....Arch
     
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    Amazing how bulky it all is. A few years ago, asked by a few bpers why I needed a 5000 plus cubic inch pack. The down gear, then gets really tight when I need my 5F bag! My snow shoes are the only thing that has to be tied to the front. Getting older, it feels like over 30 pounds.
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    Beats setting your entire Svea123 on fire.
    Catches the fuel that seems to always get out of control while priming, a small ring of felt and I never looked back.