Newbie question - Svea 123 windscreen as wood stove

Thanks man. No, I'm not, but I hear that quite a bit though. My wife took those photos while I was getting it all going. I actually use a little Sony instamatic camera, then enhance my photos with the GIMP program. A camera, or at least the one I'm using, doesn't pick up the color that the eye sees, so I enhance them a bit. I also made my avatar, and signature using GIMP.

 

The Trangia burner has been fairly precisely designed to burn consistently in a Trangia. The brass allows thermal mass heat stability as the amount of alcohol inside decreases. In a Mini style mount you can overheat the burner leading to inefficient burning, and the same effect occurs with baking.

For the weight, vs a cat can style, you get adjustment and lightweight closure, plus the ability to carry 1-2 meals worth of fuel in the stove, plus greater stability. I don't personally think the Mini is as good as the larger versions, but to be weight efficient you need a few people eating the meal. I use a knock off version Mini when solo.

I'll now return you to your bromance: -)

 

Correction: Your wife knows you're a nut!

Actually, I think the Svea windscreen might just work pretty dandy. I'd bet my house somebody, somewhere has tried it, most likely after running short of fuel on a trip.

I'll not be experimenting on my 123 windscreen however. But I've seen a few battered and carboned up examples, maybe somebody has an extra laying around that could try it. Possibly Esbit tablets around the brass ring insert would work nicely, too.

Interesting question!

 

I have and use a Svea, Trangia, and Emberlit. My thoughts...

For 3 season trips for 3 people or less for 3 days or less, the Trangia is the lightest despite the heavier fuel. When the trip gets longer or if I'm cooking for 4 or more, I take the Svea for the heat output.

For cold shoulder seasons and winter trips, I prefer the Svea. Only regret about the Svea is learning about the the trick of wrapping the stem with carbon felt a few years ago instead of 3, oi, nearly 40 years ago.

I'm utterly underwhelmed with the Emberlit as a cooking tool. I need to gather and process a metric ton of wood just the right length and diameter for a good burn. I find it needs to be fed from the top in addition to the side for a hot burn and that means sections of wood in the 3"-4" range and lots of them and tools to make them. Tools that add weight.

I primarily use the Emberlit as a portable firebox for lower impact campfires, particularly on trips in the valleys where deadfall is common. I use regularly in the back yard for the same reason this time of year. I work from home and it's nice to sit by outside while working and burning up dropped twigs from the trees.

Lastly, I do carry the Emberlit as a primary stove on long XC day trips as an emergency stove in case of an injury or getting benighted.

 

Disclaimer: I know this doesn’t tic all the boxes, it’s a separate unit and fairly heavy, but I like it. Two handfuls of twigs, and water is boiling. Packs flat.. Used it this week on a two nighter
Quick for coffee!

 

I do, but not the way you’re describing… On longer trips, Back of Beyond, I carry a Svea 123(r) and a Littlbug Jr. twig stove... The design of the small 5.1 oz twig stove makes it a great windscreen for the Svea 123(r),,, or most any single burner camp stove,,, and gives me an easy alternative somewhere a wood campfire and the gas camp stove…

Littlbug Junior Stove

 

I made a twig stove with the can of beans I brought once on a back packing trip. The reason was I ran out of fuel for my Svea 123R..Duh.
Incredible how we can improvise with an empty can, a couple of metal tent stakes and a Leatherman Wave.

 

On some occasions I've made a small fire by putting a few stones in a tight circle and clearing the immediate area of duff and such.

Winskill's Stone Stove. (pat pend) weight 0 oz.

 

Nahh, it needs to be inside a stainless steel construction with a variable speed electric fan driven by a usb power pack

 

Like most of these folks said. Trangia have dedicated models for wood burning. The windshield you have keep it for the stove it came with. It's too thin to withstand that high temperatures. Won't last.. Cheers from Malta

 

What models are those? I am unaware of that.

 

By memory I can't remember not a fan of trangia tbh, but the only one I have is a military stove (alcohol) but always used wood and it does a very good job also have thick material. There is also Solo stoves that does a gr8 job