tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post3488379728679338978..comments2024-03-29T00:32:03.875-07:00Comments on Adventures In Stoving: The Ti-Tri Caldera Cone -- The Ultimate Ultralight Stove System?Hikin' Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01554269915148144573noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-15788358092527889312016-03-28T21:37:55.069-07:002016-03-28T21:37:55.069-07:00I have heard of the Littlebug, but I haven't t...I have heard of the Littlebug, but I haven't tried it. To date, I haven't found anything I like better than the Ti-Tri. I'm still using it quite a bit, especially when weight counts. I used my Ti-Tri on my John Muir Trail trip, for example, this past summer.<br /><br />And, yes it is expensive, but specialty gear is made in small lots. They don't have the volume that the big companies like Primus and MSR have. They have to charge more; it's just the nature of the beast. <br /><br />HJHikin' Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554269915148144573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-14506970207422331292016-03-20T07:42:46.201-07:002016-03-20T07:42:46.201-07:00fyi the price I quoted for the ti-tri (GBP 175) wa...fyi the price I quoted for the ti-tri (GBP 175) was for a full set Sidewinder Ti-Tri Stove, Toaks 1350ml Pot, Wood Burner and Floor Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145191677539341769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-44955822517305112832016-03-20T06:36:57.322-07:002016-03-20T06:36:57.322-07:00Hi! Are you still as enthusiastic about this ti-tr...Hi! Are you still as enthusiastic about this ti-tri stove system as you where back in 2012 when you wrote this? Curious about this...but it seems quite expensive, GBP 175 + postage! Have you tried the Littlbug Jr stove with accessories, for wood buring and for alcohol (with or without supplemental pot hanging chain). It can also be placed in a supplemental firebowl to protect the ground, but this can also be hung hung from a tree with supplemental chain...Very nice and fairly light weight (steel not titanium though), but not very well know if you ask me. see Littlbug.com. <br /> But then again, if you buy your own gear for reviews, you probably can understandably not afford to try everything on the market :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145191677539341769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-5556916372950022852012-04-03T22:32:44.227-07:002012-04-03T22:32:44.227-07:00If you can get a tent and a wood stove together fo...If you can get a tent and a wood stove together for only four pounds, that's FABULOUS. I don't know how you did it though.<br /><br />The Ti-Tri shown here weighs about four and one-half ounces in full wood mode which is very light. I cook outside the tent, so I don't have too much trouble with wood smoke affecting things in the tent.<br /><br />HJHikin' Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554269915148144573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-57970028592145014732012-04-01T22:37:40.461-07:002012-04-01T22:37:40.461-07:00You got me interested but then I thought about the...You got me interested but then I thought about the woodsmoke. Woodsmoke soaks into everything. Right now I use a lightweight woodstove (tigoat cylander stove) and it allows us to cook inside of the tent with no woodsmoke. The stove weighs around a pound (i think - it might even be lighter). I did a 10 day trip into the Brooks range of Alaska and all we used to cook was the woodstove. We found wood to burn up to 4500 feet elevation. The tent and woodstove weighed 4 pounds total. hard to beat a woodstove! And with a woodstove i am not likely to use my pocket rocket in the future. PatrickZoya, Patrick, Nora and Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058223440486466376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-4869461251897103392012-02-10T11:28:47.153-08:002012-02-10T11:28:47.153-08:00Thanks; glad you liked the review.
I really lik...Thanks; glad you liked the review. <br /><br />I really like the Ti-Tri on wood. It's got nice capacity and is really easy to load.<br /><br />I'm not quite sure about snapping the dovetail together. I guess if snapping works, go for it, but I haven't had any problems with sliding it together. <br /><br />HJHikin' Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554269915148144573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-24722440847048865762012-02-10T09:53:14.284-08:002012-02-10T09:53:14.284-08:00Great review as always. I have been using Ti cone...Great review as always. I have been using Ti cones since the prototype came out in 2007. I think the design is brilliant and far better than any of the other wood stoves out there. I pack mine in the plastic Caldera Caddys and Antigravity Gear cozys, which I also use for mugs and which creates a complete cooking system for two. I have not used the Inferno insert, but have been very satisfied without it.<br /><br />The big advantage I see is that I can use it for extended trips without resupply and have a virtually unlimited fuel supply. I have used them in the winter with good results. If I'm going to be camping in a spot where fuel availability is in question, then I pick up some branches on my way and strap them to the outside of my pack. Sitll less weight overall than packing fuel.<br /><br />A couple points: My experience is that Trail Designs will make you a cone that fits the pot you already have if you special order it. For assembling the cone, rather than sliding the dovetail together, place the outside dovetail directly over the inner and snap them together. Then, to disassemble, slide them appart. I ran into a problem sliding them together where the inner one bent.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051100514076830513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-18663824018347542742012-02-02T07:55:41.113-08:002012-02-02T07:55:41.113-08:00@Aushiker,
Yes, this is the nicest UL system I...@Aushiker,<br /><br />Yes, this is the nicest UL system I've seen. It really is a flexible system, and it works well on all fuels. Some things I've seen can be kludged into working with fuels other than their primary fuel, but they're just that -- a kludge. There's no kludging with the Ti-Tri.<br /><br />HJHikin' Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554269915148144573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-35752658552573833362012-02-02T07:53:42.753-08:002012-02-02T07:53:42.753-08:00Bill,
Thanks for all the tips.
As for simmering,...Bill,<br /><br />Thanks for all the tips.<br /><br />As for simmering, that depends largely on the fire skills of the individual. I might take it out later today or tomorrow and see if I can do some real cooking with the darned thing.<br /><br />HJHikin' Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554269915148144573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-33151943019456119062012-01-28T19:26:11.441-08:002012-01-28T19:26:11.441-08:00Nice review and glad to see more reinforcement of ...Nice review and glad to see more reinforcement of my purchase choice; well I didn't get the inferno option but otherwise I have the same setup. Really impressed with it so far.Aushikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678753367840875710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359823178932343980.post-70823549828060754752012-01-28T04:47:50.065-08:002012-01-28T04:47:50.065-08:00OK, but does it simmer?
Aside from the question o...OK, but does it simmer?<br /><br />Aside from the question of whether you can burn wood, finding fuel and getting the fire started is the big thing. Around here, dead standing wood is usually the best source of fuel for a small fire like yours. A dead limb on a tree is usually drier than one on the ground. Around here, we are mostly hardwoods with a few softwoods mixed in. A small fire, like yours, made with trigs and small branches, won't require much in the way of tools. Getting a small wood fire started may not be as easy as it might seem and you don't want to waste any of your liquid fuel, if you plan to need it later. Having something that will help start a wood fire is probably a good thing. I carry a bit of rolled up newsprint that has been soaked in a mixture of beeswax and paraffin. You just peel off a little strip and light it. You might consider carrying a handfull of wood pellets for fuel. I have never used them, but hear about them occasionally. I understand that you can buy them at home stores. Yes, there's always the question of why should you carry fuel when you can find it along the way, but I don't think that it's a bad idea to carry enough for your next meal. That way the foraging comes after you've eaten.Bill Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489162998247361041noreply@blogger.com