[at-l] wind screen

[shellydhale at earthlink.net (Shelly Hale)]

Try using 3 or more layers of Reynolds wrap heavy duty aluminum foil.

1-you can make it to any size
2-you can form it in any way you need to
3-you can even get it to fold around the entire bottom of the stove and up the sides of the pot to not only shield the wind, but it
will also reflect the heat back up for more efficient use of fuel.
4-easily mashes down to pack away
5-very light weight
6-cheap
7-readily replaceable at most convenience stores along the trail

Thanks to Nightwalker for the tip...I'll never go back to trying to pack stiff pieces of metal for a windscreen again.

Tenacious Tanasi
   (Shelly Hale)
 
 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hiking_backpacking_events/
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: at-l-bounces@backcountry.net [mailto:at-l-bounces@backcountry.net] On Behalf Of ken bennett
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:05 PM
To: David A Jones; AT-L@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [at-l] wind screen

On 4/28/05 7:49 PM, "David A Jones" <dajones@isp.com> wrote:

> I need to construct a wind screen.  What have you guys done for a wind
> screen?
> A couple days ago OB said he used a piece of hardware cloth for a pot
> stand (and a wind screen)?
> What is hardware cloth?


Hardware cloth is a metal mesh, like very fine chicken wire. Not useful for
a wind screen <g>.

You can buy an MSR windscreen designed for their stoves, and cut it to the
right size. You can buy  metal flashing at Home Depot. Or you can buy Heavy
Duty aluminum foil or an aluminum roasting pan at the grocery store.

Ken

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