The Bobcat stove arrangement from Flat Cat Gear. Note: The carbon felt "hat" atop the pot together with the simmer band to the correct are optional extras.
The Bobcat stove system is exactly that, an integrated stove arrangement designed to piece of work alongside a 1300 ml titanium pot from Evernew together with other compatible pots (see Appendix "B" for list).
The Bobcat arrangement consists of 3 major components:
Base plate
"It's a Snap" windscreen/pot back upward alongside back upward pin.
Stove (currently at that spot are 5 stove options)
And ii "optional extra" components:
Simmer ring
Flat Cat "hat" (an insulating layer of carbon felt that fits over the pot lid).
Primary Components Let's walk through the system. First, all of the components stand upward for within the pot.
A Bobcat System, alongside all the components within the pot.
Looking inside, nosotros tin see there's enough of room for the primary components, the windscreen/pot support, the base of operations plate, together with a stove. There's likewise room for things similar a simmer ring, firesteel, spoon, fuel (shown hither alongside an ESBIT tab), etc.
Bobcat arrangement components within an Evernew 1300 ml pot along alongside an ESBIT tab for scale.
Let's spread the major components out:
The major components of the Bobcat stove arrangement along alongside an ESBIT tab for scale. Top: stove. Bottom left: It's a Snap windscreen. Bottom right: folded base of operations plate. To the correct of the base of operations plate tin live seen a pot back upward pivot which is basically move of the windscreen.
First, there's the base of operations plate, which is only a circular canvass of aluminum that when unfolded sits underneath the stove together with windscreen. The base of operations plate helps reverberate oestrus towards the pot together with likewise helps foreclose whatsoever solid soil scorching. Wisely, Jon Fong, the designer behind Flat Cat Gear, has included a little circular cutting out at the betoken inwards the middle where the base of operations plate folds. This makes the base of operations plate far easier to crease together with prevents a betoken of failure I've seen inwards other, less good designed base of operations plates.
The base of operations plate of a Bobcat stove system.
Next, there's the appropriately named "It's a Snap" windscreen which rolls upward into a fairly compact bundle that fits within the pot when set horizontal.
The "It's a Snap" windscreen/pot support
As it's hollo powerfulness suggest, the windscreen snaps to itself to remain closed,
The closure snap on an "It's a Snap" windscreen
The "It's a Snap" windscreen snaps to itself to remain closed
And to maintain it's fully opened upward position.
The ii snaps shown concur the windscreen inwards spot for normal operation.
Once the windscreen is snapped together, it is placed on the base of operations plate, together with the stove is placed inside.
An assembled base of operations plate together with windscreen alongside a stove inside.
The little pivot that you lot see at the correct inwards the to a higher house photograph comes alongside the arrangement together with is inserted through holes inwards the dorsum of the windscreen.
The pot back upward pivot inserted through the holes inwards the windscreen.
The pot is together with hence placed within the windscreen. The parent of the pot is supported past times the pin, together with the forepart of the pot is supported past times the pot's handles.
An Evernew 1300ml pot within an "It's a Snap" windscreen (with a pot back upward pin).
The pivot is supposed to hold the pot at the optimum tiptop to a higher house the stove. In actual practice, I institute that only resting the lip of the pot on the rim of the windscreen was a real stable set up, together with I could non discovery whatsoever alter inwards stove performance. YMMV.
An Evernew 1300ml pot resting on the windscreen (no pot back upward pivot inwards use)
As I mentioned, at that spot are 5 stoves produced past times Flat Cat Gear that piece of work good alongside the Bobcat stove system.
The Iso Clean stove -- which cleanly burns all types of alcohol including isopropyl ("rubbing") alcohol.
There is likewise a version of the Epicurean Ti stove, the Epicurean Ti UL xv which weighs a mere 7g.
This review volition embrace the touchstone Flat Cat stove together with the overall Bobcat system. Subsequent reviews volition embrace other stoves together with the utilisation of the Bobcat arrangement to do dry out baking out on the trail.
A delicious triple berry muffin, baked out on the trail using the Bobcat arrangement from Flat Cat Gear. See my article at Seattle Backpackers Magazine for to a greater extent than on ultralight baking!
Optional Components In add-on to the major components, at that spot are twosome of optional extras. First, there's the simmer ring. The simmer band is exactly that, a ring, that when used alongside the Flat Cat stove steps downwards the output of the stove such that simmering is possible. Note that the simmer band is only for utilisation alongside the Flat Cat stove.
A simmer band (left) together with a Flat Cat stove (center, on the base of operations plate)
The simmer band plant real well, but I did run across closed to problems inwards real cold, real windy weather condition where the stove went out when using the simmer ring. I consider those conditions special conditions, conditions inwards which whatsoever depression flame stove powerfulness struggle. Even inwards those tough conditions, the Flat Cat stove itself did exactly fine (without the simmer ring), together with I had a squeamish hot meal.
For farther information on the simmer ring, see the lighting together with simmering demonstration video after inwards this review.
The minute optional extra is the Flat Cat "hat" which is a circular slice of carbon felt that fits over the pot's lid.
A Flat Cat "hat"
The Flat Cat hat, when placed over the pot lid acts every bit an insulator. In studies I've read, the greatest oestrus loss is through the top of whatsoever pot. The logical house to position insulation is on top. If you lot insulate exactly the top of the pot alone, you lot stimulate got a disproportionately large gain inwards oestrus retention. However, recollect that alongside the Bobcat set upward the windscreen protects the sides of the pot, hence you've truly got a adept set upward for "cozy cooking" -- where the hot contents of a pot are left to farther railroad train within the pot after the stove burns out. Cozy cooking is peculiarly helpful when re-hydrating foods.
The Flat Cat hat:
Helps get upward the internal temperature during dry out baking
Facilitates "cozy cooking".
Keeps nutrient warmer if dishing out nutrient to multiple people or dishing out seconds.
Can live used every bit a pot holder
Can live used every bit a solid soil insulator inwards mutual depression temperature weather.
I discovery myself truly liking the Flat Cat hat. I dearest how my nutrient stays warmer longer within my pot together with continues to absorb to a greater extent than H2O when doing things similar cooking rice or pasta.
General Remarks I spoke alongside Jon Fong, the human being behind Flat Cat Gear. His philosophy is low-cal weight gear alongside a peculiarly potent emphasis on ease of use. With the Bobcat system, I think he's struck a adept residue betwixt low-cal weight together with ease of use. Is it possible to discovery a lighter weight set up? Of course, but gear from Flat Cat truly is slowly to utilisation (refer to the video below). Some ultralight set ups are exactly a manifestly hassle to use. With the Bobcat system, I tin larn correct to cooking.
The Bobcat arrangement is is likewise quite efficient. The pattern of the windscreen a) protects the flame, b) traps oestrus close the pot for adept oestrus transfer, together with c) controls air menses for an efficient burn downwards together with convective oestrus transfer. The windscreen likewise provides a stable platform for the pot acre saving weight since no split upward pot back upward is required. And, every bit mentioned above, the windscreen helps retain oestrus after the stove burns out which helps inwards re-hydration or exactly manifestly keeping supper warm betwixt servings.
The depression profile pattern of the Flat Cat stove makes the stove slowly to store. The broad opened upward top of the stove makes the stove slowly to low-cal alongside a firesteel (see video, below). The curt stove likewise agency that the pot doesn't stimulate got to sit down peculiarly high, hence a shorter windscreen tin live used. That shorter windscreen together with hence conveniently fits within the pot.
The Flat Cat stove itself is truly solid, perchance the most durable alcohol stove I've seen, fifty-fifty stronger than a Trangia stove.
Video Demonstration -- Lighting together with Simmering I mentioned inwards my full general remarks that i of the things that I really similar nearly the Flat Cat stove is how slowly it is to low-cal alongside a firesteel. I idea I'd demo exactly how together with why it's hence easy. I'll likewise do closed to simmering inwards this demo.
Clarification: The simmer band does non come upward touchstone alongside the Bobcat system. The simmer band is an optional extra.
Summary The Bobcat stove arrangement from Flat Cat Gear. What's adept nearly it:
Easy to use
Everything stores within the pot
Stable
Efficient
Good air current resistance
Highly flexible (bake, boil, or simmer)
The Flat Cat stove is extremely durable.
What's bad nearly it:
The windscreen is a picayune rigid (minor complaint). Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lighter windscreen would curl to a greater extent than tightly, but of course of pedagogy a lighter windscreen powerfulness non live every bit durable.
The Flat Cat stove is maybe a picayune combat heavy at 32g. The titanium version is of course of pedagogy lighter at 21g (Note: I stimulate got non tested the titanium version). Both versions are of course of pedagogy lighter than fifty-fifty the lightest gas stoves, but if you're a die-hard gram weenie, together with hence perchance this isn't the stove for you.
The Bobcat stove arrangement from Flat Cat Gear: Highly recommended.
HJ
Appendix "A" -- Component Weights Update 24 February 2013: I've added "stated" vs. "measured" weight columns. The "stated" weights are the weights listed on FlatCatGear.com. The "measured" weights are per my gram scale. The weights differ past times less than i percent.
Note: The source total all the touchstone items together with the pot. The lastly work includes all the optional extras. All weights were measured inwards grams together with and hence converted to ounces. Some rounding mistake may result.
All told, the touchstone arrangement weighs nearly 1/2 pound, including the pot.
Item
Stated Grams
Grams Measured
Stated Ounces
Ounces Measured
Flat Cat Stove (Standard)
32
32
1.1
1.1
"It's a Snap" Windscreen
51
52
1.8
1.8
Base Plate
9
9
0.3
0.3
Support Pin
3
3
0.1
0.1
Sub Total
95
96
3.4
3.4
Evernew 1300ml UL pot
130
130
4.6
4.6
Total (Without Extras)
225
226
7.9
8.0
Simmer Ring (optional)
16
15
0.6
0.5
Flat Cat Hat* (optional)
9
11
0.3
0.4
Total (With Extras)
250
252
8.8
8.9
*Possible spilled nutrient on mine
Appendix "B" -- Pots Compatible alongside the Bobcat Stove System
Evernew Ultralight 1.3 liter titanium pot (ECA-253)
Evernew Non-Stick 1.3 liter titanium pot (ECA-423)
Evernew pot/fry pan combination (ECA-418)
REI Ti-Ware serial of 1.3 liter pots (actually an Evernew pot but alongside the REI label).
Open Country 2 quart pot.
Additional pots tin live made compatible alongside the utilisation of "extension stakes". I stimulate got non tested the utilisation of "extension stakes," hence I can't comment nearly their use. Extension stakes weigh 4g each.
Appendix "C" -- Testing Locations
San Gabriel Mountains, diverse locations. Primary testing area. Elevations every bit depression every bit 2,000'/600m
Verdugo Mountains together with surrounding area. Elevations every bit depression every bit 600'/180m
Sierra Nevada Mountains, vicinity of Devil's Postpile N.M. together with Mammoth Lakes. Also Lake Isabella. Elevations upward to together with exceeding 10,000'/3048m.
San Jacinto Mountains. Elevations upward to together with exceeding 10,000'/3048m. Temperatures down to 32F/0C. High winds.
San Bernardino Mountains. Elevations upward to together with exceeding 10,000'/3048m.
Big Basin State Park.
Henry Coe State Park.
Joshua Tree National Park.
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