Here is a great way to cook in the outdoors without using a fire, electric or gas, just the power of the sun! It is inexpensive, and easy to make and maintain. Once again the Stanley Two Cup Cookset proves itself to be one of the most versatile cooksets that I know about. Check it out and leave me a comment in the section below, thank you so much for watching!
James these hacks for the cookset are just great, Im waiting for you to turn the cookset into a 2 bedroom apartment, simply amazed at your ingenuity.........
I have a LOT of those dollar tree reflectors. I use them as sun and privacy screens in my rv. Super cheap and effective. And now i can cook with them in a pinch!!! Thank-you!!
Very clever. Especially with the multifunctionality of the sun shade. One suggestion i might add is using trekking or tent poles in place of sticks, just in case you dont have any access to any and if carrying either of those for a sleep system.
I love that you're doing these. Everyone has this coookset. Brilliant to make a series on them. I suspect these vids will generate views for a long, long time.
James, I've watched this video a few times now and everytime I amazed at how simple this solar stove is. I have all the materials to try this myself here at the house. So I'm looking forward to trying this out. Also, I appreciated all the hacks and knowledge you share with us, but I especially like the fact that your videos are reasonably short, you get to the point and don't drone on for the sake of talking. Very good communicator! Thanks again. Godspeed!
That's really incredible: two hundred and fifty degrees, without direct sunlight! I actually really like the Stanley in all black, I think that's the first time I've seen it that color. As always: great video, stay safe out there and God bless!
I purchased a Sun Oven, very highly rated, and expensive. I love it. I have made many meals in it especially in the summer here in the deep south when you don't want to heat the house. I have made many soup and casserole dishes. I made banana bread and pumpkin pudding. I loved making my dogs their dog food since I never feed them store-bought. If done carefully you can cook 2 meals at the same time, I will even make sweet and red potatoes. They went very high in price, now being $4.99 I paid $3.99, and worth every penny. It is a totally different experience from campfire cooking. Mine can heat up to about 375 degrees which is good enough for anything. I am watching all your videos I haven't seen yet. Thanks
James. First off, I like that you say a prayer before eating. Second, I like all of your hacks. I've seen some with better ideas on what I've done. Keep it up.
Hi James, another great hack. I really had hoped the Stanley people would contact you on your series of hacks on their cook set. I emailed them several hacks ago. I wonder how much difference there would be if you had one set w/o the black heat paint. Interesting to see the real difference. Don't know where you get the ideas for these hacks or if they are self generated but we all out here are enjoying them immensely. Thank you!
The black heats up better than silver. Just look at all the commercially available solar ovens. They all come with black cookware. Most of these hacks are self-generated, just trying to think outside the box. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comments!
For cold weather get the vehicle reflective pad with the trapped air pockets. It insulates and provides some limited comfort above the felt like bottom of the pad in this vid. However, it will take much more room in/on your pack. Great for tent or hammock underquilt.
There are so many great tips in this series, thank you for them all! As for this one, living in TX, you can simply set the can outside. A former coworker of mine would set a can of food on his dashboard at work and by lunchtime it was steaming hot. I'll have to try this on a cooler day.
Simply awesome idea. Ive done some mods to my wifes and my cookset. Need to watch your previous videos and see what else I need to do. You are doing a great service by showing us how to get the most of of a simple cook set.
Lmbo I’m heading to Texas Tuesday and I’m binge watching your videos because your a buckeye and I carry the same kit not to long ago I got from Amazon.I’m so going to cut the cups up idea definitely. I’m a trucker and all over the country so I try to prep for those situations too. Great videos brother❤️ and ideas.
You're going to turn many of your subscribers into millionaires with the money they'll be saving with all your well thought out hacks Great upload..PLEASE keep them coming!!!
Thanks for this! You have given me an idea to try, with my sun oven and my black crock pot liner. Going to try that on the next sunny day! Thanks James! God bless!
I know it's a bit different but here's one for ya. When I was younger working on HUGE construction sites with 2-3k construction workers we were ingenious. This was back when safety wasn't pushed as hard as it is now. Didnt have access to microwaves, or running water. We would take a box, throw some of the foam from lighting packaging around the walls of the box, then wrap a welding blanket around it. A couple 500 watt halogen stand light heads on top. Throw a can of soup, beans, chili, or whatever in at 9:00 break pop a hole in the lid and let it go. By lunch it would be scalding hot. Was great when way up north and stuck outside in coveralls, safety harness, and tool belt for 12 hr shifts in the snow all day.
This is a fantastic IDEA!! I already had all the components to make this and I tried it out yesterday but with beef stew...WOW I could not believe how hot it actually got with even overcast skies!!! And the reflector as a sleeping mat (double duty item now)....OUTSTANDING!! By the way my WayPoint Survival t-shirt arrived yesterday, going to order a couple more items!! God bless you and your channel!!!
I've used this kind of reflective sun-screen & oven bag cooking multiple times. the trick is to be sure to use a black container to cook in and make sure the reflective surface really does track the sunlight. I've reached temperatures to bake, cook rice, cook eggs, etc. I keep a sunscreen & oven bag in my car trunk for emergency use also. Any food safe black container (even blackened with fire soot) will work to cook.
I get water to about 115*F in the sun using a 1' square of foil and a half liter titanium cooking cup. Saves fuel, but I suppose one could also rehydrate at that temp - it is just at the upper edge of comfortable eating heat... Should work for larger sizes, too! Took about an hour or two (data in the other room).
Great idea and you are really awesome for taking a moment to clearly give thanks before eating. God bless you in all your endeavors and thank you for your great videos!
Very nice build. I've got a Haines 2.0 SunUp Solar Cooker that works great. If I didn't, this would definitely be on my list to try. Thermal water disinfection without flame is quite a feat at the price point your build hits.
I keep one of those sun reflectors in my bed roll. Painting the pot is better for it anyway. I may try it out but I'll definitely keep it in mind. Thanks for the video. As always thumbed up.
Easy Recipe Tip: Mix 1 can Hormel Chili and 1 can Manwich. Savory & Tangy, especially if you melt some Colby Jack cheese on top & use it for nachos! (We call it leftover dip!)
I love your hacks James. I have several of those DT sun shades ad well. I was going to use them along with DTFB to make cheap window covers for car camping.
Neat trick! My experience with high heat paint is that it never really sticks to the surface. Any regular automotive spray paint will do a better job - don't forget how hot the hood can get. Extra tip: you can easily find recipes to cook on your car engine, probably works very well for solar cooking...
I appreciate the video; hard work and thought put behind it .I think your pushing it with this hack. But, hey you got to do, what you got to do sometime. I still like the steamer hack. Keep up with the hacks👍🏻
James, I wonder if you could suspend the pot by the bail over a bowl shaped reflector ( formed with the hole in the ground that you suggested ) with a tripod and string to get a more ideal aim at the sun and a pot location that would be closer to the focus point of your reflector? Could maybe shorten cook time on really sunny days or make this system work even on sort of overcast days. Waiting for the hack that changes this into a "Sleep System". LOL
If you want to remove the black/sooty coating from your cups and pots, make a paste from baking soda and apply it with a paper towel. The stuff just rimses right off.
Hey another hack cool the French press had me a little stuck so I'll stick with freeze dried coffee but this solar hack definitely going to play with 😁👍
James, OK, you have topped yourself now! ♥️ it You are always keeping me glued to the screen when I see a new STANLEY hack 🔥🙌👍. Btw, wonder if you could add some water into the pot and make it a mini Solar Pressure Cooker? Wow! That would offer up endless possibilities !!
Thank you! You could only make a pressure cooker if you could have a lid that would hold enough pressure in order to build it high enough to work. Still, it's a really good idea! thank you so much for all your kind words and for consistently watching this series. Hopefully you'll stay with me when I move on to other videos!
James, I have been really enjoying your series on ➡The Stanley two cup cook pot. It's something that we all can afford to purchase and will last many, many, years! 🏁🏁🏁 Thank you for sharing this information with your channel and we are going to be looking forward for more updates to come❗ 😁
Nice idea. I use the Stanley pot too, and have been following your mods. I'm wondering if you might get slightly more efficiency by moving the pot about 4-6" from the back of the reflector. Perhaps by taking a sheet of paper taped at the same diameter as the pot, holding it endwise (vertically), and moving it along the front/back axis of the cooking area you can find the most intensely-focused "sweet" spot?
@@WayPointSurvival if you have a bucket you can create a funnel shape of the sun-screen then insert into the bucket and with an improvised grill (wood sticks?) to hold the cooking container in the middle of funnel-in-bucket, cook that way. it gives reflective heat all around the container.
Love it. Maybe you could turn the open pot into a satellite dish for remote WiFi reception next. Actually, I've been experimenting with a 16 oz. aluminum water bottle painted black, a 50-cent loaf pan from Dollar Store and an oven bag to heat water. I've gotten it to 180 degrees, plenty hot for rehydrating meals. I'm interested in rigging a way to attach it to the top of the backpack so that it could heat while you walk. It wouldn't be as efficient as a stationary set-up and there would be a point in the afternoon where it would lose more heat than it gains, but it would make coldsoaking not so spartan and would supplement and extend any alcohol or gas fuel you're carrying. Need a heat-resistant top that seals and prevents leaks to try this backpack solar water heater with the Stanley. I've seen stretchable silicone container tops that supposedly grip pretty well. On a similar note, also experimenting with black-painted freezer bags for solar heating tortillas and cheese. I like my quesadillas hot. Still occasionally using the cardboard-box solar oven my son made 25+ years ago for his 5th grade science project. Solar's free and free is good. Thanks for the great Stanley series.
Here's where the "Lazy Boy" in me comes out. Rather than opening the chili and dumping it into the cook set, why not simply crack the top open a bit, for venting, and then dropping the whole can into the Stanley? That way, when it's fully heated you can grab the ring, pull the can out, open it and eat. Now there's no need to wash the cook kit.
All modern cans have a BPA plastic lining. It's quite unhealthy for you so you don't want to cook anything in the can. Thank you for watching the video!
I'm curious if this would render the "frying pan" hack unsafe as a result of high temp paint on the lid? Probably, but I suppose that there's nothing stopping you from using the Sierra cup as a frying pan, so no real loss.
After curing the paint on the lid by proper heating, I see no reason why the paint would be a problem. However, the cup could be used in such a way if it bothers you as you said. Thanks for watching and commenting!
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Here is a great way to cook in the outdoors without using a fire, electric or gas, just the power of the sun! It is inexpensive, and easy to make and maintain. Once again the Stanley Two Cup Cookset proves itself to be one of the most versatile cooksets that I know about. Check it out and leave me a comment in the section below, thank you so much for watching!
James these hacks for the cookset are just great, Im waiting for you to turn the cookset into a 2 bedroom apartment, simply amazed at your ingenuity.........
Thank you so much!
It's large enough for 2 boiled eggs.
I have a LOT of those dollar tree reflectors. I use them as sun and privacy screens in my rv. Super cheap and effective. And now i can cook with them in a pinch!!! Thank-you!!
You're welcome!
Very clever. Especially with the multifunctionality of the sun shade. One suggestion i might add is using trekking or tent poles in place of sticks, just in case you dont have any access to any and if carrying either of those for a sleep system.
I love that you're doing these. Everyone has this coookset. Brilliant to make a series on them. I suspect these vids will generate views for a long, long time.
Thank you so much!
James, I've watched this video a few times now and everytime I amazed at how simple this solar stove is. I have all the materials to try this myself here at the house. So I'm looking forward to trying this out. Also, I appreciated all the hacks and knowledge you share with us, but I especially like the fact that your videos are reasonably short, you get to the point and don't drone on for the sake of talking. Very good communicator! Thanks again. Godspeed!
Thanks so much!
I’ve enjoyed this series very much. Me and my Boy Scout are going to use some of the hacks on our cooksets.
Thank you so much, glad you are finding the hacks useful!
Clever design. I like how you were able to add the thermometer.
Thanks!
That's really incredible: two hundred and fifty degrees, without direct sunlight! I actually really like the Stanley in all black, I think that's the first time I've seen it that color. As always: great video, stay safe out there and God bless!
Actually, it was in direct sunlight when I got that temperature. Thank you for watching and commenting, my friend!
And still people forget a dog or baby in the car .😢
I purchased a Sun Oven, very highly rated, and expensive. I love it. I have made many meals in it especially in the summer here in the deep south when you don't want to heat the house. I have made many soup and casserole dishes. I made banana bread and pumpkin pudding. I loved making my dogs their dog food since I never feed them store-bought. If done carefully you can cook 2 meals at the same time, I will even make sweet and red potatoes. They went very high in price, now being $4.99 I paid $3.99, and worth every penny. It is a totally different experience from campfire cooking. Mine can heat up to about 375 degrees which is good enough for anything. I am watching all your videos I haven't seen yet. Thanks
Excellent! Thanks so much!
James. First off, I like that you say a prayer before eating. Second, I like all of your hacks. I've seen some with better ideas on what I've done. Keep it up.
Thanks, glad you like them!
It took me about 16 videos to realize James was saying a prayer before he eats. It's an inspiration and I thank him for it.
Thank you for watching and noticing!
Ok , this is a very good idea, using the reflector as a bed is a great idea too..
Thank you for watching, glad you liked it.
Hi James, another great hack. I really had hoped the Stanley people would contact you on your series of hacks on their cook set. I emailed them several hacks ago. I wonder how much difference there would be if you had one set w/o the black heat paint. Interesting to see the real difference. Don't know where you get the ideas for these hacks or if they are self generated but we all out here are enjoying them immensely. Thank you!
The black heats up better than silver. Just look at all the commercially available solar ovens. They all come with black cookware. Most of these hacks are self-generated, just trying to think outside the box. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comments!
Giving thanks before eating. One of the reasons why I’m hooked on this channel.
My faith is very important to me!
I like that it's got good double use, as a lightweight reflective sleep pad as well as your solar cooker.
Yes, definitely a plus. Thank you!
For cold weather get the vehicle reflective pad with the trapped air pockets. It insulates and provides some limited comfort above the felt like bottom of the pad in this vid. However, it will take much more room in/on your pack. Great for tent or hammock underquilt.
There are so many great tips in this series, thank you for them all! As for this one, living in TX, you can simply set the can outside. A former coworker of mine would set a can of food on his dashboard at work and by lunchtime it was steaming hot. I'll have to try this on a cooler day.
Thank you so much! Yes, in areas like Texas you definitely have a lot more solar powered opportunities!
wow! this is incredible! and something that someone with little to no skills can do. thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked it!
Simply awesome idea. Ive done some mods to my wifes and my cookset. Need to watch your previous videos and see what else I need to do. You are doing a great service by showing us how to get the most of of a simple cook set.
Thank you, glad to be a help!
Lmbo I’m heading to Texas Tuesday and I’m binge watching your videos because your a buckeye and I carry the same kit not to long ago I got from Amazon.I’m so going to cut the cups up idea definitely. I’m a trucker and all over the country so I try to prep for those situations too. Great videos brother❤️ and ideas.
Excellent, stay safe on the road!
Now, that is BRILLIANT!
Thank you for watching!
You're going to turn many of your subscribers into millionaires with the money they'll be saving with all your well thought out hacks
Great upload..PLEASE keep them coming!!!
Thank you so much and I'm glad that you like the videos.
I was hoping someone would comment on how hazardous the plastic could be on ones health. Ideal for survival.
Love your vids. Keep up the good work 👍.
Thank you for watching and I'm glad that you like the video!
The plastic bag is oven safe, design for cooking turkey in
Like that black paint tip. Thanks!!!
You're welcome!
Thanks for this! You have given me an idea to try, with my sun oven and my black crock pot liner. Going to try that on the next sunny day! Thanks James! God bless!
Glad you liked it, God bless you too!
Just love your ideas. Looking forward to trying them
THANKS A LOT JAMES , USING THE SOLAR ENERGY , IS MORE EASY , FUNNY , CHEAP AND VERY ECOLOGIST , I SEE YOU LATER BE FINE
Thanks so much!
Hi James. Yet another brilliant hack! I really love this one; especially the black pot! Stay safe ATB. Nigel
Thank you so much my friend! So glad that you liked it!
I know it's a bit different but here's one for ya. When I was younger working on HUGE construction sites with 2-3k construction workers we were ingenious. This was back when safety wasn't pushed as hard as it is now. Didnt have access to microwaves, or running water. We would take a box, throw some of the foam from lighting packaging around the walls of the box, then wrap a welding blanket around it. A couple 500 watt halogen stand light heads on top. Throw a can of soup, beans, chili, or whatever in at 9:00 break pop a hole in the lid and let it go. By lunch it would be scalding hot. Was great when way up north and stuck outside in coveralls, safety harness, and tool belt for 12 hr shifts in the snow all day.
That's a really cool idea, thanks!
This is a fantastic IDEA!! I already had all the components to make this and I tried it out yesterday but with beef stew...WOW I could not believe how hot it actually got with even overcast skies!!! And the reflector as a sleeping mat (double duty item now)....OUTSTANDING!! By the way my WayPoint Survival t-shirt arrived yesterday, going to order a couple more items!! God bless you and your channel!!!
Awesome! It really does work well. Thanks for the kudos on the T-shirt and for supporting the channel. God bless you too!
I've used this kind of reflective sun-screen & oven bag cooking multiple times. the trick is to be sure to use a black container to cook in and make sure the reflective surface really does track the sunlight. I've reached temperatures to bake, cook rice, cook eggs, etc. I keep a sunscreen & oven bag in my car trunk for emergency use also. Any food safe black container (even blackened with fire soot) will work to cook.
Excellent, thanks for watching!
I get water to about 115*F in the sun using a 1' square of foil and a half liter titanium cooking cup. Saves fuel, but I suppose one could also rehydrate at that temp - it is just at the upper edge of comfortable eating heat...
Should work for larger sizes, too! Took about an hour or two (data in the other room).
That's a great idea. Thank you for the info!
Great idea and you are really awesome for taking a moment to clearly give thanks before eating. God bless you in all your endeavors and thank you for your great videos!
Thank you so much and may God bless you too!
Using that high heat paint will also make the fire soot wipe off easier!
Indeed!
Very nice. Perfect. Take care James.
Thanks so much!
Very nice build. I've got a Haines 2.0 SunUp Solar Cooker that works great. If I didn't, this would definitely be on my list to try. Thermal water disinfection without flame is quite a feat at the price point your build hits.
Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching the video!
Being in the MN ND area and all the severe droughts we are having this is a nice tool to add to the kit! Thanks!
Thank you, glad you liked it! Just remember it only works well on quite hot days in our latitudes. Probably mid to high 80's and up.
@@WayPointSurvival noted!
I saved this video. Very good. Thank you.
Glad you liked it, thank you for watching!
That would work extremely well down here in southern Arizona...
Indeed. Thank you for watching!
Outstanding I would never thought of solar cooking.Thanks
Thank you!
Nice job and I appreciate you bowing your head before eating. Take care brother
Thank you!
And I was going to buy a GoSun$$$$$ and all I needed was the Macgyver of camping hacks. 👨🍳
Thank you so much! However, GoSun is a great company!
Yes, I do like this video as well. Was really wondering how this would work out. As always, you are brilliant!
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Will be using this idea a lot!
Excellent, thanks for watching!
Very good option
Thanks!
I keep one of those sun reflectors in my bed roll. Painting the pot is better for it anyway. I may try it out but I'll definitely keep it in mind. Thanks for the video. As always thumbed up.
Thank you so much!
❤ genius tips, as always. many thanks
You are so welcome!
This would be great on Australia... so often during summer we have fire bans.
Yes, solar ovens are an amazing addition to any kit.
EXCELENT DY , EASY AND CHEAP , IS FUNNY AND REALLY WORK , T KS JAMES , SEE YOU LATER
Much appreciated!
Thanks for the hacks, I really appreciate what you do, and I hope you have a great day friend. Brian.
Thank you!
I like this, as I'm existing in Britain I'll likely never use it, but handy to know regardless :-)
Thank you for watching.
Easy Recipe Tip: Mix 1 can Hormel Chili and 1 can Manwich. Savory & Tangy, especially if you melt some Colby Jack cheese on top & use it for nachos! (We call it leftover dip!)
Sounds tasty!
Great video.
I would think you could use the same system to bake with.
Yes, you could. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Excellent video. A great way to heat up dehydrated food so p;entry of choices! Thanks for all your great ideas!
You're welcome and thank you for watching!
I say that would be great for boiling couple of eggs .love it GOD BLESS YOU
Yes it would, you can actually just put them in the solar cooker and cook them in the shell. Thanks and God bless you!
This is a great hack. We just had a big power outage in this area, this hack would be very helpful. Thanks and take care.
Great! So glad you enjoyed it and found it useful!
I love your hacks James. I have several of those DT sun shades ad well. I was going to use them along with DTFB to make cheap window covers for car camping.
Great idea! Thank you for watching!
That was awesome!!!
Thanks!
Another good idea, Stanley should be taking notes , thanks for sharing, stay safe, God bless !
Thanks 👍 God bless you too!
I got to try this one, thank you so much.🤓
Thanks for watching!
OUTSTANDING VIDEO Sir!! Now I've definitely got to try this!!
Thank you!
Neat trick!
My experience with high heat paint is that it never really sticks to the surface. Any regular automotive spray paint will do a better job - don't forget how hot the hood can get.
Extra tip: you can easily find recipes to cook on your car engine, probably works very well for solar cooking...
Great ideas, thanks!
You also could have used more binder clips to run a stick thru for stabilizing the sides as you did to prop up the front.
Yes, you could. Good idea. Thank you for watching.
Very Cool Idea! Thanks Brother gonna make one. Have a great week.
Excellent! Thanks for watching!
Great idea man. Get them temps up nice n hot. I bet you here i could easily hit 400°
Very possibly!
I appreciate the video; hard work and thought put behind it .I think your pushing it with this hack. But, hey you got to do, what you got to do sometime. I still like the steamer hack. Keep up with the hacks👍🏻
Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you so very much, it is greatly appreciated!
Excellent idea, Thanks James! ATB Sam Adler
Thank you!
Going to try this
Thank you!
Another awesome and inventive idea, thank you for sharing
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hi all , it gets close to 110 degrees here in Arizona in the day. It is a good way to cook.
Excellent! Glad you liked the video!
James, I wonder if you could suspend the pot by the bail over a bowl shaped reflector ( formed with the hole in the ground that you suggested ) with a tripod and string to get a more ideal aim at the sun and a pot location that would be closer to the focus point of your reflector? Could maybe shorten cook time on really sunny days or make this system work even on sort of overcast days. Waiting for the hack that changes this into a "Sleep System". LOL
Yes, you could. Good thinking.
Very cool another great idea
Thank you so much!
Thanks. I will try it it.
Thank you!
Another great idea, thanks James.
Thank you!
If you want to remove the black/sooty coating from your cups and pots, make a paste from baking soda and apply it with a paper towel. The stuff just rimses right off.
Very good. Thanks for watching.
Any person will be lucky to have you around if and when.
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Hey another hack cool the French press had me a little stuck so I'll stick with freeze dried coffee but this solar hack definitely going to play with 😁👍
Thanks, glad you liked it!
James,
OK, you have topped yourself now! ♥️ it You are always keeping me glued to the screen when I see a new STANLEY hack 🔥🙌👍. Btw, wonder if you could add some water into the pot and make it a mini Solar Pressure Cooker? Wow! That would offer up endless possibilities !!
Thank you! You could only make a pressure cooker if you could have a lid that would hold enough pressure in order to build it high enough to work. Still, it's a really good idea! thank you so much for all your kind words and for consistently watching this series. Hopefully you'll stay with me when I move on to other videos!
Another interesting and clever idea James, great job?
Thanks 👍
Great hack!
Thank you!
Outstanding James!
Thank you!
Very cool James, thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Another great one brother.
Wonder if that bad boy will boil water on a hot sunny day ? Somebody has to give a go.
It very well might! Just a matter of enough time and sunlight to build the temperature.
😉 I would be curious to know,If it will , yes sir it will take some time. God bless. Keep up the great work !!!
Another great hack brother James I will try that one day...ATB and God bless you
Thank you and God bless you too!
James,
I have been really enjoying your series on ➡The Stanley two cup cook pot. It's something that we all can afford to purchase and will last many, many, years! 🏁🏁🏁
Thank you for sharing this information with your channel and we are going to be looking forward for more updates to come❗ 😁
Thank you so much!
Good one brother. Simple and effective.
Thank you, Chief!
Nice idea. I use the Stanley pot too, and have been following your mods.
I'm wondering if you might get slightly more efficiency by moving the pot about 4-6" from the back of the reflector. Perhaps by taking a sheet of paper taped at the same diameter as the pot, holding it endwise (vertically), and moving it along the front/back axis of the cooking area you can find the most intensely-focused "sweet" spot?
Good idea. Thanks for watching the video and adding this to the comments!
@@WayPointSurvival if you have a bucket you can create a funnel shape of the sun-screen then insert into the bucket and with an improvised grill (wood sticks?) to hold the cooking container in the middle of funnel-in-bucket, cook that way. it gives reflective heat all around the container.
WOW!
Thank you!
Good tip
Thanks!
Love it. Maybe you could turn the open pot into a satellite dish for remote WiFi reception next.
Actually, I've been experimenting with a 16 oz. aluminum water bottle painted black, a 50-cent loaf pan from Dollar Store and an oven bag to heat water. I've gotten it to 180 degrees, plenty hot for rehydrating meals. I'm interested in rigging a way to attach it to the top of the backpack so that it could heat while you walk. It wouldn't be as efficient as a stationary set-up and there would be a point in the afternoon where it would lose more heat than it gains, but it would make coldsoaking not so spartan and would supplement and extend any alcohol or gas fuel you're carrying. Need a heat-resistant top that seals and prevents leaks to try this backpack solar water heater with the Stanley. I've seen stretchable silicone container tops that supposedly grip pretty well.
On a similar note, also experimenting with black-painted freezer bags for solar heating tortillas and cheese. I like my quesadillas hot.
Still occasionally using the cardboard-box solar oven my son made 25+ years ago for his 5th grade science project. Solar's free and free is good.
Thanks for the great Stanley series.
Thank you for watching and for the input and for sharing your experiences with solar. It really is a great option for the outdoors.
Damn! Now I want chili! Great video!
Thank you!
Great review brother.i want to try this way.Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Impressive!!!!! This was awesome
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
" Great idea/ video. Could you use one of those 11" x 14" sized magnifying sheets to speed up heating?"
Probably, if you placed it at the right location and distance from the pot.
Here's where the "Lazy Boy" in me comes out. Rather than opening the chili and dumping it into the cook set, why not simply crack the top open a bit, for venting, and then dropping the whole can into the Stanley? That way, when it's fully heated you can grab the ring, pull the can out, open it and eat. Now there's no need to wash the cook kit.
All modern cans have a BPA plastic lining. It's quite unhealthy for you so you don't want to cook anything in the can. Thank you for watching the video!
Like it.
Thanks!
Great video!!! Excellent idea!
Thank you!
I'm curious if this would render the "frying pan" hack unsafe as a result of high temp paint on the lid?
Probably, but I suppose that there's nothing stopping you from using the Sierra cup as a frying pan, so no real loss.
After curing the paint on the lid by proper heating, I see no reason why the paint would be a problem. However, the cup could be used in such a way if it bothers you as you said. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you for sharing these great ideas.
I noticed INSIDE of the pot also sprayed black, what is the benefit please?
The inside of the pot is not sprayed black, as I wouldn't want paint particles in my food. It must have just been the shadow while I was filming.
My apologies, I did think it risky eating paint flakes. I saw that only the lid outer was sprayed. Thanks for the correction and clarification.
You're welcome!