After a month of stretching the limits of what a WWII and Vietnam era canteen cup stove can do this is my finished product.
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I basically took the Desert Storm cup stove cut the bottom off, trimmed here and there, until it fit snugly into place. My goal was to improve the heating ability of a solid fuel such as Esbit and Trioxane. Below is a picture of the Desert Storm stove before,
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These are the images of just the bottom conversion piece.
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With this addition, I can get a light boil and sustain it for several minutes. Esbit fuel will start to boil in one minute and maintain a boil until the fuel runs out ten minutes later. Trioxane is more difficult. It will come to a boil in roughly four minutes and maintain it for and additional four minutes. These times were during little to no wind, and without the use of a windscreen.
I think I spent too much time trying to get a rolling boil out of it, when all I needed was a light boil. And since the bottom piece is not attached, you can lay it in the bottom of your canteen pouch. It is a tight fit but with a little aging the pouch will conform to the extra piece.
If you cannot find The Desert Storm stove, the rectangular Altoids tin lid will suffice. However it does not concentrate the heat as well.
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