Backpacker Magazine Pot Idea Test

In this video I do a test on an idea I found in the August 2011 issue of Backpacker Magazine. There was an article on page 26 about "Ultralight Makeover". In the article it was suggested to, "Start by painting the bottom of all silver pots with flat black Rust-Oleum stove paint, which boosts efficiency by 30 to 40 percent". Frankly this goes against everything I learned from my Scoutmaster many, many year ago. He drummed it into us that our pots and pans should always be clean and shiny. A couple of things about this test: I didn't want to paint my offical Boy Scout pot so I'm using another pot I bought at GoodWill. Plus I used Krylon BBQ & Stove paint - black rather than Rust-Oleum as suggested because I happened to have a can leftover from painting my grill. There really shouldn't be much difference between the two except the Krylon is black vs "flat black" as suggested. The tests didn't quite turn out the way I expected. The test with the pot bottom painted black actually took longer to bring 2 cups of water, starting at 60°, to 212° or boiling. I'm not sure what to think about this result. Could the "flat black" vs "black" really make that much difference? To be fair I may have to go and buy a can of the flat black Rust-Oleum paint and try this again, if there is interest. I look forward to input on this. Lab0183 Part 1 Title: Backpacker Magazine Pot Idea Test Room temp: 73° Humidity: 71% Weather condition: Cloudy, raining Burner: Trangia - small Stove/Pot stand ...
Video Rating: 4 / 5