Saving Fuel and Pot Cozies

I’ve recently heard of using a “pot cozy” to keep things warm after they’re cooked. First of all, are there any out there that are durable but don’t create a lot of mysterious and harmful fumes from heated chemicals?

Second, how do you save fuel in the first place? E.g. prevent it all the heat from escaping around the sides of your pot instead of going into it?

I use an MSR heat exchanger and windscreen every time I cook with my Whisperlite or Dragonfly, and keep the pot covered. Otherwise, eat straight from the pot if your cooking solo or with a good friend, use a big enough pot to cover the entire flame, choose a sheltered spot to cook in, and use your body for a windbreak if necessary. People do cook inside their tents successfully, but if you screw up in anyway the consequences are dire. If you cook inside your tent and something goes wrong, I never wrote this and we don't know each other.

One thing, especially if you're not melting snow or ice,
is just turn off the stove after you've boiled the water and
let your noodles hydrate and cook that way. You can just use
an old towel if you want to carry it and wrap it around the
pot after you turn the stove off.
Good luck.

Hey Mark thanks for the point to a heat exchanger. I had never heard of that.

Im a big fan of the pot cozy for longer trip, especially when cragging or car camping. Mine is made of 3/8" blue closed cell foam (ie walmart cheap sleeping pad) lined with aluminum high temperature flue tape. For cooking noodles, rice, ramen, etc the you bring the mix up to a boil and then steep in the cozy only. Cheap and works great, just make sure you dont cheap out on the tape.

here are a few options too:

blackwoodspress.com/blog/65…